By Modesto P. Sao-noy In a report posted on April 7, 2020, LifeSiteNews said that a European professor has found that “throughout March, internet search queries for the keyword ‘prayer’ and related terms such as ‘God’ skyrocketed as the world went into lockdown due to the coronavirus epidemic. According to the professor’s ongoing research, Google
April 13, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy My wife received a message from a former colleague in the Social Security System, Maricel Locsin, asking whether a process used during World War II to cure malaria can also cure the COVID-19virus. This is interesting because US President Donald Trump mentioned the use of anti-malaria drug against this virus. Let
April 9, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy From the words of President Duterte the other day, the quarantine of the entire country will be extended, whether our community is free of the virus or not. The situation in Luzon will determine our fate. Under the present situation local governments are on their toes; they can just wait for
April 8, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy With the many voices from so-called experts and politicians of varied colors concurring with the idea of an extension of the Enhanced Community Quarantine in Luzon, the possibilities are high that the present restraints in Luzon will be extended for another 15 to 30 days. So far, nobody in the top
April 7, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy The word “quarantine” is derived from the practice of detaining in port a vessel for 40 days on suspicion of carrying an infectious disease. In our present system, the Enhanced Community Quarantine, people are detained in their homes to prevent them from being infected with a disease whose lifetime is said
April 6, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy Catholic Church leaders differ on the current pandemic and how Catholics should respond. Some do not consider that the disease is related to sinfulness and its pandemic proportion is due to the world-wide loosening of faith and morals. They see the pandemic as governments do – a medical problem. The diversity
April 4, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy A group of people gathered in Quezon City to demand food rations. The police broke the small assembly and brought them to the station apparently to be charged for violating the enhanced community quarantine. If the quarantine lasts longer, we can expect more of these gatherings. Hunger knows no law, especially
April 3, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy Yesterday I cited Novaliches Office of Exorcism assistant case officer Philippe De Guzman, regarding the call for priests to hold exorcism rituals to ward off the evil that many believe the satanists are using as an opportunity to mislead the Catholic faithful. Among the misleading action of Satanists are rosaries that
April 2, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy A report of March 21 (Philippine Star) said that “Catholic exorcists are storming the heavens with prayers to end the global scourge of the coronavirus disease 2019.” The news cited Fr. Jose Francisco Syquia, chief exorcist of the Archdiocese of Manila calling on members of the Philippine Association of Catholic Exorcists
April 1, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy How could this corona virus have appeared? Where did it come from? We know it started in Wuhan, China but from where or what? Eating wild animals, they say but why did it come out and so swiftly brought the world to its knees? Well, a hermit says that “it’s all
March 31, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson was reported last March 25 to be “emotional” while leading the Capitol employees in community prayer, against the coronavirus disease Covid-19 threat. The employees’ prayer was held in front of the provincial Capitol, an appropriate setting and representation by the Governor to show a collective
March 30, 2020
By Modesto P. Sa-onoy A number of Catholic priests, a bishop, and a lay group are challenging the argument that banning Holy Communion on the tongue in favor of receiving in the hand decreases the risk of spreading the coronavirus. The priests and bishop have pointed out that not only that receiving in the hand
March 28, 2020