REFLECTIONS TODAY The Gospel today continues Jesus’ teaching concerning the right conduct which the invited guests and the hosts in any banquet must exercise (cf vv 7-11). Today, the Gospel tells of the proper conduct which those inviting hosts must have. Jesus teaches us the basic attitude that...
The "ghosts of World War II" continue to haunt the Philippines because of the difficulty in tracing native Manileños genetic ancestry caused by the massive destruction of the city in 1945, the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) said. "The iconic Oblation stands at its original location...
REFLECTIONS TODAY LUKE 19:1-10 On March 16, 2020, the entire Luzon island, composed of eight administrative regions, was placed under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) or total lockdown due to Covid-19. Consequently, churches were closed and mass religious gatherings were prohibited, which...
Gutter-deep floods triggered by non-stop rains brought by severe tropical storm "Paeng" hit low-lying areas in Manila on Saturday, Oct. 29. Pedestrians and motorists wade through gutter-deep flood along Taft Ave and General Luna St. on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 29, 2022, due to sever tropical storm...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel tells of Jesus’ parable about humility. It teaches us how we should conduct ourselves when we are being invited in any banquet. It challenges us to choose the lowest or last place (eschaton topon) instead of the “place of honor” (prōtoklisia). People tend...
BACOLOD CITY – Sea trips from here and Negros Occidental to Cebu, Manila, and Iloilo, and vice-versa were suspended on Friday, Oct. 28, due to Tropical Storm ‘Paeng.’ Some of the passengers at Bredco port in Bacolod City decided to go home, following the suspension of sea trips due to...
By Diann Calucin Manila was hailed as the best tourism-oriented local government unit (LGU) in the Philippines during the 17th Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) Pearl Awards 2022 held at Taal Vista Hotel in Tagaytay City on Thursday, Oct. 27. Apart from being the overall...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Gospel • Luke 6:12-16 Today we celebrate the Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude. The Gospel narrates how Jesus, after spending a night in prayer, chooses his Twelve Apostles. Among the Twelve are Simon and Jude. Jesus does not choose people having similar personalities. Rather, he...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel tells of the “narrow door” (stenēs thuras) and of Jesus’ teaching about salvation. There is a reference to the “narrow gate” (stenēs pulēs) in Mt 7:13-14. The narrow gate in Matthew is contrasted with the gate that is wide (plateia ē pulē —...
China’s top diplomat in Manila on Tuesday gave assurance that China is not bringing war nor colonization to the Philippines. Instead, China, which is on its path to modernization, will bring cooperation and friendship, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian added. Amid unresolved...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Today’s Gospel narrates two parables: the parable of the Mustard Seed and the parable of the Yeast. These two parables have a parallel account in Matthew 13:31-33. Mark has only the parable of the Mustard Seed (4:30-32). In Mark and Matthew, the accounts of the parable of the...
WALA LANG MAP OF THE PAST A map entitled Provincia de Manila shows a strange place. It was 1885, five or six generations ago, and maybe with 200,000 rather than 20 million people Metropolitan Manila or officially National Capital Region (NCR), was established in 1978. It consists of 17 local...
