BRUSSELS – As global humanitarian needs are set to reach a historic high in 2016, the European Commission is stepping up its humanitarian budget to record levels. The European Commission has today adopted its humanitarian aid budget for 2016. With nearly €1.1 billion as an initial allocation, it is the highest EU humanitarian budget for life-saving relief in manmade and natural disasters to date. The record budget comes as global humanitarian needs are increasing due to the growing number […]
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Blatter arrives for his appearance before the FIFA Ethics Committee
Suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter arrived at FIFA headquarters on Thursday (December 17) for his hearing before the group’s ethics panel. FIFA investigators in November called for sanctions against Blatter and European (UEFA) soccer chief Michel Platini, both of whom were suspended from their posts for 90 days on Oct. 8 pending a full investigation. Blatter has reiterated that a 2 million Swiss franc ($2.02 million) payment from FIFA to Platini in 2011 — when […]
Rescuers search for six missing in ship sinking off Indonesia
The Indonesian navy on Thursday (December 17) conducted a search and rescue for the missing crew members of a vessel that sunk off Indonesia. Six crew members are still missing after a general cargo freighter sank in the Singapore Strait following a collision with a chemical tanker at 8:14 p.m. (7.14 a.m. ET) on Wednesday (December 16). The 10,385 deadweight tonne (dwt) cargo freighter Thorco Cloud, operated by Danish shipper Thorco Shipping and registered in […]
Chinese rescuers say no chance of survivors in coal mine blast
Chinese rescuers say there’s little chance of survival for the 19 workers trapped inside a coal mine after an explosion, state media reported on Thursday (December 17). The blast happened at about 2:30 p.m. (0630 GMT) on Wednesday (December 16) in Hegang city, when 52 miners were working underground, CCTV said. Thirty-three of the miners managed to escape after the accident, it added. CCTV said the fire brought the underground temperature up to as high […]
IS fires rockets at Iraq base used by Turkish troops
Islamic State militants fired rockets at a base in northern Iraq where Turkish troops are stationed on Wednesday ( December 160, as they launched a wave of attacks against Kurdish forces, officials said. The Turkish Armed Forces said in a statement its soldiers returned fire, and four had been lightly injured when katyusha rockets landed in their camp north of the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul. Turkey deployed around 150 troops in the Bashiqa area […]
Palace aims for more ‘tangible’ goals despite good survey results
Malacañang opted to remain grounded in aiming for the “tangible benefits” of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s regime of good governance, as it welcomed the results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) public satisfaction survey on his performance. An opinion poll conducted by the SWS last week showed that 58 percent among 1,200 Filipino adults nationwide, are satisfied with President Aquino, 26 percent thought otherwise, while 16 percent were undecided for a net satisfaction […]
P495-M project contract signed to develop IT system for PFM
The National Government launched today the P495-million contract for the Budget and Treasury Management System (BTMS) Project, a joint venture with Free Balance Canada and Innove Communications, a subsidiary of Globe Telecom, Inc. The project– which will be implemented for 27 months– will develop, operate and maintain a new IT system that would link the public financial management (PFM) processes of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Bureau of Treasury (BTr), two of the […]
Night protests erupt after hung jury declared in Baltimore
A mistrial was declared on Wednesday (December 16) in the case of a Baltimore police officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man whose killing sparked riots in April, and the city’s mayor urged calm. The judge dismissed the jury in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Officer William Porter – the first of six officers to be tried in Gray’s death – after 16 hours of deliberations during which the jurors were […]
PHL stocks bounce back to 6,800 on Wall Street rally
Philippine shares bounced back to the 6,800-territory on thin volume on Wednesday, buoyed by wall street’s rally, despite expectations of higher interest rates by the United States (us) federal reserve. The Philippine stock exchange index surged on thin volume 106.37 points or 1.59 percent to 6,807.72 from previous day’s 6,701.35 close. The positive sentiment was also seen across the region, with Japans’ Nikkei 225 surging 2.6 percent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index advancing 2.06 percent […]
Sorsogon suffers massive damage due to “Nona”
The Office of Civil Defense of Bicol considers “Nona” as massively destructive, destroying 27, 000 houses due to storm surge. The whole province is experiencing lack of power. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Malacañang sets aside Php 4 billion for rehabilitation
The Malacañang guaranteed that Php 4 billion be set aside to serve as a rehabilitation fund after the rampage of “Nona”. Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma added that said fund was set aside after President Benigno S. Aquino III ordered such in a meeting attended by several members of the Cabinet. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/QSb-zjR0Z1M
Donaire returns victorious
After his victory by unanimous decision, WBO Super Bantam Weight Champion Nonito Donaire returned to the Philippines after his match against Cesar Juarez of Mexico. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
