Saturday, August 17, 2019

Let's Do The News! (August 17, 2019)



- A group composed of lawyers and law students feared that reviving the Anti-Subversion Act would only revive the "horrors" it had when it was first promulgated and added that it is also “unconstitutional, discriminatory, and contradictory to the democratic process.”

- Sen. Leila de Lima urged President Rodrigo Duterte to cancel agreements with Chinese investors’ to turn three strategic islands in the Philippines into economic and tourism zones.

- The Department of Justice and the Bureau of Immigration will implement stricter rules on the visa upon arrival policy.

- Thousands of school teachers in Hong Kong marched to the official residence of the city’s leader as another weekend of protests got underway in the Chinese territory.

- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the U.S.-Israel relationship can withstand the “weakness” of President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who shook diplomatic norms this week in barring two members of Congress from visiting the country.

- Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir began restoring landline phone services after a nearly two-week unprecedented security crackdown and news blackout following a decision to downgrade the majority-Muslim region’s autonomy.

- ICYMI: Inday Riza is named Eat Bulaga's Maid in the Philippines 2019 winner and she gets to join Buboy Villar as Kidney Spears, Mr. Pogi Oscar, and Little Miss Philippines 2019 CJ Keith in the upcoming EB Grand Showdown soon.

- Announced during the BEST FRIENDS! Special Live, the newest Aikatsu installment, titled Aikatsu on Parade!, will air on TV Tokyo this October 5th. The new series features an all-star cast from the Aikatsu franchise and a new main character named Raki Kiseki.

Aikatsu on Parade!

- Actor Ludi Lin is currently in negotiations with New Line Cinema for the upcoming movie adaptation of Mortal Kombat.

TTFN!!!

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