Earlier this morning, devotees of the Black Nazarene faced light rains during the Pahalik event of the Traslacion 2015. This weather condition will likely continue during the procession.
PAGASA explains this is due to the prevailing northeast monsoon affecting Luzon. This will continue to bring cloudy skies with light rains in Metro Manila, Aurora and the regions of Bicol, CALABARZON, Cagayan Valley and Cordillera. The rest of Luzon can expect isolated cases of light rains brought by the same weather system.
CARAGA, Central Visayas and the provinces of Leyte and Camiguin will experience cloudy skies with light to moderate rain showers caused by a wind convergence. The remaining parts of the country will enjoy fair weather apart from isolated thunderstorms.
Gale warning has been issued inthe seaboards of Luzon and Visayas, as well as in the seaboards of the CARAGA region. Apart from strong to gale force winds, rough to very rough sea conditions are also expected, making sea travel risky in the following hours.
Meanwhile, Panahon TV continues to monitor the low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). State meteorologist Jori Loiz states that the said weather disturbance is expected to enter PAR between Sunday and Monday.
Currently, it has a slim chance of intensifying into a tropical cyclone due to unfavorable conditi
THE FEAST OF THE BLACK NAZARENE
Every year, thousands of devotees flock to Manila to be part of the “traslacion” or the transfer of the Black Nazarene, which commemorates the transfer of the statue from a church in Intramuros to Quiapo Church on the 9th of January in 1767. It is one of the biggest religious processions in the Philippines.
The 248-year icon is considered by faithful devotees of the Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno as miraculous. In 2014, 3 million devotees attended the procession, with the parade lasting 19 hours. The longest parade was in 2012, which went on for 22 hours.
Due to a fire incident in Escolta, organizers of the feast have updated the routes of the procession. See below for changes:
