DOOM ON FOR PHILIPPINES YEAR OF MERCY! Philippines Cardinal Tagle Opens Door Of Mercy In Manila And ON YERAS EVE 1000 HOMES BURN TO THE GROUND & HUNDREDS INJURED BY FIREWORKS!!

Cardinal Tagle leads opening of Year of Mercy in Manila 

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — A special Porta Sancta or Holy Door of the Manila Cathedral was opened Wednesday (December 9) signaling the start of the observance of the Jubilee Year of Mercy in the country. Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle led the opening of the door, but instead of asking the help of other priests, the cardinal did it with the poor and persons with disability. This is also different from the act that happened in 2000 during the Great Jubilee. Instead of breaking open a seal as was done by Jaime Cardinal Sin, when he opened the Holy Door 15 years ago, Cardinal Tagle and his companions pushed the door open........

 ........and 1000 homes burn to the ground in firework disaster on New Years Eve....

New Year's Eve turns to carnage in the Philippines as locals use firecrackers to ward off evil spirits leaving hundreds with horrific injuries and 1,000 homes burnt to ground

New Year's firecrackers in the Philippines left one man dead and hundreds injured after residents ignored government warnings about the dangerous devices. Ronald Vericio died after shouting 'goodbye Philippines' as the firecracker exploded late last night, officials confirmed. The noisy crackers, which are believed by many in the country to drive away bad luck, also set fire to more than 1,000 huts in Manila after revellers accidentally fired a rocket into an abandoned hut. The 380 injuries come despite a gory government campaign showing pictures of past victims with horrific injuries. Firecracker victims were rushed into hospitals across the country grimacing in pain as they held their bloodied limbs.  Daily Mail Read More>>>>>>>>

HAPPY YEAR OF MERCY!