“I hope China will ease up on us, they cannot seize everything as theirs,” said Espinocilla, who was wearing a maroon T-shirt printed with the face of Jesus Nazareno. “It is ours, not theirs.

Duterte said that the people’s devotion to Nazareno is a testament to their great trust in ... “The Black Nazarene is a manifestation that we will never face the challenges that come our way alone — ...