Saturday, February 16, 2019

Let's Do The News! (February 16, 2019)



- Over a dozen senatorial candidates endorsed by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, should be ready for a political backlash should appeals for his signing of the expanded maternity leave bill go unheeded. “If President Duterte vetoes the bill, he should expect a loud outrage by mothers who have long demanded the passage of the expanded maternity leave,” said Gabriela Partylist Rep. Arlene Brosas in a press statement.

- A number of Philippine Military Academy alumni who decided to venture into the political arena attended the annual homecoming held at Fort del Pilar in Baguio City

- Abu Dar, the only remaining leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in central Mindanao, has been recruiting orphans of those who fought against the government during the Marawi City siege less than years ago.

- US President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency in order to obtain funds for the wall at the US-Mexico border.

- A man lost his job at a manufacturing business in Illinois went on a killing spree, killing five workers and five officers hurt.

- Prosecutors said for the first time that they have evidence of Roger Stone communicating with WikiLeaks, according to a new court filing from special counsel prosecutors.

- The Vatican has dismissed former US cardinal Theodore McCarrick after a Church trial found him guilty of sexually abusing minors.

- Payless will close all 2,100 branches across the United States and Puerto Rico in the coming months. Liquidation sales will begin on Sunday and stores will begin closing in March, though most will say open until May.

- Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid have resolved their grievances with the NFL.

TTFN!!!

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