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balita Touched by John Paul..
MAYO 8 - 14, 2014 from 5
But I met Opus Dei while studying in college in Manila. And my life changed, made a sharp turn. Well, that’s now history. My love and fascination for the Pope grew even more. When Pope Paul VI visited Manila, I happened to stay just a few houses from where the Nunciature, where he stayed, was. I remember standing the whole day right in front of the Nunciature together with the crowd just to have a glimpse of him. And when I saw him, it was as if I was floating on air with joy. Prayer when infused with joy became effortless. Then entered Pope John Paul II in 1978. At that time, I was already a professional man, working in some office, but also into deep philosophical and theological studies. It was he who sort of challenged me to take my Christian formation more seriously. I found him irresistibly stimulating and engaging. I was sure his presence, his words, even his mannerisms were all so soaked with a certain charism that I just found myself insatiably devouring his writings and any piece of news about him. I knew I was learning a lot and growing interiorly. When he visited Manila in 1981, I volunteered to be part of a press team. That enabled me to see him at close range. It was in Baclaran church, his first stop after arriving at the Manila airport, when I had the first chance almost to touch him if not for the security who stopped me at the last split second. Then I was asked to go to Rome for ecclesiastical studies. I actually did not seek the priesthood. I simply was called to it, and I just said, yes, after a little reflection. I still vividly remember every moment of that day of my ordination. What struck me most was that he started it very tired. He just came in from a trip and he already had serious health conditions. But as the event went on, I noticed he became very alive. At the end, he talked to me as if he knew me all along. I have no doubt he is truly a saint!
Ang Hamon ng Media..
mula sa pahina 5
sa himpilan. Mayroon din namang mga taga-media na ang sahod ay mula sa mga restaurant, hardware at maging mga kumpanya ng bus sapagkat may mga kumpanya ng radyo at pahayagan na nais mang magkaroon ng maraming kawani ay hindi kayang magpasahod kaya’t binibigyan ng laya ang mga reporter na maghanap ng pagkakakitaan. Sa unang sulyap ay maayos na kalakaran ito subalit kung susuriin ng malaliman ang ganitong kasunduan ay lalabas na taliwas sa isyu ng ethics, sapagkat obligasyon ng mga kumpanya ng radyo’t telebisyon at pahayagan na pasahurin ng maayos ang kanilang mga kawani. Nagkataon nga lamang na kahit na malaki ang sahod, may mga balita pa ring nabibigyan ng milyun-milyong piso sa mga emergency campaign o damage control programs ng mga kumpanya, produkto o politiko. Sa katatapos na Media Forum on Ethics na itinaguyod ng Foreign Correspondents of the Philippines (FoCAP) noong isang linggo sa UP College of Mass Communication, napag-usapan ang marapat at maayos na kalakaran at pag-uugali ng mga mamamahayag. Nabanggit ko sa aking kaibigang si Ed Lingao ng Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism na hindi lamang ang mga binabanggit ng mga taga-media ang mahalaga sapagkat higit na nakagagambala ang mga hindi binabanggit ng mga mamamahayag sa kanilang mga brodkast, artikulo at mga balita. Tabi po!
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