PRESIDENT Aquino, assisted by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Emmanuel Joel Villanueva, distributes ballers to the participants of the 7th Puregold ‘Tindahan Ni Aling Puring Sari-Sari Store’ Convention during the tour and inspection of the booths at the World Trade Center at the corner of Gil Puyat Avenue Extension and Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, Pasay City, yesterday. (Photo by: Robert Viñas / Malacañang Photo Bureau)
AMERICAN contemporary ballet company Trey McIntyre Project performs at Central Philippine University in Iloilo City. Its 10-day Philippine tour is a joint program of the U.S. Embassy in Manila and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. (Photo by Tara Yap)
CAGAYAN’s Junar Arce (center) finds himself sandwiched by Gio Ciriacruz and Kelly Nabong of Blackwater during PBA D-League action last night at The Arena in San Juan.
MIAMI Heat guard Dwyane Wade, foreground, regains control of the ball as he is guarded by Indiana Pacers guard Paul George, rear, during Game 2 of their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series in Miami.
VENDORS arrange bananas in a makeshift stall on Road 10 in Tondo, Manila, as they sell ‘lakatan’ at P30 per kilo yesterday morning. The Philippines’ fruit exports to China, particularly bananas, seem to have trouble getting cleared by Chinese Customs amid a tense standoff between the two countries over the disputed islands on the West Philippine Sea. Fruit shipments, especially bananas, were rotting in Chinese ports because pests were allegedly discovered in some produce, prompting stricter quarantine inspections. (Photo by Linus Escandor II)
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Love’s Qualities
MANILA, Philippines – There’s a poignant story told when a destructive earthquake hit Turkey in December, 1988. After the earthquake, rescue teams worked frantically, hoping that some people buried under the rubble might still be alive. Incoming search terms:mothers day religious testimoniesQualities of loveturkish love Read More »
A Christian must bear fruit
MANILA, Philippines — A Few years back a student of a Catholic college was being initiated into a Catholic organization. He was asked: “What are the most important requirements of our faith?” Without batting an eyelash, he replied, “Going to Mass on Sunday and receiving Holy Communion.” Incoming search terms:cnn eye on the philippines manila bulletinchristianic view of the...
We need more religious vocations
THIS Sunday is Good Shep herd Sunday. It is a day in the Catholic Church worldwide to focus attention on vocations to the religious life (priests, nuns and brothers) and to pray for more vocations. The need for priests and religious cannot be stressed enough. We need spiritual shepherds to take care of the flock of the Lord. Without ordained ministers, we cannot avail of the sacraments, especially...
Risen Christ Boosts Our Faith
MANILA, Philippines — At dawn of March 18, 1994, the day my late father was to be interred, I was awakened at four o’clock. My table lamp, switched off then, suddenly started to go on and off. It stopped for a while, then it happened again. I could no longer sleep afterwards. Read More »
Best proof that Christ is alive
MANILA, Philippines — Once a college student studying the works of the 19th century German thinker Friedrich Nietzche, known for his assertion that “God is dead,” once wrote on the wall of the school’s rest room: “God is dead” –signed, Nietzche. Later another student wrote a rebuttal below it, which read: “Nietzche is dead”–signed, God. All who claimed “God is dead,”...
From ‘hosannas’ to ‘crucify Him’
Manila, Philippines – IN basketball, a player is hailed as a hero when he commits a few errors and makes points during crucial moments. He becomes a “darling of the crowd.” But the next time, he is treated as a bum or villain when he fumbles, misses some baskets, and does not score as expected. * * * We can say a similar thing about Jesus although He wasn’t into basketball. During Christ’s...
Dying to oneself
MANILA, Philippines — As Jesus’ impending death was approaching, His close followers could not understand why He would suffer terribly and die. In order to help them understand, Jesus related a simple little parable: “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.” (Jn 20:24 on this 5th Sunday of Lent) * * * Jesus was telling...
Message Of Hope And Warning
MANILA, Philippines — According to a Jewish legend, when God was about to create man, He consulted the angels that stood about His throne. “Create him not,” said the angel of Justice. “For he will commit all kinds of wickedness against his fellowman; he will be cruel and dishonest and unrighteous.” The angel of Truth said, “Create him not for he will be false and deceitful to his brothers...
Justified Anger
MANILA, Philippines — In most stories of the gospel, Jesus Christ is depicted as a gentle, kind, compassionate man. However, in one incident at the temple, the Lord is seen fuming mad (read Jn 2:13-22, gospel for 3rd Sunday of Lent). Making a kind of whip of cords, “He drove sheep and oxen alike out of the temple area, and overturned the money changers’ tables, spilling their coins.” “Get...
