Thursday, January 23, 2025

Let's Do The News! (January 23, 2025)

                     

Your daily round-up of today's news...

- The Philippine Army is preparing for the Combined Arms Training Exercise Katihan 2025, to be held this March 3 to 12 at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija.

- Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers asked PhilHealth to allocate funds to strengthen cyber security so that data breaches or hacking will not happen again. During the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability hearing, Barbers urged PhilHealth to use the strictest system to protect its members' data.

- Francisco Leo Marcos visited the Office of the Commission on Elections this afternoon to officially withdraw his candidacy for the Senatorial Elections scheduled for May 12, 2025. He stated that his decision to withdraw will assist the Commission on Elections and the government, as it will help them save money on printing new ballots.

- US President Donald Trump warned Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the "ridiculous war" on Ukraine or face more sanctions and tariffs.

- Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage.

- Prince Harry settles legal case against the owner of The Sun newspaper after it apologizes and offers damages.

- Meta is launching its new Edits app later this first quarter of 2025, following the ban on ByteDance's CapCut video editing app in the US.

- Proton plans to launch three new models this year.

- NASCAR Cup Series teams will have the option tire in their allotment for the March 9 race at Phoenix Raceway. This is a significant change from previous races.

- Penske Entertainment takes over the promotions of the NTT IndyCar Series season finale at Nashville Speedway.

- NewJeans members appoint their legal representative and request suggestions for a temporary group name. ADOR warns that NewJeans running under its alternative group name is a "breach of contract".

- THE BOYZ member Sangyeon announced his military enlistment schedule.

- The third season of the reality series, Street Woman Fighter, will air this May 2025.

- Real Madrid has become the first club to record over 1 billion euros in annual revenue, according to the Deloitte Football Money League.

TTFN.

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