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The former choirboy molested by Australian Cardinal George Pell led the response to his sentencing Wednesday, saying it was “hard to take comfort” from his six-year jail term. Pell was sentenced in the County Court of Victoria after being found guilty of five counts of sexual and indecent assault in the sacristy of a Melbourne cathedral in 1996 and 1997. Chief Justice Peter Kidd told the court the 77-year-old would be eligible for parole after […]
(Eagle News)—Speaker Gloria Arroyo may be charged for signing the P3.757-trillion budget bill that contains provisions that were not approved by the bicameral conference committee nor ratified by both houses of Congress, Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Wednesday, March 13. Lacson was referring to the bill which the House of Representatives printed and transmitted to the Senate but which, according to him, was only a “manipulated” version of the budget bill that has already been […]
By Caesar Vallejos OPEN FOR BUSINESS, Eagle News Service The Philippines will continue to be a viable investment and growth hub despite the global economic slowdown. This was the message of top policymakers and business leaders at the recently concluded Manila Times Economic Outlook 2019 Forum at the Dusit Thani Manila. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative to the Philippines Yongzheng Yang confirmed that the global growth is slowing down. He said that “in 2018, […]
Hong Kong on Wednesday barred Boeing 737 MAX airliners from its airspace, the latest in a series of government bans worldwide in the wake of a deadly plane crash in Ethiopia. Despite Boeing’s assurances in the wake of the disaster, the European Union, Britain and India joined China and other countries grounding the plane or banning it from their airspace as they await the results of the crash investigation. The semi-autonomous Chinese city’s Civil Aviation […]
The United Arab Emirates has slammed a European Union decision to add it to a tax haven blacklist despite the Gulf state’s efforts to meet EU requirements. The EU on Tuesday added 10 countries to the list, created in 2017 as part of efforts to battle tax evasion by the wealthy. The UAE was among the new countries included. “This inclusion was made despite the UAE’s close cooperation with the EU on this issue and […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean pop star Seungri on Monday announced his retirement from show business amid mounting criminal investigations including his alleged involvement in a sex-for-investments scandal. The 29-year-old singer from K-pop boy band BIGBANG is accused of lobbying potential investors by offering sex services at multiple nightclubs in Seoul’s posh Gangnam district. He faced police questioning at the weekend. “It would be better for me to retire from the entertainment business […]
By Dario THUBURN LONDON, March 13, 2019 (AFP) – British MPs will vote Wednesday on whether the country should leave the EU without a deal in just over two weeks, after overwhelmingly rejecting a draft divorce agreement. The House of Commons is expected to vote against a “no deal” Brexit, although this could still happen on March 29 unless it can agree on what should happen instead. MPs on Tuesday rejected for a second time […]
by Heather SCOTT The United States said there is “no basis” to ground Boeing 737 MAX airplanes, after a second deadly crash involving the model in less than five months prompted governments worldwide to ban the aircraft. Despite the aviation giant’s assurances that the plane is safe and reliable, the European Union, Britain and India joined China and other countries grounding the plane or banning it from their airspace as they await the results of […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A burgeoning K-pop sex scandal claimed a second scalp as a singer who rose to fame after coming second in one of South Korea’s top talent shows admitted secretly filming himself having sex and sharing the footage. Jung Joon-young, 30, announced his immediate retirement from showbusiness amid allegations he shot and shared sexual imagery without his partners’ consent. “I admit to all my crimes,” he said. “I filmed women […]
Junks qualified theft raps vs Nicko Falcis (Eagle News)—The Taguig Prosecutors Office has junked the qualified theft charges filed by actress Kris Aquino against her former business partner, but found probable cause for the charges of estafa against him. In recommending the filing of a complaint for estafa through misappropriation and conversion against Nicko Falcis, Claire Eufracia Pagayanan, assistant state prosecutor, said there was “enough evidence to engender a well-founded belief” that he “converted” the […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Born in 1941, Cardinal George Pell grew up in rural Australia and, inspired by his devout Catholic mother, chose a career in the church. His star rose fast, and in 2003 he was named to the Vatican’s powerful College of Cardinals — a position that allowed him to vote in the conclaves that elect popes. At home, he was an outspoken conservative who former prime minister Tony Abbott described as […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law that allows qualified individuals to have access to free technical-vocational education. Under Republic Act 11230 or the Tulong-Trabaho Act signed by the President on Feb. 22, a fund shall be set up to allow for the full payment of selected program training fees and transportation and laboratory fees. Under the law authored by Senator Joel Villanueva, qualified individuals include any person at least 15 years old, who […]
