CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (AFP) – Catholic zealots in the Philippines re-enacting the last moments of Jesus Christ were nailed to wooden crosses while others whipped themselves bloody in extreme displays of religious devotion on Good Friday. AN ACTOR portrays Jesus Christ in a ‘senakulo’...
TARLAC CITY, Tarlac – Police arrested a suspected drug pusher and seized shabu valued at P1.3 million in a buy-bust operation here on Wednesday, March 27. The suspect, a 29-year-old woman identified only as Janet and considered a high-value individual, was caught by joint operatives from the...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A 66-year-old businessman was stabbed to death by a former employee here on Maundy Thursday. Police identified the victim as Andres Maaliw Derota. The victim and the suspect Christian, a former store helper, accidentally met while walking and a heated argument...
Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III clarified that the “dirtiest river” cleaned up by an Australian environmental activist and entrepreneur is located in Taguig City and not in the municipality. Australian Mike Smith, founder of Zero Co., led the cleanup for 10 days of what he said was a river...
CEBU CITY – No untoward incidents were reported on Maundy Thursday as police visibility was increased in major churches, ports and terminals here. POLICE Col. Noel Flores (left), deputy regional director for operations of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas, and Cebu City Police Office...
The Pateros municipal government denied that the “dirtiest river” an Australian environmentalist cleaned up was located in the town. Australian Mike Smith, founder of Zero Co., led the cleanup for 10 days of what he said was a river located in Pateros. Mike Smith during and after...
The local government of Malabon City temporarily closed roads in some areas in the city on Good Friday to Eastern Sunday, March 29 to March 31, to give way for the Holy Week activities. (Photo from Malabon City Government/Manila Bulletin) According to the released traffic advisory, the following...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte celebrated his 79th birth anniversary with his family at his residence here on Maundy Thursday. FORMER President Duterte (center) celebrated his 79th birth anniversary on March 28 with a simple dinner with his family. (Photo courtesy of Davao...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A retired Philippine Air Force second lieutenant was shot dead in his house in Barangay Domoit, this city, on Tuesday night, March 27. Police identified the victim as Jesus Grafia Gerola, 68. Investigation said a neighbor, Jyricson Rojo Veran, heard the suspect...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte on Wednesday, March 27, lashed out at critics who questioned her sister's – Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte – silence on China's aggression in the West Philippine Sea. VICE President Duterte (FB) The...
BACOLOD CITY – A 23-year-old Bacolodnon placed third in the March 2024 Medical Technologists Licensure Examination, 39 years after his father topped the same examination in 1985. Ralph Jason Tulmo garnered a 92.70 percent rating which enabled him to secure a spot in the Top 10. TULMO (FB) Tulmo...
A sudden heavy downpour surprised Baguio City on Holy Wednesday and several vehicles parked at the City Camp Lagoon were submerged as a result. The City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office said on Maundy Thursday that 11 cars were directly submerged and four of them were immediately removed...
