Madonna T. Virola

he program, led by PETA Plus with support from Diageo, achieved its 2024 goal of reaching 20,000 students, promoting youth empowerment and responsible decision-making.

As a child, Mangyan Batoy Daw Ay would embark on a long, barefoot journey from his mountain home, crossing treacherous rivers with his family to join lowland communities in celebrating Christmas.

In a country where over 124,000 Filipinos die prematurely each year from ischemic heart disease caused by elevated LDL cholesterol and plaque accumulation, the indigenous Mangyan people of Mindoro Island present a striking contrast.

Senator Risa Hontiveros introduced a resolution congratulating and commending the appointment of His Excellency, Most Reverend Pablo Virgilio David, Bishop of the Diocese of Kalookan, as a cardinal of the Catholic Church.

Bishop Moises Cuevas, Apostolic Vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan, has issued a strong warning to the public about individuals impersonating Roman Catholic clergy to solicit donations.

A community-based social enterprise dubbed “Tiangge ni Maria” (open market of Mary) of the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing (OSB) in Tagaytay City in Cavite province has been serving both the poor and the rich with formandees at the forefront, according to Joni Gail Morales, one of the novices.

The Best Inspirational Religious Song Award given by this year’s Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) to “Ikaw Ay Pari” is a recognition of the ministry, said Fr. Giuseppe Pietro Arsciwals, OP, in an emailed interview.

Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, archbishop emeritus of Manila, on Oct. 8, celebrated his 50th episcopal anniversary during a thanksgiving Mass at St. Francis de Sales Theological Seminary in Lipa City in the province of Batangas, according to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) News.

In Oriental Mindoro island province, concerned citizens like members of the Rotary Club served hot meals five days ago to stranded passengers when boat trips were cancelled due to severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami)

The Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan (AVC) holds second collection in Masses for typhoon those affected “Kristine”, according to a “Pastoral Instruction re Special Second Collection in all Sunday Masses for Assistance to Heavily Affected Persons, Families and Communities Caused by Tropical Storm ‘Kristine’,” issued by Bishop Moises M. Cuevas.