On the evening of April 10, 2021 a Saturday, Davao City experienced heavy rains that resulted to street flooding not only in downtown areas but as well as to many parts of the city. Many are wondering why it happened considering that the city government...
Ang “Flores” usa ka termino sa Espanya nga nagpasabot og ‘mga bulak’ ug ang “Mayo” usa ka lokal nga termino alang sa ‘bulan sa Mayo’. Sa ato pa, ang literal nga pagsabot sa ‘Flores de Mayo’ mao ang ‘Mga Bulak sa Mayo’. Ang bulan sa...
Bishop Emeritus Patricio Hacbang Alo was born on December 2, 1939 in Cebu City. He was ordained priest by Cardinal Julio Rosales, then Archbishop of Cebu with Cardinal Rufino Santos, then Archbishop of Manila on March 14, 1964. After his doctorate in theology at the...
The travel and airline industries were hard hit by COVID-19. They hope that with the vaccines and the natural decreasing number of cases by September 2021 things will go back to normal. Because of the closedown, many tourist signs in English in Asia and Europe...
I was a judge from 1985 to 2006. In the early 1990s, a young man asked if I can solemnize his marriage at the Davao General Hospital (now the Southern Philippines Medical Center). He said his sick wife who was pregnant pleaded that they should...
In 2020, 3 regions raced to make the first covid vaccine. The first vaccine producer will rake in billions of dollars in profits even if only one out of eight people will buy it. The first vaccines were made by 2 US drug firms then...
10 years ago, I clipped an article which attracted me. During this COVID-19 season, I spent time looking at my files and I again saw this article. I am sharing it with everyone because it is very touching. One Solitary Life He was born in an obscure...
“We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song.” This were the words of St. Augustine long time ago, but is it still true today? Alleluia people are happy and joyful people because Christ has come to redeem us. But how can we be...
Dear KNOT, Maayong adlaw sa tanan. Ako usa ka Amahan, minyo ug dunay tulo (3) ka mga anak. Ang among lugar diin asa kami nagpuyo, dili gayud malikayan nga makig angay sa mga silingan. Mga higala nga susama nako nga Amahan sab. Kasagaran, inig magkatapok na...
Holy Week is the high point of the Lenten season. It begins on Palm Sunday – the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem – up to the great Easter Feast. The greatest focus of the week is the redemptive sacrifice of Jesus. It is a...