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Promising developments

by Cherry Ballescas - November 23, 2023 - 12:00am

Let’s have some good news today.

Partners for protecting people and planet

by Cherry Ballescas - November 18, 2023 - 12:00am

With different partners, RCE-Cebu (Regional Center of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development) has been conducting free training (face-to-face and/or online) on Kitchen Waste Composting and Options for...

Eco-stewardship

by Cherry Ballescas - November 11, 2023 - 12:00am

Friday’s Gospel discussed about stewardship, genuine/sincere/honest service for the Lord and his people.

Pope Francis’ prayers for peace

by Cherry Ballescas - November 4, 2023 - 12:00am

With escalating wars/conflicts in our midst today, let us all pray together these prayers for peace to God and Mama Mary.

Elections, All Saints’ Day and Souls’ Day 2023

by Cherry Ballescas - November 2, 2023 - 12:00am

All three within the same week this 2023!

Peace for the living, the dead, and our world

by Cherry Ballescas - October 28, 2023 - 12:00am

Pope Francis invited all to join together yesterday, October 27, for a day of fasting and prayer for peace in the Middle East.

Heartbreaking outcome for lone tree campaigner

by Cherry Ballescas - October 26, 2023 - 12:00am

September 28.

Dreams, realities, political winds

by Cherry Ballescas - October 19, 2023 - 12:00am

Those who intimately know the University of the Philippines in Diliman fondly remember that whenever they wanted to relax from the rigor of academic work, they could just cross from the Arts and Sciences (AS) and...

The Fatima Apparitions: October 13, 1917

by Cherry Ballescas - October 14, 2023 - 12:00am

How many of you were able to watch the movie “The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima”?

Peace, prayers, and Our Lady of Fatima

by Cherry Ballescas - October 12, 2023 - 12:00am

We are living in troubled times.

Filipinos slowly waking up?

by Cherry Ballescas - October 5, 2023 - 12:00am

Approval and trust ratings down, for Marcos Jr and Duterte’s daughter.

Help stop tree cutting in Carcar!

by Cherry Ballescas - September 28, 2023 - 12:00am

Yesterday morning, September 27, a concerned citizen shared photos of trees along a street of Carcar. Many trees had numbers painted on the trunks. One tree, according to our concerned citizen, had the number 6...

#Never again/never forget Martial Law

by Cherry Ballescas - September 23, 2023 - 12:00am

Because all of us Filipinos deserve and prefer peace, justice, truth, and freedom in our midst, in our land, always.

September 21, 1972

by Cherry Ballescas - September 21, 2023 - 12:00am

On this day, exactly 51 years ago,Ferdinand Edralin Marcos signedPresidential Proclamation No. 1081which declared the entire Philippines under Martial Law.

Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows

by Cherry Ballescas - September 16, 2023 - 12:00am

This September 15 Feast focuses on Mama Mary’s intense suffering and grief during the Passion and death of Our Lord.

Thunderstorms, floods, and trees

by Cherry Ballescas - September 14, 2023 - 12:00am

Is it just the whole Metro Cebu affected recently by thunderstorms?

Feast of Mama Mary’s nativity

by Cherry Ballescas - September 9, 2023 - 12:00am

Yesterday, September 8, was our Mama Mary’s birthday.

Healthy food in your own home composted gardens

by Cherry Ballescas - September 7, 2023 - 12:00am

Cebu is experiencing generally sunny days lately. The sun is most welcome after the almost daily rains in the previous weeks caused by the habagat and/or typhoons that badly hit many parts of Luzon.

Urban green spaces

by Cherry Ballescas - September 2, 2023 - 12:00am

Tsukuba City in Japan is known as Science City because of the number of science institutions and universities as well as researchers and scientists there.

Her Life in Exchange: Remembering Susan “Toots” Ople

by Cherry Ballescas - August 31, 2023 - 12:00am

Even before she became Secretary of the newly formed Department of Migrant Workers , Susan “Toots” Ople had always been assisting migrants, especially the distressed among them. And even unto her death,...

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