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

By: Faith Argosino - 1 year ago

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:

Quirino Grandstand
right to Katigbak Drive (left side)
right to Padre Burgos Street through Finance Road
straight to Ayala Bridge
left to Palanca Street
right to Quezon Boulevard
right to Arlegui Street
right to Fraternal Street
right to Vergara Street
left to Duque de Alba Street
left to Castillejos Street
left to Farnecio Street
right to Arlegui Street
left to Nepomuceno Street
left to Conception Aguila Street
right to Carcer Street
right to Hidalgo through Plaza del Carmen
left to Bilibid Viejo through Gonzalo Puyat
left to J.P. de Guzman Street
right to Hidalgo Street
left to Quezon Boulevard
right to Palanca St. through under Quezon Bridge
right to Villalobos through Plaza Miranda
Quiapo Church