Wednesday, March 22, 2023

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

                           

                                                                                   

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- A M4.2 quake rattles Davao Oriental, according to PHIVOLCS.

- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos vows a housing program for police officers and soldiers, which is part of the administration's aim to provide one million houses to Filipinos every year until his term ends.

- The newly renovated Port of Coron was inaugurated in time before Holy Week.

- The ROV Hakuyo underwater robot has located the submerged MT Princess Empress tanker at 7.7 nautical miles away from Balingawan Point in Naujan town where it sank last February 28th while carrying 800K liters of industrial oil.

- Russia and Chinese leaders Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping hailed a "new era" in their united front against the West.

- The United Nations warned that the "vampiric" use of water will lead to an "imminent" global crisis.

- The Kuwait Oil Company declared a "state of emergency" over an oil spill on land. The emergency was sparked by an "oil leak in the west of the country", the state-owned company said in a statement, as the video posted by Kuwaiti media showed a gushing pipe surrounded by a large slick of oil.

- Amazon is laying off additional 9,000 employees from its tech sectors and Twitch.

- Mitsubishi Motors showcased the XRT Concept at the Bangkok Motor Show.


- Marta Garcia completes the inaugural F1 Academy driver roster, representing PREMA.

- TWICE member Chaeyong apologizes for wearing a T-shirt with offensive imagery.

- Japan wins the World Baseball Classic championship title after defeating the USA at a score of 3-2.

TTFN.

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