THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. One of the poems I love to read and reread is "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. It tells us that choosing between two equally attractive options is difficult. It is like standing at a crossroads, and you cannot decide which path to follow. But once...
STA. ROSA CITY, Laguna -- The SM Supermalls, in partnership with the Association of Filipino Franchisers Inc. (AFFI) and the local government units, rolled out a three-day HAFFINESS Franchise Roadshow at SM City Sta. Rosa Laguna on Friday, Aug. 19. Photo via Danny Estacio The roadshow aims to help...
Senator Nancy Binay on Wednesday, Aug. 17 asked the National Housing Authority (NHA) to consider giving housing projects to informal settler families (ISF) for free. Binay made the suggestion after Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jerry Acuzar said some of the...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday, Aug. 16 called out the Philippine National Police (PNP) for its unfair practices, including its alleged penchant to run after small-time drug personalities as well as proposing arraignments in favor of the rich. At the organizational hearing of the Senate Committee...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. My friend Erick once enjoyed a big number of "friends" and "followers" on social media. But when he started posting religious messages taken from the Bible, many unfriended, unfollowed or ghosted him. One person even sent him this message: "Reading your...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Imagination is one of our most unused, disused, and abused human faculties. The emphasis on cold, rigorous, and logical reasoning has somehow reduced imagination to a mental workshop for illusions and delusions. Blame this on the influence of western...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa has filed a measure that would allow the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to disqualify or refuse the application of a party-list group that participates in attemtps to overthrow the government or is connected to the rebels. In filing Senate Bill (SB) 201, Dela Rosa...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, who previously led the Duterte administration's war on drugs as police chief, said Wednesday, Aug. 3, that he is one with ​the victims and families of the bloody campaign. However, he said he is not willing to face prosecution from the international court...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa welcomed on Tuesday, Aug. 2 President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s decision not to make the Philippines rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC), as he acknowledged being the "number 2 accused" in criminal cases filed before international probers. "I must...
Senator Ronaldo "Bato" dela Rosa has nominated a fellow former uniformed personnel as sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, who will protect the 24 "most important people" in the Philippines--the senators. Dela Rosa picked retired Lt. Gen. Roberto Ancan on Monday, Aug. 1 for the position due to his...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Many people ask, “Is there life after death?” For us Christians, this has been definitively answered by Jesus when He resurrected from the dead. Our final destination is not the grave. We are meant to live forever. The crucial question is, “After...
Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa on Friday July 29, disagreed with the suggestion of Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel that the Philippines should rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC). Pimentel revealed his position that the Philippines should "rejoin" the ICC during...
