President Aquino urged for a unified world effort to fight against climate change in his speech at the UN Climate Change Summit.
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Sandiganbayan 4th Division not affected
Atty. Renato Bocar, Executive Clerk of the Sandiganbayan, said that the cases currently being heard in the 4th division of the said court will not be neglected despite the dismissal of Justice Gregorio Ong. He added that the most senior member of the division will take over the tasks left by Ong. These include the hearing of graft cases against former president and now Pampanga representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, in particular, those involving the NBN-ZTE deal. […]
Sandiganbayan, business as usual, after dismissal of Justice Gregory Ong
It is business as usual in the Sandiganbayan despite the dismissal from office of Justice Gregory Ong. Atty. Renato Bocar, Executive Clerk of the Anti-Graft Court assured that cases being heard in the said court will not be affected, in particular that of the 4th division, where Ong served as chairman. Justice Jose Hernandez of the Fourth Division will now stand as its chairman, while a replacement Justice will be taken from the other divisions […]
Albay prepares for worst-case secenario
The local government of Albay is preparing for the worst case scenario once the Mayon Volcano erupts. It was discovered that the lava dome in the mouth of the volcano was in a bad condition. It now reaches the height of a 41-storey building and may collapse with the continuing rise in pressure inside the said lava dome. According to Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office Head Cedric Daep, there is a possibility that […]
U.N. climate summit sets goals to save forests, use clean energy
(Reuters) – A United Nations summit on climate change agreed on Tuesday to widen the use of renewable energy and raise billions of dollars in aid for developing countries in an effort to increase the prospects for a wide-ranging deal to slow global warming. The one-day summit, hosted by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, set goals to halt losses of tropical forests by 2030, improve food production and hike the share of electric vehicles in cities […]
Obama says global climate deal must include emerging economies
(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday a new global agreement on climate change must include strong commitments from emerging economies and move past the rich-poor country divide that has hampered progress in United Nations negotiations. Obama addressed the U.N. climate change summit with a statement meant to build political momentum for a global deal on climate change in 2015 and a list of commitments his administration has made to address. He said a “global […]
Aquino urges more active global action vs climate change
(ENS) – President Benigno Aquino addressed the international community at the United Nations (UN) Climate Summit on Tuesday (September 23), urging countries to “do everything they can to address climate change.” The Climate Summit is meant to add political momentum to a U.N. process to negotiate a climate-change agreement in Paris by 2015, and Aquino took this as an opportunity to remind world leaders of their shared responsibility to find a solution to the issue. Aquino said the Philippines, which felt the […]
SC dismisses Sandiganbayan justice with links to Napoles
MANILA, Philippines (ENS) – Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Gregory Ong was dismissed by the Supreme Court Tuesday, becoming the first Sandigabayan justice to be dismissed since the anti-graft court was created in 1978. In a vote of 8-5, the high court decided to dismiss Ong from the service for lying, showing “corrupt inclinations” and “fraternizing” with alleged pork barrel scam queen businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles whom he acquitted in 2010 on bribery and corruption charges. This […]
ASEAN Parliament Commits to Stronger Co-op
(Courtesy ASEAN Secretariat News) VIENTIANE, 23 September 2014 – Taking on the theme “Strengthening Parliamentary Cooperation in the ASEAN Community Building,” the 35th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) was held on 15-19 September in the capital of Lao PDR. It was attended by six Speakers and four Deputy-Speakers of AIPA Member Parliaments, Chairs of Committees of the respective parliaments, and eight Observer Parliaments from Australia, Belarus, People’s Republic of China, India, Japan, Russia, Republic […]
U.S., Arab allies, launch first strikes on fighters in Syria
(Reuters) – The United States and Arab allies bombed Syria for the first time on Tuesday, killing dozens of Islamic State fighters and members of a separate al Qaeda-linked group, pursuing a campaign against militants into a war at the heart of the Middle East. “I can confirm that U.S. military and partner nation forces are undertaking military action against (Islamic State) terrorists inSyria using a mix of fighter, bomber and Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles,” Rear Admiral John […]
Pnoy to sign anti-dynasty bill?
(Cambridge, Massachusetts) — President Benigno S. Aquino III has said he welcomes the thought of having new people in government as he remains positive toward signing the Anti-Political Dynasty Bill into law. “At the end of the day, new blood has to bring new ideas, new methodologies, new energies that perhaps can improve on that which was already set,” President Aquino told students of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government during a forum held […]
Singapore experiences hazy conditions
A smoky haze from forest fires in Indonesia shrouds Singapore, raising the air pollution in parts of the city state to “unhealthy” levels ahead of the weekend’s Grand Prix. Jaqueline Donor reports.
