#ThewRap: Things you need to know, January 9, 2018

How’s Tuesday so far, Rappler readers?

Hundreds of thousands of Catholic devotees are currently flocking to the heart of Manila, as the Traslacion, or procession of the Black Nazarene, progresses through the Philippine capital’s streets. Prior to the Traslacion, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, during a midnight mass at the Quirino Grandstand, urged devotees to remember the victims of typhoons and the Marawi siege.

Meanwhile, the results of the latest Pulse Asia survey on the country’s top officials revealed that Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has the lowest trust and approval ratings. This, as the House committee on justice is set to resume its hearings on the impeachment complaint against the chief magistrate. 

Meanwhile, how will the new tax laws affect you? Rappler has an explainer for you, so you know what to expect in the coming payday, and in the years to come. 

These, and more, are in today’s wRap.

EXPLAINER: How the tax reform law affects Filipino consumers

Payroll managers start adjusting their systems to reflect the new withholding tax rates. Supermarkets, oil retailers, convenience stores, and even sidewalk vendors begin updating their price lists.

Remember Marawi, typhoon victims on Nazareno 2018 – Tagle

“Huwag panghinaan ng loob dahil merong nakikipaglakbay sa atin – si Hesus, kasama natin sa mga traslacion ng ating buhay,” Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle tells devotees.

End martial law? Lorenzana warns vs another Marawi

“There is rebellion in Mindanao. Until the rebellion is quelled, there is reason to extend Martial Law and suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus,” Solicitor General Jose Calida tells the Supreme Court.

Sereno least trusted, approved gov’t official – Pulse Asia

She gets a disapproval rating of 26% and a distrust rating of 33% in the survey conducted from December 10-15 and December 17, 2017.

San Miguel to start building Southeast Metro Manila Expressway in April

The Department of Transportation expects travel from Batasan, Quezon City to FTI, Taguig City to take just 35 minutes once the expressway is completed.

U.S. set to expel around 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants

The decision would uproot tens of thousands of families with deep roots in the United States, including tens of thousands of children born in the US who are therefore American citizens.

MMFF 2017 exceeds P1-billion mark

The Metro Manila Film Festival Executive Committee also announces that the screening of films is extended in select cinemas.

(Editor’s Note: An earlier version of the January 9, 2018 wRap said the survey on top government officials was by SWS. This has been corrected to Pulse Asia.)