The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has started clearing the route of the Black Nazarene procession, or Traslacion, in Manila to ensure unhampered religious activity which is expected to draw around 2.5 million devotees on Tuesday, Jan. 9. MMDA chairman Don Artes said the...
President Marcos declared Jan. 9 as a special non-working day in the city of Manila for the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene. Through Proclamation No. 434, Marcos made the declaration on Thursday, Jan. 4. “It is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of Manila be given...
In preparation for the annual Traslacion or Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9, the Department of Health (DOH) raised "code white alert" on Thursday, Jan. 4 for all DOH hospitals in Metro Manila, which will be in effect on Jan. 5 to 11. Catholic devotees parade their replicas of the Black...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The police and military will enforce strict border controls and jam mobile phone signals for a safe and peaceful Traslacion during the Feast of the Black Nazarene in this city on Tuesday, January 9. THE image of the Black Nazarene is revered during the Traslacion 2023 in...
After what it described as a safe and peaceful Yuletide celebrations, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is now focusing on the security measures for the Black Nazarene procession, or Traslacion 2024, on Jan. 9. PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr. said the initial plan is to deploy around 13,700...
Photo Courtesy of Quiapo Church / MANILA BULLETIN Leaders of the Manila Police District (MPD) and Minor Basilica and National Shrine of the Black Nazarene or Quiapo Church conducted a "walkthrough" on Saturday morning, Dec. 16, to prepare the route for Traslacion 2024. According to authorities of...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – More than 600,000 devotees attended this year’s traditional Traslacion (transfer of image) procession of the Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Naga City on Friday, September 8, the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The procession which started at Basilica Minore...
Senator Manuel “Lito” M. Lapid on Monday, January 9 renewed his push for a bill that seeks to declare the Quiapo District—a historic landmark known for its old infrastructures, rich culture and home to the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene—as a national heritage zone. Quiapo Church (FILE...
Tens of thousands of Catholic devotees participated in the "Walk of Faith" early Sunday morning, Jan. 8, after two years of canceled in-person festivities to solemnly celebrate the Feast of the Black Nazarene. PHOTO BY ALI VICOY/ MANILA BULLETIN The number of faithful who joined the procession has...
Every year, there are many feasts and festivals that show religious fervor in the Philippines, and it starts with the most celebrated one – the feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. It is a feast that attracts such a large number of devotees that its activities stop traffic and work in many...
Devotees of the Black Nazarene will join the Walk of Faith that will take the place of the Traslacion which will start after the midnight mass on Jan. 8. For the third year, there will be no Traslacion or the procession that commemorates the transfer of the Black Nazarene statue from the Quirino...
Devotees of the Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno (Black Nazarene) in Davao City have announced the resumption of all activities related to the feast of the Traslacion of the revered image on Jan. 9. Black Nazarene (Quiapo Church) "As the situation here in our city has slowly returned to pre-pandemic...
