Let's Do The News! (January 16, 2026)

                                    

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

- Typhoon Ada maintained its strength while moving northwestward over the eastern part of Eastern Visayas. The center of the storm was last observed at 255 km East Northeast of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, or 335 km East of Catarman, Northern Samar, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 80 km/h.

- House Assistant Majority Leader and Lanao Del Sur 1st District Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong suspects that the floating of the impeachment plan against Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is a way to divert public attention from those involved in corruption, especially in the flood control scandal.

- The Department of Social Welfare and Development is strongly warning the public against suspicious individuals or groups offering cash assistance through private messages and claiming to have a "backer" within the DSWD. This comes after the department received reports of individuals sending private messages to their victims promising to be included in the list of beneficiaries in exchange for a percentage cut and their personal information.

- X (formerly Twitter) announced that its Grok AI will no longer be allowed to generate fake explicit images of real people. The ban applies to all users, including paying subscribers.

- Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado says she presented US President Donald Trump with her medal.

- The UK NHS trust "violated the dignity" of nurses by allowing a transgender woman to use the female changing room, according to the tribunal.

- UK MP Robert Jenrick tells BBC his defection to Reform UK is not about personal ambition and will "unite the right".

- The Ford Mustang Dark Horse SC, the first of the new Ford Racing performance brand, was unveiled during Ford Racing's 2026 season reveal. It will use the same supercharged V8 engine from the hardcore GTD. Also, Ford Racing announced that the new Dark Horse SC joins the NASCAR fray in the 2027 season, as well as drivers for its WEC Hypercar campaign.

2027 Ford Mustang Dark Horse SC

- Red Bull unveiled its F1 2026 liveries of both the main team and the Racing Bulls. Both are powered by Ford powertrains as part of the new collaboration.

- PREMA Racing undergoes ownership shake-up.

- The Netflix original series, Culinary Class Wars, was renewed for Season 3, and auditions are underway. The next season will be a clash between restaurants.

- FNC is ending its variety management.

- The Zerafa Vs. Tsuyu match ended with a "no contest" result after a headbutt left the former unable to fight.

- The alleged secret daughter of Freddie Mercury, named Bibi, dies at 48.

TTFN.