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MANILA, March 9, 2012 – The fifth Filipino to be elevated to the position of Cardinal has died at the age of 91 years old at the Cardinal Santos Memorial Medical Center in San Juan City at 4:50 a.m. today. He would have turned 92 on Saturday, March 17. The retired prelate passed away due to multiple organ failure after being confined to the medical center last week. Cardinal Sanchez’ nephew Manolo Sanchez told CBCPNews the prelate has been in and out of the hospital. “He was brought to University of Santo Tomas last February 11 and went home after two weeks,” he said. He added they brought Cardinal Sanchez to Cardinal Santos Medical Center last week. “He always wanted to go home,” his nephew further said. His remains will be brought to the Dominican Daughters of the Immaculate Mother School's Chapel at 872 St Joseph St., Commonwealth Ave., Quezon City today. Tomorrow at 5 a.m., his remains will then be brought to the Good Shepherded Cathedral along Regalado Avenue, in Novali...

My schedule and the priorities I have for the moment hindered me to post blogs here for the moment but this news have attracted my attention: Family of slain seminarian wants justice By Jeannette Andrade Inquirer Last updated 04:58am (Mla time) 06/16/2007 MANILA, Philippines – Justin Daniel Bataclan would have been a priest next year. Bataclan was killed after a burglar broke into his house in Cubao, Quezon City to steal two cellular phones on June 7. Jojo Fernandez, Bataclan’s uncle who works at the Office of the Ombudsman, does not want his nephew’s death to be just another crime statistic. He wants justice for his nephew, the third in a family of four. “He was a very kind boy who would have made a very good priest. We still can’t accept that he was killed inside his own house,” Fernandez said. Bataclan, 21, was in his fourth year at the St. Paul Seminary in Makati City and was a prospective cum laude, be...