MANILA - Authorities are still hoping to find survivors in a landslide that hit Naga City, Cebu on Thursday, where dozens were buried. "Triple ang effort natin ngayon lalo na sa pag-plano kung papaano talaga makukuha ang mga tao doon. We are still hopeful na makakuha tayo," said Baltazar Tribunalo, head of the Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO). (We have tripled our rescue operation efforts especially in planning how to really find survivors. We are still hopeful that we will find them.) Tribunalo thanked the Department of Science and Technology of the University of the Philippines for providing a map that they could use in rescue and retrieval operations. "That means we're specific in targeting the houses that were really covered," he said. Rescuers are working on 2-hour shifts to sift through mounds of earth and debris. "Just imagine, 80 ektarya ang part ng lupa na bumaba galing sa bundok," he said. [Just imagine, 80 hectares of earth … [Read more...] about Rescuers still hope to find survivors in Cebu landslide
Pardoned Australian filmmaker to be deported from Cambodia
Updated 7:51 pm PDT, Friday, September 21, 2018 FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2018, file photo, Australian filmmaker James Ricketson, right, is helped off a prisoner truck upon his arrival at Phnom Penh Municipal Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodia has pardoned Ricketson Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, after being sentenced last month to six years in jail on an espionage charge in a trial that was widely criticized as unfair less FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2018, file photo, Australian filmmaker James Ricketson, right, is helped off a prisoner truck upon his arrival at Phnom Penh Municipal Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodia has ... more Photo: Heng Sinith, AP Photo: Heng Sinith, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2018, file photo, Australian filmmaker James Ricketson, right, is helped off a … [Read more...] about Pardoned Australian filmmaker to be deported from Cambodia
Ben Carson calls Kavanaugh’s opponents ‘desperate’
Updated 7:41 pm PDT, Friday, September 21, 2018 Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson speaks to the 2018 Values Voter Summit in Washington, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson speaks to the 2018 Values Voter Summit in Washington, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson speaks to the 2018 Values Voter Summit in Washington, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson speaks to the 2018 Values Voter Summit in Washington, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP Ben Carson calls Kavanaugh's opponents … [Read more...] about Ben Carson calls Kavanaugh’s opponents ‘desperate’
Economic growth projected to be at 5.2 percent
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Finance Ministry`s head of Fiscal Policy Office (BKF) Suahasil Nazara has estimated that Indonesia`s economic growth during 2018 is projected to be at 5.2 percent. "By looking at 5.17 percent in the first semester of 2018, we projected that the economic growth this year will be 5.2 percent," Suahasil remarked at the Finance Ministry office on Friday. He said the key to the growth projection of 5.2 percent throughout 2018 is that household consumption is expected to continue to grow above 5.1 percent and investment will reach 6.9 to seven percent. Exports will be pushed around seven percent to eight percent, while imports which in the second quarter of 2018 had 15 percent dropped to around 10 percent due to the weak rupiah that made prices more expensive. "We see the trend of reducing import growth, in addition to the measures that the government has taken by carrying out B20 biodiesel, project reviews do not need to be built, infrastructure is encouraged to … [Read more...] about Economic growth projected to be at 5.2 percent
World Bank denies involvement in financial transactions
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The World Bank Jakarta Representative Office has denied allegations of involvement in financial transactions with individuals in Indonesia. "Regarding the recent false accusation that the World Bank is involved in financial transactions with individual parties in Indonesia, we herewith clarify that the allegations are incorrect," the World Bank wrote in an official statement received here on Friday. Earlier, a resident, named Ruben PS Marey, visited Ratna Sarumpaet Crisis Center (RSCC) to complain about the Rp23.9 trillion worth of funds in his account that had disappeared. Ruben said the funds were from donors for development and overcoming poverty in Papua. He also said that the funds were transferred by the World Bank but failed to enter his account. Ruben also accused the government of unilaterally blocking funds stored in one of the banks in Indonesia. However, the World Bank gave clarification and explained that the it was not involved in … [Read more...] about World Bank denies involvement in financial transactions