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Her family put down roots over the decades, only to have all three of their homes destroyed by fires.

On Drag Race Philippines, Caliente is billed as "RuGirl from Laguna," in a nod to her roots in Laguna, an industrial province south of Manila.

Their Italian immigrant, working-class roots are a central part of their identity.

Organisers have said local legend suggested the event, preceded by a procession through Hallaton in which hare pies are scattered, can trace its roots back 2,000 years.

“I’m thinking about reckoning, trying to untangle the roots of racism and systemic factors in this country that are so embedded and baked in our society.”