00:00 Today on Rappler
00:12 Hundreds of thousands of Catholic devotees join the 2024 Feast of the Black Nazarene.
00:18 Indonesia says it is ready to work with fellow ASEAN countries to finalize the South China
00:23 Sea Code.
00:24 The alleged mother of actor Diego Loizaga's daughter claims he kicked them out for another
00:29 woman.
00:30 Gomburzas N. Chongdi expresses gratitude over the success of the MMFF film.
00:35 And Filipino-American comedian Joe Hoy responds to criticisms of his 2024 Golden Globes hosting
00:41 stint.
00:44 After a three-year suspension due to COVID-19 restrictions, hundreds of thousands of Catholic
00:49 devotees join a procession in honor of the Black Nazarene in Manila on Tuesday, January
00:53 9.
00:54 A 400-year-old dark wooden image of Jesus Christ, now encased in glass, meanders through
01:00 the streets of downtown Manila in a centuries-old tradition.
01:03 Police estimate the mourning crowd to have been at least 830,000, with more joining further
01:09 along the procession's six-kilometer route.
01:12 Known as the Traslacion, the procession began at dawn and deviated slightly from its traditional
01:16 route from the Quirinogran stand to the Quiapo Church.
01:20 The icon draws an ardent following of devotees who believe it is miraculous.
01:24 Many tried to get as close to its carriage as possible or even touch the icon itself,
01:29 raising the risk of mishaps.
01:31 Thousands of police were deployed to ensure order.
01:34 About 80 percent of the Philippines' 110 million people identify as Roman Catholic.
01:41 Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi says her country is ready to work with other
01:45 Southeast Asian nations to finalize a long-delayed code of conduct for the South China Sea.
01:51 Marsudi says this alongside Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo in Manila, ahead
01:56 of a planned visit by Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
01:59 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, and China have been trying to negotiate
02:04 a code of conduct since 2002.
02:07 The code is supposed to set guidelines for the behavior of vessels in the South China
02:10 Sea amid tense territorial disputes and to prevent or manage misencounters.
02:16 But progress has been slow despite commitments to fast-track the process, largely due to
02:20 disagreements among the governments involved.
02:23 China claims almost the entire South China Sea with its so-called Nine-Dash Line, which
02:28 broadly overlaps with the exclusive economic zones of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the
02:32 Philippines and Vietnam.
02:34 A 2016 international arbitral tribunal ruling invalidated most of China's claims, a decision
02:40 Beijing has rejected.
02:43 Yoga teacher and model Alexis Wapenko claims she is the mother of actor Diego Loizaga's
02:49 daughter and says he kicked them out of his house to accommodate another woman.
02:53 Suwapenko makes these allegations in a series of Instagram stories.
02:57 She includes a clip of Loizaga's past interview with Tony Gonzaga, in which he admits he went
03:02 through rehab for a year in 2018.
03:04 In her caption, Suwapenko says, "Yes, he's aware, but he's never sober."
03:09 She also claims Loizaga threatened to stop supporting their child if she didn't delete
03:13 her posts.
03:14 Loizaga has yet to address Suwapenko's claims as of this posting.
03:18 In a September 2023 interview, Loizaga said he and the mother of his daughter mutually
03:22 decided to keep their relationship private and that they were raising the child together.
03:29 Actor Enchong Di expresses gratitude over the success of the 2023 Metro Manila Film
03:34 Festival film Gomborza, in which he co-starred.
03:37 Enchong plays Jacinto Zamora, one of the three priests executed by the Spanish colonial government
03:42 before the Philippine Revolution.
03:44 He thanks the film's "respectful, dedicated and hardworking team, audiences who lined
03:48 up at cinemas, and organizers of block screenings."
03:51 The MMFF has had an extraordinarily successful run.
03:55 It's been extended by a week until January 14 due to public demand.
04:00 Enchong's co-star Cedric Juan, who played the lead Jose Burgos, chimed in with support
04:04 in the comment section.
04:05 Gomborza won the most awards at the MMFF Gabinang Parangal on December 27 with seven trophies.
04:14 Latino-American comedian Joe Roy says he was having an "off night" when he hosted the Golden
04:18 Globes Sunday night in the U.S.
04:21 In the Good Morning America episode aired on Tuesday, January 9, Joe Roy reacts to criticism
04:26 of his performance at the awards ceremony, reiterating he only had 10 days preparation.
04:31 He says he had fun and calls the experience a moment he'll always remember.
04:35 The 52-year-old comedian admits the criticism hurt his feelings, adding he was just having
04:40 an "off night."
04:41 He says his controversial joke about Taylor Swift wasn't aimed at the pop star, but rather
04:46 the National Football League.
04:48 Despite the backlash, the comedian says he is overall still proud of having hosted the
04:52 2024 Golden Globes.
04:56 And that's today's Wrap.
04:57 I'm Nino Yu.
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