Feast of the Black Nazarene Traslacion 2018: livestream, updates

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The annual Black Nazarene procession known as Traslacion happens today, January 9, 2018. Up to 19 million devotees are expected to flock for the parade of the life-sized, dark wooden statue of Jesus Christ, from from Quirino Grandstand to Quiapo Church.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a rel='nofollow' href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGOt9jIjWVoFEBRxTXj_AL5-0Nc6WBqAPeMb43DFxCOupTuC6KyWXkpM2eTkeJxfYLbS00uTPpLOawwRFFbl4_ANo4j3xvRCjfRy1nIIRobrnEMAzIBKjclzkugkaFr5IcCqE2_RCtxjE/s1600/traslacion-2018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Feast of the Black Nazarene Traslacion 2018: livestream, updates" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGOt9jIjWVoFEBRxTXj_AL5-0Nc6WBqAPeMb43DFxCOupTuC6KyWXkpM2eTkeJxfYLbS00uTPpLOawwRFFbl4_ANo4j3xvRCjfRy1nIIRobrnEMAzIBKjclzkugkaFr5IcCqE2_RCtxjE/s1600/traslacion-2018.jpg" title="Feast of the Black Nazarene Traslacion 2018: livestream, updates" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Procession of replicas of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila on Sunday, January 7. PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The official Facebook page of the Quiapo Church (www.facebook.com/quiapochurch) and TV Maria (www.facebook.com/tvmariaphils) bring the livestream feed of the overnight vigil on January 8 to 9 and the 'Traslacion 2018' early Tuesday.<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="315" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fquiapochurch%2Fvideos%2F1987724311255543%2F&show_text=0&width=560" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="560"></iframe></div></center><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="315" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ftvmaria.admin%2Fvideos%2F532443913778489%2F&show_text=0&width=560" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="560"></iframe></div></center><br /><i>Note: Once available, live stream video from major news organizations ABS-CBN News, GMA News and TV5 will be embedded here.</i><br /><br /><center> <a rel='nofollow' class="twitter-timeline" data-widget-id="818102467233624066" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Traslacion2018" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#Traslacion2018 Tweets</a><br /> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script><br /> <br /></center><br />Meanwhile, the government said "it’s all systems go" for the procession.<br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br /><b>Procession Route</b><br /><br />Minor changes were made in the procession route specifically in the earlier part. From Quirino Grandstand (Independence Road), the procession will turn right to Katigbak Drive then straight to P. Burgos (westbound lane) going to P. Burgos (southbound lane) through Jones Bridge.<br /><br />The procession will then turn right to Dasmariñas, turn right again towards Plaza Santa Cruz, turn left to Palanca St., turn left to Quezon Blvd, turn right to Arlegui St., turn right to Fraternal St., turn right to Vergara St., turn left to Duque de Alba, turn left to Castillejos St., turn left to Farnecio St., turn right to Arlegui St., turn left to Nepomuceno St. (counter-flow), turn left to Aguila St., turn right to Carcer St., turn right to Hidalgo through Plaza del Carmen, turn left to Bilibid Viejo St. through Puyat, turn left to Guzman St., turn right to Hidalgo St., turn left to Bautista St. (Barbosa), turn right to Globo de Oro through under Quezon Bridge, turn right to Palanca St., then turn right to Villalobos St. through Plaza Miranda going to Quiapo Church.<br /><br /><b>Cancellation of classes, work</b><br /><br />Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada cancelled all classes in all levels as well as work in the city government. The cancellation of work does not cover government offices involved in the maintenance of peace and order, traffic enforcement, disaster risk reduction and management, health and sanitation and issuance of business permits and collective taxes.<br /><br /><b>Safety</b><br /><br />In a radio report by DzBB, Superintendent Erwin Magarejo, MPD spokesperson, said that 5,000 Manila cops will be deployed for Traslacion 2018.<br /><br />Meanwhile, telecommunications compnies Globe and Smart will shut down their signal during the procession as a precautionary move approved by the National Telecommunications Commission and as recommended by the Philippine National Police.<br /><br /><b>Globe</b> - Manila, Mandaluyong, Quezon City, Makati<br /><b>Smart</b> - Parts of Manila where the procession will pass by<br /><br />The annual celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene’s arrival in Quiapo church is a partnership of the Church with government and various NGOs. This collaborative effort is crucial in ensuring a peaceful and meaningful observance of the feast for the majority of the faithful and the devotees as well.<br /><br /><b>— The Summit Express</b></div>

Feast of the Black Nazarene Traslacion 2018: livestream, updates

MANILA, Philippines - The annual Black Nazarene procession known as Traslacion happens today, January 9, 2018. Up to 19 million devotees are expected to flock for the parade of the life-sized, dark wo…

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MMFF 2017 box-office results released

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), through its Facebook page, released on Monday, January 8, the results of the two-week run in terms of box-office returns.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a rel='nofollow' href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR21-7dCpNuM2M1hWIeAhTAxhn6DoGWjHploi3e1EnKI0WtxhvTDXG_2Z-7rnJvvgssryrKNdZHTzBeS1VmiV4Gq7u0zI9I2yz3GpllmDaq2WVaq8vBxvfOvgzc_dnRPpFvzZhI-6xf_bE/s1600/MMFF-2017-official-entries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="MMFF 2017 box-office results released" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR21-7dCpNuM2M1hWIeAhTAxhn6DoGWjHploi3e1EnKI0WtxhvTDXG_2Z-7rnJvvgssryrKNdZHTzBeS1VmiV4Gq7u0zI9I2yz3GpllmDaq2WVaq8vBxvfOvgzc_dnRPpFvzZhI-6xf_bE/s1600/MMFF-2017-official-entries.jpg" title="MMFF 2017 box-office results released" /></a></div><br />The 43rd edition of MMFF features eight official entries: All of You, Ang Larawan, Deadma Walking, Haunted Forest, Meant to Beh, Ang Panday, Siargao, and Gandarrapiddo: The Revenger Squad.<br /><br />As posted around 1:40 p.m., the MMFF posted: <b>"We have exceeded our 1 billion target."</b><br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br />The shared photo added: "We are very happy to announce that we have hit our targets and have set new records with the MMFF grosses."<br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="633" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmmffofficial%2Fposts%2F1359830487455078&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><br />On December 27, the committe revealed that MMFF 2017 broke box-office records as it surpassed the 2015 first and second day gross sales. "It also tripled the foot traffic to the theaters from last year," the statement said.<br /><br />“The big achievement is bringing back our kababayans to the theaters. It took quite some time before we saw this kind of enthusiasm once again from the Filipino viewers,” said MMFF Execom Chair Tim Orbos.<br /><br />In 2017, box-office figures per entry were <b><a rel='nofollow' href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2017/12/mmff-2017-day-1-results-top-grossing-films-update.html">not released while the festival is ongoing</a></b>. MMFF has stiffer penalty of P200,000 for early release of top-grossing films. In addition, the film outfit proven guilty of releasing the numbers ahead would not be allowed to join the next festival.<br /><br /><i>DEVELOPING STORY: Once available, the list of top grossers will be posted on this site. Stay tuned.</i><br /><br />Meanwhile, MMFF has a good news for the moviegoers (especially those who just came back from their holiday vacation) as the showing of films is extended in select cinemas: SM Cinema, Ayala Malls Cinemas, Starmall Cinemas, and Cinema 2000.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="633" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmmffofficial%2Fposts%2F1359831977454929&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><b><br /></b> <b>— The Summit Express</b></div>

MMFF 2017 box-office results released

MANILA, Philippines - The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), through its Facebook page, released on Monday, January 8, the results of the two-week run in terms of box-office returns.The 43rd edition o…

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