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On Palm Sunday, the head of Manila’s Roman Catholic Church told the faithful to look at Holy Week as a “special time to experience God’s mercy”. Cardinal Jose Advincula offered Mass at the Manila Cathedral and urged Catholics to return to Jesus and cry out for repentance and live a renewed life. “Let us admit…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. urged the Catholic faithful to reflect this Holy Week and not to forget the essence of the occasion by spreading kindness and selflessness especially to the less fortunate Filipinos. “In this solemn occasion, let us not only seek to unravel the mysteries of our faith, but also to illuminate the…
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Tampok na naman ang mga guro sa mata ng publiko. Ilang araw lamang ang nakakalipas, viral sa social media ang pagtatalak ng isang public school teacher na ang mistulang pinagagalitan ay ang kanyang mga estudyante. Bagama’t inihayag ng Department of Education (DepEd) na magsasagawa ito ng pormal na imbestigasyon at pinagpapaliwanag na rin ang guro…
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In a bid to better serve its valued pensioners, the Philippine National Police (PNP) already launched an innovative and user-friendly system for pensioner accounting, aimed at enhancing convenience and efficiency. Following a thorough review of existing processes, the PNP has transitioned from the traditional annual accounting method to a Quarterly “Pensioner Ko, Sagot Ko” (PKSK)…
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A Catholic bishop has described the scrapping of the planned P95-billion expressway along the Pasig River a ‘welcome development’. Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara of Pasig said the conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) has addressed the civil society’s environmental concerns about the project. “This is a welcome development in the spirit of synodality,” Vergara said. SMC…
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The Department of Health (DOH) is expecting additional doses of vaccines against pertussis that is expected to arrive in the Philippines by June this year, according to Health Undersecretary and spokesman Dr. Eric Tayag. “Ang nasa inventory namin ay nakapagbigay ang DOH sa Quezon City ng 1,500 doses at ito ay magagamit nila. At habang…
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The Senate on Monday, March 18, 2024, gave its final nod to the bill creating the Bulacan Special Economic Zone (BuZ) and Freeport. Sponsored by Sen. Grace Poe, Senate Bill No. 2572 establishes the Bulacan Ecozone, which will host the New Manila International Airport in the province of Bulacan. Aside from Poe, Senate President Juan…
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Father Luisitio Occiano, who has been appointed by Pope Francis as the new bishop of Virac, will officially assume his new role on June 26. Occiano, 52, will be installed as Virac’s third bishop five days after his episcopal ordination at the Peñafrancia Basilica Minore in Naga City on June 21 at 9 a.m. Archbishop…
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House Deputy Majority Leader and Tingog Partylist Rep. Jude Acidre on Thursday echoed the statements of his colleagues that the Senate is fast running out of time in acting on proposed amendments to the Constitution’s restrictive economic provisions. He told a news conference that Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez wants to give the Senate enough…
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The proposed New Government Procurement Reform Law may be ready for signing by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. in May, according to Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd District Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. Gonzales told a new conference at the House of Representatives on Wednesday that he met with Senate President Juan Miguel…
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