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BSP submits proposed sanctions regarding $81M money laundering scheme
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is ready to submit its draft report regarding possible sanctions on those involved in the $81 million money-laundering scheme, which is considered as the largest money-laundering scheme in history. The BSP is now examining the draft report in fine detail due to the involvement of a bank as well as the banking system of the Philippines. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing […]
Search for MH370 likely to end by August
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The massive search for Malaysia Airlines plane MH370 in the remote southern Indian Ocean is expected to be completed by early August, the man leading the hunt said Friday. Less than 15,000 square kilometers remain to be scoured out of a 120,000 sq km target zone off western Australia where the passenger jet is presumed to have crashed. Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) head Martin Dolan said there was no indication […]
INC netizens change Facebook profiles, raise awareness for the world to ‘reconnect’
By Caesar Vallejos EBC Correspondent Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) netizens change their cover photos and profile pictures on Facebook and other social media to raise awareness around the world to ‘reconnect’. An evangelical mission, “Reconnect” is the Worldwide Intensive Propagation project organized by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) that will be held at the Philippine Arena, the world’s largest mixed-use indoor theatre, on May 22, 2016, 8:00 am (PHT). The worldwide event will be […]
INC pamphlet distribution in Prague, Czech Republic
Global life expectancy up five years since 2000: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Global life expectancy increased by five years between 2000 and 2015, the World Health Organization said Thursday, crediting progress in Africa against HIV, AIDS and malaria. The gains made over the last 15 years are the largest since the 1960s, when the world — especially Europe and Japan — saw broad socio-economic improvements linked to the recovery from World War II, WHO said. On average, a child born in 2015 can […]
INC pamphlet distribution in Luxembourg, Northern Europe
‘Now or never’ to save Barrier Reef: scientists
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s Great Barrier Reef could be beyond saving in five years without “now or never” funding to improve water quality as climate change ravages the World Heritage-listed site, scientists warned Thursday. The world’s biggest coral reef ecosystem is under pressure from not only climate change, but farming run-off, development and the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish. The biodiverse side off the Queensland state coast is also suffering its worst bleaching in recorded history […]
Taiwan swears in Tsai Ing-wen as first female president
TAIPEI , Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwan swore in Tsai Ing-wen as its first female president Friday as relations with rival China rapidly cool. Beijing-sceptic Tsai took the oath of office at the presidential palace in Taipei after winning a landslide victory in January signalling the end of an eight-year rapprochement with China. Public support for outgoing president Ma Ying-jeou plunged as voters felt he moved too close to Beijing, which still sees the island as […]
Senate probe sa $81-million money laundering scam, tinapos na
(Eagle News) — Tinapos na ng Senado ang imbestigasyon nito sa nangyaring pagnanakaw sa Central Bank ng Bangladesh na nagkakahalaga ng 81 million dollars. Ayon kay Senador Teofisto Guingona, Chairman ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee sisimulan na nila ang pagbalangkas ng report sa susunod na linggo para maging batayan sa pabalangkas ng mga panukalang batas.
Reklamong plunder at graft vs Duterte, patuloy na iimbestigahan ng Ombudsman
(Eagle News) — Itutuloy ng Office of the Ombudsman ang gagawing imbestigasyon kay incoming President Rodrigo Duterte kaugnay sa inihaing patong-patong na reklamo ni Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV . Ayon kay Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, bahagi ng kanilang trabaho na imbestigahan ang sinumang opisyal ng pamahalaan na nahaharap sa administrative o criminal complaint. Dahil dito, ipagpapatuloy nila ang pag-imbestiga sa reklamong plunder,graft at malversation na kinakaharap ni Duterte. Dagdag pa ni Morales, kung magpositibo raw sa […]
CBS newsman Morley Safer dead at age 84, retired days ago
(Reuters) Television journalist Morley Safer, who made his reputation as a Vietnam War correspondent for CBS and then became a mainstay on the network’s “60 Minutes” show for 46 years, died at age 84 on Thursday, a few days after his retirement, the network announced. Safer, who retired in what CBS described as declining health, died at his home in Manhattan. “60 Minutes” had paid tribute to his work on Sunday’s show. In a […]
