ILOILO CITY—Iloilo mourned the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday. The Archdiocese of Jaro has called on the faithful in Iloilo City, the 42 towns and component city in Iloilo province, and the five towns in Guimaras province to offer prayers for Pope Francis. “We mourn his death because of...
CEBU CITY – A 16-year-old Grade 11 student drowned while he and his classmates were swimming in a beach resort in Barangay Tuyom, Carcar City, Cebu on Monday, April 21. Police Lt. Col. Ruel Burlat, chief of the Carcar City police station, said Mark was with a group of students who decided to...
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...
