- Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte, the son of President Rodrigo Duterte, has stepped down from his position amid his involvement in the smuggling of illegal drugs into the country. In making the announcement, Duterte stunned members of the city of council of Davao City which was meeting just after ferocious blaze devoured a mall and killed more than three dozen people over the weekend.
- The National Bureau of Investigation was tasked to investigate the mall fire in Davao City. In a statement released Monday, Aguirre said he asked the NBI to identify if there was any criminal liability to the blaze which killed 37 lives. The NBI was also directed to file charges against parties deemed responsible for the incident.
- Thousands of villagers in Mindanao spent their Christmas morning in emergency shelters as the region dealt with the aftermath of Typhoon Vinta. Right now, the death toll from Vinta has risen to 200.
- 20 people have been killed when a passenger bus bound for a northern city collided with a southbound jeepney in Agoo in La Union province early Monday.
- Pope Francis in Christmas Eve remarks Sunday likened the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem to the migrations of millions of people today who are forced to leave homelands for a better life, or just for survival, and he expressed hope that no one will feel "there is no room for them on this Earth."
- Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni plans to deploy antiterrorism military forces in Niger over the next few months.
- Ferrari threatens to pull out from Formula 1 and start its own motorsport series.
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk is launching an old Tesla Roadster to outer space.
- Comiket 98 will be held during Golden Week 2020 at Tokyo Big Sight due to Tokyo 2020 Olympics and this event is part of the larger Doujin Japan 2020 project.
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