Two women remanded over alleged use of fake ID card
Two Nepali women were taken away by police after hotel staff found they had the same identity document numbers when checking into a Tsim Sha Tsui hotel in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The duo checked in to a hotel on Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui at around 12am on Wednesday. Yet when they showed their identity documents to the staff, they found that the two women had the exact same ID numbers. The staffers whose suspicions were raised then reported the incident to police, who later arrived at the scene to investigate. After a preliminary investigation, they suspected that the 36-year-old woman was using an identity card that belonged to another person, and the 41-year-old woman was suspected of using a false instrument.
Source:The Standard
December 22, 2021 03:01 UTC
Woman and two pets found dead in Kwai Fong Estate fire
A 62-year-old woman, a dog, and a cat were found dead after firefighters put out a fire that broke out at Kwai Ching House at Kwai Fong Estate in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The blaze broke out at 4.35am on Wednesday in a flat with smoke billowing out through the windows. Firefighters arrived upon receiving the report and put out the fire at 5.15am. They then went inside the flat and found an unconscious woman, who was later certified dead by the medics. The bodies of a dog and a cat were also found at the scene.
Source:The Standard
December 22, 2021 02:42 UTC
Palawan after ‘Odette’: 22 dead and counting - Asia News Network
In Puerto Princesa, disaster risk reduction authorities confirmed seven fatalities, including a 3-month-old baby girl and 6-year-old boy who drowned in Irawan River. Road access to northern Palawan was cut off with four major bridges—Maoyon, Concepcion, Babuyan and Langogan—destroyed by the typhoon. El Nido volunteersSome enterprising banca owners are charging P10,000 for a one-way trip to northern Palawan from this city, reports gathered by the Inquirer showed. ‘Getting creative’According to Araneta, business owners and residents in El Nido are joining hands to extend help to worst-hit areas that can still be reached. “Multiple restaurants here in El Nido are temporarily closing so they can send their teams to cook and support victims in the south.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
December 22, 2021 01:52 UTC
Michael Yang's elusive business associate is Pharmally's financial manager
A secretary's certificate issued by Pharmally corporate secretary Mohit Dargani on May 22, 2020, names Lin as the firm's financial manager. Asked to explain this, Pharmally chairman Huang Tzu Yen and Dargani claimed that Lin's role as financial manager was to act as guarantor to suppliers on Michael Yang's behalf. Dargani and Huang were evasive when Gordon asked who from Pharmally's board nominated Lin as the firm's financial manager. Rose Nono Lin previously described her husband to the Senate as a Chinese businessman who conducts business with other Chinese nationals in the Philippines including Michael Yang. Ahead of Tuesday's hearing, he told blue ribbon staff that he contracted COVID-19 for the second time in Dubai.
Source:Philippine Star
December 22, 2021 01:29 UTC
3.3M died of Covid-19 in 2021 – WHO chief
There are also the unreported deaths and the millions of excess deaths caused by disruptions to essential health services, he said. Just one month ago, he explained that Africa was reporting its lowest number of cases in 18 months. "Last week, it reported the fourth-highest number of cases in a single week so far. The WHO chief also noted that people who have been vaccinated or recovered from Covid-19 are more likely to become infected or reinfected from the Omicron variant. As of December 20, there have been 273,900,334 confirmed cases of Covid-19, including 5,351,812 deaths, reported to the WHO.
Source:Manila Times
December 21, 2021 22:13 UTC
As holidays beckon, bank clients reminded of anti-fraud steps
According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), nearly 700 BDO accounts have been affected by the fraudulent transactions. “We thank our clients for their patience and cooperation in protecting their online bank accounts. Diokno, meanwhile, assured bank clients that the BSP has already coordinated with BDO and UBP regarding the incidents. These were:Do not share personal information—These include bank account numbers, usernames, passwords, and OTPs. Scammers can steal identities, access online bank accounts, and steal money using these pieces of information.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
December 21, 2021 18:56 UTC
This winter's first cold weather warning could be issued next Monday
The Observatory might issue its first cold weather warning of this winter on Monday, as the mercury is expected to dip to as low as 4 degrees Celsius that day following the arrival of an intense winter monsoon to the city on Christmas Day. On the day after Boxing Day, the temperature is forecast to plunge to 4 degrees Celsius in Ta Kwu Ling. Sha Tin, Tai Po and Sheung Shui will expect to see temperature dip to as a minimum of 7 degrees Celsius. Likewise, the temperature will drop to 8 degrees Celsius in Sai Kung, Tseung Kwan O and Tsing Yi. Temperature in urban areas will be between 10 and 14 degrees Celsius.
Source:The Standard
December 21, 2021 18:41 UTC
(Central Station) Buyer gets burned by frostbitten poon choi
A HongKonger who hoped to enjoy a family dinner on winter solstice was caught off guard, as he received a “poon choi” topped with thick frost. It is has become a popular choice for festivities, as citizens can buy the poon choi from restaurants or stores and reheat it at home. But a netizen was unlucky as he received a poon choi from a Yuen Long eatery where food items were covered by frost. Another citizen echoed his comments, saying she cooked the poon choi for long and the food remained cold. The restaurant said a staffer has mistakenly put the poon choi into a freezer, not a refrigerator with suitable temperature before delivery.
Source:The Standard
December 21, 2021 17:16 UTC
To expand FDIs and good jobs at home
To expand FDIs and good jobs at homeAs the principal leader and most powerful influencer on the direction of events in the country, the next president faces many challenges. This would mean good job creation will accelerate and Filipinos who have trekked to foreign lands to find jobs can come home and have a future in their own country! All the candidates are extolling the need for more foreign investments. It is to be recalled that Intel was among the major foreign directinvestors in the Philippines. Their major investment took place in the 1970s.
Source:Philippine Star
December 21, 2021 16:49 UTC
Cebu Pacific prepares for travel recovery with A330neo delivery
This month, CEB has raised its daily flights from Manila to Boracay to 11 times daily from nine times daily. Operations between Cebu and Manila will increase to 11 times daily from nine times daily. Flights to Cagayan de Oro will ramp up to seven times daily from five times daily. Manila to Davao flights will go up to five times daily from three times daily in December. For international destinations, Cebu Pacific will also resume its operations to Fukuoka every Tuesday; to Bangkok every Thursday and Saturday; and to Taiwan every Wednesday.
Source:Manila Times
December 21, 2021 16:46 UTC
Bar exams in a pandemic: No Bar Ops, regular COVID-19 testing, early quarantine
Bar exams in a pandemic: No Bar Ops, regular COVID-19 testing, early quarantineThe Supreme Court held a mock digitalized Bar examinations on Sunday, January 31. The Bar exams will be held in at least 29 local testing centers on January 16, 23, 30 and February 6, 2022. COVID-19 test resultsExaminees who will present a positive COVID-19 test result before the first Bar Sunday shall not be allowed to take the test and will be marked “did not finish,” the bulletin read. Regardless of whether they are symptomatic or asymptomatic, examinees with positive COVID-19 test results shall be barred entry to the local testing center and be required to undergo quarantine. "Examinees who obtain a positive COVID-19 test result must inform the Office of the Bar Chairperson immediately at barchair202021.sc@judiciary.gov.ph, stating their name and assigned local testing center.
Source:Philippine Star
December 21, 2021 15:23 UTC
Micheal Yang's elusive business associate is Pharmally's financial manager
A secretary's certificate issued by Pharmally corporate secretary Mohit Dargani on May 22, 2020, names Lin as the firm's financial manager. They were declassified upon the motion of Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon and presented by Gordon during a hearing on Tuesday. Dargani and Huang were evasive when Gordon asked who from Pharmally's board nominated Lin as the firm's financial manager. Ahead of Tuesday's hearing, he told blue ribbon staff that he contracted COVID-19 for the second time in Dubai. During a blue ribbon hearing held last month, Rose Lin appeared caught off guard when asked to explain how she and her husband managed to purchase luxury cars.
Source:Philippine Star
December 21, 2021 15:23 UTC
Benguet farmers, traders and cops send vegetables to 'Odette'-hit Cebu
Benguet farmers, traders and cops send vegetables to 'Odette'-hit CebuThis December 19, 2021 photo shows Fuente Osmeña circle in uptown Cebu City after Typhoon Odette caused widespread damage to areas of the Visayas and Mindanao last week. BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Highland vegetable farmers and traders of Benguet are joining hands with the municipal and regional police to send tons of vegetables to Cebu City, which was hit hard by Typhoon Odette. According to Agot Balanoy of the League of Associations in the La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Post, the vegetables will reach Cebu City on Tuesday, December 21. La Trinidad farmers and traders will try to send another shipment of donated vegetables early next year, Balanoy said. In 2020, Benguet farmers and traders also donated vegetables to communities affected by COVID-19 lockdowns and by the eruption of Taal Volcano.
Source:Philippine Star
December 21, 2021 09:24 UTC
Bracing for Rai
The Observatory will consider raising the Strong Signal No 3 for Tropical Cyclone Rai, which will be closest to Hong Kong around noon today, skirting the 200-kilometer radius south of the city. Macau's tropical cyclone signal also remained at No 1 as of 8pm despite its Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau considering issuing signal No 3 last night. The Observatory forecast that Rai will be closest to Hong Kong today, skirting the 200km radius as a tropical depression - the lowest tropical cyclone grade. Rai reached the highest tropical cyclone grade as a super typhoon before slamming into the Philippines last Thursday and leaving at least 208 dead, Philippine authorities announced yesterday. Acting senior scientific officer Yeung Kwok-chung said yesterday: "Rai will edge closer to the coast of Guangdong.
Source:The Standard
December 21, 2021 07:12 UTC