Let's Do The News! (July 11, 2025)

                 

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

- The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has assured that they will implement maximum tolerance during the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on July 28. This will be done to ensure that the gathering of protesters on the day of the SONA will be peaceful.

- The Malacañang has confirmed that Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is scheduled to visit the United States for a bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump. According to Palace Press Officer Claire Castro, the President's visit is scheduled for July 20-22.

- PH President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has vetoed the bill to convert the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) into a National Polytechnic University (NPU). The bill seeks to recognize the PUP as a national university with a special mandate to provide quality, affordable, and greater access to funding and other resources from the government.

- PAGCOR orders the removal of e-gambling billboard advertisements.

- The Philippine Coast Guard began searching for the remains of the missing sabungeros around Taal Lake.

- The US Secret Service suspended six agents after the July 2024 failed assassination attempt of Donald Trump during his presidential campaign.

- The Maserati MCPURA range was unveiled. It is the replacement of the MC20 and it's available with the choice of the coupe and open-top Cielo. Both are powered by the Nettuno V6 Twin Turbo engine.

2026 Maserati MCPURA

- The Hyundai IONIQ6 N was unveiled.

2026 Hyundai IONIQ6 N

- The Rimac Nevera R just smashed the 0-400-0kph record in 25.79 seconds, two seconds faster than the Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut.

- THE IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Starlight Stage app game will scale down services beginning July 31, 2025, while the PC version service ends on August 21, 2025.

- G-DRAGON cancels his Bangkok concert.

- Former NCT member Taeil is sentenced to over three years' imprisonment for sexual assault.

- The Netflix original game show SQUID GAME: The Challenge is back for its second season on November 4, 2025.

- The Netflix series "Wednesday" Season 2 will stream its first part on August 6, 2025, and the second part on September 3, 2025.

- The NCAA says that the March Madness expansion is still viable.

TTFN.

Let's Do The News! (July 10, 2025)

                

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

- Palace Press Officer Claire Castro has announced that Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed a new secretary for the Presidential Communications Office (PCO). The new appointee is Dave Gomez, a former journalist and the current communications director of PMFTC, the Philippine affiliate of Philip Morris International (PMI). According to Castro, Gomez has accepted the President's offer to succeed Acting Secretary Jay Ruiz. He will be the fifth secretary to lead the PCO during the three years of the Marcos administration.

- The Office of Civil Defense reminded the public to remain alert and be careful of the ongoing effects of the southwest monsoon, which was strengthened by Typhoon Bising, even though it has already left the Philippine Area of ​​Responsibility (PAR). According to the OCD, although Typhoon Bising entered and quickly left the country on July 6-7, it still left severe effects, especially in the southwest monsoon.

- The Office of Civil Defense has once again reminded people to avoid entering the permanent danger zone of the Taal volcano. This follows the abnormalities recorded at Taal since Sunday, July 6, by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

- The Philippine government is in talks with the US for lower tariffs, according to Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez.

- The search for 17 Filipino crew members aboard MV Eternity C, attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, continues, according to the Department of Migrant Workers.

- South Korea has developed the world's first recombinant protein-based anthrax vaccine, a vaccine with fewer side effects. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has partnered with private company GC Biopharma Corp. to develop a vaccine that, unlike conventional versions, eliminates the risk of exposure to toxins produced by Bacillus anthracis – a high-risk pathogen considered a potential bioterrorism agent that causes illness or death in humans, animals, or plants.

- The death toll from the Texas floods has hit 119, including Camp Mystic children.

- Christian Horner was fired by Red Bull Racing immediately. Laurent Mekies is named as the team's new CEO, and Alan Permane is named team principal of the Racing Bulls team.

- The AC GT SuperSport was unveiled. The Cobra-based model has 1025bhp of power output.

- Suzuki's first EV, the e-Vitara, is coming to Japan soon.

- The live-action adaptation of Solo Leveling casts Byeon Woo Seok.

- K-Pop boy group ATEEZ renewed contracts with KQ Entertainment until 2032.

- MMA legend Randy Couture was airlifted to the hospital in Kansas City with injuries stemming from a single-car crash at a racetrack.

- Former Utah Jazz coach and GM Frank Layden dies at age 93.

- Former MMA star Ben Askren is recovering from a lung transplant.

- Kapamiliya stars, officials, and employees bid farewell to the legendary ABS-CBN Tower as it faces its demolition.

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Let's Do The News! (July 9, 2025)

               

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

- Philippine Airlines will be flying between Manila and Sapporo, Japan, again after five years.

- The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines criticized the Senate for delaying the start of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial.

- Some lawmakers are urging the DILG to investigate sister city agreements between the Philippine and Chinese local governments due to national security concerns.

- The appearances of Chinese ships in the West Philippine Sea have hit a 6-month high, according to the Philippine Navy.

- Four crew members aboard the Eternity C ship were killed after it was attacked by a drone and a speedboat in waters off Yemen. Of the 22 people on board the ship, 21 were Filipinos while one was a Russian national, according to reports.

- The Aston Martin Vantage S was unveiled. The 4.0L V8 Twin Turbo engine from AMG is now boosted to produce 671bhp of power.

2026 Aston Martin Vantage S

- Bentley previews its new design language with the introduction of the EXP 15 Concept. It's the first to don the new Bentley logo.

Bentley EXP 15 Concept

- Director Jon M. Chu was tapped to direct a live-action Hot Wheels movie with J.J. Abrams serving as the producer.

- The sequel to the movie The Devil Wears Prada is now in production with Conrad Ricamora and Lucy Liu joining the cast.

- Regal Entertainment's Shake, Rattle, & Roll franchise is making a comeback to the 2025 Metro Manila Film Festival with the newest installment titled Shake, Rattle, & Roll: Evil Origins.

- Gregg Wallace is no longer part of MasterChef as 50 more people come forward with new claims.

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Let's Do The News! (July 8, 2025)

              

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

- The "ground zero" of the missing sabungeros was revealed by the PH Department of Justice.

- Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro met with the Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to discuss the Philippines' preparations for hosting regional meetings and summits in 2026.

- The Malacañang confirmed that the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has summoned the Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines, Huang Xilian, in connection with China's imposition of sanctions against Senator Francis Tolentino. Tolentino is currently banned from mainland China, as well as Macau, and Hong Kong, due to his strong stance on the West Philippine Sea issue.

- PHIVOLCS has reported 4 volcanic earthquakes around the Kanlaon Volcano and 11 volcanic earthquakes around Mt. Bulusan within the last 24 hours.

- Archaeologists are examining 2,000-year-old shoes discovered at a Roman site in northern England, largely due to their unusual size. The shoes, measuring over 30 cm, were found in recent months in a defensive ditch that the Romans often used as a rubbish dump at the Vindolanda Charity Trust and the Magna Roman Fort in Northumberland. The trust was established in 1970 to excavate, preserve, and share Roman artifacts from Vindolanda and Carvoran, both of which are part of the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site in Northern England.

- Archaeologists have unveiled to the public a 3,500-year-old city in Peru that may have served as a trading center, linking the cultures of the Pacific coast with those of the Andes and the Amazon, and flourished at the same time as ancient civilizations in the Middle East and Asia. Drone footage released by researchers on Thursday, July 3, shows that the city center is marked by a circular structure on a hillside terrace, with the remains of stone and mud buildings built about 600 meters above sea level.

- Texas braces for more rainfall as the death toll reaches 82, with dozens missing.

- The Kia EV5 is set to go on sale in South Korea in the second half of 2025.

2026 Kia EV5

- The third season of the Netflix series Alice in Borderland will stream this September 25th, 2025.

- SEVENTEEN members Hoshi and Woozi announced their military enlistment dates.

- Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. defends his son, Chavez Jr., who was arrested by US ICE agents. The 39-year-old Chavez Jr. also has an active warrant for his arrest in Mexico for alleged arms and drug trafficking and suggested ties to the Sinaloa Cartel.

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Let's Do The News! (July 7, 2025)

             

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

- Classes in parts of the Philippines were canceled today due to bad weather caused by the habagat, as well as Typhoon Bising. Affected areas are from NCR, parts of REGION I, and some parts of Zambales.

- About 25 volcanic earthquakes were recorded around Mt. Bulusan within the last 24 hours, according to PHIVOLCS. Meanwhile, 16 volcanic quakes around Kanlaon Volcano were recorded.

- The Philippine Navy confirmed the possible receipt of warships from Japan.

- The death toll from the Texas floods hit 59, including 21 children, with 12 people from the camp still missing.

- TikTok is reportedly making a new version to comply with US standards. Called M2, this new app came amid an imminent sale. The current version will stop its service by next year, and US users must download the M2 to continue using TikTok.

- Xbox users began boycotting Xbox-related products in the wake of Microsoft's brutal layoffs of the Xbox division.

- TOEI teases its upcoming 2025 Kamen Rider series, titled Kamen Rider Zeztz, coming this September. Zeztz will make a special appearance in this month's Kamen Rider Gavv movie.

- Brent Manalo and Mika Salamanca are named Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition Big Winner Duo.

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2025 NASCAR Cup Series - Chicago Street Race

To recall, the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series introduced the In-Season Challenge, where drivers clash through five rounds to win the $1 million cash prize. As Chase Elliott won the race in Atlanta, T. Dillon, Keselowski, Bowman, Wallace, Nemechek, Jones, Stenhouse Jr., Gragson, Preece, Hocevar, Reddick, Allmendinger, Gibbs, Smith, and Buescher are advancing to Round 2.

The In-Season Challenge continues on the streets of Chicago for a street race.

As the green flag waved, NASCAR's only street race had begun with The Big One impacting most of the In-Season Challenge Contenders, followed by engine issues for Chris Buescher, Brad Keselowski's withdrawal, and a spin by Alex Bowman, to name a few. As Michael McDowell won Stage 1, Stage 2 saw trouble for Josh Berry, followed by McDowell's stuck throttle. With Ryan Blaney winning Stage 2, the final stage saw Austin Cindric grind to a halt.

Screengrab from NASCAR

Although no longer in the bracket, Shane Van Gisbergen wins the Chicago Street Race of the NASCAR Cup Series!

After Chicago, Ty Dillon, Alex Bowman, John Hunter Nemechek, Erik Jones, Ryan Preece, Tyler Reddick, Ty Gibbs, and Zane Smith are advancing to Round 3 of the In-Season Challenge.

NASCAR's In-Season Challenge continues with the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma this July 13, 2025.

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - Honda Indy 200

Mid-Ohio is the next stop for the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series with the Honda Indy 200. What a way to wrap up the entire Independence Day weekend with literally blazing racing action around Mid-Ohio.

Yes, literally blazing because of Will Power's race car caught fire after 11 laps, forcing him out of the race. It's not the least of the problems of this race, though. This race saw Josef Newgarden's disastrous race start, as well as Christian Rasmussen running out of fuel, and Kyffin Simpson stalled on the pit lane.

Screengrab from INDYCAR

Amid the heat of the track fight, Scott Dixon defeated Alex Palou to win the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio while Christian Lundgaard completed the podium by finishing in third place.

After the Mid-Ohio race, Alex Palou is in the lead with 386 points, followed by Kyle Kirkwood in second with 293 points and Pato O'Ward in third with 275 points. It's too close to call.

The next race is the SYNK 275 in Iowa this July 12, 2025.