President Marcos on Friday, Jan. 9, called on Filipinos to carry the values of compassion, service, and solidarity beyond the annual Feast of the Black Nazarene and into everyday life. In a message marking the religious observance, the President joined the Catholic faithful in reflecting on the...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, January 7, said it is gearing up for a full-scale medical and humanitarian operation during the 2026 Feast of the Black Nazarene, deploying more than 1,200 personnel to safeguard the millions of devotees expected to participate in one of the country’s...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, January 6, announced that it has raised a Code White Alert as part of its preparations for the Traslacion of the Black Nazarene, which is expected to draw millions of devotees. The alert was activated three days before the Traslacion and will remain in...
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....
