BACOLOD CITY – A newborn baby boy was found at the lobby of the San Sebastian Cathedral here on Sunday, July 30. Police Major Elmer Bonilla, head of Police Station 1, said that a woman, who visited the church, heard an infant cry and located the baby wrapped in a cloth. Bonilla said the woman...
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – An elderly businessman found an abandoned newborn baby girl in a remote area in Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay on Friday, March 10. Col. Eduard Mallo, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, said Norberto Benedicto, 80, found the infant in a banana plantation in Purok Paradise,...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz-Araneta In case you have not heard of Our Lady of the Abandoned (Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados), she is the patroness of Santa Ana, the 6th district of Manila. Santa Ana used to be called Sapa, the capital of the Namayan kingdom that included Quiapo, San Pedro Macati, San...
The Diocesan Shrine of the Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish located in Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa was given the special bond of spiritual affinity with the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. The church announced on Tuesday, Aug. 23, that it “received the Decrees from the Papal...
Roman Catholics observe Thursday, May 12, the feast day of the miraculous Our Lady of the Abandoned (Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados) and that of another well-loved saint, Saint Pancratius. Our Lady of the Abandoned (Facebook) Commemorative masses will be celebrated at the Diocesan Shrine and...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Today's gospel reading narrates the story of a father whose two sons abandon him (Luke 15:1-3, 11-32). The younger son goes to his father and says: “I'm going away, so give me my rightful inheritance today.” In his haste, he does not realize the...
The Philippine military outpost at Ayungin Shoal won't be abandoned. Malacañang Palace (Photo from PNA) Malacañang, through Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, gave this guarantee Friday, Nov. 19 on the heels of last Tuesday's incident wherein three Chinese Coast Guard vessels blocked two...
The 13 Filipino seafarers who previously went viral in social media due to reportedly being abandoned by their employer at a Chinese port have finally been repatriated to the Philippines. (Photo by Jonald Salubillo) The seamen, wearing full personal protection gear, were flown home via a China...
On June 29, Tuesday, in Purok Aquino, Barangay San Miguel, Norala in South Cotabato, Mary Kris shared that her uncle's workers came across a blue backpack hanging by her uncle's gate. They heard the sound of a baby crying and was led to this bag. Upon opening it, they discovered that an almost...
Roman Catholics observe Wednesday, May 12, the feast day of the miraculous Our Lady of the Abandoned (Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados) and that of another well-loved saint, Saint Pancratius. (Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish Facebook Page) Devotees of the Our Lady of the Abandoned may join...
