The crowds and desperation

Inez Ponce de leon - @inquirerdotnet 08/24/2022

The photos of last weekend’s Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) debacle were both pitiful and nightmarish: thousands of people, who had spent at least half the night lining up for a few pesos in educational…

Rama to IATF: Allow Misa de Gallo to push through

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama will be asking the Inter-Agency Task Force to allow the Misa de Gallo to push through this year especially in Cebu City. Rama said that the traditional…

Masked crowds fill streets, trains after Wuhan lockdown ends

04/08/2020

WUHAN, China (AP) — After more than two months indoors, Wuhan resident Tong Zhengkun was one of millions of people enjoying a renewed sense of freedom when the Chinese city’s 76-day coronavirus lockdown was lifted Wednesday. “I…

Tribe’s ritual sacrifice draws crowds to Indonesia volcano

AFP 07/01/2018

Thousands of locals and tourists climbed Mount Bromo early Sunday for a lavish religious ceremony that involves throwing ritual offerings into the smouldering crater of an active volcano in Indonesia’s tribal hinterlands. Each year people from the…

Organizers aim for larger crowds in annual play

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/23/2018

BUHING KALBARYO 2018  A SUCCESSFUL performance with a larger crowd to witness it. This is what organizers of the annual Buhing Kalbaryo envision for their 21st year on Holy Week 2018. Despite the limited budget, event chairperson…

Sinulog 2017: ‘Paintensity’ dance party stopped

01/15/2017

The “Paintensity 2017” Sinulog dance party at the Greenery, in Barangay Kasambagan, was ordered stopped late last night after crowd control became a problem. The throngs of party goers, however refused to leave the venue in hopes…

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