By Terence L. Ranis Two cellphone snatchers were arrested in a police operation in Quiapo, Manila on Tuesday, March 15. Police Lt. Col. John Guiagui, chief of Manila Police District (MPD) Sta. Cruz Station, identified the suspects as Valentin Tuli, 27, a resident of Tenajeros Street, Malabon, and...
Three men selling fake vaccination cards were arrested by members of the Manila Police District (MPD) in a buy-bust operation in Quiapo on Tuesday, Feb. 1. MPD director Brig. Gen. Leo M. Francisco said the suspects -- Ricardo Villareal Lugtu, 20; Rafael Gatan Cayabyab, 41; and Samil Adjiul Asmadi,...
Those who want to physically attend mass at the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene or Quiapo Church in Manila will have to wait a bit. Photo Quiapo Church FB Msgr. Hernando "Ding" Coronel, Quiapo Church rector, announced that the church will be temporarily closed until Jan. 26. "The Minor...
For the first time, no public mass was held at Quiapo Church in Manila during the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Sunday, Jan. 9. Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN This, amid the continued threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Masses were held online to enable devotees to still...
Checkpoints will be placed on the borders of Metro Manila with adjacent provinces to prevent the persistent devotees from proceeding to Quiapo, Manila despite the suspension of the traditional Black Nazarene activities. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año...
Since Quiapo Church in Manila will be closed during the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9, a Catholic priest urged devotees to just attend Mass online or in another church. Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN "We encourage devotees to attend Mass online or the nearest church," Fr....
An official of Quiapo Church said they will comply with the National Task Force Against COVID-19 resolution suspending the "traslacion" or procession of the image of the Black Nazarene and other activities related to it. Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN In an interview, Msgr. Hernando...
In preparation for the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9, Quiapo Church in Manila will be temporarily closed to the public from Jan. 3 to 6 for disinfection. Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN Father Douglas Badong, Parochial Vicar of Quiapo Church, announced the temporary closure in a...
The annual blessing of the replicas of the revered Black Nazarene has begun Monday, Dec. 27 and will be held until Wednesday, Dec. 29, at the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene (Quiapo Church) in Manila. Black Nazarene (Quiapo Church image) Quiapo Church parochial vicar Fr. Douglas Badong said,...
Planning to attend the nine-day "Simbang Gabi" (dawn mass)? Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN Here is the schedule of some of the popular churches here in Metro Manila. -Manila Cathedral Dec. 15 to 23 (8 p.m.), Dec. 16 to 24 (4:30 a.m.). -Quiapo Church Dec. 15 to 23 (7 p.m. and 8 p.m.),...
Mama Sita Foundation celebrates the evolution of Philippine cuisine CURATED MENU Cultural Heritage Professor Dr. Fernando Zialcita gave the opening remarks during the dinner event, where he described the dinner’s menu as influenced by the annual field school organized by the program “The...
The Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene or Quiapo Church in Manila will now have relics of Saints John the Baptist and Roch. Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN The relics of the two saints will be enshrined at Quiapo Church on Saturday, July 31. "We requested the relics from the Chapel of...
