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HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong police on Thursday said they had frozen HK$70 million ($10 million) from a major fund for donations to help pro-democracy protesters, and arrested its four members for money laundering. Police said their investigation focused on Spark Alliance, a non-profit online platform formed in 2016 that collects donations to provide support to political critics of the city’s pro-Beijing authorities. It is one of two crowd-sourced funding platforms that have […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that the impeachment of Donald Trump was based on “made-up” grounds, adding he did not believe it marked the end of the US president. “It still needs to go through the Senate, where the Republicans have a majority,” Putin said after the House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump for abuse of power. “And it is hardly likely that they are going to push […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines inked on Thursday, Dec. 19, a $400-million loan accord with the World Bank, which represented the first tranche of a three-part financing package that aims to further boost the country’s competitiveness and fiscal sustainability amid the threat of climate change. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, on behalf of the Philippine government, and acting Country Director Achim Fock, representing the World Bank, signed the agreement for the development policy loan on […]
(Eagle News)-A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Sultan Kudarat on Thursday,Dec. 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 7 kilometers northeast of Lutayan at 6:11 p.m. Depth of focus was 33 kilometers. The following intensity and instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensity Intensity II – Kidapawan City Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II – Kidapawan City; Koronadal City; Malungon, Sarangani Intensity I – Alabel, Sarangani No damage to property nor aftershocks were […]
(Eagle News)-The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Surigao del Sur. PAGASA said the trough of the LPA 860 kilometers east southeast off Hinatuan was affecting the northeastern section of Mindanao. Cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms will be experienced over the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela and Aurora while partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms are forecast over Batanes, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, […]
(Eagle News) — Agriculture Secretary Dr. William Dar vowed to lead the country’s agriculture sector towards “sustainable food security and prosperous rural communities” after he was confirmed as secretary of the Department of Agriculture by the Commission on Appointments. “Our goal is two-fold. First, we aim to establish a food-secure Philippines where food is plentiful at competitive prices for consumers in the domestic front. Second, we want to assure our farmers and fishermen greater […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Tens of thousands of pigs have died from African swine fever in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, officials said Thursday, the first time the virus has been detected in the country. The disease has devastated swine herds in China and elsewhere in Asia, and initially Indonesia authorities put the death of 27,000 pigs down to hog cholera — a different virus with similar symptoms. But Fadjar Sumping Tjatur Rasa, an official at […]
Here is the full decision in the Maguindanao massacre case: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES VS. DATU ANDAL “UNSAY” AMPATUAN, JR., ET AL. Criminal Case Nos. Q-09-162148-72/Q-09-162216-31/Q-10-162652-66/Q-10-163766/GL-Q-12-178638 (Courtesy Supreme Court)
(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Dec. 19, hailed the verdict handed down by a Quezon City court judge in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre, saying it was the “most appropriate ending.” “Pagkatapos ng mahigit isang dekada, nagagalak tayong malaman na nakamtan na ng mga pamilya ng mga biktima ng Ampatuan Massacre ang pinakaasam nating hustisya,” Robredo said in a statement. Robredo said despite the hardships and the “slow progress” of the case, […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia set a record for its hottest day ever for a second straight day, with an average national maximum temperature of 41.9 degrees Celsius (107.4 Fahrenheit), a full degree higher than the previous mark, officials said Thursday. The Bureau of Meteorology said the new nationally averaged maximum was reached Wednesday, topping the 40.9 degrees hit Tuesday, which beat the previous record of 40.3 C in January 2013. As the heatwave […]
(Eagle News) — Members of the Ampatuan family who were convicted over the 2009 Maguindanao massacre will file motions for reconsideration of the verdict against them on Thursday, Dec. 19. The lawyers of Zaldy Ampatuan, Andal Ampatuan Jr. made the manifestation in open court, after Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221 Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes meted the penalty of imprisonment of reclusion perpetua without parole against them as principals for 57 counts of murder. Also […]
(Eagle News) — In this series of photos of the pages containing the dispositive portion of the 761-page decision on the Maguindanao massacre case, the names of those convicted for the gruesome mass murders of the 58 people, including 32 journalists, are listed. The decision by Quezon City Regional Trial Court branch 221 Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes read on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019 showed the names of the 29 accused led by Datu Andal “Unsay” Ampatuan […]
