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Black Nazarene returns to Quiapo Church after 22-hour procession

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1441377" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - The carriage of the Black Nazarene returned to Quiapo Church around 3 a.m. Wednesday, around 22 hours after the procession began from Quirino Grandstand early Tuesday.</p><p>At least 2.5 million devotees joined the 6.9-kilometer procession that started past 5 a.m. from the Quirino Grandstand and ending at the Quiapo Church, initial police estimates said. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/09/18/at-least-25-million-filipinos-joined-traslacion-pnp">READ: At least 2.5 million Filipinos joined Traslacion: PNP</a></li></ul><p>Filipinos in other parts of the country also took part in the religious celebration, with hundreds of thousands of Catholic faithful holding processions in other regions.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/09/18/nazareno-2018-traslacion-ipinagdiwang-sa-ibat-ibang-bahagi-ng-bansa">Nazareno 2018: Traslacion, ipinagdiwang sa iba&#x27;t ibang bahagi ng bansa</a></li></ul><p>Devotees at Plaza Miranda who waited for the Black Nazarene&#x27;s return raised their hands and sang hymns in anticipation of the arrival. </p><p>Rogelio Lim said all his wishes had come true since he became a Black Nazarene devotee in 1977.</p><p>&quot;My child is now a medicine graduate,&quot; he told Reuters. &quot;I have been spared diseases. I have been blessed with a house. Everything we wished for. A good job. Everything. This is why I am here, to thank Him.&quot;</p><p>The Philippine Red Cross said it had assisted more than 1,000 devotees who were feeling unwell, or suffered injuries amid the parade&#x27;s growing crowds, many of whom clamored to reach towards the icon.</p><p>Some devotees who were brought to medical stations complaining of difficulty in breathing. </p><p>One of them is a resident of Caloocan who was carried by his siblings. </p><p>As the people struggled their way through the crowd, he got overwhelmed and fainted. </p><p>His sister caught him being carried down by the other devotees. </p><p>Another devotee, Alvin Carlos, said he felt stronger after touching the Black Nazarene.</p><p>&quot;Rain or shine, I gained the strength to continue because of my strong faith in Him,&quot; he said.</p><p>More than 4,000 police and soldiers were deployed to ensure the Manila procession would be peaceful, said Oscar Albayalde, the capital&#x27;s police chief. <strong>--With reports from Zandro Ochona, Isay Reyes, Dennis Datu, Anjo Bagaoisan, and Ernie Manio, ABS-CBN News; Reuters</strong></p>

<p>MANILA - The carriage of the Black Nazarene returned to Quiapo Church around 3 a.m. Wednesday, around 22 hours after the procession began from Quirino Grandstand early Tuesday.</p>

MANILA - The carriage of the Black Nazarene returned to Quiapo Church around 3 a.m. Wednesday, around 22 hours after the procession began from Quirino Grandstand early Tuesday.