MANILA, Philippines—The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases will discuss on Thursday (March 25) the request of Catholic Church officials to allow 10 percent attendance in churches during the Holy Week.
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, a member of the IATF, said on the task force’s agenda on Thursday is the request of the Church “to be allowed a maximum of 10 percent attendance in churches during the Triduum from Holy Thursday to Black Saturday as well as on Easter Sunday.”
This will coincide with the celebration of 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines, Guervarra said.
According to him, repres…
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