DAVAO CITY – Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles has questioned the moral ascendancy of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to lead the nation amid drug abuse allegations and massive corruption issues. In a three-page pastoral letter written in the Visayan dialect and released on Nov. 29, Valles pointed...
BACOLOD CITY – Archbishop Charles Brown, Papal Nuncio to the Philippines, presided over the pontifical coronation of the original icon of the Virgen sang Barangay on Thursday, Oct. 16, at the San Sebastian Cathedral here. The historic event took place during the celebration of the Solemn Feast of...
Cebu Archbishop Alberto Uy has directed all parishes and rectories under the Archdiocese of Cebu to undergo structural assessments following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu on the evening of September 30. Through Archdiocesan Chancellor Msgr. Renato Beltran Jr., the...
CEBU CITY – The newly installed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cebu urged the faithful to pray as the nation continues to grapple with allegations of massive corruption in government infrastructure projects. Archbishop Albert “Abet” Uy said the faithful can turn to prayers as the quest to...
CEBU CITY – Archbishop-designate Alberto “Abet” Uy vowed to join the fight against anomalous infrastructure projects. “Dinhi sa Cebu, kauban ko ninyo sa pagdumili sa ghost projects (Here in Cebu, I join you in rejecting ghost projects),” Uy said on Monday, Sept. 29. Uy expressed his...
Filipinos must revolt not just against systemic corruption but also against the moral decay that enables it, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas said. “Kulang pa ang ‘Tama na!’ (Enough is not enough),” Villegas wrote in his pastoral letter, to be read in all Masses this Sunday,...
ILOILO CITY – Archbishop Midyphil “Dodong” Billones of the Archdiocese of Jaro said the citizenry must also be humble and take part of the blame for the country’s flood control mess. “We humbly take our own share of the blame as we demand accountability from those around us,” said...
TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental – The head of the Department of Tourism in Northern Mindanao (DOT-10) on Wednesday expressed concern about the temporary closure of a 145-year-old Catholic church in Misamis Occidental. In a Facebook post, DOT-10 Director Marie Elaine Unchuan said the Saint John...
The Catholic Church indefinitely closed a church in Jimenez, Misamis Occidental after a female vlogger allegedly spat into its holy water font recently, an incident that was recorded and became viral online. Ozamiz Archbishop Martin Jumoad slammed the incident that he described as a called “grave...
CEBU CITY – Describing it as evil, incoming Cebu Archbishop Alberto Uy has called for a total ban on online gambling. In a statement released on Friday, July 25, Uy urged President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and lawmakers to permanently ban online gambling in the country, saying “it robs people of...
Pope Leo XIV has named Tagbilaran Bishop Alberto Uy as the new archbishop of Cebu. According to an article posted Wednesday on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) News, the appointment came after the Vatican accepted the retirement of Archbishop Jose Palma, who, on March...
ILOILO CITY – Jaro Archbishop Midyphil “Dodong” Billones said Pope Francis was the epitome of mercy. ARCHBISHOP Midyphil ‘Dodong’ Billones (left) speaks during the April 26, 2025 Requiem Mass that coincided with the funeral of Pope Francis at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in...
