News Roundup 30 December 2019
Dec 30, 2019 • 2 min Read
‘I want billionaires in prison’: Duterte threatens to jail Ayala, Pangilinan over water deal | INQUIRER.NET – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday threatened to jail the owners of the two biggest water utilities in the country, Manila Water chairman Fernando Zobel de Ayala and Maynilad chairman Manuel Pangilinan, for having committed what he described as syndicated estafa against consumers for years. “’Yung nagtatanong kayo, saan ‘yung big fish? Saan ‘yung mga corruption, saan ‘yung malalaki? Oh, ideliver ko na sa inyo ngayon. Si Ayala pati si Pangilinan,” Duterte said in a speech before earthquake victims in M’lang, North Cotabato. (To those who are asking where are the big fish in corruption, I will deliver to you… Ayala and Pangilinan.)
On Rizal Day, Robredo says true progress cannot be achieved through brutal solutions | PHILSTAR.COM – Vice President Leni Robredo on Rizal Day reminded Filipinos that taking shortcuts and using violence cannot lead to true progress for the country. In her message on the 123rd commemoration of Jose Rizal’s death, Robredo recalled how the martyred hero, through his writing, stirred the country from sleep to see the problems in the country that we continue to face to this day. “Through his letter to his friend Ferdinand Blumentritt, Rizal gave us a glimpse into his dream for our motherland,” Robredo said. She quoted: We want the happiness of the Philippines, but we want to obtain it through noble and just means, for right is on our side and therefore we ought not to do anything wrong. If I have to act villainously in order to make my country happy, I would refuse to do it because I am sure that what is built on sand, sooner or later would tumble down.
Harrison Plaza closes shop after 43 years | Manila Bulletin – Closing its doors Tuesday to the public it had served for 43 years, the Harrison Plaza in Malate would always be a source of fond memories for a group of senior citizens whose friendship was built inside one of the country’s oldest malls. Carlito Basalo, Danilo Que, Efren Avila, Lito Salvador, Rex Estrada, and a certain Vic were still in their early years when they met each other after frequenting the place to wind down.
‘Ursula’ is 2019’s deadliest typhoon | The Manila Times – The last typhoon of the year is also the deadliest. The number of deaths from Typhoon “Ursula” (international name: “Phanfone”) climbed to 41 on Sunday, more than double the 17 fatalities from Typhoon “Tisoy” (“Kammuri”), which struck earlier this month.
