The Catholic Church marks Monday, August 23, the feast day of Santa Rosa de Lima, the first canonized saint of South America, and the revered patroness of Lima, Peru; South America; and the Philippines. Santa Rosa de Lima (Catholic Online) The praying of the holy rosary, novena prayers, and holy...
Roman Catholics will observe Wednesday, Aug. 11, the feast day of Saint Clare of Assisi (Santa Clara de Asis), the popular patron saint of childless couples and of good weather. St. Clare of Assisi (Photo from Catholic Online) At the San Pascual Baylon Parish (Obando Church) in Obando, Bulacan,...
Roman Catholics celebrate Saturday, May 22, the Feast of Santa Rita de Cascia, the patron saint of impossible causes. St. Rita de Cascia (image from Catholic.org) Born in Cascia, Italy in the year 1381, Sta. Rita joined the Augustinian community after her husband died and served as an Augustinian...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has "no definite decision at this time" about filing for bankruptcy in the US to get court protection from creditors. And yet, "all options are possible," the flag carrier acknowledged in its latest disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange. To keep afloat, PAL is...
Philippine Airlines will be the first Filipino carrier to conduct a trial run of the new Travel Pass mobile app of the International Transport Association (IATA) for flights starting next month, May. In a statement, PAL said it will conduct the trial run of the new Travel Pass mobile app on the...
Lessandra, developer of quality and affordable houses, recently opened its newest project, Lessandra Santa Rosa. Located in Brgy. Solenad, Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija, it is the second Lessandra community in the province, looking at to serve more residents in the North. The 10-hectare development,...
WEST PHILIPPINE SEA Shoal as seen in the Philippine Pavilion in Palazzo Mora (Andrea D' Altoe) I don’t apologize that it is only now that I am beginning to identify as a Filipino. I used to think that all that was Filipino in me was pure happenstance—I happened to be born in Manila of parents...
Horseracing enters the digital era with the recent rollout by Philippine Racing Club, Inc. (PRCI) of a mobile payment platform that enables racing fans to place wagers on their smartphones. PRCI Executive Vice President and COO Santiago Cualoping III said they released the Mobile Offtrack Betting...
