6.5 MILLION DEVOTEES JOIN TRASLACION 2024

MORE than 6 million devotees joined the Traslacion or the grand procession to celebrate the Feast of the Black Nazarene Tuesday.

According to the Quiapo Church Command Post, devotees who joined the procession reached 6,532,501.

“Yes, if we will count from 5 a.m. data until today 6 p.m., it reached 6,532,501 devotees who attended the procession,” the Quiapo Church Command Post reported.

The Traslacion 2024 ended after nearly 15 hours at the Minor Basilica of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila on Tuesday night.

According to the Quiapo Church Command Post, the official time of the whole procession was 14 hours and 59.10 minutes.

“From 4:45 a.m., nag-end ang prusisyon ng Traslacion ng 7:44 p.m. official time,” it said.

The procession started at the Quirino Grandstand across Rizal Park and ended at the Minor Basilica in Quezon Boulevard.

“So far, sa pagbabalik muli ng Traslacion, ito ang pinaka-maaga,” the command post said.

The Philippine National Police said the movement of the “andas” or the carriage of the Black Nazarene image moved faster compared to previous years.

The holding of the grand procession returned after being suspended for three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Meanwhile, a total of 706 devotees who participated in the Feast of the Black Nazarene sought medical help as of 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) reported that it responded to 257 patients for vital signs.

A total of 215 patients had minor injuries like abrasion, burn, puncture, laceration, wound and infected wound.

The PNP said there were no reported crimes in concerned areas during Traslacion.

“So far, zero incident po tayo ngayon, wala po tayong naitatala na victims of crimes,” said Manila Police District (MPD) Deputy Director for Operations Col. Roderico Roy Jr..

The MPD official said devotees were more obedient in this year’s Traslacion because of the larger police deployment.