A group of Catholic devotees have proclaimed a miracle after saying they saw the sun “dancing” in the sky. The worshippers were celebrating the feast of Divine Mercy on Sunday (April 8) at a shrine in Marilog, Davao City, when they noticed the sun’s strange behaviour. An amateur video of the scene showed devotees wailing… Full Story »
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Crucifixion? It’s a doddle! Man claims being crucified doesn’t hurt
A man who has been crucified every Easter for the past 32 years says it no longer causes any pain to be nailed to a cross. Ruben Enaje, aged 58, has taken the role of Jesus Christ at the Cutud Lenten Rites since 1986. Speaking after today’s Good Friday (March 30) crucifixion in San Fernando,… Full Story »
Why should men have all the fun? Women join Easter crucifixion rituals
The tradition of volunteering for crucifixion to mark Easter has always been a purely male domain — but not any longer. The grizzly re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s suffering, or Lenten Rites, has now caught the attention of female devotees. In San Fernando, the scene of the most famous version of the ritual, Mary Jane Sazon,… Full Story »
Makati billboard broadcasts hardcore pornography to commuters
Motorists were both shocked and amused when a huge electronic billboard on a busy Makati intersection suddenly started broadcasting hardcore pornography. Makati City Mayor Abby Binay has today (Wednesday, March 21) vowed to investigate the incident, which took place at the height of evening rush-hour yesterday. Dozens of motorists and other passersby captured footage of… Full Story »
Teenager hunting fighting spiders killed by neighbour’s cockerel guard
A teenage boy hunting for ‘derby spiders’ was killed by an electrified wire set by a neighbour to prevent his prized fighting cocks being stolen. Edison Calsado Caratay, aged 16, was with his friends in a back yard of a neighbour’s house in Cavite when he trod on the improvised, but deadly, trap. The wire… Full Story »
