- National Capital Region Police Office Director Oscar Albayalde has advised the public against spreading false information in relation to the decision of the office of President Rodrigo Duterte to suspend classes in all levels in Metro Manila on Tuesday, March 20, despite the absence of a transport strike.
- Meanwhile, transport group PISTON is accusing the Malacanang of spreading fake news against drivers of public utility vehicles. PISTON made this statement in response to the declaration of Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on March 20, that classes at all levels in Metro Manila are suspended due to actual/imminent threats from ‘some groups’.
- The Department of Education announced that Vigan City, Ilocos Sur, is prepared for this year's Palarong Pambansa that will start on the 15th to the 21st of April. According to DepEd Usec. Tonisitio Umali, Vigan City has already shown its readiness for a big multi-sports event when it hosted the regional qualifier of the 2017 Batang Pinoy.
- The suspended CEO of Cambridge Analytica said in a hidden video broadcast that his UK-based political consultancy's online campaign played a decisive role in US President Donald Trump's 2016 election win. CEO Alexander Nix’s comments, which could not be verified, are potentially a further problem for Facebook Inc as it faces lawmakers’ scrutiny in the United States and Europe over Cambridge Analytica’s improper use of 50 million Facebook users’ personal data to target voters.
- The G20 leaders condemned protectionism and urged “further dialogue” on trade, but failed to diffuse the threat of a trade war days before U.S. metals tariffs take effect and Washington is to announce measures against China. Meanwhile, two officials briefed on the matter said U.S. President Donald Trump would also unveil tariffs on up to $60 billion in Chinese technology and telecoms products by Friday, a move stemming from Beijing’s intellectual property practices.
- US President Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and credited US defense sales to the Saudis with boosting American jobs, even as Riyadh's involvement in the Yemeni Civil War faced criticism. In the Oval Office, Trump and the crown prince praised the strength of U.S.-Saudi ties, which had grown strained under the Obama administration in part over differing views toward Riyadh’s regional rival, Iran.
- Another school shooting in United States has occurred, this time at Maryland where a 17-year-old man shot two other students at Great Mills High School before a school resource officer engaged him and stopped the threat, according to authorities. The incident began in a school hallway at 7:55 a.m., just before classes started. Authorities say Austin Wyatt Rollins, armed with a handgun, shot a female and a male student. The shooter had a prior relationship with the female student, St. Mary's County Sheriff Tim Cameron said. Rollins is pronounced dead while the female student is in critical conditions and the 14-year-old male is in stable condition.
- Toyota Australia made a 500,000 Lego brick replica of the latest-generation Camry.
- Carlex Design offers two ways to customize the Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup truck; one for off-road duty and one for sporty urban cruising.
- Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi presented the future of motoring at this year's Open Garage Talk at Stanford University.
- A Chinese live-action movie adaptation of Koei Tecmo's Shin Sangoku Musou (Dynasty Warriors) game will be hitting cinemas next year.
- The Walking Dead lead actor Andrew Lincoln is now part of the Potterverse as he will be narrating an audiobook titled Quidditch Through the Ages.
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