President Marcos declared Jan. 9 as a special non-working day in the city of Manila for the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene. Through Proclamation No. 434, Marcos made the declaration on Thursday, Jan. 4. “It is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of Manila be given...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The police and military will enforce strict border controls and jam mobile phone signals for a safe and peaceful Traslacion during the Feast of the Black Nazarene in this city on Tuesday, January 9. THE image of the Black Nazarene is revered during the Traslacion 2023 in...
Parish priest Rev. Fr. Jason Laguerta will celebrate two feast masses on Thursday, July 6, at the St. Maria Goretti Parish in Paco, Manila, in solemn commemoration of the feast of St. Maria Goretti. St. Maria Goretti (Catholic Tradition) The fiesta masses will be held at 7 a.m. and at 12:15 p.m. The...
People who live in the South who love good Chinese food and dimsum, there is good news! Shanghai Saloon just opened in Molito Alabang. This new branch shares the same modern Chinese interiors of the original one, even a podium where a band performs and entertains the discerning clientele. Opening...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo on Monday, March 20, urged Philippine embassies in Muslim-majority countries to intercede on behalf of convicted overseas Filipinos, especially those facing the death penalty, this holy month of Ramadan. In a statement, the lawmaker likewise called on the National...
The Roman Catholic Church will observe on Wednesday, Feb. 22, the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter (Cathedra Petri), in honor of the teachings and authority of Saint Peter, the head of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, as the first supreme pontiff of the Catholic faith. The Chair of St. Peter...
Roman Catholics will observe on Monday, Feb. 20, the memorial of two of the three shepherd children of Fatima—Saints Jacinta and Francisco Marto, to whom the Blessed Mother appeared at the Cova de Ira in Fatima, Portugal in 1917. Saints Jacinta and Francisco (Facebook) The Holy Father Pope...
Devotees will commemorate on Saturday, Feb. 18, the life and works of Saint Simeon (San Simon), an early follower of Jesus Christ who later served as bishop of Jerusalem. San Simon (Catholic News Agency) St. Simeon was a nephew of Saint Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary, the son of St. Joseph’s...
Special masses, floral offerings, and prayers will be offered in several Catholic churches in the country and in many parts of the world on Tuesday, Feb. 14, in honor of the popular Saint Valentine, the patron saint of lovers. St. Valentine (Catholic Online) Mass weddings and renewal of marriage...
Roman Catholics will commemorate on Thursday, Feb. 9, the feast day of Saint Apolonia, the patron saint of dentists. St. Apolonia (Catholic News Agency) Devotees of the revered saint traditionally gather at the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament (Santa Cruz Parish Church) in Sta. Cruz,...
Roman Catholics will observe on Wednesday, Feb. 8, the Feast of Saint Jerome (San Geronimo or Gerolamo) Emiliani, the revered patron saint of orphans and abandoned children. St. Jerome Emiliani (Facebook) Special masses in his honor will be offered at the Saint Jerome Emiliani and Santa Susana...
ILOILO CITY – Devotees of the patron saint of Western Visayas, Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Candles), were urged to open their hearts to their fellow human beings. DEVOTEES honor the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria or Our Lady of Candles, the patroness saint of Western Visayas...
