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In memory of Pope John Paul II, my friend and I placed flowers at the only spot he held mass in the City of Cebu, at the IT park at a corner near People's Support. We thought others would follow suit, but because the cross that used to mark the spot (the guards informed me it had been moved to Ayala Heights, up in the mountains) was no longer there, they had a hard time finding the spot, so our plan to build a mountain of flowers for the Pope ended with two bouquets.

I think maybe the guys at Ayala should restore the cross and build a small chapel there with the cross at its altar, if only to honor the memory of this great man.

Of course, in this City and Province where the residents notoriously fail to give any significance to historical landmarks (who else would convert Fort Santiago into a zoo, leave the City cemetery where a president is buried to squatters, and jacket a Spanish watchtower in concrete?), that's not likely to happen.