The holidays are all about the birth of Jesus Christ, but they are also a great excuse to indulge your sweet tooth more than the usual GLÜHWEIN Mulled wine in a German Christmas market back in 2017. You give a few Euros as a deposit for the mug but you can also forfeit it and keep the mug instead...
As Christendom marks the Fourth Sunday of Advent on Dec. 18, readings, prayers, and reflections in holy masses will focus on the narratives and events that surround the final theme of the Advent season: The Annunciation of the Birth of Jesus. Fourth Sunday of Advent (Catholic Online) Priests in...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today It is good to reflect on God’s unconditional love on the second day of our Misa de Gallo. Today’s Gospel gives the genealogy of our Lord Jesus Christ. Intending to show the continuity of his Gospel from the Old Testament, Matthew uses the so-called tōle dōt...
Why hasn't the Department of Justice (DOJ) lifted a finger on the case of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy? DOJ Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla (left) and Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas posed this question during a virtual press conference of the militant...
At least half of all cigarettes sold in Mindanao were smuggled, depriving the government of much needed revenues to fund basic services, the anti-smuggling advocacy group FIGHT Illicit Trade Movement (FIGHT IT) said. Jesus Arranza, FIGHT IT chairman said cigarette smuggling in Mindanao has...
Anti-smuggling advocates lauded the approval on third and final reading by the House of Representatives of a bill seeking to declare as economic sabotage the smuggling of cigarettes and other tobacco products. “The approval of House Bill 3917 is a welcome development in this time that the country...
The Philippine goverment must take prompt decisive actions on the latest sanctions imposed by the United States (US) Department of Treasury against controversial preacher Apollo Quiboloy, the Gabriela Women’s Party said on Sunday, Dec. 11. Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas (left) and Pastor Apollo...
As Roman Catholics mark the Third Sunday of Advent on Dec. 11, Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos reminded the faithful to remain hopeful as the celebration of Christmas nears. Bishop Ruperto C. Santos (Manila Bulletin file) “Let us not be afraid. Jesus will come to liberate us from sin and...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel narrates the story of Jesus healing a paralytic brought to him by some men on a stretcher. They want to bring the paralyzed man in front of Jesus, but they are not able to do so at first because of the crowd. They eventually find a way by going up to the roof, and...
Two House members have assailed the Ombudsman's unusually swift suspension of National Irrigation Administration (NIA) administrator, Benny Antiporda, saying the suspension is not only questionable but also puts to risk the country’s energy supply requirement and irrigation needs. NIA...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Luke does not name the blind beggar in today’s Gospel unlike Mark who identifies him to be “Bartimaeus” (Mk 10:46). As a beggar who spent most of his time on the roadside, Bartimaeus must have caught news regarding Jesus as a miracle worker and as the possible liberator of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released on Wednesday, Dec. 7 the four aspirants who will vie for the vacated House of Representatives (HOR) seat in the 7th Legislative District of the province of Cavite. MB file photo Pursuant to Comelec Resolution No. 10848, the poll body will be conducting...
