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Manila Police District deploys nearly 1,300 cops for Black Nazarene


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Devotees sing loudly a verse rendition of the Passion of Christ called "pasion" during a traditional Pabasa at the Plaza Miranda fronting the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila on Tuesday midnight, April 12, 2022.

The STAR / Miguel de Guzman

 

MANILA, Philippines — The Manila Police District deployed a total of 1,255 uniformed personnel to serve as area security around the vicinity of Quiapo Church the day before the procession of the Black Nazarene on Good Friday, the police district disclosed Friday afternoon.

 

The over 1000 cops were instructed to secure the whole stretch of the procession route and enforce minimum public health standards among the devotees and churchgoers of the traditional Visita Iglesia.

 

Police presence is "continuously being intensified within the four corners of Metro Manila for this Holy Week," Police Brig. Gen. Leo Francisco, MPD District Director said in a statement.  

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/04/15/2174594/manila-police-district-deploys-nearly-1300-cops-black-nazarene

 

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