RELIGIOUS CELEBRATIONS AND FESTIVITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES

Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly Religious Celebrations and Festivities in the Philippines - the only Catholic country in Asia since the 16th century

Calendar of Philippine Religious Festivities

Dubbed as the "fiesta island of the Pacific", the Philippines is home to rich, colorful and lively festivals. From Luzon to Visayas down to the southern tip of Mindanao, Filipinos have various ways of celebrating life's abundance which are clear expressions of their religiosity and strong faith in their creator. Fiestas showcase Filipino ingenuity at its finest. 

Contents

January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December ·

January

Feast of the Black Nazarene - Celebrated every 9th day of January, the feast coincides with the "Piyesta ng Quiapo" where barefooted devotees carry the life sized statue of the Black Nazarene as they circle the town while yelling "Viva Señor!".

Sinulog Festival - A feast in honor of Señor Sto. Niño held in Cebu on the third Sunday of February

Ati-Atihan Festival - A feast in honor of the Santo Niño held annually in January and concluding on the third Sunday of the month in the town of Kalibo, Aklan in the Philippines.

Dinagyang Festival - Celebrated every 4th week of January in Iloilo commemorating the Christianization of the natives and honoring the Holy Child Jesus.

February

Feast of Our Lady of Candles - Held in Jaro, Iloilo City every 2nd day of February. Devotees light candles in honor of the patron saint of Candelaria.

Babaylanes Festival - Based on ancient rituals performed by the babaylan, this festival is celebrated during the Charter Anniversary every 19th of February in Bago City, Negros Occidental.

March

Ang Pagtaltal sa Guimaras - A Holy Week presentation in the town of Jordan, Guimaras. This is a re-enactment of the Passion of Christ wherein local devotees trek to the "Balaan Bukid" or Holy Mountain.

Centurion Festival - Held during Holy Week at General Luna, Quezon and is believed to be the origin of Marinduque's Moriones festival.

Moriones Festival - A folk-religious festival that re-enacts the story of Longinus and is celebrated during the Lenten season in the island province of Marinduque

April

Feast of Our Lady of Manaoag - An annual pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag in Pangasinan every 2nd week of April.

Pasalamat Festival - Held every last week of April or first week of May in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental.

May

Flores de Mayo - A month-long celebration in honor of the Blessed Virgin. People usually go to church to pray and offer flowers to the Virgin.

Antipolo Festival - A month-long celebration every May which honors Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage of Antipolo.

Magayon Festival - A May festival in honor of Nuestra Señora de la Porteria, Daraga's patron saint. This also relives the legend of Mayon Volcano.

Boa-Boahan Festival - A cultural festival held every 2nd of May in Nabua, Camarines Sur. The celebration re-enacts the fertility and thanksgiving traditions of the town's early settlers.

Barangay Boat Festival - A fluvial festival held every May 11 in Aparri, Cagayan.

Pahiyas Festival - Held every 15th of May in Lucban, Quezon in honor of San Isidro Labrador. Houses are usually decorated with kipping, fruits and rice stalks. Farmers offer their thanksgiving to the San Isidro Labrador for a bountiful harvest.

Obando Fertility Rites - The rites are held every year during the month of May in Obando, Bulacan. Childless couples dance with the hope of having a child. This festival also commemorates the patron saints San Pascual, Santa Clara, and Nuestra Señora de Salambao.

June

Pagdayao Festival - Held every 11th and 12th of June in Masbate in thanksgiving to Saint Anthony of Padua.

Parada ng Lechon - A parade of crisply roasted pigs in commemoration of the feast of St. John. The parade is held on June 24 in Balayan, Batangas.

Hibok-Hibok Festival - Held in the island of Camiguin every 24th of June in honor of St. John the Baptist. The festival is marked by fluvial processions, parades and water sports.

Pintados Festival - Held in Tacloban every 29th of June in honor of Sto. Nino de Tacloban. The highlight of the Pintados festival is the appearance of festival dancers, painted from head to toe--hence "pintados"-- with war-like designs to emulate the tattooed warriors of old.

July

Pagoda Festival - A feast is held from July 4 to July 7 in honor of the Holy Cross of Wawa found in Bocaue river in Bulacan. A fluvial parade of the pagoda and other small decorated boats are the main attraction of this festival.

Kahimoan Abayan Festival - Celebrated every last week of July by the people of Butuan City, Agusan del Norte in honor of St. Anne.

August

Pasaka Festival - An annual town fiesta held in Tanauan from August 14 to 16.

Bankaton Festival - A religious festival held every 20th of August in Lavezares, Northern Samar.

September

Feast of Nueva Señora Peñafrancia - Popularly known as the Peñafrancia festival held every 2nd Friday of September in Naga City.

October

Mardigra- A three-day celebration in the town of Lucena in Quezon.

Feast of San Dionisio - Held every 9th of September in Parañaque city where a Moro-moro re-enactment is showcased.

Eid-ul-Fitr - Or the “Festival of Breaking the Fast” is an Islamic feast celebrated after the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

Sagingan Festival - A feast in honor of San Isidro Labrador held every 17th of October in Tubod, Lanao del Norte.

La Naval de Manila - A procession held in honor of the Blessed Mother of La Naval held every 2nd Sunday of October in Sto. Domingo Church in Quezon City.

Ibalong Festival - Celebrated in Legazpi, Albay every second week of October.

Inug-og Festival - Held on the 14th and 15th of October in Oroquieta, Misamis Occidental.

Feast of La Naval and Piyestang Apu - Twin fiestas celebrated in Angeles City, Pampanga. La Naval is celebrated every 2nd Sunday of October while the Piyestang Apu is celebrated on the last Friday of the month.

November

Higantes Festival - Also known as the feast of San Clemente celebrated in the town of Angono, Rizal every November 23.

Lubi-Lubi sa Glan Festival - A dance festival held every 25th of November, extolling the many uses of the coconut in homage to Sta. Catalina de Alexandria.

December

Pagdidiwata - A thanksgiving celebration of the Tagbanua natives of Palawan, held annually on December 8.

Grand Marian Procession - An annual procession of the images of the Blessed Virgin Mary held every first Saturday of December in Intramuros, Manila.

Feast of the Immaculate Conception - Celebrated every 8th of December in remembrance of the Immaculate conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Giant Lantern Festival - An annual festival held in December (Saturday before Christmas Eve) in San Fernando, Pampanga featuring a competition of giant lanterns.

Bikol Pastores - A unique Christmas celebration in Legazpi, Albay reminiscing the birth of Jesus Christ through different cultural presentations and sports activities.

COMMENT:

Notice CHINA, economically the richest country in the world today. They neither have the time nor the energy to imitate such religious celebrations or festivities of the Philippines - the only catholic country in Asia since the 16th century keeping the Philippines perpetually poor spiritually, impoverished economically, sick sociologically, and insane historically. - - - Poch Suzara

WHO OR WHAT IS A GOD

                                      

Who  or what is a God? What is He like? A according to the saints of the church, 

here are 6 personality traits of God:

He is Knowable.

God, who created the universe in all of its magnitude and creative details, is able to be known, by us. He tells us about himself, but even goes beyond that. He welcomes us into a relationship, so that we personally can get to know him. Not only can we know about him, we can know him, intimately.
"Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom
or the strong man boast of his strength
or the rich man boast of his riches,
but let him who boasts boast about this:
that he understands and knows me,
that I am the Lord,
who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth,
for in these I delight," declares the Lord. (Jeremiah 9:23,24)
He is Welcoming.
God invites us to talk to him and engage him in what concerns us. We don't have to get our act together first. Neither do we need to be polite, theologically correct or holy. It is his nature to be loving and accepting when we go to him.
"The Lord is near to all who call on him,

to all who call on him in truth." (Psalms 145:18)

He is Creative.

Everything we make is put together with existing materials or built on previous thoughts. God has the capacity of speaking things into existence, not just galaxies and life forms, but solutions to today's problems. God is creative, for us. His power is something he wants us to be aware of and to rely on.
"Great is our Lord and mighty in power;
his understanding has no limit." (Psalms 147:5)
"...where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,

the Maker of heaven and earth." (Psalms 121:1,2)

He is Forgiving.

We sin. We tend to do things our way instead of God's way. And he sees it and knows it. God does not merely overlook such sin, but is prepared to judge and condemn people for their sin. However, God is forgiving and will forgive us from the moment we begin a relationship with him. Jesus, the Son of God, paid for our sin with his death on a cross. He rose from the dead and offers us this forgiveness.

"We are made right in God's sight when we trust in Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we all can be saved in this same way, no matter who we are or what we have done... We are made right with God when we believe that Jesus shed his blood, sacrificing his life for us." (Romans 3:22,25)

He is Honest.

Just like a person who lets you know their thoughts and feelings, God clearly tells us about himself, the possible difference being, he is always honest. Everything he says about himself, or about us, is reliable information. Truer than our feelings, thoughts, and perception, God is totally accurate and honest in what he says. Every promise he makes to us can be fully counted on, he means it. We can take him at his word.
"The unfolding of your words gives light;
>it gives understanding to the simple.
>Your word is a lamp to my feet

>and a light to my path." (Psalms 119:130,105)

He is Capable.

How would you like to be always 100% right, about everything? God is. His wisdom is unlimited. He understands all the elements of a situation, including the history and future events related to it. We do not have to update him, counsel him or persuade him to do the right thing. He will, because he is capable and his motives are pure. If we trust him, he will never make a mistake, never undercut us or deceive us. He can be fully trusted to do what is right, in all circumstances, at all times.

"No one whose hope is in you

will ever be put to shame..." (Psalms 25:3)

This is who God tells us he is. The following explains how you can begin a relationship with God right now: Knowing God Personally.

COMMENT:

So God is capable, honest, creative, forgiving, and knowable - so, what? The horrible truth about God is that he is only always OMNI-ABSENT. He is never OMNI-PRESENT. We atheists would like to believe in a visible God. We do not give 3 hoots why we should know or believe in the silly existence of an invisible God! - - - Poch Suzara

                                                                              

Solitude

 
"Solitude is the beginning of all freedom."  - - - William Orville Douglas

Indeed, people who need people are not the luckiest people in the world. In fact, they are the most unfortunate people in the world. People who need people have neither the capacity

nor the sagacity to enjoy the freedom of thought under solitude. Especially the freedom of thought to provoke the thought of others. - - - Poch Suzara

THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS ARE AMONG THE TOP INVESTORS IN THE MAKATI STOCK EXCHANGE

 

Catholic Church has billions invested in BPI, Philex, San Miguel

 
                research by: Poch Suzara

For most of us, it’s a given that the Catholic Church is rich. Obvious proof of that are their sprawling acres of land, large Church-owned structures and buildings, and millions of pesos of cash collected from mass goers every week.

What a lot of people do not know, though, is that part of the Church’s wealth is its multi-billion peso investments in several Philippine companies. In fact, reports submitted to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) show that the Church and affiliate Catholic groups are top stockholders in companies such as the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), Philex Mining Corporation (PX), San Miguel Corporation (SMC), Ayala Corporation (AC), and Phinma Corporation (PHN), among others.
Philippine Church invested in banks, mining, construction, etc.
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila, for example, owns more than 300 million shares of BPI and is the bank’s 4th largest owner.

How much are these shares worth? As of May 2011, this is valued at more than P17 billion. Yes, that’s seventeen billion pesos, with a B.

Interestingly, aside from banking, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila (RCAM), together with its subsidiary hospitals and companies, is also invested in mining and construction.

As of March 31, 2011, the RCAM is the 15th top shareholder of Philex Mining Corporation (PX), the country’s largest mining firm. It owns 3.2 million shares of PX currently worth more than P66 million.

(Update August 22, 2011: Did the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila sell all its Philex shares to Manny Pangilinan?)

RCAM is also an investor in Concrete Aggregates Corp. (CA), a supplier of construction materials such as processed aggregates, ready mix concrete and crushed sand. Its investment in CA is currently valued at around P4.5 million.
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila is not the only diocese invested in Philippine stocks. Other dioceses with significant stock investments include:
    * Roman Catholic Bishop of Tuguegarao, Cagayan – owns 856,639 shares of SMC worth P94 million
    * Roman Catholic Bishop of Nueva Segovia de Vigan – owns 428,067 shares of SMC worth P47 million
    * Roman Catholic Archbishop of Jaro, Iloilo – owns 491,385 shares of BPI worth a total of P28 million
    * Roman Catholic Bishop of Tuguegarao, Cagayan – owns 24,015 shares of Ayala Corp worth P9.3 million
Affiliate Catholic groups also have huge investments in Philippine companies. More than P500 million pesos worth of San Miguel Corp (SMC)‘s shares, for example, are owned by three (3) Catholic groups:
    * El Superior de la Corporacion Filipina de Padres Agustinos Recoletos – 2.37 million shares worth P260.7 million
    * Superior de la Corporacion Archicofradia de N.P.J.N de Recoletos – 1.23 million shares worth P136 million

    * Carmel of the Divine Infant Jesus of Prague, Inc. – 957,000 shares worth P105 million

All this talk of the wealth of the Church is merely the tip of the iceberg since our compilation only includes the Church’s investments in PSE-traded firms. We do not know how much more is invested in private entities, in companies outside the Philippines, in bonds, in time deposit accounts, or in real estate properties.

Church should play more active role in educating its flock about finances
We understand that the Church has to invest money in various assets, including equities, in order to finance and sustain itself. This is actually good since this shows how financially-literate the Church is.
Here at PinoyMoneyTalk, our only call is for the Church to take an active role not just in shaping the morality of its flock but also in developing a more practical and productive attitude towards money and finance.

The weekly Sunday sermons should, therefore, include not just lessons about being morally upright. The Church should also convince mass goers to work and pursue livelihood and to not simply leave their fate to God (“Ipagpasa-Diyos niyo ang lahat ng inyong mga problema.”).

The Church should educate its people about the value of earning, saving, and investing money and should not condone Catholics who are already content in life even if they are penniless (“Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven”).

More importantly, we urge the Catholic Church to play a more pivotal and proactive role in helping solve the ills of the country. The billions of pesos of investments (as seen in the table below) can go a long way in uplifting the lives of poor Filipino people who, admittedly, form the critical mass of supporters of the Catholic Church.

Yes, the Church is already doing its share by running hospitals and orphanages, by providing assistance to those who come to them for help, and by offering moral guidance. But with billions of pesos worth of assets that can even surpass the assets of the Philippine government, they can do more and should do more.

They owe it to the millions of Filipinos who donate their hard-earned cash every Sunday to the Church that religiously invests in stocks.
Stock Investments of Catholic Church and affiliate Catholic Groups
DIOCESE / CHURCH FOUNDATION
COMPANY
# SHARES OWNED
RANK IN TOP 100
TOTAL INVESTMENT VALUE
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) 222,843,681 4th PHP12.724 Billion
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MLA (REAL CASA DE MISERICORDIA) Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) 41,408,841 8th PHP2.364 Billion
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA (HOSPITAL DE SAN JUAN DE DIOS) Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) 22,072,182 13th PHP1.26 Billion
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MLA (HOSPICIO DE SAN JOSE) Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) 6,016,624 15th PHP343.55 Million
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MLA (HOSP DE SA JUAN DE DIOS) Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) 4,285,572 17th PHP244.71 Million
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MLA (MAYORDOMIA DELA CATEDRAL) Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) 2,664,266 21st PHP152.13 Million
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MLA (ST. PAUL`S HOSPITAL) Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) 1,772,418 26th PHP101.21 Million
CARMEL OF THE DIVINE INFANT JESUS OF PRAGUE, INC. Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) 726,819 49th PHP41.50 Million
EL SUPERIOR DE LA CORPORACION FILIPINA DE PADRES AGUSTINOS RECOLETOS Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) 551,382 60th PHP31.48 Million
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF JARO Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) 491,385 64th PHP28.06 Million
EL SUPERIOR DE LA CORPORACION FILIPINA DE PADRES AGUSTINOS RECOLETOS San Miguel Corp (SMC) 2,370,000 31st PHP260.70 Million
SUPERIOR DE LA CORPORACION ARCHICOFRADIA DE N.P.J.N DE RECOLETOS San Miguel Corp (SMC) 1,234,603 75th PHP135.81 Million
CARMEL OF THE DIVINE INFANT JESUS OF PRAGUE, INC. San Miguel Corp (SMC) 957,516 79th PHP105.33 Million
ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF TUGUEGARAO San Miguel Corp (SMC) 856,639 81st PHP94.23 Million
REAL MONASTERIO DE LA PURISIMA CONCEPCION DE NUESTRA MADRE SANTA CLARA DE MANILA San Miguel Corp (SMC) 809,834 83rd PHP89.08 Million
SUPERIOR DE LA CORPORACION DE PADRES RECOLETOS POR BECAS Y VOCACIONES San Miguel Corp (SMC) 621,702 89th PHP68.39 Million
CARMEL OF ST THERESE OF THE CHILD JESUS San Miguel Corp (SMC) 592,956 91st PHP65.23 Million
THE DISCALCED CARMELITE NUNS OF CEBU San Miguel Corp (SMC) 451,864 95th PHP49.71 Million
ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NUEVA SEGOVIA DE VIGAN San Miguel Corp (SMC) 428,067 98th PHP47.09 Million
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA Philex Mining Corp (PX) 3,221,135 15th PHP66.68 Million
RELIGIOUS OF THE VIRGIN MARY - B Philex Mining Corp (PX) 3,125,777 16th PHP64.70 Million
RELIGIOUS OF THE VIRGIN MARY-A Philex Mining Corp (PX) 1,091,027 69th PHP22.58 Million
ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF TUGUEGARAO Ayala Corporation (AC) 24,015 73rd PHP9.29 Million
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILS, INC. Ayala Corporation Preferred Shares - A (ACPA) 60,000 2nd PHP31.80 Million
ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF TAGBILARAN Ayala Corporation Preferred Shares - B (ACPR) 10,000 64th PHP1.02 Million
DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL PHINMA Corp. (PHN) 159,575 19th PHP2.12 Million
ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF JUAN DE DIOS PHINMA Corp. (PHN) 153,880 20th PHP2.05 Million
RELIGIOUS OF THE VIRGIN MARY PHINMA Corp. (PHN) 58,975 52nd PHP784,368
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA Concrete Aggregates Corp (CA) 78,846 9th PHP3.47 Million
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MLA (REAL CASA DE MISERICORDIA) Concrete Aggregates Corp (CA) 13,067 18th PHP574,948
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA (HOSPITAL DE SAN JUAN DE DIOS) Concrete Aggregates Corp (CA) 8,317 24th PHP365,948
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MLA (HOSPICIO DE SAN JOSE) Concrete Aggregates Corp (CA) 1,898 66th PHP83,512
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MLA (MAYORDOMIA DELA CATEDRAL) Concrete Aggregates Corp (CA) 841 97th PHP37,004
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA ISM Communications (ISM) 38,399 48th PHP126,333
SOCIETY OF THE DIVINE WORD Filipino Fund Inc. (FFI) 6,000 24th PHP48,000
ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF BANGUED Filipino Fund Inc. (FFI) 1,500 49th PHP12,000
CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE Benguet Corp. - A (BC) 215 53rd PHP4,107
CORPORACION DE PADRES DOMINICOS EEI 75,000 75th PHP256,500
* Rank in Top 100 – rank in the Top 100 Stockholders of the Company, a report submitted by the company to the PSE
** Total Investment Value – peso value of total shares owned, as of May 27, 2011 closing prices

Source: Company reports submitted to the Philippine Stock Exchange

COMMENT: WHAT CHARITY WORKS ARE THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS DOING FOR THE POOR STREET CHILDREN LIVING OFF GARBAGE IN THE STREETS OF OUR MAJOR CITIES? MUST WE FILIPINOS CONTINUE TO BE SICK AND FAMOUS AS THE SICK MAN OF ASIA?                                                       Poch Suzara                                                               

                                                     

The Bible as the World's Bestseller Book in the World

Over 100 million Bibles are sold or given away each year, with more than 90 percent of American households having one. Such statistics show it is the world’s bestseller—yet, ironically, it is also the world’s least read book; or, the most  misunderstood book. - - - Poch Suzara

Visit the Sick and Hungry Animals at the Manila Zoo

The sick and hungry animals at the Manila Zoo live better than the millions of sick and hungry Filipino children living off garbage in the dirty streets of our major cities.

In the meantime, I repeat: Have any of you ever met a Filipino who got to be FILTHY RICH for believing that God is BAD?

So how come millions upon millions of Filipinos are FILTHY POOR for believing that God is GOOD?

Hey you college educated men  and women of our sick society under a sick government in partner with a sick  church - GISING NA, MGA ULOL! - - - Poch Suzara, La Salle high school expelled student (1950)

GOD LOVES YOU AND HE NEEDS MONEY

Religion convinced the world that there's an invisible man in the sky who watches everything you do. And there's 10 things he doesn't want you to do or else you'll be burning at a place with a lake of fire until the end of eternity. But he loves you! ...And he needs money! He's all powerful, but he can't handle money! --- George Carlin

COMMENT:

If I had enlightened comedians like George Carlin as my teachers in La Salle grade school and high school, never would I have gotten expelled out of high school. In fact, I would have ended up as a college professor myself. - - - Poch Suzara

 olondriz3 .

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poch suzara

14 May at 4:06 PM

George Carlin always tells the truth.

 

see my comment below

MANILA, Philippines - Janet Lim-Napoles is set to identify all the government officials involved in the pork barrel fund scam, her lawyer revealed yesterday.

Stephen David said Napoles is willing to cooperate in the reinvestigation of the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) anomaly. 

“Of course, there will be more officials,” David told reporters after a closed-door meeting with Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II.

David said Napoles might come up with another list of politicians who benefitted from the pork barrel, which he claimed would be longer than the list she earlier submitted to the DOJ.

He hinted the list would also include an official in the previous administration “higher than lawmakers.”

“If she will become state witness, she should tell everything she knows... whoever is involved should really be exposed. Whatever the truth is, it should come out. Because the truth will set you free,” he said.

David, however, refused to name the high official, saying it might preempt the statement to be submitted by Napoles.

David said he had a meeting with Aguirre to discuss the possibility of Napoles becoming a state witness as well as her inclusion in the witness protection program.

David stressed the safety of his client was under threat.

“We are requesting, on our part, that she should be given a proper security should this proposition push through,” he said.

David added there were instances last February when Napoles’ personal belongings were ransacked.

“There were instances whien her belongings were scattered inside her cell as if looking for something and almost every night she started feeling uneasy for she felt someone is intently watching her,” David said.

David said Napoles is also receiving written threats from unknown individuals.

He said the threats against Napoles turned serious when the government declared the possibility of taking her as state witness in the PDAF scam.

Though he has no direct proof, David believes the threats came from “former and current high-ranking public officials who have the capability and capacity to consummate the threats.”

“These are the public officials who want Mrs. Napoles to keep silent and not expose her knowledge on the issues,” he said.

COMMENT:

All in the Philippine government as officials including those higher than lawmakers all share something sick and insane and corrupt together: they are college educated saps and jerks who all believe, love, and worship God only because such a God is always able to forgive them of their sins and crimes!

GISING NA! MGA ULOL! - - - Poch Suzara. Atheist

WOW! NO KIDDING!

Have any of you ever met a Filipino who got to be FILTHY RICH for believing that God is BAD? Well, how come millions upon millions of Filipinos are FILTHY POOR for believing that God is GOOD? - Poch Suzara

Sick Religion as Product of a Sick System of Education

“When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called Religion.” - - - Robert M. Pirsig

In the Philippines, when one Filipino suffers from lies and corruption, it is called insanity. When millions of Filipinos suffer from a sick system of education, it is known as the power, glory, and authority behind Christianity.

In the meantime, in the Philippines, there is 

no such thing as "love of country, love of fellow-Filipinos, love of beauty, or the pursuit 

of happiness for the Filipino family." There is only the daily prayers said by millions, specially to Mary, the Mother of God, to "pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen. - - - Poch Suzara

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GOOD MORNING BIBLE READERS AND JESUS' FOLLOWERS,  

AM SIMPLY WONDERING WHY IS NO ONE EVEN TRY TELLING POCH HE IS POSTING LIES.  BELOW IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF POCH TELLING YOU "WHAT MAKES FILIPINO FAMILIES VALUES ROTTEN."

Matthew 10:34 "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword."

O ANO ANG IBIG SABIHIN NITO?  SAGOT MGA BIBLE READERS, MGA JESUS' FOLLOWERS.

Matthew 26:52 Then said Jesus unto him, "Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword."

ANO ANG IBIG SABIHIN NITO?

Luke 22:36 He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one."

Matthew 8:21-22 And another of his disciples said unto him, "Suffer me first to go and bury my father." But Jesus said unto him, "Follow me and let the dead bury their dead."

HETO, MALINAW BA SA INYO ITO?  OKEY BA SA INYO ITONG SINABI NI HESUS?

 Matthew 10:35-37 "For I have come to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law — a man's enemies will be the members of his own household. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me."

SIGURU NAMAN NANINIWALA NA KAYO NGAYON, NA ANG NAGSIRA NG FILIPINO VALUES AY ANG MGA PANGARAL NI HESUS ANO?  KUNG HINDI, EH ANO ANG IBIG SABIHIN NITO, MALIWANAG PA SA ARAW ITONG SINABI NIYA EH.

Matthew 12:46-50 While he yet talked to the people, behold his mother and brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. Then one said unto him, "Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with you." But he answered and said, "Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, "Behold, my mother and my brethren! For whoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother."

AHA, ITO SIGURU MEDYU MABUTI ANO?

 Matthew 19:29 "And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life."

O SINO SA INYO NA NILAYASAN ANG PAMILYA DAHILAN KAY HESUS? KAYUNG KASALI DITO SA FORUM, ANO IKAW NATHANIEL, IKAW JUN, GUSTO MO BANG LAYASAN ANG PAMILYA MO NGAYON AT SASAMA KA KAY HESUS?  ANG SISTI, EH PAG MAY GUMAWA NG GANUON, ANG TINGIN SA TAUNG ITO, AY MASAMA.  SA KABILANG DAKO NAMAN MAYRUON MGA PASTOR DIYAN NA NILAYASAN ANG PAMILYA, AT ANG GAWA AY MAKIKAIN SA MGA DUKHA, KAGAYA NG GAWA NI HESUS, NAKIKIKAIN SA IBA IBANG BAHAY, HINDI NAGTRABAHO.  HAYAN GINAGAYA SIYA MG MGA PASTOR.  TAMA BA ANG GAWA NG MGA TAUNG ITO?

Mark 3:33-35 "Who are my mother and my brothers?" [Jesus] asked. Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does God's will is my brother and sister and mother."

Mark 10:29,30 "Yes," Jesus replied, "and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News, will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property—along with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life.

O ITO, MAGAGAWA BA NINYO ITO?  KAYA NAPAKARAMI NG NASISIRAAN NG BAIT DAHILAN SA PANGAKONG ITO NI HESUS.  SINO ANG NAKARATING SA WALANG HANGGANG BUHAY?  ANO BA ANG IBIG SABIHIN NITO "ETERNAL LIFE?"

Luke 9:60 "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."

Luke 9:61,62 Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say good bye to my family." Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."

INAKU !!  PALAGAY KO AYAW KO NANG MAGPATULOY PA NG PAGBABASA NG MGA SUMUSUNUD NA PANGARAL.  MAHIRAP BILHIN - NAKAKALOKA !!!

Luke 12:49-53 "I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is completed! Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."

Luke 14:26 [What about John 3:15 and 4:19-21 (below)?] "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters — yes, even his own life — he cannot be my disciple." [NOTE: Buybull thumpers often say that this doesn't really mean “hate,” it just means “love less.” Some translations even word it like that (e.g. Contemporary English Version), because they don't like that nasty word “hate.” The original Greek word “miseo” always means hate; it has no alternative meaning. The prefixes for misanthropy and misogyny come from miseo. This just shows how screwed-up their minds are. If hate equals a form of love, how can we trust anything that those translations say?]

Luke 19:27 [In the words of a king in a parable.] "But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them — bring them here and kill them in front of me."

John 2:4 Jesus saith unto [his mother], "Woman, what have I to do with thee? Mine hour is not yet come."

John 12:25 "The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life."

Please read your SICK BIBLE! And then try and figure out why in this only Catholic country in Asia since  the 16th century, there is no such thing as the beauty or the sanity or the tranquility of family values. We Filipinos only know how to love Jesus up there by hating one another down here! - - - Poch Suzara

                                                                                     

EVERY CHILD IS BORN AS AN ATHEIST

                                     Every one is born an atheist

            My dear reader, I am happy to admit, that just exactly like you, I too was born an atheist. Indeed, all babies are born atheists: free from religion. No baby is born as a Jew, or a Muslim, or a Catholic, or a Hindu, or a Buddhist. All babies are born free and then indoctrinated. For my part, I was raised and educated as a Catholic; not because of my free will, but because my parents and grandparents were reminded of hell-fire if they did not choose to have me baptized in a Catholic church and have me enrolled in a Catholic school. However, when I attained the age of intellectual discretion, I duly repudiated Catholicism. I then became in the truest sense of the term: A Born-Again Atheist. Well, just like everybody else, I am happy with the thought that I will leave this world one day as an atheist. After I am dead, I cannot see how I could still possess the capacity to believe in anything biblical or ecclesiastical or irrational or to disbelieve in anything at all. What I would leave behind would be my energy that was once bundled up as my body. Now energy can neither be created nor destroyed. I will leave my energy behind and I would rather let the laws of nature figure out what to do with it in the billions of years to come.  Who knows, I may emerge one day again as a man. That would really be wonderful especially if I were to be resurrected not as a sick Filipino or a silly American, but simply as a thinking man. - - - Poch Suzara