Amid the persistent shadow of Chinese maritime presence, a new symbol of Filipino resilience is taking root in the sand of the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG). The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said that local officials and ranking dignitaries gathered on Pag-asa (Thitu) Island, a remote outpost in the...
IT 'S THE SMALL THINGS Next Sunday is Easter Sunday, and this coming week is Holy Week – the most eventful week for the Catholic church, but also, one of the slowest, and quietest weeks in the Philippines. A lot of people take advantage of it to go out of town, and plan vacations, while...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is looking to build a Catholic church on Pag-asa Island to serve residents and government personnel stationed in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for WPS, said he discussed the plan with Bishop Socrates Mesiona, of the...
The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) on Tuesday, December 16, welcomed the historic livestreaming of the bicameral budget deliberations, saying the move marks a significant step toward greater transparency and public participation in the national budget process. In a...
CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Several statues and liturgical equipment were destroyed by a woman at the Saints Peter and Paul Parish Church here on Thursday afternoon. A church employee said the woman – Julie, 44 – entered and destroyed religious properties without any apparent reason with a wooden...
A Catholic church will soon rise in Dagupan City – the Shrine of the Our Mother of Perpetual Help. The groundbreaking ceremony for the new landmark of faith was held on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The church honors the devotion of the late spouses Jimmy and Remedios Fernandez. Archbishop Socrates Villegas...
Warning that graft continues to weaken institutions and harm the poor, the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) on Monday, September 8, denounced widespread corruption in the country and called for stronger accountability measures in government. In a statement, the national...
The country’s leading Catholic education institutions on Tuesday, July 9, strongly opposed the proposed removal of Senior High School (SHS) from the Philippine education system, calling the move “untimely” and “dangerously shortsighted.” In a joint statement, the Catholic Educational...
Filipino De La Salle Brother Armin Luistro, FSC, has been appointed by Pope Leo XIV as one of the newest members of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, the Catholic Bishops ' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced on Wednesday, June 25....
The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP), the country’s largest network of Catholic schools, has issued a strongly worded statement urging the Philippine Senate to move forward with the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. In a statement released on Monday, June...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a resolution sending condolences to the Vatican and expressing sympathy on the death of Pope Francis, the Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Francis The Pope, born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires,...
CEBU CITY – A Catholic Church here was burglarized and lost four microphones valued at a total of P65,000. SURVEILLANCE camera shows a man entering San Lorenzo Ruiz Parish Church in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City to steal four microphones. Security footage showed that the burglary at the San...
