The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has collected around 47 truckloads of garbage left by devotees during the “Traslacion” of the Black Nazarene, an agency official said.
“Forty-seven truckloads of garbage hauled during the ‘Traslacion’ of the Black Nazarene equivalent to 564 cubic meters or 160 tons,” MMDA spokesperson Celine Pialago said.
The MMDA deployed a total of 850 personnel within the vicinity of the Quirino Grandstand, Quiapo Church and along the procession route to ensure the safety of devotees who joined the “Traslacion.”
A total of 850 personnel was deployed by the MMDA.
The MMDA Sidewalk Clearing Group conducted the clearing of obstructions, particularly of collecting garbage at the Rizal Park grounds and roads along the 6-kilometer procession route of the Black Nazarene image from the Quirino Grandstand to the Quiapo Church in coordination with local government unit of Manila and the Department of Public Works and Highways.
Personnel from the MMDA’s Traffic Enforcement Division meanwhile took charge of traffic management along the “Traslacion” route.
The procession of the Black Nazarene took 21 hours and 7 minutes from the Quirino Grandstand to the Quiapo Church.
Around 1.4 million devotees participated in this year’s “Traslacion” according to police estimates.
