Changing face of the fiesta By Marifi Jara Fiesta celebrations are rooted in the Spanish legacy of commemorating Catholic saints, with each town or locality being assigned one who stands as the patron of the community. But beginning in the last decade or so, we have seen and are seeing…
And the survey says… By Ermin Garcia Jr. After four long days of respite from the campaign trail, the candidates must be raring to get back to the hustings while the electorate eagerly awaits the results of more recent surveys if only to confirm their own predictions on who the…
Oca backing off before Resurrection? By Gerry Garcia TODAY is Easter Sunday. Easter is the principal Christian Festival observed to commemorate the restoration of Christ from the dead on the third day from Good Friday when he died crucified on the cross, which gave rise to belief in Resurrection —…
Holy Week’s unholy observance By Jun Velasco THE week gives us a much-needed pause amidst the rat race, the political noise and haste. Are the things we are doing every day really worth it? Have we asked why we are doing what we are doing? Let’s hope the spiritual, week-long…
Nominal Christians, watch out! By Gonzalo Duque ALL Christendom pauses this week for a spiritual retreat. I wonder why we are advised to do it only once a week and annually. It should be a daily, every second of our lives activity. But alas, we are mostly nominal Christians, And…
Are you worthy or worthless? By Al S. Mendoza IN 1381, a guy named John Ball said: “From the beginning all were created equal by nature, slavery was introduced through the unjust oppression of worthless men, against the will of God; for if God had wanted to create slaves, he…
Longing for love By Eva C. Visperas His song said what he felt. The singer, a boy, expressed how it feels living without the care of his biological parents. He belongs to a group of about 10 boys who found temporary home at The Haven, Home for Street children in…
Improved brooding method makes heavier broilers, more eggs By Sosimo Ma. Pablico A Berlin-trained microbiologist has found a new method of taking care of young chicks or brooding, resulting in heavier broilers and increased eggs of layers, as well as in minimizing the obnoxious odor of chicken manure, converting it…
Easter Message By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. “The Lord is risen indeed!” (Lk 24:34) It is not a secret that our country as a whole is undergoing its own long, sad and painful passion. There is much poverty and sickness in the land. The vices of drug and gambling…
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