Philippine couple married in hip-deep floodwaters

AFP1 Sep, 2026 06:10 PM2 mins to readThis grab made from a handout video taken and received on September 1, 2026 from Ang Tinig – St. John the Baptist Parish Hagonoy, Bulacan shows bride Lhiane Galang (C) walking down the aisle at the St. John the Baptist Parish church during their wedding ceremony in a flooded church in Hagonoy town. A Philippine couple tied the knot on September 1 at a Catholic church swamped in hip-deep waters, as heavy rains have pummelled large parts of the country for a month. (Photo by Handout / Ang Tinig – St. John the Baptist Parish Hagonoy, Bulacan / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Ang Tinig – St. John the Baptist Parish Hagonoy, Bulacan" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS Photo / AFPA Philippine couple tied the knot at a church swamped in hip-deep waters, as heavy rains have pummelled large parts of the country for a month.

Clutching a bouquet of white blooms and clad in an off-shoulder white gown, Leian Lieza Galang gingerly waded into the murky brown