Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Let's Do The News! (March 12, 2019)



Philippine National Police chief Director General Oscar Albayalde has underscored the readiness of the police organization to provide security for priests and other members of the religious sector amid reports that some of them are receiving death threats.

- Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency are looking into possibilities that two celebrities have drug links with a slain party drug dealer Steve Pasion.

- Reelectionist Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara stressed the need for the government to roll out an “El NiƱo action plan” in food-growing areas in the country to help farmers cope with the hot and dry months ahead caused by the weather phenomenon.

- The United States will withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from its embassy in Caracas as the crisis in Venezuela deepens, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

- The United States will mandate that Boeing implement design changes by April that have been in the works for months for the 737 MAX 8 fleet after a fatal crash in October but said the plane was airworthy and did not need to be grounded after a second crash on Sunday.

- Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen will visit Palau, Nauru, and the Marshall Islands next week with a possible stopover in US territory that would likely anger Beijing, according to an official. The visit comes amid heightened tension between Taipei and Beijing, which claims self-ruled Taiwan as its own and has vowed to bring the island under Chinese control, by force if necessary.

- Porsche celebrates 50 years of the 917 by exhibiting a modern take of the Le Mans-winning legend in its own museum in Germany, running from May to September.



- Netflix announces new anime shows such as an adaptation to the Dragon's Dogma video game.

- UFC MMA superstar Conor McGregor was arrested in South Florida for smashing the cellphone of someone who was trying to take his photo. According to a Miami Beach police report, the 30-year-old McGregor was arrested Monday afternoon and charged with strong-armed robbery and criminal mischief, both felonies.

- Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards to star in an upcoming movie from Star Cinema.

- Thanks to unprecedented public demand, the best five Kamen Rider characters immortalized in the Ridewatch Special Set are Faiz Accel Form from Masked Rider 555, Chalice from Masked Rider Blade, Eternal from Kamen Rider W, Cronus Chronicle Gamer, and Poppy Tokimeki Crisis Gamer Level X from Kamen Rider Ex-Aid. The special set is available to order at the Premium Bandai site starting at 7,500 Yen plus tax and delivery.



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