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Pope Francis to use 3 Popemobiles during PHL visit
(Updated 10:46 a.m.) Pope Francis will be using three Popemobiles during his visit to the Philippines on Jan. 15 to 19, Bishop Ruperto C. Santos of the Diocese of Balanga said.
The Popemobiles were all done according to the specifications of the Vatican, said Bishop Santos, who also chairs the Committee on Transportation for the Papal Visit, a report on GMA News TV's News TV Live said Monday.
"It is according to specifications of the Vatican, visible for all and accessible for the Holy Father to go down and meet our people. It is simple which defines the nature of his holiness, simplicity and availability to all people, especially the simple and ordinary," Santos said.
Later at a press briefing on Monday, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas confirmed that three Popemobiles will be used when the Holy Pontiff's five-day visit in the country.
One Popemobile, a customized Isuzu D-Max, will reportedly be used on Jan.15 to welcome the Pope upon his arrival at the Villamor Air Base. It will also be used for the papal events at Manila Cathedral and SM MOA Arena.
The Isuzu vehicle had been blessed last week and is now in an unspecidied location, a GMA News Online source said.
A jeepney-inspired Popemobile, meanwhile, ill be used for the Pope's Mass at the Quirino Grandstand on Jan. 18.
In Leyte on Jan. 17, the Pope will ride the Kia World Youthday Popesmobile, Bishop Santos said.
"We are much preparing for everything, very prayerful for this grace-filled event. The Holy Father is blessing our country with God's mercy and compassion," the Bataan bishop said. — with Rose-An Jessica Dioquino/KG/RSJ, GMA News
The Popemobiles were all done according to the specifications of the Vatican, said Bishop Santos, who also chairs the Committee on Transportation for the Papal Visit, a report on GMA News TV's News TV Live said Monday.
"It is according to specifications of the Vatican, visible for all and accessible for the Holy Father to go down and meet our people. It is simple which defines the nature of his holiness, simplicity and availability to all people, especially the simple and ordinary," Santos said.
Later at a press briefing on Monday, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas confirmed that three Popemobiles will be used when the Holy Pontiff's five-day visit in the country.
Villegas, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, told reporters that aside from two Popemobiles made here, the Kia Popemobile the Pope used during his visit to South Korea last year has been lent to the organizing committee.
Two of the vehicles will be used in Manila, where most of the events will happen. Another will be used in his trip to Tacloban City and Palo in Leyte.
According to Villegas, those in charge of security will determine which vehicles assign where.
Per Pope Francis' preference, all of them will be open vehicles.
Popemobiles
Popemobiles
One Popemobile, a customized Isuzu D-Max, will reportedly be used on Jan.15 to welcome the Pope upon his arrival at the Villamor Air Base. It will also be used for the papal events at Manila Cathedral and SM MOA Arena.
The Isuzu vehicle had been blessed last week and is now in an unspecidied location, a GMA News Online source said.
A jeepney-inspired Popemobile, meanwhile, ill be used for the Pope's Mass at the Quirino Grandstand on Jan. 18.
#PopeInPH: This is the "popemobile" that will be used by Pope Francis in Philippines pic.twitter.com/N87zPfc7qQ
— VaticanCommunication (@PCCS_VA) January 9, 2015
In Leyte on Jan. 17, the Pope will ride the Kia World Youthday Popesmobile, Bishop Santos said.
"We are much preparing for everything, very prayerful for this grace-filled event. The Holy Father is blessing our country with God's mercy and compassion," the Bataan bishop said. — with Rose-An Jessica Dioquino/KG/RSJ, GMA News
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