SISTER MARY BATTUNG ( Religious of the Good Shepherd Facebook page) The nun who was the inspiration behind the 1984 movie "Sister Stella L." died at the age of 78, her congregation said. In a Facebook post, the Religious of the Good Shepherd said that Sister Mary Rosario "Chayong" B. Battung...
As 145 indigenous vegetables have been rediscovered, an expert from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) has expressed concern that some of these plants have slowly been disappearing, citing the use of plant-killing herbicides as among the reasons. Lima bean (Screengrab from...
ANGEL THOUGHTS Sister Mary Celine is an “out sister” or extern at Our Lady of All Grace at the Carmel church in Lipa, Batangas, where many friends, including the late visionary Sister Teresing Castillo, my husband, and I made regular First Saturday pilgrimages for 20 years. Here is her...
How siblings Michelle and Yan Calupitan, a single mother with four kids and her younger sister, are teaching other women how to be their own boss Sisters Michelle and Yan Calupitan have always loved two things: massages and foreign travel. They always made it a point to visit the best spas in the...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday, May 22, talked about a personal loss after finding out the “devastating news” that her “number 1 prayer warrior,” Sister Mary Agnes Xavier of the Holy Spirit, OCD, died due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Calling the nun her textmate, Robredo...
Sister Teresing and her sibling Aida Castillo Herrera ANGEL THOUGHTS All that I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator. —Ralph Waldo Emerson Many staunch Mediatrix devotees have conveyed to us their feelings of joy and hope on the vindication and approval of the apparitions in Lipa. It has...
Pia Wurtzbach with her sister and niece (Instagram) Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach is days away from completing her self-isolation in London where she hopes to be with her sister Sarah and niece Lara later. "One more week of self-isolation and I get to hug my family. Thank you sis for dropping by...
