Black veils, bare feet: Holy Week women embody grief in Pampanga, Camarines Sur

MANILA, Philippines — Across the Philippines, women have long played a central role in expressing sorrow. They wear black vestidas, veil themselves with manto, and sometimes give voice to pain through chants. But this role extends beyond personal loss. Every Holy Week, as the church remembers the death of Jesus, women in places such as

By besguerra