
The rope connected to the "andas" or carriage of the Black Nazarene snapped, officials of Quiapo Church confirmed.
Devotees said the rope broke at around 1 p.m. when the andas was about to turn right on Arlegui Street corner Quezon Boulevard.
The incident caused a short delay in the procession along Arlegui Street, which took more than two hours.
Quiapo officials said there were still two ropes used in the procession as only the left side of them was cut.
They said marshals and volunteers of Hijos del Nazareno help in maneuvering the andas, now that it has shorter ropes.
Meanwhile, the rope was returned to Quiapo Church at around 1:40 p.m. by hundreds of devotees who kept holding on to it.