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Cease fire ensues after Hamas rocket barrage against Israel

  Israel has the right to defend itself. Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Rafael Harpaz said Israelis will defend themselves from rocket attacks coming from Gaza. “We need to defend our cities,’ Ambassador Harpaz said. “They’re shooting rockets at schools, houses and innocent people.” The Israeli diplomat...

Stakeholders prepare for Bangsamoro plebiscite in 2019

Since the passage of Republic Act 11054 or the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) last July, all sectors involved in the peace process in Mindanao have been steadily preparing for the Bangsamoro plebiscite scheduled to be held on January 21 next year. On the part...

Relics and the Roman Catholic Church

Why do Catholics venerate relics? This question came to mind when the heart relic of Saint Padre Pio was put on display last October in the Philippines. The saint’s relic was put on public display for veneration from Oct. 6 to Oct. 26 in...

Millions venerate Saint Padre Pio relic, says priest

Millions of Filipinos went out of their way to take part in the veneration of the heart relic of Padre Pio, an Italian saint, according to a priest who was involved in the event. LARGEST CROWD In a report published by CBCPNews, the official online...

The People’s National Artist: For Aunor and for art

    I have to admit, and quite sadly, that I was no fan of either television or film during my years as a child. Back then I was raised mainly on the reading of paperback novels. This goes without saying that I am more familiar,...

Measure for measure

  Better luck next round. Automatically re-nominated for National Artist honors, actress Nora Aunor was again dropped from the list of new National Artists who were honored by President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday. The 2018 batch of National Artists are: Francisco Mañosa (architecture), Eric de Guia,...

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Metro Manila Film Festival 2023: The Art and the Gross

The 49th edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is all set to unfold December 25 of this year, with 10 films vying...

Philippines Graphic: 91 years of literature and the news

It all started in 1927 when a Filipino publisher named Ramon Roces put up a weekly magazine that offered considerable pages for Tagalog literary...

By the scanning of your thumbs: Election tech

  If the Commission on Elections (Comelec) had everything it wanted for a fully automated election system, the biometrics it collected from registered voters...

Profiles on inclusivity, diversity, and growth

Inclusivity, the practice of providing equal access to opportunities and resources for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized, have long been a...