OPINION

With Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino issuing an advisory last weekend imposing a 24-hour curfew for senior citizens, prohibiting them from leaving home except in cases of medical emergency and routine medical procedures for chronic illnesses, what about senior citizen who live on their own? What about senior couples whose kids live elsewhere …

We cannot deny that all throughout our life, we will always have to contend with differences and conflicts among ourselves. Our unity is not meant to be a uniformity. And if we know how to play our game well, so to speak, we would also know how to make use of our differences and conflicts …

INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “…‘Halikayo at tayo’y magpaliwanagan,’ sabi ni Yahweh. ‘Gaano man kapula ang inyong mga kasalanan, kayo’y aking papuputiin, tulad ng yelo o bulak’…” (Isaias 1:18, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya). *** PAGLILIGTAS NG DIYOS SA PANAHON NI MOISES, GINUGUNITA NG SIMBAHANG AND KNK NGAYON: Noong papatayin na ng Diyos ang mga taga-Egipto noong panahon …

“One of the primary purposes of civilization－and certainly its primary strength－is the guarantee that family life can flourish in unity, peace, and order.” －Robert F. Kennedy By being available and visible to the public, Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr. and Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas are telling the public: “We are on top of …

We should not take this need for granted. We have to continually update and upgrade our vigilance skills. Remember Christ telling his disciples: “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life…Be vigilant at all times.” (Lk 21, 34.36) Times are constantly changing. Although we are …

“Where human lives are concerned, time is always short, yet the world has witnessed the vast resources that governments can draw upon to rescue financial institutions deemed ‘too big to fail.’” –Pope Benedict XVI   Marjorie Carnaje said there were “tears of joy” when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced their government would commit up …

“New York is definitely ready for the word of God.” －Billy Graham Based on what I saw at the grocery store earlier this week, it would appear the ‘city that never sleeps’ is starting to doze off. With the number of New Yorkers infected by the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, movement has been restricted. Employers …

To be more precise, everything, regardless of what and how it is, can and should be an occasion, an instrument, a material for loving God and for everybody else. Whether it is good or bad, according to our human standards, or a success or failure, a win or a loss, as long as it is …

INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “… Ang magiliw na salita ay nagpapasigla sa buhay, ngunit ang matalas na pangungusap ay masakit sa kalooban…” (Mga Kawikaan 15:4, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya).   *** MGA PILIPINO, DAPAT MAGDAGDAG NG DISIPLINA VS. COVID-19: Sa patuloy na paglobo ng bilang ng mga dinadapuan ng Covid-19 sa Pilipinas (145 na lahat ang …

“No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.” –Isaac Asimov   Seldom does the public hear from President Rodrigo Duterte’s consultant for the Western Visayas Jane Javellana but, when she does speak, she speaks with sense. For …