By Ferdinand G. Patino MANILA, Jan. 18 (PNA) — Top Catholic Church officials expressed gratitude to Pope Francis on Sunday afternoon during the concluding Eucharistic celebration at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila….
Month: January 2015
Pope’s homily: Holy Father reminds faithful to value their families, the nation and take care of their children
By Ferdinand G. Patinio MANILA, Jan. 18 (PNA) — Some 6 million Filipinos braved the downpour during the Eucharistic celebration of Pope Francis at the Quirino Grandstand Sunday afternoon. The Mass was…
Petilla’s final request: require ILP’s to run on yellow alert
By Juzel L. Danganan MANILA, Jan. 18 (PNA) — Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla has given his final request for the implementation of emergency powers, to require Interruptible Load Program (ILP) participants…
Crowds at Quirino Granstand, side streets now at 2.5 million
By Priam F. Nepomuceno & Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan MANILA, Jan. 18 (PNA) — People who have flocked to see and hear Pope Francis say mass at the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park…
(Feature) Street children share joys and wishes as they send-off Pope Francis Monday
By Leilani S. Junio MANILA, Jan. 18 (PNA)– Mark John Samson, 11, and a third grader at the Maceda Elementary School in Sta. Mesa, Manila felt blessed when he learned that he…
Pope Francis urges world to ‘Learn How to Cry’ for suffering children
MOSCOW, Jan. 18 (PNA/Sputnik) — On the last day of his Asian tour, Pope Francis asked those present at a youth rally at a Church-run university in the Philippines to “learn how…
Pontiff cut short Leyte visit due to ‘Amang’
By Sarwell Q. Meniano PALO, Leyte, Jan. 17 (PNA) — Stormy weather cuts Pope Francis visit in Leyte, skipping lunch with disaster survivors. The pontiff arrived at the Archbishop Residence around 11:40…
AFP lauds public for ensuring incident free arrival of Pope Francis
MANILA, Jan. 16 (PNA) — With no untoward incidents marring the arrival of Pope Francis Thursday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has expressed its appreciation to the public who patiently…
Filipinos express love, devotion to Pope Francis
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, Jan. 16 (PNA) — Filipinos from all walks of life on Friday expressed their love and devotion to Pope Francis as his simple Volkswagen (people’s car in…
Crowds now flocking for Pope Francis activity at SM MOA
MANILA, Jan. 16 (PNA) — Crowds, mostly with Roman Catholic backgrounds, have started trooping to the SM Mall Of Asia (MOA) in Pasay very early in the morning in a bid to…
AFP Central Command ready if Pope Francis drops by Cebu
By Eddie O. Barrita CEBU CITY, Jan. 16 (PNA) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Central Command (Centcom) based in Camp Lapu-Lapu in Barangay Lahug, Cebu City has made preparations…
Pangasinan churches to air concluding mass of Pope Francis
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Jan. 16 (PNA) — A giant screen will be installed inside the Epiphany of the Lord Parish in Lingayen to enable residents and those from nearby towns to hear the…
Bataenos watch pope’s arrival on giant TV screen
BALANGA CITY, Bataan, Jan. 16 (PNA) — Thousands of residents watched Thursday afternoon the arrival of Pope Francis in the live coverage of GMA 7 on a giant television screen installed at…
Cellphone signals jammed during Pope Francis’ visit to PHL
MANILA, Jan. 16 (PNA) — For security reasons, cellular phone signals of telecommunication companies (telcos) are jammed during the state and pontifical visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines on Jan. 15-19,…
Pangasinan grants livelihood aids anew to coops, MSMEs
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Jan. 15 (PNA)–Funds from the provincial government continue to cascade down to the grassroots when Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. again distributed Php 3.085 million worth of livelihood assistance to…