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Hindi uso sa Pilipinas ang mapayapa’t tahimik na bakasyon o kahit simpleng pahinga lang. Gustuhin mang huwag magbasa, manood o makinig ng balita, malalaman at malalaman din ito dahil sa mga nangyayari sa labas ng bahay, opisina o paaralan. Kitang-kita ang kahirapan...
Beyond the celebration and the holidays, how does the Philippines really treat its IPs?
The State of the Nation—53 years later—remains a mirror not just of the government’s agenda, but of the contradictions that define Philippine society.
Civil society is not asking for favors. It is asserting its rightful role in shaping the future.
A far different reality happens in the Philippines characterized by disenfranchisement, environmental degradation, and deepening inequality.
The most obvious irony is that the flood control projects are his initiatives under the Build Better More infrastructure program, and that some of the public officials involved in the corruption behind the defective projects are the same ones who are applauding the President enthusiastically in the plenary hall.
Instead of absorbing excess water, reclaimed areas narrow river mouths, eliminate wetlands, and reroute natural flood pathways into urban spaces. The CIA confirms what many communities already experience: flooding is no longer just seasonal, but a structural one.
Sadyang walang maniniwala sa anumang palusot habang nagbabasa, nanonood o nakikinig ng balita mula sa bubong ng bahay at naghihintay na iligtas sa matinding pagbaha. Normal ang pagsuspetsahang kinurakot ang kaban ng bayan kung halatang tumataba ang bulsa ng mga nasa kapangyarihan.
Ang pagtanggap sa panauhin ay sadyang nakakabagabag kundi man nakakaligalig. Subalit pinapapaalala sa atin ng linggong ito ang dalawang bagay sa pakikipag -ugnayan natin kay Hesus. Una, hindi natin siya panauhin para maligalig tayo, ikalawa, siya ang ating pagkaing nagbibigay buhay.
Jesus led the scholar not with an expected Scriptural provision. Instead of offering a legal definition, Jesus tells a story. Jesus, who was so immersed with people, must have known so many stories from the ground. So he narrated an anecdote to answer the scholar.
July 7, 2025 marks the 133rd anniversary of the Kataas-taasang, Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan, more commonly known as the Katipunan or KKK. Alongside its founding came one of the most important ideological documents of the revolution—the Kartilya ng Katipunan.
The administration claims it is serious about transparency and economic justice; it must ensure that the Maharlika fund does not become a repeat of the Martial Law-era economic model—one where development was synonymous with exploitation.
In legal parlance, e-hailing companies consider their drivers as “independent contractors”. But are e-hailing drivers really independent and can they really be considered as contractors?
This Sunday, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity. The feast teaches us that coming together as a community, not fear and desperation, will help us face all adversity. Although the events on both sides of the Pacific are demoralizing, the Holy Trinity gives us hope.
Today, the LLDA participates in the Bagong Pilipinas project through the development of the LLRN. The same agency that introduced “economic development” to Laguna Lake is now, yet again, spearheading a development project that, while marketed as progress, risks displacing hundreds of fisherfolk families that were already vulnerable to begin with.
Ka Louie came into the dining hall with his smile as bright as the rising sun.
Sa bawat pabirong post na kailangan nang maghanap ng imburnal para magkapera, nalalantad ang karumal-dumal na sitwasyon ng mahihirap na napagkakaitan ng batayang serbisyo tulad ng libreng pabahay.
Humanitarian aid must be provided only by humanitarian organisations who have the competence and determination to do it safely and effectively – not warring parties.
When we began our Novitiate, a Polish Redemptorist priest guided our group in a weeklong retreat. He was, technically speaking, our retreat master. But I can never forget what he said to us right before he presided the opening Mass: “The Holy Spirit is our ‘retreat master.’ In fact, the Holy Spirit is the true Master of your Novitiate journey.”
LGUs may prohibit projects on a case-to-case basis and not by enacting a total ban
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