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MPD announces Manila traffic rerouting for Sto. Niño feast
The Manila Police District announced road closures and rerouting schemes for the celebration of the Feast of the Sto. Niño of Tondo this weekend. The Lakbayaw Festival, commonly known as the Sto. Niño de Tondo feast, will be on Saturday. The procession route will be as follows: Start...
Navotas holds drone display during 114th anniversary
A crowd of 14,000 stood in amazement as a fleet of drones danced in the night sky to celebrate the 114th founding anniversary of Navotas. The exhibition, held at the Navotas Centennial Park, involved some 180 drones forming various images such as the Navotas map, fish, ship and buildings that symbo...
Isko calls for peaceful celebration of Sto. Nino feast
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno asked Tondo residents to celebrate the feast of the Sto. Nino peacefully. .Moreno, himself a true-blue ‘Tondo boy’, said the annual celebration must not be marred by petty fights that often lead to riots and sometimes, even turn what is supposed to be a fes...
Divisoria roads to be closed for Sto. Niño feast
Some roads in Divisoria will be closed from Friday to Sunday during the feast of the Santo Niño. Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said just like what happened during the Traslacion or the procession of the Black Nazarene, no road obstructions will also be tolerate...
Traslacion reaches Quiapo in record time
The Black Nazarene arrived at Quiapo Church at around 8:49 p.m. on January 6, or about 16 hours since the procession began. The Traslacion, or the procession of the life-size image of the Black Nazarene from the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park to the Quiapo Church, began earlier than expected at a...
Devotees urged to keep Traslacion peaceful
The Philippine National Police (PNP) asked millions of devotees to join the solemn and safe celebration of the annual feast of the Black Nazarene. PNP spokesman, Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac, urged devotees to remain calm, continue to cooperate and refrain from harming police officers deployed in areas...
Group welcomes removal of ‘epalitiko’ tarps along ‘Traslacion’ route
EcoWaste Coalition supportee the move of Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso in removing the tarpaulins and other printed greetings by politicians for the feast of the Black Nazarene. In a statement, the EcoWaste Coalition joined Domagoso in urging “epalitikos (atte...
Devotees experience faster 'Pahalik'
Devotees experienced a shorter and faster “Pahalik” at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on January 8. Jojo Apolonio, 33, said that he and his three cousins only took an hour to be able to touch and kiss the revered image of the Black Nazarene. “Mga 7:40 a.m., nandito na kami...
Marikina holds fireworks display
Marikina City staged its annual year end concert and fireworks display ahead of the New Year’s Eve revelry. As of 7 p.m., Marikina City Police estimated that the crowd at the Marikina Sports Center, the venue of this year’s free concert, was at around 22,000 people. Marikina City ...
Longest 'Parade of Stars' held in Taguig
Taguig City affirmed its commitment to Philippine cinema as it hosted for the very first time in 45 editions the Metro Manila Film Festival’s (MMFF) star-studded Parade of Stars. “The city of Taguig affirms its commitment to the arts, to culture and to promoting Filipino films,” s...
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