Thursday, July 3, 2025

Let's Do The News! (July 3, 2025)

           

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

- Malacanang says the Philippines is ready for any outcome in US tariff negotiations.

- Senator Raffy Tulfo urged the PH Department of Transportation to establish separate ticket lanes and implement a more efficient, digitalized student fare discount system—including beep card integration—to address long queues and accessibility issues at LRT and MRT stations.

- A plane heading to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, made an emergency landing at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) early Thursday morning due to a reported technical issue.

- UK PM Keir Starmer tells the BBC that Rachel Reeves is doing an excellent job and "will be chancellor for long time to come."

- Hyundai will unveil the first-ever IONIQ 6 N next week.

- Stellantis North America, formerly FCA USA, announced the restart of the SRT high-performance brand.

- Microsoft reportedly slashed some 9K jobs across all departments, of which the Xbox division is expected to comprise around 20%. Forza developer Turn 10 Studios, along with King, ZeniMax, and Raven Software, was affected by the recent job losses.

- Seiyuu Yurika Kubo announces her marriage.

- Yoo Ah In receives a suspended prison sentence as the final verdict of his drug case was reached.

- The third season of Yumi's Cells features an additional cast lineup.

- The Philippines will host the 2027 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.

- Clayton Kershaw became the MLB's 4th lefty with 3,000 strikeouts.

- The judge denies bail to Sean "Diddy" Combs ahead of sentencing after a split verdict.

- Lea Salonga will receive her Hollywood Walk of Fame star.

TTFN.

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