Opinion

The surreal love of God

All the readings this Sunday speak of love – God’s love. Each reading is so replete with spiritual richness, that I am overwhelmed and at a loss on how to justly unpack such precious gems. And so, I decided to

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Bill shock?

Power rates are expected to rise in May due to the extreme heat and the recent power shortages that has seen the national grid operator place all regions in the country under either red or yellow alert as multiple power

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True love has a universal scope

This is what we can get from the readings of the Mass on the 6th Sunday of Easter, Year B. (cfr. Acts 10,25-26.34-35.44-48; 1Jn 4,7-10; Jn 15,9-17) The true love that can only come and is a sharing of the

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The drought that never ends

“We’re in an historic drought, and that demands unprecedented action.” – Chris Hayes We suffer because of drought, and I think we are bound to, as the saying goes. The social welfare department released the data that it has affected

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Threats to journalism

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization warned of an increase in violence against, and the intimidation of journalists reporting on the environment and climate. A report released by UNESCO on World Press Freedom Day said seventy percent of environmental

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Modernization burden

Whose duty is it to modernize the country’s public transportation system? Should it have been the traditional jeepney operators and drivers, who were basically, by default, somehow left in charge of a cultural icon and the undisputed “king of the

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Persistent hunger

A recent Social Weather Stations survey indicates that more Filipinos experienced involuntary hunger in the first quarter of the year, the highest since 20221, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the survey conducted on March 21 to 25 showed

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What is true love?

As early as possible, we should be clear about what true love is. At the moment, we don’t have to look far to see how love is understood and lived wrongly by a great majority of the people around. To

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Practice and ethics

The Philippine Medical Association has urged its members to reaffirm their dedication to integrity, transparency, and ethical practices of medicine in an open letter, where PMA president Dr. Minerva Calimag “encouraged” its nearly 100,000 member physicians to actively disclose any

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