Let's Do The News! (August 29, 2024)

         

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

- A fire broke out at the Baseco Compound in Manila, the second alarm has been raised. As of 1:14 PM Manila Time, the fire that broke out in a residential area in Baseco Compound, Manila has been declared out.

- The oil collected from the submerged MT Terranova has reached over 200k liters, according to the Philippine Coast Guard.

- The Bureau of Immigration is punished for failure to prosecute accomplices in issuing fake passports and birth certificates.

- Advocacy groups are supporting the PNP's efforts to hunt down Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. Meanwhile, Quiboloy's hangar is possibly connected to an underground bunker. The PNP is closely monitoring the hangar.

- Telegram chief Pavel Durov was placed under formal investigation in France and banned from leaving the country.

- At least nine Palestinians killed as Israel launches operation in occupied West Bank, and troops surround Jenin hospital.

- The FBI said the gunman who tried to kill Donald Trump last month had searched extensively online for events by him and President Joe Biden.

- The smart #5 crossover was unveiled. It's the first to feature a Sennheiser sound system with 20 speakers.

2025 smart #5

- The all-new MG ZS was unveiled with a hybrid powertrain.

2025 MG ZS

- Land Rover remastered the first-generation Defender with the 5.0L V8 natural aspiration engine mated to an 8-speed ZF AT.

- Mashin Sozoden Wataru TV anime premieres this January 2025 on TV Tokyo.

- SM Entertainment has shared a statement in response to recent reports about Taeil’s sexual offense allegations being filed earlier this year in June.

- The Paris 2024 Paralympics has officially begun. The opening ceremony took place at the Place de la Concorde.

- Korean actor Kim Ji Soo officially signs a contract with Sparkle GMA Artist Center.

- TV presenter Willie Revillame drew flak from netizens over last night's Wil To Win episode when he rejected the phone call from a contestant for watching Family Feud on GMA-7.

TTFN.