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'Appalled' Pasig River rehab agency to Black Nazarene devotees: 'Clean as you go'

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/01/09/20190108-nazareno-traslacion-6000.jpg"/><figcaption>Street sweepers clean trash left by millions of devotees at the Rizal Park after the Translacion of the Black Nazarene left the area, January 9, 2019. Jhun Dantes, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - Devotees of the Black Nazarene joining the annual &quot;Traslacion&quot; were urged Wednesday to clean up after themselves as trash is usually left strewn on the route of the procession in its wake.The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) in a statement said it was &quot;appalled&quot; by the garbage left behind by devotees who join the procession of the Black Nazarene annually.&quot;While we are amazed with your devotion, we are also appalled by the piles of garbage that you leave behind every after procession,&quot; Jose Antonio Goitia, executive director of the commission said.&quot;Worse, the Pasig River is not spared from the irresponsibility of many devotees. You are probably well-aware that improper disposal of garbage is illegal so allow us to enlighten you that such act is likewise inconsistent with your devotion,&quot; he added.Millions of devotees flock to Quiapo every Jan. 9 to join the Traslacion of the Black Nazarene icon. The procession, which usually lasts an entire day, crosses Jones Bridge, which straddles the banks of the Pasig River.Devotees were urged to &quot;clean as you go&quot; and to properly dispose their garbage to help keep the cleanliness of the restored Pasig River.&quot;The irresponsible and illegal dumping of garbage, be it a tiny wrapper of candy, threatens the aquatic life, which took two decades of restoration, in the Pasig River,&quot; Goitia said.

The procession, which usually lasts an entire day, crosses bridges across Pasig River.

The procession, which usually lasts an entire day, crosses bridges across Pasig River.