SANTA MARIA, Ilocos Sur – The Balicucha Festival showcasing rich religious and cultural practices and products, specifically the Balicucha or sugarcane candy, here unwraps on Easter Sunday. SANTA Maria, Ilocos Sur municipal hall (Now Na Sta. Maria Ilocos Sur FB) Mayor Brigido “Boy” Camarillo...
ILIGAN CITY – A seven-year-old boy drowned in Barangay Tomas Cabili here on Easter Sunday. The father of the victim from Barangay Tomas Cabili told police that his son was swimming in the beach at around 1 p.m. when he suddenly disappeared. Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) spokesperson Police...
ALABAT, Quezon – Four persons were rescued from a boat that capsized in Lamon Bay in Atimonan, Quezon on Easter Sunday. The Alabat police identified them as Godfrey Almojar, 45, boat captain; and boat crew Rolly Onoya, 20, single, and Mark Aron Mafe, 18, single, residents of Barangay 3...
SAN JOSE, Antique – A breakaway group of the Roman Catholic Church in the municipality of San Jose, Antique province welcomed Easter by burning an effigy of Judas Iscariot in San Jose de Buenavista, the capital town of Antique in Panay Island. A 10-FOOT effigy of Judas Iscariot is hanged and...
The First family joined Filipino Christians in celebrating Easter Sunday by posting on their social media accounts. With a short greeting, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and her two sons—Joseph Simon and William Vincent—shared a photo of them wearing bunny ears headband while posing...
The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, which we celebrate today, Easter Sunday, is a foundational belief in Christianity. Saint Paul says: “And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.” (1 Cor. 15:14) To the Christian faithful, Easter symbolizes new...
As the nation observes Easter Sunday, April 9, Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula stressed Christ’s resurrection is the most beautiful message. Easter Sunday (Catholic Online) “Christ is risen! There is no message more beautiful than this, no truth full of hope and delight than this....
Holy Week was a time for rest even as the House of Representatives looks to continue its work in the coming weeks amid the ongoing summer recess. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) “I hope and pray that the Holy Week has given all of us ample time to rest and spend quality time...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged Filipino Christians worldwide to take the celebration of Easter as a time for renewal and recovery. *Photos: Malacañang / Noel Pabalate* In his Easter Sunday message, the President enjoined the faithful to take the day to be grateful for the...
Christendom celebrates Easter Sunday on April 9, the high point of the 40-day Lenten Season that began on Ash Wednesday and the culmination of the Holy Week. Considered as the foundation of the Christian faith, Easter Sunday is the greatest feast that renders complete the mystery of man’s...
House Senior Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is enjoining fellow Filipinos to reaffirm their faith in Jesus Christ. This was the gist of Arroyo's advanced message to her countrymen for Easter Sunday, April 9. "Just like past Easter Sundays, let us, Christians, regard this...
Three films centering on families from Universal Pictures will be shown in Philippine cinemas in August: “Beast,” “Nope” and “Easter Sunday.” “Beast,” which will open in Philippine cinemas on Aug. 10, is a new thriller about a father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves...
