TACLOBAN CITY - A two-story temple owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) will rise here. It is the third in the Visayas and eighth in the country. The 2.82-hectare site where the temple will be built is located on the Tacloban Bypass Road in Barangays Utap and Caibaan, the...
Fr. Rufino Sescon Jr. (Quiapo Church/CBCP) Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Rufino “Jun” Sescon Jr. of the Archdiocese of Manila as the new bishop of the Diocese of Balanga, which has been vacant for over a year. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced the...
Is there anything more Filipino than eating deep-fried fish balls and quail eggs along the streets of Baclaran? Vice President Sara Duterte satisfies her tastebuds with fishballs and kwek-kwek in Baclaran. (Almera Ibrahim/Baclaran Tourism Official) That’s exactly what Vice President...
BURGOS, Pangasinan – A church pastor previously reported deceased and interred in a cemetery unexpectedly returned to his family in Sual, this province, reports on Saturday, August 17, said. STREET in Sual, Pangasinan. (Wikipedia) His son, Eduardo Gille Jr., contacted the police here to inform...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The half-body of a church pastor was found floating on the shoreline of Sitio Pao, Barangay Ilio-Ilio, Burgos, this province, on August 4. Police identified the victim as Eduardo Natividad Guille of Barangay Seselangen, Sual, Pangasinan. Residents discovered the body...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) With freedom comes responsibility. This, in a nutshell was House Speaker Martin Romualdez's message to Filipinos on Wednesday, June 12, on the occasion of the Philippines' 126th...
(Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ 4th Watch) The Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch) has paid tribute to the life of Apostle Arsenio Ferriol, the church’s chief executive minister, who passed on May 19 at the age of 88. Known...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – A fire hit the Saint Ferdinand Parish Church in Ilagan City, Isabela, on Monday, April 22. FIREMEN battle the blaze that hit a church in Ilagan City, Isabela on April 22. (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo) Initial investigation said Ariel Bulauan, 46, a tricycle driver...
Quiapo Church (Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene) (Manila Bulletin file photo) Churches in the Philippines are popular tourist destinations because of their beautiful artwork and cultural significance. In the Roman Catholic Church, Visita Iglesia is a custom that takes place during Holy...
The four panels that were allegedly stolen from the pulpit of Boljoon Church (National Museum of the Philippines’ Facebook) Cebu 2nd district Rep. Edsel Galeos has filed a resolution urging the National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA) and...
Mayor Honey attends the solemn declaration of Quiapo Church as the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno on Monday, January 29. (Photo from the Manila Public Information Office / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan called the recent declaration of Quiapo Church as a...
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David expressed hope that Quiapo Church would one day become an international shrine and be acknowledged by the Catholic community worldwide. CBCP David stated there is a chance this national shrine...
