Cremation gaining acceptance in Bicol, church historian notes . Published November 1, 2008 10:15am . MANILA, Philippines — Hard times have made cremation gain more acceptance, including in Bicol, ...

In Albay, Bishop Joel Baylon of the Catholic Diocese of Legazpi—along with other Catholic Church leaders—also blamed quarry operations for the flooding. Vic Lawrence Moya, a political scientist and a ...

“If Hispanization was harsh on the part of the encomenderos, it was the Church that healed the wounds inflicted,” Gerona said. “That was what won the hearts of the natives,” he added.

In the Bicol Peninsula, in the south east of Luzon island, the region’s volcanic soil supports a cottage handicraft industry that’s benefitting local communities, one handicraft at a time ...

Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines on Thursday left at least 24 people dead, swept away cars and prompted authorities to scramble for ...

The Bicol Association of Charleston will celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Penafrancia on Sept. 17 with a banquet and Catholic Mass at the Navy's Short Stay recreational facilities ...

As the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines formally begins the celebration of the National Youth Day (NYD), Caceres Archbishop Rex Andrew Alarcon urged the youth to become each other’s “katood,” ...

LIBMANAN, Camarines Sur, Philippines — Robert Buayaban grew up hearing and imagining stories of train rides on the fabled Bicol Express in the 1980s, mostly from his grandparents who were ...

The efforts to reintegrate former rebels under the Bagong Pilipinas program have helped build trust and security among Filipinos, laying a strong foundation for ending insurgency in the Bicol region, ...

MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis on Thursday named Bishop Rex Alarcon the new prelate of the metropolitan see of Bicol, the Archdiocese of Caceres. Alarcon, who was the former Bishop of the ...

LEGAZPI CITY: The observance of the Holy Week turned tragic after eight people perished due to drowning and one was reported missing in separate family outings and swimming excursions in the Bicol ...