Eagle News Correspondent Marie Francisco gives us an update as participants from various locations in Europe gather in Paris, France despite chilly weather, for INC World Wide Walk for those affected by Typhoon Haiyan.
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SGV having trouble with tangled, torn wristbands
The accounting firm SGV & Co. is having difficulties in getting the exact number of participants at the ongoing INC Worldwide Walk. In an interview with EBC Reporter Weng dela Fuente, SGV spokesman Leo Maligtas said that their biggest challenges so far were the unprecedented number of people and those whose wristbands keep from sticking together or tearing apart. Maligtas said they have deployed around 50-70 SGV personnel to supervise and monitor the counting, which […]
SGV: Partial count of 96,000 for WorldWide Walk Manila; Police estimate 1.5M
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News Service) — A spokesperson for SGV, the official accounting and auditing firm hired to help observe the Iglesia Ni Cristo Worldwide Walk for Yolanda survivors in its Metro Manila site, said they have already validated 96,000 of those who participated in the INC charity walk. Leo Matignas, an SGV partner, said that this count was as of 2:20 p.m. This number already exceeded the 77,500 participants in Singapore’s “The New Paper Big […]
Breaking world record for charity walk “just a bonus”
Breaking the world record for the largest charity walk will just be a bonus and not the priority of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC). This, according to INC spokesman Edwil Zabala, who said that the primary reason for the Worldwide Walk is to acquire additional resources for the short-term and long-term rehabilitation of those affected by super typhoon Yolanda. Zabala added that the event also aims to call attention to the fact that the four million […]
Eco group “delighted” over WorldWide Walk’s cleanliness
Waste and pollution watchdog EcoWaste Coalition marvelled today at the clean and well-organised charity walk of the Iglesia Ni Cristo for Typhoon Yolanda victims. The ecological group said theroute of the walkathon was “devoid of unsightly and filthy trash” – a far cry from the feast of the Black Nazarene last january when it turned Quiapo “into a dumpsite due to the unimpeded disposal of garbage on the streets.” EcoWaste coordinator Aileen Lucero lauded participants […]
Malacañang ‘looking over’ complaints vs. ERC chief
Malacanang said it is now studying a complaint filed against Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Zenaida Cruz-Ducut. President Aquino said the filed complaint is now with the office of the Deputy Executive Secretary Michael Aguinaldo where it is currently being “studied and examined”. Presidential Communications Operations Office Head Herminio Coloma Jr. said earlier that there is a newly created Investigative and Adjudicatory Division of the Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs who […]
Singapore concludes INC Worldwide Walk
Over a thousand people in Singapore crossed the finish line of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) charity walkathon – becoming the second country to conclude the event (after Japan). In a Radyo Agila report, EBC correspondent Oseisan Laberanto said that the Singapore event numbered over 800 participants from the West Side and 600 from the East Side. Laberanto said the two groups walked an estimated 1.9 kilometers to the convergence site in Pasir Ris Park. […]
A Bird’s Eye View of Roxas Blvd.
An aerial view of a sea of brethren of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) in Manila. The vast number of people stretched far, covering the entire Roxas Blvd. Early police estimates place the crowd at 500,000, although more is expected to turn out until 4 pm today.
Snow storm in Japan hits charity walk
One of the bigger snow storms to hit Japan in decades has now become a hindrance to the charity walk being held there today, according to various reports. Up to 30 centimetres of snow was forecast for some parts of the country by Saturday morning, a week after the heaviest snowfall left at least 11 people dead and more than 1200 injured. The event, dubbed “WorldWide Walk” by the religious group Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC), began at the […]
Handicaps in Tacloban walkathon
Thousands of people from the ravaged city of Tacloban, some of them in crutches and wheelchairs, attended the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) WorldWide Walk in the area. The event is aimed to help out victims in the said province of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). The number of attendees, which is expected to reach at least 5000, gathered at the assembly area early on and voiced their support for the walk. After crossing the finish line, most […]
Church officials, ministers lead charity walkathon in Manila
Iglesia ni Cristo Executive Minister Bro. Eduardo V. Manalo’s message and call for compassionate care for fellow countrymen and INC brethren was read before the large crowds that participated at the INC Worldwide Walk held in multiple sites around the world, today, February 15, 2014 (PH time). The greatest number gathered in Manila where top INC Church officials and their respective families, led the 1.6km walk from the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) to Rizal […]
Rains don’t stop crowds from attending charity walk in Australia
Heavy rains did not deter heavy crowds from joining the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) WorldWide Walk in Sydney, Australia this morning. About 500 people participated early on, and is expected to draw even more numbers as the day goes on. An additional 446 people gathered at another INC walkathon in Western Australia. The international event, which is quickly becoming one of the most attended of the year, is a charity walkathon aimed to provide […]
