by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Mar 6, 2021 | Good Balita
The Philippines is opening the doors to 500 Jubilee Churches designated to mark the quincentennial commemorations for the arrival of the Christian faith in the country in 1521. The Vatican has also announced that Pope Francis is granting a plenary indulgence, a...
by The Good News Pilipinas Team | Feb 28, 2021 | Good Travel
A pilgrimage site is rising on the historic Limasawa Island in Southern Leyte, the site of the first Easter Mass in the Philippines held 500 years ago on March 31, 1521. The 7-storey complex monument called the “Shrine and Pilgrim Center with a Tower of Light”, is...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Jan 14, 2021 | Good Balita
Filipinos are being challenged to proclaim their heroism and carry their Filipino pride before a Spanish warship arrives in the Philippines to mark 500 years since Ferdinand Magellan’s world expedition landed on the islands in 1521. Liter of Light founder Illac...
by The Good News Pilipinas Team | Jan 13, 2021 | Good Balita
Liter of Light, a Filipino-born global grassroots solar lighting movement, will build the largest 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines logo using solar lamps to mark the 100-day countdown to the 500th anniversary of the Victory in Mactan on January...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Jan 13, 2021 | Good Balita
The Philippines’ National Flag will be flying 24/7 over Liberty Shrine at Barangay Mactan in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, after the site was designated for its permanent display effective January 17, 2021, the date marking the 100-day countdown to the 500th anniversary...