10 May 2016 Current Affairs
Duterte Won the Philippines Presidential
Election
“Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte, the outspoken mayor and a Presidential
candidate of the PDP-Laban combine claimed victory in the Presidential
Elections of the Philippines. In the Presidential election held on 9 May 2016,
Rodrigo Duterte secured 39% (15.36 million) of the votes. He was followed by
Mar Roxas 23% (9.27 million) votes and his closest rival Grace Poe with 22%
(8.6 million) votes. He will become the 16th President-elect of Philippines.
Duterte was born in 1945 into a political family with a modest background. A
lawyer by profession he became vice-mayor of Davao in 1986 and mayor in 1988.”
Parliament Passes Bill On Potable Alcohol
Parliament on 10 May 2016 passed the Industries (Development and
Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015 which seeks to transfer the control over
industries engaged in the production of potable alcohol from the Centre to states
with Lok Sabha approving some technical amendments suggested by the Rajya
Sabha.
Shashank Manohar Resigns as BCCI president
Shashank Vyankatesh Manohar on 10 May resigned as the President of
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).He also has resigned as the
representative of BCCI on the International Cricket Council (ICC) and also from
the Asian Cricket Council. He had succeeded Jagmohan Dalmiya as the cricket
body’s president after the former’s demise in October 2015. This was Shashank
Manohar’s second stint as the head of the Indian cricketing body. Earlier he
had served as President from 2008 to 2011. Now he will contest for the post of
ICC Chairman. The ICC rules mentions that Chairman should be of independent
nature and can’t act in dual role keeping his position as his country’s
cricketing chief.
National Technology Day Was Observed In India
The National Technology Day was observed in India on 11 May 2016.
Every year, National Technology Day is celebrated across India on 11 May to
memorize the anniversary of Shakti, the Pokhran nuclear test held on 11 May
1998. The day glorifies the importance of science in day to day life and
motivates students to adopt science as the career option. Several events are
organized in various engineering colleges and technical institutes to mark the
occasion.
