Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Let's Do The News! (May 10, 2017)



- Member countries of the Human Rights Council appealed to the Philippines to allow UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard to investigate the alleged extrajudicial killings in the country even though she didn't abide with the conditions presented by President Rodrigo Duterte.

- Authorities placed the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on full alert after a security expert claims that last month's bombing at Quiapo might be test runs for the Islamic State.

- Controversial blogger Mocha Uson was named by President Rodrigo Duterte as the new Assistant Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office. Long before she was appointed to this post, Uson has been appointed by the President as a board member of the MTRCB but only up to September of this year.

- US President Donald Trump has fired FBI Director James Comey following an investigation between Trump's associates and their ties to Russia.

- Next year's Grammy Awards will be heading to New York next year after over a decade in Los Angeles, according to the awards' organizers.

- The Gilas Pilipinas are being favored in the upcoming Southeast Asian Basketball Championship, which is set to start this week up to May 18.

- Volkswagen reportedly cancelled their plans for their 10-speed DSG.

- The official trailer for the upcoming Blade Runner 2049 film has arrived and here's what to expect in the follow-up to the original Blade Runner film.



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