For the Lenten season, the Police Regional Office (PRO-6) will deploy approximately 20,000 security officers and force multipliers across various convergence points to uphold safety and tranquility through "Oplan Semana Santa (Holy Week)." This proactive measure, spearheaded by PRO-6 Acting Director Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, underscores the commitment of law enforcement agencies to safeguard public welfare during this significant religious observance.

20k Cops deployed for Oplan Semana Santa

Holy Week traditions rejuvenated

Last week, Laguna province saw a revival of the many traditions that had marked Filipino Catholics’ commemoration of the most solemn occasion in Christianity: the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

  FAITH REVIVED

From Paete to Taguig to Central Luzon

For a change and for the love of culture and the arts across the country, television, movie, multimedia, socmed and theater artist Frank G. Rivera saw to it that he made the rounds of live entertainment monitoring not only for the benefit of his award-giving body baby Philippine Leaf Awards but to observe the holiness of the Lent season.

Film, TV, theater artist Frank G. Rivera kneels down in Angeles City's Siete Palabras

The island of Panay comes alive during the Lenten season with religious rituals and cultural traditions, marking a time of solemn reflection and spiritual renewal. From the historic Last Supper reenactment in Santa Barbara Church to the poignant 'Pagtaltal sa Balaan Bukid' in Guimaras, each celebration embodies faith and heritage that defines the Holy Week observance in this region.

Embracing Tradition: Holy Week Celebrations in Panay

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) ensured that all airport equipment, particularly the Communications, Navigation and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) were functioning properly to avoid any flight disruptions during the Holy Week.

DOTr: No flight disruptions during Holy Week

Marian Orchard: Pilgrimage site sa Balete, Batangas

STO TOMAS City, Batangas – Kung kayo’y nagiisip pa ng mapapasyalan ng pamilya para sa inyong via crucis ngayong Semana Santa (Holy Week) ay maari ninyong subukang puntahan ang isang pilgrimage sa Balete, Batangas na ito, ang Marian Orchard.

Lenten Focus

BOTOLAN, ZAMBALES— Bakas sa mga ngiti ng mga kabataan ang kasiyahan ng mga ito matapos sumalubong sa Pasko ng Pagkabuhay kasama si Zambales 2nd District Congresswoman Doris “Nanay Bing” Maniquiz na ginanap sa sa Camp Kainomayan, bayan ng Botolan, Zambales. 

Kabataan sa Botolan, nakisaya sa Easter Sunday 

After playing Simoun in the epic musical "El Filibusterismo," singer-actor Roeder Camanag went and took on his theater journey as Jesus Christ in the song and dance passion play, "Daan ng Krus."


Roeder Camanag plays Jesus Christ in musical "Daan ng Krus"

To immerse himself into the piety of the Lent season, actor and Congressman of the Fourth District of Leyte Province, Richard Gomez  stayed in Ormoc City not only to be with his wife Lucy Torres but also to observe the holiness of the occasion.

Richard Gomez spends Holy Week in Ormoc City; cooks meat-less menu

Mapayapa At Matiwasay — Belmonte

BATANGAS CITY — Naging mapayapa ang paggunita ng Semana Santa ngayong taon sa probinsya ng Batangas. Ito ay ayon sa isinumiteng ulat ni Batangas Police Provincial Office Director Colonel Samson Belmonte kay Calabarzon Regional Director Police Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas, 

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