- Voters in the 5 provinces comprising the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, as well as in the cities of Cotabato and Isabela, trooped to polling precincts yesterday for the plebiscite of the Bangsamoro Organic Law. A total of 2.8 million registered for the Bangsamoro plebiscite, with 2.17 million in the provinces and cities covered by the January 21 polls. If the "yes" vote wins, then a second plebiscite will be conducted in Lanao del Norte and North Cotabato, where more than 600,000 voters registered to decide whether parts of their provinces will be included in the BARMM.
- UNICEF Philippines denounced the Congress' approval of lowering the age of criminal liability to nine. The organization said lowering the age of criminal responsibly does not address the root causes of why children commit crimes: “poverty, lack of parenting support programs, access to education, and other social services.”
- The Senate Committee on Public Services is set to continue its inquiry on the entry and selection of a third telecommunications player in the Philippines on Thursday, January 24.
- US President Donald Trump made a sudden visit to the MLK Memorial and then left after two minutes.
- An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck south of the Indonesian town of Raba, off the central island of Sumbawa.
- Venezuela plunged deeper into turmoil as security forces put down a pre-dawn uprising by national guardsmen that triggered violent street protests, and the Supreme Court moved to undercut the opposition-controlled congress’ defiant new leadership.
- Russia and Japan’s leaders meet for talks in Moscow over the disputed island chain that has long prevented a peace treaty to end World War II. But recent rhetoric has dampened hopes of a breakthrough. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit marks the 25th time he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have met since 2013, a reflection of their efforts to build cooperation despite their disagreement over the Kuril islands.
- The boyfriend of Japan’s Princess Mako, the eldest granddaughter of soon-to-be-abdicted Emperor Akihito, insisted his family had no financial difficulties hanging over them, after reports of a unpaid loan apparently forced a postponement to a fairytale wedding between the two college sweethearts.
- ICYMI: 7-Eleven and Lawson convenience stores will not sell adult magazines.
- A movie adaptation of Nancy Drew is happening and they've tapped Sophia Lillis to play the main character.
- Gillian Anderson will play the role of former British PM Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of the Netflix original series, The Crown.
- Ruru Madrid denies he and Bianca Umali are in a relationship.
- Motoring journalist James Deakin breaks silence about being victim of paid attack on Facebook.
- Pixar's upcoming animated short, titled Float, will feature Filipino CGI characters for the first time.
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