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Mayor in Duterte drug list shot dead in South Cotabato
Police are looking into 'personal grudge' as a possible motive for the fatal attack on Mayor Pablo Matinong Jr of Sto Niño, South Cotabato

Replays of Masses not 'invalid' amid pandemic, says Bishop David
Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, vice president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, sets the record straight after a viral post claimed that the blessing of the Mass 'is only for those joining the livestream and not the replay'

Italian woman wins $1.1 million Picasso in charity draw
The Spanish master's geometric composition representing a piece of newspaper and a glass of absinthe had been valued at 1 million euros

[REFLECTIONS] Finding the risen Christ
We participate in Christ's resurrection if we desire not just to be saved from COVID-19 but to help in saving people from this disease

[REFLECTIONS] Panlaban sa virus
Bishop Pablo Virgilio David draws Holy Week reflections from a recent Rappler report about a COVID-19 frontliner who herself contracted the dreaded disease

[REFLECTIONS] Why, Lord?
We must have the courage to declare with hope: We are Christians. We believe in happy endings. If it’s not yet happy, then it’s not yet the end.

Ruthless Nadal crushes compatriot to reach Australian Open 4th round
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal revs up his bid for a 20th Grand Slam title as he joins rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the fourth round
Bishops pray for sedition accusers: 'May they meet the God of all Truths'
'We will not be discouraged,' say the 4 bishops who vowed to continue serving their flock despite the sedition complaint filed against them

Bishop David says he refused Bikoy's request for church sanctuary
'I whispered to [Fr Alejo] to better check first on the veracity of the man's story who came and left as a total stranger to me,' says Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David
CBCP president: Sedition allegations vs bishops 'beyond belief'
'I cannot bring myself to believe that these bishops were involved in seditious activities; they are bishops whose sincerity, decency, respectfulness and love for our country and our people are beyond doubt,' says Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles of the 4 bishops included in the PNP's sedition complaint

At least 40 PDP-Laban lawmakers back Velasco for Speaker
(UPDATED) Aurelio Gonzales Jr, another PDP-Laban speakership bet, also throws in the towel and supports Lord Allan Velasco's bid for the highest post in the House of Representatives

Boy Pablo to headline first solo concert in Manila
The Norwegian indie-pop performer is heading to the Philippines this November

Bishop David slams Bikoy for lying, linking him to Trillanes
(UPDATED) Archbishop Socrates Villegas also denies the claim of Peter Joemel Advincula or Bikoy that he met with anti-Duterte plotters on December 12, 2018

Churches to voters: Choose bets who put country over self
Let us not return to dictatorship, warns Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David

Ex-Peru president Kuczynski undergoes heart surgery
Former Peruvian president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski remains under preliminary detention over money laundering charges

Bishop David: 'Biggest lie' to say drug war is against drugs
Bishop Pablo Virgilio David admits the Catholic Church has 'failed to educate consciences,' leading to the support of many Catholics for drug war killings

Peru's Garcia denies corruption claims in suicide note
'I've seen others paraded in handcuffs and living a miserable existence, but Alan Garcia will not suffer such an injustice or circus,' the late ex-president writes in a note to his six children

Video game 'Halo' to be made into TV series
The popular Xbox franchise is now heading to TV, with Pablo Schreiber playing 'Halo's' Master Chief

7 Last Words reflection: Self-entrustment, not surrender
He is neither giving up nor giving in. No, he is not surrendering; he is embracing his Father’s will as his own, and doing it as an act of love.

'Renounce evil' in polls, Bishop David says on Holy Thursday
Bishop Pablo Virgilio David calls on Filipino Catholics to 'bridge the anomalous gap between faith and social life' as they observe Holy Week 2019

Guatemala presidential candidate hit with U.S. drug charges
The US Drug Enforcement Agency has been investigating the alleged conspiracy since December 2018

Peru's ex-president arrested in corruption case
Judicial authorities say ex-president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski would be held for a preliminary period of 10 days 'for the alleged crime of money laundering in the Odebrecht case'

LOOK: Death threats vs priests critical of Duterte drug war
Read death threats against prominent Catholic leaders, including Archbishop Socrates Villegas and Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, received through text messages

More priests bare death threats under Duterte's watch
(3rd UPDATE) Fathers Flavie Villanueva, Robert Reyes, and Albert Alejo expose death threats they have recently received under the watch of President Rodrigo Duterte

[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Tinig sa karimlan ang simbahan
Batid ng mga pari na hindi lamang ito atake sa ating pampulitikang institusyon – atake rin ito sa ating moralidad, dignidad, at espiritwal na buhay

Caloocan diocese prays for Bishop David's safety: 'Sasamahan namin siya'
'Huwag tayong matakot na tumayo sa ating pananampalataya, ipaglaban natin ito at lalo nating paigtingin ang ating pagmamahal sa ating Panginoon,' Fr Jay de Leon says

WATCH: Bishop David rebukes Catholics who back drug war killings
'Maraming Kristiyanong namimili lang nung kayang tanggapin na sinasabi ng Panginoon,' says Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David

Duterte said kill the bishops – and his word became flesh
President Rodrigo Duterte's violent tirades against clergymen begin to take flesh in the form of death threats. What Duterte says, Duterte gets.

Robredo, Diokno hit death threats vs bishop critical of Duterte’s drug war
'Kailan ba ito mahihinto? At bakit pinapayagan natin itong kulturang ito na siyang manaig sa atin?' asks Vice President Leni Robredo

Robredo: Maria Ressa, Bishop David prove human rights worth fighting for
Vice President Leni Robredo praises Rappler CEO Maria Ressa for her 'revolutionary' resilience and Bishop Pablo David for his compassion

Bishop critical of Duterte drug war gets death threats
President Rodrigo Duterte says Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle alerted him about death threats against priests. He backtracks on his call to kill 'useless' bishops.

Maria Ressa, Bishop David receive Ka Pepe Diokno Human Rights Awards
(UPDATED) Bishop Pablo David does not attend the awarding ceremony after receving a number of death threats in the past week

[OPINION] Pablo Virgilio David: The shepherd of Caloocan
We need Church leaders who will describe rightly what we are facing: a death of conscience by those who justify the killings

Led by Davao archbishop, CBCP defends Bishop David vs Duterte
Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles says he is 'saddened and disturbed' by President Rodrigo Duterte's statements against Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David

Bishop David hails conviction of Kian delos Santos killers
'Salamat sa Diyos!' says Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, a drug war critic detested by President Rodrigo Duterte

Duterte: Build chapels in your house, no need to go to church
(UPDATED) Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, a vocal critic of the government's bloody anti-drug campaign, responds to the President's renewed attacks on his person

Caloocan bishop denies Duterte's accusation of stealing
'I think he has confused me for someone else,' says Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, a thundering voice against the killings under the Duterte administration

Thousands evacuated as Guatemala volcano erupts, then stops
Many of those evacuated say they fear a repeat of the deadly June eruption

Catch your favorite acts from Europe, Asia, and the Philippines in one music festival
Enjoy 24 musical acts from November 24 to 25 at All of the Noise, a music fest featuring SOBS, Boy Pablo, IV of Spades, Ben&Ben, and others

Pray for Duterte, 'he is a very sick man' – Bishop David
The Caloocan bishop is reacting to comments made by President Duterte that Catholic saints are fools and drunkards

Four-cornered fight for governor of Aklan
Seasoned politician Florencio Miraflores takes on three opponents in his bid for a third and final term as governor of Aklan

Bishop hits killings as Padre Pio heart relic visits UST
Killing ‘is never the way of Jesus Christ,’ says Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, pointing out that the heart of Saint Padre Pio is ‘like that of Jesus’

Peru annuls ex-president Fujimori's pardon, orders arrest
The Supreme Court has 'issued the arrest and detention orders against former president Fujimori so that he may be re-integrated into the prison establishment'
Repent, bishop says after Duterte admits to EJKs
'We should welcome this public confession,' says Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David after President Rodrigo Duterte admits his 'only sin' is extrajudicial killings

LIST: Deadly landslides in the Philippines
Almost all of these major disasters in the last two decades happened in the midst of heavy rain that loosened the soil in landslide-prone areas

Creation of PH homeland security department eyed as key vs terrorism
The department is seen to consolidate security agencies like the Philippine National Police to focus on internal security

[OPINYON] Orakulo ng propeta laban sa mga mamamatay-tao
Dumanas nawa kayo ng kasawian, kayong walang pakialam at nanonood lamang habang pumapatay ang mga naka-bonnet na salarin sa liwanag ng araw!

[OPINION] A prophetic oracle against murderers
Woe to you who call yourselves 'Christians' but do not care an iota about the victims of extrajudicial killings

Colombia's ELN says will free hostages after pressure from president
The rebels' chief negotiator Pablo Beltran says the group is discussing how to carry out the releases with the International Committee of the Red Cross

Monsters invade Pablo Gallery in new group show
'Shape of Shadows' is an ode to both the feared and the fearful
