"You can start small with your business then work hard for it to grow, be patient and don't give up right away because in time you will also see the fruit of your labour," Ivy Grace Roy on how her ...

BECAUSE I studied the Traslacion for a graduate dissertation, I have given many interviews and op-eds already on the devotion of Filipinos to Jesus Nazareno. But I believe one of the most ...

Held annually on January 9 in the Quiapo district of Manila, this festival honors the Black Nazarene, or Hesus Nazareno, a full-sized statue of a dark-skinned statue of Jesus Christ carrying the cross ...

THE first time I heard about the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area was when I tuned in to get an update on the Traslacion. The radio announcer expressed h ...

MANILA, Philippines — The musical, “Nasaan si Hesus?,” was staged 20 years ago under the helm of Nestor Torre, with music and lyrics by Lourdes “Bing” Pimentel. After two decades ...

VICE President Sara Duterte highlighted the Poong Hesus Nazareno as a powerful reminder that people are never alone, even in the face of challenges. Duterte explained that the Black Nazarene ...

HOME AT LAST. The Jesus Nazareno arrives at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno or Quiapo Church at 1:26 a.m. on Friday (Jan. 10, 2025). The procession took 20 hours and 45.04 ...

Devotees in Iloilo City joined the annual procession for the Feast of the Image of Jesus of Nazarene, otherwise referred to as “Poong Hesus Nazareno,” past 5 a.m. on Thursday, January 9, 2025. The ...

MANILA, Philippines — Despite stern warnings from the Hijos of Nazareno to refrain from climbing the andas during the Traslacion, some devotees seized the opportunity to get closer to the image ...

PAHALIK'. Devotees line up for the "pahalik" (kissing of the image) for the Jesus Nazareno hours prior to the start of Traslacion on Thursday (Jan. 9, 2025). Believers said their devotion to the Jesus ...

Some of the devotees got injured while trying to climb the andas or the carriage that bears the image of Hesus Nazareno. According to MMDA, the first patient had a cut on his right foot along Katigbak ...

Adan Jeffrey, a 26-year-old tourist from England, stumbles upon the Pahalik at the Quirino Grandstand ahead of the annual Feast of Jesus Nazareno. Jeffrey, who describes himself as an atheist, ...