- The Duterte administration ordered the Department of Energy to reduce dependence on coal and find alternative sources of energy.
- Senate President Vicente Sotto III said he is confident that the Upper Chamber can heed many of President Duterte’s requests in his fourth State of the Nation Address.
- Senator Manny Pacquiao favors firing squad for a high-level illegal drug crime but rejects that same extreme penalty to be imposed for plunder.
- The Philippines is considering inviting tourists to its biggest and most strategically important outpost in the South China Sea, part of efforts to assert its claim to sovereignty over some of the world’s most contested islands.
- US President Donald Trump pushes on with immigration crackdown at the southern border, defending in court a virtual ban it imposed on asylum seekers and issuing its second sweeping order within a week. A US district judge in Washington heard arguments about whether to temporarily strike down the first new rule, which is designed to bar almost all immigrants from applying for asylum at the country’s southern border.
- India denied that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked U.S. President Donald Trump to help mediate with Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir, saying there could be no talks until Pakistan ended cross-border terrorism.
- Pakistani PM Imran Khan said that its main spy agency provided the US with a lead that helped them find and kill Osama Bin Laden since May 2, 2011.
- Caracas and other parts of crisis-wracked Venezuela were hit by a massive power cut that the government blamed on an “electromagnetic attack.”
- Carlos Ghosn sues Nissan and Mitsubishi for 15 million euros in damages for grave mistakes in dismissal, according to reports.
- Volvo issues recall for 507,000 cars over fire risk.
- The recently-facelifted Audi SQ8 has gained a new TDi variant with the 4.0L V8 BiTurbo diesel engine with a 48v electrical system mated to an 8-speed tiptronic gearbox.
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