Retired police Supt. Rodolfo Mañoza holds a copy of the defunct Philippine Journal, which published a photo of him and his colleagues dragging away Bolivian painter Benjamin Mendoza, who attacked Pope Paul VI with a long knife. [He is the
On November 27, 1970, Bolivian artist Benjamin Mendoza, wearing a priest’s cassock, slashed Pope Paul VI with a dagger after he managed to slip through airport security in Manila. Manila newspapers bannered stories that it was the late strongman Ferdinand
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 Jan) – Political prisoners in the region have appealed for their release in time for the arrival of Pope Francis, according to a statement sent by the Samahan ng Ex-detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 Jan) – Even the communist-led revolutionary movement has been obliged to join the rest of the country in welcoming Pope Francis, who arrived late afternoon Thursday amid a rousing reception not just by Roman Catholics but also
Joe Torres and Quintus Colombage / UCAnews COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (MindaNews/15 January) — Pope Francis called for respect of “religious freedom as a fundamental right” in Sri Lanka as he declared missionary priest Joseph Vaz the country’s first saint on
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 15 Jan) – The city government here is using the scheme of creating a trust fund dedicated for its assistance to Barangay Health Workers (BHWs). Vice Mayor Roland Deticio said via telephone Thursday that in the past the
BACLARAN (MindaNews/15 January) — Finally, Pope Francis is here. A grand welcome has been prepared for him by both the Philippine Church and the government. Why is he really here? What is the purpose of his visit? No one really
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 15 Jan) – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has allocated around P11.7 million for the construction of a pedestrian overpass along a busy section of the national highway here. Engr. Pio Lumongsod,
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 15 Jan) – Government forces have rescued three employees of a construction firm undertaking a government project an hour after suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits seized them Thursday in the municipality of Akbar in Basilan. Capt. Eugene
This tarpaulin in front of the Bishop’s Residence in Palo, Leyte, three days before Pope Francis visits the areas badly hit by super typhoon Yolanda on November 8, 2013. Photo courtesy of AMIEL CAGAYAN / I-Watch
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 15 Jan) – Church officials here are in regular contact with local police and military officials to see if there is a security threat from Mindanao-based terror groups against Pope Francis who will arrive
