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MANILA, April 8, 2009─The world's leading human rights organization is looking at the Catholic Church to consistently make its moral voice heard against the series of human rights violations happening in the country.
Human Rights Watch Director Kenneth Roth in a press briefing yesterday morning said they need the Church's moral authority to stress that "these (targeted killings) are wrong and a different solution has to be found."
Roth's group is in the country to investigate the killings perpetrated by the so-called death squads in Davao.

MANILA, April 8, 2009─The world's leading human rights organization is looking at the Catholic Church to consistently make its moral voice heard against the series of human rights violations happening in the country.
Human Rights Watch Director Kenneth Roth in a press briefing yesterday morning said they need the Church's moral authority to stress that "these (targeted killings) are wrong and a different solution has to be found."
Roth's group is in the country to investigate the killings perpetrated by the so-called death squads in Davao.

MANILA--“If the bishops would tell me to run and if they endorse my candidacy, I would follow because I am a loyal soldier of the Catholic Church.”
Thus said businessman-turned-Catholicevangelist Mike Velarde in an interview with Radio Veritas yesterday.
He disclosed he had personal plans which he described as “a dream” of running for the presidency, though he admitted he is satisfied with his being a “servant leader” of El Shaddai, a large Catholic Charismatic group which he founded.

MANILA--“If the bishops would tell me to run and if they endorse my candidacy, I would follow because I am a loyal soldier of the Catholic Church.”
Thus said businessman-turned-Catholicevangelist Mike Velarde in an interview with Radio Veritas yesterday.
He disclosed he had personal plans which he described as “a dream” of running for the presidency, though he admitted he is satisfied with his being a “servant leader” of El Shaddai, a large Catholic Charismatic group which he founded.

Here is a translati on of the homily Benedict XVI delivered April 2 at the Mass to mark the fourth anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s death, held in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Dear Brothers and Sisters!

The kidnapings by the Abu Sayyaf (ASG) seem unstoppable.
A 2005 US Department of State report cites a number of major kidnappings by the ASG thus:
In April 2000, an ASG faction kidnapped 21 persons, including ten Western tourists, from a resort in Malaysia. In May 2001, the ASG kidnapped three US citizens and 17 Filipinos from a tourist resort in Palawan, Philippines. Several of the hostages, including US citizen Guillermo Sobero, were murdered. A Philippine military hostage rescue operation in June 2002 freed US hostage Gracia Burnham, but her husband Martin Burnham and Filipina Deborah Yap were killed.

Calabanga, Camarines Sur--Agriculture Secretary Arthur C. Yap urged the over 220 graduates of the Camarines Sur State Agricultural College (CSSAC) here to keep alive the entrepreneurial spirit and to be job generators, engaging in any enterprise in line with their field. He urged the graduates never to stop learning, find their own niche, be always cheerful and to always keep faith in God.

“What we need are efficient leaders who can turn around things, and not full autonomy,” said Sen. Francisco “Kiko” Pangilinan, reacting to a group’s proposal to create Bikol Autonomous Region through Charter change.
Pangilinan said he knew local government executives who were able accomplish much by making use of the provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991.
He said that although he had supported empowerment of local governments, he did not see full autonomy as an option.

MANILA — Even with the release of one of the three Red Cross workers, the Roman Catholic Church continues to exhort the whole nation to pray for the two other workers’ immediate release.
In Rome, Pope Benedict XVI raised his voice and made an appeal that “humanitarian sense and reason will prevail over violence and threat.”
The Apostolic Nunciature in Manila communicated the Pope’s appeal to the local media through the CBCP Media Office morning of March 31.

MANILA — Even with the release of one of the three Red Cross workers, the Roman Catholic Church continues to exhort the whole nation to pray for the two other workers’ immediate release.
In Rome, Pope Benedict XVI raised his voice and made an appeal that “humanitarian sense and reason will prevail over violence and threat.”
The Apostolic Nunciature in Manila communicated the Pope’s appeal to the local media through the CBCP Media Office morning of March 31.

NAGA CITY --- Proud of their school and of their outstanding alumna, the Isabelina high school class of 1978 feted their classmate, Dr. Maria Victoria-Bernido and her husband, Dr. Christopher C. Bernido, with a testimonial dinner held at the Universidad de Sta. Isabel auditorium last Monday, March 30.