President Marcos on Friday, Jan. 9, called on Filipinos to carry the values of compassion, service, and solidarity beyond the annual Feast of the Black Nazarene and into everyday life. In a message marking the religious observance, the President joined the Catholic faithful in reflecting on the...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, January 6, announced that it has raised a Code White Alert as part of its preparations for the Traslacion of the Black Nazarene, which is expected to draw millions of devotees. The alert was activated three days before the Traslacion and will remain in...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has placed a sufficient number of policemen on standby to augment the security personnel that were deployed in Manila to secure the Black Nazarene procession on Jan. 9. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said around 15,000 policemen were already deployed in...
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...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. De La Rosa OP Life is often described as a journey from the womb to the tomb, or as others put it, “from conception to resurrection.” Most people make this journey like tourists. They visit interesting places, enjoy transitory joys and pleasures, realize short-term...
Checkpoints will be placed on the borders of Metro Manila with adjacent provinces to prevent the persistent devotees from proceeding to Quiapo, Manila despite the suspension of the traditional Black Nazarene activities. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año...
