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Holy Spirit-led 2025 Philippine elections!
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - May 15, 2025 - 12:00am
God is truly good, all the time! God hears prayers too!
White smoke, a new pope, a Filipino?
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - May 8, 2025 - 12:00am
This piece was written yesterday, Wednesday, the 7th day of May, 2025 - a very important date not only for the Catholic Church but for the whole world.
May 2025 is Here!!!
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - May 1, 2025 - 12:00am
The merry month of May starts today!
Life-saving links and apps
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - April 10, 2025 - 12:00am
The recent deadly earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand triggered calls and alerts for better, effective disaster preparation-monitoring and management.
Rising hunger rate, soaring national debt, and, questionable 2025 budget
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - April 3, 2025 - 12:00am
About 7.5 million hungry Filipino households (27.2 percent of Filipino families) reported involuntary hunger (being hungry or not having anything to eat at least once in the past three months), according to a March...
The end is near?
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - March 27, 2025 - 12:00am
This is part of Frank Sinatra’s 1969 classic song, My Way, the English-written version by Paul Anka of the French song "Comme d'habitude," written by Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibaut, and Claude...
2025 March 11: Politics, justice, truth
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - March 20, 2025 - 12:00am
A massive jolt shook the Filipino nation and people last March 11, 2025: the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport upon his return from Hong Kong and his flight to The Hague’s...
Remembering Japan this March
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - March 13, 2025 - 12:00am
March 11, 2025 started solemnly for many who remembered the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake which occurred at 2:46 p.m. the strongest jolt (magnitude 9) ever recorded in Japan and the 4th largest globally...
5Ps, SDGs, gender equality: Elusive but attainable
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - March 8, 2025 - 12:00am
PEACE and PROSPERITY for PEOPLE and PLANET, now and into the future, through PARTNERSHIP are the 5 pillars/5 commitments within the 17 Sustainable Development Goals everyone and the whole world are enjoined to achieve...
2025 Ash Wednesday and Lent: Some initial reflections
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - March 6, 2025 - 12:00am
Yesterday, March 5, churches were filled with worshippers present for this year’s Ash Wednesday Mass and ritual.
March and God’s presence
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - March 1, 2025 - 12:00am
Whoa, goodness! Today is the first day of March! Did you have time to see the grand exit of February?
2025 Cebu City’s Charter Day
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - February 20, 2025 - 12:00am
Section 1 of Republic Act 7287 declares February 24 of every year a special non-working holiday, to be known as Cebu City Charter Day, in commemoration of its foundation anniversary.
Heal our sick, our Earth!
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - February 13, 2025 - 12:00am
For sure, this year, thousands/millions of devotees again gathered (with their prayers/ petitions/songs/masses/torchlight processions) at the grotto in Lourdes, France where Mama Mary appeared in 1858 to young/asthmatic...
RCE-Cebu and VHC training updates
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - November 30, 2023 - 12:00am
For October to November, 2023, a total of 2324 participants joined our 11 trainings on Kitchen Waste Composting and Options for Other Waste Types.
Rising budget,  deficit, and debt
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - October 21, 2023 - 12:00am
Freedom from Debt Coalition sponsored a very timely and relevant webinar on World Food Day last October 18 entitled “Rising Debt, Hunger and Anger: Ano Ang Tugon ng Sambayanan?”
The merry Mary month of May
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - May 6, 2023 - 12:00am
Yes, the merry month of May is also Mama Mary’s month!
Heat index, global warming, El Niño, and reclamation
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - April 27, 2023 - 12:00am
Summer months, April and May, are known here in our country as the hottest months.
Divine Mercy and Earth Day prayers
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - April 20, 2023 - 12:00am
Come, join all throughout the world celebrate this year’s Earth Day!
“Do not be afraid”
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - April 13, 2023 - 12:00am
Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD, shared this in his article, Moments:
Concerned Lawyers’ Statement on the Oil Spill Tragedy
by Cherry Piquero Ballescas - March 23, 2023 - 12:00am
Sharing with you highlights of the March 17 Statement of concerned lawyers on the oil spill tragedy.
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