Let's Do The News! (December 28, 2017)

- A safety officer became the 38th casualty of last weekend's NCCC Mall fire in Davao City, who sacrificed his life rescuing call center agents.

- Some fireworks like sparklers, "fountains", and other pyrotechnics are still allowed at households to ring in the new year as the Philippine Fireworks Association clarifying misconceptions in the interpretation of the provisions of Executive Order 28 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte to regulate the use of firecrackers and other pyrotechnics.

- About 23,755 families are spending the New Year at evacuation centers after losing their homes to widespread flooding and landslides spawned by Tropical Storm Vinta.

- Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan slammed Syrian President Bashar Assad as "terrorist." Speaking at a joint news conference with Tunisian leader Beji Caid Essebsi, Erdogan called Assad a "terrorist who engaged in state terrorism" and should not be part of Syria's post-conflict future.

- Israel's transport minister is pushing ahead with a plan to dig a railway tunnel under Jerusalem's Old City, passing near sites holy to Jews, Christians, and Muslims - and ending at the Western Wall with a station named after US President Donald Trump.

- Circus acrobats performed for Pope Francis during his weekly audience, in what has become a regular feature of the Vatican holiday season.

- With the M-Sport Rally Team dominated the 2017 World Rally Championship, Ford has announced its return for the 2018 season. With factory involvement, the team will be known once again as M-Sport Ford World Rally Team.

- In an event of a failed Emirates deal, Airbus might cease production of the A380 superjumbo jet.

- Amid protests from fans of the hit TV anime, Kemono Friends, the series producer confirms that animation studio Yaoyorozu will not return for a new series.

- The people behind Love Live! School Idol Project warned the public that bad fan behavior could lead to cancelled events following a December 22 event at Akihabara UDX where attendees complained that a raucous group were waving large light-up sticks, jumping, and screaming.

TTFN!!!