Friday, August 22, 2025

Let's Do The News! (August 22, 2025)

       

                                        

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

- The BARMM Parliamentary Elections will go ahead this October, according to the COMELEC. The alert status has been raised to Blue Alert.

- The low-pressure area spotted east of Aurora has intensified into a Tropical Depression named Isang, according to PAGASA.

- Parts of Metro Manila are flooded, gutter-deep, because of rainfall.

- The Philippine and Australian military are conducting land warfare drills as part of this year's ALON Exercise.

- The New York appeals court throws out the $500m fine against US President Donald Trump in a fraud case.

- The United Kingdom's third-largest steelworks fell into government control, putting 1,500 jobs at risk.

- Erik Menendez denied parole after three decades in prison for killing his wealthy parents in Los Angeles.

- The pro-Israeli NGO UN Watch wrote a letter to the World Bank for the expulsion of Massimilano Cali, the senior economist who happens to be the husband of UN official Francesca Albanese, who was sanctioned by the US for inciting sanctions against US companies with ties to Israel, for his anti-Semitic outbursts.

- World's oldest person, Ethel Caterham, turns 116.

- The fourth-generation Nissan Roox was unveiled, as well as the new-generation Mitsubishi eK Space and Delica Mini. Both models will go on sale later this year.

2026 Mitsubishi eK Space
2026 Mitsubishi eK Space

2026 Mitsubishi Delica Mini
2026 Mitsubishi Delica Mini



- Landmark Award honoree and track promoter Humpy Wheeler passed away at the age of 86.

- The Kick Sauber F1 Team is ditching the Stake sponsorship in the Dutch Grand Prix to comply with Dutch laws banning gambling advertisement in sports.

- Meet the winners of the 2025 K-World Dream Awards.

- The father of Boston Celtics player Jaylen Brown was arrested after stabbing.

TTFN.

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