Monday, September 30, 2019

Let's Do The News! (September 30, 2019)



- Former Palace communication official Mocha Uson was named as deputy administrator of the OWWA, marking her return to the government after a failed party-list bid in the last May elections.

- Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Chief Director Allan Iral said the agency vows earnest support for the Duterte administration's ongoing war on illegal drugs.

- A visiting ranking official of the United States Department of Agriculture led the launch of a new Food for Progress project focused on strengthening sanitary and phytosanitary regulatory systems in the Philippines.

- Senators expressed concern on over the national security implications of the planned installation inside 140 military camps and reservations of towers by a telecommunications company partly owned by a Chinese firm.

- Prince Harry will join an anti-poaching patrol in Malawi to highlight conservation work, which is part of the royal family's southern African trip.

- Chinese President Xi Jinping pays respect to the founder of the communist state, Mao Zedong, ahead of the massive celebration of the People's Republic's 70th anniversary.

- US President Donald Trump wants to meet the anonymous whistleblower at the center of the scandal threatening his presidency.

- Thousands of people queued in Paris, France, to bid a final farewell to the late former president Jacques Chirac, known for being a charismatic giant of domestic and international politics despite a mixed legacy.

- A magnitude 7.2 quake rattled off coast of Chile but no tsunami threat.

- A Michigan-based startup company, Bollinger Motors, unveiled their B1 electric SUV and B2 electric pick-up. Both of these heavyweights come with a dual-motor powertrain and a 120kwh battery pack capable of producing 614hp of power, 906Nm of torque, and an estimated 322km of driving range.

- Kimetsu no Yaiba gets stage play in January.

- House Deputy Speaker Mikee Romero filed a resolution that will stop and prohibit schools in various collegiate leagues from recruiting and using non-Filipino citizens as it denies homegrown players the opportunity to further develop their skill.

- Danny Kingad will take on Demetrious Johnson in the ONE: CENTURY PART 1 match on October 13 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.

TTFN!!!

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