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MANILA. Catholic devotees raise images of the Black Nazarene as they are blessed with holy water outside the church in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines to celebrate its feast day on Saturday Jan. 9, 2021. (AP)
+ January 10, 2021 POLICE said the Feast of the Black Nazarene was peaceful, but hundreds of devotees at the Quiapo Church failed to observe physical distancing when a priest blessed the crowd with holy water on Saturday, January 9, 2021.
“Hindi lang po maiwasan na ‘yung violation ng minimum health standards at protocol ay medyo nava-violate po kaya naman sa ibang mga areas talagang sobrang nagdikit-dikit na,” said National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Director Vicente Danao Jr.
Published January 9, 2021 1:59pm At least three devotees fainted during the Feast of the Black Nazarene in Manila on Saturday, according to the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO). Interviewed on Super Radyo dzBB, MDRRMO Director Arnel Angeles said one incident involved a woman who had just finished her nine-day novena. After the novena, the woman became dizzy and her blood pressure shot up along Carlos Palanca Street. The victim was given medical attention at the Manila Doctors Hospital. No other details were available about the two other fainting incidents as of posting time. Ambulances and medics were on stand-by in case of untoward incidents, Angeles said.