Papal Visit to the Philippines
15 to 19 January 2015
Manila and Leyte, Philippines
Pope to share lunch of lechon, adobo, malunggay, fruits with 30 disaster survivors – Palo archbishop
PALO, Leyte – The Archdiocese of Palo will serve lechon (roasted pig) and pork adobo, malunggay (moringa), and a dessert of local tropical fruits during the lunch of Pope Francis with 30 survivors of recent natural calamities that struck central Philippines.
Pope Francis to be given twice the number of aides providing security for President Aquino
POPE FRANCIS will be given twice the number of the Philippine President’s close-in security aides and will also be covered by Filipino soldiers who escaped a seven-hour siege in Golan Heights in August, a Palace official said yesterday.
#PopeFrancisPH in Leyte: What to expect
TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines – Pope Francis is visiting Tacloban City and Palo in Leyte province on January 17 to meet typhoons Yolanda (Haiyan) and Ruby (Hagupit) survivors.