{"id":522932,"date":"2026-09-02T09:59:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/?p=522932"},"modified":"2026-09-02T09:59:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:59:25","slug":"video-couple-gets-married-inside-flooded-church-in-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/international\/video-couple-gets-married-inside-flooded-church-in-the-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Couple gets married inside flooded church in the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lieza Galang and Gilbert Gibo went ahead with their wedding despite severe flooding in the Philippines, walking through waist-deep water to reach the altar and exchange their vows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The couple married on September 1, 2026, at the San Juan Bautista Parish in Bulac\u00e1n, one of the areas affected by the recent floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Images from the ceremony show the church partially submerged, with the bride and groom making their way through the water before reaching the altar. A small group of relatives and close friends joined them for the ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The images of the newlyweds walking through the flooded church quickly circulated on social media, drawing attention amid the emergency affecting parts of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to local media reports cited in the source, the heavy rains and flooding have left 33 people dead, 19 injured and three missing, while around eight million people have been affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story also recalls another wedding that went viral in the Philippines in July 2025, when Jade Rick Verdillo and Jamaica Aguilar married inside a flooded church in Bulac\u00e1n after heavy rains associated with Typhoon Wipha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-x\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/2Sep?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2Sep<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Filipinas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Filipinas<\/a> <br> Boda bajo el agua: Una pareja decidi\u00f3 continuar con sus planes de boda y contraer matrimonio con el agua a la altura de las rodillas dentro de una iglesia inundada en la provincia de Bulac\u00e1n, tras el paso de intensas lluvias en la regi\u00f3n. <br><br>Con informaci\u00f3n de\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TzAuv6OuMn\">pic.twitter.com\/TzAuv6OuMn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Reporte Ya (@ReporteYa) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ReporteYa\/status\/2095124954811404657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lieza Galang and Gilbert Gibo went ahead with their wedding despite severe flooding in the Philippines, walking through waist-deep water to reach the altar and exchange their vows. The couple married on September 1, 2026, at the San Juan Bautista Parish in Bulac\u00e1n, one of the areas affected by the recent floods. 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