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POPE FRANCIS, 88, DIES

VATICAN CITY (PM) --"Dear brothers and sisters, it is with profound sadness I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis," Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced on the Vatican's TV channel. "At 7:35 this morning (Monday, April 21, 2025) the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the...

JGL Eye: UNBROKEN BONES OF JESUS FULFILL THE PROPHECY THAT HE IS THE MESSIAH

©2025 By JOSEPH G LARIOSA (PhilaMessenger.net) JESUS DIES OF HEART ATTACK! CHICAGO (PM) – During the stations of the cross, Jesus Christ stumbled and fell three times and was severely beaten during the scourging at the pillar. He also got “40 lashes less one” but what ende...

JGL Eye: WHY SINGAPORE IS ONE OF THE SAFEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD

©2025 By JOSEPH G LARIOSA (PhilaMessenger.net) "It is better to prevent crimes than to punish them." -- Utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Betham LIMITED RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS AND DEATH PENALTY ARE KEY TO SAFETY SINGAPORE (PM) - I've been to at least 11 co...

The Straphanger: "A2-I2" To Replace "AI"

By Bobby M. Reyes Part III of "Affordable Back-to-Basics A2-I2" (ABBA2I2) Series LOS ANGELES (PM) --This columnist discussed "The Many Meanings of Artificial Intelligence" on December 20, 2023, as Part I of a new series on "AI". To read it again, please go to this link: https://...

The Straphanger Bags "Column of the Year" Award

The Straphanger By Bobby M. Reyes Part V of “Filipino-American Fourth Estate” Series LOS ANGELES --ON SUNDAY night, March 30, 2025, this journalist will receive the "Columnist of the Year" Award from the Filipino-American P...

LATVIA OFFERS TO HOST ICC SENTENCED CONVICTS

©2025 By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (PhilaMessenger.net) THE AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA H.E. MS. SOLVITA ABOLTINA AND ICC PRESIDENT JUDGE TOMOKO AKANE SIGN AN AGREEMENT ON ENFORCEMENT OF SENTENCES ON MARCH 28, 2025 CHICAGO (PM) – LATVIA, a country that lies in Northern Eur...

JGL Eye: SILENCING OF VOICE OF AMERICA A “'GIGANTIC GIFT' TO AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES"

©2025 By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (PhilaMessenger.net) VOA MAY SOON BECOME A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS CHICAGO (PM) –- During martial law in the Philippines when all mass media outlets, including my Pilipino Star and Daily Star, were padlocked by President Marcos, the one voice that was ...

CAN GOVERNORS DO AN OLIVER CROMWELL AND SELF-DECLARE AS U.S. COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS?

©2025 BY BOBBY M. REYES PART III OF "COMMONWEALTH OPTION FOR U.S.A." SERIES THE PHILIPPINES WAS ONCE A COMMONWEALTH OF THE U.S. LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- History buffs and sites like Wikipedia remember well the saga of Oliver Cromwell (April 1599 – S...