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Catholic devotees attend the first Wednesday mass of the year on Jan. 4, 2023 at the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Baclaran, Parañaque. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
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Catholic devotees attend the first Wednesday mass of the year on Jan. 4, 2023 at the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Baclaran, Parañaque. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA