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00:00There were several problems in the more than 20-hour procession of Jesus Nazareno yesterday until early in the morning.
00:07We will now call on the Technical and Procession Management Advisor of the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno, Alex Hirasga.
00:16Sen. Alex, good morning.
00:19Good morning Brother Egan and to all the listeners of your program.
00:24According to the Manila Police District, the procession is longer now than it was in 2024. What did you see that made it longer?
00:33Yes. We reached more than 20 hours and we think there are three reasons why this happened.
00:44According to our Command Center, there are more than 8 million people who are united in our community.
00:58This is our second external factor.
01:06Yesterday was a perfect weather. If you notice, the weather did not get hot. It was cloudy but it was not raining.
01:16That's why people did not stop on the road, even though it's almost noon.
01:22I did not see any of our fellow devotees.
01:28I can also say that there were two incidents that slowed the pace of our procession.
01:38The first one was at the corner of Top Avenue and Ayala Boulevard.
01:46The LUBED hit the tires. If you notice, our procession at Ayala Boulevard did not slow down.
01:58That's why we stopped it. It was stopped so that if the Ayala Bridge collides, our procession will be faster.
02:07Unfortunately, Brother Igan, when we reached San Sebastian, the LUBED hit the tires again.
02:17That's why we stopped it again. That's why from San Sebastian, our procession to return to the church did not hit the tires.
02:27It did not hit the tires anymore.
02:28It did not hit the tires anymore. That's why it was all in a row.
02:35Do we have any adjustments so that this will not happen again next year?
02:41That's our plan. To tell you the truth, I already told Brother Igan that this is a work in progress.
02:52Until such time, we will be able to perfect the assessment that the external factors that we are experiencing are disappearing.
03:05Sir Alex, we have been talking for a week that we should not go overboard, but there are still many stubborn people who are still forced.
03:15Yes. This is how it is, Brother.
03:18Out of 8 billion devotees who are part of our congregation, if you count those who worship at a given time,
03:32there are no more than 25 of them at a given time.
03:37If you look at their worship, in front of them, it is hard for them to worship.
03:45There are no more people who are able to worship.
03:47That's why the time is longer when our image is still visible than not.
03:54Compared to the previous years when there were more than 100 who were able to worship,
03:59last year it was only 30 and now it's only 25.
04:04We are successful in talking to the devotees that more are following than not.
04:15Will there be any changes in the design so that it will not go overboard?
04:19We will consult with the experts and of course, at the end of the day,
04:26we will still be the ones to decide on all these things.
04:30In our congregations, are there any who were hurt?
04:35Minimum, Brother Egan, minor cases.
04:42Eight million in NDRRMC. That's how many you counted, Brother Alex?
04:51Yes. That number is included in the assessment of all government agencies and our congregations.
05:01That's why the number is the same.
05:05In general, how will you assess the case of Jesus in Reno yesterday?
05:12Our assessment is still the same.
05:17The most important thing that we should consider is that our brother did not go overboard in his worship.
05:31Zero. This is a zero incident of death.
05:34We also have zero cases of peace and order or security incident,
05:43meaning our talks were fulfilled and our worship was safe and sound.
05:53In addition to the number that we should consider, out of eight million,
05:59the medical conditions that we are facing are exceeding 1,000 to 2,000.
06:08In our worship yesterday, there were only 538 medical incidents.
06:18Okay. Thank you very much, Brother Erasga, the technical and process management advisor of the Church Of Christ. Be careful.
06:26Thank you very much, Brother Egan. Long live to you.