Over half of Japanese fatal abuse victims aged less than one year old
August 1, 2019
Tokyo–Over half of fatal child abuse victims in Japan in fiscal 2017 were babies aged less than one year old, a survey by a health ministry expert panel showed Thursday. Of 52 victims in the year through March 2018, excluding
Japan diet convenes for five-day extra session
August 1, 2019
Tokyo–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, convened on Thursday for a five-day extraordinary session, following the July 21 election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber. At a plenary meeting in the morning, the Upper House elected Akiko Santo, a member
Child abuse cases rise to record 159,000 in Japan in FY 2018
August 1, 2019
Tokyo–The number of child abuse cases handled by child consultation centers in Japan in fiscal 2018 surged 19.5 pct from the previous year to 159,850, hitting a record high for the 28th straight year, the welfare ministry said in a
PSE index up, peso declines vs US dollar
August 1, 2019
The key Philippine stock index rose but the peso declined against the US dollar on Thursday. The peso closed at P51.20 from Wednesday’s P50.89. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $984.36 million
Duterte OKs law granting franchise on Legarda’s son solar company
August 1, 2019
President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a law granting franchise on the solar company of the son of former Senator and now Antique Representative Loren Legarda. Duterte inked on July 31, 2019 Republic Act No. 11357, which grants Solar Para a
PNP gives men one week to investigate Negros Occidental killings
August 1, 2019
The head of the Philippine National Police on Thursday gave the Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management ( DIDM) at least a week to provide an initial feedback on the killings in Negros Oriental. In an ambush interview, Police General
Reports ”jueteng” returned in some provinces ” negative”: PNP
August 1, 2019
Reports of the illegal numbers game jueteng resurfacing in some provinces in turned out to be “negative”, according to Police General Oscar Albayalde. In a press briefing, the head of the Philippine National Police ( PNP) said regional directors said
No concrete case of Chinese espionage here: Ano
August 1, 2019
Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Ano said there is no concrete case of Chinese espionage in the country. “We do not yet have concrete case of espionage here,” Ano told reporters in Camp Aguinaldo on Thursday. “We have intelligence
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