BLACK NAZARENE PREPS. Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna (6th from right, 1st row), Manila Police District director Brig. Gen. Andre Dizon and other church and government officials pose for a souvenir photo after their discussion on the Nazareno 2023 activities during a press conference at the Benedict XVI building in Quiapo, Manila on Tuesday (Jan. 3, 2023). Devotees have been observing the Feast of the Black Nazarene annually on Jan. 9 after a nine-day novena that begins on Dec. 31. (PNA photo by Yancy Lim)