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BEIJING, China (AFP) — The United States and Germany urged China to free an outspoken government critic known as “Super Vulgar Butcher” on Wednesday after he was sentenced to eight years in prison. Wu Gan, who refused to plead guilty to charges of “subverting state power,” was on Tuesday handed one of the harshest punishments meted out to a group of lawyers and activists swept up in a major crackdown two years ago. “The embassies […]
(Eagle News) — Several senators on Wednesday slammed the appointment of former Customs Chief Nicanor Faeldon to a new government post. In a statement, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV alleged Faeldon “knows the dark secrets of the Duterte family that’s why even if he is grossly incompetent, he remains a sacred cow.” Although he did not provide specifics, Trillanes has already accused President Rodrigo Duterte’s son, Paolo Duterte, and his son-in-law Mans Carpio of being part of […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Former US President Barack Obama told Britain’s Prince Harry he was concerned social media was “corroding civil discourse,” in what he said was his first interview since leaving the White House, aired Wednesday. “One of the dangers of the internet is that people can have entirely different realities,” he told the prince, who was guest editing BBC Radio 4’s Today program. “They can be cocooned in information that reinforces their […]
by Patrick Lee Agence France-Presse SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (AFP) — An Australian grandmother who said she was tricked into carrying drugs into Malaysia after falling for an online romance scam was Wednesday cleared of trafficking, a crime punishable by death. Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto wept and hugged her son after being found not guilty of smuggling crystal methamphetamine, a rare outcome in a country where hundreds of people have been sentenced to death for drugs […]
by Stacey Knott Agence France-Presse ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) — Joseph Awuah-Darko sits on a stool at one of the world’s largest electronic waste dumps, watching polystyrene and insulation cables burn on the blackened ground. “It’s survival and dystopia,” says the 21-year-old British-born Ghanaian, surveying the stretch of wasteland around him as dense plumes of acrid smoke rise into the air. Awuah-Darko and his university friends have ambitious plans for the sprawling Agbogbloshie dumping ground in […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea said Wednesday a 2015 deal intended to end a festering dispute with Japan over Tokyo’s wartime sex slavery was faulty, reopening a historical wound as the two countries try to rein in North Korea. Seoul and Tokyo signed the agreement to settle the hugely emotional and decades-long issue with a Japanese apology and payment of money to survivors. Following an election pledge, the new government of President Moon […]
Lacson says this is “unless his contempt citation is lifted by the Senate acting as a collegial body” (Eagle News) — Former Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon “may” have to work via “remote control” from the Senate detention facility when he assumes the post of deputy administrator at the Office of the Civil Defense. According to Senator Panfilo Lacson, this is “unless his contempt citation” that led to him being detained in the first place is […]
METRO MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inilabas ng National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) ang listahan ng mga lugar sa Metro Manila kung saan bawal gumamit ng paputok. Ito ay ang mga siyudad ng Pasig, Makati, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Taguig at Pateros. Bawal din magpaputok sa Marikina at San Juan, pero may itinalaga silang community fireworks display zone kung saan maaaring manuod ng fireworks display ang mga tao. Sa ibang lugar naman sa Metro […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed four provisions of the General Appropriations Act. In a copy of his message to Congress, the President vetoed Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) Special Provision No. 2, which allows other executive offices of the agency to receive monitoring expenses. According to Duterte, the salary standardization law and its implementing rules already provide that board members are “authorized to receive honoraria or per diems in the performance […]
(Eagle News) — Multi-titled coach Aldin Ayo is the next head coach of the Growling Tigers. A spin.ph report said Ayo, whose contract with the Dela Salle University Green Archers was set to expire on December 31, already informed the management of his decision on Wednesday morning. His move comes days after two-time Most Valuable Player Ben Mbala announced his decision to leave the Green Archers to play professional ball in Mexico. According to the […]
(Eagle News) — Former Customs Chief Nicanor Faeldon is back in government service. In a letter dated December 22, President Rodrigo Duterte designated Faeldon as deputy administrator III of the Office of the Civil Defense. The office is under the Department of National Defense. Faeldon came under fire when he was head of the Bureau of Customs after a P6.4-billion shabu shipment managed to enter the country via Customs express lanes in May. The […]
ADEN, Yemen (AFP) — Saudi-led air strikes killed 14 civilians in a village market near Yemen’s battleground third city Taez as a nearly three-year bombing campaign intensified, an official and medics said on Wednesday. The Tuesday strikes also killed 11 rebel fighters and wounded 16 civilians, a local official loyal to the Saudi-backed government told AFP. The official, who asked not to be identified, said the strikes were intended as air support for a local […]
