Photo by Arnold Quizol/ MANILA BULLETIN 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...
Photo taken by Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN Authorities said some of the guidelines issued ahead of the conduct of the Traslacion on Jan. 9 were not followed by the devotees. During the procession, devotees were seen not wearing face masks despite the advisory issued by the city government. Manila...
The Muntinlupa City government recognized 10 early bird taxpayers who renewed their business permits for this year. Mayor Ruffy Biazon led the recognition on Jan. 8 of the business owners who were first in line at the Business Permit Renewal Hub located at the Muntinlupa Sports Center...
Rescue crew of the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Office (DRRMO) assisted 332 devotees who suffered various injuries while in the middle of the Traslacion, as of 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Photo taken by Manila DRRMO/ MANILA BULLETIN Most of the medical concerns of the devotees who sought...
Photo taken by Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN Bottled waters were thrown at devotees who participated in the Traslacion on Tuesday, Jan. 9. According to the devotees, dehydration was not a concern during the procession as many volunteers climbed posts and roofs to throw water bottles at them. They...
Photo Courtesy of Manila Public Information Office/ MANILA BULLETIN The Manila Department of Public Services (DPS) and personnel of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) collected 128 metric tons of garbage or 46 truckloads in the aftermath of the Traslacion from the Quirino...
Photo Courtesy of Richielyn Canlas/ MANILA BULLETIN Some devotees filed a report at the Manila Police District-Ermita Police Station (MPD-PS-5) on their missing belongings during the Traslacion at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Authorities said there had been quite a...
A 61-year-old man died in a fire in one of the EMBO (enlisted men’s barrio) barangays, which are now part of Taguig. According to the Taguig City Fire Station, the fire hit a house on Lirio Street in Barangay Pembo at 12:40 a.m. on Jan. 8. Firefighters raised the first alarm at 12:45...
PHOTO COURTESY OF MANILA BULLETIN Communication signals were temporarily shut down along the route of the Black Nazarene procession or Traslacion in Manila on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The signals were jammed at around 4:40 a.m. The Manila Police District (MPD) initially announced the possibility of...
Photo taken by Arnold Quizol/ MANILA BULLETIN The carriage or "andas" bearing the image of the Black Nazarene entered Quiapo Church at 7:44 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, making this year's procession 14 hours, 59 minutes, and 10 seconds long but still shorter than the last Traslacion in 2020 which took...
Some drivers of Public Utility Jeepneys (PUJs) complained about the road closures in Manila for the Traslacion procession on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Jesi, 56, who has been a jeepney driver for three decades, said more roads were closed for this year’s procession than in 2019 when it was last held....
Photo taken by Manila Public Information Office/ MANILA BULLETIN At least 175,000 devotees attended the Misa Mayor honoring the Black Nazarene at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila at midnight on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The high mass in celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene was headed by His...
