A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
A devotee raises a replica of the Black Nazarene during a first Friday mass in Quiapo, Manila on Jan. 5, 2024. Manila Police District Director Arnold Tomas Ibay inspects a Security Screening Machine Checkpoint, with the assistance of airport police, to ensure the safety and security of the devotees who are expected to join the Traslacion in droves around Manila on Tuesday, January 9. The annual religious event is considered one of the biggest in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population are Catholics. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN AND AND J. GERARD SEGUIA
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