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FINDNG ANSWERS At this time of All Saint’s Day and All Soul’s Day when our thoughts and prayers focus on the dearly departed, I reminisce about some remarkable men and women whose love of country and service to fellowmen I find heroic and inspiring. I can say they were truly outstanding because

The Chief Justice is among the 13 of Duterte-appointed Magistrates at the 15-man SC.

‘A president with only a nodding acquaintance with coherence’

Vice President Sara Duterte shared that she learned to be a strong government official despite the adversities thrown her way from the late former Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, whose sixth death anniversary was commemorated on Thursday, Sept. 29. VP Sara Duterte attends the commemoration cer

The Japanese government is preparing for the state visit of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Vice President Sara Duterte revealed on Thursday, Sept. 29, upon her return from Tokyo to attend the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Vice President Sara Duterte (left) shake

The Mangudadatu family of Maguindanao, once portrayed in the media as the underdog to their rival, the Ampatuan family that perpetrated the now infamous Maguindanao massacre, is not so, well, saintly.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PNA) – A key religious leader in Marawi City has condemned and withdrew support for Sen. Robinhood Padilla who recently filed a bill on same-sex union. PADILLA (FB) Alim Abdulmajeed Djamla, the Grand Imam of the Jameo Mindanao Al Islamie (Marawi Grand Mosque), said Padilla

Jameo Mindanao Al-Islamie (Grand Mosque) in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur (Photo courtesy of TFBM) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - A key religious leader in Marawi City issued a statement of condemnation and withdrawal of support from Sen. Robinhood Padilla, who recently filed a bill on same-sex union. Alim Abdulmajeed Djamla, the Grand Imam of the Jameo Mindanao Al Islamie (Marawi Grand Mosque), said Padilla's measure "is tantamount to disbelief (kufr) which is outside the creed of Islam." Pad...

Here’s what you need to know about moves to legalize same-sex civil unions in the Catholic-majority Philippines.

Four different female presidents led three Asian nations in recent decades. What does their legislative record tell us about the impact women leaders can have on women’s lives?