In what could be seemingly like a re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s walk towards His crucifixion on Mt. Calvary, thousands of devotees to the Black Nazarene inched their way on the streets of Manila to bring back the life-size, centuries-old statue of Christ, believed to have healing powers, from the Rizal Park to the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene or Quiapo Church yesterday.

Seventeen Filipino who evacuated from Gaza Strip are "now all safe," the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.

For an upcoming consignment at a chic Makati store, Iloilo-based designer Bo Parcon is presenting an all-patadyong collection of cocktail dresses and contemporary separates, bringing to Manila an advocacy of sorts that he and fellow Ilonggo designers have been quietly pursuing the past few years.

Vice President and Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) Noli L. de Castro said yesterday that the Task Force Against Illegal Recruitment (TFAIR) will investigate the case of 85 Filipinos who were reportedly victims of illegal recruitment.

A bill that makes preschool education a requisite for enrolment on the elementary level has been approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama lunched at the White House with the current chief executive and three former presidents, a symbolic show of support that Obama said provided "advice, good counsel, and fellowship.’’

Today’s celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene, among the oldest and grandest of the country’s religious festivals, and the most attended, will see a number of changes to four centuries of tradition.

Walt Disney Pictures brings to the screen the adventure comedy “Bedtime Stories” from director Adam Shankman (“Hairspray,” “The Wedding Singer”) and starring comic superstar Adam Sandler.

A joint mission composed of human and animal health experts arrived in the country recently to conduct a thorough study on the Ebola Reston virus found in pigs in two farms last October.