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Do you think that the Catholic Church will not anymore be involved in such "political matters"?
As a senior Catholic Church leader advised outspoken bishops of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) to shun politics and focus more on the young and the poor, the question remains if the Church can shift from making concerns on political matters, to promoting moral values and defense of family and life. He added that "we have to use new approaches, techniques, and methodologies with our new leadership under Bishop Angel Lagdameo".
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STO. NIÑO LAKBAYAW FESTIVAL IN TONDO.
Manila Mayor Jose “Lito” Atienza Jr. and son Kim Atienza join the people of Tondo, Manila as they begin celebrating the feast of the Sto. Niño during the Lakbayaw Festival. Fr. Erick Santos, parish priest, led the celebration at the Tondo Church. (Ramon I. Samson)
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Home Guaranty mulls P7-B bonds for debt refinancing
State-owned Home Guaranty Corp., (HGC), plans to tap the local debt market as early as February with a seven-year zero-coupon bond that it expects will raise around P7 billion for debt refinancing.
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Pope Benedict XVI shows special concern on RP
Pope Benedict XVI yesterday appointed Monsignor Mario Mendoza Peralta as co-adjutor bishop of the Diocese of Alaminos, Pangasinan and Monsignor Roberto Calasa Mallari as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga.
The appointments of the two priests were relayed yesterday to...
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Feast of the Santo Niño
TODAY’S fiesta of the Santo Niño is an annual celebration that takes place on the Sunday after the Baptism of the Lord in many churches and Catholic institutions bearing the name Santo Niño. This fiesta centers on the Santo Niño of Cebu with its sinulog dancing and the famous cry for God’s help, "Pit Senyor.’’
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Morales faces stiff penalty if he comes in overweight
LOS ANGELES — A weighty issue involving Mexican Erik Morales surfaced on Friday after Manny Pacquiao’s American trainer Freddie Roach bared that “Morales will be slapped at least 0,000 if he comes in overweight” against the heavy-handed Filipino southpaw in their megabuck Jan. 21 battle in Las Vegas. |
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AKLAN ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVITIES.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo raises the image of the Sto. Niño at the St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Kalibo, Aklan before thousands of residents and tourists attending the Ati-atihan festivities. With the President are Rep. Florencio Miraflores and Bishop Jose Romeo Lazo. (Rudy Liwanag)
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Eastern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms. The rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers.
Moderate to occasionally strong northeasterly winds will prevail over eastern Luzon with moderate to occasionally rough seas.
Manila Bay will be slight to moderate.
Temperature range – 22.7°C – 31.0°C
Tides — High: 12:09 a.m., 1.28 m.
Low: 8:42 a.m., -0.26 m.
Sunrise — 6:22 a.m.
Sunset — 5:40 p.m.
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