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Devout Catholics carry a statue of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila Devout Catholics walk, dressed in dried banana leaves, towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e9caccf162c54acaa749911c13f1e11c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Devout Catholics walk, dressed in dried banana leaves, towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila A devout Catholic holds the hand of a child as they walk towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a6cbd2d83fa84546a731ab073ac15eb1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A devout Catholic holds the hand of a child as they walk towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, gather outside the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9b4bb993cc12469b8aa8fc9c1f542d7e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, gather outside the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila Devout Catholics hold dried banana leaves which they will use to cover themselves in, and walk towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8ed6a89d001d40fd9c352a60c2a4ab58/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Devout Catholics hold dried banana leaves which they will use to cover themselves in, and walk towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila A devout Catholic prays at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/42c5cb5ab379419694d3d691e0c8d804/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A devout Catholic prays at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila A devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, pray outside church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/965b2fc7ad4d4c0cafb1f65242c958f2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, pray outside church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila Devout Catholics gather at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/51e9de23c81b42dbae90e57f8fcd5b86/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Devout Catholics gather at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila A devout Catholic lights candles outside the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/385b6d2267e8494c9a1231af6841b269/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A devout Catholic lights candles outside the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila Devout Catholics gather at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fae19bbc424142c8bd01486e35e3edb2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Devout Catholics gather at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila A devout Catholic walks towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/218b23254bd046df970a8691b14c213e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A devout Catholic walks towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila A young Catholic waits for the start of mass at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5604e92c5eb74d31a35cc450e9ac92e6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A young Catholic waits for the start of mass at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila Devout Catholics cry as they participate in mass at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/dcb2fb8f496e4f4cae19236fd35c092e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Devout Catholics cry as they participate in mass at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila Leonila Arucan, a teacher, dressed in dried banana leaves, participates in the mud festival walk toutside the church of Saint John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/68f3ce85a0784ea488b7f9e4add96506/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Leonila Arucan, a teacher, dressed in dried banana leaves, participates in the mud festival walk toutside the church of Saint John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, stand for mass at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/aa764d9ef7014d19935d9028d1b04893/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, stand for mass at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, walk towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/af608977da49456995c67f6278b8966d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, walk towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila A devout Catholic, dressed in dried banana leaves, participates in mass during the mud festival at the church of Saint John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/872f8d9108204017b82d17934646c3dd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A devout Catholic, dressed in dried banana leaves, participates in mass during the mud festival at the church of Saint John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, pray outside the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e22e8d42da13413083de5189831b2b7e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, pray outside the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila A devout Catholics stands with roses at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/dc5ce8e5c96e4d3e9f9af357c1ea0942/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A devout Catholics stands with roses at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, participate in mass at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/665e8428cfc644e2b1dc71261cde46d4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, participate in mass at the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila A Catholic boy walks towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/df0f548bcea24c8db0689e58a6d1044b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A Catholic boy walks towards the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila A Catholic boy receives the holy communion from a priest during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e05ba71431d04e99831e0e1db8895bb2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A Catholic boy receives the holy communion from a priest during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
![Aaron Favila Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, gather outside the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/649939a43873402eb5392e2cbc0945f8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Devout Catholics, dressed in dried banana leaves, gather outside the church of Saint John the Baptist during the mud festival at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Monday, June 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)