‘SIMBANG GABI.’ Thousands of parishioners attend the first day of the nine days Misa de Gallo or “Simbang Gabi” at the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of the Our Lady of the Pillar -Imus Cathedral in Bgy. Poblacion, Imus City, Cavite on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Outside the church were stalls of puto bumbong and bibingka. The local government unit treated the parishioners with free rice cakes, which forms part of the Filipino Christmas tradition.
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