Death toll from 2 typhoons, 'habagat' rises to 36

THE FATALITIES from the combined effects of the southwest monsoon (habagat) and Typhoons Butchoy and Carina rose to 36, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Monday.

Padre Pio shrine in Batangas aims for int'l shrine status

THE NATIONAL Shrine of Saint Padre Pio in Sto. Tomas, Batangas is looking to attain the status of an international shrine.

PBBM admin eyes sustainable dev’t in insurgency-free areas

 THE MARCOS administration is focused on carrying out counter-insurgency initiatives aimed at pursuing “permanent peace and sustainable development” in areas cleared of insurgency, National Security Adviser Eduardo Año said on Thursday.

Cebu to have 2 dioceses

CEBU – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has approved to divide the Cebu archdiocese into two creating the Diocese of Carcar in southern Cebu and the Diocese of Danao in northern Cebu to better serve the spiritual needs of the faithful.

Padre Pio statue to rise in Cebu

CEBU - A huge statue of Saint Francesco Forgione better known as Padre Pio will soon stand on top of a hill overlooking Cebu City as part of a sanctuary dedicated to the popular Italian Franciscan Capuchin friar.

CBCP Urges Voters to Form Circles of Discernment and Use 'LASER' Test

'The results of the upcoming 2022 Election will affect all of us'

THE CATHOLIC Church, through the latest Pastoral Letter from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), calls us to choose wisely.

Duterte critic is new CBCP president

KALOOKAN Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, who is a staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, is now the leader of the influential Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.

Valles out, David is new CBCP president

DAVAO CITY – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines or CBCP has elected a new president - Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan - replacing Archbishop Romulo Valles, a close friend and supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte, who served two terms since in 2017. 

Obispo ng Kidapawan, may hiling!

NORTH COTABATO - Umaasa si Kidapawan Bishop Jose Bagaforo na higit na pagpalain at biyayaan ng Panginoon ang bawat isa sa pagsisimula ng bagong taong 2021.

Bishops hit back at Duterte

CATHOLIC CHURCH leaders hit back at President Rodrigo Duterte’s “ludicrous” claim that Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle was removed as the archbishop of Manila because Pope Francis was angry with the cardinal's involvement in politics.

Bring your Christian faith when you vote, Bishop tells faithful

‘Don’t vote for candidates who contribute 

to continued killings, corruption’ - Archbishop Socrates Villegas

CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP Socrates Villegas has warned the faithful against voting for politicians or candidates running in elections who may have contributed to the unabated killings and corruption in the country, according to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines or CBCP.

CBCP said Villegas made the warning during a mass and called on voters to be more discerning in the May 13 polls. In a pastoral message, he cited the “6Ks” or kamatayan, kabastusan, korapsyon, kahirapan, kasarinlan and kasinungalingan (lies) as among the problems the country is facing today.

“Have they given the orders to kill? Have they protected liars? Truth is not a political issue; it is a moral issue. Human dignity goes beyond political coalitions. It is a godly concern. Have they contributed to the current problem of 6Ks? Have they actively cheered and encouraged, enabled and supported the purveyors of the 6Ks?” he asked.

“Have they been quiet fence sitters who just allowed the 6Ks to turn from bad to worse? Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. Have they chosen to stay safe rather than stand up for truth, sovereignty, and human dignity?” Villegas added.

The outspoken archbishop said he once again noted how the continued killings does not solve problems on drugs and criminality, and added that vulgarity “is not Filipino” who loves God, and that “there’s no place in heaven for liars”. Villegas stressed that liar candidates should not be voted as they “will be the future corrupt officials”.

He said voters should instead look for candidates who have clear and realistic program for the poor, the sick and those with disabilities, and for the jobless. “The kind of leaders we elect reveals the kind of people we are. The winners in elections are mirrors of the values and aspirations, dreams and hopes of the people who voted for them.

It can also show our backward moving society. Be careful. Be critical. Be courageous. How would Christ vote? Vote like Christ. Do not leave God at the altar. Bring your Christian faith when you vote,” he said.

Villegas did not identify who Catholics should not vote, but the Church has been vocal in criticizing President Rodrigo Duterte, who cursed priests and the Pope publicly and at one time said “they are better off dead.”

Duterte has repeatedly accused priests and bishops of meddling in the affairs of the government, especially when the Church strongly criticized his war on drugs that led to killings of hundreds of suspected users and pushers since he became president.

In September last year, Duterte strongly criticized Father Noel Gatchalian who, during a mass, said that he had prayed for the President to get sick. “Noon pong marami nang kaguluhan ang nangyayari, na wina-walanghiya pati ang ating relihiyon, binabastos pati ang ating Diyos, sinasabi ng ating Simbahan na magdasal, sabi ko, o sige, magdasal. Kaya pinagdasal ko na magkasakit si Digong. Hindi ba sabi niya pagod na siya? E di magpahinga muna siya,” the priest said.

Duterte said he also wished that priests contract, and die from venereal diseases. And in his reply to Gatchalian’s prayer, he said: “Don’t worry, Father. Whether I die today, I die tomorrow, it does not matter to me anymore. I am done. You, you don’t have enough happy-happy. Get more girlfriends. Son of a bitch. You think we don’t know.”

And in December, Duterte said bishops were better off dead because of constant criticisms he get from the Church. “Itong mga obispo ninyo, patayin ninyo. Walang silbi iyang mga gagong iyan. All they do is criticize,” Duterte said in a speech in December at Malacañang after Bishop Pablo David was quoted as saying that “the public should just bear with the President because he is a very sick man.”

And by January, Duterte again verbally attacked bishops and told a huge crowd during the birthday celebration of Masbate Governor Antonio Kho that vagabonds should just kill and steal from rich bishops. “Hoy, kayong mga tambay diyan, kapag dumaan ‘yang obispo ninyo holdapa ‘yan maraming pera ‘yan putang ina niya. Patayin mo. Galit sa akin ‘yung sigeng yawyaw.”

Duterte also made the same statement during the February proclamation rally of ruling party PDP-Laban in Bulacan province. “Holdapin ninyo ‘yung obispo ninyo, maraming pera ‘yan. Pagka lumaban, patayin mo. Maglibing tayo ng obispo. Maniwala ka diyan mga ‘yan. Puro may asawa,” he said. (Mindanao Examiner)

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Exposé ni Pulong Duterte, ‘Fake News!’ - Defense Chief Lorenzana

DAVAO CITY – ‘Fake news!’ Yan ang naging tugon ni Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenza sa inilabas na dokumento ni presidential son, Paolo “Pulong” Duterte na naguugnay sa iba’t-ibang mga personalidad at grupo, kabilang ang ilang taga-media sa umano’y sa mga nagnanais o nagpaplanong patalsikin si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.

“The first time I saw that posting, I said it is fake news. I still maintain that it's fake news,” ani Lorenzana sa mga mamamahayag ng ito ay tanungin ukol sa listahan ni Pulong na kanyang inilabas sa kanyang Facebook page kamakailan lamang.

Kabilang sa mga nasa listahan ay si Bise Presidente Leni Robredo, mga nasa hanay ng oposisyon, kabilang ang PLDT at Jollibee, mga religious group at gayun rin ang mga alagad ng Simbahan, kabilang ang isang patay na Obispo.

Agad naman tinanggal ni Pulong ang naturang post nito sa Facebook matapos na umani ng mariing pagbatikos mula sa mga netizens, oposisyon at Simbahang Katoliko at wala rin itong paliwanag kung bakit niya binura ang nasabing listahan ng mga umano’y destabilizers.

Tinawag naman ni Robredo na iresponsable ang paglagay ni Pulong ng nasabing listahan dahil bukod sa ito ay pawang kasinungalingan ay wala rin umanong maipakitang pruweba ang anak ng Pangulo sa kanyang bintang.

Narito ang mga pangalan ng nasa listahan ng mga pinagbintangan ni Pulong sa na umano’y kasama sa Oust Duterte Movement: Movement Against Tyranny, Tindig Pilipinas, MAKABAYAN bloc, CBCB/Opus Dei, Francisco Tatad, Bishop Broderick Pabilo, Bishop Leo Drona, Bishop Antonio Realubin Tobias, Bishop Deogracias Iniguez, Bishop (Emeritus) Julo Xavier Labayan, Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, Bishop Arturo Santos, Don Ramon Pedrosa at asawang si Carmen, at Imelda Nicolas.

Maging ang Jollibee Food Corp., Dole Phils., PLDT Co., Philsaga Mining Corp., General Tuna Corp., Sumi Phils Wiring System, retired general Victor Corpuz, retired general Cunanan, retired general Jampe, dating Bise Presidente Jejomar Binay, ex-National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales, Justice Antonio Carpio, beteranong mamamahayag Randy David, singer na si Jim Paredes;  Rappler, Maria Ressa, Ellen Tordesillas, Ed Lingao na pawang mga nasa media; Dinky Soliman, Florencio Abad,

Allan Purisima, Marvic Leonen, Paquito Ochoa, Teresita Deles, Juan Santos, Alberto Lina, Guillermo Parayno, Sen. Leila De Lima at Risa Hontiveros, Ronald Lamas, at ex-Chief Justice Hilario Davide. (Mindanao Examiner)


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