Mindanaotoday.com | ‘Traslacion’ observance orderly, say Oro police
By: Jigger Jerusalem
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Generally peaceful.
The observance of the feast of the Black Nazareno in Cagayan de Oro, especially the conduct of the “traslacion” or the procession was generally peaceful as no untoward incident was reported during the religious activity Monday, police said.
This was based on the assessment made law enforcement authorities, said Lt. Col. Evan Viñas, the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office spokesperson.
“The whole feast day was under control by our security personnel,” Viñas said.
The only notable disruption was when a volunteer collapsed, but this was taken care of right away, he added.
The crowd who joined in the “traslacion” was still large, Viñas said, but it was not as thick as the number of devotees in 2020, where the turn-out was estimated at 250,000.
But this year’s procession, only around 15,000 people participated in the feast day of the Black Nazarene.
“We expected the figure to double from two years ago, but it went down, probably because due to the weather,” he said.
Nick Jabagat, the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office chief, said the person who had a medical emergency was physically exhausted, but he was able to recover quickly.
“We were thankful to the devotees who were very cooperative. We hope to maintain this type of crowd who was very compliant with our guidelines,” Jabagat said. (MT)
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