Bahagi ng Roxas Boulevard, isasara sa Sabado

Isasara sa mga motorista ang isang bahagi ng Roxas Boulevard sa Sabado, Oktubre 27, para bigyang daan ang pagdiriwang ng ika-40 anibersaryo ng Jesus Is Lord (JIL) Church sa Rizal Park.

Tatlong southbound lane mula Kalaw hanggang Padre Burgos ang isasara simula 12:01 ng hatinggabi para sa technical preparations, ayon sa abisong inilabas ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ngayong Miyerkoles.

Ang mga natitirang lane sa naturang bahagi ay tuluyang isasara mula alas-10 ng umaga hanggang hatinggabi para sa mga aktibidad na nakapila para sa pagdiriwang.

Maglalagay ng mga orange barrier at cone sa mga apektadong lugar para magabayan ang mga motorista, sabi sa abiso.

Gagamitin din ang Quirino Grandstand sa okasyon, na inaasahang dadaluhan ng 100,000 tao, ayon kay MMDA general manager Jojo Garcia.

President Duterte and other government officials are expected to show up at the celebration because Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder Bro. Eddie Villanueva is also celebrating his 72nd birthday last October 6. Mr. Duterte is expected to address the rally at 5 p.m.

It downplayed reports that certain groups would bomb the gathering, saying this was a raw information that needed to be validated.

"At any rate we always adopt the principle of considering the worst-case scenario. We have incorporated that in our plan and we are prepared," he said.

Fernandez pointed out that their main concern was traffic. ''Some people will be coming from Manila and going to Makati and vice versa,'' he said.

He however said that he was not implementing any re-routing in Manila, unless necessary.

''Initially, we feel that there's no need for re-routing. Our traffic plan is very flexible. Just in case there's a need for a re-routing, we have contingency plans for these,'' he said.

Fernandez said the Rizal Park can accommodate 2 million people.

Makikipagtulungan ang mga traffic enforcer sa mga tauhan ng pamahalaang lokal ng Maynila para mangasiwa sa trapiko at matiyak ang kaligtasan ng mga dadalo sa pagdiriwang.

May isang lane din sa Kalaw, Bonifacio Drive at Padre Burgos ang magsisilbing drop-off points o babaan para sa mga bus na sasakyan ng mga dadalo.

Itinalaga namang parking area ang Intramuros, Cultural Center of the Philippines at Philippine International Convention Center.