4+ hour, 34+ min ago   (318+ words) The canonization cause of 17th-century Italian Jesuit Fr. Francesco Palliola, described as a martyr in Mindanao, has registered a "positive development," the Diocese of Dipolog announced Thursday. The diocese said it received formal communication from Jesuit Fr. Pascual Cebollada, postulator…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (312+ words) A teenage beachgoer was caught in strong waves and treacherous currents while swimming in'San Juan, La Union. A video showing the incident went viral, capturing a 16-year-old female resident of Zaragoza, Nueva Ecija, being swept by the waves in Barangay…...