Day: April 27, 2025
Pope Francis Shaped Philippine Church With Sweeping Bishop Appointments
Manila — During his 12-year pontificate, Pope Francis appointed 45 out of 86 active Catholic bishops in the Philippines, a move that has quietly but profoundly shaped the leadership of the country’s influential Catholic Church. According to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), the late pontiff’s first Filipino appointment was Bishop Narciso Abellana
Power rates surge across Negros Island Region, over a million consumers affected
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines – Power rates across the Negros Island Region (NIR) have surged this April, hitting more than a million consumers with higher electricity bills amid recurring failures in the region’s aging energy infrastructure. Five distribution utilities, including Enrique Razon Jr.’s Negros Power Corporation (Negros Power), implemented sharp increases ranging from 88 centavos to
Trump gets schooled at Pope Francis’ funeral
Former US president Donald Trump got a front-row seat to his own public rebuke on Saturday, April 26, during the funeral of Pope Francis. Trump, who arrived in Rome the day before, sat alongside world leaders as the late pope’s long-standing opposition to one of his signature policies was echoed for millions watching around the
