Ego maniac narcissistic Trump repeatedly said: 1) He is the greatest American President. 2) the only non-racist President; 3) the President most friendly to minorities. 4) He does not rely so much on his advisers because he learns more from TV especially Fox News. Unfortunately,...
The Bible consists of the Old and New Testaments. The first book in the Old Testament is Genesis (meaning origin) where we read how God created the universe and mankind. The last book in the New Testament is the Revelation (meaning something told to man...
SINCE we became a republic in 1946, we have had 12 Presidents, namely, Roxas, Quirino, Magsaysay, Garcia, Macapagal, Marcos, Cory Aquino, Ramos, Estrada, Arroyo, Noynoy Aquino and Duterte. Since 1946 up to 2018, Manila Bay’s health was taken for granted despite the pollution, health, and environmental...
MAP makers and mariners say Manila Bay is the best natural harbor worldwide. It is like a big lake with a narrow entrance, exit guarded by Corregidor and El Fraille Islands. The most known Asian ports are Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Yokohama and Tokyo because...
Fr. Nestor D., Diocesan Clergy of Davao shared this during his homily while celebrating mass at San Pablo Parish in the late 1990s. As a seminarian in Ozamis, his class would visit hospital patients especially those without relatives or “bantay”. The loneliest public hospital wards are...
[caption id="attachment_7613" align="alignright" width="259"] Abp. Antonio Ll. Mabutas J.C.D., D.D.[/caption]SIXTH: Early in 1981, Pope John Paul II visited Davao City. This was the only place in Mindanao the Pope would visit and the official host was the Archbishop Mabutas. Again, he was at the right...
[caption id="attachment_7613" align="alignright" width="259"] Abp. Antonio Ll. Mabutas J.C.D., D.D.[/caption]During Martial Law, 1972 to 1986, the Catholic Church was the only big legitimate group that stood up against Marcos. The political opposition was weak. While the NPA’s and MNLF used force to resist martial law,...
[caption id="attachment_7613" align="alignright" width="259"] Abp. Antonio Ll. Mabutas J.C.D., D.D.[/caption]On August 31, 1971 Deputy Defense Secretary Barbero who is an Ilocano like the Archbishop arrived in Davao City. The hearings landed in national and international papers including Time Magazine. The Barbero-Mabutas hearings finally revealed to...
[caption id="attachment_7613" align="alignright" width="259"] Abp. Antonio Ll. Mabutas J.C.D., D.D.[/caption]Archbishop Mabutas became a priest on April 6, 1946. When he celebrated his 50th year as a priest on April 6, 1996 Pope John Paul II wrote him in Latin saying among others “xx. we well...
Christianity has been in Luzon and Visayas for 500 years whereas it has been in Mindanao for about 200 years. However, the church existed only in the coastal towns of Northern Mindanao (Zamboanga, Cagayan, Butuan, Caraga). The Southern part (now the 5 Cotabato and 5...