Ferro satisfied with preparation for Kalag-kalag 2020

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro, director of Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) said he was satisfied with how the security preparation went for All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, locally known…

A mission to save souls

Rosalie O. Abatayo 11/20/2018

When the government war on drugs kicked off in 2016 and killings became “an almost daily occurrence,” 62 year-old Fe Barino was troubled not only for the lives of drug dependents. Her paramount concern was to help…

CCTO apprehends fewer vehicles during All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days

Morexette Erram 11/03/2018

Fewer vehicles were apprehended by the Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) during the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. CCTO head Francisco Ouano said they only issued citation tickets to four motorcycles and 10…

Palma dismisses Duterte’s mockery of saints, souls as ‘yabag’

Ador Vincent Mayol, Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/02/2018

CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma described as yabag (out of tune) President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent mockery of the Catholic celebration of All Souls’ Day and Saints’ Day, particularly the belief in saints. In an interview on Friday, the…

More people flock at Calamba Cemetery at All Souls’ Day

Nestle L. Semilla 11/02/2018

Around 8,000 individuals visited the Calamba Cemetery as of noontime on Friday (November 2).  Chief Insp. Allan Rosario, chief of the San Nicolas police station said that more people have visited the cemetery on All Souls’ Day.…

MCIA on heightened alert for All Saints, Souls Days’ celebration

Jose Santino O. Bunachita, Norman V. Mendoza 10/30/2018

The Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is on heightened alert as it expects an influx of passengers in and out of the airport for the All Souls and Saints Days’ celebration. Lawyer Steve Dicdican, general manager of the…

Scares around in ‘All Souls Night’

10/25/2018

VIVA Films and ALIUD Entertainment proudly present “All Souls Night,” an ImaginePerSecond production starring Andi Eigenmann, showing in cinemas on October 31. From the imagination of Yam Laranas, the movie follows the story of Shirley, an all-around…

The burning babe

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 12/23/2017

In 1595, while imprisoned in the Tower of London to await his execution, the Jesuit priest and poet Robert Southwell, a cousin of William Shakespeare, wrote a Christmas poem, entitled, “The Burning Babe.” Ben Jonson envied Southwell…

Why pray for the departed on All Souls,’ Saints’ Days

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/31/2017

You may no longer see them. But one can still keep in touch with the departed beloved anytime, anywhere. The medium is prayer, said Msgr. Joseph Tan, media liaison officer of the Archdiocese of Cebu. He encouraged…

Grandma pleads: Stop the killings

Ador Vincent Mayol 10/31/2017

  More than a year after losing her 22-year-old grandson to a police operation away from their home, 75-year-old Nicolasa Inesola has a special plea for All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on November 1 and…

No visitors to Jaguar’s mausoleum on eve of All Saints’ Day

Nestle L. Semilla 10/31/2017

THOUGH his funeral procession drew 2,500 sympathizers, there was hardly anyone who visited slain drug lord Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz at the mausoleum where his remains were buried at the Calamba Cemetery in V. Rama Street, Cebu City.…

Fewer cemetery visitors as rains pelt Metro Manila

Inquirer 10/31/2017

  The number of visitors at the Manila North Cemetery significantly decreased this year due to the inclement weather, police said on Tuesday. Police Senior Inspector Ana Simbajon of the Sta. Cruz Police Station said this year’s…

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