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Duwang Klaseng Hanap-Buhay
Fr. Wilmer Joseph Tria
Saturday, August 1st, 2009

Allow me to share below my homily for the Sunday Mas on August 2:

An plano nin Dyos mas halakbang kisa sa plano nin tawo. An pangiturugan nin Dyos mas mahiwas kisa pangiturugan nin tawo.
On Military Parade During Peñafrancia Novena (Last part)
Fr. Wilmer Joseph Tria
Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Carnival

Other than the lack of history and meaning, parading with wooden guns is the most pathetic thing in the parade, according to anthropologist and Naga City Mayoral Awardee 2009 Tito Valiente. Further, the use of toy guns is carnivalesque. There is nothing wrong with real soldiers marching with real guns, according to him. But there is really something ridiculous with non-soldiers parading non-guns during a non-military event.

On Military Parade during Peñafrancia Novena
Fr. Wilmer Joseph Tria
Saturday, July 18th, 2009

During the second year of our preparation for the Tercentenary of our devotion to Our Lady of Peñafrancia, the Archbishop invited the Archdiocese of Caceres and the devotees to a communal discernment within the context of the theme: Renewing Our Faith Through Ina.

The Archbishop also explained the process of renewal, namely: communal discernment, period of purification, strengthening and deepening of faith.

Discernment is the first step towards making a moral decision. It includes 1) searching, 2) thinking, 3) consultation, and 4) prayer.

A Reality Check on the Naga City experience (Last Part)
Fr. Wilmer Joseph Tria
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

C. Pandering versus Empowerment

Welfare is the most convenient system of delivery of basic services in the Philippine government. Consider for instance GMA’s solution to the fuel and rice crises. The government chose to subsidize fuel and rice. But the way to a poor man’s heart is through his hungry stomach. Subsidies are better than nothing at all. However, money is lost in subsidies in many ways. But more importantly, we lose our chance for independence and self-reliance. The poor continue to be dependent. And subsidies can in fact be an act of pandering.
A Reality Check on the Naga City Experience (Part 6)
Fr. Wilmer Joseph Tria
Monday, March 9th, 2009

B. Empowerment is key to participatory governance.

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people and for the people. The word “people” is not replaceable with the name Arroyo, Villafuerte or Robredo. Or even Tria. Therefore, we can never say that democracy is the government of Tria, by Tria and for Tria. In a democratic country like ours, there are three golden rules to follow to ensure that it is the government of the people, by the people and for the people, namely: honest elections, the separation of powers, and transparency. All these must be in place to ensure participatory governance.

A Reality Check on the Naga City Experience (Part 5)
Fr. Wilmer Joseph Tria
Monday, March 2nd, 2009

A. Image is not good governance

Good governance does not end in the apparent. As citizens, it is our duty to look beyond the images. Image is created and re-created as needed. Erap’s legendary appeal to the masses remains a standard among politicians; see how they belabor trying to look reachable, lovable by the masses. Even Raul Roco wore floral polo shirts to soften the image of the disciplined intellectual that he truly was. But despite Erap’s masa appeal, did it prevent him from holding “midnight cabinets?” Did it stop him from hoarding billions of jueteng money?

A Reality Check on the Naga City Experience (Part 4)
Fr. Wilmer Joseph Tria
Monday, February 23rd, 2009

II. Governance: Power versus Empowerment

As mentioned earlier, good governance is not an end in itself. Good governance is not achieved through a website proclaiming the programs of the government. It is not found in the stories about a politician’s love and devotion to his family and country, or in the seemingly simple lifestyle of an elected official. These may give a semblance of good governance but the true yardstick of good governance is human development.

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