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When most travelers picture the Moriones Festival, it’s the streets of Marinduque that come to mind. Yet the Bondoc Peninsula in Quezon Province has its own interpretation — locally called “Senturyon” — that blends centuries-old faith with coastal community life. This variation traces back to the story of Saint Longinus, the Roman centurion healed by Christ’s blood and later canonized as a saint. In Bondoc, this narrative is brought to life through intimate Holy Week processions, dramatizing devotion in streets, chapels, and barangays that retain a deep connection to Spanish colonial-era Catholic practices.