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Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy: Mother of 70 churches in Novaliches

MANILA -- As the old Our Lady of Mercy Parish Church in Novaliches, divided between Quezon City and Caloocan City, marks its 162nd anniversary on Monday, I look back to trace how...

Teacher Eds and the many faces of Alternative Learning System

MANILA — It has been said time and again that teaching is more than just a profession. To many, it is a calling, a vocation, and a mission, as it equates to...

How I came to know about the 1972 martial law

MANILA -- Where were you when President Ferdinand Marcos began implementing Proclamation No. 1081 that placed the entire country under a state of martial law? That, in a nutshell, was the question former...

Barangay Greater Lagro hosts the Novaliches watershed

MANILA -– Do you know what makes the 21-year-old Barangay Greater Lagro in Novaliches, Quezon City very much different from the other barangays (villages) in Metro Manila, which is composed of 16...

Halal certification pushed in Zamboanga

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- “Halal” -- it is a sign that hangs at some beef and poultry shops as well as eateries here, in an attempt to lure Muslims to patronize stuff from...

PH used to mark Nat’l Thanksgiving Day on Sept. 21

MANILA -- Not many of the millennials today may be aware that the Philippines used to celebrate National Thanksgiving Day every Sept. 21 from 1973 to 1985. The date of such celebration differed...

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