CEBU CITY – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma urged the Catholic faithful to stand united and pray for the peaceful repose of Pope Francis. Palma also urged the faithful to remember Pope Francis in their prayers and Eucharistic celebrations and the Lord may welcome him into the joy of His kingdom....
GUMACA, Quezon – Diocese of Gumaca Bishop Euginius Cañete has mourned the death of Pope Francis. BISHOP Euginius Cañete FB. Cañete ordered the ringing of bells in all churches under the diocese in honor and for the eternal repose of the soul of the pope who died at the age of 88 on...
CAVITE – An unidentified man was shot to death in Barangay Salawag in Dasmariñas City on Sunday, April 20. A report from the Police Regional Office 4A said the victim was discovered by a barangay public safety officer roving in the area. The victim had a gunshot wound on the head. An empty .45...
CALAUAG, Quezon – A 34-year-old driver and his companion were killed when their vehicle collided head-on with a passenger bus on the Maharlika Highway in Barangay Madlandungan, this town, on Black Saturday. Police identified one of the fatalities as James, married, of Makati City. His companion...
CEBU CITY – A beach outing turned tragic when a motor banca capsized, killing two of four passengers in Badian, Cebu, on Black Saturday`. RESCUERS apply first aid to a passenger of a motor banca that sank off Badian town, Cebu province on Saturday, April 19. (Contributed photo) The...
ILOILO CITY — Thirty eight people were injured on Black Saturday, April 19, after an overloaded jeep flipped on its side in Miag-ao town, Iloilo province. The private jeep with 58 people (57 passengers and a driver) was on its way to a beach resort in San Joaquin town from Anilao town when the...
KALAYAAN, Laguna (AP) — Dozens of penitents whip their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites in the streets of the southern Philippine town of Kalayaan, as Christians across this largely Catholic country commemorate the passion and sufferings of Jesus. A PERFORMER reenacts the...
TAGKAWAYAN, Quezon - A Grade 5 student drowned after he was stung by a jellyfish on Maundy Thursday in the sea of Barangay Candalapdap here. Police identified the victim as Angelo, a resident of the barangay. Investigation disclosed that the victim, together with his friends, were riding a...
More than 5 million devotees, some barefooted, walked from different parts of Metro Manila to join the annual trek to Antipolo City in Rizal Province on Thursday night, April 17. (Photo from Antipolo Cathedral's Facebook page) Rizal Police Provincial Office Director Col. Felipe Maraggun said around...
REAL, Quezon - The military recovered a New People's Army (NPA) arms stash after an encounter in Barangay Tanauan, here on Wednesday April 16. The Army 2nd Infantry Division said these were an M16 rifle, 14 long magazines, a hand grenade, two rounds of 40mm live ammunition, an ICOM radio, five...
Devotees continue to visit the Roman Catholic churches, including the Jubilee churches, in the diocese of Antipolo during the Holy Week. Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Clement in Angono, Rizal The Diocese of Antipolo, through Bishop Ruperto Santos, has designated 14 churches as Jubilee...
CEBU CITY – The Danao City Regional Trial Court Branch 80 in Cebu province granted the petition for mandamus filed by a barangay captain against a vice mayor and the National Liga ng mga Barangay (NLB). The court ruled in favor of Esperanza, Pilar Barangay Captain Mario Pagalan, who filed the...
