Instead of lining up for the "Pahalik" or "Pagpupugay" for the Jesus Nazareno at Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Wednesday, some families decided to stay out of the crowd and just have a picnic.

Over 22,000 devotees joined the pahalik or kissing of the Black Nazarene’s image at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila ...

Devotees trooped to the Quirino Grandstand in Manila for the start of the “Pahalik” or “pagpupugay” for the Jesus Nazareno image on Monday evening.

The first day of the traditional pahalik or kissing of the image of the Black Nazarene drew more than 9,000 devotees at the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The traditional “Pahalik” that has been part of the annual Feast of Jesus Nazareno started ahead of schedule this year as devotees began massing and lining up at the ...

Maria Ramos Consolacion has to do this as the line for “Pahalik” begins to build up on the eve of the Traslacion procession on Wednesday, stretching to hundreds of meters. Upon their turn ...

PREPARATIONS for the Feast of Jesus Nazareno continue, with the 'pahalik,' a key event in the celebration, set to begin Jan. 7 at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila's Rizal Park.

The traditional "Pahalik" that has been part of the annual feast of the Nazarene starts ahead of schedule this year as devotees began massing and lining up at the Quirino Grandstand. Is the world ...

Sixty-four-year-old state weather observer Dorothea Basina has been a devotee of the Jesus Nazareno for 20 years, braving the overwhelming crowd every Jan. 9 to join the traditional "pahalik" (kissing ...