God’s original and ultimate will

Posted by watchmen
November 18, 2020
Posted in OPINION

God’s original will for us has not changed at all despite the mess we created. That original will continues to be his ultimate will for us. And that is that we truly become his image and likeness, meant to share in his life and nature in our definitive status which we hope to obtain at …

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No Filipino yet in Biden cabinet

Posted by watchmen
November 18, 2020
Posted in OPINION

“To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern.” – Nigel Lawson Filipina billionaire Loida Nicolas-Lewis “will be recognized” for her contributions in helping fire up the Filipino-American support and votes for the Biden-Harris tandem in the recent U.S. Presidential Elections 2020, but there …

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Persevere in prayer

Posted by watchmen
November 18, 2020
Posted in OPINION

Yes, despite whatever — dryness, boredom, lukewarmness, tiredness and a long list of etcetera — let’s just persevere in prayer. The effort to pray that may need to be heroic and extraordinary at times will never go unnoticed with God our Father who can never be outdone in generosity. To be sure, he will give …

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From Leyte to Bessang Pass

Posted by watchmen
November 18, 2020
Posted in OPINION

I have been receiving very positive feedback from readers who have perused the online version of my book “From Leyte to Bessang Pass.” The book was supposed to have come out on or before Aug. 15, 2020, the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in the Pacific. However, COVID-19 intervened and disrupted …

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Sugar and oral health (Part 1)

Posted by watchmen
November 18, 2020
Posted in OPINION

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans “gets it mostly right,” says the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). The CSPI describes itself as America’s food and health watchdog. The Dietary Guidelines contains the American government’s nutrition advice for the public and forms the basis for most federal, state and local food programs and policies.  …

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Digital payments

Posted by watchmen
November 16, 2020
Posted in OPINION

The Next Normal will no doubt require a radical rethinking of how we approach interactions services, including how we make and receive payments. Digital payment systems offer the best approach for streamlining financial transactions, and will make it easier for us to keep a safe distance from others.  In the World Bank’s 2020 Philippines Digital …

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Knowing and loving God

Posted by watchmen
November 16, 2020
Posted in OPINION

Many people often ask about how they would be able to know and love God. The question is understandable, since God is and will always be a mystery to us. No matter how much we try, we can never know and love him fully or enough.  And yet it is actually easy also to know …

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Is there evidence against de Lima?

Posted by watchmen
November 16, 2020
Posted in OPINION

Senator Leila de Lima has been in detention for drug charges longer than she was able to physically comply with her mandate, a position she won in 2016.  What has stretched the trial for so long is the array of prosecution witnesses, around 20 of them, who are being presented to prove the government’s case …

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Top paying jobs

Posted by watchmen
November 14, 2020
Posted in OPINION

Here’s the latest on career paths that don’t require bachelor’s degrees. At least not in America. And they’re highly paid too in the U.S. of A.  It’s worth a though as online classes start and schools re-open for this much-delayed school year. Based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, cnbc.com recently listed …

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At home with the ‘last things’

Posted by watchmen
November 14, 2020
Posted in OPINION

We need to be familiar with the doctrine of the ‘last things.’ In fact, we need to feel at home with it, since it would certainly play an important role on how to arrange and direct our life.   The doctrine of the “last things” refers to what would happen to us at the end of …

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