No umbrellas, no entry for churchgoers in Mandaue

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/18/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Churchgoers without umbrellas will not be allowed to enter the National Shrine of St. Joseph and the Mandaue City Plaza located in front of the City Hall during Misa de Gallo. This after…

Follow IATF policies for Dawn Masses, Palma tells faithful

Futch Anthony Inso 12/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has urged churchgoers to always observe the policies that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and the government have implemented concerning Dawn Masses…

Bring raincoats, umbrellas for Misa de Gallo — Labella

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is urging parishioners to bring umbrellas and raincoats when attending the Simbang Gabii and Misa de Gallo in the next few nights as the Tropical Depression (TD) Vicky…

Chan: Barricades in front of church gates to limit Misa de Gallo crowd

Futch Anthony Inso 12/17/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Barricades will also be placed in front of gates of churches in Lapu-Lapu City as a way to limit the crowd attending the dawn Masses or the Misa de Gallo. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor…

Mandaue City sets up perimeter fences to control Misa de Gallo crowds

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/17/2020

  MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — To avoid overcrowding outside the churches and satellite Simbang Gabi and Misa de Gallo venues in Mandaue City, the city government has set up perimeter fences meters away from these venues. Lawyer…

Attend dawn Masses in style with these OOTD picks

Dianne Zarina G. Savillo 12/17/2020

As part of the celebration before Christmas, every Catholic is expected to come to churches at dawn as a tradition. This is called Misa de Gallo or dawn Masses. So as you make the effort of waking…

Crowds continue to swell on 2nd day of dawn Masses, police eye road closures near churches

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – While the first two days of Misa de Gallo in Cebu City were generally peaceful, the crowd, particularly outside churches, did not seem to wane despite threats of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…

Lapu churches to celebrate two dawn masses per day 

Futch Anthony Inso 12/17/2020

Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu—Starting Friday, December 18, 2020, churches here will celebrate two dawn masses (Misa de Gallo) per day.  The Lapu-Lapu City Public Information Office confirmed the approval of this development on Thursday, December 17. The first…

Cebu City mulls checkpoints for minors near churches for second day of Misa de Gallo

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Learning from the lessons of the first day of the Misa de Gallo in the 35 parishes of Cebu City, Mayor Edgardo Labella is mulling the putting up of checkpoints at roads leading…

Cortes to Mandaue parishioners: Go home if churches are already full

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/16/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Mandaue City government will no longer allow people outside churches during the celebration of Misa de Gallo and Simbang Gabi especially at the National Shrine of Saint Joseph. Mandaue City Mayor Jonas…

EOC: Still no Misa de Gallo allowed in gyms

Delta Letigio 12/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will not reconsider its decision to prohibit the holding of dawn masses inside gymnasiums. Councilor Joel Garganera, the deputy chief implementor of the EOC, said that the decision…

Rainy weather expected over Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebuanos planning to attend Simbang Gabi tonight, December 16, and Misa de Gallo tomorrow, December 17 are advised to bring rain protective gears. This as the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration in Mactan…

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