Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Let's Do The News! (March 13, 2018)



- Senator Franklin Drilon says that the Philippines' "weak" party system is the main reason behind the deterioration of the Liberal Party and the rise of political butterflies. According to the Senate minority leader, the shrinking number of LP members is a reflection of the weakness of the Philippine political party system that is largely personality-based instead of platform-based.

- An alleged drug pusher, who sells illegal drugs to students, has been arrested in Mabalacat City, Pampanga, last weekend. The suspect is currently in the hospital after resisting arrest during an operation of the PDEA Region 3 on Sunday night.  The suspect tried to ward off arrest in Daang Bakal St., Brgy. Dan Mabalacat City, Pampanga.

- PAGASA could officially declare the start of the summer season by April once the northeast monsoon, known as amihan, no longer affects the Philippines.

- Yesterday, a portion of the Laguna Lake highway is now open for public motoring use. This portion is part of the Duterte administration's BUILD BUILD BUILD campaign. This portion will reduce the travel time from Bicutan to Taytay from an hour to 30 minutes.

- Rescue workers recovered severely burnt bodies from the wreckage of a Bangladeshi aircraft that crashed while coming to land at Nepal's Kathmandu airport on Monday, according to reports. There were 71 people on board the plane and 17 had been rescued so far.

- Senator Elizabeth Warren is under attack for her willingness to fight hard against destroying Dodd-Frank and gutting regulations on big Wall Street banks. She wasn't shy about calling out her fellow Democrats for backing the bill that could set up yet another bailout of the big banks. 16 Democrats voted to move that bill forwards which puts working families and businesses at risk.

- Brabham returns with a teaser of their first vehicle called the BT62.



- Watch what happens when the new Range Rover Sport SVR takes on the Tianmen Road.



- A movie version of the hit Dragon Ball Super TV series is coming this December with franchise creator Akira Toriyama served as the film's writer and character designer.

- Actor Mark Anthony Fernandez returns to ABS-CBN after 12 years and he is set to be part in the upcoming episode of FPJ's Ang Probinsyano.

- Aiza Seguerra steps down from being the chairperson of the National Youth Commission.

- Actress Jodi Sta. Maria congratulates Kapuso actress and former child star Camille Parts on her role in GMA's new late morning drama, Ang Forever Ko'y Ikaw. Sta. Maria played as two protagonists of ABS-CBN's drama series, Sana Dalawa ang Puso, which is the direct competitor of GMA's new series.

TTFN!!!

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