Make each day a positive thinking day
SEPTEMBER 13 is “Positive Thinking Day”, “a time set aside each year to concentrate on all things positive”. Stressors of all kinds abound. There are no days of…
Soldiers duck for cover as woman blows self up in Indanan, Sulu
A woman wearing a black “abaya,” a robe-like dress, blew herself up at a military detachment in Indanan, Sulu late Sunday. Except for the suspected suicide bomber, no one was…
Obstacles to following Christ
TODAY, September 8, is the birthday of Mama Mary. It is also the 144th Foundation Anniversary of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) to which I belong. It…
Pope urges: Avoid polluting God’s creation
“IN the beginning, God created the heaven and earth,” Pope Francis quoted the very first verse of the Holy Bible in a special message he issued last Sunday. This…
DoJ: 4th convict in Chiong sisters’ rape-slay also freed
The Department of Justice (DoJ) on Monday admitted that there were actually four convicts in the rape-slay of the Chiong sisters who have been released due to their Good…
DoJ finding ways to get Sison
The Department of Justice (DoJ) is studying how the arrest warrant can be served to Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chairman Jose Maria “Joma” Sison who has…
Ex-actress Deborah Sun, daughter arrested in drug bust
Former actress Deborah Sun, her daughter and their two cohorts were arrested by police in a drug bust in Quezon City early Sunday morning Police identified the suspects as…
Hong Kong tells US to stay out; students form protest chains
Thousands of students formed human chains outside schools across Hong Kong on Monday to show solidarity to push for democratic reforms after violent weekend clashes in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.…
Woman killed as strong typhoon lashes Tokyo area, cutting power and transport
One of the strongest typhoons to hit the Japanese capital in recent years hit just east of Tokyo on Monday, killing one woman, with record-breaking winds and stinging rain that…
British Airways pilots begin 2-day strike over pay
British Airways faced its first global strike by pilots on Monday and the possibility of almost all its flights being grounded for two days. The UK flag carrier and its…
Beijing to ‘crush’ attempts to separate Hong Kong from China: state media
Hong Kong is an inseparable part of China and any form of secessionism "will be crushed," state media said on Monday, a day after demonstrators rallied at the US…
LPA off Pacific cost set to become ‘Marilyn’
The low-pressure area off the Pacific coast is seen to intensify into a tropical cyclone in the next few days. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration weather specialist Raymond…
Patients die as Metro Manila traffic jams block ambulances
Gridlock in Metro Manila is costing lives as ambulances stuck in traffic face severe delays in the race against the clock to reach the city's hospitals, medics warn. Special…
African Swine Fever now in PH; 7,416 pigs culled
The serious viral disease African Swine Fever was confirmed as the cause of death of pigs in two provinces, the Department of Agriculture announced yesterday. Despite this, the DA assured…
US priest accused of abusing boys for decades in Biliran
TALUSTUSAN, Naval, Biliran – The American priest's voice echoed over the phone line, his sharp Midwestern accent softened over the decades by a gentle Filipino lilt. On the other end,…
