Undas for Filipinos is a back-to-back time to honor those who are a source of hope and comfort in times of grief (All Saints’ Day, Nov. 1) and, on November 2 (All Souls’ Day), to pray for the departed who brought meaning to our lives.
For families of those who were killed when former president Rodrigo Duterte waged a brutal and indiscriminate war on illegal drugs, Undas brings a heavier pain. They are still searching for justice for family members who they believe were falsely tagged and killed.
On Thursday, Oct. 29, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee Fr. Flavie Villanueva and Fr. Alan Bondoc concelebrated a Mass for them at the Christ the King Church in Quezon City.
Photos and video by Bullit Marquez for VERA Files
