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by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook is leaping into the world of cryptocurrency with its own digital money, designed to let people save, send or spend money as easily as firing off text messages. “Libra” — described as “a new global currency” — was unveiled Tuesday in a new initiative in payments for the world’s biggest social network with the potential to bring crypto-money out of the shadows […]
(Eagle News) – Manila Water started its rotational service interruption Tuesday night in its East Zone concession area as the water in Angat Dam in Bulacan nears its critical level. In an advisory, Manila Water said that its customers in the East Zone would experience rotational water service interruptions from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight. ADVISORY: As a result of the reduction in water allocation from Angat Dam for both concessionaires, Manila Water will be […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation on Tuesday, June 18, withdrew its accreditation of WellMed Dialysis Center. PhilHealth said it made the move in light of the ghost dialysis mess that has led to charges being filed against one of its owners, Bryan Sy, and the two whistleblowers, Edwin Roberto and Liezel Aileen de Leon. Charges were filed against seven other WellMed employees. “PhilHealth accreditation is a privilege granted to qualified health care providers for […]
(Eagle News) — Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam offered her “most sincere apology” Tuesday for the political unrest that has shaken Hong Kong because of massive protests to the extradition bill, saying she “will not proceed with this legislative exercise” if it would continue to be unpopular with the people. “In recognition of the anxiety and fears caused by the bill in the last few months, if we don’t have confidence from the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has named a career official of the National Food Authority as a member of the NFA council and the new NFA administrator, replacing Jason Aquino who had been earlier relieved from office by the Office of the Ombudsman. The President signed the appointment papers of Judy Carol Dansal on June 11. She previously served as the NFA deputy administrator for marketing operations. Dansal’s appointment comes in the midst […]
(Eagle News)–The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, June 18, filed criminal charges against Kapa-Community Ministry International, Inc. for allegedly operating a Ponzi scheme. Charged for violation of Republic Act No. 8799, or the Securities Regulation Code, before the Department of Justice were Kapa founder and president Joel A. Apolinario, trustee Margie A. Danao and corporate secretary Reyna L. Apolinario. Also charged were Marisol M. Diaz, Adelfa Fernandico, Moises Mopia, Catherine Evangelista and Rene Catubigan […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi said Tuesday it is partnering with Google to use artificial intelligence and deep analytics tools to sift through its data to find better treatments. The titan in online search “will apply technology and analytics on Sanofi’s large real world database to better understand what treatments work for patients,” the pharmaceutical firm said in a statement. The use of Google’s tools for deep analytics — organizing large amounts […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States will start removing “millions” of illegal migrants next week, President Donald Trump said Monday, adding that Guatemala is preparing to sign a safe third country deal. “Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States. They will be removed as fast as they come in,” Trump said on Twitter, referring to […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — At least 15 people have died after a passenger ferry sank off the Indonesian island of Java, police said Tuesday, the latest maritime accident to hit the archipelago nation. The overloaded boat was carrying around 50 people when it overturned Monday in rough seas near Madura island, East Java Police spokesman Frans Barung Mangera said. Search and rescue teams found 13 bodies Tuesday morning, bringing the total number of dead to […]
This is only an accidental collision, it adds (Eagle News)–China has expressed sympathy for the 22 Filipinos whose boat was rammed and sunk by a Chinese vessel near Recto Bank, but added the incident was merely an accident. “We express our sympathy to the Filipino fishermen who were in distress…I’d like to stress that this is only an accidental collision between fishing boats at sea,” China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang said. According to Lu, […]
(Eagle News)–There will be no work in Manila courts on Monday, June 24. The Supreme Court made the announcement in a Tweet on Tuesday, June 18. According to the SC, this was in view of Proclamation No. 731 , series of 2019, that declared the day a special non-working holiday in Manila. The proclamation, signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, said this was to allow the people of Manila to participate in activities organized in […]
In line with the celebration of Sandaan: the One Hundred Years of Philippine Cinema, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) honored the contributions of veteran actress Anita Linda to the Philippine cinema at the “Sandaan: Dunong ng Isang Ina” event last June 16, at the Cinematheque Centre Manila where she was also given an achievement award for her contributions as an actress and mentor to the film industry. “The Life of Anita Linda: […]
