Case file · Apparition / miracle
The Miracle of Agoo
Teenager Judiel Nieva claimed visions of the Virgin Mary atop a guava tree in Agoo, La Union, from 1989; a predicted apparition on 6 March 1993 drew hundreds of thousands, televised nationally.
1993 CE · 16.32, 120.36 · status: hoax
The account
Witnesses reported the sun dancing and a weeping statue. The Catholic Church declared the visions non-supernatural in 1993.
The sceptical view
Investigators found the weeping statue was manipulated; the case is widely regarded as a hoax.