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Laguna photoshoot last weekend

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Been with Joel Aldor for a photo shoot in Laguna during the weekend. Tiring but fun.

The past week was quite hectic. After arriving from Cebu last Friday for a general faculty meeting, I had to travel to Laguna for the weekend Friday night with Joel and Obet for a photoshoot of the former. It wasn’t simple as I’m not really into this kind of shoot and it took us whole day of Saturday and Sunday in various localities in the province. Tiring is an understatement and until now, I’m not really feeling well.

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Cooling off in cool Banaue with halohalo

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Woman savoring this cool and delicious snack in Banaue

Shaved ice, fruits, preserves, jellies, and macaroni. Yes, there's pasta here.

Despite the cool weather in the mountain town of Banaue, Ifugao, people still find a soothing relief to the mild heat of summer by having halohalo, that pinoy iced dessert commonly eaten during the hot months. One thing that struck me is the presence of elbow macaroni as one of the ingredients which was kind of interesting. Check my blog post at langyaw.com for more on this one.

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Good Friday night in Carcar

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Our Good Friday trip in southeastern Cebu was capped with the procession in Carcar where we waited primarily for the gilded and huge carroza of the Santo Intierro. And it was a spectacle.

The antique image of the Santo Intierro in Carcar borne on a huge and well decorated carroza.


Nun during the procession


Men accelerate to pull the carroza of the Santo Intierro as it goes up the hill to the church.


The people start to get the flowers of the carroza as it stops infront of the church.


Paying their respects for the dead Christ's image inside the church after the procession.

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Good Friday in Argao

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Good Friday is the highlight of the Holy Week and because of these, people come in droves to churches. Argao in Cebu is no exception. Before the Good Friday night procession, there are lots of activities inside the church starting with the via crucis/visita iglesia in the morning and afternoon, the Good Friday mass and finally, the kissing of the cross where many people line up.

Doing the via crucis inside the church

People doing the via crucis. The gilded, unfortunately, centuries old retablo in the background.

Confessions at the sacristy

After the Good Friday mass, people lined up to kiss the cross.

Pre procession activity inside the church.

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San Pedro de Argao

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Last Holy Week, I was spending some time in Argao to document some lenten practices. In this southeastern town in the province of Cebu, there are still several antique ivory processional images that are brought out during this important religious event.

On Holy Tuesday, the antique ivory image of San Pedro is taken out to be dressed for the procession on Holy Wednesday. This icon is part of a set of ivory images that the church got, probably in the 18th or 19th century and were assigned to the prominent families of the town as caretakers.

My thanks to Leslie Obiso for assisting me.

The antique ivory image of St. Peter in Argao

On Holy Tuesday, the image is taken from it's cabinet and dressed for the Holy Wednesday procession. Leslie took charge of this activity.

The women practice to sing the "Miserere" which is sang as they follow the image along the procession route.

The icon's rooster that accompanies the image.

The carroza of San Pedro being prepared for the procession.

The carroza being transported from the recamadora's house to the church hits a minor snag.

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