by The Good News Pilipinas Team | Apr 20, 2019 | Good Pinoys
Religion is the cornerstone of faith for most Filipinos as the Philippines remains the third-largest Catholic population in the world with 80 percent of the population identifying themselves as Catholic. Filipinos gather together in churches where priests preach the...
by The Good News Pilipinas Team | Apr 17, 2019 | Good Balita
When Intramuros reopened the walled city’s churches during Holy Week for the first time since World War II in 2018, it became the hub for over a million tourists and pilgrims who sought Manila’s century old structures. The Department of Tourism (DOT) made...
by Atom L. Pornel | Apr 16, 2019 | Good Pinoys
The Holy Week’s ritual of abstinence from eating meat dishes continues to be practiced among Filipinos who faithfully observe the religious tradition of penance and sacrifices. Catholics who comprise the majority of the population start to refrain from eating...
by The Good News Pilipinas Team | Apr 15, 2019 | Good Pinoys
The Philippines is known to be a great travel destination during the Holy Week, dubbed locally as “Semana Santa” or “Mahal Na Araw,” owing to the Catholic majority’s faithful observance of the religious holiday. In 2018, over a million...
by The Good News Pilipinas Team | Apr 14, 2019 | Good Balita
As the Christian world begins its observation of the passion and triumphs of Jesus Christ during the Holy Week from April 15-21, malls in the Philippines are set to scale down operations in keeping with the religious holiday. Good News Pilipinas tracked down the Holy...
