Filipino Catholic priest Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, wears personal protective equipment (PPE) as he conducts an impromptu baptism on an infant, after visiting the family's home to give a blessing to one of their relatives who was ill, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. 

Filipino Catholic priests Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, and Rey Amancio, 31, pray for the soul of a suicide victim, with the victim's family inside Our Lady of Grace Parish, which is almost empty, amid the prohibition of religious gatherings, including funerals, during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priests Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, Rey Amancio, 31, and church volunteer Rosemarie Gracia Ramos, 20, wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as they make their way to the homes of people with disabilities to give blessings, amid the prohibition of religious gatherings during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priests Rey Amancio, 31, and Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, hold mass together inside a church administrator's office, as they isolate themselves away from other priests in the parish, following their relief efforts in the community where they give food to homeless people, poor communities and front-line workers in need, during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 26, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Michael Juarez, 42, a scrap dealer, who was given food by Filipino Catholic priests Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr and Rey Amancio, reacts as he talks to them about his life during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priest Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, talks to a man about urban gardening to encourage people to take up gardening within their own homes as a means to secure food sufficiency during a government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, at Our Lady of Grace parish in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 26, 2020. Vasquez has been promoting urban gardening to his community by providing free seeds. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priest Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, walks along the aisle of Our Lady of Grace parish, which is empty, amid the prohibition of religious gatherings during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 26, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Hazard tape that reads 'caution' is placed around religious relics, with a note advising church goers to avoid touching the statues, as a safety precaution to protect themselves against the coronavirus disease, inside Our Lady of Grace Parish, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priests Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, and Rey Amancio, 31, say prayers during a wake where attendees wear protective face masks while practising social distancing, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in a funeral chapel in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 24, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priest Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, grabs a t-shirt in a church treasurer's office, which he currently uses as a temporary bedroom, in order to socially distance away from other priests who usually share a residence, amid the prohibition of religious gatherings during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Our Lady of Grace parish in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 26, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priest Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, live-streams a workshop on how to make organic fertilizer, to encourage people to take up gardening within their own homes, outside Our Lady of Grace Parish in Caloocan during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Metro Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2020. Vasquez has been promoting urban gardening to his community by providing free seeds to try to enable food sufficiency during the lockdown. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priest Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, disinfects his bottle of Holy Water, among other personal belongings, as a safety measure to protect himself against the coronavirus disease during the COVID-19 outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

The hazmat suits of Filipino Catholic priests Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr and Rey Amancio, that are used as a form of protection against the coronavirus disease, are hung up to dry outside Our Lady of Grace Parish, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priests Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, and Rey Amancio, 31, wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as they make their way to the homes of people with disabilities to give blessings, amid the prohibition of religious gatherings during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priests Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, and Rey Amancio, 31, put on their reusable hazmat suits and personal protection equipment (PPE), as they prepare to go outside during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Our Lady of Grace Parish, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priests Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, and Rey Amancio, 31, wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as they visit the homes of people with disabilities, to give blessings on their doorsteps, amid the prohibition of religious gatherings during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priests Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, and Rey Amancio, 31, wear personal protective equipment as they bless a man who has epilepsy from the doorstep of his home, amid the prohibition of religious gatherings during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priest Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, wears personal protective equipment (PPE) as he visits a woman's home who has a disability, to give her and her family a blessing, amid the prohibition of religious gatherings during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priest Rey Amancio, 31, and church volunteer Rosemarie Gracia Ramos, 20, wear personal protective equipment as they pack vegetables inside a van, to distribute to homeless people during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priest Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, talks to homeless people that are currently living outside closed shops, during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A man who is homeless embraces two loaves of bread that were given to him by Filipino Catholic priest Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, who walks through different areas at night in Caloocan to check on the homeless, during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priest Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, picks up a plant as he talks to a man about urban gardening to encourage people to take up gardening within their own homes as a means to secure food sufficiency during a government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, at Our Lady of Grace parish in Caloocan, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 26, 2020. Vasquez has been promoting urban gardening to his community by providing free seeds. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priest Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, and his relief team wear personal protective equipment inside a vehicle, as they make their way to a morgue to bless deceased people, amid the prohibition of religious gatherings, including funerals, during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priest Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, wears personal protective equipment as he sprinkles holy water on the narrow streets of a slum area, during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priest Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, wears a protective mask as he stands on the altar of Our Lady of Grace Parish, which is empty amid the prohibition of religious gatherings during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 26, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priest Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, wears a protective mask outside Our Lady of Grace parish, which is empty, amid the prohibition of religious gatherings during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priest Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, wears his personal protective equipment (PPE) as he speaks to a person on the phone, to confirm a request to bless deceased people inside a morgue, amid the prohibition of religious gatherings, including funerals, during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priest Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, wears personal protective equipment (PPE) as he prepares to go outside, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Our Lady of Grace Parish in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priest Rey Amancio, 31, gives a loaf of bread and a bag containing rice and vegetables to a man scavenging for food from a pile of garbage, during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Filipino Catholic priests Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez Jr, 47, and Rey Amancio, 31, wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as they make their way to a home to bless a deceased woman's ashes, amid the prohibition of religious gatherings, including funerals, during the government-imposed lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH "CORONAVIRUS PRIESTS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.