Friday, April 9, 2021

Let's Do The News! (April 9, 2021)

  

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- The Department of National Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines launched an investigation on China's "harassment" on a Philippine vessel in the West Philippine Sea.

- Senator Richard Gordon welcomed the US State Department's announcement that it will support the Philippines and Taiwan against China's aggressive tactics in the Pacific region.

- The Department of Agriculture secretary William Dar welcomed the Duterte administration's executive order on a reduced tariff rate for imported pork products.

- The Senate employees' union considers asking the Commission on Human Rights and the United Nations for help against the government's red-tagging against leftist groups.

- Former PH President Joseph Estrada's doctors "starting to slowly wean him off ventilator support".

- Over 4,200 tons of Chilean salmon are killed by a deadly algae in Chile.

- A certain doctor said that George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen and that police officer Derek Vhauvin's knee was on his neck almost all the time he was facedown with hands cuffed behind his back.

- One dead and multiple victims are hurt when a shooting broke out at a business in Texas.

- Biodiversity "hot spots" devastated in a warming world

Nio has built over 100,000 vehicles.

- Shortages of Xbox Series X console range and Playstation5 console range could last until 2022.

- Victoria of f(x) has left SM Entertainment

- Coaches criticized the NCAA volleyball tournament's venue and lack of announcers.

- Actress Mildred Ortega passed away 

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