Leaders of various indigenous people’s tribes perform a ritual called panubadtubad before an image of Pope Francis as they confer on him the honorary title Apo (Elder) Edsila, meaning ‘light,’ ‘sunrise’, or ‘dawn of a new day. (Contributed photo)

Leaders of various indigenous people’s tribes perform a ritual called panubadtubad before an image of Pope Francis as they confer on him the honorary title Apo (Elder) Edsila, meaning ‘light,’ ‘sunrise’, or ‘dawn of a new day. (Contributed photo)

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