Tasked with ensuring peaceful and orderly national and local elections, the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have deployed a total of more than 80,000 personnel ahead of the May 9 electoral exercise. More than preserving the sanctity of the ballot, the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY In one short sentence, we have a summary of who Jesus is. He is the Way because his example is a sure pathway to guide us. He is the Truth because what he tells us comes from the Father. We, therefore, can put our trust in his words. He is the Life because the salvation he won for...
The Grand Mufti of the Bangsamoro has confirmed the sighting of the crescent moon, and based on this, has declared that the Eid’l Fitr or “the breaking of the fast” during the month of Ramadan would be observed. Hence, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea has announced that May 3 will be a...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The sixth chapter of the Gospel of John contains Jesus’ important teaching about the bread of life that comes from heaven. The people follow Jesus, not because they have grasped the significance of the multiplication of the loaves and fish, but because they had their fill. They...
Four and a half years after the end of the five-month long Marawi siege in May to October 2017, Congress has passed Republic Act No. 11696, the Marawi Siege Victims Compensation Act. The law provides compensation to those whose kin were killed, as well as those whose properties were destroyed in...
REFLECTIONS TODAY JOHN 21:1-19 Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself in this way. Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, “I...
A curious thing, isn’t it, how a day especially marked to celebrate work and workers is a holiday. Today, it’s even a double holiday, falling on a Sunday. And perhaps celebrating Labor Day on a weekend captures the very essence of why we commemorate this day dedicated to the workforce. It can...
Twitter has been part of the information landscape for many years. In only 280 words, messages known as “tweets” have started conversations, influenced opinions, and stirred controversy and disinformation that have affected actions on health issues, commercial initiatives, and other human...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Ghosts are among those that we fear the most, even if we have not really seen one. We fear things and people that threaten our lives. Walking on the water and not seen clearly at first, Jesus is perceived as a ghost by his disciples and so they are overcome by panic and fear....
We are entering the last few days of the campaign season, and soon, 65-million-plus registered voters will cast their votes on May 9, 2022. From today until election day, crowds will be thicker with different campaign sorties of national and local candidates. All these activities will culminate in...
World Immunization Week is marked annually during the last week of April, with this year’s events held from April 24 until the 30th. With the theme “Long Life for All,” this comes at a time when booster shots in our country are receiving a lukewarm response and where millions of vaccine doses...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Eternal life is contrasted with the “wrath of God” as the “harvest” a person reaps if he or she refuses to believe in Jesus, the Son of God. Eternal life is not just endless life but also fullness of life, the kind of life that the Holy Trinity enjoys and promises us. But...
