To welcome the traditional Chinese mid-autumn festival activities, the famous Filipino-Chinese Friendship Arch in Binondo, Manila was lit up on Friday night, Sept. 9, reinvigorating the beauty of the capital’s Chinatown. Photo from Manila PIO Guests, visitors, and spectators gathered at the Plaza...
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch, has passed at 96. After several health-related scares over the past few years, there was something different with how her doctors’ concerns over her health were reported on Thursday, Sept. 8. BBC programming was halted then followed by a...
Fifteen minors believed to be used in cybersex crimes were rescued by joint teams from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) in Sampaloc, Manila on Thursday, Sept. 8. DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos / Twitter DILG Secretary...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Jesus teaches his disciples to stop judging and condemning (Lk 6:37). This should not be taken to mean that Jesus is doing away with courts of the Law or even with judging in the sense of evaluating people. What Jesus points to is condemnatory judgment, especially in interpersonal...
Two separate fires hit residential areas in Manila on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 7. Fire at Villafojas St., in Tondo, Manila on Sept. 7, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Manila DRRMO) According to the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), the fire on Villafojas St. in Tondo, hit the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Luke’s “Sermon on the Plain” has a counterpart in Matthew’s “Sermon on the Mount” (5:1—7:27). Luke’s introductory portion consists of four blessings and four woes. The theme of beatitudes and woes is one of Luke’s central themes. Those who are favored by God are...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Gospel • Luke 6:12-19 Among the Gospel writers, only Luke attributes to Jesus the bestowal of the name “apostles” upon the Twelve. This special group among Jesus’ followers are not simply to be with Jesus, but are also to be his “emissaries” or “ambassadors” —...
Two men were arrested by the police for allegedly stealing over P57,000 worth of cable wires along Miguelin St., Brgy. 475, Zone 47 in Sampaloc, Manila, on Saturday evening, Sept. 3. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the suspects as Tito Arce, 61, and Ali Andre Sarip, 22, both residents...
And get to win The SM Store gift certificates! To grow up with grandparents is a gift and a blessing, and we should treasure these moments as much as we can. Memories of being spoiled, listening to their wisdom, playing and eating together are some of the reasons why we should never take our...
The name May Parsons may not ring a bell among Filipinos, but in this pandemic era marked by extraordinary sacrifices and selfless feats, her name should be on everyone’s lips. More than that, it’s not only her but also the thousands of nameless nurses all over the world, including Filipino...
The local governments of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela (Camanava), Manila and Quezon Cities announced the suspension of face-to-face and online classes in all levels in public and private schools on Friday, Sept. 2, after Metro Manila was placed under yellow rainfall warning due to Typhoon...
President Marcos has a major issue with this swamp grass widely cultivated as a source of food in the Philippines and in Asia—and so did his father before him when the latter started his term as president 57 years ago AGRICULTURAL IMMERSION FM taking to the fields to learn new methods in planting...
