The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is all set for the annual translacion or the procession of the image of the Black Nazarene tomorrow – from making use of closed circuit television cameras (CCTVs) to equipping traffic enforcers with adult diapers.
MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino said diapers would be distributed to some 2,000 traffic enforcers and street clearing personnel. By using adult diapers, deployed enforcers would no longer need to abandon their posts, Tolentino said.
He also said that should the use of adult diapers prove successful during this year’s procession, enforcers tasked to manage traffic during the papal visit would also be made to wear them. "This was intended to be a dry run for the papal visit as it might take about an hour for deployed personnel who would queue at portalets to return to their posts,” he said.
The NCRPO chief said they are fully coordinating with the church leadership to ensure the peaceful and orderly procession, which is expected to attract tens of thousands of devotees.
Quiapo Church rector Monsignor Jose Clemente Ignacio said that the procession for the Black Nazarene would serve as a spiritual preparation for Pope Francis’ pastoral and state visit on Jan. 15 to 19. The Black Nazarene would be brought anytime today to the Quirino Grandstand where devotees would gather and pray for blessings.
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