1.5M devotees join prayer walk on eve of Cebu Santo Niño feast

  CEBU CITY --- Under overcast skies, at least a million devotees lined the streets of Cebu City or joined the solemn procession traditionally held on Saturday, the eve of the feast of the Santo Nio de Cebu. Senior Supt. Royina Garma, director of the Cebu City Police Office, said there were at least 1.5 million people who turned up for the prayer walk that snaked through the major streets of Cebu City for four hours. The number is three times higher than last year's crowd of 500,000. "All along, we were expecting more people to attend the religious activities this year. Since day one of the novena, we already noticed a thick crowd at the basilica," Garma said. Ear...

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