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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
COUNTDOWN: Pope Francis' Apostolic Visit 2015
Exactly two weeks from today is the ETA of His Holiness Pope Francis. Below is the infographic of the apostolic visit itinerary released by the government .
'Itinerary' of Pope Francis' Apostolic Visit to the Philippines
The government has already declared Jan 15, 16 and 19 as holidays for the upcoming Papal visit.
His Holiness Pope Francis is set to deliver his message of mercy and compassion to 11 different venues in the province of Leyte and
Metro Manila during his Apostolic Visit to the Philippines on January
15-19, 2015.
Pope Francis is expected to
arrive in Manila from Sri Lanka, the first leg of his Asian trip, by plane past 5
p.m. on January 15, and will go on a motorcade to his official
residence in the Philippines. The following morning, January
16, Pope Francis will be officially welcomed by the president, Benigno
S. Aquino III, at Malacañan Palace in Manila. The Pope will also meet
Philippine authorities and members of the diplomatic corps.
After the Palace reception,
Pope Francis will go on another motorcade to the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate
Conception (Manila Cathedral) in Intramuros for a Mass with bishops, priests,
and women and men religious. Later, he will have an encounter with families at
the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.
In Leyte Province in
Eastern Visayas, Pope Francis will visit the Archdiocese of Palo. He will offer
Mass near Tacloban Airport in the morning of January
17 and will have lunch with the poor and survivors of natural
calamities at the residence of the Archbishop of Palo. Afterwards he will bless
the Pope Francis Center for the Poor in Palo, and visit the Cathedral of Our
Lord’s Transfiguration (Palo Cathedral) to meet with priests and women and men
religious.
On January 18, the Pope will meet religious leaders and
young people at the Pontifical University of Santo Tomas in Manila. In the
afternoon, he will go on a motorcade for the Concluding Mass at Quirino
Grandstand in Rizal (Luneta) Park.
Pope Francis will leave for
Rome on January 19.
APOSTOLIC TRIP OF HIS HOLINESS, POPE FRANCIS, TO THE PHILIPPINES
15-19 JANUARY 2015
Thursday 15 January
2015
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17:45
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Arrival at Villamor
Air Base in Manila
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OFFICIAL WELCOME
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Friday 16 January
2015
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9:15
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WELCOME
CEREMONY at the Malacañan
Palace
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COURTESY VISIT TO
THE PRESIDENT
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10:15
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MEETING WITH THE
AUTHORITIES and the DIPLOMATIC CORPS at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall of the Presidential Palace
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11:15
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HOLY MASS with the
bishops, priests, women and men religious at the Cathedral – Basilica of the
Immaculate Conception in Manila
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17:30
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MEETING with the
FAMILIES at the Mall of Asia
Arena in Manila
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Saturday 17 January
2015
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8:15
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Departure by plane
from Manila for Tacloban
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9:30
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Arrival at the
airport of Tacloban
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10:00
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HOLY MASS near Tacloban International Airport
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12:45
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Lunch with some of
the survivors of typhoon Yolanda at theArchbishop’s Residence in Palo
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15:00
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Blessing of the Pope
Francis Center for the Poor
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15:30
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MEETING with the
Priests, Women and Men Religious, Seminarians and Families of the
Survivors at the Cathedral of
Palo
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17:00
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Departure by plane
for Manila
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18:15
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Arrival at Villamor
Air Base in Manila
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Sunday 18 January
2015
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9:45
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Brief Meeting with
the Religious Leaders of the Philippines at thePontifical University of Santo Tomas in
Manila
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10:30
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MEETING WITH THE
YOUTH at the Sports Field
of the University
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15:30
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HOLY MASS at Rizal Park in Manila
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Monday 19 January
2015
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9:45
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Leave Taking
Ceremony at the Presidential
Pavilion of Villamor Air Base in Manila
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10:00
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Departure by plane
from Manila for Rome
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17:40
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Arrival at the
airport of Rome/Ciampino
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BREAKING NEWS: Indonesia Has Found the Location of AirAsia Flight QZ8501
Update - Sonar shows Flight QZ8501 at the bottom of the Java Sea
'AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Update' Bodies Recovered and Debris pulled from Sea off Indonesia
Wreckage have been pulled off and 40 bodies have been recovered by Indonesian rescuers searching for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people, as relatives of those on-board, watching TV footage where pictures of floating bodies were broadcast, broke down in tears. The plane have yet to be found.
'AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Update' Bodies Recovered and Debris pulled from Sea off Indonesia
Wreckage have been pulled off and 40 bodies have been recovered by Indonesian rescuers searching for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people, as relatives of those on-board, watching TV footage where pictures of floating bodies were broadcast, broke down in tears. The plane have yet to be found.
"My heart is filled with sadness for all the families involved in QZ8501," airline boss Tony Fernandes tweeted. "On behalf of AirAsia, my condolences to all. Words cannot express how sorry I am."
My heart is filled with sadness for all the families involved in QZ 8501. On behalf of AirAsia my condolences ... http://t.co/OJGobL93cR
— Tony Fernandes (@tonyfernandes) December 30, 2014
The airline ahave invited the family members to Surabaya, "where a dedicated team of care providers will be assigned to each family to ensure that all of their needs are met".
"You have to be strong," the mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini, said as she comforted relatives. "They are not ours, they belong to God."
A plane door, oxygen tanks and one body had been recovered and taken away by helicopter for tests, according to a Navy spokesperson.
Fransiskus Bambang Soelistyo, head of the Search and Rescue Agency, declined to answer questions on whether any survivors had been found. He also told reporters that "The challenge is waves up to three meters high," adding that the search operation would go on all night.
The plane, which did not issue a distress signal, disappeared on sunday after its pilot failed to get permission to fly higher to avoid bad weather because of heavy air traffic.
WEATHER UPDATE: Tropical Storm Seniang has Weakened (December 31, 2014)
MANILA, Philippines - Tropical Storm Seniang, International name “Jangmi”,
has weakened into Tropical Depression and is expected to exit Philippine Area
of Responsibility (PAR) by Friday morning, according to PAGASA’s weather
bulletin update issued at 10:00 AM today, December 31, 2014.
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The center of Bagyong Seniang is located at 245 km South Southeast of Cuyo,
Palawan, as of 9:00 AM, with Maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center.
Seniang is forecasted to move West Southwest at 13 kph and expected to hit the
following locations:
- 220 km South of Puerto Princesa City by Thursday morning
- 500 km Southwest of Puerto Princesa City or Outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Friday morning.
Estimated rainfall amount is from 7.5 – 15 mm per hour (moderate - heavy) within the 300 km diameter of the Tropical Depression.
Residents in low lying and mountainous areas under PSWS#1 are alerted against possible flashfloods and landslides.
Fisherfolks and those with small seacrafts are advised not to venture out over the seaboards of Luzon and Visayas.
Public Storm Warning signals elsewhere are now lifted.
The public and the disaster risk reduction and management council concerned are advised to take appropriate actions and watch for the next bulletin to be issued at 5 PM today.
BREAKING NEWS: 53 Confirmed Dead Due To ‘Seniang’
Tropical Storm Seniang continues to bring stormy weather over the
Visayas and Mindanao. As of December 31, the National Risk Reduction and
Management Committee has confirmed at least 53 dead due to the storm; most of
them were caused by drowning, electrocution, asphyxia due to landslide, or had
their house swept away by floods. 26 were also injured and eight are still
missing due to 'Seniang'.
More casualties are being reported by the LGUs to NDRRMC but the
agency is still verifying. The numbers are likely to change in the next few
hours.
A total
of 5, 046 families were pre-emptively evacuated to 79 centers in Regions 6, 7,
10, 11, and CARAGA. A total of 117 houses were damaged by the
storm. Damage to agriculture is estimated at P3.6M.
Below are the pictures sent by people from Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur,
Capiz, Cebu, Leyte, Negros Occidental, Samar to ABS CBN News Channel of homes and roads in
various provinces, which were submerged in floods. They
say they have no power or water supplies.
IN PHOTOS:Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera Wedding
MANILA, Philippines - The Primetime King and Queen, Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes, tied the knot yesterday at the
Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Cubao, Quezon City. The wedding was officiated
by eight bishops and seven priests.
Dubbed as the wedding of the year, it was
attended by their die-hard fans, closest friends, family and among the country’s top
celebrities and politicians. The couple had twenty sets of principal sponsors.
Kris Aquino, Sharon Cuneta, Regine Velasquez-Alcasid and Gov. Vilma Santos, GMA
Chairman Felipe Gozon, TAPE Inc. Chairman Antonio Tuviera, BENCH owner Ben
Chan, and Ogie Alcasid to name a few. They had 25 secondary sponsors among them
were Richard Gomez and wife Rep. Lucy Torres (candle), Gabby Eigenmann and
Ai-Ai delas Alas (veil), KC Concepcion and Sen. Bam Aquino IV (cord), and Ryzza
Mae Dizon (flowers). Among their 18 pairs of groomsmen and bridesmaids
were Paolo Contis, Arthur Solinap, Rochelle Pangilinan and Bettina Carlos. The
maids-of-honor of the bride were Joy Santos, Ana Feleo and Roxanne Barcelo. The
best man of the groom was the President of the Philippines, Noynoy “PNOY” Aquino.
The dashing groom Dingdong Dantes rode a Ducati
on his way to the church while the blushing bride rode a 1976 Mercedes Benz.
Marian wore an off-white signature Michael Cinco
wedding gown and a tiara. The gown was rumored to be worth Php 2 Million.She also wore a pair of Loubotin heels. Dingdong, on
the other hand, wore a Randy Ortiz cream tuxedo.
Their official wedding photographer was
NicePrint Photography and their wedding coordinator was Ms. Teena Baretto.
Marian’s makeup was done by her long-time make-up artist, Bambi Fuentes. Their 13ft wedding cake was made by Goldilocks which was endorsed by Dingdong. Prior
to the wedding, Marian had 8 bridal showers on 8 different locations local and
abroad.
Rivera, 30 and Dantes,34 first met in 2007 on
set of the local adaptation of telenovela Marimar. The couple dated for more
than five years before tying the knot.
After the wedding, reception followed at the
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City.
Here are the wedding updates posted on Instagram
using their official hashtag #DM123014 and #DongYanWedding.
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