Let's Do The News! (December 25, 2025)

                   

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

- Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson believes that it would be better to have a short-term reenacted 2025 budget than to rush the approval of the 2026 national budget. This was Lacson's reaction after Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said that President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. will sign the 2026 national budget in the first week of January next year.

- News reporter Nico Waje has left the GMA Integrated News.

- Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Christmas mass as Pontiff.

- A million more documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case were uncovered, according to US officials.

- RallyX Americas open test will commence this February.

- Igor Fraga moves to SuperGT in the 2026 season and will drive a new Honda Prelude GT500 racer.

- Honda will showcase its Civic Type R HRC Concept and the Prelude HRC Concept at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon next month as well as the Civic e:HEV RS featuring the same gearbox setup as the Prelude.

- Subaru unveiled its special models ahead of the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon next month, such as the Levorg and the WRX S4 STi SPORT R-Black Limited II STi Performance, and the Impreza ST-H STi Performance PLUS Package.

- Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity, the first of TOEI's PROJECT: R.E.D. franchise, airs on TV Asahi this February 15, 2026.

- Hawaii beats California 35-31 at the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl.

TTFN.