The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) has issued a tsunami warning after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the north island of New Zealand. According to the US Geological Survey the quake had a depth of 10 kilometers. The initial strength of the earthquake was magnitude 7.3 until it was lowered to magnitude 6.9. Such tsunami…
“Now I am coming to your land, a land blessed yet wounded, as a pilgrim of hope.” Here is a Vatican translation of the video message that Pope Francis released ahead of his March 5-8 trip to Iraq. ~ Dear brothers and sisters in Iraq, assalam lakum! (Peace be with you!) In a few days, I will…
SANTIAGO CITY – More than 100,000 new voters have registered with the Commission on Election (COMELEC) Santiago City for the next election. In an interview by Bombo Radyo Cauayan with Atty. Jenny May Gutierrez, Election Officer IV of COMELEC Santiago City, said there are 100,028 Voters registered in the city from the first day of…
President Rodrigo Duterte thanked the donor-countries for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. In his speech on the arrival of the vaccine from the World Health Organization-led Covax facility, the president said that not forgetting poor countries like the Philippines is a “plus for humanity”. At the same time, he advised the people to get vaccinated. More…
MANILA-Vice President Leni Robredo is concerned about President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that it is possible that in 2023 the Philippines will return to normal due to the pandemic caused by coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In an interview, Robredo said that more Filipinos will be affected and suffer if the calvary caused by the pandemic continues. “Kapag…
At least 38 people have been killed in ongoing protests in Myanmar. According to United Nation ambassador to Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener, the military in Myanmar has been firing on crowds in some areas where protests are taking place. This is considered to be the worst incident due to the number of casualties since the…
SOURCE: The Catholic Leader A solitary, distressed nun stands her ground begging Myanmar police not to shoot at protesting civilians – one of the latest, confronting images shared on social media by the country’s leading Catholic figure, as street clashes claim a rising toll of deaths and injuries. Sister of Francis Xavier, Nu Thawng, appears…
SOURCE: CBCP News By Roy Lagarde March 3, 2021, Manila, Philippines Pope Francis will lead the Filipino community in Italy in celebrating the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines, a Filipino priest based in Rome said. Scalabrinian Fr. Ricky Gente of the Filipino Chaplaincy in Rome said the celebration will be highlighted with a…
The Department of Education has extended the school year for basic education level on July 10. In an order, Education Sec. Leonor Briones that the department identified learning gaps in students after they continued to monitor the implementation of distance learning. Apart from this, teachers will also be given additional instructional time for various learning…
MANILA – There are also cases of the so-called more contagious B.1.351 (South African) variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the Philippines. This was confirmed by the Department of Health (DOH) after the results of the eighth batch of samples that underwent whole genome sequencing came out. According to the agency, six cases have…