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Muslim women wearing burqas walk inside a mosque compound in Dasmariñas, Cavite on Monday, when Muslims worldwide celebrated Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan. All venues of mass gathering are prohibited by the government due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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