- Malacanang prefers to let the legal process take its course following reports a local court ordered the arrest of four former party-list lawmakers in connection with a murder complaint. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque maintained that the executive branch respects the independence of the courts on handling the case.
- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said the number of families affected by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Cyclones “Henry” “Inday” and “Josie” continued to rise in the last couple of days and was close to 400,000.
- The government's Freedom of Information website drew flak for its honest to goodness entries in its directory of government offices.
- Michael Avenatt, the attorney for porn actress Stormy Daniels, said that he now represents three additional women who he says had relationships with US President Donald Trump and were paid “hush money” before the 2016 presidential election.
- A newly released memo by a wartime Japanese official provides what a historian says is the first look at the thinking of Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Hideki Tojo on the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
- US President Donald Trump's plan for US liquefied natural gas to be sold to the EU after trade talks with its top representatives will face reality check. After a meeting at the White House with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday, Trump said the EU would also buy more U.S. soybeans and work with Washington to cut other trade barriers to zero.
- Vanuatu renewed a state of emergency on the volcano-hit island of Ambae Friday and ordered the compulsory evacuation of all residents.
- Before Lamborghini will unveil the ultimate Aventador, dubbed the SVJ, at next month's Monterey Car Week, it smashed the Nurburgring lap record for production vehicles at 6:44.97, 2.3 seconds quicker than the Porsche 911 GT2 RS.
- Alessandro Dambrosio is named as the executive design director for Mitsubishi Motors.
- TOEI announced the newest installment of the Kamen Rider series. Titled Kamen Rider ZI-O, the new series serves as the last of the Heisei-era Riders and it premieres this September.
- Emma Thompson will reprise her Agent O role in the upcoming 2019 Men In Black reboot film.
- Cedric Lee and Deniece Cornejo were found guilty in the Vhong Navarro grave coercion case and sentenced to imprisonment.
- The 911 call made from Demi Lovato's house was uncovered. According to reports, the 25-year-old singer's assistant alerts the male dispatcher of the incident while requesting him to tell paramedics to shut off the sirens.
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