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Young Bicolanos now a growing force in the festival honoring Our Lady of Peñafrancia
Devotees struggle to get close to the image of Our Lady of Peñafrancia. —PHOTOS BY BENGIE BUENAOBRA
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September 14, 2025February 19, 2026Faith

Young Bicolanos now a growing force in the festival honoring Our Lady of Peñafrancia

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NAGA CITY—For most Filipinos, September signals the start of the Christmas countdown. But for the people of Bicol, it means the beginning of a season of deep devotion and the celebration of the Peñafrancia festival here. The festival, one of the country’s most revered and renowned religious celebrations, is marked by the feast of the...

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Devotees sing the narrative of Jesus' passion, death and resurrection during the 'Pabasa' in San Guillermo Parish in Talisay, Batangas. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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April 3, 2023November 29, 2025Life

‘Pasyon’ and ‘Semana Santa’ when I was young

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AVERNES, France—When I moved to France in 2005, I didn’t expect anything closely resembling the practices of the Semana Santa of my childhood in the Philippines. But without fail, every year in March or April, as though set off by an internal spiritual clock, I hear familiar strains of pabasa ng pasyon in my head. ...