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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said that it will look into the election-related advertising contracts with media companies, to ensure that funds use by the candidates did not come from corporate funds, which is against the Corporate Code. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/XWzA-f5N8BE
The Philippine Postal Corporation or PhilPost will release limited edition stamps featuring Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach. Organizers of the Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant will meet with the officials of PhilPost to discuss the design of said stamps. PhilPost aims to print said stamps before Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach comes back to the Philippines in January 23. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman Andres Bautista asked the public to take into consideration the pre-campaign spending of candidates when choosing who to vote. Bautista added that the issue regarding pre-campaigning is a moral one and not a legal matter especially since there is no no law prohibiting such. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em> https://youtu.be/dWZfh8AMvg0
Guatemalan police on Tuesday (January 12) arrested fugitive former national soccer federation president Brayan Jimenez in connection with a corruption probe into the sport’s world governing body FIFA. Police said they detained Jimenez in an apartment building called Torre Sol in an affluent neighbourhood of Guatemala City. He was due to appear in court later on Tuesday to be formally charged. “As national civil police, we know that we are a fundamental pillar in the […]
Fire crews were called in to tackle a fire on Monday (January 11) at a tyre yard that saw 150,000 up in flames, creating a smoke plume visible from Melbourne’s central business district kilometers away. Staff from the yard and the nearby industrial area were evacuated as the Metropolitan Fire Brigade deployed dozens of trucks with more than 100 firefighters tackling the blaze from the ground, local media reported. Firefighters on the ground struggled struggled […]
China said on Wednesday (January 13) its exports for 2015 dropped 1.8 percent while imports dropped 13.2 percent in yuan-denominated terms, both much less than economists had expected but still likely consigning the economy to its weakest annual growth in 25 years. “Exports decreased by 1.8 percent to 14.14 trillion yuan ($2.2 trillion). Imports dropped by 13.2 percent to 10.45 trillion yuan ($1.6 trillion). Trade surplus increased by 56.7 percent to 3.69 trillion yuan ($561 […]
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday (January 12) gave his final State of the Union address, stopping about a dozen times for applause as he touted some of the themes he hoped will become his legacy. “Tonight, I want to go easy on the traditional list of proposals for the year ahead. Don’t worry, I’ve got plenty – from helping students learn to write computer code, to personalizing medical treatments for patients. And I’ll keep […]
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday (January 11) said the United States must transition away from dirty energy and stop subsidizing fuels of the past. “Even if the planet wasn’t at stake; even if 2014 wasn’t the warmest year on record — until 2015 turned out even hotter — why would we want to pass up the chance for American businesses to produce and sell the energy of the future,” Obama said in his State […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 13) – Do you know what philately is? It is a hobby that owes much to the postmen. It is the term for studying and collecting stamps and was coined by Georges Herpin in 1865. The term derived from the Ancient Greek φιλο (philo), meaning “love of” and ἀτέλεια (atelīa), meaning “without tax.” Before, postmen have to chase the recipient for payment of their letter but people developed certain codes written outside the envelope so they […]
Scandal-plagued FIFA will open its “World Football Museum” on February 28 in Zurich, just two days after the election of its new president, its managing director Stefan Jost announced on Tuesday (January 12) during a press tour of the venue. At a cost of $140 million, the museum has three floors covering about 3,000 square meters dedicated to permanent and temporary exhibitions, and 1,500 square meters of public space including a shop, a bar and […]
Brazilian riot police on Tuesday (January 12) fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse further protests over a rise in public transport fares in the country’s largest city, Sao Paulo. Local media reported that some protesters threw stones and rocks at the police. Student protester, Heber Velozo, who suffered head injuries in the clashes, said the police were attacking peaceful demonstrators. “The police do not know how to work, they are not prepared. We […]
Ten sailors aboard two U.S. Navy boats were seized by Iran in the Gulf on Tuesday (January 12), and Tehran told the United States the crew members would be promptly returned, U.S. officials said. A senior U.S. defense official said the U.S. had lost contact earlier in the day with two small craft en route from Kuwait to Bahrain. U.S. officials told Reuters it was unclear how or if the boats became disabled. Iranian Foreign […]
