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The locals of Barangay Poblacion in Makati claim to be the original when it comes to making Stations of the Cross structures for the Lenten season. Funding for this, they claim, comes from donations of devotees who are members of the “samahan” and the local government. This had been going on since the late 1950s, they also claim.
I attempted to find all 14 stations last night but couldn’t find the rest. I’ll share with you here photos of ones I got to see. During my sojourn, I wasn’t surprised to notice that instead of pray and meditate, people flock the stations to camwhore instead LOL. These structures/scenes are made by locals with a time frame ranging from three weeks to a little more than a month. Said structures either take the form of churches or some scenes reminiscent of Lent.
Hover above the photos to know which street they can be found and click on them to see bigger sized images.
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10 April 2009 at 7:42 pm
i like how the 3rd photo was shot. i have a new link. click the name. LOL @ shameless plugging :P
10 April 2009 at 7:48 pm
anuba eh makikipag-away ka lang sa akin ng brute mo LOL
11 April 2009 at 5:21 pm
panalo yung 7 deadly sins!
11 April 2009 at 5:30 pm
Galing no? Kaya lang biglang may superman costume yung isa LOL
11 April 2009 at 5:41 pm
creative license, perhaps? hahaha!
though there’s a food-related definition of timawa, takaw (or katakawan) seems more appropriate. alipin kasi ang unang naisip ko eh :D
11 April 2009 at 5:47 pm
Too deep na Tagalog ata yun for my understanding. Nalito ako pero at the same time natawa. This station has, for a while, been the most pulido in terms of construction. Malinis palagi. Sayang dahil come Monday, lilinisin na ang mga to. Starting Sunday pa nga ata eh.
16 April 2009 at 1:01 am
Likewise loved the 7 deadly sin pic. Galing ng photos. Phone cam lang din ito? Nice!
16 April 2009 at 1:05 am
Nah. Used the 5Mpix Canon. Old and trusty. Shitty battery life, though, kasi luma na talaga. Best sya with the tripod we got nung last time hehe. Thanks Fitzzzz!