Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Let's Do The News! (August 28, 2019)
- The water supply in the Metro Manila remains critical until the summer of 2020. Water officials revealed this during a hearing conducted by the House Committee on Metro Manila Development on the water crisis, which at its height in March 2019 affected 5.3 million people in the east zone.
- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pushed for the revitalized implementation of the family planning program in the next three years, excluding abortion.
- Tropical storm Jenny (Podul) weakens as it passes swiftly through Northern Luzon.
- The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has complied with the Department of Transportation directive to permanently allow hatchbacks to operate as TNVS.
- Amid the ongoing tensions between China and the United States, the former has rejected a request for a US Navy warship to visit Qingdao.
- The head of a top global forestry management body said the Amazon rainforest first represent a "tipping point" for the rainforest's health, urging the world to do more to save the trees. The situation in the Amazon is “very urgent,” stressed Gerhard Dieterle, executive director of the International Tropical Timber Organisation, an intergovernmental agency group that promotes sustainable forestry use.
- Neophyte UK PM Boris Johnson will seek suspension of parliament until October 14 - two weeks before Brexit, according to reports.
- Taliban said they're nearing towards the agreement with US officials on a deal that would see US forces withdraw from Afghanistan in exchange for a Taliban promise the country would not become a haven for international militants.
- The new Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe has been unveiled alongside its AMG GLE53 variant.
- The SEAT Tarraco adds a new FR PHEV variant which combines a 1.4L TSi petrol engine, a 85kw electric motor, and a li-ion battery pack.
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge will guest host an upcoming Saturday Night Live episode this autumn.
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