Q. What is the National Mining Policy? A. The Constitution is the guide in mining Policies. 1. Art 2, Declaration of Policies “the state shall protect and promote the right to health of the people” (sec. 5), protect and advance the right of the people to...
(Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao during the 61st Parochial Fiesta of St. James the Apostle Parish, Bunawan, July 25, 2023) Ang atong kalipay dili lang karon, apan ang atong kalipay mahimong lalom na kalipay ug mu sustain kanato in the...
The people of Israel awaits the coming of the Messiah as Moses was told by God that a prophet greater than him will come, whom the people should listen to. God revealed himself in the same fashion centuries later as he did with the Israelites...
THE Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, celebrated on August 6, reminds us that like Christ, we are meant to be transfigured to a supernatural life with God in heaven for all eternity. While here on earth, it behooves us to be always conscious...
THIS should be like an instinct in us. Everything that we are and that we do should be referred to God. In fact, everything that happens to us, every event in our life, whether considered humanly speaking as good or bad, should be referred to...
IF we want to be realistic in our life, we should always be prepared for Judgment Day which can surely come anytime. In fact, we should go through our daily lives in pursuit of this most important moment when our eternal destiny is determined. This may...
IT’S a virtue before it is an art. Detachment that is proper to us is a virtue that comes as a result of the spirit of Christ. And we can only have that spirit if we are open to God’s grace and faithfully follow the...
THERE are times when we have to wait, desist from acting at the moment, and hope for a better time that will surely come, although in ways that may not be according to our expectations. We are reminded of this act of prudence in that gospel...
THE parables Christ told his disciples that compared the Kingdom of heaven with a mustard seed and a pinch of yeast (cfr. Mt 13,31-35) obviously are meant to tell us that, yes, heaven and everything related to it can and should be found in the...
(Homily of Most Rev. Romulo G. Valles, D.D., Archbishop of Davao during the 15th Sunday in Ordinary time and the Sending forth of the World Youth Day 2023 Delegates at San Pedro Cathedral Parish, July 15, 2023.) We are nourished always by the word of God. First...