MANILA, Philippines — Officials of the Quiapo Church on Saturday said they are looking into complaints about this year’s “Traslacion” or the procession of the Black Nazarene’s image in the streets of Manila, noting that they will use it to improve the conduct of the annual Catholic festival. Hernando “Ding” Coronel, rector of the Quiapo Church, said in a statement posted on the news website of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). There were no devotees climbing into the ‘andas,’ no ropes then,” he said. Douglas Badong, parochial vicar of the Quiapo Church said the new security scheme was meant to make the “procession peaceful and orderly,” and not “prevent devotees from getting near the image of the black Jesus.”This year’s Traslacion took only 16 hours and half hours. The “andas” left Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park at 4:20 a.m. and arrived at the Quiapo church at 8:50 p.m.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 11, 2020 06:00 UTC