The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday, Jan. 6, that it provided manpower as well as land, sea, and air transportation support to secure the relic of St. Therese of the Child of Jesus which is currently in the country for its fifth visit. Philippine Air Force (PAF) personnel serve as...
(QUIAPO CHURCH FACEBOOK) The faithful will once again show their devotion to the Black Nazarene as the Quiapo Church is set to conduct two main activities starting tomorrow Saturday, Jan. 7, leading to the actual feast on Monday, Jan. 9. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the tradition of "Traslacion"...
Humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) units from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have been deployed to various areas in the National Capital Region (NCR), Eastern Visayas (Region 8), and Mimaropa (Region 4B) to assist communities that were...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, January 6, urged the government to go after smugglers of agricultural commodities and protect local farmers from unwarranted competition. Gatchalian lamented that authorities have been confiscating smuggled products left and right but no “big fish” has been...
Roman Catholics traditionally observe the month of January as the month of the Holy Child, in honor of the Child Jesus, the well-venerated Santo Niño, whose image has become a common fixture in the homes of the faithful around the country. Santo Nino de Cebu (Facebook) With the ease in Covid-19...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN The Manila city government held a send-off ceremony for security forces assigned to secure activities related to the Feast of the Black Nazarene at Rizal Park's Open-Air Auditorium, in Ermita, Manila on Thursday, Jan. 5. More than 5,000 personnel from the Manila Police District...
The decision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to suspend implementation this month of the scheduled increase in Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) premium rate and income ceiling is a welcome development. Coming at a time when we are still reeling from the effects of the Covid-19...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant, Admiral Artemio Abu’s greatest pride and inspiration is his family. That is why when he became the chief of the PCG, he declared that his vision is to liken its existence to a family — the basic but most important unit of...
Seriously considering moving away from fossil fuels for sustainability is a key step if the country wants to transform its economy, an official of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. The fossil fuel sector accounts for 35...
Military Ordinariate of the Philippines Bishop Oscar Jaime Florencio paid tribute to the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI who will be laid to rest Thursday, Jan. 5, at the Vatican Crypt which is directly below the St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI (Vatican News) During a...
Malacañang has ordered the streamlining of the administrative structure of the Office of the President as part of the Marcos administration's efforts "towards efficiency and responsiveness in the delivery of its critical mandates to the Filipino people." Under Executive Order No. 11, the Office...
Facemasks (stock photo) As the threat of the Covid-19 virus still remains, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) urged devotees to strictly follow the health and safety protocols to prevent the activities related to the Feast of the Black Nazarene from becoming a coronavirus superspreader...
