DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte confirmed on Thursday, Sept. 18, that 100 cattle will be slaughtered as part of the “Pray for the Philippines” gathering on Sept. 21 at Rizal Park on San Pedro St. here. The Vice President said the event would combine prayers and political messages,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has humbly asked Filipinos to pray for him and his fellow congressmen as the nation prepares to welcome the New Year. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) "The opening of a New Year is an opportunity to start fresh, whether we set out goals for...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque Last Monday, Dec. 12, was the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Many devotees around the world go on a pilgrimage to Mexico City to reach her basilica on that day. Others, do their own form of celebration and indulge in extra prayer on her feast day, in her...
President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he is praying that the weather will cooperate when he takes his oath as the 17th President of the Philippines on June 30 and not ruin his "solemn" inauguration. President-elect Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. set to take his oath as the next...
TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte--The UniTeam tandem of presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte will "pray for the results" of the upcoming May 9 polls. Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (left) and presidential candidate Bongbong...
AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN Pope Francis has conveyed his solidarity with the victims of tropical cyclone Agaton (international name: Megi) which has affected several areas in Visayas and Mindanao. The Pope has been "informed of the recent loss of life and destruction" as a result of the onslaught of the...
What is among vice presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte's most fervent prayers to God? The protection of Filipinos' votes come election day on May 9, 2022. (Lakas-CMD Media) This was revealed by Duterte herself when she and her 2022 poll partner, presidential aspirant and former...
The Holy Father Pope Francis has declared March 2, Ash Wednesday as a Day of Prayer for fasting and peace as he urged the faithful to pray for peace in Ukraine. Pope Francis (Manila Bulletin file photo) His Holiness made the appeal at his public audience in the Vatican on Feb. 23 said a report by...
President Duterte said he would pray that Leyte would be spared from another devastating typhoon but asked its people to do the same but this time, directly to God and not through priests. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang file photo) Duterte made the statement during his visit to Maasin City,...
With the temporary closure of both private and public cemeteries from Oct. 29 to Nov. 3, Archdiocese of Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula called on the faithful to gather together as a family to pray for their departed loved ones. Cardinal Jose Advincula (Manila Bulletin Photo) The Church...
President Duterte revealed that he has been praying to God that He is not too busy with other things in the universe and will provide the Philippines with a steady supply of vaccines so the country can return to normal soon. President Rodrigo Duterte (JOEY DALUMPINES/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) Duterte...
Another round of lockdown and prayers might be needed as the government moves to contain the surge of cases of highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his sixth and final State of the Nation Address before a joint session of Congress on July...