The devil in Philippine life

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 10/29/2021

What does the devil look like? For me, he is an adult male with horns and bat-like wings. As a child, I was terrified of illustrations of the devil and hell in a pre-Vatican II catechism owned…

Can Talisay cops cook up a ‘miracle’ to turn Tangke into a drug-free barangay?

Alvin Marie A. Timtim 02/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There’s a saying that most old persons in Barangay Tangke in Talisay City in southern Cebu know quite too well: “The haven for notorious criminals especially those involved in illegal drugs is not…

Sinas to Palma: Please pray for cops so that they won’t go to hell

Nestle L. Semilla 12/17/2018

MISA DE GALLO AT PRO-7 CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma called on the Catholic faithful to help one another create a perfect world amid life’s imperfections during the second day of Misa de Gallo which he celebrated for…

‘Sometimes, rule of law can be stupid proposition’

11/15/2016

For President Rodrigo Duterte, ensuring the safety of Filipinos in a country “rocked with rebellion and extremism” and “flooded with drugs” can be “hell” and nightmarish. “You know countries like the Philippines, you do what is right,…

Repackaging the Church’s teachings

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 11/03/2016

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” (Matthew 10:28 New International Version). Freedom of…

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