Thursday, July 18, 2024

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

                                  

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

- Two Manila Police District officers involved in the Mabolo road rage incident have presented themselves at a press conference.

- COMELEC Chairman George Garcia shared the certification of the HSBC Makati Branch that the said bank account number does not exist in his name, contrary to the documents released by former Cong. Edgar Erice.

- The Philippines and China have agreed to establish a presidential hotline, according to the DFA.

-  The NGCP placed the Luzon grid on Yellow Alert due to a failed plant that has been on forced outage since 2023, 8 plants between January and May 2024 and 8 between June and July 2024; while 10 are running on derated capacities for a total of 1,893.5MW unavailable to the grid.

- US President Joe Biden canceled today's presidential campaign speech after he tested positive for COVID.

- Donald Trump's running mate JD Vance delivered his headline speech at the recent Republican National Convention.

- The Cadillac Escalade range was updated for the 2025 model year.

2025 Cadillac Escalade
2025 Cadillac Escalade

2025 Cadillac Escalade-V
2025 Cadillac Escalade-V

- The new Ranma 1/2 anime will debut this October 5th.

- The entire Stray Kids have renewed contracts with JYP Entertainment.

- The final debut lineup from the KBS reality show MA1 was announced.

- This year's MAMA Awards will be held in the US for the first time.

- Orlando Magic co-founder and longtime NBA executive Pat Williams passed away at the age of 84.

- The first five entries of the 2024 Metro Manila Film Festival were announced.

TTFN.

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