The scene took place in San Juan, a town north of Manila where the Passion of Christ is recreated. The oldest "Jesus Christ" is a painter and carpenter named Ruben Enaje (63 years old), who has relived the Passion on his own skin up to 35 times since 1985.
The protagonist of Good Friday in the Philippines has taken advantage of the media attention he always has during this day to also remember the dangerous current tensions between his country and China over the disputed islands.