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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Pirates kidnapped five South Koreans and a Ghanaian after boarding their fishing vessel off Benin, Seoul’s foreign ministry and the International Maritime Bureau said Thursday. The Ghanaian-flagged Panofi Frontier with 30 crew onboard was attacked on Wednesday about 60 nautical miles south of the Beninese capital Cotonou, they both said. Seoul’s foreign ministry said five of its nationals were seized along with a Ghanaian, and that the vessel had 24 […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan has scrapped the deployment of a multibillion-dollar US anti-missile system, the government confirmed Thursday, days after saying the program had been suspended. Interceptors for the Aegis Ashore system were to be placed in two regions under the costly and controversial programme. But the government reversed course under pressure from local residents concerned about the risks posed by a missile defence system in their backyard. “The National Security Council discussed this […]
(Eagle News) — A stronger currency swap among member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took effect on Tuesday, June 23, which would enably the Philippines to borrow up to $22.76 billion from the facility as a signatory to this, the Department of Finance said. The amended Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization (CMIM) agreement took effect Tuesday “offering a stronger currency swap arrangement and financial safety net” among ASEAN member-states and their partner-economies […]
(Eagle News)– A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental today, June 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 9:14 a.m. It had its epicenter 348 kilometers southeast of Sarangani, and a depth of 12 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) — One policeman was killed while three others were hurt in a clash with New People’s Army rebels in Albay, the Philippine National Police said on Thursday, June 25. A report from the Police Regional Office 5 identified the deceased as Patrolman Emerson Belmonte, a member of the 1st Albay Provincial Mobile Force Company; and those hurt as PCpl Marlon Beltran, Pat Roy Resurrection and Pat John Mark Paz. The report said the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation has doubled the equity subsidy granted to operators and drivers joining the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program. In a statement, the DOTr said from P80,000, the equity subsidy was now P160,000 after Secretary Art Tugade amended a provision in Department Order 2018-16 to address the affordability issues raised by operators and drivers about the modern PUV units. With the signed directive, the P160,000 equity subsidy per PUV unit […]
(Eagle News) – The majestic Mayon Volcano is seen here emitting steam-laden plumes on Thursday morning, June 25. Mayon volcano is still under alert level 2 which means it is still in a “moderate level of unrest,” according to PHIVOLCS. Mayon Volcano has been under Alert Level 2 since March 29, 2018. During the past 24-hour observation period, “moderate emission of white steam-laden plumes that crept downslope before drifting west and west-northwest was observed,” […]
(Eagle News)–Valenzuela courts will be physically closed starting today, June 25, as judges and court personnel go on quarantine. A memo from Executive Judge Maria Nena Santos said the decision to temporarily close Bulwagang Pangkatarungan was upon advice by the Supreme Court’s Assistant Court Administrator Lilian Barribal-Co, after one person came into contact with a COVID-19-positive patient. “If the result of the swab test of the person who had contact with a COVID-positive will turn […]
by Fiachra GIBBONS Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A top French historian slammed President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday for trying to shut down debate on the country’s colonial past as a prominent statue linked to slavery was attacked in Paris. Macron all but ignored the wave of Black Lives Matter protests in a major television address last week except to warn that France would not take down statues of controversial historical figures. “The Republic […]
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) — Zimbabwe on Wednesday announced a 150 percent rise in the price of fuel following the launch of a forex auction system which eroded the value of the local currency. The price of a litre of diesel jumped 152 percent to ZW$62.77 ($1.12) from ZW$24.93 while petrol shot up 147 percent to ZW$71.62, the country’s Energy Regulatory Authority said in a notice. The central bank re-introduced forex auctioning on Tuesday, the first […]
Judges, court personnel to undergo 14-day quarantine (Eagle News)–All Makati courts will be physically closed from June 25 to July 8. A memorandum from Regional Trial Court Executive Judge Elmo Alameda and Metropolitan Trial Court Jackie Crisologo Saguisag said the Offices of the Clerk of Courts will also be closed during the period when all judges and personnel will be in quarantine. The memo said this was approved by the Supreme Court’s Office of the […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A Mexican court has ordered the suspension of work on the “Maya Train,” a controversial railroad through Mayan lands in the country’s southeast, after an indigenous community filed an injunction. The $6.2 billion rail link is a pet project of leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who said Wednesday that while the court challenge had “political overtones,” his government would comply with the ruling. “We will comply with the decisions […]
