Tag: Photos
Photos: Filipinos go to the polls
About 67 million Filipinos are expected to cast their ballots in this year’s political exercise
Photos: ‘Defend press freedom’
Media groups and press freedom advocates gather for a candle-lit demonstration in Quezon City on April 5, 2022 (Photos by Jire Carreon)
Photos: ‘One final push’ before the polls
Philippine political party-list group Akbayan staged a “house-to-house” campaign in the national capital ahead of the May 9 elections
Photos: Observing Ramadan in India’s Kashmir state
Kashmir, the only Muslim majority state of India, observes Ramadan this year without the health restrictions imposed in the past two years
Photos: Philippines’ ‘Pedal for People and Planet’
Coordinated rides were held in major cities across Asia to raise awareness on the impacts of climate change on people and the region
Photos: ‘Salubong’
The “Salubong” is an Easter tradition in the Philippines that reenacts the meeting of the risen Jesus and his mother on Easter morning
Photos: Easter Vigil
The Easter Vigil is a liturgy held in traditional Christian churches as the first official celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus
Photos: ‘Penitensya’
Penitents consider these acts to be mortification of the flesh to ask forgiveness for sins, to fulfil a vow, or to express gratitude
Photos: Faithful in Philippines’ Bulacan province ‘arrest’ Jesus
Self-flagellations and crucifixions are some of the popular forms of rituals that Filipino Catholics participate in during the Holy Week
Photos: Chrism Mass in the Archdiocese of Manila
The Chrism Mass is one of the most solemn and important liturgies of the Christian calendar
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