News Roundup 24 December 2019
Dec 24, 2019 • 1 min Read
De Lima says Panelo can’t see significance of ban on entry to US of her jailers | INQUIRER.NET – Detained Sen. Leila De Lima said on Tuesday (Dec. 24) that presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo failed to understand the significance of a rider in the US spending law that would deny entry to the United States to Philippine officials responsible for keeping De Lima in jail. She further said the US State Department’s next step would be to determine the identity of officials or individuals responsible for persecuting her and to be covered by the travel ban.
On Christmas Eve, fuel prices go up | PHILSTAR.COM – Prices of diesel and kerosene products will be increased by over P1 per liter today. In separate advisories, oil firms said they would implement an increase of P1.15 per liter on diesel and P1.10 per liter on kerosene. There will be no adjustment on gasoline prices.
Help the needy, Robredo urges Filipinos | Manila Bulletin – Ahead of Christmas Day, Vice President Leni Robredo called on Filipinos to remember and help people in need and those affected by the recent calamities that hit the country. In her Christmas message, Robredo said Filipinos should not forget the spirit of Christmas that is a time for giving, forgiveness, and love among their fellow countrymen.
11 areas under Signal No. 2 as ‘Ursula’ intensifies into severe tropical storm | The Manila Times – SIGNAL No. 2 was raised in 11 areas of the country as “Ursula” intensified into a severe tropical storm, the state-run weather bureau said. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) last spotted Ursula at 315 kilometers east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar. It was carrying maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 115 kph. It was moving west-northwest at a speed of 30 kph.
