Visita Iglesia: Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral, Carmelites Monastery Cebu

Vhenna Marie Mantilla and Jessa Ngojo 04/05/2023

CEBU City, Philippines— One thing that binds the Cebuanos since time immemorial is the shared responsibility of enriching the rich religious culture and being able to reflect on the most important week in the Church’s year.  Known…

Visita Iglesia: The Archdiocesan Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Minglanilla

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Every Holy Week, thousands of Catholic faithful congregate in the town of Minglanilla to celebrate Easter. The municipality’s Sugat Kabanhawan Festival, which depicts Christ’s resurrection and reuniting with His mother, the Virgin Mary,…

‘Don’t overprice,’ Cebu City Markets Operation head warns vendors

Wenilyn Sabalo 04/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An official of the Cebu City Markets Operation Division (MOD) advised the public to report to the Cebu City Market Authority vendors who will be overpricing binignit ingredients and other market products. Engr. Robert…

Visita Iglesia: National Shrine of St. Joseph in Mandaue City

Emmariel Ares, Mary Rose Sagarino 04/05/2023

CEBU, Philippines—Many years ago, Cebu became the gateway for Catholicism to flourish in the Philippines. With this being a big part of the history of the province, Cebuanos are known to be people greatly devoted to their…

Visita Iglesia: Chapel of San Pedro Calungsod at South Road Properties

Wenilyn Sabalo 04/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Island of Cebu, regarded as the cradle of Christianity, is home to various beautiful and heritage Catholic churches. Catholic faithful planning to hold their Visita Iglesia this Holy Week can either reflect…

Spend Holy Week in churches, not on beaches – bishop

Ador Vincent Mayol 04/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Instead of going to the beach, the Catholic faithful should spend the Lenten break reflecting and praying in church, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma said on Sunday. The prelate said the Holy Week…

Siquijor to celebrate healing festival this Holy Week

Leo Udtohan 04/04/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — The island-province of Siquijor will celebrate on April 5 to 8 the “Pahi-uli 2023: Siquijor Healing Festival” at Mt. Bandilaan National Park. The “Healing Festival” started in 2010. Siquijor, which used to be…

Large crowd expected to flock to National Shrine of St. Joseph in Mandaue City this Holy Week

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/04/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – With the lifting of pandemic restrictions, a large crowd is expected to flock the National Shrine of St. Joseph in Mandaue City this Holy Week. Auxiliary Bishop Midiphyl “Dodong” Billones said that the…

Oplan Biyaheng Ayos: 24 PUVs fail LTO-7’s roadworthiness test

Futch Anthony Inso 04/04/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- A total of 24 public utility vehicles (PUVs) failed to pass the roadworthiness inspection conducted by the Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7), a few days before commuters would start to crowd transport…

Cebu South Bus Terminal open 24/7 for Holy Week 2023

Paul Lauro 04/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In anticipation of thousands of passengers planning to return to their hometowns, the management of Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) will operate 24/7 this Holy Week. Carmen Quijano, manager of CSBT, confirmed that…

Self-Flagellation and crucifixion as extreme expression of faith

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 04/04/2023

It was Holy Week of 2012 when I accompanied my Filipino Australian cousin Jeremy Baltazar to witness one of what can be considered the extreme acts of devotion in the Philippines, the flagellants doing the  “penitensya”. Jeremy said…

Semana Santa 2023: Thousands hit Cebu ports on Palm Sunday

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The holidays are still a few days away but as early as Palm Sunday, thousands of passengers have started hitting ports in Cebu. Data from the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) showed that passenger…

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