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99 bishops meeting in Manila
Almost a hundred bishops attended Friday’s opening of the 94th Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) at the Pope Pius XII Center on United Nations Avenue in Paco, Manila.
Bush praises GMA, who returns from Davos today
US President George W. Bush congratulated his Philippine counterpart for her strong leadership in fighting al-Qaida-linked militants and vowed the two countries will keep cooperating in the fight against terror, officials said Saturday.
Muslim clerics emphasize Islam is religion of peace
Five top Muslim clerics or "muftis" in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have reiterated that Islam, being a religion of peace, has nothing to do with terrorism as they asked those who link it with violence "to look deeply into its teachings...and peaceful message."
Comelec deputizes DoTC, 3 agencies for election duties
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) and its three attached agencies — the Philippine Postal Corp. (Philpost), National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), and Telecommunications Office (TO) — have been named by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as among its deputies to ensure unhampered delivery of ballots, election return forms and paraphernalia, and speedy transmission of election messages vital to the conduct of peaceful, orderly, and credible elections on May 14.
Pimentel lists 5 nominees for Comelec seat
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. (PDP-Laban) yesterday proposed five names from whom President Arroyo can choose her appointee as the seventh and last commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), following a Palace statement that it is amenable to accepting nominations from the opposition.
National Bible Sunday observed by Christians today
National Bible Week culminates today with the observance of National Bible Sunday, a time to reaffirm the importance and relevance of the Word of God for Catholics and other Christian believers and a reminder of the need to regularly seek the Lord’s guidance and will by reading, studying, and living the Holy Scriptures.
3 gunned down in Ilocos Sur shooting spree
STO. DOMINGO, Ilocos Sur — Three persons were killed and one was wounded when unidentified men armed with Carbine rifles suddenly entered their house last Friday night while they were having a drinking session and gunned them down, police said.
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