Tag: WorldWide Walk

Snow storm in Japan hits charity walk

One of the bigger snow storms to hit Japan in decades has now become a hindrance to the charity walk being held there today, according to various reports. Up to 30 centimetres of snow was forecast for some parts of the country by Saturday morning, a week after the heaviest snowfall left at least 11 people dead and more than 1200 injured. The event, dubbed “WorldWide Walk” by the religious group Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC), began at the […]

Handicaps in Tacloban walkathon

Thousands of people from the ravaged city of Tacloban, some of them in crutches and wheelchairs, attended the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) WorldWide Walk in the area. The event is aimed to help out victims in the said province of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). The number of attendees, which is expected to reach at least 5000, gathered at the assembly area early on and voiced their support for the walk. After crossing the finish line, most […]

Rains don’t stop crowds from attending charity walk in Australia

  Heavy rains did not deter heavy crowds from joining the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) WorldWide Walk in Sydney, Australia this morning. About 500 people participated early on, and is expected to draw even more numbers as the day goes on. An additional 446 people gathered at another INC walkathon in Western Australia. The international event, which is quickly becoming one of the most attended of the year, is a charity walkathon aimed to provide […]

WorldWide Walk Trending in Twitter

The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) WorldWide Walk, which aims to support victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda, became one of the hottest topics on the social networking site Twitter today. The charity walk, which began at 3 am today (local time) in New Zealand, topped the trending topics for a short time in the popular website early this morning. The event has already drawn record crowds in various areas here and abroad.

Thousands flock early to INC Walk in Davao and CDO

Thousands, if not tens of thousands, have already flocked to the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) WorldWide Walk in Cagayan De Oro and Davao Del Norte. More are expected to attend as the event goes on through out the day. INC members gathered together in their respective assembly areas in the said provinces. Live Streaming of the activities is available at the Eagles News website.

Friendly reminder for Manila motorists

Manila will have road closures on February 15 to make way for Iglesia Ni Cristo’s Worldwide Walk, which aims to raise funds for the victims of typhoon Yolanda. The fund-raising event will happen from 4:00am to 6:00pm. The Manila Traffic Enforcement Unit has released a traffic advisory to guide motorists on road closures and re-routing schemes: Road closures: * Northbound and southbound lanes of Roxas Boulevard from Buendia to Anda Circle; * Eastbound and westbound […]