Thursday, April 18, 2024

Let's Do The News! (April 18, 2024)

                         

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

- PH President Bongbong Marcos ordered the granting of a "grace period" to light electric vehicles such as e-bikes and e-trikes plying national roads in Metro Manila. This means that the enforcers will not be arrested and e-trikes will not be fined or impounded.

- New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is visiting the Philippines for a state visit.

- 6 PCG ships are prepared for the Balikatan exercises and possible tensions in the north are part of this exercise's preparation. China warned against the Philippines and the US.

- Senator Bong Revilla is set to undergo surgery for his torn Achilles tendon.

- The Luzon grid is placed on red and yellow alert due to minimal power reserves while the Visayas grid is placed on yellow alert.

- Scotland ditched its 2030 climate change target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 75%

- The US-Ukraine aid vote date has been agreed. The long-awaited package has been held up for more than 2 months. The vote on the 95 billion dollar bill is set for Saturday and includes more military funding for Israel, as well as humanitarian aid for Gaza.

Israel says it will make its own decision amid calls for restraint in the wake of Iran's unprecedented attack at the weekend.

- The upcoming Gakuen IDOLM@STER app game casts Tsumugi Nanase as Mao Arimura.

- A 10-episode cartoon adaptation of SEGA's Golden Axe game is coming soon to Comedy Central. It will star Matthew Rhys, Danny Pudi, Lisa Gilroy, Liam McIntyre, and Carl Tart.

- Lee Junho, Kim Hye Joon, Kim Byung Chul, and Kim Hyang Gi will star in an upcoming Netflix series Cashero. The series will be helmed by director Lee Chang Min and penned by screenwriters Lee Je In and Cheon Chan Ho.

TTFN.

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