The streets that fell silent on Good Friday are alive again this Monday morning. Jeepneys honk, offices stir, and the familiar rhythm of deadlines and duties resumes. Yet for a nation that has just walked through the solemn corridors of Holy Week, the question remains: do we simply return to...
REFLECTIONS TODAY In the first part of the Gospel reading, we see simple women, their hearts already overjoyed at the prospect that their beloved Master might well be alive once more. They are eager to share their joy. It is a generous reflex, one which betrays their generous nature. These women...
BACOLOD CITY – The Holy Week in Negros Island Region from March 29 to April 5 was generally peaceful. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said 36 incidents were monitored and recorded and majority of these were non-index and manageable. All incidents were promptly addressed...
Trash marred key pilgrimage sites during Holy Week, as the EcoWaste Coalition flagged littering on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. While most churches were found generally clean, the group said littering was evident in several major religious activities, including the Alay Lakad to the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said that passenger traffic in seaports nationwide reached 2.9 million as of noontime of Easter Sunday, April 5, as travelers returned home after the Holy Week break. PCG spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said there were no major concerns recorded during the...
Police forces across the country remain on highest alert status as security measures are still in place for the return of millions of Filipinos to their homes and workplaces in Metro Manila and urban areas from a long Holy Week break. Aside from police security, Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr.,...
Easter Sunday is the glorious heart of the Christian faith, the day when sorrow gave way to joy, when the grave was conquered, and when the promises of God were fulfilled in power. It is a sacred proclamation that Jesus Christ is risen. In this truth rests the hope of every believer and the...
BACOLOD CITY – Around 15,000 devotees trekked to Glory Hill in Sitio Mantuhod, Barangay Mansablay, Isabela, Negros Occidental as part of their Holy Week pilgrimage on Good Friday. Mayor Miguel Angelo Yulo and father fifth district Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo III were among those who trekked to...
Several houses were razed in a fire that struck Del Pilar Street in Barangay 882, Santa Ana, Manila, on Saturday, April 4. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze started at around 8:31 a.m. and was quickly raised to the second alarm at 8:34 a.m. Firefighters said most of the...
More than 4,000 faithful flocked to the Padre Pio Mountain of Healing in Barangay Paradise III, City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, on Good Friday, April 3, seeking reflection and communion with God through prayer. Pilgrims endured a five- to six-kilometer uphill walk before reaching the...
This summer, Prestone, reminds motorists that the best road trips happen when everything is siguradong compatible—from your barkada dynamics to your vehicle’s readiness for the long drive. Before heading out for a long summer drive, motorists should also make sure their vehicle is ready for...
UAAGI Auto Group, reaffirms its commitment to customer safety and convenience this Holy Week through a nationwide Free Vehicle Safety Checkup initiative. In partnership with Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation’s (MPTC) Biyaheng Arangkada program, the activity brings expert vehicle care closer to...
