ILOILO CITY — After returning to the country late last year from exile, former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog here participated in the Via Crucis (The Way of the Cross) on Good Friday. FORMER Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog of Iloilo City carries the cross during the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) on Good...
(Photo: BJMP Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory) Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) participated in “Senakulo”, Station of the Cross, and other traditional Lenten season activities in observance of...
ILOILO CITY — The local government reminded visitors at world-famous Boracay Island that the annual party ban on Good Friday lasts until Black Saturday. In Memorandum Order No. 2025-33, Mayor Frolibar Bautista of Malay town in Aklan province said the annual ban will last until 6 a.m. on April 19....
President Marcos has encouraged Filipinos to choose peace and safety this Holy Week, and expressed hope that Good Friday serves as a guidance and strength for every Filipino family. Catholic devotees visit the Stations of the Cross exhibit and pray the novena at San Agustin Church in Manila on Holy...
Sixteen areas across the country are expected to experience a "danger" level heat index on Friday, April 18, with temperatures reaching as high as 43°C due to warm and humid conditions driven by easterlies. PAGASA urged the public to stay hydrated, avoid direct sun exposure, and keep cool as 16...
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” This Bible verse found in John 3:16 encapsulates the core of Good Friday—the incomprehensible love of God that transcends all understanding. It is easy to say...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia reminded candidates that poll campaigning is prohibited on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia "Absolutely no campaigning on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. It is the law. No...
ILOILO CITY – This city and the province of Iloilo logged more than 15,000 passengers on Good Friday. THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) assist passengers in Iloilo on Good Friday. (PCG-Iloilo Station) The Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo Station reported 8,770 outbound passengers and 6,341...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – A 69-year-old farmer drowned in an irrigation canal in Barangay Wacal, Solano, Nueva Vizcaya on Good Friday. DOWNTOWN Solano, Nueva Vizcaya. Police identified the victim as Junilito Edwin Salvador, a resident of Barangay Casat, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya. Investigation...
TUBUNGAN, Iloilo – Babaylans (shamans) gathered in a mountain area here on Good Friday to perform a Holy Week ritual that dates back to pre-colonial times. RODOLFO Tabuloc Sr. is the leader of the babaylans in Tubungan town, Iloilo province. (Tara Yap) “Pana-et” called for divine...
BACOLOD CITY – Four vehicles were damaged by a tornado that hit Eroreco Subdivision, Barangay Mandalagan, this city, on Good Friday. A TORNADO struck Eroreco Subdivision, Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod City on Good Friday. (Photo courtesy of Moi Moi Facebook via Bombo Radyo Bacolod) Police...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Four individuals drowned while swimming in on Good Friday in three provinces in Southern Luzon. Police identified the victims as Jacob Naguit, 39; Rodemar Magtubo, Ruffa Mae Quinto, 22, and Francis F. Pasamba, 31. Naguit drowned at Jarina Brion Resort in San Pablo...
