First-ever Sama-Bajau civil mass wedding in Cebu City draws 18 couples

Rashe Zoe Sophia Piquero 10/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A first-ever Sama-Bajau civil mass wedding sponsored by the Cebu City government was held on Thursday, October 26, in celebration of the National Indigenous People’s (IP) Month. A total of 18 Sama-Bajau couples…

54 couples exchange “I Dos” in Mandaue City mass wedding

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/27/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A total of 54 couples exchanged their “I Dos” in a mass wedding held at the Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex on Thursday, July 27, 2023. The mass wedding officiated by Mayor…

30 couples tie the knot in Lapu’s mass wedding

Futch Anthony Inso 12/20/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Some 30 couples tied the knot during the “Libreng Kasalan ng Bayan 2022” held at Hoops Dome in Barangay Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City on Tuesday afternoon, December 20, 2022. The mass wedding was officiated…

59 couples exchange marital vows in Mandaue mass wedding

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/07/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Fifty-nine couples exchanged “I do’s” in a mass wedding organized by the National Shrine of St. Joseph and Taga Mandaue Inc. (TMI) on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. The dreams of some couples to…

Mayor Cortes to 53 couples in mass wedding: Pray, persevere and be patient with each other

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/23/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes encouraged the 53 couples, who got married during today’s mass wedding at the Mandaue City Cultural and Sports Complex to pray, persevere and to be patient with each…

Gay makeup artist marries girlfriend in Lapu-Lapu mass wedding

Futch Anthony Inso 07/07/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Even though he was gay, Jimboy Morata a.k.a. “Jia”  proved to his girlfriend of six years that he can also be a good father to their son and their upcoming baby. Morata tied…

Mandaue to hold mass wedding as part of 53rd Charter Day celebrations

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/06/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines —The Mandaue City government will sponsor a mass wedding this July 23, 2022 at the Mandaue City Cultural and Sports Complex. The mass wedding, which is in line with the city’s celebration of the…

PWD photographer proves the quote ‘Bahala’g saging, basta labing’ is true

Immae Lachica 10/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Some of us may have already heard that famous Visayan quote, “Bahala’g saging, basta labing.” Well, it shouldn’t be taken literally. Figuratively, this Cebuano quote means that expensive material things don’t matter much, as long…

After 22 years, Negros couple gets married on Valentine’s Day

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 02/14/2019

  Cebu City, Philippines – It took five years for Dioscoro Pilarita to convince Melbeth Mabayag to be his girlfriend.  It took another 22 years for the couple to get married and officially become husband and wife. …

PRO-7 mass wedding: Sinas says cops with strong family foundation unlikely to do illegal activities

Rosalie Abatayo 02/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Policemen loyal to their families are usually also loyal to their jobs. Chief Superintendent Debold Sinas, director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), said that if policemen have close ties…

Free mass wedding for Santa Fe residents on Valentine’s Day

Rosalie Abatayo 01/14/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – Valentine’s Day is still a month away but the Municipal Government of Santa Fe town in Bantayan Island is giving couples in the town an early present. The Santa Fe LGU announced in…

San Remigio sponsors wedding for 49 couples

Lesley Cara Delos Santos 11/19/2016

FORTY-NINE couples tied the knot in a mass wedding sponsored by the San Remigio municipal government as part of the town’s 153rd founding anniversary yesterday. Among the couples who got hitched were 28-year-old Anecito Castillo and Emily…

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