Let's Do The News (November 30, 2017)

- President Rodrigo Duterte didn't attend Bonifacio Day rites and instead, Vice President Leni Robredo and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana led the commemoration at the Bonifacio National Shrine.

- The National Bureau of Investigation inspected yesterday the coach involved in the decoupling of train cars of the Metro Rail Transit-3 in between the Ayala and Buendia stations in Makati City last week as the bureau started the official probe of the incident.

- Oriental Mindoro Representative Reynaldo Umali said that if Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno resigns, the whole impeachment proceedings will end abruptly.

- A digital diplomacy expert said that social media was used to aid repressive regimes and undermine democracy globally, including the Philippines.

- Matt Lauer, the news anchor of NBC's Today Show was fired by the network due to sexual harassment allegations. He is the second TV morning host sacked in a week over sexual misconduct allegations following CBS News' termination of Charlie Rose last Tuesday.

- Meanwhile, the US Congress easily approved a bipartisan measure requiring lawmakers and aides to take annual anti-harassment training as lawmakers faced heavy pressure to address burgeoning sexual misconduct allegations against members of Congress.

- Yesterday, the Senate Budget Committee approved the Republican tax reform plan, moving it to the Senate floor for a full vote which could come as early as this Thursday, local time.

- Lexus unveiled the long-wheelbase variant of the RX crossover at the LA Auto Show.

2018 Lexus RX L

- The facelifted Mazda Atenza was unveiled at the LA Auto Show, featuring a revised exterior and interior.

Mazda Atenza 2018 minor change

- The LCI BMW i8 was unveiled, featuring an updated exterior design, updated interior, updated powertrain, and the new Roadster variant.

2019 BMW i8

- Check out the trailer for the Paddington sequel film

TTFN!!!

Biohazard Revelations Collection

Biohazard (Resident Evil) has arrived for the first time on the Nintendo Switch as two Revelations games come into one collection that will make full use of the Switch's capabilities, bringing the fear and action wherever you may go.

Biohazard Revelations Collection

The Biohazard Revelations Collection features two Revelations games in one. First, there's a game cartridge for the Biohazard Revelations Unveiled Edition game and then, there's a download code for Biohazard Revelations 2. Whichever Revelations game you choose, you can experience the terror in different ways with your Switch. Either you can play it traditionally or take advantage of the Joy-Con's capabilities such as shooting, using a knife, reloading, and in the case of Revelations 2, you can share a Joy-Con with a friend for two-player co-op in both Campaign and Raid Mode. Because this is the Nintendo Switch, you can experience the terror wherever you may go.

Biohazard Revelations/Resident Evil Revelations ventures on the tale of Jill Valentine, who is new to the BSAA, as she ventures into the secrets of the cruise liner Queen Zenobia as well as the secrets behind the Terragrigia Panic a year ago. Not only the full game is featured but it features all the bonus content such as bonus weapons for Raid Mode and two playable characters such as Rachel Ooze and Lady Hunk. You can also enjoy Raid Mode with bonus costumes from Jill, Chris, and Keith as well.

In Revelations 2, Claire, working for NGO TerraSave, was imprisoned in a desolate island alongside Barry's daughter Moira and they were under the prying eyes of the Overseer. Barry, meanwhile, sets off alone to save his daughter, with a little help of a mysterious little girl named Natalia Korda. All four episodes plus two bonus episodes (The Struggle and Little Miss) are here as well as additional Raid Mode weapons, Throwback Map Pack on Raid Mode, and two playable characters in Raid Mode such as Hunk and Albert Wesker.

Both these games are compatible with RESIDENTEVIL.NET and when you link either of these games, you can take on special Raid Mode events that will test your marksmanship, your bravery, and your bragging rights.

Exclusive to the Switch version, you can play two special minigames that has some retro 8-bit vibes to it. Doesn't do much but these retro-styled minigames add some gimmick to it.

It's been five years since CAPCOM introduced us Revelations and with the arrival of the Switch version of both of these games, fans are looking forward to revisit the truth behind the most heinous of fears while experiencing new ways to play on the Nintendo Switch. We thought there won't be a Biohazard game on the Nintendo Switch but we are damn wrong because they're already here and because this is Revelations, the best way to play Biohazard Revelations is on Nintendo Switch.

MY MAI TONIGHT/MIRACLE WAVE

Catching up on the second season of the Love Live! Sunshine!! TV series? Well, there's the new single featuring two songs as heard from the TV series that will spice up your nerves as you're catching up on the series from the start to the current episode.

MY MAI TONIGHT/MIRACLE WAVE

Before we introduce the two new songs on this latest Aqours single as heard from the TV series, time for a quick recap for those who watched it or not. In one episode, the Aqours heroes faced a conflicting schedule as the preliminaries and the school's open house held on the same day and on that episode, as the Aqours heroes entered the preliminaries, they performed the song titled "MY舞☆TONIGHT" before making a dash to the Uranohoshi Girls High for the open house.

Then, several episodes later, Kanan tasked Chika to perform the impossible move that injured Mari a few years ago and she did it while in the tune of the newest Aqours song, MIRACLE WAVE, earning the heroes a shot at the finals with some added consequences later on.

These two new songs as heard not just in the TV series but also on the School Idol Festival app game are here and they're all extended never before heard so you can have the full experience of two new Aqours songs as heard in the show.

Enjoy their latest offerings and keep watching the second series of the Love Live! Sunshine!! TV series every Saturday nights for more of our favorite Aqours heroes.

TRACK LISTINGS:

01. MY舞☆TONIGHT

02. MIRACLE WAVE

03. MY舞☆TONIGHT(Off Vocal)

04. MIRACLE WAVE(Off Vocal)

THREATS FROM NORTH KOREA: Philippines laments over NoKor missile launch

The Philippine government called on North Korea to commit to making meaningful progress to resolving the tensions in the Korean Peninsula as well as lamenting their ongoing weapons testing following the latter's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Tuesday.

The Philippines expressed serious concern as such development increases tensions on the Korean Peninsula. “Meaningful dialogue can only happen when the DPRK ceases such provocative and highly dangerous actions,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said and also reiterated the readiness of ASEAN to play a constructive role to help reduce tensions and promote peace in the region.

The ASEAN foreign ministers had released statements earlier this year urging Pyongyang to halt its weapons development and return to negotiations.

The Philippines' foreign service posts in Seoul, Tokyo and Osaka are closely monitoring the situation and providing up-to-date information to Filipino communities in South Korea and Japan.

Yesterday, Pyongyang launched another intercontinental ballistic missile from Sain Ni, North Korea and traveled about 1,000 kilometers before landing within 370 nautical kilometers of Japan's coast.

The United States also strongly condemned North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile which threatened its neighbors, the region and global stability.

Source: The Philippine Star

Let's Do The News! (November 29, 2017)

- Preisdent Rodrigo Dutere yesterday stressed that he will not let policemen and soldiers go to prison as the Philippine National Police faces allegations of extrajudicial killings.

- The Commission on Human Rights chief Chito Gascon said yesterday that destabilizing the government is not on their agenda amid attacks on the constitutional body for criticizing the mounting killings in the Duterte administration's brutal campaign against drugs.

- Associate Justice Teresita De Castro appeared at the Congress' ongoing impeachment proceeding against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno yesterday. De Castro said that she welcomes the opportunity to speak before the House panel to "explain to everyone the process that we follow in deciding cases in the Supreme Court."

- Apple has taken down mobile application games that promote the Duterte administration's brutal campaign against drugs, according to an organization supporting victims of illegal drugs. The Asian Network of People Who Use Drugs (ANPUD) yesterday announced the success of its campaign urging Apple chief executive officer Tim Cook to take down insensitive content from the company’s App Store for iOS users.

- The US Senate will vote this Friday over the proposed tax plan that will slash the corporate tax.

- Alabama Democrat senatorial candidate Doug Jones is outspending the embattled Republican senator Roy Moore by nearly 10 to one in the senate race, but his message on the airwaves over the past three weeks hasn’t completely focused on the sexual misconduct scandal that has enveloped Moore.

- A federal judge hearing the case over who rightfully can lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on an acting basis denied a request to stop US President Donald Trump from appointing Mick Mulvaney as acting director.

- Hyundai teases the next-generation Veloster, set to be unveiled in next year's NAIAS.

Teaser for next-gen Hyundai Veloster

- The first-ever Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Convertible has unleashed, bearing the same goodies from its hardtop equivalent, only now in open-top form.

2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Convertible

- Lincoln unveiled the Nautilus luxury midsize SUV, which serves as the replacement for the MKX and the first Lincoln to have driver-assist tech.

2019 Lincoln Nautilus

- Jaguar's XE SV Project 8 has lapped the Nurburgring in 7 minutes and 21.23 seconds, eleven seconds off the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio's lap time, making it the fastest four-door saloon to lap the Ring.

TTFN!!!

Project CARS 2: Do-it-yourself Nismo Fest

Did you know that last weekend, Nissan held an annual NISMO Fest at Fuji Speedway in celebration of the best sports cars and racing machines in Nissan history? It's too bad we couldn't make it to this annual speed fest but that's okay because with Project CARS 2 featuring the best racing machines from Nissan as well as Fuji Speedway, you can make your own Nismo Fest without waiting for another year.




For a hardcore Nissan enthusiasts, the Nismo Festival is more about the Z-Cars and the GT-Rs but the festival is more than just Z-Cars and GT-Rs because apart from popular road cars, they've showcased some of the best racing machines in Nissan history. Some of the cars as seen in the festival are playable on Project CARS 2 just so you know.



There are racing-spec Z-Cars in Project CARS 2, notably the Datsun Fairladay 240Z GTS-II, a S130 Fairlady Z ( racing machine that made famous by the late Paul Newman, an actor and driver for the Connecticut-based Bob Sharp Racing, and a Z32 Fairlady Z (300ZX) that made famous for endurance racing, mostly at Le Mans where it won the GTS-1 category in 1994. Driving these iconic Z-Cars just gave me the fizz and while the way it behaves made me feel nervous about driving the most iconic Z-cars in racing history, I'm pretty sure those who've been at the NISMO Festival had a blast from witnessing these racing Zs in action.



Also appeared in the Nismo Festival is this unique Skyline Super Silhouette KDR30 racing machine that took part on the Super Silhouette races, with Masahiro Hasemi behind the wheel in the 1982 and 1983 seasons. Having achieved two wins in 1982 and five in 1983, the KDR30 Super Silhouette Skyline was far out one of the most iconic racing machines in Nissan history due to its signature performance courtesy of its LZ20B engine producing 570PS of power as well as the striking aerodynamics due to the heavy modification regulations the Super Silhouette races possess.



When Nissan brought back the GT-R name on the Skyline for the R32 model, it made its racing debut at the 1990 All Japan Championship (later renamed Super GT) and up until 1993, the R32 win 29 rounds in its lifespan, hence forever giving the nickname Godzilla. As years pass by, Godzilla continues to impress everyone in the world of motorsports and even in the R35 Nissan GT-R, its racing pedigree will never go unnoticed by many, regardless of what motorsport the GT-R takes on.



Apart from GT-Rs and Z-Cars, the NISMO Festival showcased us some of the most unique racing machines in history, especially those that are used in endurance racing including the R390 GT1. Because of such additions in this annual event, these machines are showing what Nissan is capable of in the world of motorsports and no matter how intimidating these machines can be, these legends surely never die.



Project CARS 2, a lineup of Nissan vehicles, Fuji Speedway, an ideal recipe to live the annual event without leaving the comfort of your own home for some reasons known only to yourselves and because this game was well known to deliver true-to-life driving behavior that sets them apart, perhaps living your DIY NISMO Festival might not such a bad idea at all and in light of last weekend's event, how about I take the king of GT-Rs for a spin round Fuji? Speaking of which, it's already nighttime but oh well, time to give Godzilla one last go before I leave...





What a way to celebrate the best of Nissan with one last ride with the Nissan GT-R NISMO round FISCO on Project CARS 2. The GT-R maybe on its last legs but out on the road, it's near-legendary capabilities are second to none and it won't go down without a hearty fight. Still, I'm impressed about how Nissan pulled the biggest party for its enthusiasts everywhere and I really wish I want to go there next year.

THREATS FROM NORTH KOREA: Pentagon continues to watch N. Korea "very closely"

The Pentagon said on Monday after a news report claimed the regime may be preparing for another missile launch, Washington continues to watch North Korea's nuclear and missile activities "very closely."

Japanese government sources said that the North might launch a ballistic missile "within the next few days," based on radio signals. But the sources also said the signals may only be related to winter military training as satellite image do not show a missile or a movable launch pad.

A spokesman for Pentagon said that the South Korea-US alliance remains strong and capable of dealing any threats from North Korea. He stressed the State Department is working very hard to exercise those diplomatic options and efforts with China.

Source: Arirang News