BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Philippines — On July 30, thousands of people gathered along the banks of Agusan River in Barangay San Ignacio here to hear Holy Mass after which several hundreds ...

BUTUAN CITY — The event that marked the birth of Christianity in the Philippines 485 years ago is still under dispute, with this city renewing its claim that the historic first Mass celebrated ...

BUTUAN CITY, Philippines — As the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Christianization of the Philippines nears, local officials in Agusan del Norte are reminding the world that a once ...

ON Dec. 12, 2018, the Resil Mojares panel of the National Quincentennial Committee that will look at the new data being presented to recognize old Butuan (Magallanes town) as the site of the Easter ...