Shrines mostly clean during Holy Week, but littering concerns remain — group

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EcoWaste Coalition lauded the faithful for maintaining cleanliness at many shrines and churches despite the throngs of Holy Week visitors. 

The patio of Antipolo Cathedral is littered with improvised sleeping materials left by the participants of this year's Alay Lakad.MANILA, Philippines — Many religious shrines across the Philippines remained clean during Holy Week, thanks to the efforts of both clergy and laity, an environmental group said on Sunday.

“On the other hand, we are saddened by the persistent littering observed in some pilgrimage sites as if such an inconsiderate and disrespectful act has now become a tradition in itself,” she added. Similarly, the Minor Basilica of the Holy Child in Cebu City, National Shrine of the Our Lady of La Salette in Cavite, Our lady of Remedios Parish in Manila City, Saints Peter and Paul Parish in Makati City, Most Holy Rosary Parish and San Jose Manggagawa Parish in Rizal, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Tagaytay City, and Parish of the Holy Sacrifice in Quezon City were “generally clean.

 

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