To celebrate and commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, devotees flocked to churches all over the country.
Many Filipino Catholics gathered in Quiapo Church as early as Saturday evening to await the image of the Resurrected Christ, which was set out for a procession at about 11:00 p.m.
The Easter procession route took Carlos Palanca and Villalobos Streets from Quezon Boulevard to Plaza Miranda.
At midnight Sunday, images of the Resurrected Christ and His mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, assembled for the traditional Salubong.
A black fabric wrapping the figure of Mary was then removed, symbolizing Jesus Christ's resurrection.
To the pleasure of worshippers, a fireworks show lit up the night sky early Easter Sunday.
Easter Sunday, according to Fr. Earl Allsyon Valdez of the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, marks not only Jesus' resurrection but also His sacrifice of donating His body and blood.
He claimed that Catholics who receive Holy Communion remember this sacrifice.
On the other hand, outside of Manila, Catholics in Angono, Rizal, also celebrated Easter with joyous cheers at the Diocesan Shrine of St. Clement.
The parish priest, Peter Ymari Balatbat, stated that this was the first Easter they had celebrated in full in two years because COVID-19 health norms had been entirely eased.
For a year, the parish had been preparing for Sunday's celebrations.
Filipino Catholics in Las Pias City and Lipa, Batangas, conducted similar ceremonies.
Easter Sunday marks the completion of Holy Week and the Lenten Season, a 40-day period of prayer, fasting, abstinence, and repentance practiced by Catholics.
