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When disadvantaged or on the losing end

We cannot deny that in our life there will be unavoidable occasions when despite our pure intentions and best efforts, we would just find ourselves in situations of disadvantage and misfortune. We should not be surprised by this fact of

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Reviewing traffic safety infrastructure

Following the tragic vehicle crash at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1, where a 5-year-old girl who was there to see her father off was among the two killed, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered an investigation into the

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What leads us to our eternal life

Christ said it very clearly. “For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day.” (Jn 6,40) Yes, what

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Red tagging still an issue

Red tagging has been identified as the most common violation this election season, comprising 78.7 percent of the violations monitored, despite the Commission on Elections prohibition on the labeling of individuals as terrorists without evidence, according to a report by

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Sharpening our hunger for God

Given the current climate of our environment that is now heavily marked by new and highly absorbing things, we cannot underestimate the importance of truly sharpening our hunger for God. Nowadays, if we are not careful, we would easily get

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Quality of education

One interesting observation regarding secondary level education in the Philippines is that there seem to be more honor students these days. However, that does not jive with the results of the recent Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS)

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Continuing improvement

The Philippines improved to 116 from 134 last year in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, which is based on monitoring by the international nonprofit organization Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF, or Reporters Without Borders). However, despite the marked improvement, the

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It is the Lord

“Dominus est.” (It is the Lord) These are the words uttered by the apostle John when he sees the resurrected Christ standing on the shore of Lake Tiberias. He and the other six disciples have spent the whole night fishing

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Fruits of good governance and accountability

Middle-income countries like the Philippines may achieve further economic progress and development by instituting frameworks and mechanisms that ensure good governance and accountability, United Nations Undersecretary-General and UN Development Program associate administrator Haoliang Xu recently said in an interview. “Good

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