Why devotees keep returning to Laguna’s centuries-old Turumba

Rappler - Sep 27, 2026

For centuries, devotees have returned to Pakil, Laguna for the Turumba, carrying prayers, promises, and personal struggles to the Birhen ng Hapis — among them, mothers who see themselves in the Virgin's sorrow

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