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Malaysia picks 1MDB investigator as central bank chief
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) – A Malaysian official who probed the 1MDB mega-scandal which helped topple the corruption-plagued former regime has been appointed as the new central bank governor, the government said Friday. Nor Shamsiah Mohamad Yunus is returning to Bank Negara Malaysia to take up the top job almost two years after leaving her post as deputy governor, a spokesman for the prime minister told AFP. Muhammad Ibrahim quit as bank chief this month […]
DepEd won’t allow elementary students to undergo drug testing
(Eagle News) — The Department of Education (DepEd) said it won’t allow elementary students or grade school pupils to go through mandatory drug testing as proposed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Education Secretary Leonor Briones said they are still not convinced that a 10 year-old should undergo mandatory drug testing as children’s identities would become exposed to public scrutiny. “Hindi pa kami kumbinsido na 10 years old. Kasi ang 10 years old na […]
Muntinlupa court dismisses De Lima’s motion to quash drug case
(Eagle News) — A Muntinlupa court junked on Friday, June 22, Senator Leila de Lima’s motion to quash the case of conspiracy to commit illegal drug trading filed by the Department of Justice against her. Boni Tacardon, De Lima’s lawyer, said the Branch 206 judge junked the motion, which was filed after the court allowed the prosecution to amend its original charge of illegal drug trading, on a technicality. Despite the denial, De Lima’s […]
Hong Kong, Shanghai stocks end week with gains
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong stocks finished a painful week on a positive note Friday but investors remain on edge about a possible trade war between China and the United States. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.15 percent, or 42.65 points, to close at 29,338.70, sinking 3.18 percent over the week. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.49 percent, or 13.95 points, to 2,889.76 but it lost 4.37 percent over the week. The […]
Proposed drug testing of Grade 4 students draws mixed reactions from senators
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s proposal to conduct mandatory drug testings for teachers and Grade 4 students and up has drawn mixed reactions from senators. For Senator Panfilo Lacson, apart from the fact that the drug testing would help “the government’s prioritized efforts to curb drug addiction and trade, there is sufficient legal basis and jurisprudence in the conduct of random drug testing among junior and high school students.” […]
Bear necessities: cooler home for last polar bear in SoKor
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The last polar bear kept in South Korea will be sent to Britain to escape the country’s stifling, humid summers and live out his days in more appropriate surroundings, zookeepers said Thursday, June 21. Tongki — a 23-year-old male named after a Japanese cartoon character of the 1980s — lives in a 330-square-metre (3500-square-foot) concrete enclosure at the Everland theme park outside Seoul. Born in captivity at a zoo […]
CHR probing possible liability of policemen in Argoncillo’s death
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Human Rights said an investigation into the possible liability of policemen in the death of detainee Genesis Argoncillo is already underway. “Sa pagkakataong may malinaw na paglabag sa batas, pinapaalalahan ng CHR ang kapulisan na kahit ang mga nakabilanggo o persons deprived of liberty ay may mga karapatang kailangan pangalagaan,” CHR spokesperson Jackie de Guia said in a statement. According to De Guia, police negligence that led to a […]
Koreas discuss reunions for war-separated families
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North and South Korea on Friday held Red Cross talks to discuss resuming reunions for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, the latest step in the diplomatic thaw on the peninsula. Millions of people were separated during the conflict that sealed the division between the two Koreas nearly 70 years ago. Most died without having a chance to see or hear from their relatives on the other side of […]
Panelo: Aquino should have been indicted for plunder or “at very least” graft and corruption over DAP
(Eagle News) — Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Friday, June 22, said former President Benigno Aquino III should have been indicted for plunder or “at the very least” graft and corruption over the disbursement acceleration program. Panelo made the statement after the Ombudsman filed a complaint of usurpation of authority–which carries a penalty of “temporary special disqualification” and imprisonment between six months and one day to six years— against the former president instead. According to […]
Senator Aquino notes police’s “flip-flopping” statements on detainee Argoncillo’s cause of death
Ejercito wants guidelines for police operations vs loiterers By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senator Bam Aquino questioned what he said was the police’s flip-flopping statements about the cause of death of detainee Genesis Argoncillo. Aquino made the statement on Friday, June 22, the day Quezon City Police District director Joselito Esquivel said in a press conference that murder charges were slated to be filed against the two detainees who allegedly beat Argoncillo up while […]
Sereno returns P5-million Land Cruiser to Supreme Court
(Eagle News) — Ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has returned her P5-million service vehicle to the Supreme Court. Sereno made the move days after the Supreme Court upheld its May 11 decision to nullify her appointment as Chief Justice. Lawyer Larry Gadon told Sereno off for what he said was the high cost of the vehicle, among other things, and filed an impeachment complaint against her on the basis of these allegations. Some of […]
