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Is it church meddling or duty to right a wrong?
BASED on her reading of the encyclical "Deus Caritas Est" given her by Pope Benedict XVI, President Arroyo has accused Msgr. Deogracias Iñiguez of violating church doctrine, if not also the constitutional provision on the separation of church and state when he filed his impeachment complaint against her.
World Population Day 2006: Young People
WORLD Population Day was inaugurated in 1988 by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to mark July 11, 1987, when the world’s population hit five billion. The annual celebration seeks to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues, particularly in the context of overall development plans and programs, and the need to find solutions for these issues.
The 85th Year of the Mongolian People’s Democratic Revolution
MONGOLIA has had a long history of settlement dating back to pre-historic times. Most of its early settlers were nomads who from time to time formed great confederations. The first of these, the Xiongnu, was formed by Modun Shanyu in 209 BC. In the early 13th century, the Mongol nation was born under the leadership of a chieftain known as Temujin, who was crowned Genghis Khan.
The compassion of Jesus
Matthew 9:32-38
Amistad Fil-Hispana
ON Filipino-Spanish friendship day (30 June), I leafed through Revolucion Filipina: Memorias intimas by Manuel Sityar, an engaging book which I bought at the UP, some years ago. Manuel Sityar was a lieutenant of the dreaded Guardia Civil who swore allegiance to General Emilio Aguinaldo and joined the army of the Revolutionary Government when his regiment surrendered at San Francisco de Malabon. Soon after, Sityar was promoted to colonel: "I served my Father (Spain) with my blood, now it is time to serve my Mother (Filipinas) with my blood" was Sityar’s poignant declaration.
Human rights all-time issue
THE recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.
Promoting nat’l retirement industry
WHEN retired PNP General Edgar Aglipay was called by the President from Washington to offer him a job as Chairman of the Philippine Retirement Authority, he didn’t know anything about that agency. "We should help sell the country," the President told him. He was mandated to create a national retirement industry program.
Repairing ‘new’ roads
As time goes by
ON its 42nd year of existence, Banco Filipino Savings and Mortgage Bank might well reflect on Alexander Pope’s lament that "years following years steal something every day." BF has lost half of its forty years in protracted legal battle with the Central Bank, the latest issue being the latter’s "personality."
Luck and circumstance
"If the end does not justify the means, what can?"
John Maynard Keynes
CBCP comment on impeachment
IN a clear and unambiguous voice, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines or CBCP, yesterday made known its position on the rehashed and recycled serial impeachment charges filed by the opposition last month.
Homecoming
THE people you meet at an alumni homecoming! They’re as ancient as you, or older!
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