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Fri, 9 Jan 2026 16:32:00 +0800
Black Nazarene's Traslacion crowd nears 700,000 by midday
Crowd estimates for the Black Nazarene Traslacion neared 700,000 by midday.

Fri, 9 Jan 2026 15:12:00 +0800
Garbage landslide in Cebu kills 1, injures 12, leaves 38 missing
A garbage landslide at a Cebu City landfill killed one worker, injured 12, and left 38 missing, authorities said.

Fri, 9 Jan 2026 12:15:00 +0800
Tabloid photojournalist dies covering Traslacion
A tabloid photojournalist died while covering the Translacion on Friday, January 9, according to the initial report of the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO).

Fri, 9 Jan 2026 10:52:00 +0800
Around 210,000 devotees join Traslacion early
The crowd estimate for Traslacion 2026 reached around 210,000 people on the morning of Friday, January 9.  

Fri, 9 Jan 2026 08:30:00 +0800
Road closures, alternative routes for Black Nazarene's Traslacion 2026
Quiapo Church announced road closures and routes ahead of the Traslacion 2026, urging early travel planning.

Fri, 9 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Go wants halfway houses near hospitals
Sen. Bong Go has shifted his attention to the condition of people who are staying with and looking after their relatives confined in hospitals.

Fri, 9 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Marcos Jr. inaugurates P2.3 billion Cagayan bridge
President Marcos yesterday inaugurated the P2.3-billion Camalaniugan Bridge in Alcala, Cagayan, which cuts travel time between the towns of Aparri and Ballesteros from one hour to 20 minutes.

Fri, 9 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0800
‘Woman-in-box died from suffocation’
The woman who was found in a plastic storage box that was dumped in a river in Basud, Camarines Norte had died from suffocation, police reported yesterday.

Fri, 9 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0800
Mayon’s pyroclastic flows intensify
A surge in pyroclastic density currents has been detected at Mayon Volcano in Albay in the past 24 hours, although these do not indicate escalation to a stronger eruptive phase, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seism...

Fri, 9 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0800
BI records 15.6 million passenger arrivals
Over 15.6 million foreign passenger arrivals were recorded by the Bureau of Immigration last year.

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