TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – A couple and their companions were robbed of almost P1 million in valuables in a resort in Barangay Calumpang here on Christmas Eve. Police identified the victims as Christopher Tamayo, 43, his wife Shiela, 38, and companions Bomer Marfil Quising, 28, and George D....
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula (Archdiocese of Manila website) As Filipinos celebrate Christmas, Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula invites the faithful to embrace the message of hope as the world prepares for the “Jubilee of Hope.” On this occasion, Pope Francis will...
ILOILO CITY – A 27-year-old man transporting food was killed in a motorcycle accident here on Christmas Eve. Authorities identified the victim as Vicmar Vintar Villanueva, a resident of Passi City. Investigation said Villanueva was driving a motorcycle on the way to Leganes, Iloilo...
BACOLOD CITY – This city logged the first firecracker-related injury this year on Christmas Eve. The victim was an 11-year-old boy here based on the record of the City Health Office (CHO). Dr. Grace Tan, head of the Environment Sanitation Division of the CHO, said the victim is a...
BACOLOD CITY – A motorcycle rider died after he was run over by a garbage truck on Araneta Ave. in Barangay Tangub here on Christmas Eve. A 29-year-old motorcycle rider died in a road accident in Bacolod City on Christmas Eve. (Police Station 8 photo) Police identified the victim as Jessie...
BACOLOD CITY – An eight-year-old boy died after he was hit by an ambulance in Barangay Rizal, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Christmas Eve. Police withheld the name of the victim. The victim suddenly crossed the road when the ambulance carrying a critical patient passed by the area on its...
CEBU CITY – An 18-year-old man spent Christmas in jail after he was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay San Nicolas here on Christmas Eve. Police said at least two kilos of suspected shabu with an estimated value of P13.6 million was seized from Angelo Flores. TWO kilos of suspected...
BACOLOD CITY – The military recovered a firearm in an encounter with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Tayubong, Barangay Puso, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Christmas Eve. TROOPS recover a .45 caliber pistol after a clash with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Puso, La...
Two shoppers were killed while three others were hurt when a military truck that was apparently taken over by a civilian plowed through a public market in Davao City on Sunday morning, Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. The military's Task Force Davao took responsibility after one of its trucks, a KM450...
MEET THE CHEF Lulu's Pie owner Paul Zamora Tonight is the night—Noche Buena awaits! But if you have yet to decide what to serve on the midnight table and you have chicken lying around, and ground pork, and maybe chorizo de bilbao lying around in the freezer, you might consider whipping up a...
By VIMINALE A CAPULSO OPEN YOUR DOORS In the spirit of good faith, the Yuletide season is a perfect time to give to those in need (Photo Freepik) I still can’t shake the image off my head. She would have been beautiful at her age, a proud swan in the peak of womanhood. Yet, at 35, her shoulders...
(Photo Freepik) Christmas isn’t simply a season of merrymaking. It is one big convolution. Even its history is unclear. Yuletide is believed to be rooted in several other significant occasions. Chief among them are the Winter Solstice, Saturnalia, and the Nativity of Jesus. The latter is the most...
