Friday, March 8, 2019

Let's Do The News! (March 8, 2019)



Easterlies or warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean continues to stretch across most parts of the Philippines today bringing a generally fair weather with a slim chance of rain this weekend.

- Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that Filipinos were the “most sought-after workers in the world,” countering the recent statement of special envoy to China Ramon Tulfo Jr., saying that Chinese workers were better than Filipinos.

- COMELEC rejects “Otso Diretso’s” request for the poll body to organize debate between the opposition slate and the administration's "Hugpong ng Pagbabago".

- A Manchester United fan got stabbed in Paris after the team's Champions League won against Paris Saint-Germain.

- Queen Elizabeth II posts her first Instagram image.

- Suspected Islamic State group members became the latest group to surrender from the besieged final pocket of Syrian territory held by the militant group.

- The Trump administration asked the Department of Justice to house 5,000 migrant children amid what it calls a mounting "crisis" at the US-Mexico border, according to the Pentagon.

Taiwan has made a formal request to the United States for new fighter jets to defend itself against increasing Chinese threats, according to Deputy Defence Minister Shen Yi-ming.

- US President Donald Trump said negotiations to resolve his eight-month trade war with China were making progress, expressing fresh optimism about resolving the confrontation between the world’s largest economies.

- ICYMI: Volvo will limit their cars' top speed to 180kph for safety purposes.

- A reboot of Mad About You has been greenlit with original cast members Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt return to reprise their characters.

- Luther actor Idris Elba replaces Will Smith in the Suicide Squad sequel.

TTFN!!!

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