Bikers have conquered the streets of Valenzuela City as they have commemorated the life and sufferings of Jesus Christ during the 5^th Bisikleta Iglesia, March 29.

The 53-kilometer Bisikleta Iglesia was participated by more or less 700 individuals wherein they visited 14 stations including the Valenzuela City Police Station and different churches in the city.

According to PSSUPT Rolando R Mendoza, Valenzuela City chief of police, Bisikleta Iglesia is the way of local police in observing the Lenten Season.

“Kasi hindi ba mayroong Bisita Iglesia, so minodify lang natin para medyo kakaiba rin ito. Dahil ang pulis naman ay nagpapatrolya, isinabay na rin ang pagpapatrolya sa community then sa barangay at saka isinabay na rin natin ang pagbisita sa mga simbahan para ‘yung mga pulis natin [na] on duty ay makapunta rin sa iba’t ibang simbahan while doing their job (We simply modified the Bisita Iglesia to be unique and we synchronized the activity with the policemen’s duty of monitoring the community so that they could visit the churches while doing their job),” PSSUPT Mendoza said.

“Nagpunta tayo sa different churches. Nagkaroon ng kaunting pabasa roon para kahit papaano ay magkaroon tayo ng idea kung paano ang naging paghihirap ng ating Panginoong Hesukristo, para ma-relate din natin sa ating pang araw-araw na buhay at para makatulong sa atin upang maging mabuti tayong Kristiyano (We went to different churches. We also had bible readings so we could have an idea on the hardships of Jesus Christ and how we could relate on His sufferings for us to become good Christians),” he elaborated.

Meanwhile, Mr. Isagani Jacinto, 37 years old, from Barangay Paso de Blas shared his experience in this year’s Bisikleta Iglesia.

“Masaya, kasi kahit papaano, alay rin sa Panginoon ‘yung ginawa naming sakripisyo (We felt happy because we offered our sacrifices to the Almighty Father),” he said.

Valenzuela City Bisikleta Iglesia started on 2013 wherein individuals, groups of local bikers, and force multipliers are encouraged to participate. It is done in observance of the Lenten Season, a period of repentance, devotion, and reflection on Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection.