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Quezon City, Feb 14 (EFE/EPA).- Some 200 Filipino couples marked Valentine's Day on Sunday by taking the solemn oath of matrimony in a mass ceremony held in Quezon City northeast of Manila.Mass weddings are a popular event in the Philippines, where churches, civil society groups and local governments often sponsor ceremonies held in churches, town halls and even gymnasiums to help young couples cover the otherwise hefty costs of nuptial rites in a country where 86 percent of the population are practicing Roman Catholics. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA). SHOT LIST: A ROMAN CATHOLIC MASS WEDDING CEREMONY IN QUEZON CITY, EAST OF MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Johannesburg (South Africa), 12 feb (EFE/EPA).- (CAMERA: Kim Ludbrook) Multiflora flower market is fully prepared to sell roses for Valentines day. With some 600 flower growers on its books and great florists, Multiflora is the largest flower auction house in Africa. At least 80% of the flowers on auction at Multiflora are grown within 300km of Johannesburg. The rest come from the Cape, Natal and the northern regions of the country, as far as Kenya, Zimbabwe and other African countries.
Tocancipá (Colombia), Feb 11 (EFE).- (Camera: Juan Diego López) The enchantment of Colombian flowers travels the world, despite the coronavirus pandemic, to surprise those in love who on February 14 will celebrate an atypical Valentine's Day, a date by which the Andean country will export more than 700 million stems.FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE WORKING ON A FLOWER FARM IN TOCANCIPA.
Manila, Feb 14 (EFE/EPA).- Police in Manila entertained ?and gave away roses Friday to commuters to mark Valentine's Day. (Camera: MARK CRISTINO) FOOTAGE SHOWS POLICE OFFICERS IN MANILA GIVING AWAY ROSES TO COMMUTERS IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
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