Events
CBCP announces online Holy Week rites
Just like last year, devout Filipinos will again observe Holy Week inside their homes as the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Sunday announced that beginning on March 29, all religious activities to mark the passion and death of Jesus Christ will be done online, according to ...
Las Pinas celebrates 114th founding anniversary
Las Pinas City commemorates its 114th founding anniversary and the 24th year of its cityhood on March 27, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. Mayor Imelda Aguilar, in commemorating the founding and cityhood anniversary of Las Pinas, asked the Sanguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation to e...
Earth Hour observed at 8:30 p.m. on March 27
Conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) will highlight the urgent need to address nature loss and climate change during the observance of Earth Hour tonight. Earth Hour, one of the largest global grassroots movements for the environment, will virtually bring together millions of people,...
DENR to observe Earth Hour on March 27
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu is once again calling on all Filipinos to participate in the global Earth Hour movement on March 27 in support of the agency's efforts to mitigate the increasing effects of climate change, according to a report by Phi...
PNP readies security for 35th Edsa anniversary
Security preparations are set for the upcoming 35th anniversary of the Edsa People Power revolt on Feb. 25, a ranking police official said Tuesday in a report by Philippine News Agency. National Capital Region Police Office chief Maj. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. has reminded police officers to maximize ...
Manila prohibits street parties during Sto. Niño fiesta
Manila Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso issued stringent guidelines to be observed for the Sto. Niño fiesta in Tondo and Pandacan, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Included in the list issued by Domagoso is the prohibition of holding street parties and ...
14,000 devotees attend Black Nazarene mass
The number of Black Nazarene devotees in Quiapo Church and its surrounding areas have reached 14,220 as of Saturday noon, according to a report by Philippine News Agency, In an update, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Chief, Brig. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr., estimated 13,800 devotees in an...
Traslacion still attracts large crowd
The sight of thousands of devotees of the Black Nazarene flocking to the Quiapo Church amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic drew mixed reactions from netizens, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. “Haissssst tigas talaga ulo, di ba nga sa Diyos ang awa sa tao...
Thousands attend Black Nazarene mass
Tens of thousands of devotees swarmed the Quiapo area in hopes of attending mass celebrations in honor of the Black Nazarene amid the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by CNN Philippines. The Feast of the Black Nazarene has so far drawn around 32,700 devotees in the Quiapo a...
Manila to close roads despite cancellation of Traslacion
Manila announced the closure of several roads on Jan 8 and 9 in time for the observance of the Feast of the Black Nazarene, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Despite the announced road closure, Manila Public Information Office chief Julius Leonen clarified that process...