NO BARRIER TO FAITH. In a first in its centuries-old procession, the Black Nazarene is encased in tempered glass to discourage contact with the image amid the threat of a resurgence of COVID-19. But this has not discouraged the crowds escorting the Nazarene on Traslacion 2024 — RICHARD A. REYES
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MANILA, Philippines — A ban on guns and liquor will be imposed in Manila starting January 8, ahead of the Feast of the Black Nazarene on January 9.
This was announced by the Manila Police District (MPD) and Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna at a press conference with the feast organizers at the Nazarene Catholic School in Quiapo on Friday, January 3.
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Meanwhile, Lacuna said a liquor ban would be implemented around the vicinity of the feast’s area in Quiapo from January 8 to 10.
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Earlier, the National Capital Region Police Office reported that it was deploying over 12,000 cops and 2,000 augmenting personnel to oversee public safety during the celebration, in which millions of devotees are expected.
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