Browsing Archive: October, 2011
Praying and Bible-reading for the dead, II
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast...” (Ephesians 2:8-9, the Holy Bible). -ooo-
PRAYING AND BIBLE-READING FOR THE DEAD, PART II: Bob Gabuna, a member of the Internet group “seachlight”, raised interesting points about our column on the Bible’s 1 Peter 3:19 and 1 Peter 4:6,... Continue reading ...
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Tag on Mindanao campaign irrelevant
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… For God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in Him will not perish, but will have everlasting life…” (John 3:16, the Holy Bible).
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FILIPINOS NEED MORE THAN PRAYING: It is nice to see President Aquino encouraging Filipinos to pray harder during these troubled times, but then we need more than prayers now, in much the same way that, as the Bible said in J... Continue reading ...
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Praying and Bible reading for the dead
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship…” (Romans 12:1, the Holy Bible). -ooo- RESURRECTION OF JESUS, AS FIRST GLORIOUS MYSTERY: After the “Sorrowful Mysteries”, the “Glorious Mysteries” in the... Continue reading ...
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INC’s Eduardo V. Manalo: God-directed
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart...” (Hebrews 4:12, the Holy Bible). -ooo-
PERSON TO PERSON MENTORING FOR INC EXECUTIVE MINISTER: As Iglesia Ni Cristo Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo celebrates his 56th birthday on October 31, 2011,... Continue reading ...
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Manila inmates decry slow trial
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God maybe thoroughly equipped for every good work...” (2 Timothy 3:16-17, the Bible).
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WHERE IS WANING? Ok, the AFP has taken over a supposed encampment of around 100 outlaws led by Waning Abdusalam of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Payao, Zamboanga Sibuga... Continue reading ...
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Cebu Pacific offers Internet check-in
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ…” (Ephesians 5:19-20, the Holy Bible).
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WHY IS THE MILITARY AVOIDING BASILAN? The barber regularly cutting my hair from UP Diliman, Quezon City, has a pungent question on the on-going military bombardment of Zamboanga Sibugay to flush out lawless groups... Continue reading ...
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Mike A, Gen. Lim, AFP bombs & P10 B fund
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding...” (Proverbs 9:10, the Holy Bible).
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WHY ARE THE BOMBS FALLING IN ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY AND NOT BASILAN? And so, the Philippine Air Force and the Armed Forces of the Philippines are now dropping bombs to pulverize a suspected hideout of a breakaway faction of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in a r... Continue reading ...
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Next Catholic Pope is a Filipino?
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ…” (Galatians 6:2, the Holy Bible).
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NEXT CATHOLIC POPE IS A FILIPINO? Filipinos who would like to see a Filipino pope of the Roman Catholic Church someday could very well start praying hard and aspiring to be holy and rabid followers of the Bible to make this dream come true, especially because there seems to be a mo... Continue reading ...
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Next Catholic Pope is a Filipino?
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ…” (Galatians 6:2, the Holy Bible).
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NEXT CATHOLIC POPE IS A FILIPINO? Filipinos who would like to see a Filipino pope of the Roman Catholic Church someday could very well start praying hard and aspiring to be holy and rabid followers of the Bible to make this dream come true, especially because there seems to be a mo... Continue reading ...
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AFP officers to be court-martialed?
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…A person finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word!” (Proverbs 15:23, the Holy Bible). -ooo-
AFP OFFICERS TO BE COURT-MARTIALED RE: BASILAN BLOODBATH? The 7 p.m. network news aired by government-run FM radio station DWBR on Saturday, October 22, 2011, carried one item that could excite “military adventurism” once more.
This was the news that the Aquino government is studyin... Continue reading ...
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Treachery and treason in Basilan?
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…`I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart’…” (Psalm 40:8, the Holy Bible).
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TREACHERY AND TREASON IN BASILAN? There is something about treachery and treason that disturbs many people over the killing of 19 officers and men of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Basilan by members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Media reports say that in its website, the... Continue reading ...
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Pinoy bastardos and bastardas
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me...” (Psalm 51:12, the Holy Bible).
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MANY LEADERS WILL SHARE GADAFFI’S INGLORIOUS END: The ignominious death of Moammar Gadaffi is tragic, not because of the violence that attended it, but because of his surprising disability to understand that death is surely going to come to him someday, and make him account for ev... Continue reading ...
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Better approach to peace in Mindanao
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart…” (Psalm 37:4, the Holy Bible).
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BETTER APPROACH TO PEACE IN MINDANAO: Now, which approach is really better in finding peace in Mindanao? The Joseph Estrada approach, or the Noynoy Aquino approach? All-out war, or pursuing peace talks? How about the Tingting-Peping Cojuangco approach---that of pursuing projects to spur e... Continue reading ...
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Curses of madness, confusion of mind in RP
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord…” (Psalm 27:14, the Holy Bible). -ooo-
SC WARNING VS. ARMM OIC APPOINTEES: The warning by Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez, who is also the spokesman of the Supreme Court, is correct: the Aquino government must not appoint, yet, any officers-in-charge at the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) even if the tribunal... Continue reading ...
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20% medicine discount to oldies waylaid
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…The LORD confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them. My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare...” (Psalm 25:14-15, the Holy Bible). -ooo-
WORD WAR GETS UGLIER BY THE DAY: The word war between Malacanang and the Supreme Court is getting worse by the day. Now, Court Administrator and Spokesman Jose Midas Marquez has become bolder, saying ... Continue reading ...
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Media’s role in reforming people
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer...” (Psalm 19:14, the Holy Bible).
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GLOBAL MEDIA FORUM & 16TH NATIONAL PRESS CONGRESS IN BORACAY: The Global Media Forum (GMF) and the 16th National Press Congress (16th NPC) scheduled for December 8-10, 2011, in Boracay Island, was launched on Saturday, October 15, 2011, at the Cell... Continue reading ...
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PNoy-FM Jr. word war: RP leaders, no good
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… `How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears’...” (2 Samuel 7:22, the Holy Bible).
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WORD WAR SHOWS NO LEADER CAN HELP RP: The word war between President Aquino and Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is a good opportunity for all Filipinos to see that, really, there is no leader in this country who can help, or who has... Continue reading ...
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Fighting corruption with spirituality BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will...” (Romans 12:2, the Holy Bible). -ooo- EIGHT-POINT AGENDA NO DIFFERENT FROM PREVIOUS OMBUDSMAN PLANS: The eight-point agenda of Ombudsm... Continue reading ...
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Prayers for warring gov’t leadersBY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… `For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, `plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future’…” (Jeremiah 29:11, the Holy Bible). -ooo- BROADCASTERS’ INSTITUTE OPENS: BATAS INTERNET TV is now opening its “broadcasters’ institute”, and is inviting people interested to become radio-TV journalists to join the institute, and ... Continue reading ...
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Letter-writing as legal practice
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own…” (Matthew 6:34, the Holy Bible).
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LETTER-WRITING AS LEGAL PRACTICE: Lawyer Estelito Mendoza, former Solicitor General, former Secretary of Justice and former Pampanga governor, may have opened a novel, even if quite unorthodox and unusual, way of getting the attention of judges an... Continue reading ...
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SC: bring out Mendoza letter in PAL row
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… maintain justice in the courts…” (Amos 5:15, the Holy Bible). -ooo-
WE MUST WAIT FOR SC EN BANC RULING ON PAL ROW: The better part of prudence now is for all of us to await the decision that the Supreme Court’s 15 justices---the so-called en banc, or full court---will ultimately issue on the case against business tycoon Lucio Tan’s Philippine Air Lines (PAL) by the Flight Attendants and Ste... Continue reading ...
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Veterans: is this the way to treat them?
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails...” (Proverbs 19:20-21, the Holy Bible).
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ABAD’S PROPOSAL RE: VETERANS’ PAY CALLOUS: Callous, and a product of an ingrate mind. That’s how I view the proposal of Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad for the Aqui... Continue reading ...
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Pag-asa’s bad news; incompetence on PPP
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…`It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him’…” (Deuteronomy 13:4 of the Holy Bible).
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PAG-ASA’S BAD NEWS ON RAINS, FLOODS: PAG-ASA (or the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration), has bad news for all of us: there will be more severe rains between now until the ... Continue reading ...
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Questions for DBP re: Ongpin loans
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…`I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no savior. I have revealed and saved and proclaimed---I, and not some foreign god among you. You are my witnesses,’ declares the Lord, `that I am God’…” (Isaiah 43:11-212, the Holy Bible).
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BULACAN CLASS SUIT USELESS: The filing of a class suit against the National Power Corporation by residents of still-flooded Bulacan towns will not real... Continue reading ...
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Movement vs. calamities from rains, floods, winds
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water…” (Psalm 63:1, the Holy Bible).
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FLOODING AGGRAVATING WORLD PROBLEM ON FOOD: This is a greatly disturbing news from Yahoo, which came out on October 8, 2011: “Massive floods have ravaged vast swathes of Asia's rice bowl, threatening to fu... Continue reading ...
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Brillantes and premature disclosures
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal...” (Isaiah 26:4, the Holy Bible).
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PAG-ASA CONFIRMS BIBLICAL WARNING VS. FLOODS: “PAG-ASA warns of more floods, landslides” was the headline of the Philippine Star last Friday, October 7, 2011. Our weather bureau may not know it but, it is actually confirming a Biblical verse quoting Jesus, our God and Savior, in... Continue reading ...
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More OFWs deployed, more dollar earnings came for RP
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “Righteousness exalts a nation, and sin is a disgrace to any people…” (Proverbs 14:34, the Holy Bible). -ooo- PNOY’S GOOD IMAGE HELPING OFWs A LOT: The good image and positive perception being enjoyed by President Aquino among the members of the international community are the principal reasons why the ... Continue reading ...
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Inevitable judgment day for Arroyos
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring...” (Proverbs 27:1, the Holy Bible). -ooo-
HEARING THE WORD OF GOD, A LIFE AND DEATH EXPERIENCE: Just what exactly happens when someone hears the Word of God---or the chapters and verses from the Bible---maybe impossible to determine right away, but to someone who owns cellphone number 09322701764 from Pampanga, it can spell the dif... Continue reading ...
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Gov’t disaster response and the Bible
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…” (1 Peter 1:3, the Holy Bible).
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OTHER DIMENSIONS IN NATURAL CALAMITIES: Yes, President Aquino is correct. The Philippines has to greatly improve its disaster response mechanism because more devastating and more d... Continue reading ...
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“We have been warned…”
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe…” (Proverbs 29:25, the Holy Bible). -ooo-
“WE HAVE BEEN WARNED…”: Yes, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is correct. Global warming and climate change are behind the massive rains, floods and strong winds that have been bringing death and damage to our country. But then, how did global warming and climate... Continue reading ...
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Rotarians as miracle workers, Part III
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… The Father and I are one…” (Jesus Christ, in John 10:30, the Holy Bible).
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ROTARIANS AS MIRACLE WORKERS, PART III: This is the third installment of the speech entitled “Rotarians as miracle workers for service above self” which I delivered during the “Governor’s Visit and Fellowship for Service Above Self and Four Way Test” of the Rotary Club of Intramuros, District 3810, last Thurs... Continue reading ...
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Rotarians as miracle workers, Part II
BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ…” (Philippians 1:9-10, the Holy Bible).
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ROTARIANS AS MIRACLE WORKERS FOR SERVICE ABOVE SELF, II: Here is the second part of the speech I delivered during the “Governor’s Visit and Fellowship ... Continue reading ...
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