La Naval de Manila during the COVID -19 Pandemic
The Dungaw of Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario - La Naval de Manila during the "Dungaw" rites on her festivity in lieu of the grand procession due to the government's restrictions to curb cases of COVID-19 virus The COVID-19 Pandemic has caused much damage in all aspects in everyday, including religious with the restrictions on Church attendance as part of the government's measures to prevent the spread the pandemic further which the Church hierarchy cooperated since March of 2020. During this time, we see processions and other liturgical and pious activities that involved public gatherings were suspended and later modified in compliance to the current health measures which is understandable and the La Naval festivities were no exemption. For La Naval de Manila festivities for 2020, we saw how the celebrations continued with a unique twist to it with the revival of old traditions that we haven't seen in the modern era since the post war years that made a mark