Новости за 17.03.2016

By Ben R. Rosario and Anna Liza Villas – Alavaren The Commission on Audit (COA) has uncovered P7.04 billion in unliquidated Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) fund transfers to various government and non-government offices tasked to implement key projects of the Aquino government. The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) immediately seized the opportunity to slam administration standard bearer Mar Roxas as this happened during his stint as DILG secretary. In its 2014 annual audit report... Читать дальше...

Keds is excited to mark its centennial milestone with the announcement of the new Keds Collective, a curated group of celebrated industry leaders who embody the brand’s overarching commitment to powerful women, creativity, and self-expression. Embracing the brand’s “Ladies First Since 1916” platform, the Keds Collective features a diverse group of notable tastemakers including actress Allison Williams, award-winning singer Ciara, and Grammy-nominated breakout musical artist Tori Kelly, as well as other illustrious members from the fashion... Читать дальше...

Davao City – Many people in the biggest political rally ever in Davao City yesterday broke into tears as the song “Bayan Ko” was sang and candles were lighted by the 50,000 supporters of presidential aspirant Mayor Rodolfo Duterte who attended the rally dubbed “Kahayag sa Pagbag-o” (Light for Change). The crowd had come from Davao City, Duterte’s hometown, and the neighboring provinces.  Those who were too far held simultaneous rallies in other major cities, among them Zamboanga and General Santos City, where the people also lighted candles. Читать дальше...

Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda, an ally of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, is the latest endorser of Liberal Party (LP) candidates after she committed yesterday Kapampangan’s support for administration national candidates. “Mahal na Pangulo, asahan po ninyo ang buong suporta ng Pampanga sa inyong mga kandidato (Beloved President, expect the full support of Pampanga for your candidate),” Pineda said in a brief speech as she welcomed President Aquino who met Pampanga communities in front of the... Читать дальше...

Over 700 “climate warriors” are now in the Philippines from all over Asia for training by the Climate Reality Leadership Training Corps., a program of the Climate Reality Project founded by former United States Vice President Al Gore, today the world’s foremost champion of climate protection. The Philippines is a specially apt site for the training program. It is particularly vulnerable to Pacific typhoons but it displayed courage and resilience in the wake of super-typhoon Yolanda which hit the Visayas in November, 2013, Gore said. Читать дальше...

* Brent briefly at discount to U.S. crude first time since Jan (New throughout, updating market activity and comments to U.S. session; changes byline and dateline, pvs LONDON)

Games Today (Mall of Asia Arena) 4:15 p.m. – Meralco vs Blackwater 7 p.m. – Globalport vs Star The Meralco Bolts eye solo leadership and, ironically, a halt to a two-game losing slide when they take on the Blackwater Elite today in the Oppo-PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena. Game time is at 4:15 p.m. followed by the main offering pitting the streaking Star Hotshots against the sinking Globalport Batang Pier at 7 p.m.  The schedule marks the last time PBA games will be played at the... Читать дальше...

A few weeks from now, you’ll stop wearing your worn out school uniforms and IDs. Your library card will be invalid, to be replaced by an alumni card you’ll probably never use.

LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Average pay at Goldman Sachs' European arm fell 15 percent year-on-year as turbulent markets discouraged companies from listing on stock markets, hitting the bank's underwriting business hard.

KOLKATA (Reuters) - Afghanistan skipper Asghar Stanikzai hit a career-best 62 to help the qualifiers post 153 for seven in their first Super 10 stage match of the World Twenty20 against champions Sri Lanka on Thursday.

LONDON (Reuters) - News that GlaxoSmithKline will have a new chief executive in 12 months has fueled speculation about a break-up of Britain's biggest drugmaker but outgoing boss Andrew Witty says this is wide of the mark.

LONDON (Reuters) - News that GlaxoSmithKline will have a new chief executive in 12 months has fueled speculation about a break-up of Britain's biggest drugmaker but outgoing boss Andrew Witty says this is wide of the mark.

LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) faces a fresh challenge on Friday when it is expected to try to bring four Germans and a Frenchman to London to face rate-fixing charges, a source familiar with the matter said.

LONDON (Reuters) - Fund manager Neil Woodford, a top investor in GlaxoSmithKline and a critic of the drugmaker's current structure, said on Thursday he wanted to see an outsider replace Andrew Witty as the group's chief executive.

LONDON (Reuters) - The son of former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren is to burn his 5 million pound collection of punk memorabilia after saying the subversive music genre had been appropriated by the mainstream.

The identity of the second man whose burned body was found buried in a back yard in Goose Creek has been confirmed.

AMSTERDAM, March 17 (Reuters) - The International Court of Justice ruled on Thursday that it had jurisdiction over a maritime dispute between Colombia and Nicaragua concerning the legal boundaries of potentially oil-rich areas of the Caribbean Sea.

MUMBAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP is nearing a deal to acquire HP Inc's controlling stake worth about $940 million in Indian IT outsourcing services provider MphasiS Ltd, according to three sources directly involved in the deal.

MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - A former finance minister of Russia urged policymakers on Thursday to maintain mandatory pension contributions and raise the retirement age to cure the country's ailing pension system.

NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - Spooked by the early 2016 stock market selloff and sick of low interest rates, income investors have been bidding up dividend stocks at a feverish pace - so much so that these shares now are priced at levels high enough to worry some money managers.

KOLKATA, March 17 (Reuters) - Afghanistan skipper Asghar Stanikzai hit a career-best 62 to help the qualifiers post 153 for seven in their first Super 10 stage match of the World Twenty20 against champions Sri Lanka on Thursday.

HAMBURG, March 17 (Reuters) - Volkswagen aims to agree a deal with U.S. authorities that resolves as many issues related to its emissions cheating scandal as possible at once, a senior manager at the German carmaker told Reuters.

Hyundai will unveil its Genesis New York Concept at this year’s New York International Auto Show, revealing its ideas of refined design. A design image, together with a teaser film released ahead of the unveiling, hints to the athletic elegance of the four-door sports sedan, expressing the design direction that will distinguish forthcoming Genesis products. Speaking […]

BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan pardoned 148 prisoners including journalists, rights activists and political opponents on Thursday, state media said, in an apparent move to deflect Western criticism of the ex-Soviet republic's human rights record.

Russian President Vladimir Putin declares Russia's Syria mission a resounding success, but warns that Moscow could respond to future "threats" with military airpower at any time. Rough Cut – subtitled (no reporter narration).