LILIW, Laguna, Philippines — Tourists are absent on Gat Tayaw, the popular stretch of “tsinelas” (footwear) stores in this town, that normally welcomes huge crowds, especially during the ...

Workers make slippers (locally known as tsinelas) at a shop in Liliw, Laguna, on April 23, 2025. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News “Hanggang sa natulungan tayo ng ating LGU (local government unit ...