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PBBM extends condolences, solidarity over tragic Lapu-Lapu Day Incident in Vancouver, Canada

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet Lapu-Lapu Day is a celebration held on the 27th of April in honor of the Visayan chieftain who defeated Spanish forces and decimated Ferdinand Magellan in the battle...

Pope buried in Rome’s Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica

By Agence France-Presse Pope Francis was buried inside his favorite Rome church after a funeral mass in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican said on Saturday. Francis, who died on April 21, aged 88,...

Hamas says open to 5-year Gaza truce, one-time hostages release

By Agence France-Presse Hamas is open to an agreement to end the war in Gaza that would see all hostages released and secure a five-year truce, an official said on Saturday, April...

Hundreds of buildings damaged, dozens injured in 6.3 Ecuador quake

By Agence France-Presse A shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake left more than 30 people injured, damaged more than 800 buildings and caused widespread power cuts in the Ecuadorean port city of Esmeraldas on Friday,...

Philippine typhoon victims remember day Pope Francis brought hope

By Agence France-Presse Fourteen months after the deadliest storm in Philippine history, Pope Francis stood on a rain-swept stage to deliver a message of hope to the battered city of Tacloban. It was...

The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore: Pope Francis’ final resting place

By Agence France-Presse The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in the center of Rome that already holds the tombs...

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