IN PHOTOS: How Filipinos marked Palm Sunday 2025

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Here’s how members of Rappler’s faith chat room celebrated Palm Sunday, the start of the Holy Week

MANILA, Philippines – Christians from different sectors across the Philippines gathered on Palm Sunday, April 13, to mark the beginning of the Holy Week.

During this time, the faithful remember when Jesus entered Jerusalem and the crowd welcomed him by waving palm branches. 

Here are some scenes from this year’s Palm Sunday commemorations:

EARLY BIRDS. Parishioners celebrate Palm Sunday on April 13 at the Nuestra Señora de la paz y Buen Viaje in Nasugbu, Batangas. Photo by Miggy Abadilla

BLESSED PALM SUNDAY. Parishioners celebrate Palm Sunday on April 13 at the Nuestra Señora de la paz y Buen Viaje in Nasugbu, Batangas. Photo by Miggy Abadilla

PALASPAS. Parishioners wave their palm fronds during the celebration of Palm Sunday on April 13 at the Nuestra Señora de la paz y Buen Viaje in Nasugbu, Batangas. Photo by Miggy Abadilla

Parishioners celebrate Palm Sunday on April 13 at the Nuestra Señora de la paz y Buen Viaje in Nasugbu, Batangas. Photo by Miggy Abadilla

Palm Sunday celebration at St. Joseph Parish Bamboo Organ in Las Pinas. Photo by Michael Dalogdog

Palm Sunday celebration at St. Joseph Parish Bamboo Organ in Las Pinas. Photo by Michael Dalogdog

Palm Sunday celebration at St. Joseph Parish Bamboo Organ in Las Pinas. Photo by Michael Dalogdog

Palm Sunday celebration at St. Joseph Parish Bamboo Organ in Las Pinas. Photo by Michael Dalogdog

Faithful gathered at Taal Town Plaza for the blessing of palms and procession to Taal Basilica this Palm Sunday. Photo by Rommel Busier

Faithful gathered at Taal Town Plaza for the blessing of palms and procession to Taal Basilica this Palm Sunday. Photo by Rommel Busier

Faithful gathered at Taal Town Plaza for the blessing of palms and procession to Taal Basilica this Palm Sunday. Photo by Rommel Busier

Father Fiel Pareja, a social media personality known as “Father Tiktok,” leads the Palm Sunday Mass in Magalang, Pampanga. Photo by Father Fiel Pareja

Father Fiel Pareja, a social media personality known as “Father Tiktok,” leads the Palm Sunday Mass in Magalang, Pampanga. Photo by Father Fiel Pareja

Father Fiel Pareja, a social media personality known as “Father Tiktok,” leads the Palm Sunday Mass in Magalang, Pampanga. Photo by Father Fiel Pareja

Father Fiel Pareja, a social media personality known as “Father Tiktok,” leads the Palm Sunday Mass in Magalang, Pampanga. Photo by Father Fiel Pareja

Father Fiel Pareja, a social media personality known as “Father Tiktok,” leads the Palm Sunday Mass in Magalang, Pampanga. Photo by Father Fiel Pareja

People celebrate Palm Sunday at the historic San Francisco de Malabon Parish in General Trias City on April 13. Photo by Dennis Abrina

People celebrate Palm Sunday at the historic San Francisco de Malabon Parish in General Trias City on April 13. Photo by Dennis Abrina

People celebrate Palm Sunday at the historic San Francisco de Malabon Parish in General Trias City on April 13. Photo by Dennis Abrina

The members of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente in Cavinti, Laguna begin Holy Week by commemorating Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem through a Hosanna Procession, followed by the Holy Mass. Photo by Monera Titan

The members of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente in Cavinti, Laguna begin Holy Week by commemorating Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem through a Hosanna Procession, followed by the Holy Mass. Photo by Monera Titan

The members of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente in Cavinti, Laguna begin Holy Week by commemorating Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem through a Hosanna Procession, followed by the Holy Mass. Photo by Monera Titan

The members of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente in Odiongan, Romblon celebrate Palm Sunday. Photo by IFI Cathedral of St. Vincent Ferrer

The members of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente in Odiongan, Romblon celebrate Palm Sunday. Photo by IFI Cathedral of St. Vincent Ferrer

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