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Deceased Maine shooter had mental health problems: police
Police in Maine said Saturday that the man who gunned down 18 people at a bar and a bowling alley and later committed suicide, suffered serious mental health issues, but was able to buy weapons legally because he had never been forcibly committed to treatment. The body of Robert Card, a 40-year-old army reservist, was discovered Friday night inside a tractor-trailer near a recycling center where he used to work, said Maine public safety commissioner Mike Sauschuck. Card had shot himself. Investigators are still struggling to determine Card's motive for carrying out Wednesday's massacre in the town of Lewiston. However, Sauschuck said that Card had reportedly been hearing voices and suffering from paranoia. "Clearly there's a mental health component to this," Sauschuck told reporters. Investigators found a "paper-style" note that Card had left to a loved one which contained a password to his phone and bank account information, Sauschuck said, adding that the note had the tone of a suicide letter. Card was found in possession of three weapons, one of them a long gun, all purchased legally because he had never been forcibly committed to a mental institution. Despite the apparently clear mental health issues and a reportedly recent psychiatric evaluation undergone by Card, "a background check is not going to ping that this individual was prohibited," Sauschuck added. The sigh of relief The discovery of Card's body ended a massive two-day manhunt, which had this quiet city of 38,000 people on lockdown, with businesses and schools closed and residents terrified. Sauschuck acknowledged the help Card's family had provided to the investigation, saying his relatives were among the first people to call the police and identify the suspect. "This family has been incredibly cooperative with us," he said. Lewiston finally breathed a sigh of relief with businesses beginning to open and people appearing on the streets Saturday. Several posters reading "Lewiston strong" were seen in the city. Shukri Abasheikh, 60, was finally able to reopen her halal grocery store after the lockdown. "This morning I'm so happy because the last two days, we were worried a lot and we were scared," Abasheikh told AFP. "My customers were calling me saying we don't have milk, we don't have anything, can you open and I said, 'I'm scared.'" Upon learning that Card was dead, Sheri Withers, 44, owner of a Lewiston art gallery, said she felt "a balance of relief and remembering how to breathe, but also just being sad because, you know, it was a human life." For now, residents are "just trying to rebuild the pieces, and getting on from here is gonna be the next step for our community," she added. A local resident named Danica, who was buying coffee at a drive-through, said she was happy Card was dead, but at the same time wished he had first been brought to justice. "I think he took the coward's way out of doing it by suicide," Danica, who declined to give her last name, told AFP. "I think he should be held accountable for his crimes." In a statement issued shortly after Card's body was discovered Friday night, President Joe Biden vowed to renew efforts to curb gun violence in the United States. "Americans should not have to live like this," Biden said. "I will continue to do everything in my power to end this gun violence epidemic." Biden said the shooting brought "a tragic two days -- not just for Lewiston, Maine, but for our entire country." Authorities on Friday identified the victims, ranging from a husband and wife in their 70s to a 14-year-old boy killed alongside his father. This was one of the deadliest shootings in the United States since 2017, when a gunman opened fire on a crowded music festival in Las Vegas, killing 60 people Mass shootings are alarmingly common in the United States, a country where there are more guns than people and where attempts to clamp down on their spread are always met with stiff resistance. The United States has recorded over 500 mass shootings this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a non-governmental organization that defines a mass shooting as four or more people wounded or killed. Efforts to tighten gun controls have for years run up against opposition from Republicans, staunch defenders of the constitutional right to bear arms. The political paralysis endures despite widespread outrage over recurring shootings. The post Deceased Maine shooter had mental health problems: police appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Netanyahu says Israel ‘preparing’ Gaza ground war
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel is readying a ground war in Gaza, pressing ahead with plans that have troubled allies and threaten to worsen an already cascading humanitarian crisis. Facing ever-louder international calls to temper Israel's ferocious 19-day bombing campaign in the Hamas-controlled territory, Netanyahu delivered a nationally televised address. He told fellow Israelis still grieving and angry after Hamas's bloody attacks: "We are in the midst of a campaign for our existence," while insisting Israel will decide how the war is prosecuted. On 7 October, throngs of Hamas gunmen poured from Gaza into Israel, killing 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping 222 more, according to official tallies. US President Joe Biden is among the foreign leaders stepping up public calls for Israel to "protect innocent civilians" and to follow the "laws of war" as it pursues Hamas targets. Thousands of Gazans are already believed to have died in Israel's aerial assault, with the toll expected to rise substantially if tens of thousands of Israeli troops massed around Gaza move in. Biden on Wednesday said he had privately suggested Israel should get hostages out if possible before any ground invasion. "It's their decision, but I did not demand it", Biden said, as he called on Congress to allocate more money for Israeli defense. Speaking in Cairo, French President Emmanuel Macron warned: "A massive intervention that would put civilian lives at risk would be an error." But boasting of "raining down hellfire on Hamas" and killing "thousands of terrorists", Netanyahu said his war cabinet and the military would determine the timing of a "ground offensive" to "eliminate Hamas" and "bring our captives home." "I will not detail when, how, or how many," he said. 'It's a massacre' Gaza's Hamas-controlled health ministry puts the number of Palestinian deaths at 6,500, including many children and 700 people killed in a single 24-hour window this week. AFP could not independently verify the ministry's claims, and US President Biden has stated he has "no confidence" in the Hamas ministry figures. While the exact toll from the war in Gaza is unclear, the depth of the suffering is not in question. Entire neighborhoods have been razed, overflowing hospitals carry out procedures without anesthetic, and residents have been forced to use ice cream trucks as makeshift morgues. "They're not waging war on Hamas, they're waging war on children," raged Abu Ali Zaarab, after his family home was bombed in the southern town of Rafah. "It's a massacre." About 1.4 million people -- more than half the population -- have been displaced, according to the United Nations. The UN says 12 of the territory's 35 hospitals have closed due to damage or insufficient fuel, and a key UN aid agency serving almost 600,000 Palestinians "began to significantly reduce its operations." Israel has cut off Gaza's normal supply corridors for water, food, and other necessities, and fewer than 70 relief trucks have entered the impoverished territory since the war began. None contained fuel, which Israel fears Hamas will use for rockets and explosives. Aid agencies have warned that more people will die if medical equipment, water desalination plants, and ambulances stop operating because of a lack of fuel. Once the generators stop, hospitals will "turn into morgues", the Red Cross has warned. Hospitals are also struggling with a shortage of medicines and equipment. "There's not enough anesthetic," said Ahmad Abdul Hadi, an orthopedic surgeon working at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis. "The wounded are in severe pain but we can't wait for the procedure, so we're forced to do the operation. We performed a number of surgeries without anesthetic. It's tough and painful, but with the lack of resources, what can we do?" A regional 'explosion' The war has sparked fears of a regional conflagration if it draws in more of Israel's enemies. Since October 7, Israel has launched thousands of reprisal strikes in Gaza, but it has also hit targets in Lebanon and Syria. Late Wednesday, Lebanon-based Hezbollah fired what Israel said was a surface-to-air missile at an Israeli drone. Israel's military said it had intercepted the missile and "struck the source of the launch" in retaliation. Hamas, Hezbollah, and Syria's government are backed by Iran, which denies Israel's right to exist. Tehran's top diplomat on Wednesday accused Israel of carrying out "genocide" in Gaza. Jordan's King Abdullah became the latest leader to warn that ongoing violence could "lead to an explosion" in the region. His wife Queen Rania accused Western leaders of a "glaring double standard" for not condemning Israel's killing of Palestinian civilians in its bombardment of Gaza. Violence has also risen sharply in the occupied West Bank, where health officials said more than 100 Palestinians had been killed, mostly in raids by Israeli troops or in clashes with Israeli settlers. The post Netanyahu says Israel ‘preparing’ Gaza ground war appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Stocks retreat, oil prices advance on Middle East fears
Stock markets slid and oil prices jumped Friday on worries that an expected ground invasion of Gaza by Israel would spark a wider conflict in the crude-rich Middle East. Risk aversion was compounded by US Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell, who signalled a pause in interest rates at the bank's next meeting but left open the prospect of a later hike. Wall Street moved lower from the opening bell while Europe's main stock markets closed down more than one percent. Brent North Sea crude, the international benchmark, was up one percent at more than $93 per barrel. Gold, a go-to haven asset in times of uncertainty, hit close to $2,000 an ounce. "It has been a tumultuous and eventful week for the global financial markets," said Fawad Razaqzada, market analyst at City Index and Forex.com. "The ongoing situation in the Middle East has triggered a surge of volatility in the oil and stock markets, compelling investors to re-evaluate their strategies and shift their focus from riskier assets to 'safer' investments," he wrote in a note. That has in particular led to a rush into gold. "Gold's safe-haven status has been questioned on a number of occasions over recent years, but times like this highlight that in times of significant uncertainty, traders look for assets with a track record," said market analyst Craig Erlam at OANDA. Hamas carried out a deadly attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, and killed at least 1,400 people, mostly civilians who were shot, mutilated or burned to death, according to Israeli officials. In response, Israel launched a relentless bombing campaign on Gaza. More than 4,100 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed, according to the latest toll from the Hamas-run health ministry. Traders are also wrestling with the prospect that US interest rates will remain elevated for some time as the Fed battles to contain inflation. On Thursday, Powell suggested decision-makers would not hike rates at their next meeting at the end of October but left the door open to more tightening down the line. News that weekly jobless claims in the United States came in lower than expected, suggesting the labour market was tighter than many predicted, dealt a blow to traders' confidence. "Inflation is still too high, and a few months of good data are only the beginning of what it will take to build confidence that inflation is moving down sustainably toward our goal," Powell told a conference in New York. Additional evidence of "persistently above-trend growth" or fresh signs of tightness in the labour market "could warrant further tightening of monetary policy". Investors have also tracked the yield on the 10-year US Treasury note, seen as a proxy for US interest rates, which stood just below five percent on Friday after briefly hitting that level for the first time since 2007 a day earlier. In Britain, the yield on 30-year government bonds rose to their highest since 1998 at 5.16 percent. In currency markets, the dollar was close to topping 150 yen after surpassing the psychological level at the start of October for the first time in a year. The post Stocks retreat, oil prices advance on Middle East fears appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
How to Avoid Having Your Digital Bank Account Closed
In light of recent posts regarding sudden digital bank account closures doing rounds on the popular social news aggregation site Reddit, having awareness on how to keep your account (and your money) safe has now suddenly become a hot discussion, with multiple people asking how to avoid being the next one to have their accounts […].....»»
Bank lending declines, consumer loans rise
Bank lending of universal and commercial banks posted slower expansion amid higher money supply in the country, data from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas showed on Thursday. Preliminary data showed that domestic liquidity (M3) grew by 5.9 percent year-on-year to about P16.4 trillion in June 2023 from 6.6 percent in May, driven by the sustained expansion in bank lending to non-financial private corporations and households. On a month-on-month seasonally-adjusted basis, M3 increased by about 0.2 percent. Domestic claims rose by 10.1 percent year-on-year in June from 11.4 percent in the previous month. Claims in the private sector grew by 7.9 percent in June from 9.3 percent in May. Net claims on the central government also expanded by 17.2 percent in June from 18.3 percent in May, owing mainly to the borrowings by the National Government. Net foreign assets in peso terms fell by 2.8 percent year-on-year in June following a 2.7-percent expansion in May. The BSP's NFA position declined by 0.6 percent in June after increasing by 4.2 percent in the previous month. Meanwhile, the NFA of banks declined on account of higher bills payable. "Looking ahead, the BSP will continue to ensure that domestic liquidity conditions remain in line with the BSP's price and financial stability objectives," BSP said. Meanwhile, U/KBs' outstanding loans, excluding those placed in the central bank's reverse repurchase facility, grew at a slower rate of 7.8 percent year-on-year in June from 9.4 percent in May due to a continued rise in lending to key sectors. On a month-on-month seasonally-adjusted basis, outstanding universal and commercial bank loans, net of RRPs, increased by 0.6 percent. Outstanding loans to residents, net of RRPs, also increased at a softer pace of 7.9 percent from 9.3 percent in May. Outstanding loans for production activities went up by 6.3 in June, following a 7.9-percent expansion in the previous month due to a continued rise in lending in electricity, gas, steam and airconditioning supply (11.8 percent); wholesale and retail trade, and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (9.7 percent); real estate activities (3.8 percent); financial and insurance activities (7.7 percent); and information and communication (11.2 percent). Likewise, outstanding loans to non-residents went up by 4.8 percent in June from 13.2 percent in the previous month. Meanwhile, consumer loans to residents rose at a slightly faster rate of 23.7 percent in June from 22.7 percent in May given the increase in credit card and motor vehicle loans. "The slowdown in credit activity reflects the impact of monetary policy tightening which continues to work its way through the economy," BSP said. "Looking ahead, the BSP remains prepared to ensure that domestic liquidity and lending dynamics are in line with its price and financial stability objectives," BSP added. The post Bank lending declines, consumer loans rise appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
CoA flags 3 DoT bank accounts
The Commission on Audit wants the Department of Tourism to fully explain the existence of three bank accounts with balances totaling P5.745 million. Based on a 2022 audit, the DoT OSEC (Office of the Secretary) was found to have three bank accounts: One intended for payroll, a current account-trust liability account or CA-TLA, and an account payable with the Land Bank of the Philippines and Development Bank of the Philippines. The CoA, however, said the bank accounts “are no longer necessary or are redundant in purpose.” With this, CoA said the DoT was not compliant with CoA Circular 2015-001, which prescribes “guidelines and procedures in the reversion to the general fund of all dormant cash, unauthorized accounts, unnecessary special and trust funds, and related accounts, in conformity with Permanent Committee Joint Circular 4-2012.” Auditors said the unutilized balances should have reverted to the Bureau of the Treasury. LandBank provides replacement The audit discovered that the DoT’s payroll account was replaced by a LandBank-initiated Pass-Through Account. But upon inquiry with DoT’s accounting division, it was learned that no monitoring system covered the payroll fund and the agency could not determine its actual balance. For the CA-TLA account, the audit team said it was no longer necessary since collections from Duty Free Philippines Corp. “are directly deposited in the cash treasury/agency, trust account, and the disbursement of funds shall be through the Cash-MDS, Trust account. Previously, the CA-TLA was used to deposit DoT’s portion of the DFPC’s net income under the provisions of Republic Act 9593. The account payable, meanwhile, was previously used to process the terminal benefits of DoT personnel. But the account was closed without the DoT giving the supporting documents for its closure, according to CoA. “Considering that no document was submitted to the DoT OSEC audit team regarding the closure of the said account, it could be inferred that the account is not yet closed,” CoA said. CoA nonetheless said the DoT should evaluate the composition of the payroll fund and CA-TLA, as well as settle the closure of the bank accounts, which the DoT agreed to do. The post CoA flags 3 DoT bank accounts appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
M3, bank lending growths reflect
Bank lending of universal and commercial banks or U/KBs and domestic liquidity posted higher expansion in May, data from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas revealed over the weekend. Data recently released by BSP showed that U/KBs’ outstanding loans, net of reverse repurchase or RRP placements with the BSP, posted higher annual expansion in May at 9.4 percent from 9.7 percent in April. On a month-on-month seasonally -adjusted basis, outstanding universal and commercial bank loans, net of RRPs, increased by 0.7 percent. Outstanding loans to residents, net of RRPs, went up 9.3 percent in May from 9.6 percent in April. Similarly, outstanding loans for production activities rose 7.9 percent in May after growing 8.3 percent in the previous month. The central bank attributed the growth to the continued increase in loans to significant industries, specifically electricity, gas, steam, and airconditioning supply (14.1 percent); real estate activities (5.5 percent); wholesale and retail trade, and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (8.6 percent); information and communication (15.9 percent); and financial and insurance activities (7.3 percent). Consumer loans to residents grew slightly faster rate of 22.7 percent in May from 22.3 percent in April due to the increase in credit card, motor vehicle and salary loans. Outstanding loans to non-residents also went up by 13.2 percent in May from 12.2 percent in the previous month. “The moderation in bank lending activity reflects the impact of the BSP’s cumulative policy rate adjustments,” BSP said. “Looking ahead, the BSP will continue to ensure that domestic liquidity and credit dynamics align with its price and financial stability mandates,” it added. P16.3 trillion circulating Meanwhile, BSP said M3 grew 6.6 percent year-on-year to about P16.3 trillion in May 2023. On a month-on-month seasonally-adjusted basis, M3 increased by about 0.3 percent. Domestic claims rose 11.4 percent year-on-year in May from 11.9 percent in the previous month. Claims on the private sector grew by 9.3 percent in May from 9.8 percent (revised) in April, driven by the sustained expansion in bank lending to non-financial private corporations and households. Net claims on the central government also expanded by 18.3 percent in May from 20.2 percent (revised) in April, owing mainly to the borrowings by the National Government. Net foreign assets in peso terms grew by 2.7 percent year-on-year in May following the 0.2-percent contraction in April. The BSP’s NFA position expanded by 4.2 percent in May after increasing by 2.5 percent in the previous month. Meanwhile, the NFA of banks declined on account of higher bills payable. “Looking ahead, the BSP will continue to ensure that domestic liquidity conditions remain consistent with the BSP’s price and financial stability objectives,” BSP said. The post M3, bank lending growths reflect appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
CoA flags OSG ‘bank accounts’
The Commission on Audit has raised concerns on the Office of the Solicitor General’s alleged P43.583 million in bank accounts intended for its lawyers that remained undisposed due to a lack of records. In the 2022 report to the OSG, state auditors discovered that the sum was the unpaid honoraria for legal services rendered by its lawyers. The absence of supporting documents, such as the names or identities of the lawyers and remitting agency-clients, the agency has no idea to whom the amount is payable. The lack of credit memoranda and notices of payment/remittances from various agency-clients of the OSG makes it difficult to determine which of its lawyers is intended to participate in the honoraria. Based on the audit report, there was P43.58 million in the agency’s bank account as of yearend 2022, which holds fees paid to OSG lawyers rendering legal assistance and services by agency clients. “Moreover, since no actual claims have been filed by the lawyers/claimants for several years, the amount accumulated and remained undisposed,” the CoA said. Based on the audit report, there was P43.58 million in the agency’s bank account as of yearend 2022, which holds fees paid to OSG lawyers rendering legal assistance and services by agency clients. While the OSG was able to conduct a bank reconciliation statement, which was supposed to identify discrepancies between the agency’s books and bank records as well as potential instances of fraud, it was discovered that the P43.58 million reported in the BRS are “unidentified and unverified bank credit transactions.” The CoA alleged that the OSG cannot establish from the brief notice who was paid, how much was paid, or even which agency clients made the payments. “The bank credit transactions…were not supported by credit memoranda and notices of payment/remittances. In view thereof, the identity of the lawyers concerned and remitting agency-clients could not be determined,” the CoA said. State auditors recommended that OSG tap its chief accountant to secure copies of the credit memoranda from the servicing banks and advised the concerned lawyers to obtain from the agency-clients copies of the notices of payments with the list containing their names. To file claims for honoraria payments, lawyers, however, must present the appropriate supporting documents. The OSG, however, stated in its comment that the accounting division discovered bank credit transactions of P18.07 million that were classified and recorded in the account of its lawyers. The said transactions will be categorized and corrected in accordance with their correct account categorization, according to the OSG. The post CoA flags OSG ‘bank accounts’ appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Good audit, good barangay governance
A local government public administration practitioner and a college professor are one in saying that a good audit could lead to good barangay governance. They said the country needs developmental auditors who could promote the general welfare of the public, especially at the grassroots level. A good auditor conducts financial audits and not fraud audits in the agency where he or she is assigned as a resident auditor. A financial audit is constructive, developmental and progressive. A fraud audit is negative in perspective. The financial audit enables. The fraud audit disables. Last week, I came across an audit report on the accounts and financial operations of a barangay in a city of Metro Manila. The audit report was prepared and submitted by a financial auditor with excellent expertise in both communication and local state audits. The audit found, among other things, deficiencies such as a violation of procurement law for resorting to a personal canvass instead of a public bidding; failure to plan and manage effectively the financial resources, as shown by the unreconciled discrepancy in bank reconciliation statements; non-registration with PhilGEPS despite a substantial procurement of goods; non-coordination with the office auditor when there were deliveries of procured items; non-implementation of laws, rules, and regulations governing cash advances; and failure to revert to the unappropriated surplus long outstanding accounts payable that had long remained unclaimed. To overcome the above deficiencies, the Audit Team recommended the following courses of action: Instead of resorting to a personal canvass in procuring goods, the Barangay should utilize the procedure provided under Republic Act 9184 and its implementing rules and regulations; The Punong Barangay should stop the practice of processing claims that are not supported by complete documentation; To avoid a cash deficit, the Barangay should use cash flow analysis in monitoring its cash inflows as against outflows; To resolve the unreconciled discrepancy in the bank reconciliation statement, the office of the city accountant should analyze the discrepancy between the books and bank balances of Cash in Bank-Local Currency Current Account or CIB-LCCA, and make the necessary adjustments in the books of accounts for presentation of account balance, and submit a bank reconciliation statement or BRS indicating the breakdown and nature of the reconciling items, together with the supporting documents; The Barangay should register with PhilGEPS and begin its utilization in accordance with the 2009 RIRR of RA 9184; The Punong Barangay should send written notices of delivery to the City Auditor’s Office within 24 hours of acceptance of deliveries by the Barangay; The Punong Barangay should see to it that the Barangay Treasurer remits the taxes withheld to the BIR in full; To resolve the issue of unliquidated cash advances, the Barangay Treasurer should be required to liquidate immediately long outstanding cash advances granted and implement available remedies under COA Circular 2012-004; and The Barangay Treasurer should revert the long outstanding accounts payable to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund pursuant to Section 98 of PD 1445. In accordance with the request of the Audit Team for comments, we are respectfully submitting the following: We appreciate the meticulous care that the Audit Team exerted in going over the way the Barangay handled and managed its funds and resources, how things and people were administered within the village, and how fiscal discipline was observed in accordance with the law and rules that we can recall and within the confines of Section 16 and Section 17 of the Local Government Code regarding general welfare and self-reliance. We tried our best, but our best was not enough. We had shortcomings but rest assured such shortcomings were simply procedural. Indeed, your findings in this exercise will prove very useful in our sincere effort to correspond with equivalent zeal to fully comply with the requirements of the Office of the City Auditor. The recommendations are clear, precise, and simple. We shall observe them as required by the law, the rules, and regulations of the Commission on Audit. The post Good audit, good barangay governance appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Southern Leyte rural bank shut down
TACLOBAN CITY — The Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has shut down the Rural Bank of San Juan (Southern Leyte) Inc., affecting over 1,000 depositors in the province. The MB issued Resolution 662.B on 25 May 2023, directing the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver to proceed with the takeover and liquidation of the bank. The PDIC said in a statement late Tuesday that they took over the bank on 29 May 2023. The single-unit rural bank in the town center San Juan, Southern Leyte has 1,007 deposit accounts with P37 million total deposit liabilities and P20.8 million insured. The PDIC said all valid deposits and claims would be paid up to the maximum deposit insurance coverage of P500,000 per depositor. “Individual account holders of valid deposits with balances of P100,000 and below, who have no outstanding obligations or have not acted as co-makers of obligations with Rural Bank of San Juan (Southern Leyte) Inc., are not required to file deposit insurance claims,” it said. The post Southern Leyte rural bank shut down appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Laoag mayor claims FB account was hacked
LAOAG CITY - Mayor Michael Keon announced Friday that unauthorized access to his Facebook (FB) page has been detected since the election campaign period.Keon said the successful hacking of both his personal and official social media accounts was first noticed by his bank manager two days ago.....»»
Nadine Lustre magbibigay pa rin ng komisyon sa Viva at ipapaalam ang mga future projects
NAG-RELEASE ng official statement ang kampo ni Nadine Lustre sa pamamagitan ni Atty. Lorna Kapunan kaugnay sa naging desisyon ng korte tungkol sa kasong isinampa ng Viva Artists Agency laban sa singer-actress. Ani Kapunan, “The court denied VIVA’s claims for attachment and garnishment of Nadine’s hard-earned earnings and bank account. This is a victory for […] The post Nadine Lustre magbibigay pa rin ng komisyon sa Viva at ipapaalam ang mga future projects appeared first on Pinoy Parazzi......»»
COA flags closed, non-existent balances in Capitol’s 2019 Cash-in-bank account
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Audit has asked the Capitol to reflect the “correct and true account balances” and ensure the fair presentation of its accounts in its financial statements. This as the state auditors noted that the Capitol’s “Cash in Bank-Local Currency, Current Account” included balances from a non-existing account and three closed […] The post COA flags closed, non-existent balances in Capitol’s 2019 Cash-in-bank account appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Marc Pingris speaks out vs affair rumors with Kim Rodriguez
Former Philippine Basketball Association star player Marc Pingris denied having an affair with actress Kim Rodriguez......»»
ANZ raises Philippine inflation forecast to 3.8% this year
ANZ Research hiked its inflation forecast for the Philippines to 3.8 percent this year, from 3.5 percent previously, as risks may drive inflation up to above the central bank’s two to four percent target in the coming months......»»
FOCAP condemns Chinese embassy’s claims on ‘manipulated’ West Philippine Sea videos
The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines strongly rejected and condemned yesterday China’s “false and baseless” claims that journalists manipulate videosthey recorded in the South China Sea to present the Philippines as a victim......»»
Roque: Xi, Duterte agreed to keep West Philippines Sea status quo
The Philippines under former president Rodrigo Duterte had a “gentleman’s agreement” with China to keep the status quo in the West Philippine Sea, a former Cabinet official said yesterday, as fresh tensions surround the WPS due to recent incursions by Beijing that targeted a Filipino resupply mission and a research team......»»
Panatag is proven PH territory; China claims it by bogus history
A civilian supply expedition to Panatag (Scarborough) is set this summer. The shoal is Philippine territory. Filipinos have every right to enter its 15,000-hectare lagoon bound by rocks and reefs......»»
Dating child star na si Krystal Reyes engaged na sa non-showbiz BF
ENGAGED na ang former child star na si Krystal Reyes sa kanyang non-showbiz boyfriend na si Lawrence dela Cruz. Ibinandera ni Krystal sa kanyang Instagram account kahapon, March 25, ang ginawang marriage proposal sa kanya ng partner. Makikita sa photo na ipinost ng dating child actress sa IG ang kanyang fiancé na nakaluhod sa harapan.....»»
Training on COA compliance for government institutions
To guide government institutions on their compliance with the Commission on Audit Circular 2020-006, the Center for Global Best Practices will be launching a two-session online training titled “COA Guidelines and Procedures for One-Time Cleansing of Property, Plant and Equipment Account Balances” on April 18 and 19, 2024 from 1:30 to 4:45 p.m. via Zoom......»»