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First things First

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Bilang patuloy na pagpapalaganap ng Mabuting ng Panginoon pinahayag ni Obispo Broderick Pabillo, nishop administrator ng Archdiocese of Manila, ang isang palagiang programa para sa ikakalalim ng ating pananampalataya bilang mg Kristiyanong Katoliko, Kaya maging bukas tayo na mapakinggan ito. Isang paghihimay ng mga Salita ng Diyos at paghamon nito sa kasalukuyang panahon at sitwasyon at mga katangunan na hinaharap ng isang taga sunod ni Kristo Hesus. kaya lang ay medyo maaga 5:30 ng umaga. Bagamat pwede pa rin naman mapanood ulit pagkatapos na ito ay maipublish. Ito po ang link, paki-click na lang po. First Thing First .

P10B compensation for Luisita ‘totally unfair’

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MANILA, March 8, 2012— The P10 billion compensation that President Aquino’s family is allegedly demanding for the loss of the Hacienda Luisita is ‘totally unfair,’ a Catholic bishop said. Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo said owners of the vast sugar estate do not even have the right to just compensation because the land should have been distributed to the farmers years ago. He said that a different case should be applied to the Hacienda Luisita even if the Constitution mandates the payment of just compensation as a result of the recent Supreme Court order. “This is really an issue on social justice. This is not just an economic issue,” stressed Pabillo, chairman of the National Secretariat for Social Action of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. In its Nov. 2011 ruling ordering the distribution of the property to the farmers, the SC assured the Hacienda Luisita Inc. of just compensation based on the land’s value in 1989 of P40,000. Just compensation fo...

Bishop Calls for End to AIDS stigma

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MANILA, Dec. 5, 2011— A Catholic bishop has lashed out those who continue to stigmatize AIDS, as he called for an intensive information campaign to prevent the spread of the disease. Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo said the country needs to solve the AIDS stigma which continue to grip the country and for other people to be able to take care of the victims. “Many of those who discriminate (AIDS victims) are afraid they might get it of casual contact… it’s not like that,” said Pabillo, chairman of the National Secretariat for Social Action of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. “We have to help those who are in need. We don’t prejudge them even if it’s their fault or not. There’s always a time for change. Let’s always give people a chance to come back again,” he said. AIDS stigma, he cited, includes ostracism, rejection, discrimination and avoidance of HIV infected people. Among the worst cases, he added, is violence against HIV infected individuals whic...