The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has expanded its efforts to protect Filipino minors from human trafficking by setting up help desks at key international airports nationwide. DSWD Assistant Secretary for Protective Services Ada Colico announced on Sept. 10 that help desks are...
A 48-year-old crew worker was arrested after allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl inside the restroom of a gasoline station in Marikina City on Tuesday, July 8. Authorities identified the suspect as “Joy,” a crew member at a convenience store located in a gasoline station in Barangay Concepcion...
A 40-year-old lesbian nanny was arrested for repeatedly sexually abusing her employer’s nine-year-old daughter in 2024 in Marikina City. The Eastern Police District (EPD) identified the suspect as “Jennifer,” listed as the district 's No. 3 most wanted person. She was arrested by the...
A 16-year-old girl was caught in possession of more than P1 million worth of shabu during a buy-bust operation launched by the Eastern Police District (EPD) in Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City on May 21. The girl, identified as alias "Indang," was a newly tagged high value target for illegal...
The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Paul of the Cross in Marikina City has been officially elevated to the status of a minor basilica, marking a historic first under the papacy of Pope Leo XIV. CBCP News, in a post on May 20, announced that the Vatican 's Dicastery for Divine Worship and the...
National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians Parish (Facebook) Pope Francis has elevated the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Parañaque City to the status of a minor basilica, which makes it the first minor basilica in the 22-year-old Diocese of Parañaque. The Catholic Bishops'...
MANAOAG, Pangasinan – A fire destroyed eight stalls selling religious articles at Gate 2 of the Minor Basilica of the Our Lady of Manaoag here on Thursday night, February 15. SMOKE rises from burning stalls at the Minor Basilica of the Our Lady of Manaoag in Manaoag, Pangasinan on...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced on Monday, Jan. 29, that Pope Francis has bestowed the title of minor basilica on St. John the Baptist Parish Church in Rizal province. Photo from Saint John the Baptist Parish Church The diocese announced the Vatican decision on...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police arrested a minor and a construction worker on Thursday, July 27, for allegedly raping and killing a 17-year-old girl here. City police chief Police Col. Alexander Lorenzo identified the suspect as Nickson Sampuk Saavedra, 29. The identity of the minor was withheld. A...
BACOLOD CITY – A 15-year-old boy was arrested after police caught him with four grams of suspected shabu worth P27,200 in Purok Masinadyahon, Barangay 12 here on Friday, June 16. THE four grams of suspected shabu worth P27,200 that were confiscated from a 15-year-old boy in Barangay 12,...
BACOLOD CITY – A 12-year-old girl died after she was sandwiched by a passenger jeepney and a sedan in Barangay Granada here on Sunday, Feb. 12. A 12-year-old girl died after she was stuck between a passenger jeepney and a sedan in Barangay Granada, Bacolod City on Sunday, Feb. 12. (Photo courtesy...
BACOLOD CITY – A 19-year-old man was stabbed to death by a 17-year-old minor in Baragay Nabali-an, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Feb. 12. A 19-year-old man was stabbed to death by a 17-year-old minor who was mauling his friend in Barangay Nabali-an, Himamaylan City, Negros...
