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People line up to buy rice priced at P20 per kilo and other farm products at the Kadiwa ng Pangulo Center in Malate, Manila on Friday, 10 April 2026.

Residents said they queued as early as 4 a.m., with some sleeping outside overnight to secure a spot and avail of the subsidized rice under the Bente Bigas program.

Manileños avail P20 rice

People line up to buy rice priced at P20 per kilo and other farm products at the Kadiwa ng Pangulo Center in Malate, Manila on Friday, 10 April 2026. Residents…

Hot weather in Manila

Hot weather in Manila

Pedestrians brave the heat as they cross the intersection of Taft Avenue and United Nations Avenue in Manila on Monday, 6 April 2026. State weather bureau…

Members of PARA Commuters Network and PISTON Women distribute free lunch meals to jeepney drivers along Agoncillo Street in Ermita, Manila, on Monday, 6 April 2026, during the launch of Kusinang Bayan, a community kitchen initiative aimed at providing solidarity and mutual aid to drivers affected by the oil crisis.

Free food to jeepney drivers

Members of PARA Commuters Network and PISTON Women distribute free lunch meals to jeepney drivers along Agoncillo Street in Ermita, Manila, on Monday, 6 April…

'Libreng Sakay' in Manila continues

'Libreng Sakay' in Manila continues

Commuters take advantage of free jeepney rides along Agoncillo Street in Ermita, Manila, on Monday, 6 April 2026. The Manila local government unit's “Libreng…

Beat the heat during Holy Week

Beat the heat during Holy Week

Families enjoyed the Holy Week by spending time together swimming at Upper Wawa Dam in Montalban, Rizal, on Sunday, 5 April 2026.

Good Friday self-flaggelation in Navotas

Good Friday self-flaggelation in Navotas

Penitents whip themselves with burilyos, or bamboo whips, while other devotees strike their bodies as they lie on the ground in acts of self-flagellation at…

Passengers queue at airline counters at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, in Pasay City on Tuesday, 31 March 2026. The oil crisis caused by the ongoing war in the Middle East has caused the airfare rates to jump up in price, forcing many Filipinos to ditch going home for the holiday season.

Fewer people travel for Holy Week

Passengers queue at airline counters at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, in Pasay City on Tuesday, 31 March 2026. The oil crisis caused by…