CEBU CITY – A group of foreigners stirred social media when they marched inside a subdivision in Minglanilla town, Cebu province on Tuesday, March 4.
A GROUP of foreigners belonging to a religious group march inside a subdivision in Minglanilla town, Cebu province on Tuesday, March 4. (FB screengrab)
Police quickly allayed fears, saying the foreigners were members of a religious performing an annual tradition.
The foreigners clad in dark clothing marched inside the Minglanilla Highlands.
Police Major Mark Don Alfred Leanza, chief of the Minglanilla Police Station, said the 61 foreigners belonged to "Those in need of Father" religious group.
The leader of the group was identified as Derick Curry II, an American. Other members of the group were British and Jamaicans.
The march was uploaded on social media.
Leanza said the group was celebrating its second anniversary that day.
The group decided to march inside the subdivision as their place of worship in Talisay City was still under renovation.
“They chose to hold the march inside the subdivision because they wanted a silent place since they were also singing while marching,” said Leanza.
Leanza said the foreigners were not armed. They had flags with Hebrew characters.
It was learned that the group’s leader has been living in the subdivision for a year.
The group admitted they did not ask permission from the homeowners association but they informed the security personnel of their activity.