- Bicol Region, Visayas. and Mindanao will be experiencing rain due to the prevalence of a low pressure area and tail-end of cold front. According to PAGASA, the LPA has entered the country’s area of responsibility and was last spotted at 445 kilometers east-southeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur on Thursday.
- The House Committee on Tourism has approved a bill seeking to declare Camarines Norte as the "surfing capital" of Bicol. House Bill 7049, authored by Camarines Norte Rep. Marisol Panotes, hurdled the panel, chaired by Davao Oriental Rep. Corazon Nuñez-Malanyaon.
- The United Nations World Food Programme has formally handed over the ownership of a mechanized production system to the Philippine government for the efficient delivery of relief goods in times of disaster. Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista and UN-WFP Country Director Stephen Gluning led the signing of the deed of donation formally handing over the ownership of the mechanized production system.
- Japan's most wanted fugitive has been arrested and deported by the Bureau of Immigration. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said 59-year-old Misao Koyama, also known as Misao Kaminsukaso, was arrested the other day along Gil Puyat Ave., Manila by a joint team of BI and Tokyo police operatives.
- The House Intelligence Committee may vote Thursday to release a transcript of Roger Stone's 2017 panel interview to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, amid concerns raised by Democrats that a long-time Trump ally have lied the US Congress about his contacts with WikiLeaks.
- A US federal judge dealt a new setback to President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration efforts Wednesday, declaring unlawful a decision to block domestic and gang violence victims from seeking asylum.
- Japan considers pulling out from the International Whaling Commission as Tokyo reportedly gears up to resume commercial whaling. Such a move would spark international criticism against Japan over whale conservation and deepen the divide between anti- and pro-whaling countries.
- With 100 days left before Brexit, the European Union triggered an action plan to ensure planes can still fly and money can still flow between Britain and the bloc in the increasingly likely event that the U.K. leaves the EU without a divorce deal. The British government, struggling to break a political logjam over Brexit, released immigration plans that it said will “take back control” of the country’s borders — but which opponents warn will batter the economy by shutting out everyone but highly paid professionals.
- The Mini JCW range gets updated for the 2019 model year with a new petrol particulate filter fitted to the sports exhaust system, allowing it to pass Euro 6d-TEMP and WLTP regulations.
 |
| 2019 Mini John Cooper Works |
- Jaguar Land Rover is reportedly set to slash 5,000 jobs in 2019 due to falling sales and the looming threat of the trade war between the US and China as well as Brexit.
- Jay Basu has been tapped to be the new writer for the movie adaptation of Battlestar Galactica.
- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will give network giant ABS-CBN another chance under one condition: promote federalism.
- Actress Iza Calzado is now married to Ben Wintle.
TTFN!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment