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Proud to be Filipino!

08.26.2010 · Posted in Philippines

Haters, both Filipino and foreign coming out of the woodwork to put down my nation? I could care less. Were the Police sorely under trained? Yes absolutely. But that’s all you haters can complain about. Under trained and ill-equipped and they still tried their best  to do job. Brave in the face of death, selfless and ...

Friars and Filipinos by Frank Ernest Gannett

07.23.2010 · Posted in Literature, Philippines

Friars and Filipinos An abridged translation of Dr. José Rizal’s Tagalog Novel, “Noli Me Tangere.” By Frank Ernest Gannett. New York: The St. James Press. José Rizal. Dr. José Rizal, of whose “Noli Me Tangere,” the following story, is an abridgement, is the most striking character to be found in the history of the Philippine Islands. He was not only a great martyr to ...

Elections, Dynasties and Catholics!

The General Elections in the Philippines is over but the counting and so now the long wait for the winners although some have already taken their oath the one everybody’s waiting for is still up in the air. Some see this election as the dawn of a new day with Arroyo no longer President. All ...

The Iglesia ni Cristo’s Bloc voting is just a myth

So said a rabid anti-INC catholic blogger who goes by the alias losav. That’s his opinion and he’s free to have one. But is it really a myth? Here’s some news report. I’m not even going add my comment on them. You decide.Aquino maintains huge lead Agence France-Presse First Posted 08:13:00 05/11/2010 MANILA, Philippines—Senator Benigno Aquino ...

Iglesia ni Cristo prays for peaceful elections

The Philippines is on the verge of a major upheaval. With all the presidential candidates going all in and betting everything including the kitchen sink, it isn’t hard to imagine a strong reaction will not be displayed for any hint of a failure of election. Pray for peace. INC flock urged to pray for peaceful, honest ...

Pity those without a good shepherd

A few malcontents are criticizing the INC “bloc voting” saying it is undemocratic! Talk about being ignorant. Let me set a few things straight based on my own personal take guided by what I’ve learned in my life. Bloc voting? It is not “bloc voting” per se. What outsiders think of as “bloc voting” is in truth ...

The Catholic church’s steady decline

01.06.2010 · Posted in Philippines, Religion, Roman Catholic Church, World

The Catholic Church has a proud history, proud not of the Godly and spiritual sense but of the temporal. Afterall, this same church was the one and same as the Roman Empire. A casual check of history would reveal that this supposed religious organization started out as a tool by the Roman Emperor Constantine to ...

Thank you. Salamat po

Salamat po. Salamat po sa mga kapatid na binuksan ang kanilang tahanan upang magkasama-sama makapanood ng burol at libing ng Ka Erdy. Hindi po kayo nagdamot at dahil na rin sa inyong kabaitan, naibsan kahit konti ang kapighatian na tayong lahat ngayon ay nadarama. Salamat po sa mga kapatid na kasapi sa GEMNET.TV at dahil sa inyong ...

The vaunted Iglesia ni Cristo vote.

Much has been seen and said about the Iglesia ni Cristo’s vaunted unity so I won’t go into much detail of why and how. The Iglesia doctrines defined it based on scriptures and adherence to it is required, also based on scriptures. On the contrary, the Catholic church, even from it’s earlier years is always been ...

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