REFLECTIONS TODAY First Reading • 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28 [or Sir 3:2-6, 12-14] In those days Hannah conceived, and at the end of her term bore a son whom she called Samuel, since she had asked the Lord for him. The next time her husband Elkanah was going up with the rest of his household to...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE It’s the time of the year when several lexicon platforms come out with their Words of the Year (WOTY); and each will have their own system for coming up with their choices. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is one of the more popular ones, and they...
PEACE-MAKER As we marked our 88th birthday last Dec. 26, 2024, we found ourself reflecting on a life spent in the service of our nation and the greater cause of peace in the world. It has been 60 years since we first entered public life, a journey filled with victories and defeats, successes and...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Matthew interprets the flight to Egypt and the succeeding massacre of the infants of Bethlehem with two prophetic oracles. The first — “Out of Egypt I called my son” (Hos 11:1) — recalls Israel, God’s son, being called out of Egypt at the time of the exodus. Jesus,...
Over 300 cases of firecracker-related injuries and road traffic incidents have been monitored by the Department of Health (DOH) during this holiday season. (DOH) As of Friday, Dec. 27, DOH monitoring showed there are 101 cases of firecracker-related injuries and 284 road traffic incident cases....
FREE FOR ALL E.C. Segar's Popeye the Sailor Man and Hergé’s Tintin have entered the public domain in the US due to their copyright expiring Aside from celebrating the start of a new year, Jan. 1 is an important day for creators as it marks the celebration of Public Domain Day. Each year,...
Government revenues raised from privatization of idle assets jumped 359.1 percent to P3.28 billion during the first 11 months of 2024, the latest Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) data on Dec. 26, Thursday, showed. End-November privatization proceeds not only exceeded the P715.02 million a year ago but...
TRASLACION ROUTE - Manila Police District (MPD) director Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay led the final walk-through by security personnel of the Traslacion 2025 route on Friday, Dec. 27, in preparation for the annual Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9 which draws millions of devotees. A...
(US Army) Bayan Muna criticized the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) over its plans to acquire the United States’ (US) Typhon missile system, and claimed that this would put a heavy strain on an already debt-saddled national budget. In a...
Extreme weather events battered developing countries this year despite their small contribution to climate change. The Philippines faced six successive storms in just a month which were intensified by climate crisis, the World Weather Attribution said. Top climate polluters still haven’t...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Friday, December 27 expressed pride on the way the Upper Chamber has become of the most productive in history with a total of 72 bills already signed into law, halfway through the Third Regular Session of the 19 th Congress. “We maximized...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) urged the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) to lay down their arms, return to mainstream society and contribute to the country’s progress instead of trying to overthrow the government, as the revolutionary group marked its 56 th founding...
