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Photos show a Filipino couple walking down a flooded aisle on their wedding day

Photos show a Filipino couple walking down a flooded aisle on their wedding day

Toronto Star2 days ago
MALOLOS, Philippines (AP) — Jade Rick Verdillo and Jamaica Aguilar were determined to walk down the aisle on their wedding day. Even if it meant walking down a flooded one.
On Tuesday, the Barasoain church in Malolos, Bulacan province, Philippines flooded due to heavy rain. Typhoon Whipa had intensified seasonal monsoon rains in the Philippines, bringing widespread flooding.
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