People walk past the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Manila where a schedule of the activities for the Holy Week is posted on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Palm Sunday on March 24 starts off the Holy Week of the Lenten Season and ends with Easter Sunday on March 31. Lent is a religious event of the Catholic Church that depicts the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is widely observed in the Philippines where about 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
People walk past the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Manila where a schedule of the activities for the Holy Week is posted on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Palm Sunday on March 24 starts off the Holy Week of the Lenten Season and ends with Easter Sunday on March 31. Lent is a religious event of the Catholic Church that depicts the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is widely observed in the Philippines where about 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
People walk past the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Manila where a schedule of the activities for the Holy Week is posted on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Palm Sunday on March 24 starts off the Holy Week of the Lenten Season and ends with Easter Sunday on March 31. Lent is a religious event of the Catholic Church that depicts the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is widely observed in the Philippines where about 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
People walk past the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Manila where a schedule of the activities for the Holy Week is posted on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Palm Sunday on March 24 starts off the Holy Week of the Lenten Season and ends with Easter Sunday on March 31. Lent is a religious event of the Catholic Church that depicts the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is widely observed in the Philippines where about 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
People walk past the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Manila where a schedule of the activities for the Holy Week is posted on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Palm Sunday on March 24 starts off the Holy Week of the Lenten Season and ends with Easter Sunday on March 31. Lent is a religious event of the Catholic Church that depicts the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is widely observed in the Philippines where about 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
People walk past the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Manila where a schedule of the activities for the Holy Week is posted on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Palm Sunday on March 24 starts off the Holy Week of the Lenten Season and ends with Easter Sunday on March 31. Lent is a religious event of the Catholic Church that depicts the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is widely observed in the Philippines where about 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
People walk past the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Manila where a schedule of the activities for the Holy Week is posted on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Palm Sunday on March 24 starts off the Holy Week of the Lenten Season and ends with Easter Sunday on March 31. Lent is a religious event of the Catholic Church that depicts the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is widely observed in the Philippines where about 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
People walk past the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Manila where a schedule of the activities for the Holy Week is posted on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Palm Sunday on March 24 starts off the Holy Week of the Lenten Season and ends with Easter Sunday on March 31. Lent is a religious event of the Catholic Church that depicts the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is widely observed in the Philippines where about 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
People walk past the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Manila where a schedule of the activities for the Holy Week is posted on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Palm Sunday on March 24 starts off the Holy Week of the Lenten Season and ends with Easter Sunday on March 31. Lent is a religious event of the Catholic Church that depicts the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is widely observed in the Philippines where about 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
People walk past the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Manila where a schedule of the activities for the Holy Week is posted on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Palm Sunday on March 24 starts off the Holy Week of the Lenten Season and ends with Easter Sunday on March 31. Lent is a religious event of the Catholic Church that depicts the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is widely observed in the Philippines where about 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
People walk past the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Manila where a schedule of the activities for the Holy Week is posted on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Palm Sunday on March 24 starts off the Holy Week of the Lenten Season and ends with Easter Sunday on March 31. Lent is a religious event of the Catholic Church that depicts the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is widely observed in the Philippines where about 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
People walk past the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Manila where a schedule of the activities for the Holy Week is posted on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Palm Sunday on March 24 starts off the Holy Week of the Lenten Season and ends with Easter Sunday on March 31. Lent is a religious event of the Catholic Church that depicts the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is widely observed in the Philippines where about 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
People walk past the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Manila where a schedule of the activities for the Holy Week is posted on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Palm Sunday on March 24 starts off the Holy Week of the Lenten Season and ends with Easter Sunday on March 31. Lent is a religious event of the Catholic Church that depicts the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is widely observed in the Philippines where about 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
People walk past the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Manila where a schedule of the activities for the Holy Week is posted on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Palm Sunday on March 24 starts off the Holy Week of the Lenten Season and ends with Easter Sunday on March 31. Lent is a religious event of the Catholic Church that depicts the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is widely observed in the Philippines where about 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
People walk past the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Manila where a schedule of the activities for the Holy Week is posted on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Palm Sunday on March 24 starts off the Holy Week of the Lenten Season and ends with Easter Sunday on March 31. Lent is a religious event of the Catholic Church that depicts the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is widely observed in the Philippines where about 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
People walk past the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Manila where a schedule of the activities for the Holy Week is posted on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Palm Sunday on March 24 starts off the Holy Week of the Lenten Season and ends with Easter Sunday on March 31. Lent is a religious event of the Catholic Church that depicts the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is widely observed in the Philippines where about 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
People walk past the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Manila where a schedule of the activities for the Holy Week is posted on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Palm Sunday on March 24 starts off the Holy Week of the Lenten Season and ends with Easter Sunday on March 31. Lent is a religious event of the Catholic Church that depicts the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is widely observed in the Philippines where about 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO
People walk past the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Manila where a schedule of the activities for the Holy Week is posted on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Palm Sunday on March 24 starts off the Holy Week of the Lenten Season and ends with Easter Sunday on March 31. Lent is a religious event of the Catholic Church that depicts the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is widely observed in the Philippines where about 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO

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