A passenger vessel ran aground off Real, Quezon during the onslaught of Super Typhoon “Nando” but all individuals onboard were rescued, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Wednesday, Sept. 24. MV Virgen de Peñafrancia I, operated by Starhorse Shipping Lines, drifted into the shallow...
NAGA CITY – As thousands of faithful gathered for the Peñafrancia Festival, one of the Philippines’ largest and most heartfelt expressions of devotion, Unilab, the leading pharmaceutical and health care company in the country, made its presence felt through its signature Alagang Unilab...
Vice President Sara Duterte visited Naga City once again to attend the Peñafrancia festivities there, spending time with the devotees and taking part in their annual tradition. Photos of the official showed her joining the Marian procession at the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral in Naga City,...
Vice President Sara Duterte has expressed his interest to visit former vice president and now Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo when she visits Bicol Region for the Peñafrancia festival there. She told former presidential spokesman Harry Roque in an interview in The Hague, Netherlands that attending...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – More than 900,000 devotees flocked to Naga City on Friday, September 13, to attend the Traslacion procession or the transfer of the image of Divino Rostro and Our Lady of Peñafrancia from the Basilica Minore to the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral. OUR Lady of...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Police Regional Office-5 has deployed 5,138 personnel from various units to secure to centennial of the Peñafrancia Festival this month in Naga City. POLICE Brig. Gen. Andre P. Dizon (center) leads the send-off ceremony for security personnel for the centennial...
NAGA CITY, Camarines Sur – The Department of Tourism-Bicol is satisfied with the turnout of the Peñafrancia Festival as thousands of devotees, pilgrims, and tourists flocked to Naga City to witness the fluvial procession on Saturday, September 16. DOT-Bicol Director Herbie Aguas said the fluvial...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – More than 600,000 devotees attended this year’s traditional Traslacion (transfer of image) procession of the Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Naga City on Friday, September 8, the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The procession which started at Basilica Minore...
Church authorities will impose changes in the conduct of processions when the traditional Peñafrancia festivities resume in the city of Naga this year. Photo Archdiocese of Caceres FB This is to protect the well-being of devotees, pilgrims and public as the Covid-19 pandemic remains a serious...
Intangibly Filipino BOAT MAKERS A kumpit being built in the barangay of Sheik Makdum, Sibutu Island, Tawi-Tawi (Photo by Roel Hoang Manipon) The International Information and Networking Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) has...
