Cebu City Transport Body, Organizers Hold Dry Run For Jan. 29 IEC Procession

The Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) and organizers of the 51st International Eucharistc Congress (IEC) early Tuesday morning held a dry run for the Eucharistic procession on Jan. 29.

The procession is among the activities lined up for the 51st IEC set in Cebu on Jan. 24 to 31.

Msgr. Marnell Mejia, head of the IEC’s Eucharistic Procession Committee, had requested for the dry run to find out how long the procession might take.

The Jan. 29 procession was originally scheduled from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Jan. 29.

The dry run started at 4 a.m. from the Cebu Provincial Capitol and moved along Osmena Blvd., crossing Clon St. to Plaza Independencia near the city’s port area.

The dry run wrapped up before the 7 a.m. rush hour.

Lawyer Rey Gealon, CCTO executive director, said no road was closed for the dry run, as organizers used only one lane of Osmeña Blvd.

But some 20 traffic personnel were fielded to guide drivers.

Gealon said the dry run will help the CCTO and the IEC organizers finalize traffic arrangements for the Jan. 29 Eucharistic procession.(PNA) FPV/EB/EBP