A US citizen with Filipino descent died in a Lunar New Year mass shooting incident in California, the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Los Angeles reported on Tuesday. In a statement, the PCG identified the victim as 68-year-old Valentino Alvero, who was among the 11 people killed after a...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula (MANILA BULETIN FILE PHOTO) Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula is set to lead the High Mass to mark the start of the Feast of the Black Nazarene midnight of Monday, Jan. 9, at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. "By midnight of Jan. 9, we will have the...
Hours after Gen. Andres Centino assumed post as the 59th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday, Jan. 7, a rumor about the resignation of “all” officials of the Department of National Defense (DND) quickly spread like wildfire, triggering security concerns at...
The Philippine Development Plan (PDP), the blueprint for social and economic development for the next six years, prioritizes mass transport, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). Specifically, the plan calls for developing railways, road-based, and ferry systems in metropolitan...
CANDON City Mayor Eric D. Singson (right) solemnizes the wedding of Michael Tiu and Clarissa Carpio on Dec. 29 at the City of Candon Hospital. (Freddie G. Lazaro) CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – Mayor Eric D. Singson married a couple in a hospital after the woman gave birth on the day of a mass wedding...
CEBU CITY – Hundreds of devout Catholics on Monday, Jan. 2, attended the requiem Mass that the Archdiocese of Cebu held for the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral here. CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma celebrates a requiem Mass for the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at...
UNDER THE MICRSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo Amid the present-day uncertainties of daily living, we should be aware of a more existential threat to our existence, not just individuals, but as the human race. Our planet is hurtling toward Armageddon with the threat of climate change affecting not just the...
It’s definitely the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas Day is only a few days away, and most people are already prepared for their own way of celebrating. Expect a merrier Christmas celebration after two years of avoiding public and crowded areas. Here’s how Filipinos...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL DR. JUN YNARES An honored Christmas tradition in the Philippines will begin soon – tomorrow evening in a number of Catholic Churches and at dawn of the 16th for many others. The tradition is the “Simbang Gabi,” nine straight evenings or dawn masses culminating with the...
TWENTY-five policemen tied the knot in a mass wedding at the chapel of Camp Delgado, the headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP)-Western Visayas, in Iloilo City on Thursday, Dec. 8. (AJ Marcelo Palcullo) ILOILO CITY – Twenty-five policemen wed in a mass wedding in Camp Delgado, the...
Filipinos were told to “keep their guards up” against Covid-19 and its more transmissible and highly immune evasive subvariants as holidays draw closer. Vice President 3 of Philippine Federation of Professionals Association Dr. Benito Atienza reminded the public to celebrate the holidays while...
Roman Catholics will observe the First Sunday of Advent on Nov. 27 in preparation for the Birth of Jesus Christ on Dec. 25. First Sunday of Advent (Catholic Online) In all holy masses on Sunday, priests in purple vestments, the color of penitence and fasting, as well as of royalty, will bless...
