The seven last words

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/12/2017

Extrajudicial killings, second chances, youth empowerment and hope. These are among the issues that will be discussed in this year’s Siete Palabras or the reflections on the Seven Last Words of Jesus Christ at the Cebu Metropolitan…

Siete Palabras to tackle EJK among other issues in the society

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/12/2017

Extrajudicial killings; second chances, youth empowerment,and hope. These are among the issues that will be discussed in this year’s Siete Palabras or the reflections on the Seven Last Words of Jesus Christ at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral…

Two drowned in north Cebu

Apple Ta-as, Rene F. Alima 03/27/2016

A 19-year-old college student and a 9-year-old boy drowned on Good Friday and Black Saturday respectively. On Friday, Fyrus Salimbulong drowned when when he jumped off a bridge in Sitio Suba, Barangay Poblacion, Liloan, northern Cebu. Salimbulong,…

Illegal campaigning during Good Friday

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/26/2016

Despite calls from Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma and the Commission on Elections to spare the Holy Week from campaign activities, supporters still distributed campaign T-shirts and put up posters in Hilantagaan island, Santa Fe, on Good Friday.…

‘Be humble as Jesus Christ’

Julit C. Jainar 03/26/2016

Martin Dave Deriada, as president of the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) of the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral, has had his close encounters with Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma. But the 58-year-old lay PPC president never imagined that in the…

‘Don’t cheat; don’t sell your votes’

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/26/2016

CATHOLICS in Cebu were urged to shun deceitful candidates and  not sell their votes as they were asked to reflect on their role in the coming elections by a Church leader on Good Friday, exactly 45 days…

Zeal, show of faith

03/26/2016

Photos by Lito Tecson and Junjie Mendoza…

Passion play still draws more visitors

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 03/26/2016

It was a cast of 200, a number of them out-of-school youth, who brought to life the passion and death of Jesus Christ in the streets of Cebu City. The street drama of Christ’s  passion and death,…

1 dead, 10 hurt in road accidents

Apple Ta-as, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/26/2016

Two shootings on Good Friday not related to Holy Week celebration — police As police in Central Visayas said no major crimes occurred during Holy Thursday and Good Friday, road accidents, however, claimed one life and injured…

Former AFP chief barred from visiting ex-PDEA official

03/26/2016

A FORMER Armed Forces chief of staff was allegedly disallowed to enter inside the Philippine National Police (PNP) custodial center in Camp Crame on Good Friday. Retired Gen. Dionisio Santiago claimed that he was at the custodial…

Reliving Christ’s Passion at the Celestial Garden

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/23/2016

Gemma Natividad, 44, has a Holy Week ritual that  she has  faithfully observed  since she was a young girl and which she has now passed on to her own young children. Natividad, a devout Catholic who hails…

The week that changed the world

03/20/2016

Known to many, the Holy Week is the most sacred time of the year for Christians. But how well do lay people know about the events that are celebrated at churches to commemorate the passion, death, and…

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