MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – It was a well-meaning resolution, but Senator Risa Hontiveros profusely apologized for a grave error she committed in proposing July 12 a “victory day” for the Philippines.
In her resolution, Hontiveros said that the anniversary date of the United Nations arbitral award to the Philippines in connection with the territorial claim in the South China Sea is well worth a national declaration of victory.
Hontiveros apparently mislabeled the South China Sea as West Philippine Sea.
The senator filed an addendum to her resolution correcting her error. If passed, the resolution will now declare July 12 as South China Sea Victory Day.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Rappler is reporting that the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has clarified that Catholics may hold hands during the Lord’s Prayer at mass.
Bishop Victor Bendico emphasized that nothing in the Scriptures nor in the Christian tradition of worship forbids them from doing so.
But Bendico emphasized however, that it is a different story when it comes to Catholics kissing each other during the peace offering at mass. “Even if it’s among family members, kissing in public may give other children and vulnerable adults in attendance some unwarranted ideas,” the bishop said. “It is best to to keep kissing in private,” he added.
BOGOTA, Colombia (The Adobo Chronicles, Bogota Bureau) – There was an apparent misunderstanding in news reports that Rappler CEO and Nobel Laureate has been offered a teaching position at New York’s Columbia University next year.
It all started with a typographical error by one of Rappler’s unpaid interns when she sent a news dispatch to other online news portals, spelling “Colombia” as “Columbia.”
Rappler has since corrected the dispatch saying boss has been accepted for a professorial job at Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogota. Ressa will teach an intermediate English language class.
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