00:00The Penitential Walk of Jesus and the Obelisk Salvo of Novena Mas
00:06for the inauguration of the Cebu City Sinulog Festival
00:09were all performed by 160 devotees of Sr. Santo Nino.
00:15Jesse Atienza of PTV Cebu is in the center of the news.
00:21The candles were lit and the devotees filled the length of Fuente Osmeña Boulevard
00:27on a Thursday early in the morning.
00:29Most of them also brought their images of Sr. Santo Nino
00:32with different designs.
00:34The rain didn't stop,
00:36everyone marched together
00:38to the Basilica Minore del Santo Nino.
00:44Thousands of devotees waited for the arrival of the carousel
00:47of the image in the Pilgrim Center,
00:50which was immediately followed by the opening of Salvo of Novena Mas.
00:59The simultaneous singing of Gozos,
01:02Batu Balani sa Gugma,
01:04as a thank you to the merciful children, will not be missed.
01:07According to the Cebu City Police Office,
01:09more than 160,000 people
01:11attended the Penitential Walk
01:13and the first Mass in Novena
01:15for the feast.
01:17So far, the entire procession went peacefully.
01:20We haven't encountered anything
01:22that will pose a threat
01:24to the entire pilgrims
01:29as well as to the peace and order
01:31of this particular religious activity.
01:33The esteemed Order of St. Augustine
01:35in the Basilica
01:37expected that the procession
01:39in the Pilgrim Center
01:41in all of the Novena Masses
01:43will continue until the last day of the feast.
01:45That's why they called
01:47the members of the Church in the Basilica.
01:49Yesterday,
01:51we observed the proper dress code.
01:53We discouraged the use of bags
01:55and camping chairs.
01:58If you wish to enter
02:00the compound of the Basilica,
02:02please be patient.
02:04I can guide you.
02:06You need to be patient.
02:08Aside from religious activities,
02:10tourists are also expected
02:12to attend cultural activities
02:14where security personnel
02:16are already deployed
02:18for security and crowd control.
02:20From PTV Cebu,
02:22Jesse Atienza for Pambansang TV
02:24in Bagong, Philippines.
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