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)...
The Eastern Police District (EPD) organized a bike ride to help police officers patrol the places of Holy Week activities in the cities within the eastern part of Metro Manila. The bike ride was facilitated by Col. Reynan Patam, chief of the District Community Affairs and Development Division...
The Manila Police District (MPD) conducted a simultaneous bicycle patrol around the city churches from April 5 to 7 to ensure the safety and security of the people during Holy Week. Maj. Gen. Edgar Alan Okubo led the "Bisiklita Iglesia" along with the operatives of MPD and the National Capital...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A record-breaking crowd trooped to the Abong Abong Park in this city to observe the Holy Week. A BIRD’S eye view of the crowd at Abong Abong Park in Zamboanga City on Maundy Thursday taken by a drone of the mobile command center. (City Hall PIO) Police reported no untoward...
