Viewpoints: Marriage and priesthood
BY ABP. OSCAR CRUZ
TIME and again, the matter of marriage in conjunction with priesthood and vice versa, comes to fore.
Why is it that priests...
People Powwow: Thumbs up to Miraflores, down to CHED
By HERBERT VEGO
A FEW issues ago, this corner questioned the tendency of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to approve applications for tuition hikes...
Faith, Hope, Charity: A food bank for the hungry
BY IKE SEÑERES
“BECAUSE it’s there”, that was my reason for climbing mountains when I was younger, and that is my reason now for wanting...
Viewpoints: Saints
BY ABP. OSCAR CRUZ
THESE are days of rejoicing and bliss.
It has become certain and clear that saints are not only acclaimed in Rome but...
People Powwow: How I turned my back on government job
BY HERBERT VEGO
IN my early days as a professional journalist in Manila, Pete Vael of what was then the Bureau of National and Foreign...
Accents: Sense and Sensibility — and Service
By JULIA CARREON-LAGOC
THE San Antonio – San Nicolas Elementary School (SASNES) in the municipality of Oton has reached a milestone, and a centennial jubilee...
Rural Update: Entry of foreigners in PH
BY JOHNNY NOVERA
TWO major policy moves approved by our government will bring into the country unrestricted entry of foreigners. Will the new policies be good for us? They are:
First, welcoming US troops to have wider access to Philippine...
People Powwow: When a sick seaman becomes ‘fit to work’
By HERBERT VEGO
DOES it happen in real life that a sick overseas seaman gets a “fit to work” certification from a shipping agency? If...
People Powwow: K-12, an anachronistic DepEd program
By HERBERT VEGO
AS I was writing this yesterday, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro was expected at the Nueva Valencia High School in...
Faith, Hope, Charity: ‘Growth and development’
BY IKE SEÑERES
MANY words in the English language would seem to be synonymous with each other, but they are actually not.
Take the case of...