Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Hijos Del Nazareno (HDN), receive a blessing from Rev. Fr. Rufino C. Sescon Jr., Minor Basilica and National Shrine of the Black Nazarene rector, during a send-off ceremony for the Feast of the Black Nazarene at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOMembers of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Hijos Del Nazareno (HDN), receive a blessing from Rev. Fr. Rufino C. Sescon Jr., Minor Basilica and National Shrine of the Black Nazarene rector, during a send-off ceremony for the Feast of the Black Nazarene at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOMembers of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Hijos Del Nazareno (HDN), receive a blessing from Rev. Fr. Rufino C. Sescon Jr., Minor Basilica and National Shrine of the Black Nazarene rector, during a send-off ceremony for the Feast of the Black Nazarene at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOMembers of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Hijos Del Nazareno (HDN), receive a blessing from Rev. Fr. Rufino C. Sescon Jr., Minor Basilica and National Shrine of the Black Nazarene rector, during a send-off ceremony for the Feast of the Black Nazarene at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOMembers of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Hijos Del Nazareno (HDN), receive a blessing from Rev. Fr. Rufino C. Sescon Jr., Minor Basilica and National Shrine of the Black Nazarene rector, during a send-off ceremony for the Feast of the Black Nazarene at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTOMembers of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Hijos Del Nazareno (HDN), receive a blessing from Rev. Fr. Rufino C. Sescon Jr., Minor Basilica and National Shrine of the Black Nazarene rector, during a send-off ceremony for the Feast of the Black Nazarene at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO