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Filipino devotees nailed to crosses in Good Friday rites

April 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Joeal Calupitan Associated Press SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) — Screaming in pain, Filipino devotees had themselves nailed to wooden crosses to mimic the suffering of Jesus Christ on Good Friday in Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation. Church leaders have spoken against the annual practice mixing Catholic devotion with folk belief, but it continues […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Asia, Associated Press, Councilor Harvey Quiwa, Filipino, Good Friday, Jesus Christ, Marvin Tao, Painter Ruben Enaje, Philippines, Roman Catholic, San Pedro Cutud, Teresa Cerojano, Tracy Sengillo, Vol 34 No 16 | April 11 - April 17

READER’S CORNER: Have you ever gambled or are you still gambling? Can you join me in saying, ‘I have never gambled in my life?’

November 4, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gideon Sanoy For Northwest Asian Weekly The phone rang. Being a new desk clerk at the Bush Hotel, which is owned and managed by SCIDpda (Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation Authority), I was excited to answer, “This is the Bush Hotel. May I help you?” He asked me in what area the hotel is […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2011, Bush Hotel, Chinatown, Chinese, Filipino, Gideon Sanoy, Good Friday, Holy Week, Lord Jesus, Metrocom Police, Navotas City, Philippines, Siesta Palabras, Vol 30 No 45 | November 5 - November 11

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