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TOP STORIES - Monday, January 9, 2023

TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from online news monitoring)

9 January 2023, Monday, as of 9AM

1. Marcos on Feast of Black Nazarene: ‘Find new meaning’ in our passions, sufferings [Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, CNN PHL]

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/856744/marcos-on-feast-of-black-nazarene-embolden-love-hope-and-compassion/story/

2. Feast of Black Nazarene activities:

-‘Walk of Faith’ draws only a fraction of pre-pandemic Nazarene crowd

-69 receive medical attention from MMDA amid Black Nazarene activities

[ABS-CBN News, CNN PHL, GMA News, One News, Rappler, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1714051/walk-of-faith-draws-only-a-fraction-of-pre-pandemic-nazarene-devotees

3. AFP units back Centino amid talk of unrest [ABS-CBN News, News5, One News, Rappler, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1714054/afp-units-back-centino-amid-talk-of-unrest

4. President appoints former DBM official to CHR [Manila Standard, Manila Times, CNN PHL, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1714064/president-appoints-former-dbm-official-to-chr

5. BOC, PDEA seize ‘shabu’ worth P13.8M, 2 suspects arrested [Manila Bulletin, News5, Philstar, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1714013/boc-pdea-seize-shabu-worth-p13-8m-2-suspects-arrested

6. Trough of LPA to bring rains to VisMin —PAGASA [Inquirer, CNN PHL, GMA News, ABS-CBN News]

https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/01/09/23/trough-of-lpa-to-bring-rains-to-vismin-pagasa

7. Dams stop spill but floods persist in Bulacan, Isabela, Cagayan [CNN PHL, GMA News, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer]

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1714035/dams-stop-spill-but-floods-persist-in-bulacan-isabela

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