Your daily round-up of today's news...
- Senators have already expressed their opposition to the entirety of Senate Bill 1979, the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Bill. Senate President Chiz Escudero does not support the bill and wants to include amendments. He conveyed this to the bill's author, Senator Risa Hontiveros.
- The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) assured the Philippine Senate that they have put in place strict online security for the upcoming elections in May.
- PHIVOLCS recorded 13 volcanic earthquakes around the Kanlaon Volcano for the past 24 hours.
- SM Megamall released a statement over a viral video of a security guard driving away a schoolgirl selling sampaguita and later ruins it and hurt the schoolgirl. The security guard in the viral video was now fired.
- In his final televised speech, outgoing US President Joe Biden warns that an oligarchy is shaping the country and threatening democracy. His speech takes a swipe on Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg's decision to end fact-checking on Facebook and Elon Musk's support for Donald Trump, among others.
- Israel and Hamas have agreed to the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. Qatar has confirmed the ceasefire deal has been agreed between the two sides and will take effect on January 19th.
- Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury pleads guilty to assault after punching a man in his Cheshire constituency in October 2024.
- TikTok will no longer be available in the United States this January 19th. Numerous reports saying that those who are using VPN to use TikTok in the US amid the ban may face penalties.
- Acura revived the RSX name for the production version of the Performance EV Concept. Set to arrive in late 2025, the upcoming all-electric RSX coupe-crossover will be the first to feature Honda's independently developed next-generation EV platform.
- Rapper-actor T.O.P. broke his silence, apologizing for his mistakes, hurting Big Bang's reputation, and to fans for his careless actions on SNS.
- Singer-actor Rain joins the cast of the second season of the Netflix K-drama Bloodhounds, where Woo Do Whan and Lee Sang Yi confirmed their return to the series.
- K-pop boy group xikers cancelled their Asia Tour due to Visa issues and local circumstances.
- Bo Jackson, the former football and baseball star, is giving up a $21 million judgment against his niece and nephew. Jackson said the relatives harassed and tried to extort money from him.
- Singer and TV personality Linda Nolan dies at the age of 65.
- Paul Danan, the actor who played Sol Patrick in the TV drama Hollyoaks, dies at the age of 46.
TTFN.
No comments:
Post a Comment