Let's Do The News (February 22, 2023)

        

                                                                                   

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- Congressman Pantaleon Alvarez wants to remove cannabis or marijuana from the list of dangerous drugs.

- The CAAP said that the Cessna plane's crash near the Mayon Volcano was confirmed and the wreckage was possibly found in the western part of the volcano.

- US President Joe Biden vows that "Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia" in his defiant speech in Poland, a strong rebuttal against Vladimir Putin's anti-Western address to justify his war in Ukraine.

- A court in New York finds Mexico's former anti-narcotics chief guilty of pocketing millions in return for allowing safe passage for drugs.

- The US Supreme Court is considering a case that could have big implications for social media giants. Before that, an appeal by a family of an American student who was killed in an Islamist attack in Paris argued that YouTube is lawfully recommending Islamic State group videos to users in order to spread their message

- Parts of southern Africa are on heightened alert as a powerful cyclone strikes Madagascar. Cyclone Freddie makes landfall on the Indian Ocean island nation with gusts exceeding 120kph and meteorologists warn of considerable damage.

- The first-generation, factory-sealed, 2007 iPhone was sold at an auction for $63,000, according to LCG Auctions.

- The LTFRB has announced that the traditional jeepney will be around Philippine roads until the end of June 2023.

- The Philippines' Vintage Vehicle Regulation Act IRR will take effect on April 17th. Under the Implementing Rules and Regulations, all vehicles manufactured prior to 1983 may qualify as vintage vehicles.

- Brittney Griner has officially returned to the Phoenix Mercury team.

- Netflix original series Outer Banks got renewed for a fourth season ahead of the third season launching this week.

TTFN.