On Oct. 22, 1960 Pope John XXIII created the Diocese of Borongan, installing Most Reverend Vicente Reyes, D.D., then, the Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, as the First Residential Bishop of Borongan. On ...

BORONGAN CITY — Bishop Crispin Varquez of the Diocese of Borongan reiterated his call for the national government to end the mining activities on the historic island of Homonhon in Guiuan ...

T ACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Concerned by ongoing mining activities in Eastern Samar, Bishop Crispin Varquez of the ...

The May 12 mid-term election is an opportunity for voters to elect good leaders and change a rotten... Is the Church ready for a pope from Asia? A charismatic and gifted speaker, Cardinal Tagle is ...