Millions throng Black Nazarene as 'Traslacion' off to 'fastest' start


Jamaine Punzalan and Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 2020 09:31 AM | Updated as of Jan 09 2020 12:57 PM
Policemen secure the andas of the Black Nazarene as it makes it way from Quirino Grandstand for the annual Traslacion on January 9, 2020. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
MANILA (UPDATE) — Throngs of barefoot devotees carried an image of a black Jesus Christ in downtown Manila on Thursday, in what is shaping up to be the fastest edition of the annual procession that is among the world's most spectacular displays of Catholic zeal, authorities said.
Police led the "Traslacion" for the first time and as of early Thursday morning the 400-year-old Black Nazarene was at Ayala Bridge in 4 hours, when last year, it reached a nearby area past noon, said Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac, spokesman of the Philippine National Police.
The Catholic faithful, waving white handkerchiefs and shouting "viva!" (long live), lined the streets of Manila from the Quirino Grandstand along Manila Bay to Quiapo Church hoping to touch or catch a glimpse of the image.
Some 2.3 million people were following the procession as of 9:27 a.m., according to the office of Manila Mayor Isko Moreno. The procession moved too fast for some, who failed to catch a glimpse of the icon.
"More than the fastest, we wanted it to be the safest," Moreno told ABS-CBN News.
The faster start to the procession was "unprecedented," Banac said in a separate interview with ABS-CBN News. 

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