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(Eagle News)–A Manila court has junked the petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by the camp of Bryan Sy, owner of WellMed Dialysis Center accused of processing PhilHealth benefits of deceased patients. In a three-page order, Branch 20 Judge Marivic Basili-Umali said the “singular function of a petition for habeas corpus” after all was “to inquire into the cause of detention of a person.” “That there is no probable cause for the warrantless arrest […]
(Eagle News)–The National Bureau of Investigation has filed estafa and falsification of documents charges against Bryan Sy, owner of WellMed Dialysis Center, over the ghost dialysis mess. Also charged though were former employees Edwin Roberto and Liezel Aileen De Leon, who made the exposé. Other WellMed officials charged were Dr. John Ray Gonzales, medical director; Claro Sy, chairman; Alvin Sy, corporate treasurer; Dick Ong, administration officer; doctors Porshia Natividad and Joemie Soriano; and Sy’s wife […]
(Eagle News)–The camp of an owner of the WellMed Dialysis Center, which has been accused of processing PhilHealth medical benefits of deceased patients, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The wife of Bryan Sy applied for the writ, a safeguard against warrantless arrests and illegal detention, before Branch 20 of the Manila Regional Trial Court a day after he was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation following reports of the […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is eyeing one Dr. Jaime Cruz as the new PhilHealth president. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the revelation on Tuesday, June 11, a day after Duterte asked PhilHealth officials to submit their courtesy resignations following reports a medical facility in Quezon City was processing the PhilHealth benefits of deceased patients. Panelo said the President floated Cruz’s name during Monday’s Cabinet meeting. Earlier, Senator-elect Bong Go said Duterte, who was “saddened and […]
by Jim SLATER TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — When Golden State star Kevin Durant went down 12 minutes into his long-awaited comeback game Monday in the NBA Finals, players on both sides were stunned. Durant, the 2017 and 2018 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, suffered a right Achilles tendon injury in the Warriors’ 106-105 victory over Toronto, trimming the Raptors’ lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. “It was a real shock when he went down,” […]
by Jacques LEMIEUX MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Canada will ban single-use plastics from 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday, declaring it a “global challenge” to phase out the plastic bags, straws and cutlery clogging the world’s oceans. “I am very pleased to announce that as early as 2021, Canada will ban harmful, single-use plastics from coast to coast,” Trudeau said, arguing Canada has a unique chance to lead the fight against plastic pollution as […]
(Eagle News)–A yellow alert is in effect over the Luzon grid on Tuesday, June 11. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said the alert was in effect from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Available capacity was at 11,839 megawatts, while peak demand was at 10,921MW. “Details on the cause to be announced by the Department of Energy (DOE) later in the day,” the NGCP said.
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — A two-year-old Indian boy stuck in a narrow well for more than four days was pulled out dead on Tuesday, triggering protests over delays in reaching the toddler. The case of Fatehveer Singh captured national attention after he fell into the 33-meter (110 feet) deep well in the Punjab state district of Sangrur while playing on Thursday. The disused well was just 23 centimeters (nine inches) wide, complicating desperate efforts […]
by Alice RITCHIE LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The contest to succeed Theresa May as Britain’s next leader heated up on Monday, with candidates lining up to define themselves against the “bluff and bluster” of Brexit-backing frontrunner Boris Johnson. Ten Conservative MPs gathered enough support to qualify by Monday’s deadline for the race to replace May, who quit as the party’s leader on Friday over her failure to take Britain out of the European Union […]
(Eagle News) — The national ID system will be pilot-tested from September to December. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said this was based on a report from Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia and National Statistician Dennis Mapa during Monday’s Cabinet meeting presided over by President Rodrigo Duterte. “By the end of the President’s term in 2022, 107 million Filipinos are targeted to be registered,” Panelo said. Under Republic Act 11055 or the Philippine Identification Systems Act […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — US retail giant Amazon has moved past hi-tech titans Apple and Google to become the world’s most valuable brand, a key survey showed Tuesday. The brand value of Amazon surged by 52 percent to $315 billion, global market research agency Kantar said in its 2019 100 Top BrandZ report. Amazon jumped from third to first place to eclipse Google — which slid from first to third place with Apple holding […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the transfer of general aviation and domestic flight operations from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Sangley Point in Cavite. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Duterte gave the order during Monday’s Cabinet meeting, after he visited NAIA following reports of flight cancellations and delays. During the meeting, Panelo said the President also hinted at a revamp at NAIA, with airport security being handled by a single entity. […]
