MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Catholics are expected to flock churches on Mauny Thursday to observe the Last Supper and the traditional washing of the feet. Many Christian sects are also observing this Holy tradition. Churches across the country are set to hold afternoon and evening liturgies. Some will remain open for extended hours to accommodate
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Read More »Holy Week 2026: How To Observe the Most Significant Days of Lent
Day-by-Day Guide on How To Observe the Holy Week 2026 for this Lenten Season HOLY WEEK 2026 – You can check here a daily guide about observing the significant days of the Lenten season. A lot of Filipinos are Christians and observe the Holy Week every year. The Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Black Saturday ... Read more
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Historian Narrates Tradition of Crucifixion Every Holy Week Here is the origin of how the tradition of crucifixion during Holy Week began, according to some popular historians. Every Holy Week in the Philippines, some Catholic devotees take part in acts of sacrifice as a way to show faith and devotion. One of the most well-known practices is ... Read more
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Every Holy Week, something magical happens in Bisaya kitchens. Pots come out, coconut milk simmers, and the sweet, earthy perfume of root crops and ripe bananas fills the air. It can only mean one thing: binignit season is here. This beloved Visayan dessert is a sweet, creamy stew of glutinous rice, tubers, and fruits simmered
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UNITED STATES — Four astronauts blasted off aboard a massive NASA rocket Wednesday on a long-anticipated journey around the Moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. With an intense roar that reverberated far beyond the launchpad the enormous orange-and-white rocket carried three Americans and one Canadian away from Florida’s Kennedy Space
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — A major 7.4-magnitude offshore quake struck in eastern Indonesia on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, with a US monitoring centre issuing a warning of possible “hazardous tsunami waves” within 1,000 kilometres (621 miles) of the epicentre. READ: Earthquake in numbers: Magnitude vs Intensity The quake, which was initially recorded at
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The powerful drumbeats of the University of the Philippines (UP) Varsity Pep Drummers along with strong anti-misogyny messages reverberated around the academic oval during the Fourth Sunflower Run-Walk-Parade last March 21,2026. Sunflowers have historically served as a potent symbol of women’s rights, particularly in the fight against misogyny, by representing enlightenment, growth, and the pursuit of
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MANILA, Philippines — Warm and generally fair weather will prevail across much of the country on Maundy Thursday due to easterlies, with brief isolated rains possible, according to the state weather bureau. In its latest weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the easterlies are currently affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas,
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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Thursday said there is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following a strong offshore earthquake in Indonesia. “There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines from this earthquake,” Phivolcs said. A magnitude 7.4 quake struck eastern Indonesia early Thursday, according to the United States
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