Filipinos are a religious people. On Sundays, especially in the provinces, many attend church followed by a trip to the market. Cockfighting, commonly known as sabong, is another common Sunday observance, and there are numerous town parishes where a well-worn path leads from the side door of the church to the cock pit. Some say there are actually more cock pit arenas than churches in the Philippines, a predominantly Roman Catholic country.

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