Flyby of Asteroid 2012 DA14

Manila, Philippines – Last month, February 16, an asteroid as big as an office building, half the length of a football field was the closest-ever predicted Earth approach for an object this large. This asteroid dubbed 2012 DA 14 was discovered by the La Sagra Sky Survey operated by the Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca in Spain on February 23, 2012. The asteroid was about... 

Get rich, get out, quick

Manila, Philippines – DOWN in Pagadian, thousands of people got rich very quickly and very briefly. Not one, not two, but three pyramid pharaohs fleeced their “investors” by promising – and giving, early on — from 30 to 40 percent ROI. One tearful lady said her money, more than P100 million, earned her 150 percent.  Read More »

Islamic New Year marked today

Manila, Philippines – On the occasion of the Islamic New Year, Amun Jadid, today, President Benigno S. Aquino III yesterday wished that the event would inspire Muslims in the country “to uphold the ideals of true justice and morality.” Incoming search terms:islamic new year 1434 (32)islamic new year (24) Read More »

The Return of the Twelve

MARK 6:30-34 The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” People were coming and going in great numbers, and they had no opportunity even to eat. So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place. People saw them leaving and many came to know about... 

P147.4-M in lotto jackpots unclaimed

Manila, Philippines – Five instant millionaires through the lotto games of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), with a total combined winnings of P147,498,812.30 still have not shown up to claim their prizes won in 2011, prompting agency officials to air a reminder. Lawyer Lauro A. Patiag, manager of Internal Audit Department said yesterday winners have 365 days to... 

Jesus calms storms at sea

MARK 4:35-41 One day, as evening drew on, [Jesus] said to [His disciples], “Let us cross to the other side.” Leaving the crowd, they took Him with them in the boat just as He was. And other boats were with Him. A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already filling up. Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. They woke Him and said to Him,... 

Foggy Thinking

MANILA, Philippines — Ban firecrackers at Christmas and New Year’s? For how many hours, how many days? Good luck to the police and barangay tanod, good luck to DILG and MMDA! Ban firecrackers during the December holidays, when nobody but nobody can remove the most obnoxious, most noxious smoke-belching buses, trucks, jeepneys, FXes, taxis, and other vehicles from our streets every... 

The Word

John 1:1-18 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through Him, and without Him nothing came to be. What came to be through Him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. … The true light, which enlightens... 

The presentation in the Temple

Luke 2:22-40 When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, [Joseph and Mary] took [Jesus] up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord. When they had fulfilled all the prescriptions of the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon Him. Reflection: The... 

Simeon’s Canticle

Luke 2:22-35 When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord, just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord,” and to offer the sacrifice of “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons,” in accordance with the...