Landless disaster survivors suffer most
RIGHTS Network, a network of non-governmental organizations in the country working closely with the peasant sector on the speedy and full implementation of the agrarian reform program, has documented that farming and fishing communities...
Relaxed church rules on divorce
An eleven-man panel of theologians and canon lawyers was recently appointed by His Holiness Pope Francis to study ways “to make annulment of Catholic marriages simpler.” The Vatican disclosed further that while the commission...
The PCOS Issue!
I chanced upon the column at The Philippine Star, Sept. 9, 2014 issue of Bobit S. Avila’s Shooting Straight and I was rather aghast; quite worried and frustrated about the COMELEC at that reprinted...
VP Binay’s presidential bid in peril?
There is no doubt that the sincere desire of Vice President Jejomar Binay to become President of the republic has been shaken and could be shattered for good if nothing effective and credible moves...
What’s in a name?
A LOT! In fact, our name is supposed to constitute our full identity. It’s not just something legal or social. When we die and face our divine judge, each one of us will be...
Window dressing for the Papal visit
The Philippines is known for the government’s habit of window dressing the surroundings to keep the so-called “eyesores” away from the sight of foreign state dignitaries. Further, her citizens have the custom of sprucing...