OPINION

We are, indeed, living in interesting times. With tensions in the Middle East are escalating, our government aims to protect and extend services to our overseas foreign workers, to make ensure their safety and security. To that end, the Department of Budget and Management has set aside P1.8 billion in government funds, for the repatriation …

“Better a thousand times careful than once dead.” Anything concerning public health should take priority, which is why, amid the ongoing threat from the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV), Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas and the Iloilo Festivals Foundation Inc. postponed the 2020 Paraw Regatta Festival. When people are confused, afraid to join the crowd, …

There’s an undeniable restlessness when we are truly in love. With love, we cannot afford to remain idle and passive. Love will always set us on fire, making us fervent, passionate, driven, zealous. No difficulty or problem can stop it. Boredom has no place in love. Love will always find a way around obstacles. Love …

INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “…’Pakatandaan ninyo: ang nananalig sa akin ay makakagawa ng mga ginagawa ko, at higit pa kaysa rito’…” (si Jesus, ang ating Diyos at Tagapagligtas, Ama, Anak, at Espiritu Santo, sa Juan 14:12, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya).   *** PRAYER WARRIORS KAILANGAN NG RP VS. NCOV, AT IBA PANG MGA PROBLEMA: Prayer warriors. …

Don Salvador Benedicto was founded through sacrifices by the late Nehemias ‘Nene’ dela Cruz and his wife, former Mayor Cynthia dela Cruz, who took on the challenge of leading local residents when the town had not yet developed – streets were not yet concreted nor had the farm-to-market road been established. At that time, a …

James Augustine Dino, a culinary arts graduate, was personally chosen by Chef Alain Ducasse to work in his famous Le Jules Verne restaurant in Paris, France. Benedict Sabularse and Edmar Sumera, ballet dancers, are considered rising stars in Ballet Academy in Cannes, France and in Hamburg Ballet school in Germany, respectively. Robbie Bron, Rene Malleza, …

INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “…’Ngunit tatanggap kayo ng kapangyarihan pagbaba sa inyo ng Banal na Espiritu’…” (si Jesus, ang ating Diyos at Tagapagligtas, Ama, Anak, at Espiritu Santo, sa Mga Gawa 1:8, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya).   *** MGA CHINA OFWs, DALHIN SA SOUTH CHINA SEA: Sa away ngayon sa pagitan ng pamahalaang nasyonal at ng …

“Adoro te devote, latens Deitas.” So starts that famous Eucharistic hymn composed by St. Thomas Aquinas. It means, “Hidden here before me, Lord, I worship you.” And it continues, “Quae sub his figuris vere latitas,” which means, “Hidden in these symbols, yet completely true.” The words definitely drip with deep faith and love. They also …

“Everywhere I go, somebody is staring at me, I don’t know if people are staring because they recognize me or because they think I’m a weirdo.” –Leonardo DiCaprio On a visit to a local mall last Sunday, I found myself in a rather uncomfortable situation. For the past couple days, I had been nursing a …

Who would have thought that a piece of string could become a big-time string. “The floss,” as many people call it, is a cord of thin filament used to remove food and dental plaque in between teeth that the toothbrush cannot reach. The American Dental Association reports that up to 80 percent of plaque can …