BACOLOD CITY – Two suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed while a soldier was injured in separate clashes in Negros island on Maundy Thursday, April 14. In Negros Occidental, the 94th Infantry Battalion (IB), conducting combat operations after receiving reports on alleged...
Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, April 17, called on Filipinos to live truthfully and offer one’s self to others, especially those living on the fringes of society. Vice President Leni Robredo spends her Saturday night, April 16, going house-to-house in Barangay...
Holy Week and the mystique of Pamitinan By Dr. Pablo S. Trillana III FILIPINO MARTYRS From left: Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto, Guillermo Masangkay, and Aurelio Tolentino During the Holy Week of April 1895, 127 years ago, Andres Bonifacio climbed the foothills of Montalban (now Rodriguez) under...
In observance of the Holy Week, 47 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) at the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) participated in the reenactment of the passion and death of Jesus Christ or “senakulo” inside the jail facility in Kamuning on Good Friday, April 15. The participants include four...
With the easing of restrictions in Rizal province under Alert Level 1, some of the Holy Week traditions that were banned since 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic, have started to resume but in a slightly different way just to comply with the health and safety protocols mandated by the government. In...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported no significant rise in the number of arriving passengers on Maundy Thursday, April 14. (File photo courtesy of Department of Foreign Affairs) BI port operations chief Carlos Capulong said nationwide total arrivals for Thursday stood at 12,464 similar to the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) monitored more than 33,000 passengers in various ports nationwide on Good Friday, April 15. Passengers await for instructions at the Port of Romblon as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) suspends all sea trips to Eastern Samar, the rest of Samar, Northern Samar,...
Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III reminded people to continue wearing face masks as they observe Holy Week to prevent the spread of Covid-19. He said Pateros is “zero Covid-19” but other local government units still have cases. Palm Sunday at San Roque Parish in Pateros (Photo from San Roque...
Re-electionist Senator Leila De Lima on Thursday called on Filipinos to take the time to reflect and pray for justice and peace to happen in the country and abroad. De Lima made the call in her Lenten message this Holy Week, saying this solemn occasion should be a time for people to renew and...
A Catholic priest has asked the faithful to spread Christ's Good News and not fake news this Holy Week. Photo Sts Peter and Paul Parish FB Msgr. Pedro Gerardo Santos, parish priest of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Makati City, issued the call after learning that some residences were asked to switch...
Aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan urged voters to use the Holy Week to reflect on their choices in the upcoming May elections. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of Team Kiko) “This Holy Week break, let us reflect and find enlightenment so that we will...
The Las Pinas city government announced the suspension of vaccination activities against Covid-19 in all vaccination sites in the city on April 14 to 16. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the vaccinations will resume on Sunday, April 17. Aguilar said the vaccination activity was suspended for three days in...
