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...
With only 15 days left before the nation goes to the polls, the Commission on Elections and civic-spirited institutions are conducting voter education efforts that are vital in enabling the voters to participate meaningfully in the national and local elections. There are two focal points in...
REFLECTIONS TODAY While many of us Catholics have become a little “allergic” to the expression being “born again” as it is being almost exclusively claimed by some sects, the idea of a necessary rebirth or renewal of life reverberates in the whole of Holy Scriptures, from Genesis to...
“Wastong pag-utang, susi sa pagbangon ng bayan” (Proper borrowing, key to people’s recovery) is the theme of this year’s observance of Credit Consciousness Week a practice that began in the last week of April 1995 with the issuance by then President Fidel V. Ramos of Proclamation No. 568....
REFLECTIONS TODAY Every now and then this question is being asked, including by some coffee advertisers: “For whom do you wake up?” In general, people do not like to wake up early; for them, waking up is a great challenge. And so to make a sleepyhead get up, his/her loved ones prepare breakfast...
