The remarkable life of a soldier who rose to defense chief, was declared a hero for his role in the People’s Power Revolution, and was elected President of the Philippines (1992-1998) ended at age 94, on a rainy Sunday afternoon, July 31, 2022, at the Makati Medical Center. He was former President...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The feeding of the people in the Old Testament illustrates God’s concern for them: Moses fed the hungry Israelites in the desert (Ex 16), Elisha satisfied a hundred men with 20 barley loaves (2 Kgs 4:42-44), and Isaiah foretold a time when God would prepare a feast of rich food...
It may be the news of expired (or expiring) vaccines or the President’s clear order during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) to boost the rollout of booster shots, the Department of Health (DOH) has finally issued new vaccination guidelines last July 26, 2022. Now, all adults 50 years...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus talks to his disciples, acknowledging how lucky they are because they have seen and heard what the ancient prophets and holy people longed to see and hear, but they did not. It is true. Blessed are their eyes and their ears. The prophets and the righteous of old did not have...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Parents usually want their children to have the best in life, even to a fault. The mother of James and John is no different. So she asks Jesus to make them sit, one at his right and the other at his left when his Kingdom comes. Does she and her sons know what they are asking for?...
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. delivers his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) today at the Batasang Pambansa in fulfillment of a constitutional mandate and to follow a tradition that began when President Manuel L. Quezon addressed a special session of the National Assembly on November 25,...
We have been so focused on wearing a mask, washing our hands, keeping a social distance to prevent the spread of Covid. Many may have forgotten the other guidelines that should be followed at about this time of the year when the rains – and the mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus –come. In the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY In the Kingdom of heaven, God allows the evil people to coexist with the good ones. In the parable of the weeds among the wheat, the servants wish to remove the weeds from the field because they are not sown by the landowner, but by an enemy. The landowner objects, stressing that...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The two angels ask Mary of Magdala why she is crying. She is supposed to be rejoicing, for Jesus is risen from the dead. Peter and the other disciple have gone home after verifying her report. The latter disciple makes an act of faith upon seeing the empty tomb. But Mary of...
REFLECTIONS TODAY As Jesus goes out of the house and sits down by the sea, large crowds gather around him. Sitting on a boat now, Jesus narrates the parable of the Sower, teaching the importance of listening to the Word of God. Our bodily instrument in listening is our ears. We will never learn...
REFLECTIONS TODAY In the middle of his preaching before the crowds about the return of unclean spirits, somebody shouts at Jesus, informing him of the presence of his mother and brothers wanting to speak to him. At this, he replies, “Who is my mother?” He also asks, “Who are my brothers?”...
In a historic first, the Philippine women’s football team bagged the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship crown after defeating Thailand in a heart-pounding 3-0 victory at the Rizal Memorial Stadium last weekend. This marked the country’s first international title in football...
