Three persons drowned in Lian, Nasugbu, and Lemery in Batangas on Good Friday and Black Saturday. The Batangas Police Provincial Office said the victims were a 17-year-old male student, single, resident of FDR, Block 9, Lot 12, Phase 3, GMA, Cavite; Juanito Tiples, 61, resident of Zone 10, Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY – A woman died while seven others, including a Chinese national, were injured after a sports utility vehicle (SUV) collided with a tricycle in Barangay 21, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Black Saturday, April 8. A WOMAN died while seven others, including a Chinese national, were...
LEMERY, Batangas – What was supposed to be a mere stroll along the beach turned tragic as four teenage students, three of them female, and laborer died after they drowned, while their only other companion survived on a sad Black Saturday afternoon, April 8, in this town. The police, who...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – At least 17 persons were injured in a collision involving three vehicles in Barangay Cabugao, Echague, Isabela on Black Saturday. Police Senior Master Sgt. Eliezer Gaoiran, duty investigator of the Echague police station, said the accident happened at 3:20 p.m. Gaoiran...
DAGUPAN CITY – Three persons drowned in Pangasinan on Black Saturday. Police identified the victims as Enrique Espinosa, 70, of Barangay Pagatpat, Santa Cruz, Zambales; Johny Lingayo, 52, of Panta St., San Vicente, Baguio City, and a resident of Tarlac. Espinosa and five companions were...
CAMP OLA, Albay – Five persons, three of them minors, drowned while another went missing during a beach outing in San Jose, Camarines Sur on Black Saturday. Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office (PRO)-5 (Bicol) spokesperson, identified the victims as Rizza, 17; Jhona, 17;...
Black Saturday is traditionally observed as a special non-working holiday in the country. But its significance is not as well-known or widely appreciated as Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. The solemnity of the two preceding days is lifted; the somber mood is replaced by a return to...
The Quiapo Church said that around 20,000 people participated in the motorcade of the Black Nazarene on Good Friday, April 7. The motorcade started at 11:13 p.m. on Maundy Thursday, April 6, and ended at 12:31 a.m. on Good Friday, the Manila Public Information Office stated on its official Facebook...
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CARIGARA, Leyte – The local government has cancelled the Turogpo Festival here to uphold the welfare of participating animals. The annual festival on Black Saturday that had been a tradition attracting thousands of tourists was slated to be held on April 8. Mayor Eduardo Ong Jr. said in lieu of...
The Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene (Quiapo Church) in cooperation with the city government of Manila will hold a motorcade of the revered image of the Black Nazarene on Good Friday, April 7, at 12 midnight around the vicinity of the church. Quiapo Church rector and parish priest Fr. Rufino...
If there’s a difference between the two teams in the Finals, Barangay Ginebra and TNT, and those who didn’t make it, that should be the amount of talent in the team, according to Meralco head coach Norman Black. *Norman Black hopes Meralco catches up with the talents of the top teams this...
