Let's Do The News! (May 9, 2025)

        

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

- An American-Peruvian cardinal named Robert Prevost is named as the new Pope after a two-day Conclave at the Vatican. He becomes Pope Leo XIV, the first Pope who hails from the USA. The new Pope will lead the Roman Catholics worldwide and uphold the legacy of his predecessors. Most world leaders are congratulating the new Pope while others are concerned about the Catholic Church's future plans under the helm of Pope Leo XIV on key issues like LGBT and abortion rights.

- The Malacañang will not file a complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte for spreading false information against First Lady Liza Marcos. This is despite VP Sara's accusation that the First Lady was involved in the death of a Filipino during her trip to the United States in March.

- The recently concluded Balikatan exercises were a success, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

- The LTFRB is giving special permits to around 800 bus units for this Monday's elections.

- The Toyota Corolla range was updated for the 2026 model year. All gasoline-powered variants of the Corolla sedan, the Corolla Touring wagon, and the Corolla Sport hatchback were axed, leaving only hybrid variants. In addition, the ACTIVE SPORT variants of the Corolla sedan and Corolla Touring wagon were joined as special models.

2026 Toyota Corolla Active Sport

2026 Toyota Corolla Touring Active Sport

- The fourth season of Clarkson's Farm airs on Prime Video this May 23 with the first four episodes. Episodes five and six will be on the 30th of May, and the last two episodes will be on June 6th.

- FOX will air an INDY 500 documentary titled INDYCAR: Anything to Win this Sunday, May 18th.

- Disney announced the title of the next Descendants movie, coming soon to Disney+. The next Descendants chapter will be titled Descendants: Wicked Wonderland, and it picks up moments after The Rise of Red.

- FIFTY FIFTY member Keena has halted activities due to PTSD, according to the group's agency.

- Comedian Amay Bisaya passed away at the age of 67.

TTFN.