Filipinos have been urged to free themselves from “illusions” in Philippine politics, especially during the campaign season and when they choose who they will vote for, Father Robert Reyes, also known as the “running priest”, said in his homily Friday during a mass at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Manila.
The family of a 19-year-old student who was shot dead on the night of Sept. 25, 1975, during an alleged quarrel with Juan Ponce “Jack” Enrile Jr. did not pursue charges against the namesake son of the then defense secretary and chief martial law enforcer, activist priest Fr. Robert Reyes said Thursday.
BAGUIO CITY—The running priest, Fr. Robert Reyes, received his cross of ashes on Ash Wednesday before preparing to pray for 13 minutes at 1 p.m. Reyes is popularizing a movement called the 131313 Puliti-Kalinisan, which encourages voters and candidates to stop and reflect on the 13th hour of each day for 13 minutes until [...]
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma told reporters on Wednesday he would not allow pulpits in his archdiocese to be used in the campaign in the elections next year against lawmakers who voted for the reproductive health (RH) bill.
Activist priest Fr. Robert Reyes on Sunday chided the government and the Catholic Church hierarchy for using the poor as convenient pawn in their heated debate on the controversial Reproductive Health Bill.
Running priest Fr. Robert Reyes has called on the public to rally behind Grace Padaca, the former governor of Isabela who has been ordered arrested on graft and malversation charges.
The reward money for any information that could lead to the arrest of former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes and his brother, Coron Mayor Mario Reyes, is already P1.55 million.
Prison will do Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo some good, activist-priest Robert Reyes said. Reyes, a two-time detainee during Arroyo’s nine-year administration, offered this insight to the former President, who is fighting off possible detention in a government facility on a charge of electoral sabotage.
Traveling long distances, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and children on Wednesday came to the memorial service at the massacre site in Sitio Masalay, and quietly wept.
MANILA, Philippines—Mary “Rosebud” Ong vowed on Tuesday, to continue appearing in court proceedings despite the decision of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove her from the government’s Witness Protection Program (WPP). Accompanied by “running priest” Robert Reyes and anti-crime crusader Dante Jimenez, Ong met with Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to convince the latter [...]
Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz, a staunch antigambling advocate, urged colleagues in the Church to come clean and openly admit if they were among the seven bishops reported to have received Mitsubishi Pajeros from the Arroyo administration. Cruz said silence could bring down the whole Catholic Church hierarchy. “Whether this is proven by the PCSO (Philippine [...]
