The Archdiocese of Palo will resume the traditional Holy Week rites in this town after it was canceled for two years due to pandemic restrictions. Fr. Chris Arthur Militante, spokesperson of the Roman Catholic Church Archdiocese of Palo, said preparations have been ongoing for one of the country’s oldest live reenactments of the passion and death of Jesus Christ. “Since we are now under alert level 1 and the government allows large gatherings, there will be reenactments in Palo town this week. We expect that pilgrims will again physically witness Lenten activities,” Militante said in a phone interview. The Lenten
President Rodrigo R. Duterte believes that senatorial aspirant and Muslim convert Robin Padilla is “more than just an actor”, noting that he has done so much to help the Muslim community. During the second episode of President’s Chatroom aired on state-run PTV-4 on Sunday night, Duterte expressed admiration for Padilla’s advocacies which include creating more legislation to support the development of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). “Ang hangarin mo sa buhay maganda para sa Pilipinas. Tinulungan mo ‘yung ating mga Muslim brothers and sisters at ikaw naman you were an advocate of matulungan sila (Your desire in
Troops belonging to the 4th Marine Brigade rescued nine passengers of a capsized boat off the waters of Barangay Tandu Bato, Luuk, Sulu, over the weekend. Maj. Gen. Ignatius Patrimonio, Joint Task Force-Sulu commander, said in a statement Monday the nine passengers — two adults and seven minors — were rescued Sunday from an “overloaded” boat that capsized after being battered by big waves and strong wind. “Based on the report submitted by Col. Vincent Mark Anthony Blanco, commander of the 4th Marine Brigade, they deployed immediately their rescue unit following an information from a concerned fisherman of the capsized
Vendors and riders of mobile application-based transportation service Angkas on Sunday came to show their all-out support for Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte’s vice presidential bid. Lilibeth Bardos, a 48-year resident of Tanza, Cavite, was one of the women riders who patiently waited for Duterte to arrive in a meet-and-greet venue in Batasan Hills, Quezon City on Sunday afternoon. She said being a rider since 2018 helps her provide for her family, especially in supporting her children’s college education. “Nagpapasalamat ako na naging Angkas driver dahil natutugunan ko ang pangangailangan ng mga anak ko noong sila ay nag-aaral pa (I
The city government is bracing for the expected influx of tourists in the country’s summer capital during the Holy Week break and throughout the rest of the dry season. Aileen Refuerzo, Public Information Office chief, in a phone interview on Monday, said “Baguio City expects hordes of tourists for the Holy Week break.” She said that data provided by the City Tourism Office shows that as of April 7, the city has more than 80,000 approved travel registrations arriving from April 8 to 17. Approved travel registration figures as of April 7 are as follows: Apr. 8 – 14,491; Apr.
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) expressed its “profound” gratitude to Meta for its recent decision to take down over 400 Facebook pages of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front of the Philippines (CPP-NPA-NDF). “The effects of this takedown are far-reaching and will help slow down the free fall of our children into the deceptive recruitment of the CPP-NPA-NDF that have offered them as living sacrifices on the altar of the terrorist, Joma Sison, to wage a senseless war that’s been going on for the past 53 years now and
