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PERSPECTIVE
Rising hunger rate, soaring national debt, and, questionable 2025 budget
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - April 3, 2025 - 12:00am
About 7.5 million hungry Filipino households (27.2 percent of Filipino families) reported involuntary hunger (being hungry or not having anything to eat at least once in the past three months), according to a March...
The end is near?
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - March 27, 2025 - 12:00am
This is part of Frank Sinatra’s 1969 classic song, My Way, the English-written version by Paul Anka of the French song "Comme d'habitude," written by Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibaut, and Claude...
March 22, 2025: Earth Hour - 8:30?to 9:30?PM
by Charry Ballescas - March 22, 2025 - 12:00am
Tonight, Saturday, from 8:30?– 9:30?PM, would you like to switch off your house lights and share 60 minutes of your time to join the whole world mark this year’s Earth Hour?
2025 March 11: Politics, justice, truth
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - March 20, 2025 - 12:00am
A massive jolt shook the Filipino nation and people last March 11, 2025: the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport upon his return from Hong Kong and his flight to The Hague’s...
Remembering Japan this March
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - March 13, 2025 - 12:00am
March 11, 2025 started solemnly for many who remembered the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake which occurred at 2:46 p.m. the strongest jolt (magnitude 9) ever recorded in Japan and the 4th largest globally...
5Ps, SDGs, gender equality: Elusive but attainable
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - March 8, 2025 - 12:00am
PEACE and PROSPERITY for PEOPLE and PLANET, now and into the future, through PARTNERSHIP are the 5 pillars/5 commitments within the 17 Sustainable Development Goals everyone and the whole world are enjoined to achieve...
2025 Ash Wednesday and Lent: Some initial reflections
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - March 6, 2025 - 12:00am
Yesterday, March 5, churches were filled with worshippers present for this year’s Ash Wednesday Mass and ritual.
March and God’s presence
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - March 1, 2025 - 12:00am
Whoa, goodness! Today is the first day of March! Did you have time to see the grand exit of February?
2025 Cebu City’s Charter Day
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - February 20, 2025 - 12:00am
Section 1 of Republic Act 7287 declares February 24 of every year a special non-working holiday, to be known as Cebu City Charter Day, in commemoration of its foundation anniversary.
Heal our sick, our Earth!
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - February 13, 2025 - 12:00am
For sure, this year, thousands/millions of devotees again gathered (with their prayers/ petitions/songs/masses/torchlight processions) at the grotto in Lourdes, France where Mama Mary appeared in 1858 to young/asthmatic...
“Unti-unti ninyo kaming pinapatay”
by Cherry Ballescas - February 6, 2025 - 12:00am
In the 1980s, Mindanao social scientists presented their research about Northern Mindanao municipal fishers who described themselves as drowning in poverty because their small bancas/pumpboats were no match to the...
Can the abusive hear our people’s angry song?
by Cherry Ballescas - February 1, 2025 - 12:00am
Did our Filipino people fully understand what the various January 31 indignation rallies were all about?
January 31, 2025 indignation rallies
by Charry Ballescas - January 30, 2025 - 12:00am
Tomorrow, January 31, various groups will hold indignation rallies against Corruption and Impunity in Metro Manila: 1) at the People Power Monument at 9:00AM; 2) at EDSA Shrine corner Ortigas at 2:00PM; and, 3) at...
No Laudato Si amidst 2025 Sinulog and basura
by Cherry Ballescas - January 23, 2025 - 12:00am
For 2024 Sinulog, there were 3 million attendees, 202.3 tons of basura.
Pit Senyor 2025!
by Cherry Ballescas - January 18, 2025 - 12:00am
The continuing return of worshippers and devotees to Cebu, year in and year out, point to the faith, hope in and thanksgiving for the Santo Niño.
Laudato Si and Basura-free Sinulog!
by Cherry Ballescas - January 16, 2025 - 12:00am
The Feast of the Child Jesus-Sto. Ni?o is fast approaching. Pit Senyor ahead to you all!
Our “I”-filled January
by Cherry Ballescas - January 11, 2025 - 12:00am
You may all already know that there are several activities/rallies scheduled for January in various parts of the Philippines.
2025 Jubilee Year and Hope
by Cherry Ballescas - January 9, 2025 - 12:00am
January 2025 has definitely taken off. So much activities to expect yet so much unknown as well in the horizon.
Happy, happy God-blessed new year 2025!
by Cherry Ballescas - January 4, 2025 - 12:00am
On this fourth day, First Saturday of 2025, allow us to greet you a very happy, happy God-blessed new year!
Soon it will be Christ’s birthday!
by Cherry Ballescas - December 21, 2024 - 12:00am
Tomorrow, on the fourth Sunday of Advent, another purple candle will be lighted, to signify peace --a timely reminder that Jesus IS our Prince of Peace!
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