CEBU CITY – Police in Central Visayas have been placed on heightened alert starting Monday, April 14, as part of the “Oplan: Holy Week and Summer Vacation.” K9 units have been deployed in Cebu ports as security has been tightened in anticipation of the influx of passengers traveling for the...
Malacañang has declared a half-day work arrangement for government offices on Holy Wednesday, April 16, to give government employees more time to observe the Holy Week. Memorandum Circular No. 81, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Monday, April 14, states that government employees...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office-3 has deployed more than 1,000 police personnel to ensure public safety and maintain order during the Holy Week in Central Luzon from April 13 to 20. “Each year, we observe a surge of travelers in transport terminals...
Police forces across the country were placed under heightened alert status as part of the comprehensive security measures for the long Holy Week break. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said the move was aimed at maximizing police visibility and ensuring that proactive public safety measures...
PNP-HPG personnel conduct surprise inspection on passenger buses in one on the transportation hubs in Metro Manila on Monday, April 14, 2025 as part of the safety measures for the Holy Week exodus. (photo: PNP-HPG) The Highway Patrol Group of the Philippine National Police (PNP-HPG) has...
President Marcos will spend the upcoming Holy Week break with his family, Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said. Photos from First Lady Liza Marcos (Facebook) and Mark Balmores (Manila Bulletin) "Naitanong po natin at siya po ay makakasama niya po ang kanyang pamilya (We asked him and he...
Water concessionaires Maynilad and Manila Water have issued their respective water interruption advisories for their customers in Metro Manila for the Holy Week. Maynilad said Barangays Gulod, Sta. Monica, and Siena in Quezon City will experience service interruptions starting 10 p.m. on Monday,...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has placed transportation facilities across the country on “high alert” as it estimates that millions of Filipinos will travel for Holy Week. In a radio interview, Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said the DOTr and its attached agencies are...
As motorists gear up for the Holy Week traffic rush, a drop in fuel prices offers some relief at the gas pumps for travelers taking advantage of the break. Effective Tuesday, April 15, gasoline prices will see a ₱3.60-per-liter drop, while diesel will go down by ₱3.30 per liter. Shell...
Vice President Sara Duterte hopes that the Holy Week will bring healing to Filipinos as the country faces challenges and division. Vice President Sara Duterte (MB File Photo) In her message for the Holy Week on Monday, April 14, the country’s second-highest official reminded...
By AARON RECUENCO, MARTIN SADONGDONG, JEL SANTOS, and ELLALYN DE VERA-RUIZ Authorities are expecting around three million passengers in various seaports and at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) as Filipinos start the annual Holy Week travel to take advantage of the long holiday...
Philippine Coast Guard personnel assist passengers who are disembarking from MV St. Michael the Archangel at the Manila North Harbor Port on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Courtesy of PCG) As Filipino Catholics observed Palm Sunday on April 13 to mark the beginning of Holy Week, a total of 114,365...
