Pegs of wood reddened with the penitent’s blood. Locally called the sablat or panghampas, its usually made from the lucban tree. In some parts of Laguna, the wooden pegs are replaced with steel rods and the rope with chains. Usually, the number of pegs refers to the number of years the penitent will do the flagellation but in the case of Infanta, it doesn’t seem to be that way. I was told that the number usually is 12 pegs referring to the 12 apostles but sometimes it can be 13 to include the penitent.

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