TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – A man and a child drowned in Cagayan on Good Friday. Police said a 57-year-old farmer suddenly jumped into a river in Tuao and drowned. Investigation said the victim was allegedly drunk and experiencing anxiety at that time. The victim was taken to the Nuestra Señora...
BACOLOD CITY – The Diocese of Bacolod is mourning the death of three individuals in a road accident during a Good Friday evening procession in Barangay Alangilan here. THREE persons were killed and 17 others, including two policemen, were injured when a red Toyota Innova driven by an Indian...
Three individuals, including a four-year-old boy, drowned on Good Friday in the towns of Bauan, San Nicolas, and Agoncillo in Batangas. The Police Regional Office 4-A identified the victims as Zash Alissandro Monsales, four, a resident of General Trias, Cavite; Ferdinand de Castro, 45, married, of...
What was supposed to be a fun beach outing quickly turned into a nightmare after a jeepney carrying 25 passengers turned turtle in Bolinao, Pangasinan on Good Friday, April 18. Citing accounts from one of the passengers, a report from the Bolinao Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
ILOILO CITY — After returning to the country late last year from exile, former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog here participated in the Via Crucis (The Way of the Cross) on Good Friday. FORMER Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog of Iloilo City carries the cross during the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) on Good...
(Photo: BJMP Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory) Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) participated in “Senakulo”, Station of the Cross, and other traditional Lenten season activities in observance of...
ILOILO CITY — The local government reminded visitors at world-famous Boracay Island that the annual party ban on Good Friday lasts until Black Saturday. In Memorandum Order No. 2025-33, Mayor Frolibar Bautista of Malay town in Aklan province said the annual ban will last until 6 a.m. on April 19....
President Marcos has encouraged Filipinos to choose peace and safety this Holy Week, and expressed hope that Good Friday serves as a guidance and strength for every Filipino family. Catholic devotees visit the Stations of the Cross exhibit and pray the novena at San Agustin Church in Manila on Holy...
Sixteen areas across the country are expected to experience a "danger" level heat index on Friday, April 18, with temperatures reaching as high as 43°C due to warm and humid conditions driven by easterlies. PAGASA urged the public to stay hydrated, avoid direct sun exposure, and keep cool as 16...
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” This Bible verse found in John 3:16 encapsulates the core of Good Friday—the incomprehensible love of God that transcends all understanding. It is easy to say...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia reminded candidates that poll campaigning is prohibited on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia "Absolutely no campaigning on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. It is the law. No...
Acts of penance, charity works and a conference about the Virgin Mary will highlight the first Marian International Festival in the Diocese of Antipolo in Rizal Province from January 9 to January 11. The festival, to be held annually starting this year in the diocese, will be in honor of the...
