Let's Do The News! (July 26, 2019)

- The Department of Justice summoned Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo and her co-corespondents on August 9 to face the criminal complaint against them concerning their alleged involvement in the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” viral videos.

- Senators lament Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's veto of the proposed Security of Tenure bill and vow to refile such measure.

- The new 20-peso coins, due to be released next year, will still feature President Manuel Quezon.

- Beginning next year, the Metro Manila Film Festival will be held twice a year.

- Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters, including flight attendants, held a rally in the airport’s arrival hall in a bid to “educate” visitors about the unprecedented demonstrations currently roiling the international finance hub.

- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he was willing to go to Iran for talks amid tensions between Tehran and Washington, but also called on Japan, Britain and other nations to join a maritime force to guard oil tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz.

- The Ukrainian Security Service said it had seized a Russian tanker in a Black Seaport, a move that could undermine an anticipated prisoner swap between the two countries.

- Tesla confirms that production of the Model Y will be at Fremont, California.

- The upcoming Fire Force anime episode will have altered flame colors in the wake of last week's KyoAni fire incident.

- Tsuburaya Productions announced at the Ultraman Festival 2019 event the franchise's first series to be streamed exclusively on the official Ultraman YouTube channel. It's titled Ultra Galaxy Fight New Generation Heroes and will be streamed this September 29. This 13-episode series bridges the gap between the end of the 2019 Ultraman R/B film and the beginning of the recent Ultraman TV series, Ultraman Taiga. The series introduces two new enemies such as X Darkness and Geed Darkness, in addition to familiar foes the New Generation Heroes will battle head-on.

- USA Basketball's depth is already getting tested, weeks before the FIBA World Cup even starts.

- The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright pleaded guilty to facilitation of first-degree murder in his shooting death nine years ago, a surprise development in one of the biggest murder cases in the history of Memphis.

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