THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando Dela Rosa In today's Gospel reading, Jesus said: "The Spirit of the Lord has anointed me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners" (Luke 4:18). But what if prisoners do not want to be free? What if slaves refuse to break the chains that keep them in bondage? Harriet Tubman,...
Voting 23-0, the Senate approved on third and final reading House Bill No. 8930, which seeks the creation of the Metropolitan Davao Development Authority (MDDA). Sen. Francis Tolentino, chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government and sponsor of the measure, said the establishment of the MDDA...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. We, Filipinos, are often contemptuously described as being more focused on “personalities" during elections. But the Spanish intellectual Miguel de Unamuno once wrote that it is a universal trend among voters everywhere to adhere more to personalities...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando Dela Rosa Media reports about the grim consequences of a disaster, like typhoon Odette, often show the forlorn faces of survivors, desperately pleading for help, or mournfully staring at the wreckage of their homes, hopes, and dreams. The media usually ignore how...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando Dela Rosa One of the gifts I treasure is the picture of the laughing Christ. It reminds me that Jesus must have laughed a lot. Otherwise, how could He have withstood human misery, the hardness of heart of the disciples, the murderous arrogance of the Pharisees, betrayal...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando Dela Rosa When the Christmas season comes, many of us rummage stores, looking for the best and the cheapest. We behave like "consumptives." In the past, pulmonary tuberculosis was called "consumption." Those afflicted by it were called "consumptives" because they...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Yesterday, a friend who looked haggard and harassed came to me and said: "I wonder what's wrong with me. My schedule is a mess. The pressure of work is driving me crazy. I have become extremely busy, disorganized, and disoriented." Many of us can relate...
President Duterte couldn't help but put his longtime aide and friend, Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go on the spot Thursday night, Dec. 2, after the latter withdrew his presidential bid for next year. President Duterte shares a light moment with Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go and...
A Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) official said Wednesday, Dec.1 that the ruling party still has the option of adopting a presidential aspirant for the 2021 elections. Senator Bong Go (standing) and President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) This, as Cabinet Secretary...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando Dela Rosa The atheist Jean Paul Sartre once wrote that if heaven exists, he doesn't want to go there. That's understandable because Sartre denied the existence of God during his lifetime. So, if ever he got there, he would certainly be miserable. Imagine living forever...
A bill that seeks to amend the country’s law against human trafficking has made it to the Senate plenary and is due for deliberations. Sen. Risa Hontiveros Hontiveros endorsed Senate Bill No. 2449 or Committee Report No. 333 that seeks to expand on the provisions of Republic Act No. 9208, as...
Presidential aspirant Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he fully supports efforts to restore the original proposed budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) saying sufficient funding would help sustain the humanitarian and development projects in...
