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,...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is granting emergency loan to members and pensioners in six regions in the country that bore the brunt of Typhoon Odette. In a statement, Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, GSIS president and general manager said Friday, Jan. 14, that active members...
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...
Employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) who were affected by the onslaught of typhoon Odette will not be left in the cold, as the government intensified its disaster response operations. DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista (DSWD) DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito...
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...
The public has been urged to be one with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in providing prompt and compassionate service to Filipino who are in need, especially those affected by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID) pandemic and the onslaught of typhoon Odette. (DSWD...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the public Monday, Dec. 20, that the delivery of humanitarian assistance and the repacking of food packs continue, as typhoon Odette has affected more than 1.8 million individuals or more than 452,000 families. (DSWD Western Visayas...
Victory remained elusive for Filipino fighter Rolando Dy this year after yielding to Serbian foe Slobodan Maksimovic in the main event of the BRAVE CF 56 at the Belexpocentar in Belgrade, Serbia late Saturday night , Dec. 18 (early Sunday morning in Manila). Slobodan Maksimovic (left) is all smiles...
President Duterte has named Social Welfare Secretary Rolando Bautista as crisis manager as he stressed the importance of immediate assistance to those affected by Typhoon Odette. President Duterte meets local chief executives during his visit to Surigao City following the onslaught of Typhoon...
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...
Filipino fighter Rolando Dy is hopeful that the progress he made in training will manifest in the cage against Serbian foe Slobodan Maksimovic in the main event of BRAVE CF 56 on Saturday, Dec. 18 at the Belexpocentar in Belgrade, Serbia. Rolando Dy (BRAVE) Dy underwent a few changes in his...
