To mark his 35th year as the first Filipino saint, the city of Manila recently cited the heroism and virtues of San Lorenzo Ruiz. San Lorenzo Ruiz (Catholic Online) Councilor Niño dela Cruz authored Resolution No. 181 giving a special distinction to San Lorenzo Ruiz as an extraordinary son of...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel is part of the passage that speaks of vigilance proper to Jesus’ followers. It tells of the reality of the Parousia as understood by Luke. Jesus, the Son of Man, will be coming again at an hour when no one expects it. Jesus’ followers must, therefore, be...
GUEST COLUMNIST BUSINESS TALK By WILLIAM S. CO, chairman, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, will speak before the Philippine business community at the 48th Philippine Business Conference & Expo (48th PBC&E)...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel tells of the mission of the 72 other disciples. Jesus gives them instructions as he sends them in pairs. One of the instructions is to carry neither money bag nor sack nor sandals. He further instructs them not to greet anybody along the way. What do these...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel is of two parts: Jesus’ warning against the danger of greed, and the parable of the Rich Fool. The parable serves as an explanation of Jesus’ warning against all greed (pasēs pleoneksias). The warning is against all forms of greed because greed may come in...
REFLECTIONS TODAY LUKE 18:1-8 Whatever we do affects other people. The condition of others, good or bad, somehow affects our situation as well. This only shows how intricately connected we are to one another. Hence, many of our serious problems nowadays are brought upon us by our lack of awareness...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN The Manila Police District (MPD) will deploy more than 1,000 policemen to the city's cemeteries during the observance of "Undas" (All Souls' Day and All Saints' Day) and has started conducting bicycle patrols in these cemeteries on Friday, Oct. 14. MPD Director Brig. Gen. Andre...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel has two parts. The first part is about Jesus’ warning against the leaven of the Pharisees which he associates with hypocrisy. The basic meaning of the Greek word hupokrisis (“hypocrisy”) is related to play-acting. The second part tells of Jesus’...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula has approved a petition for the episcopal coronation of the venerated image of the Our Lady of Candelaria de Tondo, it was announced by the Archdiocesan Shrine of Santo Niño de Tondo in Manila. Our Lady of Candelaria (Facebook) The decree signed by His...
The city government of Manila partnered with courier service provider Lalamove to provide more job opportunities to residents of the city on Tuesday, Oct. 12. MANILA PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan, during the Memorandum of Agreement signing, thanked Lalamove for helping...
Customers of Maynilad Water Services, Inc. in 10 cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) will experience water service interruption from Oct. 12 -17. Maynilad said that the service interruption will occur daily on the said dates in some barangays in Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela Las...
The pink ribbons – the visual reminder of Breast Cancer Awareness Month – will be out again this October as the world observes BCAM through various campaigns to encourage the early detection of the disease. “Education saves lives! From understanding the importance of early detection to...
