800,000 people die by suicide every year. This is as per World Health Organization’s report. 800,000 may just be a number but translated to reality, 1 of those might just be teen actress Julia Buencamino who committed suicide for reasons unknown. An alleged social media suicide letter mentioned about
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Last year, we had the whole spread in April for keen, volatile and cranberry or popularly dubbed as the Summer Girls of iStorya– with their different personalities and wit, they bared their personas behind their nicks as they shared their personal views on different aspects of life.
Last year, we featured BlueIre as Summer Boy of iStorya and got to know the person behind the nick as he candidly answered questions in the interview. And now, summer’s here again and it’s time for us to choose another featured iStoryan this sizzling season.
While plenty of people see the holy week as a time to unwind and go on vacation trips, it is also the best time to reflect and meditate. The Philippines remains to be a predominantly Christian country. But as the people who reside in it, there has been a tremendous inconsistency of exhibiting godly
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The 3rd Sunday of January creates an exciting call to every Cebuano. As it approaches, the streets of Cebu seem to get a little bit busier (even busier than Christmas), public places play festive tunes where your subconscious sings with the beat of the Sinulog theme. You complain that there is no other
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Visiting Yolanda struck places is surreal. Seeing the damage the super typhoon has done and seeing how the place rose up from the ashes like a Phoenix.
M/V Eva Jocelyn Yolanda Memorial Marker, Anibong, Tacloban City
Black Saturday is the Saturday after Good Friday. This day commemorates Jesus lying in the tomb until his resurrection on Easter Sunday. It is a day of great mourning. It is called as such because Black is a symbol of death and mourning.
Liturgical Color(s): Violet (Purple)
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Every Good Friday, I tend to watch the very controversial, Passion of the Christ. Every time, my heart races, I flinch and I close my eyes to every bashing, every flagellation.. Whether you are a Christian or not, a believer or not, if you see this movie, the heart wonders “Was there ever suffering... read more
Maundy Thursday (also known as Holy Thursday and Green Thursday) remembers the events in the upper room the night before Jesus died. These upper room events are described in Matthew 26:20-30, Mark 14:17-26, Luke 22:14-35, and John 13 - 17. Matthew, Mark, and Luke focus on the institution of the Lord's... read more
This week, Christians celebrate the Holy Week. We here at iSTORYA.NET would like to take you into a day-to-day journey of articles of this practice so as to shed light on what this is all about. This is based on the various research that we have, starting today, Spy Wednesday.
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