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

      

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

- Two suspects arrested for attempting to burn down a synagogue in London, in what police call an antisemitic hate crime.

- A 63-year-old man known as the "Oslo patient," hailing from Norway, has reportedly been completely cured of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This remarkable outcome followed a stem cell transplant from his brother, who possesses a rare genetic mutation that blocks the virus. The Oslo patient was diagnosed with HIV in 2006 and is one of only ten individuals globally to achieve "long-term remission" from the virus. In 2017, he was diagnosed with a life-threatening blood cancer called myelodysplastic syndrome.

- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Executive Order No. 113 for a new list of businesses where foreign investment is prohibited or limited. In this list, there are sectors that are completely off limits to foreign investors, such as mass media, small-scale mining, and private security agencies. There are also businesses that foreigners can enter, but with limitations.

- The PH Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) deploys heavy equipment at the burning Navotas Landfill.

- Troops from the Philippine Army and the U.S. Army Pacific 25th Infantry Division conducted basic training as part of the ongoing Salaknib Phase 1 at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija. The bilateral infantry squad drills aim to ensure that the two forces have the same tactics and procedures to be ready for joint operations and interoperability before conducting live-fire training. During sustainment training, Filipino and American soldiers practiced together on water filtration operations.

- Jeep's latest Twelve 4 Twelve drop, the Wrangler and the Gladiator Rewind Edition, was unveiled.

- Hyundai dropped a cryptic teaser for the upcoming Grandeur GN7 minor change.

- TOM'S is offering a remade AE86 Corolla Levin as well as restoration for existing AE86 Levin owners.

- Jensen officially named their all-new model the Interceptor GTX.

- WEBTOON establishes Chief Business Officer role in global leadership restructure.

- The MLBPA fired two top executives with cause, according to reports.

- Actress Sue Prado dies at 44.

- ABS-CBN denounces "PR attacks" against the network amid the Lopez family dispute.

TTFN.