The Roman Catholic Church commemorates Wednesday. May 31, the Feast of the Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth after the Blessed Mother was informed by the Archangel Gabriel that her cousin, who was barren and advanced in years, was expecting a child. Visitation of Mary (Catholic Culture) In observance...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has asked Indonesian President Joko Widodo to at least reexamine the case of Mary Jane Veloso, the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) on Indonesia's death row due to drug charges. *President Marcos (Yummie Dingding/PPA Pool), Mary Jane Veloso (File photo)*...
LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the country was not giving up on its plea for Indonesia to pardon convicted overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Mary Jane Veloso despite the impasse on her drug case. *President Marcos (Yummie Dingding/PPA Pool), Mary...
The month of May is traditionally observed by Roman Catholics, particularly Marian devotees, as the month dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the country, festivities observed at this time of the year like Marian processions such as the Santacruzan and Flores de Mayo (Flowers of May) as well as...
Whether Mary Quant actually invented the then scandalously short skirts has long been disputed, with French designer Andre Courreges insisting he was the first to raise hemlines high on the thigh. But there is no doubt that without Quant, the mini would not have become an icon of 1960s youth...
Three more passengers of the fire-hit MV Lady Mary Joy 3, including a Philippine Army (PA) personnel, were finally found by search, rescue, and retrieval (SRR) teams a week after the deadly sea blaze off Basilan that has now killed 31 people, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Holy...
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – Search operations continue off an island in Basilan and nearby areas as 23 passengers of the ill-fated M/V Mary Joy 3 remain missing, officials said Tuesday, April 4. Nixon Alonzo, Basilan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office chief, said they managed to...
Citing the many unanswered questions about the tragedy, Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman says he will call for a House inquiry on the deadly fire that struck MV Lady Mary Joy 3. Hataman, a deputy minority leader, said on Tuesday, April 4 that he intends to file a resolution to this effect...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has sent aid to some of those who were affected by the tragic fire that hit the MV Lady Mary Joy 3 off Basilan last Wednesday night. Padilla's brother, Rommel, went to Zamboanga where some of the injured were brought. Rommel, with help from Zamboanga-based...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Friday, March 31 called on the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) to conduct a thorough probe into the fire that engulfed the ferry M/V Lady Mary Joy 3 off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan province late Wednesday night. At least 31 persons were killed and 230 were...
A fuming Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. is taking maritime authorities to task for the deaths of 29 passengers of MV Lady Mary Joy 3, which caught fire a few days ago off the waters of Basilan. Barzaga said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina)...
The number of people who perished due to a fire at passenger-cargo vessel MV Lady Mary Joy 3 reached 29 while search and rescue operations and coastal patrol continued in the vicinity waters off Basilan to find seven others who were still missing, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday, March...
