God needs to prune us
April 27, 2024
The gospel reading for the Mass on the 5th Sunday of Easter, Year B, talks about Christ telling his disciples that he is the true vine and God is the vine grower. Every branch that does not bear fruit, he
The gospel reading for the Mass on the 5th Sunday of Easter, Year B, talks about Christ telling his disciples that he is the true vine and God is the vine grower. Every branch that does not bear fruit, he
“If the economy is growing fast, there is a call for distributing income from the rich to the poor to put in place social safety nets.” – Manmohan Singh Thirty years after the Philippines the General Agreement of Tariffs and
A two-year study jointly conducted by the London-based organization Justice and Care, De La Salle University, and Dublin University has concluded that the cycle of online sexual abuse affecting minors in the country does not thrive only within families, but
The readings of the Mass on Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter (cfr. Act 13,26-33; Jn 14,1-6) remind us of our duty to really know who Christ is since he is the very pattern of our humanity, the savior
One recent development in Metro Manila, when it comes to how our car-centric transportation system is developing, is the news that the Metro Manila Development Authority is considering the removal of EDSA’s bike lanes. This interesting because the provinces usually
By dumping recyclable plastic indiscriminately, the country loses $890 million a year, Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said in her speech during the celebration of Earth Day. The country produces around 2.7 million tons of plastic waste each year, with
That’s “Go forth, the Mass is ended” in Latin. With these words, we are reminded that all of us who attend Mass are being sent forth the way Christ sent his apostles to “go into the whole world and proclaim
According to research by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), women journalists face greater threats online in the course of their work, and the trend is increasing. “There is significant potential for online violence to escalate to offline harm,” said
The readings of the Mass on Wednesday of the 4th Week of Easter (cfr. Acts 12,24-13,5; Jn 12,44-50) somehow remind us of the need to spread the word of God, which is another way of saying that we have to
Administrative Order 20 issued by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., which removes non-tariff import restrictions to agricultural importation, will only benefit importers, said former agriculture secretary Leonardo Montemayor, saying it will have an adverse impact on agriculture, particularly the local fisheries
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An 80-year-old widow who succumbed to multiple hack injuries, was found dead on April 22 in Sitio Malusay, Brgy. Caradio-an, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. The lifeless body of the victim, whose identity was withheld by the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The arrest of three suspected remnants of the dismantled New People’s Army Northern Negros Front (NNF), including two minors, on April 25 in Sitio Humayan, Brgy. Pinowayan, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental, led to the confiscation
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino, led by former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, is eyeing the fielding of a gubernatorial bet for Negros Occidental in the 2025 elections, if there is clamor to replace Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson,
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Wednesday afternoon (United States time) paid a courtesy call to United States Rep. Ami Bera of California’s 6th District at his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., where the American legislator offered beer and
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Twenty Negrense artists opened a group art exhibition titled “Catharsis of Creativity” at Gallerie G, Villa Geronca Building, Rosario-Amapola streets, Bacolod City on April 13, which will run for a month. Guest of honor at the
DROUGHT. As the El Niño phenomenon brings drought to most parts of the province, the lush green vegetation around the Mag-aso Falls in Kabankalan City is drying up* Andrew Altarejos photo