MANILA, Philippines — The San Guillermo Parish in Bacolor, Pampanga, better known as the setting of hit show "May Bukas Pa" that was half-buried by lahar at the onslaught of the 1991 Mount ...

At past noon and until 3 p.m., Joel Ortega, 56, of nearby Bacolor town, took to the cross for the fifth time while Windy Donaire, 49, of adjacent Barangay Sta. Lucia performed the rite for 22nd time.

MANILA, Philippines — A procession was held last April 18, Good Friday, in the San Guillermo Parish in Bacolor, Pampanga, site of the popular television series "May Bukas Pa." The procession ...

Philippine brutalism is having a quiet revival. Brutalist architecture and concrete finishes are in vogue again. Walls are being left unpainted – on purpose! Buildings once dismissed as eyesores are ...

On the outskirts of Bacolor, a community three miles southwest of San Fernando, the landscape turns eerie: much of it is covered in a layer of thin, white ash. Bacolor, I learn, was directly in ...

Partly cloudy with a 50% chance for rain and thunderstorms. High temperature around 95F. Dew point will be around 73F with an average humidity of 59%. Winds will be 8 mph from the SE. Partly cloudy ...