News Roundup 28 February 2020
Feb 28, 2020 • 1 min Read
Chinese man shot dead, wife injured in Makati | Manila Bulletin – A Chinese man was gunned down while his wife was injured during a shooting incident involving three other men inside the VIP room of a restaurant in Makati City, Thursday night. Major Gideon Ines Jr., Makati Police Investigation Unit chief, identified the fatality as Yin Jian Tao, 33, an IT employee. The injured victim, Zheng Kai, 25, was rushed to the Makati Medical Center.
Trouble brews anew at House | The Manila Times – The peace has again been shattered at the House of Representatives as Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said he had verified information on a move to oust him from his post. Reports on an alleged coup plot again swirled amid the pressure imposed by some lawmakers on the ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal bills.
Fire guts 10 houses in Calbayog City | INQUIRER.NET – At least 10 houses were destroyed while six others were damaged in a fire that hit Purok 3, Barangay Capoocan, Calbayog City on Thursday, February 27. No one was injured, said Calbayog City Fire Marshall Fire Inspector Eusebio Elona in an interview.
‘Not low wages’: Lacson says greed, corruption are roots of ‘pastillas’ scheme | PHILSTAR.COM – Greed and corruption, not low wages, are the roots of the “pastillas” scheme racket at the Bureau of Immigration, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said. In a statement, Lacson said that while Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente’s reshuffle order at the Ninoy Aquuino International Airport terminals is a step towards the right direction, it “will have little success if it does not eradicate greed and corruption.”
