Watch: Gathering of angels in the Philippines breaks world record

Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A municipality in the Philippines broke a Guinness World Record by gathering more than 2,000 people dressed as angels.

The town of San Rafael, Bulacan, announced its event at the Victory Coliseum was attended by a Guinness World Records adjudicator, who confirmed the record for the largest gathering of people dressed as angels had officially been broken.

An official count of participants at the record attempt has not yet been released, but organizers said over 2,000 angels were counted.

The previous record of 1,275 people was set in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 2015.