Carabao-drawn sledge used in Apayao wedding amid fuel hike

TUGUEGARAO CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — As the country grapples with rising fuel prices, a couple in Apayao turned to tradition, using a wooden sledge—locally known as pasagad or karreta—drawn by a carabao as their bridal car during their wedding on April 8 in Santa Marcela town. Instead of a conventional vehicle, 26-year-old criminology graduate Giovanni