Your daily round-up of today's news:
- A magnitude 5.7 quake jolts Dalupiri Island, Calayan, Cagayan. According to PHIVOLCS, Intensity III was felt in parts of Ilocos Norte and Zambales.
- The PH House of Representatives has suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. for 60 days for his "disorderly behavior" in refusing to return home and perform his duties.
- The COMELEC has released the timeframe for the upcoming Barangay and SK Elections. The filing for COC will begin from August 28th to September 2nd. Campaigning will begin this October 19th to 28th and election day begins this October 30th. A gun ban will be in place from August 28th to November 14th.
- The US Senate has unveiled bipartisan legislation to replace the Federal Reserve's internal watchdog with one appointed by the president, aiming to tighten bank supervision following the closure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank weeks ago. Right now, the US interest rates have risen for the ninth time in a row despite recent banking turmoil.
- 25 people were hurt when a ship tipped over at a dockyard in Edinburgh and becomes lodged at a 45-degree angle.
- Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch was engaged to his fifth wife, Ann Lesley Smith.
- Ssangyong Motor is now renamed as KG MOBILITY, months following KG Group's takeover of the ailing Korean SUV maker.
- Chevrolet announced that production of the sixth-generation Camaro will end this January 2024 with no successor yet. The Camaro nameplate will live on but it will be different.
- Toyota will end sales of the Camry sedan for the Japanese market at the end of 2023 after 43 years, according to reports.
- Takara Tomy has announced Beyblade X, the fourth generation of the toy company's Beyblade toy line of spinning tops.
- The Rurouni Kenshin TV anime remake will air this July.
- NFL player Foster Moreau was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and is stepping away from football while undergoing treatment.
- The Orange County District Attorney has dismissed violence charges against Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland.
- The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 30th anniversary special will hit Netflix this April 19th.
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