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Iceland's embattled prime minister has resigned amid a controversy over his offshore holdings, a Cabinet minister said as outrage over the accounts roiled the North Atlantic island nation.

Entertainment giant Vivendi said Tuesday it was launching the “world’s first premium series for mobiles” with a slate of 25 dramas made in ten ten-minute parts. The fast-paced thrillers, romances, sci-fi and action stories are made to be viewed while people “wait for their bus or train or while you queue for a coffee”, Vivendi Content chairman Dominique Delport told reporters at the MIPTV festival in Cannes, France. Photo courtesy of userlogos.org He claimed it had the potential to change the way the millennial generation watched drama. Читать дальше...

With just a few weeks before the May 9 elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) website was hacked last week by a group affiliated with Anonymous Philippines. It got into Comelec’s database, warned that it would be closely monitoring how it will administer the elections, and asked it to implement the security features of its counting machines.

Presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe yesterday reminded officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to remain apolitical and refrain from engaging in partisan politics during the May 2016 elections.

Senator Grace Poe, chair of the Senate subcommittee on transportation, yesterday said the five-hour power outage that hit the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA-3) over the weekend was not only embarrassing but downright frightening. Poe said she finds the situation alarming and urged transportation officials to prevent similar incident from happening in the future as it exposes the risk of air passengers’ safety in the Philippines. “It’s not only embarrassing – it’s frightening. Читать дальше...

The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has found probable cause to file charges against Alan Purisima, former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP); and Getulio Napeñas, former PNP- Special Action Force (SAF) director, before the Sandiganbayan in connection with last year’s Mamasapano tragedy that led to the death of 44 police commandos, the biggest loss of a government elite force in history. The two former police officers are facing charges for Usurpation of Authority or Official Functions (Article 177... Читать дальше...

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The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has found probable cause to file charges before the Sandiganbayan against Alan Purisima, former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Getulio Napeñas, former PNP-SAF Director in connection with the last year Mamasapano tragedy that led to the death of the 44 Special Action Force (SAF) policemen, the biggest loss of a government elite force in history.

Another C-130 cargo plane acquired by the government from the United States is expected to arrive in the country today, Wednesday, it was announced by Philippine Air Force (PAF) spokesman Col. Araus Robert Musico. This is the first of two refurbished C-130 Lockheed planes worth P1.6 billion acquired under the US Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program. The second C-130 is expected to arrive in the third quarter of 2016. Musico said the aircraft is scheduled to be transferred to the PAF April 13. It... Читать дальше...

Describing as “all hot air” the claim of Cebu gubernatorial bet Winston Garcia to deliver one million votes for a presidential bet, the Liberal Party (LP) yesterday predicted that administration standard-bearer Mar Roxas will get at least 60 percent of the province’s 2.7 million votes.

Philippine AXA Life Insurance Corporation has completed the 100 percent acquisition of Charter Ping An Insurance Corporation for the consolidation of the insurance businesses of GT Capital Holdings, Inc. AXA first announced its intention to purchase the non-life insurance company from GT Capital Holdings, Inc. (GT Capital) on November 5, 2015. AXA Philippines is a joint venture between GT Capital, the AXA Group, and First Metro Investment Corporation (FMIC), a subsidiary of Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank). Читать дальше...

In view of the anticipated award of new feed-in-tariff (FIT) incentives to solar projects, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has clarified rules on its issuance of certificates of compliance (COCs) that will set the go-signal of solar facilities’ commercial operations.

To empower the next innovation in mobility, Impact Hub Manila and LBC gave a P750,000 grant to a drone tech start-up, SkyEye, Inc.

Las Vegas — Freddie Roach will be the first guy to tell Manny Pacquiao to retire if the Filipino icon looks bad – probably even if he wins – against Tim Bradley on Saturday night at the MGM Grand. Manny Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach during the media day in Los Angeles. (Top Rank) “If Manny doesn’t look good, I will probably definitely tell him to retire,” Roach told reporters after he presided over what could be Pacquiao’s final workout at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California.... Читать дальше...

City Of San Fernando, Pampanga — Over 400 landless families in Tarlac finally secured ownership of the land they tilled and occupied for many years after being awarded their land titles under the Aquino administration’s “Handog Titulo Program.” (Photo courtesy of Google Maps) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Assistant Regional Director for Management Services Tirso Parian, Jr. led recently the awarding of a total of 82 land titles, consisting of residential and agricultural free patents and miscellaneous sales patents... Читать дальше...

Houston — One good shot deserved another. Kris Jenkins of Villanova wasn’t about to be outdone. Kris Jenkins hits a three-point shot at the buzzer to give Villanova a dramatic 77-74 victory over North Carolina and capture the US NCAA championship in Houston. (AFP) Jenkins overcame the shock of watching North Carolina’s Marcus Paige hit a double-clutch 3 to tie it by spotting up behind the right side of the arc and draining a 3 of his own at the buzzer to lift Villanova to a 77-74 victory and the national championship Monday night. Читать дальше...

Lingayen, Pangasinan — Ever wondered who painted the Philippine Independence Declaration scene on the back of the old 5-peso bill? More of the painter, Romeo Castillo MananQuil, will be revealed at the exhibition of his works that opened yesterday at the Bengson-Yuson House in this capital town. MILLION-PESO ‘PAGLAYA’ — A million-peso painting of artist ‘Maestro MananQuil,’ titled ‘Sa Ating Paglaya,’ is carefully unwrapped in preparation for his solo exhibit at the Bengson-Yuzon House in Lingayen, Pangasinan last Monday. Читать дальше...

Certified green builder Italpinas Development Corporation (IDC) has set for the second quarter of this year the launch of its new huge and groundbreaking project – Primavera City – in Cagayan de Oro City (CdO).

Sual, Pangasinan — The Skills Improvement in Control Analysis Tournament or “SICAT Olympics” was held here, recently, pitting four teams of the Sual Power Station’s (SPS) Operations Group against one another in a one-of-a-kind competition. Sual, Pangasinan (Photo courtesy of Google Maps) Teams Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta were tasked to solve a simulated plant situation wherein they have to keep the plant from tripping. The skills competition, patterned after the Tokyo Electric Power’s (TEPCO) own skills tournament... Читать дальше...

Prices of construction materials are rising on strong demand with the implementation of huge government infrastructure projects and booming real estate developments by the private sector. Cement firms are implementing a second round of price hike starting Sunday, April 10. Cemex, the country’s leading cement company, has advised its distributors of a P10 increase per 40-kilogram bag of cement effective Sunday, April 10. This will raise wholesale cement prices to P227 per 50-kilogram bag of cement from the current price of P217. Читать дальше...

A week after confirming that she’s expecting her first child with husband Drew Arellano, Kapuso actress-host Iya Villania took to social media to explain why she’s still into fitness activities despite being on the second trimester of her pregnancy.

Reports based on documents leaked from a Panama-based law firm that name relatives of current and retired Chinese politicians, including President Xi Jinping, as owning offshore companies are "groundless," China's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday (April 5, 2016).

SEOUL, South Korea — Forget Facebook and Twitter.

Ex-PNP chief Purisima and Getulio Napeñas liable for Mamasapano massacre – Ombudsman They will face charges for Usurpation of Authority or Official Functions & violation of Section 3(a) R.A. No. 3019. They were also found liable for Grave Misconduct, Gross Neglect of Duty & Conduct Prejudicial to the Best Interest of Service.

Myanmar's former president Thein Sein has shed his formal attire and his hair to join the Buddhist monkhood.