Pope's Visit

[Ronny55]

Manila Traffic Enforcers to Wear Diapers During Pope's Visit

When Pope Francis visits the Philippines next week, traffic enforcers won't let the capital's streets get gridlocked if they have to answer the call of nature.

About 2,000 traffic enforcers who will be on duty during the Jan. 15-19 papal visit will be required to wear adult diapers, said Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman Francis Tolentino.

Tolentino also encouraged people who will wait for hours to see the pope to also wear diapers.

The prospect of wearing diapers while on duty was "well received" by his men, he said Wednesday.

Tolentino said the idea will be tested on Friday by 800 traffic enforcers who work shifts during the nearly 24-hour annual procession of the Black Nazarene. It will be the first time that traffic enforcers in the Philippines will wear diapers while on duty in the streets, he said.

The Black Nazarene procession attracts hundreds of thousands of barefoot mostly-male Filipino Roman Catholics who parade a centuries-old black statue of Jesus Christ which devotees believe possess mystical powers that could cure ailments and answer wishes of good health and fortune.

Tolentino says there won't be enough portable toilets for the millions of people expected to see Pope Francis hold an open-air Mass at the seaside Rizal Park on Jan. 18.

"If you attend an event that will last for 24 hours, you cannot go around looking for a (portable toilet)," Tolentino said.

Priests, nuns, seminarians, and the elderly also should consider wearing diapers, he said.

Asked if he will also wear one, Tolentino said, "I will try, but in my case, I have less hydration."

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/manila-traffic-enforcers-wear-diapers-popes-visit-28055094

[Pinocchio]

Je kan maar beter geen vlucht hebben geboekt van of naar Manila op 15 of 19 januari.

http://www.philstar.com/popefrancisinph/news/2015/01/07/1410442/complete-list-canceled-flights-during-papal-visit

[kristof19]

Je kan maar beter geen vlucht hebben geboekt van of naar Manila op 15 of 19 januari.

http://www.philstar.com/popefrancisinph/news/2015/01/07/1410442/complete-list-canceled-flights-during-papal-visit

klopt. Ik had het reeds gehoord van mijn vriendin. mijn vlucht is 18 januari. Toeval en geluk maar toch ongelooflijk.

[bananacreek]

Manila Traffic Enforcers to Wear Diapers During Pope's Visit

When Pope Francis visits the Philippines next week, traffic enforcers won't let the capital's streets get gridlocked if they have to answer the call of nature.

About 2,000 traffic enforcers who will be on duty during the Jan. 15-19 papal visit will be required to wear adult diapers, said Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman Francis Tolentino.

Tolentino also encouraged people who will wait for hours to see the pope to also wear diapers.

The prospect of wearing diapers while on duty was "well received" by his men, he said Wednesday.

Tolentino said the idea will be tested on Friday by 800 traffic enforcers who work shifts during the nearly 24-hour annual procession of the Black Nazarene. It will be the first time that traffic enforcers in the Philippines will wear diapers while on duty in the streets, he said.

The Black Nazarene procession attracts hundreds of thousands of barefoot mostly-male Filipino Roman Catholics who parade a centuries-old black statue of Jesus Christ which devotees believe possess mystical powers that could cure ailments and answer wishes of good health and fortune.

Tolentino says there won't be enough portable toilets for the millions of people expected to see Pope Francis hold an open-air Mass at the seaside Rizal Park on Jan. 18.

"If you attend an event that will last for 24 hours, you cannot go around looking for a (portable toilet)," Tolentino said.

Priests, nuns, seminarians, and the elderly also should consider wearing diapers, he said.

Asked if he will also wear one, Tolentino said, "I will try, but in my case, I have less hydration."

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/manila-traffic-enforcers-wear-diapers-popes-visit-28055094

Ladies and Gentlemen...this is your captain speaking....we are now approaching the Ninoy Aquino International Airport....and due to the fact that it is now compulsory to were diapers in the City of Manila you are hereby requested by the stewardess on duty to accept a diaper for each one of you... and thereafter you may proceed to the comfort room to apply your unit....one size fits all......

Metro Manila Traffic enforcers testing their newly issued hardware...........

[bananacreek]

Ik heb mijn bericht maar wat veranderd anders wordt ik straks nog gearresteerd op verdenking dat ik de Paus beledigd heb.......

"Hi Bananakloot...thank you..... and may the Lord Bless you and your housekeepers....maybe now it's your chance to apply for a standing place in Heaven....just tell St. Peter that I pesrsonally recommended you"..................

[pagud]

ondertussen moeten er hele families wijken ( relocate) in tacloban ter ere van de pope visit .  Een echte schande , die mensen hadden al alles verloren door yolanda

[Rich]

ondertussen moeten er hele families wijken ( relocate) in tacloban ter ere van de pope visit .  Een echte schande , die mensen hadden al alles verloren door yolanda

Schande ja 

Philippine typhoon victims to be displaced for pope's visit

Victims of Typhoon Haiyan decry plan to relocate them for pope's visit

Some 250 families whose homes were destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan last November will again be displaced to give way for Pope Francis's visit in January.

"We were informed that this area will be cleaned," said Delia Coritana, 43, who lost her family to the typhoon that killed more than 6,000 people in the central Philippines in November last year.

"We feel like we are being thrown away. We feel that [the authorities] are ashamed of our situation," Coritana told ucanews.com.

Coritana and her neighbors have been living in temporary shelters in the town of Palo in Leyte province while waiting for the government to build permanent structures to house victims of the disaster.

But the area where the shelters are standing will be used for a prayer vigil on the eve of the pope's visit.

"What is more devastating is that after our transfer we will be moved back again to our present bunkhouses when the pope leaves," Coritana said.

"They are going to transfer us to other bunkhouses far away from here, even far from our children's school, and also without water," she said. "What would happen to us then? What about our wish to also see the pope?"

Ronalyn Sabala, 34, a shelter leader in Palo, said the neighborhood is "saddened by the news".

She urged authorities to consider delaying the move until December, to coincide with the school break.

"If we will be transferred next month or by November, what would happen to our children who are still in school? The travel time and cost of transportation will be an additional burden to us," she said.

Sabala also stressed that people would be happy to transfer to another site if it were ready for permanent housing.

"We are willing to comply with the order... but we are also appealing that the authorities listen to us," she said.

Early this month, a group of typhoon victims appealed to Church leaders to be given the chance to meet Pope Francis when he visits the Philippines.

"They said the pope wanted to come here to see us, the victims. Then why are they taking us away from the pope?" asked Danah Fabi, 36.

Dr Efleda Bautista, leader of People Surge, an alliance of typhoon survivors, said: "We're doing everything to have an audience with the pope and tell him about the real situation."

At least 30 people who have suffered from natural disasters, including 20 typhoon victims from Tacloban, five from Cebu and five victims of the Bohol earthquake, are set to meet Pope Francis during his visit in Tacloban City on 17 January.

Bautista said that in the preparations for the pope's visit, members of People Surge have been excluded.

People Surge has been a vocal critic of delays in government relief and rehabilitation efforts for victims of Typhoon Haiyan.

Father Amadeo Alvero, spokesman of the Archdiocese of Palo, said the request of the typhoon survivors cannot be addressed because local Church leaders still don't have the itinerary of the pope.

"We cannot issue a statement because we don't have finality on the activities yet. We would just know and be sure of all these things if everything is already finalized," he said.

Rosalina Balderas, a social welfare officer in the town of Palo, said she has "no idea" about the planned relocation of the typhoon victims.

"There was a meeting last week with the mayor, but I was not informed about it," she said.

Some 15,000 typhoon survivors continue to live in tent cities, bunkhouses and evacuation centers in Leyte province.

The government earlier said it has allocated US$3.7 billion to bankroll the recovery and rehabilitation efforts in communities hit by Typhoon Haiyan.

A government-sponsored audit revealed that over $18.4 million of the money remained unused by government agencies tasked to deliver support to the devastated communities.

Source : http://www.ucanews.com/news/philippine-typhoon-victims-to-be-displaced-for-popes-visit/72048

[Lorre]

Ze zullen er nog blij mee zijn dat ze mogen verhuizen, want ze zijn toch allemaal zo gelovig?  Een religie is nooit goed, zeker niet die devoten en extremisten, ik kus beide handen dat mijn pinay G/god noch gebod aanbidt...

[Quezonboy]

Vandaag kreeg ik de mail van mijn Balik Bayan service dat de papier afhandeling van de container waarin mijn Balik Bayan boxen inzitten nog langer gaat duren, doordat de regeringsgebouwen tijdens het bezoek van de Paus gesloten zijn. En ze hebben die boxen al in september verzameld  en ze moeten nog helemaal  naar Mindanoa.

[Amice]

Alles ligt plat, scholen zijn 4 dagen gesloten, veel wegen zijn geblokkeerd, als men niet naar manila hoeft, blijf er dan maar weg de komende dagen want superstar popie jopie is hier.

Maar even afwachten hoeveel doden dat weer gaat opleveren.

Er worden miljoenen mensen verwacht voor de mis die de superstar opdraagt in Luneta, waar veel TV screens zullen worden opgesteld.

Ze kunnen beter thuisblijven dan want zien doen ze popie jopie dan toch niet.