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Cuba announced the pardon and release of 2,010 prisoners as a 'humanitarian and sovereign gesture' coinciding with Holy Week, a move that comes amidst ongoing pressure from the United States.
Thousands of Catholic devotees in Valencia City, Bukidnon, joined Good Friday processions, commemorating the death of Jesus Christ and praying for peace in the Middle East.
More than 80,000 devotees joined the annual Holy Week Amang Hinulid penitential walk in Calabanga, Camarines Sur, walking five kilometers to the chapel. The “Amang Hinulid” is considered miraculous by its followers.
LUCENA CITY — More than 500 residents of General Luna town in Quezon province took part in Good Friday penitential rites as part of the town’s Holy Week observance.
The municipality of Barotac Viejo in Iloilo City, Philippines, marked the 50th edition of its 'Taltal,' a renowned and realistic Lenten reenactment, on Good Friday, April 3.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has reported seven drowning incidents across the country during Holy Week. The police are urging the public to remain vigilant during the holiday period.
TAGBILARAN CITY — The quiet rhythm of Holy Week in Bohol is once again marked by the gentle simmer of binignit, a popular Visayan sweet stew associated with fasting and reflection, as households…
US equity futures experienced a dip in trading ahead of the highly anticipated payrolls report, during a holiday-shortened session where most cash markets, including US stocks, were closed globally for Good Friday.
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Two tourists were rescued in separate maritime incidents in Quezon and Batangas provinces, Philippines, on Good Friday, according to the Philippine Coast Guard.
A 33-year-old man drowned in the Cagayan River in Lal-lo, Cagayan, Philippines, with his body recovered on Good Friday, April 3.
The Good Friday procession of the image of Jesus Nazarene in Manila gathered over 517,000 devotees and lasted more than 13 hours, according to Quiapo Church authorities.
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The elderly once overlooked and abandoned took center stage in a moving Holy Week celebration at the Hapag Aruga Foundation, where they were honored through the…
MANILA, Philippines – While many faithful are taking a pause from the daily grind and reflect on sacrifice of Jesus Christ this Good Friday, motorists are bracing for another round of oil price hikes…
TACLOBAN CITY — The solemn observance of Holy Week in the quiet coastal town of San Roque in Northern Samar is marked not by the ringing of church bells, but by the steady, haunting rhythm of a…
Two people are feared dead and 28 others have been rescued following a fatal accident at Kwashieman in Accra on the eve of Good Friday.
SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — More than 9,000 tourists have visited this town, with arrivals continuing to rise on Good Friday (April 3).
Police in Tagaytay City, Cavite, seized an estimated P3.4 million worth of suspected shabu from two alleged high-value drug traffickers during a buy-bust operation on Good Friday.
MANILA, Philippines — The number of travelers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) this Holy Week has decreased starting Holy Tuesday compared to the daily foot traffic during the same…
Twenty-one people were injured after a police patrol car rolled downhill and struck pedestrians near Kawa-Kawa Hill and Natural Park in Ligao City, Albay, Philippines, on Good Friday.
Many pilgrims in Lucban, Quezon, chose to walk to the Kamay ni Hesus Shrine on Good Friday, April 3, despite rising fuel costs, with an estimated 2.4 million people attending.
The state weather bureau Pagasa announced that warm and humid weather will persist across much of the Philippines on Good Friday, influenced by prevailing easterlies.
Carmelite friar Frei Gilson has garnered 28 million followers across social media platforms, leading a movement to re-engage Catholics through online dawn rosary prayers.