A man cries as his wife comforts him at a mass grave of 3,000 still unidentified typhoon Yolanda victims in Brgy. Diit, Tacloban City on All Saints’ Day.

MANILA, Oct. 31, 2014 – Of the so many issues discussed during the recent Extraordinary Synod on the Family in Rome, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle said he believes poverty is the top concern the Philippines needs to address. Speaking to church, national and foreign newsmen for nearly two hours, Tagle said the Church in the Philippines sees how the prevailing economic crisis, particularly the lack of jobs, affects the family.

Join resident traveller John Feir and discover the untouched beauty of Camiguin Island this Sunday in Let’s Fiesta. Get mystified by the island’s breath-taking natural attractions that keep visitors coming. Known as the “Island Born of Fire,” Camiguin boasts of natural resources that range from seven volcanoes and several volcanic domes to waterfalls and springs down to its white sand island.

Elemento, GMA’s family friendly horror series, literally ends with a bang this Halloween. In the finale episode, a little girl named Anya is bullied by her classmates for her dark skin and curly hair. She unexpectedly fights back with an alarming power. Anya creates fire and explosions simply by staring at objects when she gets angry.

GMA Network will have the viewers swooning and smiling at the same time as the newest light-hearted drama series More Than Words begins this November. The show makes a case for the power of writing one’s own life to find love. More Than Words stars Janine Gutierrez and Elmo Magalona, the widely embraced Kapuso love team that will once again captivate the audience, following the hit remake of Villa Quintana.

The first and only nature and wildlife series on Philippine television is now on its 7th year!

The Born to be Wild team, led by hosts Doc Ferds Recio and Doc Nielsen Donato, has travelled the entire Philippines and neighboring Asian countries to bring viewers close encounters with the wild.

For the program’s seventh anniversary, Doc Ferds and Doc Nielsen go on dream journeys to Central Europe and South Africa!

Multi-talented artist Iya Villania returns to GMA as she signed an exclusive contract with the Network. The contract signing was held on October 29, 2014 at the 16th floor Boardroom of GMA Network and attended by the top officers of the Network. Present at the contract signing were Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Atty. Felipe L. Gozon, Senior Vice President for Entertainment TV Lilybeth G. Rasonable, Vice President for Entertainment TV Marivin T. Arayata, Vice President for Drama Redgie A. Magno, Vice President for Corporate Communications Angela Javier-Cruz, Senior Assistant Vice President for Alternative Productions Gigi Santiago-Lara and Iya’s manager Arnold Vegafria.

QUEZON City, Oct. 29, 2014—A Catholic priest slams “patronage politics”, stressing it is the logical result of pork barrel.

In a recent statement, Fr. Ben Alforque, main convenor of the Church People’s Alliance Against Pork Barrel (CPAAPB), asserts the patronage politics fostered by the pork barrel system “does not bring the best service to the Filipino people, especially the poor”.

‘Sick and tired’

MANILA, Oct. 29, 2014— The Catholic Church is taking the Filipinos’ high trust like a booster shot to continue doing its mission to evangelize.

Fr. Marvin Mejia, CBCP secretary general, said the Church being the most trusted institution as evident in the latest Philippine Trust Index should spur the Church to fulfill its pastoral duty.

“It’s consoling that the Catholic Church still has place in our nation. And our leaders, pastors, and lay leaders have done something good and these are being recognized,” Mejia said.

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