- President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the government's security force not to respond to UN rapporteurs who would come to the country and investigate the alleged violation of human rights caused by his brutal war on drugs. Speaking at the three-day ceremony of the National Special Weapon and Tactics (SWAT) Challenge in Davao City, Duterte instructed members of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines to remain mum on the matter given that the UN rapporteurs do not know the pandemic caused by drugs in the country.
- Meanwhile, authorities have arrested a hundred individuals during a drug raid in Lucena.
- Despite Cebu Pacific's opposition, Manila International Airport Authority General Manager Ed V. Monreal on Friday defended MIAA’s rationalization move to decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City by having airlines transfer some of their flights to Clark International Airport in Mabalacat City, Pampanga.
- A noted physician specializing in cardiology, internal medicine, and public health, warned that outbreak of diseases might worsen amid the growing number of Filipino parents who no longer want to have their children vaccinated against preventable illnesses, following the controversy on the government’s anti-dengue immunization program using Sanofi Pasteur’s Dengvaxia vaccine.
- Yesterday, US Senator Bernie Sanders introduced a bipartisan legislation to stop the United States' interference during the Yemeni Civil War. Bernie's resolution declares that the war in Yemen violates the Constitution, guaranteeing a vote within days.
- Ben Carson, the Housing and Urban Development Secretary, was requested by the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for all documents and communications related to the redecorating of his office and the HUD's handling of a whistleblower.
- The Jaguar I-PACE electric crossover was finally unveiled ahead of next week's Geneva Motor Show premiere, powered by a 90kWh Li-ion battery and two electric motors generating 400PS of power, 698Nm of torque, and 480km of range in one full charge.
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| 2019 Jaguar I-Pace |
- SEAT became the world's first carmaker to integrate the Shazam app in their cars. The integration begins this April via the SEAT DriveApp for Android Auto.
- Singer Aicelle Santos is named Gigi for the UK tour of Miss Saigon.
- Actress Neri Naig denies allegations that she solicits money to send her children to school.
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