An Australian tourist and his two female companions have been arrested for writing the word “bombing” on a Cebu City hotel room mirror. Police arrested Jamie Allan Morgan, aged 48, Carmiel Pasco, 19, and Myla Tugbong, 20, after hotel housekeeper Nicanor Negre discovered the writing when she went in to clean the room on Sunday… Full Story »
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Man found with preserved foetus claimed it was for ‘healing at a distance’
Police searching a house in Rizal for firearms were shocked to discover a seven-month-old human foetus preserved in a plastic container. Local police chief Superintendent Guillermo Eleazar said his officers conducted a raid on 37-year-old Randy Picardal’s house after reports of illegal gun possession. As well as finding a loaded .38-calibre gun and an improvised… Full Story »
Filipino Catholics claim miracle after witnessing sun ‘dancing’ in the sky
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 »
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 »
