The Manila Police District (MPD) said on Friday, April 3, that the Good Friday procession of the Jesus Nazareno ended peacefully, with no major incidents reported. MPD chief Brig. Gen. Arnold Abad thanked police personnel and partner agencies for ensuring the orderly conduct of the event. “To...
More than 4,000 faithful flocked to the Padre Pio Mountain of Healing in Barangay Paradise III, City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, on Good Friday, April 3, seeking reflection and communion with God through prayer. Pilgrims endured a five- to six-kilometer uphill walk before reaching the...
A total of 517,650 devotees joined the Good Friday procession of the Jesus Nazarene as part of the Holy Week observance in Manila. The annual procession began earlier than scheduled, with the image leaving the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazarene in Quiapo at around 11:35 p.m. on...
More than six million devotees flocked to Antipolo City for the traditional penitential walk, or “Alay Lakad,” to the International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage from Holy Thursday to Good Friday. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO) said a total of 6,660,155 devotees were...
The Navotas City Police have filed charges of frustrated murder and violation of the Anti-Child Abuse Law against a suspect who allegedly attacked a five-year-old boy. The suspect, a 20-year-old man, was identified and arrested through CCTV footage and witness accounts, police said. The incident...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan on Thursday confirmed it was holding peace talks with Afghanistan 's Taliban government in China, where Beijing is mediating to broker a lasting ceasefire after weeks of fighting that have killed hundreds, disrupting trade and cross-border travel. The confirmation...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used his first major address since launching his war in Iran to assure Americans that all of his military objectives will be completed "shortly" and urge an increasingly skeptical electorate to give him a little bit more time. Trump in his Wednesday...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran responded to U.S. President Donald Trump 's address to Americans on the war with new missile attacks targeting Israel and the Gulf Arab states Thursday, underlining Tehran 's insistence that it rejected Washington 's outreach for a ceasefire...
A supposed warrant service for a most wanted carnapping suspect unexpectedly led to the arrest of eight others, including two minors, after they were allegedly caught smoking marijuana (kush) inside a hotel room in Pasay City. Authorities on Thursday, April 2, said the operation was primarily...
The Eastern Police District (EPD) on Thursday, April 2, said it remains on full alert and will continue to ensure the safety and security of residents, travelers, and devotees throughout Holy Week in Metro East cities. The Holy Week security operation, which started on Thursday and will run until...
The Las Piñas Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) is on full standby as thousands of devotees are expected to visit churches in the city this Holy Week, ensuring a safe and orderly observance of Visita Iglesia. The DRRMO is conducting close monitoring in key areas to promptly...
A surge of passengers heading to the provinces for Holy Week has filled major bus terminals along Buendia and EDSA, prompting the Pasay City government to implement full-scale safety and security measures. Under the directive of Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano, the city has mobilized an inter-agency...
