A female passenger is assisted by personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and port security after she suffered extreme shortness of breath while passenger ship MV Davsam IV is traversing the vicinity waters off Davao City on Good Friday, March 29, 2024. (Photo courtesy of PCG) More than...
Three roads in Metro Manila will undergo reblocking and repair on the evening of Good Friday, March 29, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced. In an advisory, the MMDA said that the road repair and reblocking will take place in the following areas: Taft Ave. cor. Pedro Gil...
At least six individuals have perished due to separate drowning incidents in different parts of the country this Holy Week, authorities said on Good Friday, March 29. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel retrieved the remains of two 14-year-old drowning victims in Solana, Cagayan on Maundy...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 has tapped 1,064 policemen as Regional Reactionary Standby Support Force as part of its security measures for the Lenten season. EVANGELISTA (center). (FB) Police Brig. Gen. Lou Evangelista, PRO-1 director, said the RRSSF from the regional...
Blood, stripes, and nail-pierced hands—these were what He had taken to pay the price. Life for life, death for debts. In the Christian faith, a Savior named Jesus Christ is believed to be the "Son of God," seated on the throne but chosen to give up his glory for a crown of thorns, to save...
Holy Week is the very heart of the Bible, according to a senior pastor of the Christian Revival Crusade Mission Global Outreach Fellowship (CMGO). Photo by Gerald Caparas “Ito ang sentro ng pananampalataya ng mga Kristyano (This is the center of the faith of Christians),” Pastor Rizaldy...
Passengers are ferried back to the shore by Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel using a motorboat after MV Virgen De Penafrancia runs aground near Real Port in Quezon Province on March 28, 2024. The passenger ship is en route to Polillo Port when it hit shallow waters moments after it sailed,...
ILOILO CITY – Extreme heat was felt as people marked Maundy Thursday in Western Visayas. PEOPLE take a break amid the hot weather in Fort San Pedro in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The State weather bureau said that the heat index was on the “dangerous” level with more than 40 degrees...
Parish churches and shrines in different parts of the country are once again teeming with churchgoers as the Filipino faithful observe age-old Maundy Thursday traditions. Maundy Thursday: The Last Supper (Photo courtesy of Catholic Online) A Maundy Thursday tradition that has been carried on for...
Penitents engage in self-flagellation at Barrio San Jose, Caloocan City on Maundy Thursday, March 28. The religious ritual is a reenactment of Jesus Christ’s suffering and Catholic devotees often engage in these physical penance activities to seek forgiveness for their sins. (Arnold Quizol/MB)...
Elements of the Manila Police District with Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay (Photo Courtesy of MPD/ MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Police District (MPD) Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay inspected bus terminals and churches in Manila on Thursday, March 28, as Catholic devotees continued their exodus to their...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) implemented strict security measures in ports around the country to secure almost 140,000 travelers who were monitored on Maundy Thursday, March 28. As of 12 noon, the peak of passenger arrival, the PCG said that a total of 73,282 outbound passengers and 66,331...
