Let's Do The News! (February 28, 2019)

- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte believes that parents using corporal punishment to discipline their children turn them into law-abiding citizens and that the Philippines should not follow the trend of Western countries which sees the act as outdated.

- Tropical cyclone Wutip is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility Thursday evening or early Friday, according to PAGASA. Around Thursday noon, PAGASA estimated the location of Wutip at 1,540 kilometers east of Northern Luzon or still outside the PAR.

- Senatorial candidates of “Otso Diretso” asked the Commission on Elections to officiate or facilitate a debate between them and the bets of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago.

- U.S. President Donald Trump said his former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, had lied “a lot” in testimony to a congressional hearing in Washington, but Cohen had told the truth when he said there was had been no collusion with Russia.

- A temporary closure of air space over Pakistan snarled air traffic, especially between Asia and Europe, though some airlines adjusted by rerouting their flights.

- British PM Theresa May won a two week reprieve from British MPs, who postponed a threatened rebellion aimed at blocking a no-deal Brexit after she agreed to a possible delay to UK's departure from EU.

- Polestar unveiled the Polestar 2, their first fully electric entry with a pair of electric motors producing a total output of 300kw of power and 660Nm of torque as well as 500km of range.

2020 Polestar 2

- Mercedes-Benz unveiled their GLC minor change ahead of its Geneva debut.

2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC

- Pokemon Sword and Shield has been announced and this newest entry to the Pokemon franchise will come to Nintendo Switch this Late 2019.

- Golden Boy Promotions accuses boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. of tampering, according to reports.

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