Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Let's Do The News! (January 27, 2016)


- In the reopening of the investigation of last year's Mamasapano Clash that killed 44 PNP Special Action Force units during the manhunt on the terrorist named Marwan, former PNP Chief Alan Purisima repeatedly told that he didn't mislead the Philippine President Benigno Aquino III. Purisima first informed the president about the clash through text messaging sent in the early morning of the 25th of January last year.

- Senator Grace Poe said that the adoption laws in the Philippines raised by Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno herself during the Supreme Court's oral argument yesterday helped boost her evidences that she is a natural-born Filipino and qualified to run for president in the May 2016 elections. During the argument, Sereno pointed out that the adoption laws recognize foundlings or children with no known parents as Filipino citizens.

- The Japanese Imperial Couple Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have attended a welcome ceremony and met Philippine leader Benigno Aquino III in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, which is part of their five-day visit as state guests.

- Republican presidential aspirant Donald Trump will not attend the upcoming debate hosted by Fox News and Google. Trump already said he would probably not participating, accusing the news network of manipulating him.

- As sanctions imposed by the US against Cuba continue to lifted following its historic diplomatic ties last year, the latest sanctions to be lifted is air travel and with the sanction lifted, pilots working for US airline companies can stay at local hotels after their flights arrive in Cuba. It also provide US TV networks and film companies to work there.

- Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is cleared of charges for the alleged transfer of funds into his personal bank account, according to the Malaysian attorney general. Najib was criticized that about 700 million dollaws was transferred to his account from state funds shortly before the general election three years ago.

- The legendary 718 name was returned as the facelifted version of the Porsche Boxster has been renamed as Porsche 718 Boxster. It now comes with a much smaller turbocharged boxer-4 engines that produces up to 350HP of power in the S version.

2017 Porsche 718 Boxster

- However, Jaguar responded with the unveiling of its Geneva-bound F-Type SVR, which is capable of hitting over 200mph of top speed.

2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR


- See Pikachu in a whole new adventure as The Pokemon Company, part of Pokemon's 20 year celebration, unveiled a new mystery solving game coming on the Nintendo e-Shop this February for the Nintendo 3DS. It's called Meitantei Pikachu: Shin Combi Tanjou and as the talking Detective Pikachu and his new partner Tim Goodman, you can explore around the city solving for mysteries.

- In case you missed the recent Eat Bulaga kalyeserye; back to the surreal 1945-ish post-war love story of Anselmo and Nidora, a day after Anselmo getting beaten up by Nidora's mom's men, Nidora wrote a letter to Anselmo until she was caught by her mom, sending her to a faraway place so she can't be with Anselmo. If things get even worse, Anselmo was diagnosed with a tumor on his head. What happens next? Tune in next time and find out!

TTFN!!!

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