Agonising video captured the moment Christian devotes were voluntarily crucified in San Fernando in the Philippines on Good Friday, 7 April.

Wilfredo Salvador, 66, became the first local man to perform the normally annual ritual since it returned after being suspended during the Covid pandemic.

It is thought he may also be the oldest man to undergo the ritual in that area. He was nailed to the cross alongside two other men.

He stared at the sky and appeared to mumble a prayer during the painful process.

Mr Salvador is a fisherman who has been volunteering for crucifixion for 15 years, since recovering from a nervous breakdown.

Video captured a similar scene in Sta. Lucia village too.

In San Fernando area there are three villages where such crucifixion takes place: San Juan (where Salvador was crucified, alongside others), Sta. Lucia (where three men were crucified) and Cutud (where five men were crucified).

Good Friday marks the day Jesus Christ is supposed to have died on the cross, before being resurrected on Easter Sunday.

The old and fragile body of Wilfredo Salvador stared at the sky and appeared to mumble a prayer after the 66-year-old with wild grey hair and a long beard became the first local man to perform the actual crucifixion ritual after the pandemic Wilfredo Salvador is a fisherman who has been volunteering to be crucified for 15 years since recovering from a nervous breakdown. Crucifixion ritual in Pampanga was stopped for years due to COVID 19 health restrictions and Wilfredo is happy to be crucified again after restrictions were lifted.

In San Fernando Pampanga, there are 3 villages where crucifixion takes place namely San Juan (where Salvador was crucified), Sta. Lucia (where 3 men were crucified) and Cutud (where 5 men were crucified.)

The actual crucifixion is a brutal ritual that takes place in Central Luzon every Good Friday.