Act of faith: Men dressed as Romans raise up devotees re-enacting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ during Good Friday celebrations at the village of Cutud near San Fernando, Pampanga province, north of Manila. — AFP
SAN PEDRO (Philippines): The men being nailed to crosses in a Philippine village were seeking salvation, but for corporate sponsors and small-time vendors the Good Friday event was all about quick riches.
Posters advertising the Philippines’ biggest telecommunication companies, US fast food chain McDonald’s, energy drinks and a local motel chain hung across the sun-baked fields where the crucifixion re-enactments took place.
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