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Panelo: Official who refuses to enforce suspension order vs Carandang may face “administrative, criminal sanctions”

(Eagle News) — Any official who refuses to enforce the suspension order against Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Carandang may face “administrative and criminal sanctions.” This is according to Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, who issued the statement after the Office of the Ombudsman said it would not implement the suspension order issued by the Office of the President. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales said that the order was unconstitutional. “The suspension should be implemented by the Office […]

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Seize this rare triple treat: the super blue blood moon tonight; next one to happen in Dec 2028

  The phrase once in a blue moon means a thing that happens rarely. And such an event will happen tonight, Wednesday, January 31. What will happen is not just a blue moon, but a “super blue blood moon” – when skygazers will catch a rare triple treat of a glimpse of the giant crimson moon, thanks to a rare lunar trifecta that combines a blue moon, a super moon and a total eclipse. The […]

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Marcos camp accuses Robredo of “dishonoring” the PET

Assailed evidence came from the tribunal, a Marcos spokesperson says (Eagle News) — The camp of former Senator Bongbong Marcos on Wednesday accused Vice President Leni Robredo of “dishonoring” the Presidential Electoral Tribunal. Lawyer Victor Rodriguez, Marcos’ spokesperson, said Robredo did this when her lawyer Romulo Macalintal accused the former senator of “tampering evidence” in support of Marcos’ electoral protest against her. Macalintal was referring to the ballots which Marcos showed the media in a […]

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Palace welcomes US narcotics official’s statement of support for drug war in PHL

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday welcomed what a narcotics official said was the United States’ support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. “These efforts are anchored on respect for human rights, cognizant of our obligation to protect our people’s right to life and to live in peace and security,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement after James Walsh, deputy assistant state secretary in the international narcotics and law enforcement bureau, said the […]

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Fujifilm to cut 10,000 jobs at subsidiary amid Xerox takeover

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese technology firm Fujifilm on Wednesday announced 10,000 job cuts by March 2020 at its Fuji Xerox subsidiary, which it said was facing an “increasingly severe” market environment. In a major shake-up, Fujifilm also announced it would be combining Fuji Xerox with US giant Xerox, bringing both companies under its umbrella to create what it said was the world’s largest “document solutions company” by revenue. As part of a cost-cutting package […]

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Siemens says profits up on global upturn

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) — German engineering giant Siemens said Wednesday that profits jumped in the first quarter, driven by rising demand for its products in areas ranging from renewable energy and trains to industrial robots. Siemens, which runs its business year from October to September, said in a statement net profit jumped by 12 percent to 2.2 billion euros ($2.7 billion) in the three months to December. Underlying or operating profit was also […]

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UPDATED: Ombudsman says it will not enforce suspension order vs Deputy Ombudsman Carandang; Morales says Palace move “unconstitutional”

(Eagle News) — Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales finally broke her silence on Malacanang’s suspension of Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang, saying that the move was unconstitutional. According to Morales, the Supreme Court already declared “the administrative disciplinary jurisdiction of the President over deputy ombudsmen” as such in 2014, in the case Gonzales III vs Office of the President. As such, her office said the order would  not be enforced. “The Ombudsman cannot, therefore, seriously place at risk […]

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Facebook bans ads for cryptocurrencies

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Facebook says it is banning all ads related to cryptocurrencies in an effort to fight scams. The social media giant said it is barring ads for “financial products and services that are frequently associated with misleading or deceptive promotional practices, such as binary options, initial coin offerings and cryptocurrency.” Initial coin offerings or ICOs are a way for companies to raise funds by selling investors cryptographic assets. Fraud is common in the world […]

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Popular Line messaging app starts crypto trading spinoff

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s biggest messaging app Line said Wednesday it was launching a financial services spinoff to allow users to exchange and trade virtual currencies. Line said its new business would “provide a variety of financial services, including a place to exchange and transact virtual currencies, loans, and insurance.” The transactions will be made inside the messaging app, which already incorporates a mobile payment system. Line has a relatively small presence in the US and Europe, […]

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Nintendo ups profit forecast on strong Switch sales

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Nintendo hiked its annual net profit forecast by more than 40 percent Wednesday after its popular Switch console flew off shelves during the holiday season, fuelled by a cheaper yen. The Kyoto-based video game giant said it now expects annual net profit of 120 billion yen ($1.1 billion), a 41.2-percent rise from the previous forecast issued in October, while also raising its annual sales and operating profit projections. Nintendo now expects to sell 15 […]

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6.1 magnitude quake rattles northern Afghanistan: USGS

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — A powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan Wednesday, the USGS said, sending people in Kabul rushing into the streets with tremors felt as far away as Islamabad and New Delhi. The quake hit at 0707 GMT near Afghanistan’s northern border with Tajikistan in the Hindu Kush mountains at a depth of 191 kilometres (119 miles), the US Geological Survey said. Frightened residents ran out of homes and shops following the […]

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North Korea slams US as ‘gross violator of human rights’

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea has denounced US President Donald Trump’s administration as a “gross violator of human rights,” its state media reported Wednesday. The official Korean Central News Agency released its English-language report on Pyongyang’s annual white paper on US human rights violations as Trump began his State of the Union speech, in which he condemned the North. North Korea’s human rights record is heavily criticized by both the United States and […]

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