- The heart relic of St. Camillus de Lellis, patron saint of the sick, doctors, and nurses, will arrive in the Philippines this February 2nd.
- Troops from the 103rd “Haribon” Infantry Brigade successfully seized a terrorist stronghold in the hinterlands of Sultan Dumalondong, Lanao del Sur while killing three remnants of the Islamic State-inspired Maute group.
- Senator Leila de Lima praised the Senate’s decision to block the funds for the multi-billion peso Chinese-funded surveillance system project of the Duterte administration, thanking her colleagues for recognizing the importance of transparency in dealing with foreign-assisted projects.
- Following failed Senate votes, US President Donald Trump prepares emergency order to build his planned border wall, according to reports.
- Pope Francis brings World Youth Day to Panama's detained youth who can't participate in the Catholic Church's big festival of faith. Francis will celebrate a special penitential Mass inside the Las Garzas de Pacora detention center, which is Panama’s main youth lockup. In a twist, he will also hear the inmates’ confessions inside confessionals the detainees made themselves.
- Death toll from the recent floods and landslides in Indonesia has reached 59.
- Ousted Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has officially resigned from Renault, as confirmed by the recent meeting last Thursday. Jean-Dominique Senard is named as Renault's new chairman of the board and director while Thierry Bollore was named CEO.
- Volkswagen introduces a special edition Golf GTi TCR to commemorate its FIA WTCR success. The 2.0L turbo engine churns out 290PS of power and while mated to a 7-speed DSG, it's capable of going up to 260kph of top speed by an optional extra.
Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR |
- Netflix is reportedly developing the TV series adaptation of the Biohazard (Resident Evil) video game franchise.
- Kai of EXO and Jennie of BlackPink announced their breakup after a month of dating.
- Gangnam Style singer PSY announced the establishment of his new company P-NATION.
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