By Sputnik News PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte is well known for his controversial relationship with the Catholic church – at one point he even called God “stupid”, having questioned the concept of original sin and other key tenets of the religion. In a Wednesday speech at the presidential palace, Duterte slammed his country’s Catholic bishops as “useless fools”, calling on his people […]
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‘Don’t pay for these idiots’: Duterte wants Filipinos to ditch Catholic mass, pray home instead
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South Korea vowed to take back its toxic waste — EcoWaste Coalition
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Organic farming solution to country’s food problem
PROVIDING sufficient and affordable food to every Filipino household remain as the government’s biggest challenge. As the Philippine agriculture is yet to achieve fully its goal of national food sufficiency, one of the best solutions to this perennial problem is to introduce to our farmers the latest technology and techniques to farming that can yield more produce or even double […]
Trash in Manila Bay*
APART from its captivating multicolored sunsets and being considered as one of the world’s greatest harbors, Manila Bay has been known historically for being the site of the mock naval battle of the Spanish-American War in May 1898. However, its natural beauty and historic importance has been ruined in the past years by the sight of plastic and all kinds […]
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Nograles: ‘Historic’ coco levy fund measure to benefit farmers deprived of benefits for decades
By Rodolfo Andal CABINET Secretary Karlo Nograles hailed as “a historic piece of legislation” the measure creating the PhP100 billion coco levy trust fund after the Senate and House of Representatives agreed on a unified version of their respective bills, noting that “the decades-long fight of coconut farmers to directly benefit from their toil and hard work is nearing positive […]
Outrage as Norwegian Pensioner Jailed for Ordering Live Rape of Filipino Girls
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Rejoice and be glad!
THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines issued a pastoral letter on Monday, talking about a number of issues plaguing the country. CBCP President Archbishop Romulo Valles said the letter entitled “Rejoice and be glad!” is a reminder to bishops on how to react to current issues as ordained ministers. The pastoral letter, released at the end of a three-day […]
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133 undesirable aliens barred last year from PH
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Recruitment for All-Pinoy Dragon Boat team in SC
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Peace talks ng pamahalaan at CPP-NPA-NDF maaring matuloy na
Ni Santiago Celario NAGPAHAYAG ng paniniwala si dating Special Assistant to the President Bong Go na muling magkakaroon ng usapang pangkapayapaan ang gobyerno at ng National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) ngayong 2019 at mauuwi ito sa pangmatagalang kapayapaan sa bansa. Ayon kay Go umaasa siya na muling mag-uusap ang gobyerno at ang mga rebelde para makahanap ng pangmatagalang […]
Lions Club holds charter night, founder’s b-day rites in Manila
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US-based rights group to campaign for LP slate, Alejano and labor leaders
By Abner Galino THE Filipino American Human Rights Alliance recently announced that it would be supporting the eight Liberal Party senatorial candidates that included former military mutineer Rep. Gary Alejano. But Ago Pedalizo, FAHRA member, also pointed out that their group would also be supporting the senatorial bids of four other candidates identified with workers and farmers organization, namely: Leody […]
NAIA passenger volume increased by 7 percent in 2018
By Benjamin Lim Vergara AIR passenger traffic at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport has significantly increased in 2018, the Manila International Airport Authority on Friday said. In its annual report of travel statistics (domestic and international), the MIAA showed a high volume of air travelers arriving and departing at the country’s main gateway. Foreign and local airlines carried 45,082,544 passengers […]
Money talks*
I HATE to spoil the police’s declared success in solving the murder of Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Rodel Batocabe and his security escort, SPO2 Orlando Diaz, in Daraga, Albay, but it seems there’s more to this case than meets the eye. There’s the issue of the PhP50-million reward that helped flush out the alleged gunmen from their hideout and supposed […]
Luke Who’s Talking #119*
Nangangati na naman ang palad ko, dalawa lang ito, either magkakapera ako o may kalyo lang ako talaga… *The opinion of this author is his/hers alone. It is not necessarily the views of Beyond Deadlines. BD Admin: You think your friends gonna like this piece? If you do, kindly share it. Thanks.
Lutas na*
IPINAGMALAKI ni Director- General Oscar Albayalde, hepe ng Philippine National Police, ang tinawag niyang major breakthrough umano sa imbestigasyon ng pagkakapaslang kay Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Rodel Batocabe at ng kanyang security escort na si SPO2 Orlando Diaz sa Daraga, Albay noong Disyembre 22, 2018. Lumutang sa imbestigasyon ng PNP ang mga pangalan ng anim na persons of interest na […]
South Korea’s toxic waste to be “re-exported” to port of origin on January 9
THE governments of the Philippines and South Korea have reached agreement that will ensure the repatriation of some 6,500 tons of mixed wastes stranded at Misamis Oriental to their origin in Pyeongtaek City this January. At a press conference jointly called by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the EcoWaste Coalition, Mr. John Simon, Port Collector at the Mindanao International […]
Thailand becomes first in Asia to introduce tobacco plain packaging; WHO commends efforts
THE World Health Organization has recently commended the stronger tobacco control measures being adopted by Thailand which has become the first in Asia and the first low and middle-income country to adopt plain packaging for tobacco products. “Thailand’s bold steps against tobacco – the single most important cause of preventable deaths worldwide – is commendable and reflects the country’s earnest […]
US marines stopped at NAIA?
By Benjamin Lim Vergara SEVERAL United States marines were stopped and questioned on Friday by unfazed security personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for bringing in 60 live ammunition and 17 magazines inside the airport’s Terminal 3. The US marines, who were part of the just concluded Balikatan exercises held in Zamboanga, were leaving for Japan via Delta Airlines […]
An interesting Face Book exchange (Conclusion)*
• Sam Marcelo: Victor Corpus China’s has not proven itself in recent memory militarily to engage a superpower like the US. It is hard press with its immediate goal of a “near-peer” status with the US. The US will remain the de facto superpower in the remaining generations. China can only try. Why not, the US is the only country […]
A lesson to bullies
IT was only proper for Ateneo de Manila University to take action and dismiss its junior high school student who was caught on camera while punching and kicking another student in an incident that spread on social media. Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones said the episode was not only a problem of Ateneo but of society itself as […]
The year of suffering the BI queue
By Benjamin Lim Vergara THE long queues at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in 2018 has become the major source of complaints of passengers, a lot of them feel aggravated or get annoyed as they worry of missing their flights. The passengers on morning flight schedules were complaining of the long and slow queue movement at the Bureau of Immigration […]
China May Use Force to Counter Foreign Meddling in Taiwan – President Xi
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Special BI counters created to expeditiously process departing OFWs
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