Zambales devotees gather for traditional ‘Salubong’ on Easter Sunday

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — Even before the first light of Easter Sunday broke, residents gathered outside churches here to witness one of the most cherished traditions of the Lenten season—the Salubong (Encounter). The ritual is a symbolic reenactment of the meeting between the Risen Christ and His mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, marking the joyful