Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna considers the holding of the 15-hour Traslacion which served as the highlight of the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene Tuesday a huge success.

The lady mayor expressed elation over how the entire event was successfully held, considering the heightened fervor owing to the Traslacion having been suspended for the past three years due to the pandemic.

Lacuna thanked all those who helped make the event a success, particularly the concerned government offices both national and local, the Quiapo Church authorities and even the devotees themselves, majority of whom she said conducted themselves in an orderly manner.

She also lauded and thanked  the volunteers who helped provide medical aid for those who had sustained injuries.

According to the mayor, it is notable that this year’s Traslacion is the shortest in recent history, despite the three-year hiatus.

The shortest recorded was in 2007 during which the procession took only nine hours while the longest were in 2017 and 2018 which lasted for a total of 22 hours.

Lacuna expressed hope that in the next Traslacion, all the devotees will heed the advice of the church for their own safety.

Meanwhile, The local government of Manila under the Department of Public Services has collected a total of 158 truck load of trash since the start of activities in line with the annual celebration.

According to Manila spokesperson Atty. Princess Abante there was a total of 468 metric tons collected by DPS workers.

“For 9 January, as of 7 p.m. total garbage collected was 128 metric tons, equivalent to 46 truckloads that were collected trash during the procession,“ Abante replied.