Black Nazarene devotees told to keep fiesta litter-free

MANILA, Philippines—With the annual celebration of Black Nazarene just three days away, an environment group exhorted the image’s faithful to keep the streets of Quiapo clean. In a statement Tuesday, the EcoWaste Coalition, a waste and pollution watchdog, said the streets of historic Quiapo could be carpeted again with trash during the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9. ‘We hope that the large-scale trash problem that tainted the celebration last year will not happen again. Our pious devotion to the Black Nazarene merits no less than a clean and safe…

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Black Nazarene devotees told to keep fiesta litter-free

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