Pope shakes hands with well-wishers upon arriving at Tacloban airport

Published January 17, 2015 9:01am

Despite rainy weather, Pope Francis boarded a Popemobile and touched base with some well-wishers almost immediately after arriving in Tacloban City.

The Pope boarded a Kia Popemobile and waved at people who lined the streets, even shaking hands with some of the bystanders.

Well-wishers were chanting "Papa Francesco!" "Viva il Papa!" — Joel Locsin/LBG, GMA News

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