MANILA, Philippines — The National Shrine of Saint Padre Pio in Santo Tomas, Batangas will be closed for the Holy Week due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
“It will be closed. It will be totally locked down. They will not accept pilgrims or churchgoers. They have to comply. This is a government policy,” Gerardo Laresma, officer-in-charge of the Public Information and Promotion Division of Santo Tomas, said in Filipino in an interview with Radyo Inquirer on Wednesday.
Laresma said this was in compliance with the executive orders issued by authorities in Santo Tomas and the province of Batangas.
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