Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella will not be resting this Holy Week 2020.
Although the mayor said he will spend parts of the Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Black Saturday with his family and two grandchildren, most of his time will be spent monitoring and ensuring the safety of Cebu City during this Coronavirus Disease 2019 crisis.
Labella said at this time of crisis, his “other children,” referring to the city’s constituents, need him more. “We are invited for the Easter Vigil mass on Saturday headed by the Archbishop. I will be attending,” said the mayor.Prayers badly neededThe mayor reminds the public that they should still do
their religious duties such as praying and fasting, but avoid going out to minimize the chances of exposure to Covid-19.Labella: No penalty for not wearing mask, just go homeHe said that the city government, the medical and pharmaceutical industries, and even the public, can only do so much to control the virus.“Let us not stop praying. We should be more prayerful this time,” said Labella.
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