Ad Maoirem De Gloriam

Every birth is a gift from God; every new life, a blessing, every birth a cause for rejoicing and praising God who create new life only out of love. Our country’s positive birth rate and a population composed of mostly young people are the main players that fuel the economy. A fact that even the government itself acknowledges as it is determined to feed, educate and keep the young people healthy. And rightly so, for even our Constitution acknowledges that human resource is a primary source of social and economic force. Earlier this year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reported that the hard-earned salaries of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that were sent to their families for the first 11 months last year amounted to $18.3 billion, which is 7.3 percent increase in the same period in 2010. Filipino men and women who endure the travails of working in foreign soil play a significant role in propping up our economy. The country’s robust population is a big push to our ec...

By:  Lito Atienza, former mayor of Manila August 25, 2012 1:21 PM "Population control and the size of the family are not the problems. Good governance is the challenge. Spending so much time and effort to cause a reduction, and to intrude in the life of families will merely destroy the values – primary of which is the valuing of life – which will merely serve as a band-aid solution. They say an RH bill is needed to stem the rise of maternal mortality, but do not wonder why the numbers are increasing, with all the billions thrown in past years for artificial contraception and not enough for healthcenters, training and hiring of qualified midwives and birthing attendants. Focusing the solution on just reducing the number of people will result in long-term damage in the minds of our young, which will, in turn, destroy our nation's future. Haven't we learned enough from the examples of those who sought the easy resort to population control as a means for e...

SAN PABLO City, July 17, 2012―San Pablo Bishop Leo Drona on Monday has consecrated his priests, religious and seminarians to prepare them for a renewed battle against the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) Bill which Congress wants railroaded and passed. During the Monthly Clergy Recollection which fell on the Feast of our Lady of Mount Carmel, the bishop gathered over 300 priests, religious and seminarians inside the San Pablo Cathedral to pray the Holy Rosary and consecrate them to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Drona told the Clergy and seminarians after the consecration that during the Feast of Mount Carmel we recall the Blessed Mother’s role and inspiration in battling against enemies of Christianity. The fight against idolatry and evils in the world and society through prayer and penance with the help of the Holy Spirit continues in the present. The bishop said the consecration of the clergy and seminarians was intended to prepare priests ...

CEBU City, August 12, 2011—The Cebu Provincial Board unanimously passed on August 8 a resolution opposing the Reproductive Health (RH) bill pending in Congress after being briefed on the pros and cons of the controversial piece of legislation. The resolution was introduced by Board Member Sergio Restauro, chairman of the Provincial Board (PB) Committee on Health, but co-sponsored by all members on a 16-0 vote. The PB action supported the stand of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and the nine Cebuano solons who are against the proposed bill. Restauro cited economic, health and legal perspectives in explaining why there is neither wisdom nor legal support for the RH bill. He said the government will be spending billions of pesos throu gh the years in procuring condoms and other contraceptives instead of allocating the money for more essential and suitable projects, such as housing, medicines and education, if such measure were to be enacted into law. A five percent failure rate ...