Mayor Fernando Gonzalez said everything, particularly security and safety measures, is in place for the influx of pilgrims that would troop to Kawa-Kawa Hill and Nature Park in Barangay Tuburan.The estimate of more than 100,000 pilgrims is based on past records of visitors every Holy Wednesday until Easter Sunday, when the number would at times triple, before the pandemic caused lockdowns and travel restrictions in 2020 and 2021.
“This is my first time and upon stepping on the ground, I really felt the presence of the Lord. I asked my grandchildren to bring me here so I can say a prayer, particularly for my good health and, of course, for lasting peace on Earth,” Borja said in an interview. Families come to Kawa-Kawa Hill to make the journey through the 14 stations of the cross on Holy Wednesday, April 5, not only to pray but also to bond. Photo by Michael JaucianThe 250-meter-high Kawa-Kawa Hill, known as “the hill without a hilltop,” was first opened to the public in 2008.
Jerusalem opened my eyes. The last supper was not grand, it was simple and they sitting on the floor.