Filipino activists tear a U.S. flag during a protest against the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in Manila, Philippines on March 19, 2024. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





Firefighters put out flames as a fire engulfs an informal settler area in Quezon City, Metro Manila, on March 19, 2024. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa/AFP Photo)





Residents stand near burnt buildings in Quezon City, the Philippines, March 19, 2024. Some 400 families were affected by a fire accident that took place in Quezon City on Tuesday, according to local officials. (Photo by Rouelle Umali/Xinhua/Alamy Live News)





A farmer water his plants at a field in Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines, 20 March 2024. According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), about 40 million Filipinos still lack access to a formal water supply while 74 million of the population have access to piped and potable water. The DENR has called for a concerted effort among local government units to address the situation and ensure access to clean and potable water supply for all. World Water Day is observed annually on 22 March, to highlight the global need for access to safe and clean water. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA)





A dog is carried by its owner as devotees have their palm fronds blessed with holy water at the Antipolo Cathedral in Antipolo, Philippines on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Palm Sunday marks the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem and ushers in the Holy Week observance among Catholics worldwide. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





People watch as Filipino penitents perform self-flagellation on Maundy Thursday in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on March 28, 2024. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





Filipino Catholics re-enact the Passion of Jesus Christ on Maundy Thursday in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on March 28, 2024. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





A Filipino penitent lies on the ground while performing self-flagellation on Maundy Thursday in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on March 28, 2024. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





A Filipino penitent performs self-flagellation on Maundy Thursday in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on March 28, 2024. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





Filipino penitents perform self-flagellation on Maundy Thursday in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines on March 27, 2024. (Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)





A university in the Philippines in March 2024 has come up with a novel way to stop students cheating in exams – by getting them to wear hats in the shape of animated characters and random objects such as a crate of beer. (Photo by Angelo Ebora/beampix/Solent news)





Flagellants wearing dried banana leaves and colorful headdresses whip their backs during Good Friday Lenten Rites on March 29, 2024 in Infanta, Quezon province, Philippines. Although the act of self mortification is condemned by the Catholic church and frowned upon in the modern age, thousands of Filipino faithful still practice it to this day as a form of popular piety and has become a part of Philippine tradition in Asia's largest predominantly Roman Catholic nation. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)





A group reenacts in the streets the sufferings of Jesus in Antipolo City on March 29, 2024. The Senakulo is a dramatic depiction of the life, suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is also known as the passion play or cenaculo. (Photo by Ryan Eduard Benaid/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Filipino Catholic Ruben Enaje is nailed to the cross during his reenaction of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, in San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines, on March 29, 2024. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





The sun sets behind the cross of Mount Samat in Bataan province as seen from a building in Manila on March 29, 2024. (Photo by Ted Aljibe/AFP Photo)





Taking advantage of the lenten holidays, residents take a dip in the polluted waters of Manila bay to cool down on March 30, 2024 in Noveleta, south of Manila, Philippines. As Filipinos start to feel extreme heat and humidity as the country enters the summer months, the state weather bureau warned of heat indexes reaching dangerous levels with temperatures reaching up to 44°C in some areas. (Photo by Jes Aznar/Getty Images)





Children dressed as angels sit before the traditional procession where the images of Jesus Christ and Mary meet, on Easter Sunday, at the St. Peter Parish Shrine of Leaders in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on March 31, 2024. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





Firefighters and residents try to extinguish a fire in a residential district of Las Pinas city, Metro Manila, Philippines, 01 April 2024. According to a report by the Philippines Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), fire incidents between January and March are higher by 24 percent over the same period in 2023. Firefighters experienced a sharp increase in calls from households due to power overload and overheating of electric fans from non-stop usage, leading to fires. (Photo by Francis R Malasig/EPA/EFE)





A resident scatters debris to retrieve belongings following a fire in a residential district of Las Pinas city, Metro Manila, Philippines, 02 April 2024. According to a report by the Philippines Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), fire incidents between January and March are higher by 24 percent over the same period in 2023. Firefighters experienced a sharp increase in calls from households due to power overload and overheating of electric fans from non-stop usage, leading to fires. (Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA)





Students use umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun as they line up to wait for their classes outside their school in Manila on April 2, 2024. More than a hundred schools in the Philippine capital shut their classrooms on April 2, as the tropical heat hit “danger” levels, education officials said. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa/AFP Photo)