Time to fight back

WE join the nation in condemning the killing of already three priests in the countryside. The thought that men of God would be now be made targets of violent elimination by motorcycle-riding hitmen in the country is utterly abominable.

It’s apparent that nobody is already held sacred by deranged men and women behind these mindless killings. Worse, the unsolved killings of journalists, drug dealers, barangay officials and now priests, by the motorcycle-riding hitmen are not helping us feel safe in our communities.

While it is true that our police are literally like looking for a needle in a haystack to get their suspects – they who use motorcycles as their highly mobile getaway units and required crash helmets as conceal their faces and use unlicensed guns – still they must produce results.

Aggravating the situation further are the incessant charges and counter-charges between the clergy and the Duterte administration that only divert attention away from the murderous killings of not only the priests but of journalists too.

We urge our readers to continue praying for a reunification of purpose and thoughts between and among our government and Catholic Church leaders, our local officials and police so they can act in unison to help us begin to feel safe in our streets and homes.

It’s time we all fight back against the murderers. They are out there.

 

Suicides

DEPRESSION, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is one of the major causes of suicides worldwide.  Just recently, iconic bag designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain took their lives by hanging, the same route that Hollywood biggie Robin Williams had taken. Nobody knows whether they were depressed or not.  But it was obvious they were all healthy, physically, before they committed suicide—as former Cabinet secretaries Jaime Ongpin and Angelo Reyes were before they shot themselves to death not too long ago.

They also had one common denominator: They were all rich and famous at the time they did it.

WHO defines depression as a common mental disorder that interferes with one’s daily life, and is associated with sadness, loss of interest, feelings of guilt, low self-worth, disturbed sleep patterns, tiredness, and loss of concentration and appetite.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque has the Hopeline to help depressive and suicidal patients through numbers 8044673, 09175584673 and 2919.  The call you make may save a life.

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