Let's Do The News! (May 19, 2026)

          

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

- Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Australian lawyer Kate Gibson as his associate counsel.

- The Philippine National Police has officially submitted to the Department of Justice the general timeline and initial results of the investigation regarding last week’s Senate shootout.

- Representatives Zia Adiong and Renee Co are named House trial spokespersons regarding the ongoing impeachment trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte.

- Allies of Senator Bato dela Rosa appealed to the public to avoid spreading the Court’s decision.

- The PH Department of Health are on alert on the possible spread of the Ebola virus in the country.

- Elon Musk loses high-profile court battle against OpenAI boss Sam Altman.

- US President Donald Trump announced the cancelation of the US attack on Iran at the request of the Gulf Coast Countries.

- A shootout occurred at a mosque in San Diego. Two teen suspects opened fire at the mosque. Both shooters were shot dead by police officers. Authorities belived to be a hate crime.

- The Kimera K39 was unveiled. It's an all-new supercar built from the ground up. It's powered by Koenigsegg's twin-turbo engine producing 1000hp of power.

- Stellantis planning to launch more affordable EVs by 2028.

- EA Sports F1 25's 2026 season expansion was teased and will be unveiled tomorrow. The expansion will feature all F1 2026 season vehicles, including the Audi R26 and the Cadillac MAC-26.

- AO Racing unveiled a new character for the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans; an LMP2 race car named Rockie the Pegasus.

- Alex Lynn will not take part in next month's Le Mans race due to injury and he will be replaced by Louis Deletraz.

- LE SSERAFIM member Kim Chaewon takes a histus duecto health concerns.

- Actor Bill Wise dies at 61.

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