BATANGAS – Three died and one was hospitalized in four separate drowning incidents here on Good Friday, April 7. The Batangas Police Provincial Office (BPPO) identified the fatalities as Bobong Rivera, single, and resident of Barangay Palincaro, Tuy; Khailyn, a resident of San Juan, and Lucas,...
DIPACULAO, Aurora – A 36-year-old construction worker drowned while swimming in a beach in Barangay Lipat here on Good Friday. Coast Guard Station (CGS)-Aurora identified the victim as Carlito Badil, a resident of Bislig City, Surigao del Sur. Badil was swimming with his co-worker, Japet Subang,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thousands of people joined the Holy Burial procession locally known as the “Santo Entierro” on Good Friday here. Zamboanga Archdiocese Auxiliary Bishop Moises Cuevas led the Santo Entierro that started from the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The...
TAGKAWAYAN, Quezon – Five persons were injured after a passenger bus rammed their vehicle parked on the road shoulder on the Quirino Highway in Barangay San Vicente, here before dawn on Good Friday. Police identified the injured as Francisco Cunanan, driver of the pickup truck, and his passengers...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (AFP) – Catholic zealots were nailed to wooden crosses while others whipped their backs bloody and raw in gruesome displays of religious devotion on Good Friday in the Philippines. DEVOTEE Ruben Enaje (center) performs his 34th re-enactment of the crucifixion of...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Peace and order in the region, health and safety of all members of the Police Regional Office 3, and their families. These were the wishes and intentions the members of the Region 3 police force had included in their prayers as they held their own Way of the Cross...
ILOILO CITY – “Pagtaltal,” the reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus in the popular pilgrimage site known as Bala-an Bukid (Holy Mountain) in Jordan town in the island-province of Guimaras, resumed after a three-year halt due to the pandemic on Good Friday. VISITORS and devotees witness the...
Catholic zealots were nailed to wooden crosses while others whipped their backs bloody and raw in gruesome displays of religious devotion on Good Friday in the Philippines. DEVOTEE Wilfredo Salvador who took part in the re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday poses for a photo...
The Lenten tradition of self-flagellation and crucifixion by some devotees at a century-old Catholic Chapel in Bgy. Kapitangan, Paombong, Bulacan drew thousands of the faithful as well as local and foreign tourists on Good Friday, April 7. The first man to be nailed on a wooden cross was followed...
The Quiapo Church said that around 20,000 people participated in the motorcade of the Black Nazarene on Good Friday, April 7. The motorcade started at 11:13 p.m. on Maundy Thursday, April 6, and ended at 12:31 a.m. on Good Friday, the Manila Public Information Office stated on its official Facebook...
DAGUPAN CITY – Several beaches in Pangasinan were at full capacity on Good Friday, the Pangasinan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said. The PDRRMO said the Tondol White Sand Beach in Anda reached maximum capacity at 7 a.m. The Anda Tourism Office said that cottages...
ILOILO CITY – The local government of Malay, Aklan reminded tourists at world-famous Boracay Island that loud music and rowdy parties are not allowed on Good Friday. THE iconic Willy’s Rock at world-famous Boracay Island has a grotto with Virgin Mary. (Tara Yap) This yearly ban is implemented...
