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...
Discover the life of Maria Linda Hanihara through the pages of ‘Sub Rosa’ In our digital world, one documents life with snaps and small videos, be they for social media or just pieces to hold personally to remind oneself of special moments. But in the past, people used to not just mark events...
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...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) signed Wednesday, Nov. 24, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the city government of Sta. Rosa, Laguna seeking to transform the city of Sta. Rosa to high-level smart city. (DOST Calabarzon) DOST...
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...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Monday apologized to critics of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) after he made remarks calling them “bwisit” saying he was just venting his frustration during an interview on Sunday morning. “Kahapon na-bwisit...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday defended the Senate Committee on Finance’s decision to slash the budget for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) in 2022 as he took exception to Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa’s tirades against those who...
