By: Bennie A. Recebido
SORSOGON CITY, April 10 – Assessment of the Philippine National Police Sorsogon Provincial Office (PNP-SPPO) bared that aside from the electrocuted 16-year old male in one of the beach cottages in Bacon District, Sorsogon City, the celebration of “Semana Santa”, a Spanish term for the Holy Week, was generally peaceful.
Devotees and Catholics in general were in their prayerful mood especially during the Visita Iglesia and processions on Good Friday. Priests in their Lenten homilies reiterated Pope Benedict XVI’s call for Charity which is the very heart of Christian Life.
According to PNP Sorsogon Director PSupt John CA Jambora, they attributed the success of the activity to the full support and cooperation shown by Sorsoganons, “that is why we are thankful to them that no untoward incidences were noted all throughout the observance of the Holy Week,” he added.
Meanwhile, passengers bound for Manila and Legazpi City yesterday showed irritation due to insufficient number of bus and vans to cater passengers. According to some commuters departing for Manila, they have waited for about six hours and more before a transport vehicle arrived causing their very late arrival to work today while some others have to be absent from their respective works.
Philippine Coast Guard Sorsogon Station through PO2 Rico Gabion reported that their assessment of the observance of “Semana Santa” in Sorsogon this year was very successful since no problems and negative incidences were noted. He admitted however, that fewer passengers in three major ports here were recorded compared to that of last year.
Latest data reported to them from Matnog station stated that some 1,535 passengers were catered in Matnog port. No report yet from Pilar and Bulan stations were submitted to them as to the number of passengers that utilized Pilar and Bulan ports before and after the observance of the holy week.
However, PCG and PNP both said that they will keep on strictly monitoring major ports and terminals in the province as part of their “Oplan Summer Vacation” since tourists and vacationers will continue to flock for the summer season.
Aside from terminals, the PNP has also deployed their personnel including police trainees to areas frequently visited by tourists such as the town of Donsol for the whale shark inter-action, Bulusan for Bulusan Lake activities, Sorsogon City for its Paguriran Island, Pto. Diaz for mangrove tour, Casiguran for the famous freezing Orok Spring, Barcelona for its breathtaking and huge corals, as well as the province’s prime beach resorts in Bacon District, Sorsogon City, Gubat, Sta. Magdalena and Matnog towns, among others. (BARecebido, PIA Sorsogon)
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