FILIPINOS are observing the Holy Week and that means a long holiday for most people, except for us journalists and bloggers, heh 
Here are a couple of interesting blog entries about Holy Week in the Philippines.
Bob Martin of the Mindanao.com Blog has this to say:
AS Catholics all over the world observe Holy Week, Bo Sanchez is not only fasting, but also blogging to encourage others to pray and fast this Lenten season.
Here’s an excerpt from his fasting journal:
I’m writing my fasting journal to you, to encourage you in your own prayer & fasting this Holy Week. This is my second day of 7 days of prayer & fasting.
This year, I’m taking a lighter—but healthier—type of fast: The Juice fast. (I did a “water only” fast years ago and I loved it, but I think it was too harsh for the body. In a “water only” fast, toxins are released too quickly and it shocks the system. In a juice fast, the toxins bind themselves with the juices and they get gently flushed out of the body.)
This year, I was a good boy and prepared for my fast well. About 3 days before my fast, I began eating smaller meals and avoided refined sugar—ice cream, pastries, etc.—to avoid withdrawal symptoms—which causes headaches, etc.
