Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Let's Do The News! (March 12, 2025)

              

                                        

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

- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos says they have a document that will explain the basis for the arrest of his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte. President Marcos insists there is no politics involved in the arrest of his predecessor.

- A holy mass was held at the EDSA Shrine attended by individuals who support the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte. According to the Clergy for Good Governance, the mass is being offered to the victims of extrajudicial killings that occurred during the previous administration.

- Senator Bong Go shared a photo of former president Rodrigo Duterte, reportedly in Dubai with former executive secretary Salvador Medialdea.

- Atty. Salvador Panelo, along with his son Atty. Salvador Paolo Jr., filed a writ of habeas corpus with the PH Supreme Court to challenge the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte.

- The Trump administration's 25% tariff on all imports of steel and aluminum takes effect. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump halts plan to double steel and aluminum tariffs for Canadian imports, according to senior officials.

- Ukraine says it is ready to accept the 30-day ceasefire, as the US says the "ball now in Russia's court". Meanwhile, the US says it will resume intel sharing and security assistance to Ukraine immediately.

- The Lexus RZ was updated for the 2026 model year with the inclusion of a steer-by-wire yoke. In addition to the front-wheel-drive 224PS RZ350e and the 381PS 4WD RZ500e, it features the range-topper RZ550e F Sport with twin-motor setup generating 408PS of power and Interactive Manual Drive feature.

- The Morgan Supersport was unveiled. The new model is powered by the 3.0L turbo six-cylinder engine with 335bhp of power while mated to a BMW-sourced 8-speed AT.

2026 Morgan Supersport


- The Longbow Roadster and Speedster were unveiled.

- Nissan names Ivan Espinosa as the company's new CEO.

- The Billiard Sports Confederation of the Philippines has been suspended by the Asian Confederation of Billiard Sport. As a result, the Philippine Olympic Committee has been asked to manage the affairs of billiards in the country for the next three months. The Philippine sports body cited several reasons for this suspension, including conflicts of interest, the failure to hold elections for an extended period, organizing international tournaments without the necessary approvals from either the Asian or world governing bodies and a lack of proper care for Filipino billiard athletes.

TTFN.

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