Police and emergency teams attended to 296 minor incidents during Semana Santa 2026 in Quiapo, Manila, the majority involving dizziness, minor injuries, and fatigue from the crowds. The prompt response helped maintain safety and order as hundreds of thousands of devotees joined the religious...
Young men aged 22 to 24- - -many without helmets- - -accounted for most of the 1,091 road crash injuries recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) from March 29 to April 2. DOH spokesperson Dr. Albert Domingo said the figures do not yet include cases recorded on Good Friday and Black Saturday,...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 said the Holy Week was generally peaceful in the Caraga region. “Thank God that no untoward incidents happened during the Holy Week in Caraga,” PRO 13-Regional Public Information Office (RPIO) chief Police Major...
The Cavite Police Provincial Office (Cavite PPO) emerged as the top-performing unit under the Police Regional Office 4A’s Project “Huli Week” after arresting 102 wanted persons during Holy Week. The project focused on tracking down individuals with outstanding arrest warrants while ensuring...
Passenger traffic in seaports across the country rose during this year’s Holy Week travel rush despite higher fuel costs amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) assessed on Monday, April 6. PCG spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said the number of...
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...
