Over 5,000 cops will be deployed for Nazarene procession – PNP

Nazareno 2024: Live Updates for The Feast of Black Nazarene

The Catholic faithful gather in front of Quiapo Church, home to the widely revered Black Nazarene.

Catholics gather in front of Quiapo Church, home to the widely revered Black Nazarene. Photo taken in January 2023. (INQUIRER FILE PHOTO)

MANILA, Philippines — A total of  5,602 police officers will be dispatched in Manila for the Traslacion — on the Feast of the Black Nazarene — in January next year, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP).

The officers will be deployed for the procession from Quirino Grandstand to Quiapo Church, the PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo, said, citing Manila Police District director Col. Arnold Thomas Ibay.

She said earlier that the police force would be on full alert for the Traslacion.

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Below is the procession route released by the Quiapo Church:

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