Former senator and senatorial candidate Bam Aquino remembered Pope Francis and his life of service to the poor as he bid farewell to the pontiff who will be laid to rest on Saturday, April 26, at 3 p.m. (Manila time). Former senator Bam Aquino's close encounter with Pope Francis (Photo from...
CEBU CITY – Four persons were rescued when the motor banca they were riding in sank during the fluvial procession for the 459th Fiesta Señor here on Saturday, January 20. THE image of Señor Santo Niño is unloaded from the galleon docked at Pier 1 in Cebu City after the Fiesta Señor fluvial...
CEBU CITY – The Mactan Channel will be closed to vessel traffic for at least six hours to give way to a fluvial procession here on Saturday, January 20. The fluvial procession is part of the major celebration of the 459th Fiesta Señor. Coast Guard Commander Mark Larsen Mariano, deputy commander...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has placed a sufficient number of policemen on standby to augment the security personnel that were deployed in Manila to secure the Black Nazarene procession on Jan. 9. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said around 15,000 policemen were already deployed in...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has started clearing the route of the Black Nazarene procession, or Traslacion, in Manila to ensure unhampered religious activity which is expected to draw around 2.5 million devotees on Tuesday, Jan. 9. MMDA chairman Don Artes said the...
NAGA CITY, Camarines Sur – The Department of Tourism-Bicol is satisfied with the turnout of the Peñafrancia Festival as thousands of devotees, pilgrims, and tourists flocked to Naga City to witness the fluvial procession on Saturday, September 16. DOT-Bicol Director Herbie Aguas said the fluvial...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – At least a million devotees, pilgrims, and tourists are expected to flock to Naga City for the fluvial procession of the Our Lady of Peñafrancia and Divino Rostro on Saturday, September 16. The Joint Operations Center for the Peñafrancia Festival 2023 is expecting a huge...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Santuario Eucaristico-Sacred Heart Parish in Cagayan de Oro – the Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament – has urged devotees and churchgoers here to join them as they revive the Corpus Christi procession in a "grandiose way" on June 10 this year. Religious leaders of the...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – A member of a civilian volunteer organization (CVO) was gunned down by an unidentified man while attending a funeral procession in Barangay Polong Sur here on Tuesday, May 23. Police identified the victim as Delfin de Guzman de Vera, 52, CVO of Barangay Polong Sur....
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said it was a blessing that the grand procession of the Nuestra Señora de Sto. Niño was held in the city for the first time. Rubiano said 300 different images of Sto. Niño coming from nearby cities and provinces were displayed during the procession on board...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano is inviting all residents to join the grand procession of Sto. Niño on Sunday, Jan. 29. Rubiano said the procession will be held at 3:00 p.m., culminating the 10-day celebration of the feast of Sto. Niño in Pasay City. From Pasay City Hall, the procession...
The Pasay City government will implement road closures for the procession of Sto. Niño on Sunday, Jan. 29. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said motorist who will be passing F.B. Harrison St. from Buendia up to EDSA and Arnaiz Avenue from Roxas Bouevard will be closed temporarily from 11:00 a.m. until...
