Your daily round-up of today's news...
- Six senators from the opposition have signed their own report on the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee's investigation into the anomalous flood control projects in which former Speaker Martin Romualdez is primarily accused of being the promoter of corruption. This was announced by Senators Rodante Marcoleta and Imee Marcos in a press conference and submitted to the office of Senate President Tito Sotto on December 10, 2025. They based their own report on the first three hearings of Marcoleta when he was Chairman of the Blue Ribbon Committee (BRC) and the subsequent three hearings of Senator Ping Lacson, who is currently the Chairperson of the committee. Among the minority senators who signed the report are Marcoleta, Marcos, as well as Senators Robin Padilla, Bato dela Rosa, Jinggoy Estrada, and Bong Go.
- Up to 130,901 families or more than 433,000 individuals were affected by Typhoon Ada. According to data from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), those affected are from 724 barangays in the Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, and CARAGA. Of the said number, more than 5,000 people are still temporarily staying in 325 evacuation centres in the aforementioned regions. The number of deaths remains at 2, while 2 were injured or hurt. Currently, there are still 33 roads and 1 bridge in Regions 5 and 8 that are impassable to motorists due to the effects of the typhoon.
- The Western Naval Command (WNC) confirmed that a Chinese Long March 12 rocket was spotted passing over Palawan at around 3:59 p.m. yesterday, January 19, 2026. According to the WNC, their personnel captured the incident on video as part of the command's ongoing real-time monitoring operations.
- US President Donald Trump calls the UK's Chagos Islands deal an "act of great stupidity", months after endorsing the move. Trump says the deal in which the UK hands over the Chagos Islands' sovereignty to Mauritius is one of the reasons he wants the US to take over Greenland. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer stated that the 99-year lease on the UK-US military base will cost the UK £101 million per year. Trump previously supported the UK's Chagos Islands deal, which Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as a "monumental achievement."
- The UK government is consulting on whether to ban social media for the under-16s.
- Prince Harry arrived at the London court for the case against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper.
- A text exchange between US President Donald Trump and Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Store was made public as he links not getting a Nobel Peace Prize to Greenland ambitions.
- Italian fashion designer Valentino passed away at the age of 93.
- The BBC is collaborating with YouTube to produce platform-exclusive content, admitting that traditional broadcasting can "no longer sustain its future".
- Haas unveiled its VF-26 ahead of the F1 2026 season.
- Honda unveiled its F1 powertrain that will power the Aston Martin F1 team for the F1 2026 season.
- Aston Martin ended providing F1 safety cars after five seasons.
- The production-spec Apollo EVO's interior was revealed.
- The second-generation Kia Niro received a minor change for the 2027 model year.
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- YouTube is reportedly cracking down and deleting custom subtitles on videos. Hololive music videos are among those impacted.
- The San Diego Comic-Con will not allow AI-generated material in its art show.
- Indiana beats Miami 27-21 to claim its CFP National Championship title.
- Boxing legend Mike Tyson comments on Floyd Mayweather's upcoming exhibition match.
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