Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez believes that “not in a million years” would the Philippines’ relationship with the United States sour because of China’s attempt to drive a “wedge” between them. (From left) Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and...
PEACE-MAKER (In our column last Sunday, we spoke of the need to create more avenues for dialogue, cooperation, and solidarity amid the protracted wars, lingering tensions, as well as the issues and challenges besetting the international community. One such avenue is through political parties. We...
The Archbishop of Cebu urged Catholic educators to foster "synodality" in students' knowledge. CBCP / MANILA BULLETIN On Oct. 21, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) posted on Facebook that Archbishop Jose Palma of Cebu stated that for the faithful, synodality is...
PEACE-MAKER We sadly note the ongoing bloodshed in Israel and Palestine; long-drawn-out war in Ukraine; lingering tensions in the Korean Peninsula, West Philippine Sea, East China Sea, and Taiwan Straits; periodic killings in Syria, Iraq, Libya, and Afghanistan, among many other bloody hostilities...
CEBU CITY – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma asked Church workers and members of the laity running in the barangay elections on October 30 to resign or take a leave of absence. PALMA (FB) Palma said resigning or taking a leave of absence will prevent people from suspecting that the Church is being used...
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma on Tuesday, October 17, denied that he has blessed naked Santo Niño figurines being shown in commercial videos on social media and are sold as lucky charms. ARCHBISHOP Palma (FB) In a video posted on the archdiocese's Facebook page, Palma said only one image of Santo...
The situation of Filipinos on the Gazan border with Egypt is not totally good despite having fled from areas heavily affected by the fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas militants, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) bared Tuesday, Oct. 17. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de...
PEACE-MAKER We are saddened by the killing of our kabalayen, Marjorette Garcia of San Jacinto, Pangasinan, who was an overseas Filipino worker in Saudi Arabia. It was a sad day not only for her loved ones but for the country. For Marjorette’s death is not just a personal tragedy, but a...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has not seen the need yet to impose Alert Level 4 status or mandatory repatriation of Filipinos in Israel. According to DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega, the Alert Level 4 status is only “called when the country has broken down and the rule of law...
PEACE-MAKER We in the 350-member ICAPP, the International Conference of Asian Political Parties, take pride in the recent achievements of our women colleagues – Khuon Sudary of Cambodia and Nalinee Taveesin of Thailand. Khuon Sudary, vice chairperson of our standing committee, ICAPP’s governing...
By MARK REY MONTEJO Jose Rizal University tainted the erstwhile perfect record of Emilio Aguinaldo College with a 77-71 win in the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City. Agem Miranda delivers for the JRU...
Congress is not likely to push for the proposed junk food tax nor an increase in the tax imposed on sugary drinks due to the difficulty in enforcement as well as their mixed impact on health and nutrition. “Junk food tax—I don’t find a way of implementing,” said House Ways and Means...
