Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Is the latest Pulse Asia survey on Filipinos' stance on Charter Change (Cha-cha) just black propaganda? House Majority Leader Zamboanga City 2nd...
After Good Friday when Christians commemorate the suffering and death on the cross of Jesus, comes Holy Saturday or Black Saturday which marks the time when Jesus Christ was buried in the tomb. As the Vatican News puts it, it is the “interlude between the pain of the death of Jesus and the joy of...
Pilots from the Republic of Korea Air Force's (ROKAF) 53rd Air Demonstration Group (Black Eagles) fly eight KAI T-50B Golden Eagle aircraft and perform acrobatic stunts during an airshow at Basa Airbase in Floridablanca, Pampanga on August 15, 2022. (Photo by Philippine Air Force) Supersonic jets...
Paintings made by local artists and their friends for the town’s persons with disability (PWDs) are on sale until the office hours today, Feb. 29, at the Baras Municipal Gymnasium. During the opening ceremony on Feb. 28, the town’s artists unveiled their respective paintings that focus on...
ILOILO CITY – Rice supply in the province of Antique is threatened by the rice black bug. AGRICULTURISTS visit a rice field infected with rice black bug in Antique. (Office of the Provincial Agriculturist-Antique) The provincial government confirmed that rice black bug has affected farmers...
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David expressed hope that Quiapo Church would one day become an international shrine and be acknowledged by the Catholic community worldwide. CBCP David stated there is a chance this national shrine...
Photo taken by Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN Bottled waters were thrown at devotees who participated in the Traslacion on Tuesday, Jan. 9. According to the devotees, dehydration was not a concern during the procession as many volunteers climbed posts and roofs to throw water bottles at them. They...
President Marcos urged Filipinos to discover their inner strength and a new sense of hope and purpose through the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Tuesday, Jan. 9. MB FILE PHOTO In a message on Monday, Marcos said the "festivities show us the love and sacrifice of Jesus Christ who...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains caused by the northeast monsoon will be experienced over Metro Manila in the next 24 hours, and will continue until Tuesday, Jan. 9 when the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has placed a sufficient number of policemen on standby to augment the security personnel that were deployed in Manila to secure the Black Nazarene procession on Jan. 9. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said around 15,000 policemen were already deployed in...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced the closure of three local health insurance offices in Manila and two Express offices within the city on Jan. 9. Photo from PhilHealth The closure of five offices was in response to Proclamation No. 434 declaring Jan. 9 a special...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has started clearing the route of the Black Nazarene procession, or Traslacion, in Manila to ensure unhampered religious activity which is expected to draw around 2.5 million devotees on Tuesday, Jan. 9. MMDA chairman Don Artes said the...