A vendor prepares bibingka and puto bumbong at a stall near Quiapo Church in Manila, December 16.

These traditional rice cakes are popularly sold outside churches during the nine-day Simbang Gabi dawn masses. Enjoyed by churchgoers, the delicacies remain an enduring part of Filipino Christmas tradition. (via Mark Balmores | MB)

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