SANTA MARIA, Ilocos Sur – Local officials and residents of this world’s heritage town due to its well-preserved Our Lady of Assumption baroque church have formally opened on Easter Sunday morning, April 9, their week-long Balikutsa Festival. THIS attractive balikutsa and other...
Roman Catholics celebrate Friday, July 22, the Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene (Santa Maria Magdalena), the sister of Saints Martha and Lazarus, who, according to the Holy Bible, were close friends of Jesus. St. Mary Magdalene (CATHOLIC ONLINE) Commemorative masses in her honor will be offered at the...
LAGUNA – Authorities arrested an embalmer accused of rape in a manhunt operation in Barangay Bagong Pook, Santa Maria on Thursday, July 7. The Laguna Police Provincial Office identified the accused as Manoling Silang, 39, from Del Gallego, Camarines Sur. Laguna PNP-PIO / MANILA BULLETIN...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has "no definite decision at this time" about filing for bankruptcy in the US to get court protection from creditors. And yet, "all options are possible," the flag carrier acknowledged in its latest disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange. To keep afloat, PAL is...
Philippine Airlines will be the first Filipino carrier to conduct a trial run of the new Travel Pass mobile app of the International Transport Association (IATA) for flights starting next month, May. In a statement, PAL said it will conduct the trial run of the new Travel Pass mobile app on the...