Overview

• Typhoon Whipa intensified monsoon rains on July 22, flooding Barasoain Church in Malolos to knee height during the ceremony.
• Bride Jamaica Aguilar and groom Jade Rick Verdillo, together for ten years, proceeded in traditional attire with Aguilar’s gown and Verdillo’s Barong Tagalog wading through the water.
• Dozens of guests, including bridal party members, left their shoes on pews and braved the flood to witness the vows.
• Barasoain Church issued a statement confirming that the sacrament of marriage would continue despite flooding inside and around the parish.
• Associated Press images of the flooded wedding have gone viral, spotlighting extreme weather challenges and communal solidarity in the Philippines.