News Roundup 01 January 2020
Jan 01, 2020 • 2 min Read
NBI zeroes in on involvement of 2 groups in Mindanao explosions | INQUIRER.NET – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday said they are closely monitoring the alleged involvement of Dawlah Islamia Terrorist Group and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) following separate explosions in Mindanao. “There were circumstances, even before the series of incidents, pointing to Dawlah Islamia Terrorist Group and BIFF elements who could be responsible thereof,” NBI chief Dante Gierran said in a text message.
Labor chief ‘ready’ to ban deployment to Kuwait after death of another OFW | PHILSTAR.COM – The Philippine government is “ready” to stop the deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait following the death of another Filipina in the hands of her Kuwaiti employer, the Department of Labor and Employment said Wednesday. The Foreign Affairs department last Monday said the Filipina worker Jeanelyn Padernal Villavende was allegedly killed by her employer’s wife in Kuwait, the latest in what labor groups have qualified as a pattern of maltreatment in the Gulf state.
Classes in public schools resume Jan. 6 | Manila Bulletin – Classes in elementary and secondary public schools nationwide are set to resume on Monday, January 6, according to the Department of Education (DepEd). Based on DepEd Order No. 007 series of 2019 or the School Calendar for 2019-2020 issued by Education Secretary Leonor Briones, classes in public schools are scheduled to resume on the first Monday of the year or on January 6, 2020 after three weeks of Christmas break.
Pope says he ‘lost patience’ with exuberant admirer | The Manila Times – VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis confessed Wednesday he had “lost patience” with an exuberant admirer who had grabbed his hand on Saint Peter’s Square, prompting a swift pair of slaps. “We lose patience many times. It happens to me too. I apologize for the bad example given yesterday,” the head of the Catholic church said before celebrating Mass at the Vatican. An image of Pope Francis slapping his way free from the clutches of an admirer late Tuesday had social media abuzz with comments on the pontiff’s prompt riposte.
