MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos once again flocked to this year's Traslacion, a grand procession attended by millions of Black Nazarene devotees on Thursday, January 9.
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| Photo courtesy: Facebook/Quiapo Church |
In the latest report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Friday, January 10, they said that more than 8 million devotees participated in the annual celebration in the streets of Manila.
A total of 8,093,850 people attended the procession. It is based on what was monitored in three areas: Quirino (1,264,790), Quiapo (6,442,050) and the procession (387,010).
NDRRMC update showed that the number of devotees only increased after passing through Z. P. De Guzman, from 4,776,710 in Bilibid Viejo up to 7,452,950.
The said number increased further when the procession was on Villalobos St. on early Friday morning and reached 7,973,250.
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| Photo courtesy: Facebook/NDRRMC |
In 2024, over 6.5 million devotees participated in Traslacion after a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19.
Aside from the influx of devotees this year, the procession was also not fast and was one of the longest in the last few years as it lasted for 20 hours, 45 minutes and four seconds, according to Quiapo church officials.
The procession started at 4:41 am on Thursday and continued until 1:26 am on Friday.
This year's procession was slower than the recorded time in 2024 which was exactly 14 hours and 59.10 minutes.
— Carl Santiago, The Summit Express
