Among those who paid their respects to Vidal were Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, Manila Archbishop Emeritus Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, Cebu City Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella, Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia, former senator Francisco Tatad and Cebu City Councilor Joy Pesquera. Nagiel Banacia, Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management chief, said 25 people were given medical attention after they fainted during the funeral procession. Huge crowdThrough Internet technology, the Cebu city government was able arrive at the number of people who joined the funeral procession for Vidal. “There were 55,000 of people who joined the funeral procession for Cardinal Vidal,” Dave Tumulak, councilor and deputy mayor for police matters, said. He and personnel of the Cebu City Disaster Team manned the command center and issued traffic advisories for motorists to minimize traffic congestion.

Source: Manila Times October 26, 2017 12:22 UTC