TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 has expressed concern over the disappearance of the parish priest of San Jose de Malibago Parish in Barangay Malibago, Babatngon, Leyte. Fr. Edwin Cutz Caintoy has been reported missing since Dec. 23. He was last seen in some business establishments in...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Leyte Police Provincial Office (LPPO) has intensified its investigation and search operations following the reported disappearance of a parish priest in Leyte, underscoring its ongoing efforts to locate him and establish the circumstances surrounding the case. In a statement...
Police are searching for a Catholic priest from Leyte reported missing since Tuesday, Dec. 23. The Babatngon, Leyte Municipal Police Station (MPS) identified the missing person as Fr. Edwin "Kutz" Caintoy, 55. Police said the parish priest of San Jose de Malibago Parish in Babatngon was last seen...
BAGUIO CITY – A Catholic priest was sentenced to 40 years in prison for raping a minor in March 2023 here. The priest was convicted by the Baguio City Regional Trial Court on Dec. 17 of three counts of rape. The court has ordered his immediate transfer to the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa...
CEBU CITY – The Archdiocese of Cebu on Friday mourned the death of a 68-year-old priest on Wednesday. Archbishop Alberto Uy said the archdiocese “is deeply saddened by the untimely demise of Rev. Fr. Decoroso ‘Cocoi’ Olmilla.” Uy said an in-depth investigation showed that Olmilla’s...
CEBU CITY – Police are investigating the death of a priest who was found dead in a condominium here on Wednesday morning, Nov. 12. Police said Fr. Decoroso Jurban Olmilla, 68, bore external wounds when he was discovered in a condominium unit in Barangay Mabolo at 10:40 a.m. Police Major Eric...
BACOLOD CITY - The Diocese of Bacolod warned the public about a fake missionary priest from the Chaplaincy of the Holy Trinity in Bago City, Negros Occidental. In an advisory released on Thursday, Jan. 16, the Diocese said that a certain Rev. Fr. Mario D. Divina is not an authorized priest of...
CEBU CITY – Three persons were injured in a hit-and-run incident involving a priest who was reportedly drunk when the accident happened on Thursday night, Nov. 7, in Santa Fe town, Bantayan Island, northern Cebu. POLICE intercept a car driven by priest after a hit-and-run incident in Santa...
ILOILO CITY – The Archdiocese of Jaro is reshuffling priests here and the provinces of Iloilo and Guimaras. The archdiocese led by Archbishop Jose Romeo Lazo will implement the new pastoral assignments on December 3, the first Sunday of Advent. THE Archdiocese of Iloilo announces a reshuffle of...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has approved a petition to change the status of Quiapo Church from the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Black Nazarene to the National Shrine of the Black Nazarene. (Photo from CBCP) According to CBCP, the recognition of the country’s 29th...
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said that the National Retreat for Priests (NRP) to be held in Cebu in November aims to provide a deeply enriching and spiritually rejuvenating experience for all priests. Archbishop Jose Palma of Cebu (Photo from CBCP news) In partnership...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) leadership asked for forgiveness and took the blame in a Marian devotee’s court case against an exorcist priest who allegedly violated religious feelings. CBCP President Bishop Pablo Virgilio David / FILE PHOTO / CBCP News "We beg...
