SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN
SETTING THE STAGE Workers from the Manila Engineering Department prepare the stage of the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Jan. 4, 2025, for the traditional Pahalik or the Kissing of the Black Nazarene statue which starts on Jan. 7, leading to the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. Public Works staff did maintenance work on the same day on Arlegui St. where the Nazarene's Grand Procession or 'Traslacion' is expected to pass. Devotees wipe the religious image at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila ahead of the traditional religious feast. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN

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