LA Zoo hatches first-ever perentie lizards

Associated Press 12/20/2024

LOS ANGELES — Two new baby lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first of their species to be bred there, zoo officials said Thursday. Perentie lizards, or Varanus giganteus, are native to Australia and…

What happens in a US government shutdown?

Agence France Presse 12/20/2024

WASHINGTON, United States — The US government is hurtling towards a shutdown ahead of the Christmas holiday, after President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk scuppered a cross-party deal to keep federal agencies running.…

Escudero: PhilHealth’s zero budget is ‘because of their own failure’

Antonio Iñares - @inquirerdotnet 12/20/2024

Senate President Francis Escudero announced that Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will not receive any funding in the 2025 national budget because it failed to meet its goals. Half of the tobacco excise taxes are allocated to…

PNP partners with TikTok to fight cybercrimes, protect children

Jason Sigales - Reporter / @jasonsigalesINQ 12/20/2024

The Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) has partnered with TikTok, a Chinese-owned social media platform, ahead of its federal ban in the United States on Jan. 19. PNP-ACG did not disclose the details of the partnership,…

US government shutdown looms as Trump, Musk kill funding deal

Agence France Presse 12/20/2024

WASHINGTON, United States — The United States was staring down the barrel of a holiday-period government shutdown Thursday after a late-hour intervention by Donald Trump and Elon Musk threatened efforts in Congress to keep the lights on…

600 new police recruits take oath in Central Visayas

Emmariel Ares 12/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A total of 600 new police recruits in Central Visayas took their oath of service and officially joined the ranks of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday, December 19. The oath-taking ceremony…

Man found dead on shoreline of Lapu-Lapu City identified

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 12/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The dead man found along the rocky shoreline in Barangay Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, on Thursday morning, December 19, has been identified. A woman who immediately went to check after hearing news…

Was girl gang-raped? Oslob, Cebu cops wait for autopsy results

Emmariel Ares 12/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Policemen in Oslob town, southern Cebu are still waiting for the results of the autopsy examination on the cadaver of a 15-year-old girl who was reportedly  raped by a group of men during…

Widower arrested for alleged harassment of college student

by Paul Lauro 12/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 58-year-old widower was arrested after he allegedly touched the private part of a college student who did not respond when asked for the time. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on December…

Dismissed Mayor Cortes to appeal Comelec ruling to ‘seek justice’

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/19/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes plans to appeal to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc regarding the cancellation of his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for the 2025 midterm elections, stating his…

Shares down, peso weakens ahead of FOMC, BSP meeting

Anna Leah Gonzales - Philippine News Agency 12/19/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Local shares declined while the peso weakened Wednesday, ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Monetary Board meetings. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell by…

Trump opposes deal to avert government shutdown

Agence France Presse 12/19/2024

WASHINGTON, United States — US President-elect Donald Trump urged Republican lawmakers Wednesday to scupper a cross-party deal to avert a fast-looming US government shutdown, as the White House accused him of “playing politics.” Staring down a Friday…

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