Christmas in Cebu City: ‘Peaceful, no reported incidents’

Pia Piquero 12/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Christmas Day in Cebu City has been generally peaceful, with no untoward incidents, as reported by Councilor Philip Zafra, the chairman of peace and order committee. During his assessment, Zafra revealed that that…

CCPO accepts Rama’s challenge to improve city’s peace and order

Emmariel Ares 12/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City police have accepted the challenge of Mayor Michael Rama to maintain the city’s peace and order for the coming year. Recently, a significant number of incidents have disturbed the peace in…

Gaza truce and hostage release set to start

11/24/2023

Palestinian Territories —A four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war was set to start Friday with hostages to be released in exchange for prisoners, the first major reprieve in seven weeks of conflict that have claimed thousands of lives.…

Maine City grapples with aftermath of mass shooting: ‘Never seen anything like this’ 

10/27/2023

LEWISTON, Maine- Residents of Lewiston, a hard-bitten former mill town in Maine city, struggled on Thursday with a new reality: the scourge of American mass shootings had arrived. Eighteen people were killed in gunfire in Maine’s second-largest…

Five things to know about the Nobel Prizes

09/28/2023

Stockholm, Sweden—Since 1901, Nobel prizes have been awarded to men, women, and organizations for work that has led to great advances for mankind, in line with the wishes of inventor Alfred Nobel. The winners of this year’s prizes…

US: China’s water cannon attack in WPS ‘threatening regional peace and stability’

Faith Agrosino 08/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The United States on Sunday said it stands with the Philippines after the China Coast Guard (CCG) fired a  water cannon at a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and military supply ship bound for Ayungin Shoal, calling…

Maxene Magalona finds peace in God

Immae Lachica 04/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Yogi and actress Maxene Magalona shared a simple message on how she found peace in an Instagram post on Saturday, April 8. In her post Maxene, shared a short yoga flow with the caption,…

Mayor Chan: Sending cops to Negros Oriental can help maintain peace, order in CV 

Futch Anthony Inso 03/13/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan said that sending some of the city’s policemen to Negros Oriental would help maintain peace and order not only there but in the whole region as well.…

Formula for true peace and joy

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 02/19/2023

I have a dog, Bruce, who gives so much joy to me and to our community with his happy and loving presence. But there is one trait of Bruce that truly amazes me, i.e. whenever I accidentally…

Attitude not altitude

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 01/29/2023

It is interesting how we Filipinos call the warts removal procedure “tiis ganda,” i.e. to endure the pain, to become beautiful. * * * In today’s Gospel (Matthew 5:1-12), Jesus teaches us the beatitudes, the attitudes we…

Give peace a chance

Andrew Sheng - @inquirerdotnet 01/02/2023

Are we truly heading for war? The Ukraine war is such a horrible disaster that we must think seriously about how to get back to peace and stability. Reading Roman history during the Christmas holidays, I was…

3H for 2023

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 01/01/2023

I remember an incident when I was invited to celebrate Mass. It was the town fiesta, and the front of the church was filled with decorations, a welcome band, and all the Mass servers ready to march…

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