Discovery Channel Brings Extra Speed and Extra-Terrestrial Sightings this July

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After the road action, take a step back and explore another side of life – or even life beyond our planet.

NASA’s Unexplained Files dares to figure out the age-old mystery of outer space life. Astronauts and scientists come together in this one-hour special to try to uncover the truth behind personal sightings and NASA records of UFOs and extra-terrestrial life. Seek the truth through NASA’s Unexplained Files as it premieres July 13 and airs Wednesdays, 9pm.

Meanwhile, Idris Elba has a need for speed.

This month, viewers can go for a ride with this Hollywood superstar as he explores the history and mysteries of cars in Idris Elba: King of Speed. This documentary, all fueled with adrenaline, takes on the underground racing scene and ties speed history and modern driving culture together. Watch Idris drive on the edge as he takes the wheel and learns Japanese drifting and test drives incredible cars - an elite American NASCAR vehicle, a vintage Ford V8 and a Metro 6R4 - all with the help of some friends.

Catch Idris as he takes the ride of his life on Idris Elba: King of Speed airing Thursdays, 9pm, starting July 7. 

Shark Week Returns June 27 with Jawmazing Lineup on Discovery Channel

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Shark Week holds a week-long of exciting shows. Premiering on June 27, Monday at 8pm is The Return of Monster Mako, which centers on the transformation of giant mako sharks, also called granders, and the adventures of Joe Romeiro’s team as he jumps into the deep blue at night to get more close and personal. Isle of Jaws, which airs June 27, Monday at 9pm, follows Emmy award-winning cinematographer, Andy Casagrande and his team, through his discovery of male great white sharks off an uncharted island.

On June 28, Tuesday at 8pm, Jaws of the Deep showcases the world’s largest great white shark, Deep Blue from the lenses of two robot subs that can dive up to 2000 feet. Airing on June 28, Tuesday at 9pm is Tiger Beach, an exciting and revealing show about 40 tagged and tracked tiger sharks, some passive, some aggressive, but all powerful.

Wrath of a Great White Serial Killer air on June 29, Wednesday at 8pm. Shark experts hope to find an explanation behind the migration of great white sharks to the far north, specifically the Pacific Northwest. On June 29,Wednesday at 9pm, Sharks vs. Dolphins: Face Off airs. This show intends to bring to light the truth behind the relationship and behavior of sharks and dolphins toward each other.

Air Jaws: Night Stalker, which premiers June 30, Thursday at 8pm, is back with Chris Fallows for his 8th Air Jaws escapade, along with his team, for a night adventure with the sharks, discovering how they hunt at night in total darkness. It is narrated by Lena Headey from Game of Thrones. Catch Deadliest Shark as it airs on June 30, Thursdayat 9pm, and get a history lesson from Dr. Michael Domeier and Dr. Barry Bruce as they explore the supposed deadliest sharks in the world, the white tip sharks. Their very lives are in danger as they dive dangerous waters.

On July 1, Friday at 8pm, Nuclear Sharks premieres, showing the travels of Philippe Cousteau, the grandson of legendary underwater explorer and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau, and his wife, Ashlan, to Bikini Atoll. Exploring a once nuclear bombed marine environment, the team uncover reef sharks, which are supposedly non-migratory. Aside from this, the couple discovers illegal fishing activities affecting the sharks and their well-being. Lastly, Jungle Shark premieres July 1, Friday at 9pm. In this show, viewers can see bull sharks in a different light, rather, in different waters. Dr. Craig O'Connell and Andy Casagrande figure out why baby bull sharks swim up to the Serena River and how they deal with the crocodiles in that habitat. Shark Week also unearths something that could possibly save human lives.

New DOE Chief: We Will Serve The People

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“The measure of the Energy Family’s success under the Duterte Administration is how well we serve the electricity and fuel needs of the people,” Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi emphasized today during the flag-raising and turnover ceremonies at the Department of Energy (DOE).

In line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s policy directives, Cusi will see to it that corruption, drugs and criminality will have no place within the DOE organization first and foremost.

The permitting processes for electric power and fuel operations where the DOE and other government agencies are involved should be transparent and predictable because at the end of it all, the electricity and fuel consumers are the ones waiting to be served, he said.

Cusi also wants to take a look at the electricity being charged for the depressed areas where the less privileged may be exploited by the unscrupulous.

Before Cusi was appointed as the new Energy Secretary, he was the Chairman of Starlite Ferries, Inc., which started operations in 1995 plying the Batangas-Calapan, Mindoro and Roxas-Caticlan routes.

Today, Starlite Ferries, based in Batangas, is leading the way in modernizing the Philippine maritime industry with the acquisition of brand-new roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro) inter-island vessels from Japan.