PHOTOS BY RHOY COBILLA
Christ on a donkey
Members of Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Philippine Independent Church) in Mandaluyong City used a statue of Jesus Christ riding a donkey, as a universal celebration of Palm Sunday. Greeted by cheering crowds waving palm branches, the procession is to commemorate the Christian belief in the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.
Waving palms
AT THE Quiapo Church in Manila Filipino Catholics wait for the priest to bless the palms they wave to commemorate the Christian belief of the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem marking the official start of the Holy Week.