I LIVED with disaster these past two weeks. Pagasa says it was the confluence of the cold Siberian winds and the warm winds of the eastern Pacific, each one a heavy cistern of moisture, converging over the Northern Mindanao skies, dropping heavy rains across the terrain.
IN April 2006, the Bishop of Novaliches Antonio Tobias, who was once assigned to Mindanao as bishop of Pagadian, apologized to the convicted plunderer Joseph Estrada on behalf of the entire Philippine Catholic hierarchy
OVERPOPULATION and poverty are correlated. Catholic teachings on freedom of conscience and the centrality of the human person can be distorted to serve the needs of women in modern times.
Kris-Crossing Mindanao The moral vote by Antonio J. Montalvan II
MANILA, Philippines - It is a subject matter that must be continually revisited. In the Philippines, even if it has consistently ended as a losing proposition, the issue of legislating a “reproductive” health bill only emphasizes the need for the citizenry to arrive at a moral choice.
Kris-Crossing Mindanao Edcel's winter by Antonio J. Montalvan II
MANILA, Philippines - As inevitably as it happened to many countries before us, so will it be for us. Are they deliberately skirting the issue? There was passing mention of it in the University of the Philippines study that they have cited.
Kris-Crossing Mindanao Opining Mindanao by Antonio J. Montalvan II
MANILA, Philippines - It has become a choice buzzword and conversation topic in many a gathering, despite the pronouncement of government that the MOA BJE—those favorite letters—has been sent to the trash bin. And people often ask what we think about it.
MANILA, Philippines - The Honorable Edcel Lagman, Janette Garin, Narciso Santiago III, Mark Llandro Mendoza, Eleandro Jesus Madrona and Ana Theresa Hontiveros Baraquel would have us believe that their bill respects religious convictions and is not pro-abortion.
