Thursday, January 9, 2025

Let's Do The News! (January 9, 2025)

        

Your daily round-up of today's news...

- A trilateral phone call between outgoing US President Joe Biden, Philippine President Bongbong Marcos, and Japan Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru is expected this January 12th.

- Three people were hurt and were given medical assistance while in the middle of the Traslacion. The Traslacion has been going on for 12 hours since it started at 0440 hours Manila time and the estimated crowd near Quiapo Church has exceeded 192K based on the Nazareno Operations Center's records.

- The PITX is raising parking rates starting January 14 with no more flat rate and higher overnight fees.

- Los Angeles is in a state of calamity due to historic wildfires. Five people were killed in the blaze. The fire in Hollywood Hills is "rapidly expanding" and "zero progress" has been made in containing fires, according to a fire official. Celebrities like Paris Hilton lost their homes in the blaze.

- Fanatec has been the title sponsor of the SRO Motorsports Group and its signature GT World Challenge series since 2021. However, it appears that Fanatec's association with SRO Motorsports has ended.

- Sanrio's My Melody and Kuromi characters are getting a Netflix original anime this July.

- The multiplayer online game of the Transformers franchise was canceled.

- MBC responds to reports of the 2024 MBC Music Festival airing during the Lunar New Year holiday.

- Brian Matusz, a former left-handed pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles and the No. 4 pick in the 2008 MLB draft, has died at the age of 37. He spent almost his entire eight-year career with the Orioles.

- The writ of habeas data petition filed by Eat Bulaga presenter Vic Sotto against Darryl Yap over the controversial teaser of The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma biopic movie was granted by the court and set for summary hearing on January 15, 2025.

- Comedienne Rufa Mae Quinto confirms her overnight stay at the NBI HQ.

TTFN.

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