The Indino sisters braved the rain just to get to Sugbo Grounds for the thanksgiving concert of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte (CDN PHOTO/CARMEL LOISE MATUS)
CEBU CITY—It was raining when Richel Indino and her sisters were waiting for the ride in going to the Sugbo Grounds at the South Road Properties here to attend the thanksgiving party for President-elect Rodrigo Duterte.
By the time Richel, 28 and sisters Shiela, 25 and Lora Jaen, 23 arrived at the venue, they were already soaking wet.
It didn’t help that it was also raining at the venue that forced organizers to push back the start of the concert.
But the Indino sisters didn’t mind catching a cold.
Braving the rains earned them a spot close to the cordoned area, which was near the stage where the concert would be held and Duterte would speak.
“We don’t care about the rain or if we get sick. We will show our support to Duterte. We come here so we can see him,” said Richel.
Downpour delayed the thanksgiving concert for President-elect Rodrigo Duterte at the Sugbo Grounds in South Road Properties late Saturday afternoon.
The concert, which would be showcased by at least 20 local and national artists, was supposed to start at 4 p.m.
But the downpour in Cebu forced organizers to push back the start of the concert dubbed as “One Love, One Nation.”
Past 4 p.m., only about 100 persons arrived and took cover in the tents that were put up in the open field.
Organizers had to cover the three LED screens that were put up on the stage and near the area where the people would watch the concert.
The people started trickling in past 5 p.m. when the rains had slowed down.
Doris Mongaya, one of the organizers, earlier said the concert would push through “rain or shine.”
She said they were not worried about the muddy puddles since the area had been backfilled with stones.
Organizers expected at least 50,000 supporters to show up in the concert, which was put up to thank the Cebuanos for giving Duterte more than one million votes last elections.
But the incoming President was not expected to arrive earlier than 9 p.m.
He left Davao City for Cebu past 4 p.m. He arrived in Cebu on board a private plane at 5:05 p.m. and went directly to Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort and Spa in Lapu-Lapu City to attend the private wedding of the daughter of businessman Ding Borja, a friend of the incoming daughter.
Mongaya said Duterte was scheduled to speak to the crowd the minute he arrived at the SRP about 9 p.m.
After the speech, she added there would a signing of Cebu Alliance for Change, a commitment of parallel groups of the #CALL4Change that they would monitor the implementation of pro-people agenda under Duterte’s administration.
#CAll4Change is an alliance ofparallel groups that campaigned for the victory of President-elect Duterte in Cebu.
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