Traslacion 2017: More than 200 injured in early Monday’s Black Nazarene procession

MANILA— More than 200 people have so far suffered injuries as the Black Nazarene procession started at 5:30 a.m. Monday in the capital city. As of...

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Social welfare dept provides PHP194-K worth of relief assistance to ‘Auring’ victims in Caraga

    MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported that as 4 a.m. on Monday, it has provided PHP194,150 worth of relief...

Traslacion 2017 message of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte

  MANILA – Good fortunes are usually borne out of hard work and perseverance. Prayers are likely answered because we do not give up or get...

Rafsanjani, Iran leader whose life mirrored nation’s, dies

  TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani died Sunday after a decades-long career in the ruling elite, where his moderate views were not...

PAGASA: TD ‘Auring’ makes second landfall over Bohol

MANILA—Tropical depression “Auring” has made its second landfall over Ubay, Bohol, state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Monday morning. In...

Huge Catholic procession held under heavy security in Manila

MANILA, Philippines – A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Roman Catholic devotees on Monday joined an annual procession of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ...

Refugees from Africa, Iraq find homes near in Missoula

MISSOULA, Mont. – Missoula has become a refuge for more than 40 men, women and children from war-ravaged lands in Africa and Iraq, more than 30...

More than 8,500 passengers stranded due to TD ‘Auring’—PCG

MANILA—The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported that a total of 8,515 passengers were stranded Sunday as tropical depression “Auring” traverses Visayas and Mindanao. in an advisory...

17-M devotees expected to join Black Nazarene feast on Monday

MANILA—Around 17 million devotees are expected to attend the ‘Traslacion’ or the procession of the Black Nazarene on Monday. With this, Msgr. Hernando Coronel, rector of...