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...teenagers. Before long the Quezon and Jones bridges, which siphon cars across the Pasig River into Manila's downtown Ermita district, were too clogged for the traffic to move. By the time President Ferdinand Marcos, First Lady Imelda, Daughter Irene and Son Bongbong reached the Luneta grandstand in Rizal Park, fully 1.6 million supporters were jammed in front of them waving flags and shouting...
While Mendoza remained in custody, charged with assault and attempted murder (maximum penalty: 15 years), the Pope went on about his schedule unruffled. The day after the incident some 200,000 worshipers jammed Manila's Rizal Park while the Pope concelebrated Mass with Asian bishops and ordained 200 priests from Asian countries...
Garcia's own popularity has plummeted. In mid-December, when he arrived at Manila's Rizal Stadium to see the world championship flyweight fight between Argentina's Pascul Perez and the Philippines' Dommy Ursua, the and crowd the Philip greeted him with a thunderous boo, which ended only when somebody ordered the band to play the national anthem. When it was announced that the President and his wife would present the belt to the winner, booing broke out all over again...
...hour before the evening rally in Manila's Rizal Memorial Football Stadium, the stands were filled, and the audience overflowed onto the football field. Many had traveled from the nearby provinces. Billy's followers had hoped for a turnout of 30,000; they got more than 40,000. Campaign workers claimed the largest single number of "decisions for Christ" (4,470) in the current campaign. The pledge cards showed that about 30% of the "decisions" were made by Catholics...
...This article gave me the opportunity of learning a good deal more about a man who extended several unforgettable kindnesses to me and several others in our 312th General Hospital Unit stationed at Mandaluyong, Rizal Province...