- Tropical Storm Urduja is expected to make landfall over Samar on Saturday, according to PAGASA. According to the severe weather bulletin, Urduja was 240km east of Borongan City, Eastern Samar and forecasted to move northwest at 5kph. It has maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph and is expected to make landfall over Northern Samar and Eastern Samar on Saturday morning and afternoon.
- Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to probe the killing of a woman and her child last December 11. Aguirre issued Department Order 797 that authorizes the NBI to "conduct a case build up over the death of Ruby Gamos and her seven year old daughter Shaniah Nicole Gamos."
- After the fall of the Maute group, the military warned of a startup ISIS-inspired militant group it said is capable of carrying out deadly attacks. It comes after Congress approved the extension of Martial Law in Mindanao until next year to wipe out terrorism in the said region. Reports suggest that Abu Turaife had been described by some reports as a commander of a Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters breakaway group, which was reportedly planning to stage bombings in Cotabato.
- Philippine National Police Director General Ronald dela Rosa thanked his fellow cops for supposedly overcoming trials in the service this year. In his statement, Dela Rosa said the police force had “many victories” in 2017. He remarked this despite the criticisms over the alleged police abuses in the government’s bloody campaign against illegal drugs.
- Spain is tightening border security because of reports that ousted Catalan leader Carlos Puigdemont may stage a surprise return. Mr Puigdemont is campaigning to be re-elected president from Belgium, where he fled with four cabinet members to avoid sedition and rebellion charges following Catalonia’s unilateral independence declaration in late October.
- In a shocking turn of events, the Federal Communications Commission voted in favor of the Restore Internet Freedom Order, which favors the cannibalization of Title II classification and revives the light-touch regulatory that flourished the internet for almost two decades.
- Toyota Motor Corporation teases the GR Super Sport Concept ahead of next month's Tokyo Auto Salon premiere.
- Continental Tire is set to showcase their new battery charging tech at next year's Consumer Electrics Show.
- Seiyuu Yumi Hara announced that she will end her solo singing career after the release of her album this March.
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