The conviction of Rappler editor highlights the pressure on media from President Rodrigo Duterte's government. ( read original story ...)
Officials: Garden City man accused of going to Philippines to have sex with girl, 13
A Garden City man was indicted Friday on charges of traveling to the Philippines to have sex with a 13-year-old girl, according to officials. Thomas Blaha, 64, was named in a seven-count indictment th ... ( read original story ...)
Wirecard CEO exits as search for missing billions hits dead end in Asia
Wirecard's chief executive quit on Friday as the German payments firm's search for $2.1 billion of missing cash hit a dead end in the Philippines and it scrambled to secure a financial lifeline from ... ( read original story ...)
Masonic Relief in the Philippines Provided by Valley Masons
One of your neighbors posted in Neighbor Posts. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.) ... ( read original story ...)
Save the Children Philippines provides lifesaving support to children, families to stop COVID-19 spread in Sarangani, Cotabato
English News and Press Release on Philippines about Health, Water Sanitation Hygiene, Children and Epidemic; published on 20 Jun 2020 by ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines convicts Maria Ressa, Rappler editor, of cyber libel
A court in Manila on Monday found Maria Ressa, journalist and editor of online publication Rappler, guilty of cyber libel. She has been a consistent critic of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. ( read original story ...)
Philippines: Mindanao Displacement Dashboard, May 2020 – Issue No. 69
English Situation Report on Philippines about Food and Nutrition, Health, Children, IDPs, Earthquake, Epidemic and more; published on 19 Jun 2020 by Protection Cluster and UNHCR ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe’s Support Rebounds Despite Ex-Justice Minister’s Arrest
Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet rose by nine percentage points to 36% despite the recent arrest of his former justice minister on suspicion of vote-buying, a poll by ... ( read original story ...)
America Should Thank Britain For Japan’s Surprise Attack On Pearl Harbor
Several days after the Taranto raid, almost unnoticed in the confusion and destruction, a slight figure in an unfamiliar uniform studied Taranto harbor intently, inquiring about depths and distances, ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh arrests dozens after migrant workers murdered in Libya
Bangladesh police have arrested more than 50 people accused of extorting money from people on false promises of jobs overseas in a major crackdown on human trafficking after 30 migrant workers were ... ( read original story ...)