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People’s Choice Movement General Assembly

Sept. 16, 2021

Mapagpalang araw po!

We released a poster invitation last September 8, 2021 for the General Assembly of the People’s Choice Movement (PCM). We apologize if the invitation has not yet reached you.

In this regard, may we formally invite you, as partners of PCM, to join us this Saturday, September 18, 2021 at 4:00PM to 6:00PM for PCM’s General Assembly. You may register at https://bit.ly/3nafPqd. After registration, you will be receiving the link to the Zoom room.

As a follow up to our previous 1Sambayan Townhall Meeting for faith-based communities, we will be announcing in this assembly the chosen candidates of PCM based on the preliminary nominating process we did last month. We will also plan for our next activities in preparing for the election next year. We hope that you could join us again this time. This will be a private event of only about a hundred participants from different faith-based organizations and individuals supporting and participating in the effort of PCM to advocate for good governance. 

The new CBCP President, His Excellency Most Rev. Pablo Virgilio S. David (“Bishop Ambo”) has agreed to grace our event as our Keynote/Inspirational Speaker. May we urge you to pray for him as he prepares to be God’s messenger for this event.

We hope that, together, we will ignite our passion and will to make a difference in our governance at this time. 

Should you have any question or clarification, please email us at info.pcm2019@gmail.com

We are looking forward to a good fellowship with you.

In the service of our people,

Aida dela Cruz PCM Secretariat

National Laity Week 2021

September 15, 2021

Dear Brothers & Sisters:

The peace and love of the merciful Lord be with you!

As communicated to you earlier, our National laity Week (NLW) celebration is scheduled on September 18 to 25, 2021 with the theme “Celebrate as One in 2021 – the Gift of Christianity, the Gift of Mission and the Gift of Unity”.

The Opening Ceremony of the NLW 2021 will be held on September 18, 2021, 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. in the Archdiocese of Cebu, while the Closing Event will be on September 25, 2021, 8:00 A.M.-12:00 noon in the Diocese of Baguio. The Opening and Closing Celebrations will be ushered by Eucharistic Celebrations followed by programs.

We will be using Facebook platform for these activities and will be aired live at the Facebook Pages of the following:

  • CBCP News “https://www.facebook.com/cbcpnews”
  • Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas “https://www.facebook.com/cbcplaiko”
  • Archdioceses of Cebu “https://www.facebook.com/sugboanongsimbahan” Layko Cebu “https://www.facebook.com/LayKoCebu”
  • Diocese of Baguio “https://www.facebook.com/dioceseofbaguio2004”

 We enjoin everyone to actively participate in our celebrations via Facebook Live at the FB Pages indicated and together let us “Celebrate as One in 2021 – the Gift of Christianity, the Gift of Mission and the Gift of Unity”.

Thank you. Once again, we count on your utmost support and active participation. Sincerely in the service of the Lord,

Invitation to be a Cyber Volunteer for Christ

Dear Sisters and Brothers in the Lord,

Greetings of peace!  Apart from the pandemic, our society today is battling with fake news, historical revisionism, and disinformation.  The De La Salle Brothers of the Philippines would like to invite the respective members of your organization, community, congregation, diocese or parish to join us in fighting fake news and standing up for democracy.

We are working in partnership with Democracy Watch Philippines (DW), a citizen-led democratic initiative founded in 2013 that seeks to uphold democratic values through good governance initiatives and electoral reform. DW promotes honest, fair, and free elections and instills electoral integrity through its activities that include voter education campaigns and electoral reform advocacies.

For the 2022 elections, DW is organizing a group of Cyber Volunteers to receive training on digital advocacy and help engage and expand the reach of DW’s disinformation content and messages. Given the pandemic of disinformation we have seen since 2016, an organized group of cyber volunteers forms a key part of the “disinformation resistance” needed to transform the Philippine political environment.

We would like to invite one or two representatives of your organization to join us for an initial orientation meeting via zoom so we could discuss how we could enjoin many religious and Church people to become vanguards of truth and beacons of hope in our world today. 

May we invite you to join us on September 23, Thursday starting at 11:00 am.  We will target to end on or before 12:30 pm.  Please use the link below to register. If you have any questions or concerns, send an email to zak.castl@delasalle.ph.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lcuurpj8pGdBWO3f7ylL-8MV2r4HjQSeT

Let us reclaim the narrative of the gospel of Jesus and celebrate our 500th year of Christianity in the Philippines with renewed zeal to proclaim the good news!

Fraternally yours,

(Sgd.) Br. Armin A. Luistro FSC
De La Salle Brothers

Pope at Eucharistic Congress: Jesus asks each of us, ‘Who am I for you?’

Pope Francis celebrates the concluding Mass for the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, Hungary, as a ‘Statio Orbis,’ a liturgy manifesting the unity of the whole Church around the table of the Lord.

By Christopher Wells
Sept. 12, 2021

Jesus’ question to His disciples in Sunday’s Gospel — “Who do you say that I am?” — is addressed to each one of us personally, Pope Francis said in his homily at the concluding Mass for the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress.

It is a question, he said, that “calls for more than a quick answer straight out of the catechism.” Instead, “it requires a vital personal response.”

The Holy Father said that our response “renews us as disciples,” a renewal that involves three steps: proclaiming Jesus, discerning with Jesus, and following Jesus.

Proclaiming Jesus

The first step – proclaiming Jesus – means more than simply recognising Jesus as the Messiah, as St Peter does. It involves proclaiming not only the glory of the resurrection but also the suffering of the Cross.

We, like the disciples, “would prefer a powerful Messiah rather than a crucified servant,” the Pope said. In the Eucharist, we are reminded of who God is, that Jesus accepted death for our salvation. “We would do well,” Pope Francis said, “to let ourselves be taken aback by those daunting words of Jesus.”

Discerning with Jesus

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CBCP Message for the Victims of Typhoon Jolina

May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.

(Psalm 33:22)

On the day we joyously celebrated the Feast of the Nativity of Mary, our brothers and sisters in the Philippines, particularly in Visayas and Southern Luzon, had faced another devastating disaster due to Typhoon Jolina. Recent reports show that the aftermath of the typhoon’s wrath had destroyed homes, opened economic deficiencies, left people missing, and unfortunately, declared a number of victims as deceased.

On behalf of the bishops of the Philippines, I offer my condolences to those bereaved. May the souls of those who died be looked upon by God with mercy and compassion. On behalf of the bishops of the Philippines, I offer my condolences to those bereaved. May the souls of those who died be looked upon by God with mercy and compassion. As one Church, I invite all of you to pray for our fellow Filipinos who were affected by the typhoon so that they may feel hope amidst their suffering. Let us ask for the intercession of Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted, that they may find consolation in the warmth of God’s love.

As we all continue to strive under the hardship dictated by the pandemic, may our hearts be open to look upon our neighbors who are in a great need.

Let us remember the words of the Holy Father when he visited Japan way back in 2019 in which he says. “The path to a full recovery may still be long, but it can always be undertaken if it counts on the spirit of people capable of mobilizing in order to help one another.” Indeed, our healing takes time, but with the help of each other, through the words of Pope Francis, may we realize our duty to extend our hands rooted in our capability to love our neighbors as ourselves.

Let us pray that Typhoon Kiko may not be as devastating as Typhoon Jolina.

May God the Father embrace our country so we may find comfort and peace.

+ROMULO G. VALLES, D.D.
Archbishop of Davao
President, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines
10 September 2021

Probe into rights violations in Philippines alleges ‘damning evidence’ against Duterte

Investigate Ph called on the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, Sept. 13, to conduct a probe into alleged rights abuses in the Philippines

Jose Torres Jr.
September 14, 2021

High Commissioners composed of parliamentarians, lawyers, religious leaders, and activists from across the world lead the launch of the Third Report of the independent international body on Sept. 13. 2021. (Screen grab from Investigative Ph webinar)

An international investigation into the human rights situation in the Philippines claimed to have found “damming evidence” linking President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration to human rights abuses.

People’s organizations and civil society groups behind Investigate Ph called on the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, Sept. 13, to conduct a probe into the alleged violations in the Philippines.

Investigate Ph, an independent investigation on alleged abuses in the Philippines to substantiate the June 2020 report released by the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCR), issued its final report on Monday.

The report examines alleged violations of the economic, social and cultural rights of the Filipino people, and the reported denial of the people’s rights to self-determination, development, and peace.

The report claims that it found that the Duterte administration “was deliberately violating these rights through its submission to US domination and neoliberal economic policies.”

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PPCRV launches 9-month novena Masses for 2022 polls

By CBCP News
Manila, Philippines

https://www.facebook.com/ppcrv/videos/902739213665605/
Please WATCH from PPCRV FB Page https://www.facebook.com/ppcrv/videos/902739213665605/

A Catholic Church-backed poll watchdog yesterday launched a nine-month novena Masses in preparation for next year’s elections.

The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) said the “Prayer Power Campaign 2022” will run until the May 9 polls.

It said this is “to implore the aid of the Divine Providence for Filipinos to do their share” for orderly and credible elections.

The Masses are also intended to seek God’s guidance for voters to choose the right leaders for the country.

“Let our every action in these elections be guided by these basic values for good citizenship so that those elected be exemplars of these values,” the PPCRV said.

The first novena Mass was presided over by Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan, Vice President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.

The Masses are streamed via the official Facebook page and Youtube channel of the PPCRV.