MANILA, Philippines — A fire has engulfed a residential area in Quiapo, Manila on Wednesday afternoon. In its latest update, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said 13 of its personnel and one ...

An estimated 192,400 devotees have been monitored at the Quiapo area in Manila City on Thursday noon amid the traditional Traslacion for the Feast of the Jesus Nazareno. The Quiapo Church reported the ...

Eyewear store owner Rosalinda Kumar, 65, and her 70-strong staff set up their shop as early as 2 a.m. and began giving out food and drinks to devotees in the Quiapo area at around 6 a.m. on Thursday.

Two helicopters from the Philippine National Police fly over Quiapo area, closely monitoring the crowd during the procession of the image of Jesus Nazareno. (MB Video by Diann Calucin) # ...

Meanwhile, Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna said a liquor ban will be imposed around the Quiapo area from January 8 to 10. “Kadalasan po doon lang po sa area ng Quiapo ang liquor ban.

While Quiapo now may be identified with Quiapo church and the surrounding vendors of potions and prayers, Mr. Zialcita was quick to remind that Quiapo had been cosmopolitan at one point in time.

Different cultures have left their imprint upon Quiapo, reflected in the food and faith available there. In the same district, three cultures are present: the Spanish influences are seen through ...

MANILA, Philippines (Update 2 3:53 p.m.) — Throngs of devotees poured into the Quiapo area for Traslacion 2021 despite the pandemic and the cancellation of the traditional Black Nazarene ...

When her husband passed away in 2017, Annabel Hatol, 48, was in a quandary about what to do with her life, being a full-time housewife and mother of two children still in school.

I’ve written many times about the area of the Quiapo Church (more correctly, the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene) and its many magical worlds, particularly the “Quiapo Medical Center,” which we ...

Quiapo’s mercantile tradition at the root of its prosperity was reflected by the Chinoy businesses on Echague Street and the Quinta Market, lamentably replaced today by a modern mall-like structure.