(PNA file photo) MANILA - Amid the rising coronavirus disease 1019 (Covid-19) infections in the National Capital Region (NCR), the city government of Manila has prohibited all physical activities related to the upcoming celebration of the Sto. Nino Fiesta in Tondo and Pandacan. Manila Mayor Francisco 'Isko Moreno' Domagoso said during a press conference on Thursday the same prohibition done during the feast of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo will also be applied for the upcoming Sto. Nino fiesta, which is considered second to the largest religious feast in the city. Domagoso signed Executive Order (EO) No. 04 that prohibits religious processions, street parties, stage shows, parades, palarong kalye or street games, ati-atihan and the likes, and other forms of public gatherings during the feast of Santo Nino de Tondo and Santo Nino de Pandacan held every third Sunday of January. He said the decision to prohibit all physical activities and mass gatherings during the event is needed
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The solemn vesting or “maringal na pagbibihis” of the new official image of the Santo Niño de Pandacan was held at the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, Manila last Saturday, January 16, a day before the feast of the Santo Nino which was observed last Sunday, January 17.
The new icon was made from the original wooden image of the parish. The broken piece of the finger of the Child Jesus which was spared from the fire that broke out in July, 2020, was kept safe by the parish. The original finger, according to the Manila Cathedral, will be incorporated into the new official image.