Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna on Tuesday, Jan. 3, said a liquor ban will be implemented in the city from Saturday, Jan. 7 to Monday, Jan. 9, as well as the suspension of classes on Jan. 9, in line with the Feast of the Black Nazarene.
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna, Manila Police District Director PBGEN Andre Dizon, and other church and government officials listen to Church Adviser Alex Irasga as he explains the Nazareno 2023 chronology of events during a briefing and press conference held inside the Benedict XVI building in Quiapo, Manila, on January 3, 2023.
The traditional “Traslacion” procession of the Black Nazarene remained suspended this year due to Covid-19.“We are expecting na magiging peaceful po yung Walk of Faith na gaganapin po sa January 8 ng madaling araw,” said Lacuna in an interview with DZMM. Quiapo Church officials, meanwhile, advised the devotees to observe physical distancing, the wearing of face masks, and to use disinfectants.
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