Sinulog 2013: 4 Million Devotees to Join Mardi Gras

[rrvistal]

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CEBU, Philippines — Authorities are predicting about four million people are going to witness the Sinulog grand celebration, highlighted by the mardi gras to end all mardi gras in the Philippines, on Sunday.


From over 3.5 million people who joined the Sinulog last year, Senior Superintendent Mariano Natu-el Jr., officer-in-charge of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said on Friday that they are expecting some four million people to join the festivities this year.


He said they already requested additional 500 police personnel to help with the crowd control and security.


About 1,000 police personnel from CCPO, 99 field training police (FTP) and 1,000 from the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Central Visayas will be deployed in the city during the festivity.


The Central Command (Centcom) for its part will also be deploying some 500 military personnel, while about 5,000 reservists were also tapped to secure the biggest celebration in the South.

[7DMM]

Not all devotees (of the Sto. Nino) joined the mardi gras and not every tom,dick,harry and jane does in the streets right now are devotees.

[nwf]

hahaha.....

[cobraKing]

ad2 na ipost sa local news area...nag flooding nsad ni dri..

[makie]

Devotees? Tourists is a more appropriate term.

[Tirong-say]

Good morning all of you

OT:Please refrain in making redundant
posts ma ban unya ka.

ONT: Visitors and Devotees did conglomerate
in the celebrations, aside from the mardi gras
puno pud kaayo ang Basilica.