Let's Do The News! (December 2, 2025)

   

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

- The Presidential Communications Office says the search for Cassandra Ong is still ongoing. Ong is around the Philippines, according to the DILG records.

- Senate President Tito Sotto says he may file an ethics complaint against Sen. Bato Dela Rosa in connection with his consecutive absences and failure to appear in Senate sessions.

- Land Bank officials are facing the Independent Commission for Infrastructure.

- Over 200 ghost flood control projects were discovered by the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

- Miss Universe Organization president Raul Rocha is currently facing drug, firearms, and fuel-trafficking charges.

- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says there was "no misleading" after claims Chancellor Rachel Reeves didn't give the full picture on the economy before the Budget.

- The death toll from the Sri Lanka floods hit 366.

- Kia will reveal the next-generation Seltos this December 10th.

- One of TOEI's executive producers revealed reasons why ending the Super Sentai Series' five-decade run and replacing it with PROJECT R.E.D.

- Touken Ranbu musicals will conclude at the end of 2027.

- Demons' Crest, a novelization made by the author of Sword Art Online, Reki Kawahara, will be getting a TV anime.

- The Netflix original K-drama, Cashero, will stream this December 26, 2025.

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Let's Do The News! (December 1, 2025)

  

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

- Two Sunwest officials involved in the flood control anomaly are prepared to surrender, according to the CIDG.

- The Philippine National Police has lowered the alert status after yesterday's peaceful protests.

- Japan and the Philippines conducted their Maritime Cooperative Activity at the West Philippine Sea.

- Three China Coast Guard vessels were spotted near Zambales, according to the Philippine Coast Guard.

- One of two typhoons may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility before the year's end, PAGASA warns.

- Crackdown on e-trikes and e-bikes crossing national highways postponed until January 2, 2026, according to the LTO.

- Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff has resigned following an anti-corruption crackdown.

- Airbus warns of flight disruption as thousands of planes require an immediate software update.

- Sir Tom Stoppard, one of the UK's best-known playwrights, passed away at the age of 88.

- Perodua's first EV, the QV-E, was unveiled.

- Mathilda Paatz joins the 2026 F1 Academy grid with Aston Martin.

- The Himitsu no AiPri movie is coming this March 13, 2026.

- ZEROBASEONE announced their short-term contract extraction.

- Stray Kids scored their 8th No.1 Billboard 200.

- Meet the winners of the 41st Star Awards.

- Jimuel Pacquiao, one of Manny Pacquiao's sons, scored a majority draw in his pro boxing debut.

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F1 2025: Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix

F1's 75th anniversary celebrations continue with the penultimate race of the season, the Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix. With only two races left this season, can Max Verstappen regain the lead to defend his Driver's Champion status, or will the two McLaren drivers fight back until one of them gets their first title?

Screengrab from F1

Max Verstappen has once again proved to the world that it ain't over until it's truly over. His victory against Oscar Piastri set up the 12-point decisive battle against title frontrunner, Lando Norris, who finished 4th in the race. Meanwhile, Carlos Sainz is back on the podium after finishing in third place, another best result for the Williams team this season.

Other finishers include Andrea Kimi Antonelli, George Russell, Fernando Alonso, Charles Leclerc, Liam Lawson, and Yuki Tsunoda.

As told before, can Max Verstappen defend his Driver's Champion status, or will the two McLaren drivers fight back until one of them gets their first title? All will be revealed in the F1 2025 season finale, the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, this December 7, 2025. Don't miss it!

2025 Repco Supercars Championship - bp Adelaide Grand Finale

With Broc Feeney, Chaz Mostert, Will Brown, and Kai Allen making up the Supercars' Championship 4, which driver will be crowned this year's champion? All will be revealed with the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship's bp Adelaide Grand Finale. It's time to find out who gets the title.

The first part saw Broc Feeney defeated Chaz Mostert and Ryan Wood in the first part, earning him the upper hand for the title fight. However, in the finale, his title hopes were crushed due to engine problems after his tangle with Ryan Wood.

Screengrab from Supercars

As Matt Payne wins the final race of the season, Chaz Mostert, who finished second ahead of Will Brown, earned his right to be crowned the 2025 Supercars Champion. His title victory marked the first time someone in the current-generation Ford Mustang Supercar to done so.

Congratulations to Chaz Mostert for becoming the 2025 Supercars Champion!

And this concludes the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship. See you next year.

WRC 2025: Rally Saudi Arabia

The 2025 World Rally Championship concludes with the WRC-first Rally Saudi Arabia. This season's finale marked a huge milestone as Saudi Arabia became the first Middle Eastern country to host a WRC race weekend, the 39th overall country to do so after Paraguay earlier this season.

Extreme Middle Eastern heat, desert setting, no hints where to start and finish, the Rally Saudi Arabia is by far the most challenging WRC event as drivers are using their wits to survive through the harsh Arabic setting by all means.

The Rally Saudi Arabia ended with Hyundai N nabbed the first two podiums, with Thierry Neuville the winner and Adrien Fourmaux the second placer.

Screengrab from WRC

Although he finished 3rd in the Rally Saudi Arabia, Sebastien Ogier earned the right to be crowned the 2025 WRC Champion. This marks his ninth time earning the title.

And that concludes the 2025 World Rally Championship. See you in January 2026.

Let's Do The News! (November 28, 2025)

 

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

- The International Criminal Court denied the interim release of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte.

- The Malacañang has strongly denied the claim of former MECO Chief Silvestre Bello III that President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. offered him to run as congressman in Davao City 3rd District. According to Palace Press Officer Claire Castro, he personally confirmed Bello's accusation to the President and he directly denied it. The issue came to light after Bello said in a forum that he was allegedly offered ₱1 billion and a possible Cabinet post in exchange for running against Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab, who is connected to the previous administration.

- House Deputy Minority Leader and Mamayang Liberal Party-list Rep. Leila De Lima is not convinced by the Comelec-Political Finance and Affairs Department (PFAD) decision that Sen. Francis Escudero and his campaign contributor Lawrence Lubiano did not violate the Omnibus Election Code. De Lima believes that the PFAD's investigation into Escudero's receipt of a ₱30 million campaign donation from Lubiano, who is the president of Centerways Construction and Development, Inc., is insufficient.

- The death toll from the Hong Kong tower block fire has risen to 128.

- The UK government drops plan to give workers protection from unfair dismissal on the first day of their new job in a major reversal.

- US President Donald Trump says that Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two National Guard members shot by an Afghan suspect in Washington, DC, has died.

- The Aspark Owl Roadster was unveiled, and it will go 0-100kph in 1.78 seconds.

Aspark Owl Roadster

- The last Bugatti powered by the 8.0L W16 engine, a final unit of the track-only Bugatti Bolide, rolled off the assembly line.

- Iron Dames ends their FIA WEC campaign after five seasons.

- Season 2 of the TV anime Hell's Paradise will air on January 11, 2026.

- Nintendo took over Bandai Namco Studios Singapore and renamed it Nintendo Studios Singapore.

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Let's Do The News! (November 27, 2025)

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

- 14 lechon establishments in Quezon City are safe from African Swine Flu.

- The Philippine National Police urges drone operators to get a permit for this Sunday's Trillion Peso March.

- Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte thanked the Senate for its quick approval of her office's budget proposal.

- Two National Guard members were badly hurt following the shootout in Washington, DC, according to the FBI, after an official earlier said both had died. US President Donald Trump said the suspect who shot two National Guard members is an Afghan who entered the US in 2021.

- UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves tells the BBC she doesn't deny the impact of the Budget tax rises, but changes are necessary.

- The death toll from the Hong Kong apartment fire has risen to 36, with 279 people remaining unaccounted for.

- Mahindra commits to Formula E's GEN4 era.

- Adrian Newey is named Aston Martin F1 team principal, effective in the 2026 season.

- Allan Pagan passed away at the age of 70. Pagan is one of the original Indy Racing League entrants whose Pagan Racing team finished second at the Indianapolis 500.

- EV drivers in the UK will pay for every mile they drive from 2028.

- The BMW Z4 Final Edition was unveiled. The final model, made ahead of the Z4's discontinuation this March 2026, is finished in Frozen Matt Black exterior with red stitching on the interior.

2026 BMW Z4 Final Edition

- TOEI announced the 2026 PreCure instalment, titled Mei Tantei PreCure, coming early 2026.

- Frank Ragnow comes out of retirement to return to the Detroit Lions team.

- Female England rugby player Abby Dow announced her retirement from the sport.

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