Sunday Masses in Metro Manila on FB livestream
Sunday Masses in Catholic churches in Metro Manila are on Facebook livestream today in cooperation with government’s bid to stop the spread of 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID 19). However,…
No hoarding, please
THE toilet paper has been dubbed as an “icon” of mass panic in different countries - due to the COVID-19 scare. Store shelves are empty! In the Philippines, there…
Physical, material needs don’t satisfy us
MANY of our older generation might still remember the Hollywood “sex goddess” Marylene Monroe of the 1950s? Monroe had everything – beauty, fame, money – but despite all this,…
The ‘sablay’ in this year’s graduation rites
ALL over the country, graduating students in academic gowns (called toga by many, although they have no resemblance to the ancient and traditional Roman toga) and mortar board with…
Jesus and the Samaritan woman
Gospel • Jn 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42 *** JESUS came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son…
COVID-19 deaths in PH rise to 8; 34 new cases bared
The Department of Health yesterday reported that three more individuals who tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease 2019 have died, bringing to eight total number of deaths in the…
Social distancing rules for quarantine released
Malacañang yesterday issued a memorandum containing social distancing guidelines to be followed while Metro Manila is under a month-long community quarantine to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus disease…
Metro Manila curfew set
By JEL SANTOS Local government units (LGUs), upon the recommendation of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), will impose a 30-day curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. in the metropolis…
Julia Barretto, may rich suitor?
HOW true kaya ang tsikang diumano’y isang rich businessman ang suitor ngayon ni Julia Barretto? Ito nga raw ang tinukoy ni Julia na “loved one” na supposedly kasama niya…
Warm Sunday, Monday – PAGASA
The warm and humid easterly winds that originate from the Pacific will be the dominant weather system across most of the country today and tomorrow, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and…
Coast Guard enforces no sail policy
A no sail policy at Manila Bay and a domestic sea travel ban going to and from the Port of Manila will be implemented during the one-month community quarantine in…
3,000 soldiers to assist PNP in quarantine
About 3,000 soldiers from the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region will augment 40,000 policemen tasked to ensure the orderly implementation of the community quarantine in Metro Manila effective midnight last…
DoLE suggests flexi work scheme in private sector
The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) encouraged the private sector to adopt flexible work arrangements and observe social distancing amid the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The…
