‘Opinion’ Archives
Work out your own salvation
BY : BRO. EDCEL CLOSAS Fresh Gospel of the day: John17:20-26(May16, 2013-Thursday) John 17:20-26-Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; That they all may be one; as thou, Father, in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: Jesus Christ prayed for the “unity of the people” [...]
What’s good enough?
BY : JHAN TIAFAU HURST THINK a minute. Is your voice good enough to sing a solo on television or radio? If you’re like me, you’ll stick to singing in the shower only! So what are you good at? And compared to whom? If golf is your sport and you can beat your buddies in a round, how good are you compared to Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, [...]
It is time for the city and province to move on
BY : CRIS DIAZ THE jeers and sneers of the election fanfare have subsided as both losers and winner candidates retreated to their own comfort. It was an exhilarating experience albeit the thrill and madness that showcased the characters and personalities of the country’s electoral candidates. In Cagayan de Oro City, the personalities [...]
DBP helps
BY : IGNACIO BUNYE This is certainly great news for poor-but-deserving students. While most of our local banks have been giving scholarships to our academically inclined youth, the recent move of the state-run Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) should be given extra credit. The DBP has pioneered a P2-billion special loan program [...]
Honest love
BY : JHAN TIAFAU HURST Think a minute…There’s a story about a man and woman who had been married for over 60 years. They had shared and talked about almost everything. But the wife had kept a special box in her closet. She had asked her husband never to open it or even ask her about it. Then one day, the old woman got very [...]
Gearing up for “Techi” Teaching
BY : DEBBIE CABAGUE Notebooks, pens, paper, crayons, books and other school supplies are now on sale in various stores. Are you ready for the next school year? While you kids and parents are finishing up your summer vacation we teachers are now getting ready for the next school year. Though I’m not teaching a major subject I was [...]
I See Change
BY : OWEN JAEN The election fever has come and gone. The campaign mayhem has ended and the political jingles and mudslinging are now a recent history. After all these, what have we got? Change has come before us in the form of new leaders bringing beacons of hope and a promise of a better tomorrow. But will these really become a [...]
Promises are made to be broken
BY : BRO. EDCEL CLOSAS Fresh Gospel of the day: John17:11-19(May15, 2013-Wednesday) John 17:11-19-And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we . 1 Timothy 2:5-For one God, and one mediator between God [...]
Retirement and inflation
BY : ADONIS AGCOPRA Do you plan to retire someday? Whether it is by choice or by force, whenever that retirement comes, most people say they plan to. But have you started with strategies to get there as planned? Most say they haven’t thought about it. Some people have this big dream in life – to be able to retire earliest and at the [...]
Sun headed for ‘big bang?’
BY : ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… `This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth… Have you understood all these things?’ Jesus asked…” (Matthew 13:49-51, the [...]
