Couple Marries in Flooded Philippine Church
3 sources across 3 countries · Colombia · Hungary · Taiwan
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- El Espectador
- Telex
- Taipei Times
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A couple in the Philippines held their wedding ceremony inside a flooded Catholic church in Hagonoy, Bulacan, despite waist deep waters. The couple, Gilbert Chico and Leian Lieza Galang, proceeded with the ceremony on September 1 after the parish had advised them to postpone the event due to rising floodwaters. The church had been partially underwater for nearly a month following heavy seasonal monsoon rains that affected large parts of the country.
During the abbreviated late morning ceremony, the bride and groom, along with fewer than 15 attendees, stood in murky brown water. The groom, who works as a rigger in the Middle East, stated that he and his bride did not mind that their wedding attire became soaked. To help the bride navigate the water, her gown's train was shortened. The couple arrived at the church courtyard via a rickshaw with an elevated chassis to keep their clothes clean before entering the water.
According to official tallies, the heavy rains in the northern third of the archipelago caused landslides and flash floods that killed 34 people.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- These outlets focused on the romantic perseverance of the couple while providing detailed context on the regional death toll and the logistics of the ceremony.
- Centre
- This outlet framed the event as a story of a couple who refused to let natural disasters bother or delay their plans.
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