Let's Do The News! (February 16, 2024)

        

                                                                        

Your daily round-up of today's news...

- San Miguel Corporation won the bid for the privatization of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The PH Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said that the SMC-SAP won the NAIA Public-Private Partnership project after it offered 82% of revenue if it was granted a license to operate the airport under a privatization deal.

- Senate President Migz Zubiri has signed a subpoena against Pastor Apollo Quiboloy.

- The PBBM administration has approved plans for the digging in the Agusan River to prevent severe flooding.

- Greece legalized same-sex marriage, making it the first Orthodox Christian country to do so.

- Donald Trump's trial in the New York hush money case will begin this March 25th, the first criminal trial of a US president.

- Dozens of suspects were detained in the Gaza hospital raid. The director of the Nasser hospital said conditions were very dangerous and appealed to the UN and Red Cross for help.

- Senegal's constitutional court annuls a presidential decree and vote in parliament delaying the election until December.

- The i☆Ris animated movie will hit theaters this May 17th.

- The winners of the 2024 DICE Awards were announced.

- K-pop boy group TXT will make their comeback this Spring.

- MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said he will step down from his position in 2029.

TTFN.