Friday, January 22, 2016

Let's Do The News! (January 22, 2016)


- Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has appointed Department of Justice Chief Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa as the 174th associate justice of the Supreme Court. Caguioa not only replaces Leila del Lima as DOJ head last year but also Associate Justice Martin Villarama Jr., who retired from the high court.

- Vice presidentiable and Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano called on his fellow senators running for president and vice president on the upcoming May 2016 elections to inhibit themselves from the reopened investigation into the Mamasapano clash that killed forty four PNP Special Action Force members last year.

- Ousted Iglesia Ni Cristo minister Lowell Menorca, who was arrested for libel earlier this week, claimed that some members of the religious sect asked him to leave the country. Menorca claimed that the cased filed against him was just an attempt to scare him off.

- An American university student was detained by North Korea due to an alleged hostile act. The state-run news agency reported that the student, named as Otto Frederick Warmbier, entered the country as a tourist and committed a hostile act with the intention of undermining unity among North Koreans.

-South Korean leader Park Geun-hye proposed a five-nation talks to address the nuclear situation in North Korea. She stressed that the international community should send a clear message against North Korea's nuclear test staged early this month.

- Ford is offering the hardcore Shelby GT350R a new rear seat option for $999. Say what?

- Dreaming of having the Aston Martin DB10 as seen on 007: SPECTRE? Guess what? Now's the perfect chance to bid on this Bond car aside from numerous Bond memorabilia as seen on the film as most of the stuff from last year's Bond film are heading to the auctions courtesy of Christie's from the 16th to the 23rd of February. Proceeds will go to charity.

Aston Martin DB10


- The Citroen DS3 is now renamed as DS Automobiles DS3 as the range features new signature DS design and tons of new extras in store.

DS Automobiles DS3


- More news from the world of THE IDOLM@STER as Eriko Nakamura (who played Haruka Amami), Asami Shimoda (who played Ami and Mami Futami) and the producer Yozo Sakagami will be attending the 2016 Taipei Game Show. There will be lots of memorabilia straight from last year's 10th live concert in store in this event.

TTFN!!!

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