A lawmaker is seeking to expand the benefits under the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) to cover even outpatient medical and surgical care. Rep. Scott Davies S. Lanete (3rd District, Masbate), a medical doctor, said his proposal embodied in House Bill 5265 seeks to recognize that...
MANILA, Jan. 20, 2015 – If you were one of the parents who struggled to get a papal blessing for their babies, children while the Holy Father was in the Philippines, then Pope Francis wants to give you a pat on the back. Answering questions from...
Pope Francis praised Philippines Catholics’ strong faith and challenged them to continue to let the Christian message bear fruit, noting the upcoming 500th anniversary of Christianity’s arrival in Philippines. “It is my hope that this important anniversary will point to its continuing fruitfulness and its potential...
MANILA, Jan. 20, 2015—Pope Francis’ visit to the country was an awakening of sorts, with Filipinos learning a multitude of lessons from the words of the Holy Father. But it wasn’t only the lay faithful who learned from this momentous occasion. The pontiff also admitted learning...
The Vatican urged the Philippines to minimize papal visit expenditures and devote more resources to help victims of recent calamities. Speaking at a press briefing Thursday, papal visit media relations sub-committee chair Fr. Anton Pascual said the Vatican wants a simple papal visit to create...
MANILA, Nov. 30, 2014—The Archdiocese of Manila (RCAM)’s Commission on Social Services and Development (CSSD) officially launched the Year of the Poor (YOP) in an event held at the Paco Catholic School Saturday, Nov. 29 with hundreds in attendance, representing various sectors. “We as the Church...
MANILA, Nov. 15, 2014–The head of Manila Archdiocese will conduct a recollection for media practitioners who will be covering Pope Francis’s upcoming visit to the Philippines. Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle said it will be held on December 3 so that interested participants from the...
MANILA, Nov. 14, 2014– Pope Francis will bring his message of “mercy and compassion” to at least 11 different venues in the province of Leyte and Metro Manila during his Apostolic Visit to the Philippines on January 15 to 19, 2015. Pope Francis is expected to...
MANILA, Nov. 14, 2014–Pope Francis will celebrate Masses in Latin during his papal visit to the Philippines from January 15 to 19 next year. Pasig Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara, chairman of the CBCP Commission on Social Communications, said that all the responses, however, will be in...