What should Christians do about escalating atrocities by pseudo-Muslim extremists like the misnomered “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria”? Answer: Nothing. Huh? The 2.2 billion followers of Jesus Christ should just bear ISIS-perpetrated and -inspired bloodletting without fighting back? Let’s … Read more »
Except for the priests and lay leaders with the national liberation movement, the Philippine Catholic Church has largely been identified with the status quo. Investments with the blue-chip corporations, ownership of prime real estate that would make Donald Trump look … Read more »
Police detain farmers
Police on Saturday detained dozens of farmers who joined a protest rally along a highway in Kidapawan City in North Cotabato province and searched a church compound for weapons that may have been hidden there by the rallyists. Policemen served … Read more »
Aquino mum amid Kidapawan outrage
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd kept mum as public condemnation grew over the violent on dispersal of farmers in Kidapawan City Friday. A palace official called for sobriety as criticisms were heaped on the Aquino Administration over the incident that left … Read more »
ASG rebels snatch 4 Malaysians
FOUR Malaysian sailors were abducted by armed men suspected to be members of the Abu Sayyaf Group off Sabah’s Semporna district and fled towards Tawi-Tawi province in the Muslim autonomous region in southern Philippines, reports said Saturday. At least eight … Read more »
Police general is Vietnam’s new president
HANOI: Lawmakers in communist Vietnam approved a top police general for the role of president Saturday, making the head of a controversial domestic security force one of the country’s most high profile politicians. Tran Dai Quang won 91.5 percent of … Read more »
War games start as China flexes muscles
Thousands of US and Filipino soldiers on Monday will launch annual war games that this year are being seen as a show of strength in the face of China’s increasing assertiveness in the region. The 11-day Balikatan (shoulder-to-shoulder) exercises are … Read more »
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Editorial
Expectedly, Aquino’s DILG and PNP blame farmer victims
WE commend Kabataan Partylist Rep. Terry Ridon and former Bayan Muna representative Neri Colmenares, who is a senatorial candidate, for immediately flying to Mindanao to assist farmer protestors taking refuge in a Methodist church in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato, and to offer their legal assistance to these farmers and to those detained by the... Read more »
Nation
Air Force steps up Apo bucket drops
THE Philippine Air Force has intensified aerial firefighting operations on Mount Apo as the blaze continues to raze parts of its slopes, the Air Force spokesman said on Sunday. According to Col. Araus Robert Musico, Air Force helicopters have been … Read more »
VP unfazed by One Cebu support for Duterte
VICE President Jejomar Binay’s camp said that they just have to work harder in their campaign after a local political party in Cebu province reportedly announced that it is supporting Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s candidacy. “We respect One Cebu’s … Read more »
NAIA terminal 3 power restored
AIRPORT authorities on Sunday said that full power has been restored at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminal 3. Officials of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said the power went out on Saturday evening “following a technical glitch … Read more »
NGO to put up library for people with disabilities
THE country will soon have a library for people with disabilities including those with autism. This was revealed over the weekend by Maricel Diaz, head of the Library for the Blind of the National Library during the 9th World Autism … Read more »
Binay decries threats to supporters in Samar
Calbayog City, Samar: Vice President Jejomar Binay promised that there will be no intimidation under his administration if he is elected President, as he claimed that his supporters received threats because they attended his campaign rally here. Binay and some … Read more »
Raising hope for persons with autism
AS the United Nations (UN) called on societies to include persons with autism in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Department of Labor said the government has embraced a national strategy that allows the participation and welcomes the contribution of … Read more »
Analysis & Commentary
Fair Trade and German generosity
Stuttgart, Germany: Here in Stuttgart, the Annual Fair Trade Exhibition is under way and Philippine products are gaining a high profile with growing sales. This brings jobs and prosperity with fair payment to thousands of Filipinos. I have been invited … Read more »
#Eleksyon2016: Rage
Walang paglagyan ang aking galit. At lungkot. At galit. To my mind, there is no reason for farmers to have been killed on April 1. No reason for farmers to have been gunned down. No reason for the violent dispersal. … Read more »
Living the Risen Life in Christ
[2nd Sunday of Easter, Year C, 3 April 2016, Acts 5:12-16 / Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 / Rev 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19 / John 20:19-31] One evening, a husband and wife were driving along a narrow country road. The husband said … Read more »
Will Britain leave or remain in the European Union?
On June 23, when Donald Trump will or will not have won the 1,237 delegates he needs to be nominated, voters in Britain will decide an issue as divisive as Trump’s candidacy: whether the United Kingdom will remain in or … Read more »
Fernando ‘FPJ’ Poe, Jr.: Politics’ mystery man
“Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear, Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness in the desert air.” – From Thomas Gray, Elegy in a … Read more »
China’s intelligence shakeup mirrors its political tumult
WASHINGTON, DC: China’s intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security, offers a snapshot of the political intrigue taking place within the regime of President Xi Jinping. The MSS has replaced two vice ministers within the last four years, after reports … Read more »
The Israel lobby in American politics
The US presidential debates more than ever instruct us that American politics despite their global impact is hardly about world peace, security, or prosperity. That it may not even be about US national interest occurred to us as we watched … Read more »
Why not elect senators by region?
THE Philippine Senate is the only one in the world with members who are elected at large. This makes running for the Senate a very costly affair and the proclamation of winners a protracted endeavor. Ironically, the senators who are … Read more »
Legal Advice
Cases exempted from barangay conciliation proceedings
Dear PAO, I am just curious as to what cases should be filed before the Barangay, because I am planning to file a complaint against my former boyfriend who is also the father of my 5-year-old son. He took my … Read more »
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