ZAMBOANGA CITY: Muslims in southern Philippines have sent a brass gong to Pope Francis, who is concluding his four-day visit in the country.

The gong, which is also called “agong,” was shipped all the way from Mindanao, in time for the Pontiff’s outdoor mass at the Rizal Park in Manila.

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