Let's Do The News! (February 26, 2024)

                

                                                                        

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

- Religious leader Apollo Quiboloy says he will not attend the Senate investigation of the supposed crimes committed in his KJC, slamming it as "bogus hearing".

- The Department of National Defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. said that President Bongbong Marcos wants to decrease casualties amid ongoing clashes against the Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group and the New People's Army in separate encounters in Lanao del Norte, Negros Occidental, and Bohol this week.

- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos is signing into law the expanded Centenarian law that, under the proposal, a P10,000 cash gift will be given to senior citizens who reach the age of 80, 85, and 95 while P100,000 will be given to 100-year-olds. It also aims to provide cash benefits to the elderly earlier so that they can take advantage of them.

- Converge plans to compete against Cignal and Sky Cable in the Pay TV segment tomorrow if Sky Cable contacts them.

- Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky said that 31,000 Ukrainian troops were killed since the Russian invasion two years ago in a rare public statement on casualty figures.

- 15 people were killed when armed gunmen raided a church at Burkina Faso.

- Supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro are protesting over a coup investigation. Bolsonaro denies allegations that he plotted a coup after losing the 2022 election.

- Nikki Haley suffers a fourth consecutive defeat to Donald Trump in the contest to become the US Republican nominee.

- The Ford Supervan 4.2 broke the Mount Panorama lap record in 1:56.3247 with Romain Dumas behind the wheel, beating Jules Gounon’s lap set just one week ago in an unrestricted Mercedes-AMG GT3.

- Actor Chris Gauthier passed away at the age of 48. Gauthier is famously known for playing the character Neville from the 2006 Need For Speed game, Need For Speed Carbon.

- Liverpool wins the Carabao Cup after beating Chelsea 1-0.

- Mariel Rodriguez apologizes for her Vitamin C drip at the office of Senator Robin Padilla.

- Miss Nepal Jane Dipika Garrett says she knew the Miss Universe pageant was "rigged" following a leaked video. Recently, the organization issued a statement on the viral leaked video, saying "we will not be swayed by unfounded allegations".

TTFN.