LOOK: Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines to join Pope Francis in consecrating Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25, the Solemnity of the Annunciation @rapplerdotcom Catholic churches across the Philippines will also hold a second collection this coming Sunday, March 20, for the people of Ukraine, said CBCP president Bishop Pablo Virgilio David @rapplerdotcom

LOOK: Lay Catholic leaders from the Diocese of Novaliches endorse presidential bet Leni Robredo @rapplerdotcom #PHVote #WeDecide Lay leaders of the Diocese of Novaliches say they reached a unanimous decision to endorse Robredo after undergoing a discernment process @rapplerdotcom #PHVote #WeDecide

So President Duterte has named George Garcia, a former lawyer of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., as new Comelec commissioner. Should the nation be worried?

Not necessarily.

A thread @rapplerdotcom #PHVote #WeDecide George Garcia is a respected figure in the field of election law.

How do we know an election lawyer is respected in the field? Not through his/her clients – they take on all kinds of clients – but through their expertise. Garcia is no doubt an expert @rapplerdotcom #PHVote

Teka lang, so ang "parusa" daw ng Comelec sa mga di sasama sa debate eh... pagbabawalan sa "e-rally platform"? O, eh Comelec FB page lang yon di ba? 🤦🏻‍♂️

Eh kung kaya pala ng Comelec magparusa sa mga hindi magdedebate, eh bakit ganito lang?

Pero pag Oplan Baklas G na G eh 'no 🤡 CONTEXT

Comelec spokesman James Jimenez: "One of the agreements is that if they skip the debates, then they will not be able to air their e-rallies on our e-rally platform."

Read: rappler.com/nation/electio…

Interesting "Catholic" supporters by Marcos Jr.

They call themselves the "Marian Eastern Catholic Church" - but note that this is NOT in any way Roman Catholic. Clarification needed because "Roman Catholic" is how most Filipinos understand "Catholic" @rapplerdotcom #PHVote

https://twitter.com/lianbuan/status/1499921454762463235

With 1.34B members, the Roman Catholic Church is the world's biggest Christian group and is directly under the Pope in Rome.

Many Christian churches (Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, etc) have similar practices, images, saints, etc, but not under the Pope @rapplerdotcom #PHVote

Catholic leaders in Cavite showed support today for VP Leni Robredo. More than a decade ago, you know who their bishop was? Luis Antonio Tagle, before he was moved to Manila.

Makes one wonder, how much of Tagle's shepherding in Imus led them to stand the way they do? #PHVote Thanks for the info, @TheNuel_: Before Tagle led the Catholics of Cavite, there was also his mentor, the late Imus Bishop Felix Perez. He was part of the "Magnificent Seven" – said to be the first bishops to speak out against dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the 1970s #PHVote

LOOK: At the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Archbishop Socrates Villegas leads the 8 am Ash Wednesday Mass.

For the first time in two years, with the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, ash is traced on foreheads again @rapplerdotcom

📸 Saint John the Evangelist Cathedral Archbishop Socrates Villegas explains that Lent – the first day of which is Ash Wednesday – means "spring" in German. "It is springtime especially for Europe. In the Philippines, it is summer" @rapplerdotcom

WHY THE HAGUE RULING MATTERS EVEN WITHOUT INTERNATIONAL POLICE
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President Rodrigo Duterte claimed on May 5 that the Hague ruling vs China is "useless" because no one can "enforce it."

True, there is NO international police to enforce it. But... @rapplerdotcom International law is different from domestic law, where police can enforce court rulings. Surely we cannot see Xi Jinping in handcuffs over the Hague ruling.

But international law PRESSURES states to comply, or else they will be viewed as international outlaws @rapplerdotcom

Rodrigo Duterte thanks China, businessmen, everyone – except Vice President Leni Robredo – for their help vs #coronavirus. "ANO NA BA NAGAWA NI ROBREDO?"
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EXHIBIT A: rappler.com/nation/255952-…