August, 2020
PH Navy confirms Chinese vessels’ intrusion into Recto Bank
August 12, 2020 · By Frances Mangosing - Reporter for globalnation.inquirer.net
PH Navy confirms Chinese vessels’ intrusion into Recto Bank MANILA, Philippines—Chinese vessels have been on surveillance near Recto (Reed) Bank in the West Philippine Sea without Philippine government consent for more than a week now, the Philippine Navy said on Monday (Aug. 10). “It has come to my attention on the presence of two Chinese […]
Read More...U.S. launches new biodiversity project to protect the Philippines environment
August 12, 2020 · By United States of America Embassy in the Philippines for pia.gov.ph
U.S. launches new biodiversity project to protect the Philippines environment MANILA, Aug. 11 — The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), launched the Philippines Sustainable Interventions for Biodiversity, Oceans, and Landscapes (SIBOL) project that will support the sustainable management of the country’s natural resources and combat environmental crimes. The five-year, […]
Read More...Philippine trash trawlers struggle with virus-led plastic surge
August 12, 2020 · By Aljazeera News for www.aljazeera.com
Single-use plastics consumption has surged due to the coronavirus, adding to the Philippines’ environmental problems. Philippine trash trawlers struggle with virus-led plastic surge Virgilio Estuesta, who has picked through rubbish in the Philippines’ biggest city for four decades, is noticing an unusually large amount of plastics during his daily trawl of about 15 km (9.3 […]
Read More...Philippine bishops urge rethink on death penalty revival
August 11, 2020 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine bishops urge rethink on death penalty revival The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has urged lawmakers not to back President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest bid to revive the death penalty for heinous crimes. Duterte’s allies in Congress have begun deliberating whether to revive the death penalty less than two weeks after the president said […]
Read More...North Dakota man sentenced to life in baby daughter’s death
August 10, 2020 · By AP News for apnews.com
North Dakota man sentenced to life in baby daughter’s death BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck man will serve life in prison without parole after being convicted of killing his infant daughter. Jose Rivera-Rieffel, 23, was sentenced Friday after being convicted in March on felony charges of murder and child abuse. Rivera-Rieffel’s daughter died in […]
Read More...Coronavirus cases in Philippines near 130,000
August 10, 2020 · By Rappler News for rappler.com
Coronavirus cases in Philippines near 130,000 (UPDATED) There are 3,109 new COVID-19 infections added to the country’s caseload on Sunday, August 9 Coronavirus cases in the Philippines climbed further to nearly 130,000 on Sunday, August 9, with 3,109 new cases added to the tally. This brings the country’s total confirmed COVID-19 cases to 129,913, […]
Read More...25-year-old woman in Cebu gets 17 years for child sexual abuse
August 10, 2020 · By Ador Vincent Mayol - Senior Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
25-year-old woman in Cebu gets 17 years for child sexual abuse CEBU CITY – A 25-year-old woman was sentenced to a total of 17 years and six months in prison for sexually exploiting her underage female cousin and livestreaming the abuse for a paying online child sex offender. Jade (not her real name) pleaded guilty […]
Read More...Rescue of 35 child workers triggers probe in India’s factory hub
August 10, 2020 · By Aljazeera.com for www.aljazeera.com
Children were forced to work 14 hours-a-day and given no days off, according to Tamil Nadu’s child welfare committee. Rescue of 35 child workers triggers probe in India’s factory hub Efforts to tackle child labour in garment factories in southern India are being ramped up after the rescue of 35 children from a spinning mill, […]
Read More...Child sexual offences in Wales double in five years
August 10, 2020 ·
Child sexual offences in Wales double in five years Child sexual offences in Wales have doubled in the past five years, according to an NSPCC Cymru report. Last year, there were more than 3,700 recorded by Wales’ four police forces – a rate of more than 10 a day. The charity called on the Welsh […]
Read More...D.A. Is Investigating Trump and His Company Over Fraud, Filing Suggests
August 7, 2020 · By William K. Rashbaum and Benjamin Weiser for www.nytimes.com
The office of the district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., made the disclosure in a new court filing arguing Mr. Trump’s accountants should turn over his tax returns. The Manhattan district attorney’s office suggested on Monday that it had been investigating President Trump and his company for possible bank and insurance fraud, a significantly broader inquiry than […]
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