Tag: Holy Week
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Central Luzon police logs 7 Holy Week fatalities

PAMPANGA – The Police Regional Office 3 (PRO-3) has recorded seven fatalities in Central Luzon during the Holy Week. In a statement on Monday, PRO-3 said nine drowning incidents involving 12 individuals were logged across Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, and Zambales during the Holy Week. “Sadly, seven fatalities were confirmed,” it said. PRO-3 also…
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₱1.7 Million Worth of Shabu Seized in Holy Week Drug Bust

PAMPANGA – In a strategic operation amid the Holy Week observance, police authorities in Angeles City apprehended a high-value drug suspect and seized over ₱1.7 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation conducted under the Abacan Bridge in Barangay Ninoy Aquino on Wednesday evening, April 17. The suspect, identified as a 43-year-old male…
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Pasyong Mahal

Believers participate in the annual ‘Pabasa’ at the San Roque Chapel in Subic Bay Freeport on Holy Monday, April 14. The recitation of the “Pabasa ng Pasyon” is one of the oldest Holy Week traditions where verses from the Holy Bible depicting the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are chanted.
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Holy Monday

Member of the Union of Concerned Youth of Castillejos (UCYC) stage their street passion play on the life of Jesus Christ as Holy Week begins in Castillejos town, Zambales on Monday, April 03. 📸 Photo courtesy of UCYC, Inc.
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Palm Sunday

A Catholic priest in Castillejos-town of Zambales bless palm leaves or “palaspas” on Sunday, marking the start of the observance of Holy Week of the Lenten Season. The blessed palm fronds are then traditionally hanged by devotees on their doorways in a belief that it will ward off evil spirits. (Ang Pahayagan photo/ JUN DUMAGUING)


