Новости за 28.12.2015

Meadowlark Lemon, the lithe showman, jester and trick-shot genius who entertained audiences worldwide as the heart and soul of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team, has died at age 83, the team announced.

Bicyclists had free rein of Milan's streets during a six-hour ban on private cars in a bid to alleviate persistent smog.

A Turkish court remanded in custody a 17-year-old construction worker on charges of "insulting" Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Facebook, media reports said.

Russia's battered ruble reached its 2015 low as the slump in oil prices weighs on the outlook for the country's recession-hit economy.

By Rey G. Panaligan and Charissa M. Luci The Supreme Court (SC) issued yesterday afternoon two temporary restraining orders (TROs) stopping the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from enforcing its disqualification of Senator Grace Poe from the presidential race next year. SC Spokesman Theodore O. Te said the TROs were issued by Chief Justice Maria Lourdes P. A. Sereno on recommendations made by the justices to whom Poe’s petitions were raffled to yesterday. SWIFT REPLY – As supporters of independent presidential candidate Sen. Читать дальше...

An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said reforming the country’s criminal justice system is the solution to worsening criminality, not the restoration of the death penalty as proposed by Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. The statement was made by Fr. Jerome Secillano, executive secretary of the CBCP Public Affairs Committee, who was reacting to the statement of Duterte, a candidate for president, that he will recommend to Congress the restoration of the death penalty... Читать дальше...

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is pursuing plans to hire close to 1,000 personnel next year to address the manpower shortage in the command and boost its maritime capability, with the arrival of new vessels from Japan and France. Rear Admiral William Melad, acting commandant of the PCG, said that “massive recruitment” of Coast Guard men will push through in 2016 since it is included by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) in the budget. “We are allowed by DBM to hire 900 for 2016. These are uniformed personnel,” Melad said. Читать дальше...

If you have a good photograph that you would like to share and you think is good enough to be published, send it to us (including some technical information about the image). We are looking for images of any subject that will catch the readers’ attention and paint a thousand words. After choosing from among those photos submitted, we will publish one as our “Photo of the Week.” For details, please call us at 5278121 local 407, or email your photos to: pictureperfect.mb@gmail.com / picture05perfect@yahoo.com.

The Department of Education (DepEd) is expecting over 1.3 million incoming Senior High School (SHS) students in nearly 10,000 schools next school year (SY) 2016-2017 – coming from both public and private secondary schools nationwide. Based on results of the SHS Early Registration conducted by DepEd last October to November, there are 1,315,605 registrants for the SHS Program in its four tracks or program offerings. These figures, the DepEd noted, “are based on the first choice school and first choice... Читать дальше...

Each time Bienvenido Gutierrez fixes his lens on his subjects, he practically embraces them as he gets face to face with the environment to provide poetic justice to nature’s pint-sized perfections. Benjie, as he prefers, is a retired geologist who claims to have been intrigued by photography for as long as he can remember. However, he then seemed to have no choice but to only dream about fulfilling his interest in camerawork due to lack of funds and the rarity of learning tools at a time when cameras were simple yet pricey analog devices. Читать дальше...

Blue Bay Walk Families and friends can enjoy a different kind of holiday experience at Blue Bay Walk, the newest lifestyle destination in the city from renowned real estate developer Federal Land. Blue Bay Walk offers unique shopping, dining and leisure experiences with its cool and relaxing atmosphere. This year, Blue Bay Walk offers weekenders a “Whimsical Christmas” with its series of fun Yuletide engagements for both the young and young-at-heart. For a minimum single or accumulated purchase of P500 at any Blue Bay Walk establishment... Читать дальше...

The new "Star Wars" has become the fastest movie to pass the $1 billion mark in global box office sales, Disney said Sunday, as fans of the space epic pack theaters around the world.

An official of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said reforming the country's criminal justice system is the solution to crimes and not death penalty.

Veteran lawmakers opposed government's plan to push for the imposition of taxes on lotto and casino winnings, saying that the move is like “killing the goose that lays the golden egg.”

Berlin, Germany | AFP -- In a year of crises for Europe, from the Ukraine war to Greece's debt turmoil to the historic refugee influx, Germany's Angela Merkel emerged as the continent's de facto leader, drawing more praise and fire than ever.

The Department of Education (DepEd) is expecting over 1.3 million incoming Senior High School (SHS) students to nearly 10,000 schools next school year 2016-2017 from public and private secondary schools nationwide.

With the towering marquee post of a popular mall chain the background, this farmer has his backyard-pigs hang by the sides of his motorcycle while on his way to the market where his livestock would surely fetch a good price ahead of the New Year celebration. Roasted pork, or ‘lechon,’ remains a fixture on media noche tables not only in Butuan City but the rest of the country. (Mike U. Crismundo)

Thirteen seminarians from Cebu lie face down on the floor of the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral as they are ordained new priests of the Roman Catholic Church by Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma yesterday, December 28. (Juan Carlo de Vela)

Cancer-stricken Chelsea clutches her stuffed toy as she poses for Juan Portrait volunteer Joey Gatmaitan during a photo shoot at the Philippine Children’s Medical Center in Quezon City. Juan Portrait is a group of volunteer photographers who shoot and print portraits of underprivileged and sick children, using photography to bring them happiness. (Federico Cruz)

Emergency room physicians of the East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon City hold up the surgical instruments, including a bone cutter and a saw, that would be at-the-ready for use on those who may suffer from firecracker-related injuries this New Year. (Mark Balmores)

The 27 mountaineers who went missing after hiking along the Porac section of the Mount Pinatubo slope were rescued on Monday afternoon.

At least 29 volcanic earthquakes were detected by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology's (Phivolcs) near Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Oriental.This was accompanied by an ash eruption at around 1:29 p.m. Sunday.

MANILA, Dec. 28 (PNA) --- Western Mindanao Command (WMC) units are now pursuing suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits who killed two soldiers and wounded another during an attack in a military detachment in Talipao, Sulu Monday early morning.

Sen. Francis "Chiz" Escudero is counting on the Supreme Court to expeditiously settle the issues hounding Sen. Grace Poe's bid to run for president in the next year's polls even as he assured his all-out support to his tandem.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will hire close to 1,000 personnel next year to address manpower shortage in the command and boost its maritime capability, with the arrival of new vessels from Japan and France.