Benguet burial custom of burying dead near their home still alive

Liza Agoot 11/01/2025

BAGUIO CITY – The belief of Benguet province’s residents that their departed loved ones continue to provide guidance and safety to the family members lives on to this day.  Many of the townsfolk thus still bury the dead…

Cebu earthquake: Surigao City to extend P300-K burial assistance

Alexander Lopez 10/03/2025

BUTUAN CITY – The Surigao City government will extend P300,000 cash aid to families who lost loved ones during the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Cebu province. The assistance was already approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod during its regular…

LIVE UPDATES: Burial of Pope Francis

04/26/2025

Get the latest updates on the burial of Pope Francis by bookmarking and refreshing this page. The beloved pontiff passed away on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 in Vatican City. His passing marks the…

Jimmy Carter briefly unites US as presidents attend funeral

Agence France Presse 01/10/2025

WASHINGTON, United States — Jimmy Carter brought a fleeting moment of national unity to a divided America Thursday as all five living US presidents gathered for their predecessor’s moving state funeral in Washington’s National Cathedral. At the…

What is Santo Entierro?

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A priest’s encounter with law enforcers in a checkpoint in Kidapawan City captured the internet’s attention lately.  In what seemed a thriller-comedy movie in the making, police hailed Fr. Jonel Peroy’s car after…

Worker who died in Mandaue factory accident laid to rest

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/12/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Stephen Corilla, the worker who died while cleaning the pulverizer machine of Universal Robina Corp. (URC) in Barangay Tabok, Mandaue City, last June 2 was laid to rest in a memorial park in…

Labella to get full military honors for funeral tomorrow

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A first for Cebu City that its incumbent chief executive will be laid to rest Mayor Edgardo Labella will get full military honors for his funeral tomorrow, November 26, 2021, as he will…

Cebu City’s cadaver van now ready for use

Dyrecka Letigio 08/31/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor David Tumulak announced on August 31, 2021, that the cadaver van at the Department of General Services (DGS) compound at the South Road Properties is now ready for use. Tumulak…

Former Governor Pabling Garcia laid to rest beside his wife on August 21

Mae Fhel Gom-os 08/21/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Former Cebu Governor Pablo “Pabling” Garcia was laid to rest beside his wife, judge Esperanza “Inday” Fiel Garcia at the Angelicum in Mandaue City on a cloudy Saturday afternoon, August 21, 2021. Garcia…

A funeral and graduation for the dearly departed in Tabogon, Cebu

Immae Lachica 07/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—  A family in Barangay Libjo, Tabogon, Cebu did a simple graduation ceremony for Hemenz Luzada who passed away in his sleep last June 25, 2021. Vanesa Encila, a close friend of Luzada was the…

Police Senior Master Sergeant Macua to go back home to Bohol province

Alven Marie A. Timtim 02/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The remains of Police Senior Master Sergeant Maximino Macua Jr. will be transported to Tagbilaran City in Bohol province at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2020, to also allow his family members,…

Former Senate President Nene Pimentel laid to rest

Katrina Hallare - Inquirer.net 10/26/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Former Senate President Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel was laid to rest on Saturday at the Heritage Memorial Park in Taguig City. Pimentel was brought to his final resting place after being given the final honors, which…

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