Monday, October 23, 2017

Let's Do The News! (October 23, 2017)



- Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and Baste Duterte, the first children of President Rodrigo Duterte, call for unity in a rally of pro-Duterte supporters and groups amid the political division in the country.

- The Malacanang Palace announced that they accepted the resignation of COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista and said that this would be effective immediately.

- ASEAN defense ministers condemned the Maute group and the Marawi siege which killed thousands and charred the one-bustling central district of the lakeside town hours after the Philippine secretary of defense declared the end of the siege.

- Typhoon Lan (Pablo) made landfall on Japan's Honshu island early Monday local time with winds moving up to 105mph. At least five people were hurt during the storm, according to recent reports.

- Toyota Motor Corporation unveiled the new JPN Taxi and it's on sale now at Toyota and Toyopet dealers starting at 3,277,800 Yen. The new model features a London cab-inspired design, LPG-hybrid powertrain that returns 19.4km/L of fuel economy by JC08 mode standards, and Toyota Safety Sense C. It comes with two trim models such as the entry-level Nagomi and the top-spec Takumi.

2018 Toyota JPN Taxi

- Porsche unveiled a new variant for the 911 called the Carrera T. Designed for grand touring in mind, the 911 T features standard PASM sports chassis, Sport Chrono Package, shortened shift lever, Sport-Tex seat centres, and rear-axle steering.

2018 Porsche 911 Carrera T


- In Game 5 of the 2017 PBA Governor's Cup, the Brgy. Ginebra is one win away on the title after defeating Meralco at the score of 85-74.

- The BBC announced that the celebs who are joining alongside 13th Doctor Jodie Whitaker in the upcoming season of Doctor Who are Bradley Walsh as Graham, Tosin Cole as Ryan, and Mandip Gill as Yasmin. They also announced that Sharon D Clarke will be returning in the new season. The new season returns this Fall 2018 with ten episodes beginning with a feature-length hour on the season premiere.

TTFN!!!

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