


Archdiocese of Manila to resume placing ash on foreheads
The Archdiocese of Manila has announced that it would resume the practice of placing ash on people’s foreheads on Ash Wednesday.In a circular dated Feb. 14 but made public on Monday, the Manila archdiocese said it would “revert to the imposition of ashes on the...
Palace: No salary deduction for gov’t workers for Turkey-Syria aid
Malacañang has denied circulating rumors that salaries of government workers would be deducted to establish a relief fund for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria.Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil said over the weekend that the...
Remulla claims ICC ‘not a body for justice’
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Monday claimed that the International Criminal Court (ICC) was a vehicle for political agenda and not a genuine body for justice as he dismissed anew its plan to investigate the country’s drug war deaths.In an interview...