Let's Do The News! (February 15, 2019)

- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's outburst against former Senator Francisco Tatad is just an exaggeration to say that he still has a strong sex drive, according to a Palace official.

- Re-electionist Senator Juan Edgardo M. Angara said immunization is the best protection against the highly contagious disease that has so far affected more than 100 people in the Cordillera Administrative Region this year.

- About 2,000 active and retired soldiers and policemen will return to their alma mater to celebrate the annual Philippine Military Academy Alumni Homecoming at Fort Del Pilar, Baguio City on Saturday, February 16.

- The US Senate has confirmed William Barr as the nation's new attorney general and he will now oversee the ongoing Mueller probe, which sparked concerns.

- US President Donald Trump plans to sign a compromise spending bill on Friday to avert a government shutdown and will declare national emergency to spend 8 billion dollars for border barriers. The move will end, for now, a bitter standoff with Congress over his signature campaign promise. But it will likely spark a new constitutional dispute over whether the President is overstepping his authority.

- Amazon scrapped plans to build a second headquarters in New York after facing backlash from members of the community.

- Drinking two or more of any kind of artificially sweetened drinks a day is linked to an increased risk of clot-based strokes, heart attacks and early death in women over 50, according to a new study by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.

- Bentley unveiled the Bentayga Speed, which comes with an improved 6.0L W12 engine producing 635PS of power and 900Nm of torque. Capable of reaching a top speed of 306kph, making it the fastest SUV in the world.



- Nickelodeon confirms SpongeBob spinoffs as well as reboots of All That and Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? via content slate, among many others.

- A new Yo-Kai Watch TV anime series coming this April 2019, bringing back the original characters from the first anime series.

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