Antipolo Shrine now officially an international shrine
The Antipolo Cathedral also known as the National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage is now officially an international shrine.
Siso hits the sweet spot between fate and faith
Acclaimed songwriters TJ Cardona, Randy Pusing and Carlo Manawis began their music career as the band, Plaster of Paris. In 2006, their song, the atmospheric ballad, “Sinungaling” was included in the compilation album, Rock Grooves in Mysterious Ways.
As the faithful return to normal Christian life, more faithful attend ‘Simbang Gabi’ 2022
The easing up of restrictions against Covid-19 brought more faithful attending this year’s “Simbang Gabi,” or Dawn Mass in English and “Misa de Gallo” in Spanish, in the Philippines compared to the past two years.
Belenismo 2022 winners give more light to nativity scenes
The lights of the entries to the Belenismo 2022 in Tarlac province, known as the country’s “belen capital,” grew brighter when the winners were announced.
Temple Lighting
Area President Elder Steven R. Bangerter of the Philippine Mission of The Church of Jesus of Latter-Day Saints leads the lighting of the Church’s temple on Temple Drive, White Plains in Quezon City.
Tarlac’s Belenismo 2022 lights back Christmas after pandemic
When one says “belen,” the nativity scene in Bethlehem comes to mind. It is where the Holy Bible and Quran has attested that Jesus was born in a manger.
Belenismo 2022 showcases creative ways of depicting nativity scene
Since its first staging in 2007, Belenismo has become an annual pre-Christmas tradition in Tarlac, dubbed the Belen Capital of the Philippines. Organized by the Tarlac Heritage Foundation, the widely-anticipated event depicts the birth of Jesus Christ in a humble manger through the belen as a meaningful way of representing the Christmas season.
Rescue work in 2 Quezon LGUs given new life
DOST donates boats to Perez and Quezon municipalities
Ninja Van wants to hike investment in innovation
Ninja Van Philippines is keen on increasing its investment in innovation so it can serve more Filipino micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), according to an official of the company.
Grab reveals BIGA10 Wheel to celebrate 10th anniversary
Grab recently celebrated its 10th anniversary with the reveal of the GRAB BIGA10 Wheel at the Mall of Asia Complex. Promenaders in the area witnessed a grand spectacle of lights and sound that champion the success stories of its drivers, riders and merchants.
Coming together for sustainable tourism
A crested honey buzzard is seen from a distance, one of the many things Masungi Georeserve, located in Baras, Rizal, has to offer to the those who are looking for an adventure. That adventure includes a four-hour trek inside the limestone park situated at the foot of the Sierra Madre.
Ilocos Norte is ready to receive tourists
Viviane Aguilar, 42, has found a new calling. After attending to Covid-19 patients at the height of the pandemic as a barangay health worker, she is now a tourist ambassador.
Iftar dinner: A meeting of friends for peace
For the first time after two years of lockdown caused by the pandemic, an interfaith gathering was held for iftar, or the breaking of fast after sunset during the month of Ramadan.
‘Simbang Gabi’ gives hope to faithful as more devotees are allowed inside the church on 2nd pandemic year
This year’s “Simbang Gabi” is providing people hope that the almost two-year pandemic will soon be a thing of the past as more Catholics are able to attend the novena since December 16.
Life after death
BuyAnihan sa Palengke, championed by foodpanda and 7-Eleven, ties up with LGUs and NGOs to provide hope to those impacted by the pandemic, including those haunted by Caloocan’s drug war.
Binibining Pilipinas candidate Patrizia Garcia on being a true blue Manileña
Even with the ongoing pandemic, there was still a lot to celebrate about the founding anniversary of the City of Manila last month. And not just because the nation’s capital has reached another milestone in its 450th year.
Navotas fishing industry hopes to rebound amid pandemic and territorial challenges
NAVOTAS – Sometimes dubbed as the fishing capital of the Philippines, Navotas is considered the biggest fish port in the country and the largest in Southeast Asia.
Holy Week in the time of Covid-19
Images of the traditional Holy Week practices in the Philippines—such as the waving of palm fronds on Palm Sunday and the reenactment of the nailing on the cross like this in Barangay Kapitangan in Paombong, Bulacan, on Good Friday—will be missed again this year.
A woman of faith finds her heart in her writings
During Women’s Month, tributes are given to women in the fields they excel. This woman of faith, a mother, wife and poet, is one of them.
‘They helped each other, and embraced God’
Two months have passed after Typhoon Ulysses (international code name Vamco) left thousands of homes submerged in water last November 13, 2020, in Kasiglahan Village in Rodriguez, Rizal.
And so this is Christmas…
So this is Christmas
Fish be with you
INFANTA, Quezon—Village Chairman Reynaldo Pereña was busy collating data from his seven kagawad (councilors) who assist the purok (village) leaders in the mass evacuation of their constituents.
Teaching life in a pandemic
THESE days, Neriza Solidarios is among thousands of public-school teachers feverishly preparing for what’s probably the biggest challenge of their career: ensuring they and their students successfully migrate to a “blended learning” forced by severe limits on classroom interactions as a pandemic rages.
Biker hurt as truck hits PLDT post in Antipolo
A TRUCK driver leaving a subdivision in Antipolo City accidentally got his vehicle snared in telephone and electric wires early Saturday morning, subsequently bringing down a huge concrete post of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT).
Punk & the Pandemic
Story & photos by Bernard Testa
In the name of the father
On the wide expanse of the Marcos Highway along the boundaries of Barangays Dela Paz and Bagong Nayon in Cogeo, Antipolo, DPWH personnel are constructing a rip-rap to prevent soil erosion beneath a high-voltage transmission line.
Gravel, sand and other construction material aside from 26 culverts can be seen next to the construction area. And a family lives there.
This is the ballad of Artemio and Armida.
Waiting for ‘new normal’ | The hunger, uncertainty deepens sorrow of this jeepney driver
Job Calayo, 62, is a jeepney driver from Antipolo City. He is one of those plying the Antipolo-Cubao route that serves thousands of middle- and lower-income workers to keep industries spinning. These days, he is anxiously waiting for the official pronouncement that jeepney drivers can already ferry passengers from Antipolo City and other areas since Antipolo attained General Community Quarantine (GCQ) status.
BALIK PROBINSYA | Lola Emiliana, 72, longs for clean air of her hometown in Pangasinan
Lola Emiliana Feliciano, 72, of Rodriguez compound, Rosario, Pasig, marked her birthday recently with a simple wish: to be back home in Pangasinan, where the clean air would be good for her ailing lungs, and food can be easily harvested.
Crematorium workers struggle with more tasks, and the pain of witnessing rushed good-byes
They’re used to the "drill" of helping grieving relatives give a proper sendoff to their dearly departed. They'd give them all the time they need to say their final good-byes, with their prayers and flowers and rosaries. These days, however, all those extended farewells are gone. Under strict health protocols prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic, they must help those in mourning make swift goodbyes, before they cremate the dead.
Glovy to God
Fire razes over 200 homes in the slums of Tondo, Manila, but people there, used to a ‘bayanihan’ way of life, say they’ll rise again—with divine mercy, and despite the painful words of the ignorant.
A nurse’s story: PGH worker shares life at Covid-19’s frontlines
AS the saying goes, mother knows best. The nurse is akin to a mother—she nourishes, cherishes, helps heal and uplifts someone from a weak condition.
Summer getaway in Bani, Pangasinan
All photos by Bernard Testa
In Taal’s shadow
PHIVOLCS announced earlier this week it had downgraded the alert level from 4 (“imminent hazardous eruption”) to 3, to the delight of residents who had been forced to flee their communities in haste after Taal Volcano’s January 12 phreatic eruption.
LOOK | Taal’s tantrums make carwash the business of the day
CARWASH manager Jericho Taberna certainly didn’t wish to gloat at the misery spawned by Taal volcano’s sudden tantrums on Sunday afternoon. But he was certainly pleased at the unintended boost it gave their business.
Beauty, brains, benevolence
By Bernard P. Testa
Shooting Stars: Celluloid Heroes
By Bernard Testa