Sariaya, Quezon. Patay ang isang 74 anyos na drayber matapos pagsasaksakin ng kanyang anak dahil sa isang pagtatalo kamakalawa ng umaga, Abril 6 sa Sitio Balete Ilaya, Brgy. Sampaloc 2, sa bayang ito.
Kinilala ni Police BGeneral Jose Melencio Nartatez, direktor ng Police Regional Office Calabarzon ang biktima na si Federico Bocacao at ang suspek na anak ng biktima na si Alvin, 38 anyos na isang magsasaka.
Ayon sa testimonya ng 5 anyos na apo ng biktima, nakita niyang dumating ang suspek at nagkaroon ng mainit na pagtatalo ang dalawa sa hindi nalamang isyu.
Ayon sa bata, sinugod ng kanyang tiyuhin ang kanyang lolo, pinagsasaksak ng ilang beses at tinamaan sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng katawan.
Tumakas ang suspek habang dinala ang biktima sa Lucena United Doctors Hospital, kung saan idineklara itong dead on arrival bandang 11:23 ng umaga.
Kasalukuyang tinutugis ng mga tauhan ng Sariaya Municipal Police Station ang tumakas na suspek upang masampahan ng kasong parricide.
Inaasahan na tataas ang mga presyo ng bigas sa bansa sa susunod na mga linggo dahil sa nagmahal na presyo ng palay sa farmgate, na dulot ng tag-init, mas mahal na mga inputs, at mababang buffer stock.
Ayon sa Department of Agriculture, ang maximum na inaasahang pagtaas ay P5 kada kilo. Ito ayon sa kanila ay dahil mataas sa presyo ng binili nilang palay na P22 hanggang P23 kada kilo.
Kabilang din sa mga dahilanan ng pagtaas ng presyo ang mas mababang imbentaryo ng bansa na sasapat lamang sa 51 na araw at ang normal na pagtaas ng presyo nito sa panahon ng tag-init.
Many people believe that forgiveness demands that we release people from guilt unconditionally. In the Bible, forgiveness means voluntary and loving forgiveness of debt. Jesus’ death on the cross has given us forgiveness, not only for our past sins, but also for the present and future.
What we need to do is to come to him with a humble heart, “confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (John 1:9).
God’s forgiveness is…
Once for all.
The moment we believe in Christ as Savior, we are freed from God’s punishment.
God by His own authority has freed us from all charges. “Christ did not sin, but for our good, God put our sins on Him. Thus we are reconciled to God” (2 Corinthians 5:21).
Does this mean that we are no longer responsible for all the wrong deeds we have done? God’s forgiveness does not mean that there will be no consequences for our actions (Galatians 6:7). When we do wrong things, make mistakes and hurt people, we still have to face the consequences.
Perfect and Ultimate
“Blessed are those whose sins are forgiven and whose sins are wiped away. Blessed are those whose sins are not imputed to God.” (Romans 4:7-8)
Our sins are forgiven, removed and not counted again forever.
God’s forgiveness is perfect and final. We don’t have to worry about being confronted again with all our sins. We will not face punishment for our own sins.
When we accept God’s forgiveness, He takes our failures and guilt and places them all on Christ. We will no longer face punishment for our own sins.
The price of forgiveness
There is a high price demanded from both parties involved in the forgiveness process, both from God who forgives us and us as humans who receive forgiveness.
The price of God’s forgiveness for mankind is – He punished His Son for our sins. The just was tortured and killed for the unjust (1 Peter 3:18). He Himself has no sin, because He is perfect! But in His perfection, He chooses to bear our failures, egoism, guilt and shame. After His crucifixion was completed, God accepted Jesus’ death as sufficient payment for our sins (John 19:30).
Three days later, Christ rose bodily from the dead. By the miracle of resurrection he showed heaven’s acceptance of his sacrifice. He also showed a new life with God, which is a forgiven life that is a truth for anyone who believes in Him.
That is why we should reflect and remember the death of Jesus through the holy communion. The communion bread reminds us of Jesus’ body and the communion water reminds us of His blood that has flowed on the cross. “He bore our sins in His own body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live for righteousness. His wounds have healed you.” (1 Peter 2:24).
The price that humanity must pay – For those of us who are offended or hurt, the price is to let go of grudges, cancel debts and try to restore relationships with others who have repented. For the offenders, the price is to admit the mistake humbly and repent and not hide the act. We must admit it, taking full responsibility for the act and the consequences of the act, pleading for God’s mercy with a broken heart and receiving God’s mercy with thanksgiving.
Although the price of forgiveness is high for us, it is worth it because the joy in restoration and freedom is also gained after the relationship is restored.
May the joys of Easter fill our hearts with gladness.
A new study has shown promising results for a nasal COVID-19 vaccine, according to researchers at the Institute of Virology at Freie Universität Berlin in Germany.
When two doses of the live nasal vaccine were administered to hamsters, the animals showed a stronger immune response compared to their response to two doses of the vaccines that are currently available.
The study was published in the journal Nature Microbiology on Monday.
The lead author of the study told Fox News Digital this week, “We find that a live attenuated vaccine prevents virus replication — this could be a game changer in controlling SARS-CoV-2 transmission.”
Nasal vaccines not yet available in US
Today, there are four approved COVID vaccines in the U.S. — all of which are administered via injection into the muscle, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are both mRNA vaccines, which use mRNA (messenger RNA) to trigger cells to produce a viral protein.
This prompts the immune system to create antibodies.
Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen is a viral vector vaccine, which delivers DNA “instructions” to the body’s cells via a different, non-harmful virus.
The Novavax vaccine is a protein subunit vaccine, which uses some proteins of the virus that causes COVID-19 — known as the “spike protein” — to “train” the immune system to act against future spike proteins.
“The goal is to create a barrier to stop virus spread.”
The nasal COVID vaccine that’s being tested is a live-attenuated vaccine, which means it contains a live but weaker form of the coronavirus.
It works by stopping the virus in the upper airway before it can travel further into the body.
Study focused on Syrian hamsters
The researchers used Syrian hamsters for their vaccine testing.
The study’s lead author, Dr. Jakob Trimpert, head of diagnostics at the Institute of Virology at Freie Universität Berlin in Germany, said hamsters are the “prime non-transgenic [not genetically modified] small animal model” for COVID-19 research.
“These animals have the great advantage of being naturally susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection, including natural spread between hamsters,” he explained to Fox News Digital.
“The infection of Syrian hamsters resembles many key features of moderate human COVID-19 — this makes the hamster an ideal model to study COVID-19 vaccines and therapies.”
Nasal vaccines show ‘superior protection’
The nasal vaccines have significant advantages over the injectable vaccines that are currently available, Dr. Trimpert said.
“An intra-nasally applied live-attenuated vaccine provides superior protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to intramuscularly applied vaccines,” he told Fox News Digital.
While he said currently marketed vaccines do a good job of preventing severe illness from COVID, Dr. Trimpert pointed out that they don’t prevent the infection, moderate illness or spread.
“We find that a live attenuated vaccine prevents virus replication” — so “this could be a game changer in controlling SARS-CoV-2 transmission.”
The main benefit of a nasal vaccine is that immunity is activated right where it’s needed, Dr. Trimpert said.
“It is the induction of local immunity at the site of natural infection that could be a game-changer here,” he said.
“Judging from our results, this has considerable impact and greatly reduces the risk of infection.”
Doctor sees nasal vaccines as ‘a brilliant idea’
Dr. Marc Siegel, professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center and a Fox News medical contributor, said he finds this new research promising. He was not involved in the study.
“The goal is very important: to create a barrier to stop virus spread,” he told Fox News Digital.
“This involves IGA antibodies and works at the level of the mucus membranes.”
IGA, or Immunoglobulin A, is an antibody that plays an important part in the immune function of mucous membranes.
The mucous membrane, or the nasal mucosa, is the tissue that lines the nasal cavity.
The nasal vaccine could be standalone or could work in conjunction with other vaccines, said Dr. Siegel.
“If it’s effective and human trials of the German vaccine are ongoing, it will be a big step forward,” he said.
Dr. Norman B. Gaylis, who has treated over 1,000 patients at his Long Haul COVID Clinic in Aventura, Florida, also reviewed the findings.
“I believe it’s a brilliant idea to create a vaccine that can build immunity in the nasal mucosa,” he told Fox News Digital.
“Research has shown that COVID and other viruses often enter through the nose, and travel up the olfactory nerve … and then into the brain,” he explained.
Developing a nasal vaccine could help prevent viruses from gaining easy access to the brain, said Dr. Gaylis.
“This is important because many ‘long COVID’ patients are reporting brain damage from the virus,” he added.
Additionally, a nasal vaccine would provide a helpful alternative for patients who have a fear of needles, allowing them to get protected without a jab, said the doctor.
Other nasal vaccines in development
As of July 2022, there were at least 12 nasal COVID vaccines in clinical development, according to Science Immunology.
The biotechnology company Codagenix announced in October 2022 that it had entered the Phase 3 clinical trial for CoviLiv, its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine that is intended for healthy adults.
As of July 2022, there were at least 12 nasal COVID vaccines in development.
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City has launched a Phase 1 study evaluating a new egg-based COVID vaccine, called NDV-HXP-S, which can be administered nasally or via muscular injection.
In June 2022, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases published a study illustrating the effectiveness of nasal COVID vaccines in hamsters.
This was followed by another study in September 2022, which showed that nasal vaccines produced a strong immune response in rhesus monkeys.
Both China and India have approved nasal COVID vaccines for humans, as reported in the journal Nature in September 2022.
Those who are considering a new vaccine should consult with a doctor to ensure that it’s right for them.
Iran and Russia have also approved nasal forms of the vaccine, though there is limited data available about their effectiveness.
More research is needed
The German research team plans to continue investigating the effectiveness of its vaccines and looks forward to moving into clinical trials.
“While our results in the animal model are robust, only clinical trials will be able to ascertain translatability to human medicine,” Dr. Trimpert said.
Questions remain about the vaccine’s safety for people with weakened immune systems and the potential risk of combining it with different variants of the virus.
The CDC states that severely immunocompromised people and pregnant women should avoid live vaccines.
Said Dr. Trimpert, “We do think there is reason to hope for next-generation COVID-19 vaccines that better control virus transmission and greatly reduce disease burden.”
Nasal vaccines have significant advantages over the injectable vaccines that are currently available, said the study’s lead author. (iStock)
Christ’s “mandate” is commemorated on Maundy Thursday—“maundy” being a shortened form of mandatum (Latin), which means “command.” It was on the Thursday of Christ’s final week before being crucified and resurrected that He said this commandment to His disciples. Jesus and his disciples had just shared what was known as the Last Supper and he was washing their feet when he stated:”A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another” (John 13:34).
Holy Thursday is the commemoration of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ, when he established the sacrament of Holy Communion prior to his arrest and crucifixion. It also commemorates His institution of the priesthood. The holy day falls on the Thursday before Easter and is part of Holy Week. Jesus celebrated the dinner as a Passover feast. Christ would fulfill His role as the Christian victim of the Passover for all to be saved by His final sacrifice.
The Last Supper was the final meal Jesus shared with his Disciples in Jerusalem and during this Passover meal,
…Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, gave thanks,and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you, from now on I shall not drink this fruit of the vine until the day when I drink it with you new in the kingdom of my Father.” Matthew 26: 26-29
It is believed those who eat of Christ’s flesh and blood shall have eternal life.
Christ also establishes the special priesthood for his disciples, which is distinct from the “priesthood of all believers.” Christ washed the feet of his Disciples, who would become the first priests.
So when he had washed their feet [and] put his garments back on and reclined at table again, he said to them, “Do you realize what I have done for you? You call me ‘teacher’ and ‘master,’ and rightly so, for indeed I am.
If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do. John 13: 12-15
A New York grand jury investigating the circumstances surrounding a “hush money” payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016 has voted to indict Donald Trump, making him the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office confirmed the indictment in a statement on Thursday and said it had reached out to Trump’s attorney to arrange his surrender. The specific charge or charges have not yet been made public and the indictment remains under seal. Bragg’s office said more guidance would be provided “when the arraignment date is selected.”
At 12:30 a.m. Friday, one of Trump’s attorneys, Joseph Tacopina, told CBS News via text that Trump’s legal team expects him to surrender to authorities “likely Tuesday,” following discussions with the Manhattan DA’s office until late Thursday night.
Two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News the plan is for the former president to fly to New York Monday and be arraigned before Judge Juan Merchan the next day. The proceeding is expected to be brief. The charge or charges in the indictment would be read to him at that time. The sources noted that the planning is fluid and the date could change.
Two law enforcement sources also told CBS News on Friday that Trump is likely to fly into LaGuardia Airport, which is located in Queens, in a private plane.
In a statement responding to news of his indictment, the former president called it “Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history,” and accused Democrats of “weaponizing our justice system to punish a political opponent, who just so happens to be a President of the United States.”
“The Democrats have lied, cheated and stolen in their obsession with trying to ‘Get Trump,’ but now they’ve done the unthinkable — indicting a completely innocent person in an act of blatant Election Interference,” Trump said.
Two Trump attorneys, Tacopina and Susan Necheles, issued a statement saying that the former president “did not commit any crime” and vowed to “vigorously fight this political prosecution in Court.”
The case stems from a payment made just days before Trump was elected president in 2016. His former attorney, Michael Cohen, arranged a wire transfer of $130,000 to Daniels in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair. Prosecutors were believed to be investigating the potential falsification of business records related to reimbursements made to Cohen. Trump has denied having a sexual encounter with Daniels, and vehemently denied wrongdoing in this case.
Cohen repeatedly met with prosecutors and testified before the grand jury in this case for five hours over two days in March. He served time in a federal prison after entering a guilty plea in 2018 to tax evasion and campaign finance violations in connection with the payment to Daniels.
After news of the indictment broke on Thursday evening, NYPD officers were out in full force at the Manhattan criminal courthouse, where a few scattered protesters gathered. CBS News has learned that all NYPD officers have been ordered to be in full uniform and ready to deploy Friday.
The indictment comes as Trump faces legal hurdles in other potential criminal cases. In Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis is mulling charges in an investigation into alleged efforts by Trump and more than a dozen of his allies to undermine the state’s results in the 2020 election, which he lost to President Biden. A special purpose grand jury conducted a six-month probe last year and delivered a report with its findings to Willis in January. The majority of that report was ordered sealed, at least until charging decisions are made.
In Washington, D.C., special counsel Jack Smith is overseeing two Justice Department investigations into alleged efforts to interfere with the lawful transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election, and Trump’s handling of sensitive government documents found at his Mar-a-Lago home and possible obstruction of efforts to retrieve them.
The White House declined to comment on news of the indictment. (CBSNews)
The conviction of Mayor Sanchez and his men brought relief to the members of STAMPERS and to the family of “Tahimik” and Romy himself because at last, justice is served. Romy continued working peacefully at IRRI while serving his Barangay as Chairman and performing his obligation and duties to his family. All his children were studying so he had to work extra hard to make both ends meet. Most of the time he had to do the laundry because Nelia was in school teaching.
One time he met a freak accident inside IRRI where he sustained a large open wound in his head. His supervisor and co-workers wanted to bring him to the Dispensary for treatment but he refused. Instead of going to the nearby clinic or hospital, he wrapped his head with his shirt and went home to San Pablo. As he rushed to his house to change his clothes, he was met by his middle child Rouselle (Ruth) who requested him to wash his school uniform, “Tatay, paki-laba, may pasok lang po ako”, without knowing that his father’s head was bleeding profusely. He washed the uniform as requested before proceeding to the hospital for suturing of his wound. This scary incident later became a part of family jokes.
Romy had a lot of funny anecdotes to tell that happened in his real life which he shared to others during seminars, workshops and leadership training. Some he shared thru his columns in the form of short stories and poems or during informal gatherings of friends. Here’s one funny story I heard many times from his neighbors and compadres in ‘Labak”: One sunny day in April, while he was washing all their soiled clothes before going to work in a night shift at IRRI, a group of young hecklers passed by and upon seeing him wrapped in a towel from waist down exclaimed “Aling Romy, Aling Romy, anong sabon ang gamit n’yo?” That was obviously a joke but he took it as an insult and challenged the hecklers into a fight while holding a bolo. “Eto ang sabon na gamit ko!
During that time, Romy was a very loyal follower and supporter of former San Pablo City Mayor Zacarias A. Ticzon – a kind of loyalty that impressed then aspiring City Mayor Vicente B. Amante. He was invited by Amante to join his turf but Romy graciously declined the invitation because of a promise he made to his Ma Caring (Ticzon) that he would never leave him. “I am a poor man but I treasure my words.” Having palabra de honor is one of his good characteristics. If he said he would come, that’s a promise he would surely fulfill rain or shine.
When Ma Caring Ticzon retired from politics, he eventually joined the Amantes because that was a vow he made to then ABC President Gener B. Amante, the elder brother of Vicente. It was the beginning of another chapter of his colorful life.
Hindi kontra nang kontra si Risa Hontiveros para lang may maikontra. Bilang isang mataas na opisyal na muling nahalal sa senado noong nakaraan Mayo, may kaakibat na tungkulin ang pagsalungat sa maling gawi ng pamahalaan, bukod pa sa paggamit ng karapatan niya bilang mamamayan at mambabatas. Samantala, patuloy ang mga paanyaya bilang panauhing pandangal at tagapagsalita kay dating VP at ngayo’y Angat Buhay chair Leni Robredo para pangunahan ang mga mahahalagang kumperensiya sa loob at labas ng Pilipinas dahil lahat ng kanyang masasabi ay gamit na gamit sa paghahanap ng solusyon sa mga suliranin ng mundo. Kaya kung hindi siya nakaupo, at tila nag-iisa si Risa, tanong ng isang propesor kahapon ay kung may krisis ba ng oposisyon. Nauna na rito, noong Mayo, nagpahayag ang isa pang batikang propesor na may kakayahan si Risa na pangunahan ang oposisyon habang pinansin naman niya ang kagitingan ni Leni at ng kanyang pangkat para umagapay sa mga nangangailangan.
Laganap ang oposisyon sa malawak na kahulugan nito lalo na’t kabi-kabilaan ang kabuktutan sa mga ahensya ng pamahalaan at mga opisyal. Umeepekto ito sa kritikal na pag-iisip ng mga mamamayan, pro-administrayon man o maka-oposisyon sila. Bakit ko titingnan sa bilang ng mga pulitikong oposisyunista kung alanganin naman ang bilangan sa kanila maging sa mga “tapat” na politiko na kabilang sa administrasyon? Kasi kung ganoon pala ang batayan, para ko na ring sinabing si Juan Ponce Enrile ang kapwa pinakamagaling sa oposisyon at pinakamagaling sa administrasyon samantalang sa katotohanan, ang kanyang pagiging balimbing ang magtuturo sa atin na siya ang ehemplo ng katusuhan sa mahabang kasaysayan niya ng “paglilingkod” sa diktadura at pag-asta ng pagsuporta sa mga pamunuan ng mga pangulo.
Hindi dahil tahimik ang oposisyon, wala na ang oposisyon. Hindi ba pwedeng sabihing bumubwelo lang? Kinailangan nila Ninoy Aquino, Aquilino Pimentel, Jovito Salonga, sampu ng kanilang kasamahan sa oposisyon, ang maghintay sa tamang tiyempo at unti-unting basagin ang pedestal na paghahari-harian ng talaga namang mga makapangyarihan hindi sa gitna ng mga ordinaryong araw kundi sa gitna ng Batas Militar, panahong kakaiba ang pananahimik ng mga tao. Kunsabagay, noong mapatay sa kasikatan ng araw si Ninoy sa paglapag ng sinakyang eroplano noong 1983, malinaw pa sa sikat ng araw na hindi oposisyon ang may gawa ng kanyang tuluyang pananahimik. Tatlong taon matapos nito, napatalsik ng oposisyon ang mga Marcos sa Palasyo ng Malacanang. Makatwiran bang sabihing administrasyon at hindi ang oposisyon ang nagluklok sa pagkapangulo ng maybahay ng napaslang na dating senador, si Cory Aquino?
Sa kabaligtaran, nadarama ng mga tunay na may pakialam at pakiramdam ang kalidad ng pagsalungat sa mga maling gawi ng gobyerno. May mumunting mga krisis sa pamamahala sa edukasyon at kalusugan, at underdevelopment sa sektor ng agrikultura, kaya naman buhay na buhay ang pangangalampag sa mga natutulog sa pansitan na mga halal na pinuno. Muli, makatwirang bang sabihing administrasyon pa rin at hindi ang oposisyon ang nangangalampag para aksyunan ang mga suliranin sa mga paaralan at mga guro, sa mga ospital at mga manggagawang medikal, sa agrikultura at mga magsasaka? Ang lumalalang kagutuman, kawalang hanap-buhay, patayan, at hindi mapigil-pigil na taas-presyo ng mga pangunahing bilihin ay mga tema ng oposisyon. Hindi imbento ang mga ito. Maingay ang publiko hinggil sa mga ganitong usapin — nakikiisa rin sa panawagan ang ilang bansa — at mapapaisip pa ba tayong administrasyon at hindi oposisyon ang nag-iingay para sa mga konkretong solusyon?
Mabuti na ring wala sa mga hanay nila Risa Hontiveros at Leni Robredo ang itinuturong lider ng oposisyon dahil mangangahulugan pa ito ng mababaw na pagtingin na ang galaw ng bayan o makabuluhang pananahimik ng mga may pakialam ay sa kanila nagmumula. Sila’y mga babaeng normal na nag-iisip kung ano ang ikikilos at kinikilos para may maihain sa hapag-kainan, mabulgar ang mga sindikatong nagpapanggap na lingkod-bayan, maparusahan ang mga tiwali, unti-unting matuldukan ang maling pamamahala. Ngunit hindi ibig sabihin na sa senadora at sa dating pangalawang pangulo dadaing ang mga tao o sa pagkontra lang ng dalawa aangkla ang lahat ng oposisyon sa maling pamamalakad at makasariling pagpapaganda ng mga imahe ngunit napatunayan nang sila ang sumira sa kanilang mga sarili at patuloy pang sinisira ang sarili nila sa mga salitang hindi naman dinadaan sa gawa.
Hindi rin sukatan ang eleksyon sa paglakas o paghina ng oposisyon. Gayunpaman, sa bawat kapitan, punong bayan, gobernador, senador, o pangulo, ang taumbayan ay may lakas at karapatan sa pagpili sa paraang eleksyong demokratiko at walang bahid ng pagdududa ng resulta nito. Kaduda-dudang magagaling ang administrasyon kaysa sa anumang pagkukulang meron ang oposisyon. Merong kredito ang oposisyon sa paglaganap ng kritikal na pag-iisip ng mga mag-aaral sa kolehiyo. Maaaring hindi sila sinang-ayunan ng mayorya ng mga bumoto, pero patuloy silang nakikialam. Ang mga manggagawa naman ay patuloy ang pakikibaka at pagsasamahan na may layuning pakamahalin ang paggawa at pagpantay-pantayin ang mga oportunidad dito.
Sa pag-aaral ng dynamics ng oposisyon sa Pilipinas, makasisiguro tayong buhay na buhay ang oposisyon na nakukuha sa pangalan tulad ng Genuine Opposition. Ang meron ay krisis sa bawat isipan ng mga pulitikong maka-administrasyon, maka-oposisyon, at mga taga suporta nila.
Mga salita ni Ninoy na nabanggit sa isang aklat ni Nestor Mata ang gamit ko noong may pagsalungat ako sa mga administrasyon ni Cory at Noynoy Aquino, “Without criticism no government can survive, and without dissent no government can effectively govern.” Ibig sabihin, ang tagumpay ng oposisyon ay tagumpay ng bawat administrasyon. Maigi pa sa akin ang panghawakan ang tradisyong sumuporta at mag-adbokasiya ng oposisyon. Hindi tayo dapat magpabaya sa kapakanan ng mga henerasyong susunod sa atin sa gitna ng pandaraya, panlilito o panlilinlang ng diyablo. Idalangin sa Diyos ang katagumpayan ng Kanyang kapangyarihan sa tulong ng mga kapangyarihang ibinigay Niya sa mga hari, pangulo, at iba pang pinuno. Sa biblikal na prinsipyo, merong 3Cs: Collaborate/cooperate/communicate with governing authorities. (1 Pet. 2:11; Acts 16:37, 22:25).
Ngayong Holy Week, alalahanin natin ang mga sumalungat kay Pontio Pilato na hindi lang dahil gusto nilang sumalungat kundi walang bahid ng kasalanan at nagtatanggol lamang ng administrasyon ng langit ang ipinako sa krus na si Kristo.
Noveleta, Cavite. Napatay ang isang robbery suspect at arestado ang apat pang kasamahan nito matapos makipag engkwentro sa mga pulis na miyembro ng tracker team sa Cavite.
Kinilala ni Col. Christopher Olazo, Cavite provincial police director, ang nasawi na si Aiben Herrera, 18 anyos na residente ng Brgy. Malainen Bago, Naic, Cavite. Idineklara itong dead-on-the-spot.
Sinabi ni Olazo na si Herrera at apat nitong kasamahan ay sangkot sa insidente ng pagnanakaw sa Maragondon, Cavite dalawang araw na ang nakalipas.
Naaresto sa nabanggit na hot pursuit operation sina Ariel Cuyson, Jin Boy Mendoza, Rachelle Suson at Jayjay Pantoya habang si Khen Herrera ay nakatakas sa kasagsagan ng barilan.
Nakumpiska sa mga suspek ang dalawang cellphones, at ang personal na kagamitan ng mgaa biktimang sina Aira Kue, 25, Annie Luntor, Darielle Lim, kapwa medical intern at ng caretaker na si Romel Rodriquez na siyang mga nag report ng insidente ng nakawan.
Sinabi ni Olazo na habang natutulog ang mga biktima sa kanilang kuwarto ay pumasok mula sa bintana ang anim na armadong suspek sa Brgy. Bucal 3-2, Maragondon, Cavite.
Tumakas ang mga suspek matapos na makuha ang mga kagamitan ng mga biktima.
“We were able to identify the suspects and traced their whereabouts and hideout in Noveleta,” ani Olazo.
Sa halip naa sumuko, pinaulanan ng bala ng mga suspek ang mga operatiba na nagresulta sa engkwentro at ikinamatay ni Herrera.
Pinag-iingat ng Department of Health (DOH) ang mga deboto hinggil sa paghampas sa sarili at pagpako sa krus bilang bahagi ng kanilang penitensya ngayong Semana Santa.
Sa media forum, idiin ni Health OIC Maria Rosario Vergeire na ang pangunahing nakukuha ng mga tao sa nasabing aktibidad ay tetanus o impeksyon dahil sa bacteria na tinatawag na Clostridium tetani.
Sinabi ni Vergeire na ang mga tao na may mga sugat ay maari ding makakuha ng impeksyon na magdudulot ng mas malaking pinsala sa katawan. Posible ring makakuha ng pasa at pilay kapag ipinako ang mga buto sa kamay at paa.
Pinayuhan ni Vergeire ang mga deboto na gawin ang ibang pagsasakripisyo ngayong Holy Week bukod sa nabanggit na traditional religious practices.
Pinag-iingat din ni Vergeire ang paghalik sa imahen, bagama’t walang paghihigpit tungkol dito.
Kaugnay nito, sinabi Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Permanent Committee on Public Affairs Executive Secretary Fr. Jerome Secillano noon pang 2019 na ang pagpapako sa krus maling kaugalian ng mga deboto.
Muling iginiit ng Simbahang Katolika na mali at hindi nila kailanman hinikayat ang mga deboto na magpapako sa krus o maglatigo ng kanilang likod tuwing Semana Santa, partikular sa Biyernes Santo.
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