00:00 At 7.20pm, the procession in Villalobos area was already in motion.
00:07 Using the public address system, a man of minor basilica was speaking just a while ago,
00:13 there above the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
00:16 He was asking the devotees not to block the procession in the area of Villalobos and Plaza Miranda.
00:24 And in those moments, they gave instructions to the AOP and PNP forces to stand up and put a pole in the middle
00:32 because anytime, the procession of the Black Nazareno will enter.
00:38 Meanwhile, not only in the same procession but also in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre,
00:42 the security that was being enforced was tightened.
00:45 Live on TV, Mav Gonzalez.
00:51 Emil, the police line outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was already made to control the people,
00:56 especially since the procession is already near.
00:58 The security was also tightened earlier so no petty crimes were reported.
01:02 The line of people who will enter the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Quiapo, Manila, is already past the Quinta Market.
01:12 Everyone is already passing through the inspection.
01:15 Just remember, the prohibited items.
01:17 Everything will be removed including the lighter.
01:20 It's prohibited.
01:21 Yes. So that you won't be bothered when you reach the end.
01:24 The people without bags are just being held and will pass through the metal detector.
01:28 If you have a bag, you need to go through the X-ray screening machine.
01:31 Many of the prohibited items were confiscated.
01:34 There were also sold.
01:35 We were also confiscated a lot of things like knives, knuckles, Swiss knives and lighters.
01:43 There were also scissors.
01:46 It can be used as a weapon.
01:48 The workers' tools gave IDs so that they can get it again after the mass.
01:53 This woman was arrested by the PPS because she was carrying something that she didn't pass through the X-ray machine.
02:00 It was a small statue of Nazareno.
02:03 It was wrapped with mimes.
02:05 We had a hard time putting it in the bag.
02:10 Even if the line is long, the devotees we talked to have no complaints.
02:15 I have a child with me every year.
02:17 It's not hard to queue because like before, it's hard to know where the line is.
02:24 Now, it's more organized and better.
02:29 The authorities are preparing for the arrival of the X-ray machine at 3 p.m.
02:33 We are removing the screening machines because the X-ray machine will pass through here and the mass will be later.
02:38 As you can see, there are more police officers now because they will be handling the X-ray machine later.
02:44 It's faster now and we are happy with the deployment of our personnel and the positioning of our cameras, monitoring cameras.
02:51 Everything is peaceful and orderly so far.
02:57 The Philippine Coast Guard patrolled the Pasig River area where the translation was carried out.
03:04 Earlier, at 4 p.m., the EJs and police officers were positioned inside Plaza Miranda
03:10 so that no one can enter except for the following people.
03:14 Outside, along Quezon Boulevard, there are still many police officers guarding the security.
03:19 Thank you very much, Mav Gonzalez.
03:25 [♪♪]
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