CEBU CITY – The observance of Holy Week in the province of Cebu was generally peaceful, the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) said on Monday, April 10. Col. Rommel Ochave, CPPO chief, said measures taken like increasing police visibility in churches contributed to the peaceful observance of the...
(Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross) A 15-year-old girl in Rizal and a male victim in Bohol were saved by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) from near drowning during its Holy Week operations. PRC saved two people from near-drowning incidents during the Holy Week break. The girl was provided with medical...
Three persons drowned in Lian, Nasugbu, and Lemery in Batangas on Good Friday and Black Saturday. The Batangas Police Provincial Office said the victims were a 17-year-old male student, single, resident of FDR, Block 9, Lot 12, Phase 3, GMA, Cavite; Juanito Tiples, 61, resident of Zone 10, Barangay...
LEMERY, Batangas – What was supposed to be a mere stroll along the beach turned tragic as four teenage students, three of them female, and laborer died after they drowned, while their only other companion survived on a sad Black Saturday afternoon, April 8, in this town. The police, who...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – Two persons died while another was rescued in separate drowning incidents in Cagayan Valley rivers on Black Saturday, April 8. Police said a 16-year-old student from Barangay Mabuhay, Angadanan, Isabela reportedly drowned and was declared dead at a hospital on Black...
DAGUPAN CITY – Three persons drowned in Pangasinan on Black Saturday. Police identified the victims as Enrique Espinosa, 70, of Barangay Pagatpat, Santa Cruz, Zambales; Johny Lingayo, 52, of Panta St., San Vicente, Baguio City, and a resident of Tarlac. Espinosa and five companions were...
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...
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...
BURGOS, Ilocos Norte – Two popular destinations here logged more than 9,000 visitors as of Good Friday. TOURISTS visit the Kapurpurawan Rock Formation in Burgos, Ilocos Norte on Good Friday. (Freddie G. Lazaro) Municipal Tourism Officer Shaira Real said initial data from tourist assistance desks...
PRESIDENT ROXAS, Cotabato – The chief of police here was sacked from his post after he failed to implement the beautification program in his police station. PRO-12 Director Jamili Macaraeg conducts an inspection of the President Roxas, Cotabato police station. (Photo via Joseph Jubelag)...
