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  By YOLANDA L. PUNSALAN THERE are sections of Binondo that are not in the itinerary of bloggers, and food and culture trippers. For the generally young crowd who want to experience the sights, smells and flavors of Binondo, Ongpin Street is always the hands down winner. The famous street has the dynamic appeal and

By JAKE SORIANO BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi—Tawi-Tawi authorities are alarmed at the growing number of fishermen from the Visayas who end up here after being recruited by human trafficking syndicates to engage in dangerous compressor diving. The latest case involves 13 fishermen rescued from a fishing village here on March 15 by a team composed of the

Photos by LITTLE WING LUNA Text by  MITCH MEÑEZ KALIBO, Aklan–Viernes Santo or Good Friday is the most solemn of all the days in Holy Week. It commemorates the Passion and Death of Jesus on the Cross. The Sorrowful Mystery is depicted in the life- sized image of religious figures on caros or chariots. Adorned

Text by KIMMY BARAOIDAN Photos by CHRIS QUINTANA and KIMMY BARAOIDAN PAKIL, Laguna–In the small town of Pakil, Laguna resides a group of men who call themselves Hugas Dugo. Most members of the group are residents of the town, who, every Good Friday, transform from everyday townspeople into faceless flagellants. The group was formed in

Text and photos by KIERSNERR GERWIN TACADENA BALIUAG, Bulacan–This town is hosting what could be the country’s biggest Lenten procession consisting of more than 100 religious statues riding on carriages or carrozas. But concerns are being raised that the occasion may have evolved from being a form of catechism and service to the Church, into

Around this time each year, hundreds of devotees flock to Barangay Sta. Lucia in Dolores, Quezon on the slopes of Mount Banahaw to celebrate Holy Week.  Here, mysticism meets Catholicism, as members of various sects engage in what a local priest calls traditional spiritual practices at the height of the town’s Lenten rituals.

                Text and photos by JANE DASAL NASUGBU, Batangas—At the break of dawn on Good Friday, Celilia Zafra donned a black dress and shrouded her face with a black cloth. Then she walked to a place called “putol na ilog” along the seashore of Wawa where devotees who

By JAKE SORIANO BONGAO, Tawi-tawi—A team of Marines and policemen intercepted around noon Thursday 48 people, 12 of them minors, believed recruited by a human trafficking syndicate for work in Malaysia. The arrest constitutes what advocates called the biggest catch in the government’s anti-trafficking efforts here this year. Elements of the Philippine Marine Battalion Landing

By KIERSNERR GERWIN TACADENA LEADERS of the medical profession have made peace with their former adversary, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), and joined forces in a campaign to get doctors to pay the right taxes. BIR Commissioner Kim Henares and officers of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) said they would start with an information

By  PABLO A. TARIMAN ALBAY is in the news again with its official entry, Ivethe Maria Santiago, winning Bb. Pilipinas –Supranational. Another beauty with Albay roots, Bianca Guidotti, ended up Bb. Pilipinas International. Santiago did pretty well in the question-and-answer portion saying, “At a time when our country was suffering from man-made chaos and natural

By JANE DASAL A BETTER police force, improved infrastructure and transportation facilities, and opening up business opportunities are urgently needed in areas that will comprise the new Bangsamoro political entity,  British Ambassador to the Philippines Asif Ahmad said Monday. Ahmad, who addressed a forum at the University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration

  By PABLO A. TARIMAN Albay turns 440 years old on April 3 with a special homage to its outstanding citizens who made a name for the province, among others, in the arts. Two among the awardees, writer-poets Marne Kilates and Merlinda Bobis, are worthy of special mention because their body of work  received national