Ex-VP freed from jail after graft sentence
Ecuador’s former vice president Jorge Glas has been released from prison after serving time for corruption in a vast scandal involving the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.
Day: November 29, 2022
Tiananmen again? Top China security body calls for ‘crackdown’ on ‘hostile forces’ after protests
China’s top security body on Tuesday called for a “crackdown” on “hostile forces” after the country saw protests in major cities opposing Covid lockdowns and demanding greater political freedoms.
Ex-boxing referee Carlos Padilla admits cheating to help Pacquiao win fight 22 years ago
Former boxing referee Carlos Padilla has admitted cheating to help fellow Filipino Manny Pacquiao defeat Australian Nedal “Skinny” Hussein in a fight more than two decades ago.
Tricks of the trade: Drug mule shares how to go in, out of PH without raising suspicion
Going by the account of Violet (not her real name), drug mules get new passports as often as seasons change.
WATCH | ‘Feeling entitled!’ Vic Rodriguez accuses Marcos’ party mates of lobbying for gov’t posts
“I could not,” ex-ES Vic Rodriguez said, “ let a non-qualified applicant be appointed to the administration of PBBM simply because he ot she is a member of PFP.”
Malisyoso magsalita! Alfonso Cusi indicted for cyber libel over remarks vs Win Gatchalian
Alfonso Cusi, former head of the Department of Energy (DOE), has been indicted for cyber libel filed by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian over comments posted on the agency’s Facebook account, which the court said caused “dishonor, discredit, and damage” to the lawmaker’s name and reputation.
‘Pastillas scam 2.0’: Hontiveros says corrupt BI personnel at it again
The trafficking of Filipinos, who were duped into working for a Chinese company involved in crypto-scamming in Myanmar, may have been a new modus perpetuated by corrupt personnel of the Bureau of Immigration (BI), according to Sen. Risa Hontiveros.
WATCH | Baka swertehin! Marcos hopes for drop in rice prices next month
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday wished for lower rice prices this holiday season.
‘The dead keep coming’: Violence overwhelms Mexico’s morgues
In a dark, windowless room with no air conditioning in southern Mexico, thousands of bones of unidentified people encapsulate the crisis of a forensic system overwhelmed by violent crime.
Couple charged for ‘bribing’ voters with Covid tests
A Taiwanese couple is facing multiple charges for allegedly bribing voters with Chinese Covid tests ahead of the island’s local elections, prosecutors said Tuesday.
