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Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 03/05/2023

The story is told about a 4-year-old boy who was excited to go to the beach and kept asking: “Dad, are we there yet?” After so many times saying that they will be there soon, the father…

Marcos enjoins Filipinos to embody Dr. Jose Rizal’s patriotism, perseverance

12/30/2022

MANILA, Philippines—President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday enjoined Filipinos to embrace and embody the patriotism of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, who empowered others by making them aware of societal issues through non-violent means. “As we cap…

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Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 07/24/2022

The story is told about a señora who asked her maid: “Did you clean the keyboard of my computer as I told you to do?” The maid responded: “Yes, Ma’am, I did. Not only that. It was…

Mars rover Perseverance takes first spin on surface of red planet

Reuter 03/06/2021

LOS ANGELES  – NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has taken its first, short drive on the surface of the red planet, two weeks after the robot science lab’s picture-perfect touchdown on the floor of a massive crater, mission…

‘Something we’ve never seen’ – Mars rover beams back selfie from moment before landing

Reuters 02/20/2021

LOS ANGELES  – NASA scientists on Friday presented striking early images from the picture-perfect landing of the Mars rover Perseverance, including a selfie of the six-wheeled vehicle dangling just above the surface of the Red Planet moments…

NASA rover faces ‘seven minutes of terror’ before landing on Mars

Reuters 02/15/2021

LOS ANGELES — When NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance, a robotic astrobiology lab packed inside a space capsule, hits the final stretch of its seven-month journey from Earth this week, it is set to emit a radio alert…

Mandauehanons resilience amid the pandemic shown in photos

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/08/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — A photo of a young girl selling candles in front of the National Shrine of St. Joseph in Mandaue City bagged the first prize of the photo contest about celebrating the resilience of…

NASA launches Mars rover to look for signs of ancient life

Associated Press 07/30/2020

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — The biggest, most sophisticated Mars rover ever built — a car-size vehicle bristling with cameras, microphones, drills, and lasers — blasted off Thursday as part of an ambitious, long-range project to bring the…

Look out, Mars: Here we come with a fleet of spacecraft

Associated Press 07/13/2020

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  — Mars is about to be invaded by planet Earth — big time. Three countries — the United States, China and the United Arab Emirates — are sending unmanned spacecraft to the red planet…

Student earns college degree while battling lupus

Raul Constantine Tabanao 06/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Even an autoimmune disease cannot shake the faith of a UP student to earn her college degree. Claire Obejas, who was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in 2012, graduated with a degree…

Tricycle driver dad a source of pride, inspiration for his five kids

Immae Lachica 06/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Hermes Anor, 60, drives his tricycle day and night in order to provide for his family’s needs. Wearing only T-shirt, shorts and slippers, Hermes may look ordinary to many, but he is no ordinary…

He who paints tombstones without hands

Carine A. Lapid 10/27/2016

He was born without two hands, but the disability did not stop him from earning a living among the dead. Meet Vicente Dahunan, who uses his feet to clean and paint tombstones at the public cemetery in…

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