BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-one senior high school students from three campuses of a private school reportedly fainted during an alleged case of mass hysteria in Barangay Sagua Banwa, Valladolid town, Negros Occidental province, on Wednesday night, Oct. 22. Al John Gegonia, operations and warning...
A total of 100 couples in Manila who tied the knot received cash gifts during a mass civil wedding officiated by Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso at the Bulwagang Bayan of Manila City Hall on Thursday, Sept. 4. The local government said each couple received P6,000 along with free wedding...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The City Social Welfare and Development Office held a mass burial for 37 unclaimed cadavers in a public cemetery here on Tuesday, Aug. 19. The bodies of 33 men, two women, and two of unknown gender were interred at the Talabaan Cemetery following religious rites. They include 32...
CHEMMANI, Sri Lanka (AP) — A baby bottle, a squeaky toy and a schoolbag are among items that have surfaced from a mass grave site in Sri Lanka’s formerly war-torn northern region, along with 141 human skeletons including some that appear to be of children of different ages. The findings were...
The Makati City government on Wednesday, July 30, announced its intention to partner with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to further improve its mass transportation systems. The initiative is part of the city 's ongoing efforts to address the traffic and transportation woes faced by...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A total of 376 couples tied the knot in a mass wedding at the Tetuan Coliseum here on Saturday, May 24, organized by the city government through the City Social Welfare and Development Office and the Civil Registrar’s Office. Mayor John Dalipe solemnized the ceremony with city...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, May 7, reiterated that there is no automatic pass or "auto-pass" policy in the Philippine public school system, amid growing concerns about the trend of mass promotion — where students advance to the next grade level despite not meeting learning...
CIDG chief, Major General Nicholas dela Torre III (Screenshot from livestream) There's no such thing as a mass resignation of police officers in the aftermath of Rodrigo Duterte's arrest on the order of the International Criminal Court (ICC)....
TIAONG, Quezon – One-hundred couples were married in a mass wedding spearheaded by the local government at the convention center here on Valentine’s Day. MAYOR Vincent Arjay Mea (center) poses with 100 newlywed couples in a mass wedding in Tiaong, Quezon on Feb. 14. (Photo via Danny...
BACOLOD CITY – Fifty-three couples were married in a mass wedding in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Valentine’s Day. A TOTAL of 53 couples tied the knot in a mass wedding in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Valentine’s Day. (Photo via Atty. Dino Yulo Facebook) Mayor Ella...
Brides and grooms during the Valentine's Day mass wedding ceremony in Dasmariñas City on Feb. 14 (Photo from the Dasmariñas City Public Information Office/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – A total of 634 couples exchanged “I do's” at a mass wedding ceremony held at the City of Dasmariñas...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula (Archdiocese of Manila website) As Filipinos celebrate Christmas, Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula invites the faithful to embrace the message of hope as the world prepares for the “Jubilee of Hope.” On this occasion, Pope Francis will...