A clear view of the Quiapo Church through Plaza Miranda. (Photo by ED LUSTAN / INQUIRER.net)
MANILA, Philippines — Barely a week holding office at the Manila City Hall, Mayor Isko Moreno has managed to keep illegal vendors out of Plaza Miranda in Quiapo.
Devotees of the Black Nazarene can now properly see its image at the center of Quiapo Church without vendors selling replicas and rosaries blocking their view.
Moreno earlier revealed that he was offered P5 million a day to P1.8 billion a year to drop his promise to get vendors out of the main roads of the national capital.
The historic plaza has become more pedestrian friendly. (Photo by ED LUSTAN / INQUIRER.net)
The Quezon Boulevard side of the church used to be dominated by vendors. Pedestrians can now reclaim the sidewalk. (Photo by ED LUSTAN / INQUIRER.net)
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