House Deputy Speaker and Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido Abante will lead an exodus of Lower House members from their respective political parties to join the Aksyon Demokratiko if Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso declares a bid for the presidency in the 2022 national...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. We celebrate today the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that extraordinary event when Mary was taken into heaven — body and soul — right at the end of her earthly life. It was extraordinary because our body decays after death as a consequence...
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista was among the government officials who ensured the smooth distribution of financial assistance to low-income families and individuals affected by the imposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided P8.25 million worth of emergency shelter assistance (ESA) to more than 800 families affected by typhoons in Bacnotan, La Union. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista led the distribution of ESA...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) expressed confidence Monday, Aug. 9, that the local government units’ (LGUs) lists of beneficiaries have already been sanitized to ensure the smooth and expeditious distribution of the financial assistance to low-income individuals and...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Today is the feast day of St. Dominic de Guzman, the founder of the Order of Preachers, popularly known as the Dominican Order. This year, Dominicans all over the world commemorate his 800 th death anniversary, remembering his promise before he died:...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista took time to personally visit the families displaced by Taal Volcano’s unrest in Batangas to check on their condition. DSWD Secretary Rolando Bautista (middle), together with Field Office IV-A Regional...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. We are creatures of desire. From the moment we wake up until we sleep, we are consumed with desire. Desire fuels our enthusiasm to live, dream, and achieve. Sadly, the flipside of desire is disappointment because we don't always get what we want. To...
More than one million families living in areas placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the provinces will receive P4,000 cash assistance each to help them battle the adverse effects of lockdown measures amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). These areas include Iloilo...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Â Starting today, the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will be celebrated every fourth Sunday of July. Pope Francis initiated this celebration for us to treasure and appreciate "the spiritual and human wealth" which our elders have handed...
The U.S. Peace Corps volunteers may soon be deployed to the Philippines to help build better lives for poor communities in the country. (Screenshot from DSWD website) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, July 19, that U.S. Peace Corps-Philippines, led by newly...
Through Untrue Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Contemporary society puts a very high premium on work, not rest. For countless people in offices, factories, assembly lines, and construction projects, work has become their sole purpose for living. But it is a too-narrow purpose. It locks us into a...
