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Not even the threat of getting blown up could keep them away.

Eight million people joined this year’s procession of the Black Nazarene, a horde of devotees that packed the five-kilometer stretch from Luneta to Quiapo. The January 9 feast commemorates the Translacion, the transfer during the late 18^th century of the 17^th century icon to the shrine that now bears its name, more popularly known as Quiapo Church. Continue reading →