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00:00How are you doing, family and friends?
00:06Live from Quezon City, we have James Agustin with us.
00:10James, Merry Christmas. Are there a lot of people here?
00:17Van, good morning and Merry Christmas.
00:19You know, even though it's raining this Christmas,
00:22there are a lot of people here in the Quezon Memorial Circle.
00:25But since 5 in the morning, I've only seen a few people coming here.
00:34Early birds this Christmas day in the Quezon Memorial Circle,
00:37are Josefina, her husband, and two grandchildren.
00:40This is now part of their family tradition.
00:43We will play and play with the kids.
00:46We will eat here.
00:49We always come here during Christmas because they like it here.
00:54Edmund is here with his wife, their friend, and their fur baby, Garry.
00:59Their treat today is Adobong Baboy.
01:03Of course, there is no fruit salad.
01:05This is our first time coming here for a walk.
01:11Why did you decide to come here?
01:14To enjoy the walk because we are always at home during Christmas.
01:18If there are people who come here for a walk,
01:20they also have early work even during the holidays,
01:23like street sweeper, Katrit.
01:25It's okay because it's her job.
01:28She needs it.
01:30Are you celebrating Christmas Eve?
01:32Yes.
01:33My family and I will eat together at home.
01:37Father Rene is also looking for a job.
01:39He has been a sorbet maker in the Quezon Memorial Circle for 13 years.
01:42He has been preparing ice cream for sale since early in the morning.
01:46I hope that the weather will get better so that more people will come here and I will be able to finish it.
01:51In the midst of the protests, the number of Filipinos who said that they expect Christmas to be happy
01:57has decreased compared to the results of the survey conducted by the Social Weather Station or SWS.
02:03That's 65 percent.
02:05It's lower compared to 73 percent in 2023 and 2022.
02:1010 percent said that Christmas will be sad
02:14while 26 percent said that it won't be happy and it won't be sad.
02:20The survey was conducted by 2,160 respondents through a face-to-face interview from December 12 to 18.
02:28The people we talked to in the Quezon Memorial Circle have different opinions.
02:33It's happy and sad.
02:35Why?
02:36Because it's expensive to buy.
02:44Why is it happy?
02:45It's happy because we are able to have fun.
02:49For the family, it's okay.
02:52We are able to manage our things.
02:54For us, it's happy and Christmas is okay.
02:57It's happy and sad.
02:59Why?
03:00Because I have a duty now.
03:03My family is at home.
03:05We won't be together on Christmas Day.
03:08It's happy.
03:10It's happy because I am able to spend my days.
03:16I am thankful to God.
03:18It's happy compared to the pandemic when there was no Christmas.
03:22In advance, this time, you will only experience the worship service here in the Quezon Memorial Circle.
03:27It will be open from 5 a.m. until later in the evening.
03:31The prayer of the early worshippers here and those who are looking for life
03:35is that the time is really good
03:37for many to come here and worship in the Quezon Memorial Circle.
03:41Without further ado, in this situation,
03:43Merry Christmas to our fellowmen.
03:44I am James Agustin for GEMA Integrated News.
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