- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned two political factions in the town of Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental to stop election-related violence. Duterte, accompanied by former Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, visited Moises Padilla on Wednesday, two days after the Commission on Elections placed the town under its control following the killing of a councilor and his uncle.
- Philippine, US, Indian, and Japanese war ships are conducting maritime exercises while passing through the South China Sea (locally known as the West Philippine Sea), an area which is almost entirely claimed by China.
- The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has delayed the implementation next week of the P50 cancellation fee of the ride-sharing firm Grab.
- A Democrat-controlled US Congress panel approved a measure to hold US Attorney General William Barr in contempt for refusing to hand over an unredacted copy of the Mueller report on Russian election interference even as President Donald Trump invoked the legal principle of executive privilege to block its disclosure.
- Denver, Colorado, becomes the first US city to decriminalize "magic mushrooms" based on partial results of a ballot initiative about the hallucinogenic drug.
- Venezuelan intelligence agents detained opposition leader Juan Guaido’s congressional deputy, using a tow truck to drag his vehicle away with him inside, prompting the U.S. government to warn of “consequences” if he was not released.
- Singapore’s parliament yesterday passed laws to combat “fake news” that will allow authorities to order the removal of online content despite fierce criticism from tech giants and rights groups.
- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's newly-born son has been named as Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.
- Volkswagen confirms the name of their first fully-electric vehicle and it's now open for pre-booking across Europe starting now.
- Yu Yu Hakusho gets its own stage play this late August with screenwriter Chuji Mikasano directing and writing this stage play adaptation.
- In Game 4 of the 2019 PBA Philippine Cup finals, San Miguel Beermen leveled the score with two wins each after defeating Magnolia Hotshots at the score of 114-98.
- Hero Bautista, the younger brother of outgoing Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista, will make the Mang Kanor series.
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