Let's Do The News! (January 9, 2019)

- The image of the Black Nazarene has left the Quirino Grandstand and heads to Quiapo Church as part of the annual procession of the Feast of the Black Nazarene.

- The National Police Commission has approved the filling up of 765 promotional vacancies for police officers who hurdled the commission’s Special Qualifying Examinations conducted on August 7, 2016, July 30, 2017, and May 27, 2018.

- Manila Archbishop Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle cited the difference between fanatics and devotees during his midnight Mass for the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Wednesday at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. Tagle said that fanatics do not love while devotees do so unconditionally.

- US President Donald Trump addresses America from the oval office amid the 2nd-longest government shutdown in US history. President Trump just gave a prime-time address, where he made his case for wall funding. We are fact-checking it. The Democrats also gave their response.

- House Democrats introduced a bill that would establish Universal Background Checks on all gun purchases, in an effort to combat America's gun violence epidemic. Universal Background Checks form an important first step to getting America's epidemic gun violence under control.

- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city would spend $100 million to guarantee health care to all its residents regardless of their immigration status or their ability to pay, bringing coverage to 600,000 uninsured people.

- The world’s chemical watchdog said it has deployed a fact-finding team to look into allegations of a chlorine attack in the Syrian government-held city of Aleppo in November last year.

- Lamborghini unveiled the Huracan EVO, a minor change version with a 640HP V10 engine and improved dynamics as well as new rear-wheel steering and torque vectoring system.

2019 Lamborghini Huracan EVO

- The Porsche 911 (992) gets a Cabriolet variant.

2019 Porsche 911 Carerra 4S Cabriolet

- The second-generation Mercedes-Benz CLA has been unveiled.

2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA

- Yesterday, Carlos Ghosn made his first public appearance since his arrest as he denies any wrongdoing.

- A specially-made Toyota 86 made in honor of the car used by MF Ghost main character Kanata Livington will be on display at this weekend's Tokyo Auto Salon.

- Actor Tom Hardy is about to reprise his Venom role as a sequel film is in the works with Benedict Cumberbatch joining the cast as Doctor Strange.

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