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Families Face Rising Costs on Holy Week Pilgrimage

4/4/2026

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  • In Manila, Eve Castino-Quilas and her family undertook Visita Iglesia, a Holy Week pilgrimage visiting seven churches.
  • They traveled 45 miles south and started a day early due to an impending national fuel price hike.
  • Fuel prices in the Philippines have roughly doubled since the U.S. and Israel began military actions in the Middle East.
  • Rising costs and dwindling supplies have made the pilgrimage more challenging for many families.