Elderly devotees brave crowds, long lines to pray to Black Nazarene <br /><br />Elderly devotees Tony Macalalad, 81, from Batangas, and Iluminada Ilucso, 71, a resident of Manila, line up at the Quirino Grandstand for the veneration of the image of the Black Nazarene, also known as 'Pahalik.' Manila police said that as of 1 p.m. on Jan. 8, 2026, the crowd has swelled to 12,000 and they expect this to get bigger into the night. <br /><br />VIDEO BY ALLEN LIMOS <br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br /><br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /><br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /><br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /><br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein <br /><br />
