Holidays in Nov. and Dec. declared for different cities, towns
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued proclamations declaring local holidays for November and December. The declaration of special non-working days was contained in Proclamations 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, and 721 signed by the President on Oct. 22 and Proclamations 725 and 726 inked on Oct. 28. Proclamation 711 declares a holiday in the City of Valenzuela on Nov. 12 to celebrate its 401st founding...
2024-11-02T21:16:07Z
BI: 167k travelers processed on Oct. 31, Nov. 1 amid Undas break
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Saturday it processed 167,538 passengers on October 31 and November 1, All Saints' Day. This marked a 12% increase in international travelers from 149,257 passengers recorded in the same period last year. On October 31, BI tallied 41,078 arrivals and 43,341 departures across the country. The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 logged 14,010 arrivals and 15,666 departures, while Terminal 3...
2024-11-02T13:00:11Z
Visitors brave flooded cemetery in Dagupan to honor departed loved ones
Despite flooding in parts of Dagupan City’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, many visitors still arrived on Friday, November 1, 2024, to pay respects to their loved ones. Some graves remained submerged, but this did not deter families from visiting. "Masyadong malalim na doon sa amin, tapos sobrang maputik at mabaho na yung putik," Sarah Jean Garcia, a visitor, said. (The water is too deep on our part, and it's very muddy and the smell is pretty bad.)...
2024-11-02T05:00:34Z
More than 273,000 passengers seen in ports nationwide on All Souls’ Day
MANILA, Philippines — Over 273,000 passengers arrived in ports across the country on November 2 (All Souls’ Day), according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). In a report on Sunday, PCG said logged 273,695 passengers. Most are traveling to their provinces. READ: PNP deploys over 31,900 cops nationwide for Undas 2024 Of this figure, 144,689 were outbound passengers and 129,006 were inbound. During the holidays, the PCG also deployed 4,100...
2024-11-03T03:41:19Z