Festivals are prime manifestations of the Filipino’s fervent devotion and faith characterized by history, artistry, creativity, and passion. “Viva Pit Senyor” and “Viva Senyor Hesus Nazareno” ...

MORE than a hundred police officers from the Regional Mobile Force Battalion in Central Visayas gathered at Camp Sotero Cabahug on Gorordo Avenue in Cebu City f ...

Festivals and religious practices have long been integral to the Filipino identity, deeply intertwined with the nation's ...

The continuing return of worshippers and devotees to Cebu, year in and year out, point to the faith, hope in and thanksgiving for the Santo Niño.

Cebu City DPS reported collecting 202.3 tons of basura for 2024 Sinulog! These unsegregated basura ended up in unsanitary landfills of both cities. You can imagine how much filth, stench, harm and ...

MORE than 7,000 uniformed security personnel and force multipliers have been deployed to ensure safety and order during the ...

MANILA, Philippines — On Jan. 9, more than 8 million mostly barefoot Filipino devotees filled the streets of Manila for the annual “Black Nazarene” procession, one of the world’s largest ...

Faith makes people weak and unfree.” These are some of the things in the discourse every time the Procession for the Jesus Nazareno (also known as the Black Nazarene) comes annually every 9 January. I ...

Filipinos turned the streets of Manila to a sea of maroon and gold and swarmed the "Black Nazarene", a life-sized image of Jesus Christ bearing down a cross, as devotees jostled for a chance to ...

was marked by numerous incidents as devotees attempted to get closer to the Black Nazarene’s image. Hundreds of devotees were treated by Philippine Red Cross for various injuries and health ...

It is followed by another maroon event in January: the Traslacion of the Black Nazarene. The varsity team of the University of the Philippines (UP) is called the UP Fighting Maroons. UP’s teams ...