Authorities give food and water to a devotee who skipped lunch during "Pahalik" in Quirino Grandstand on January 8, 2025. Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

Job Manahan

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<div> <span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173632842696135b4af10-9348-48ae-a618-6eeb3a7b4e27.jfif" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Authorities give food and water to a devotee who skipped lunch during &quot;Pahalik&quot; in Quirino Grandstand on January 8, 2025. <em>Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News </em></span></span></span>MANILA – Some devotees of the Jesus Nazareno on Wednesday afternoon flocked to the Quirino Grandstand for the second day of the traditional “Pahalik,” with several admitting they skipped lunch and endured the sun just to wait in the long queue.</div><p>Hundreds of Catholic faithful said they waited for almost 4 to 5 hours just to reach the image of the Jesus Nazareno at the Quirino Grandstand this afternoon.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/6/a-day-before-the-pahalik-of-jesus-nazareno-1901">A day before the &#x27;Pahalik&#x27; of Jesus Nazareno</a> </div><p>Among them were senior citizens Girly and Roberto Era, who came all the way from Rosario, Cavite. </p><p>The couple said they lined up along Roxas Boulevard since 10 a.m. but they have yet to enter the Grandstand proper as of 2 p.m. Aside from this, they have yet to eat their lunch but this supposedly does not matter as they consider this as a form of sacrifice. </p><p>“May anak akong na epilepsy. Ang nanay ko may sakit. Para sa ikagagaling nila,” said Girly. </p><p>“Sa hirap ng buhay, gusto namin na medyo guminhawa ang buhay namin. Ako ay construction worker lamang. Umalis kami ng 7 o’clock. Dumating kami ng 10,” her husband Roberto said. </p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1876912761923400009&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-01-08T09%3A19%3A37.529479%3Ae05dde65-bdae-4557-92d2-33ae6173ac9c%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=eeeaf9657b028dcbf9052ef15de54d7d15144910&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:600px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1876912761923400009"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Vendors, meanwhile, took advantage of the growing crowd. </p><p>For Rene Basilip, this is the slowest day for him. </p><p>Basilip said his earnings has yet to reach P3,000, even if he started selling towels and Jesus Nazareno bandanas since 3 a.m. </p><p>“Tiyaga-tiyaga lang. Hindi katulad ng isang taon puong-puno talaga. &#x27;Yung mga taga-rito, taga-Quiapo. Kung anong oras ako maubos kasi may paninda pa rin ako sa akin. Ibibigay ko talaga kahit bente lang,” said Basilip. </p><div><strong>SOME DEVOTEES GOT DIZZY</strong> </div><p>The long line caused one devotee to get dizzy and to vomit, as she was supposedly soaked under the sun for hours.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/7/doh-on-code-white-for-traslacion-2025-1813">DOH on &#x27;code white&#x27; for Traslacion 2025</a> </div><p>Fe dela Cruz, 56, said her neck hurt and she vomited at the Quirino Grandstand, minutes before she was able to touch the feet of Jesus Nazareno. She was in queue since 10 a.m. </p><p>“Siguro na ano ako sa pila. Siguro sa init. May bitbit akong tubig,” she said. </p><p>Asked what she felt after doing the traditional “Pahalik,” she said, “parang gumaan ang pakiramdam ko. Gumaan talaga.”</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eQXcIDrQKJQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Some devotees of the Jesus Nazareno on Wednesday afternoon flocked to the Quirino Grandstand for the second day of the traditional “Pahalik,” with some saying they skipped lunch and endured the sun just to wait in the long queue.</p>

Some devotees of the Jesus Nazareno on Wednesday afternoon flocked to the Quirino Grandstand for the second day of the traditional “Pahalik,” with some saying they skipped lunch and endured the sun just to wait in the long queue.

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Some devotees skip lunch, seek medical attention during ‘Pahalik’ in Quirino Grandstand

Some devotees skip lunch, seek medical attention during ‘Pahalik’ in Quirino Grandstand

Job Manahan,

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Published Jan 08, 2025 06:24 PM PHT

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