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ABS-CBN Shut Down

MANILA - ABS-CBN Corp. will stop its broadcast operations Tuesday night in compliance with the National Telecommunications Commission's order following the lapse of its franchise.

In a statement, the country's largest media network cited how the order was issued despite earlier legislative resolutions assuring the issuance of a provisional authority pending the renewal of its broadcast license.

Several bills for the renewal of its franchise, which lapsed Monday, are pending at the House of Representatives.

NTC said the order is immediately executory. It covers 42 television stations across the country, including the flagship Channel 2, 10 digital broadcast channels, 18 FM stations and 5 AM stations, including DZMM radio.

NTC orders ABS-CBN to stop broadcasting

 "Millions of Filipinos will lose their source of news and entertainment when ABS-CBN is ordered to go off-air on TV and radio tonight (5 May 2020) when people need crucial and timely information as the nation deals with the COVID-19 pandemic," said ABS-CBN Corp. in a statement.

"This is in compliance with the cease and desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) today that prohibits ABS-CBN from continuing its broadcast operations effective immediately," it said.

The network cited Senate Resolution No. 40 passed on March 4, which expresses the chamber's sense that ABS-CBN should be allowed to continue operations pending its franchise renewal.

It also cited the House of Representatives' committee on legislative franchises’ letter to the NTC saying it should give ABS-CBN provisional authority, the DOJ's guidance to the commission on the matter, and an earlier statement by NTC Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba on ABS-CBN's continued operations.

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"Despite Senate Resolution No. 40, the House of Representatives’ committee on legislative franchises’ letter, the guidance of the Department of Justice, and the sworn statement of NTC Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba, the NTC did not grant ABS-CBN a provisional authority to operate while its franchise renewal remains pending in Congress," it said.

It recalled House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano's statements in a DZMM interview last week, where he "even gave an assurance that there is no move to shut down the network."

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The company noted how the company has been providing information and aid amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has affected millions of Filipinos.

"ABS-CBN has been providing comprehensive news coverage on the public health crisis and working with local governments and the private sector in providing food and basic goods for those in need through its “Pantawid ng Pag-ibig” campaign. To date, it has delivered over P300 million worth of goods for the benefit of over 600,000 families affected by the enhanced community quarantine.

"We trust that the government will decide on our franchise with the best interest of the Filipino people in mind, recognizing ABS-CBN’s role and efforts in providing the latest news and information during these challenging times.

"ABS-CBN remains committed to being in the service of the Filipino and we will find ways to continue providing meaningful service to them."

Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/05/20/abs-cbn-to-go-off-air-in-compliance-with-ntc-order

95 Taong Gulang na Lola sa Italy, gumaling sa Covid19

Ang isang 95-taong-gulang na lola na nasuri sa coronavirus ngayong buwan ay naging pinakamatandang pasyente sa lalawigan ng Modena sa Italy upang gumaling mula sa sakit.

Si Alma Clara Corsini, mula sa Fanano, ay isinugod sa isang ospital sa hilagang lalawigan ng Pavullo ng lungsod noong Marso 5 matapos magpakita ng sintomas ng virus na ngayon ay kumitil ng  5,476 na buhay sa bansa.

Gayunpaman, kumpirmado ng mga kawani ng medisina ngayon ang katawan ng pensiyonado ay nagpakita ng isang 'mahusay na reaksyon' at gumawa ng isang buong pag galing.

Sinabi ni Ms Corsini sa pahayagan ng Italya na Gazzetta Di Modena: “Oo, oo, maayos ako. Sila ay mabubuting tao na inaalagaan ako ng mabuti, at ngayon ay pauuwiin na ako”.

Ang 95-taong-gulang mula noon ay pinalabas at nakauwi na.

Idinagdag ng mga espesyalista sa ospital na ang lola ay nakapagpagaling na walang 'antiviral therapy'-gamot na pinangangasiwaan sa isang pasyente upang matulungan silang labanan ang isang impeksyon sa virus.

Ayon sa isang newspaper sa Italy, si Ms Corsini ay ipinagmamalaki ng mga taga ospital habang siya ay nanatili doon at sinusubukan na harapin ang tumataas na bilang ng mga kaso ng COVID-19 sa bansa.

Ang pinakabagong paggaling ay inanunsyo ng mga doktor ang isang taong 79 na taong gulang na taga-Italya, mula sa Liguria, na ang virus ay gumaling sa tulong ng eksperimentong ang Ebola drug remdesiver pagkatapos ng 12 araw sa ospital.

Nagpakita rin ang gamot ng mga palatandaan ng tagumpay sa isang babae mula sa Estados Unidos na nasuri sa sakit sa Pebrero 26 at 14 na Amerikano na nagsubok ng positibo para sa COVID-19 matapos maglakbay sa barko ng Diamond Princess cruise.

Ngayon ay nakumpirma na ang hukbo ay ililipat upang magpataw ng isang lockdown sa may pinakamalaking pinsala sa rehiyon ng Italy sa Lombardy matapos  namatay sa coronavirus na umabot sa 3,450 sa huling 24 na oras.

Ang mga ministro sa Roma ay pinilit na ihinto ang pakikipag-ugnay sa tao at ilagay ang lahat ng 60 milyon-milyong mamamayan sa pagkabara habang patuloy na kumalat ang pandemya sa buong bansa.

Ang Italya, na naitala ang una nitong pagkamatay ng coronavirus noong Pebrero, ngayon ay may higit na mga pagkamatay kaysa sa Tsina na may 5,476, pati na rin ang pagkakaroon ng 59,138 na impeksyon na may 7,024 na pag-recover.

Ang pangatlong pinakamasamang tinamaan na bansa ay ang Spain na may 1,720 na pagkamatay at 28,572 na kaso, ang Iran na may 1,685 na pagkamatay at 21,638 na kaso, kasunod ng Pransya na may 674 na pagkamatay at 16,018 kaso, at ang Estados Unidos na may 390 na pagkamatay at 31,057 kaso.

Noong Linggo, ipinagbawal ng Italya ang paglalakbay sa loob ng bansa sa isa pang pagtatangka upang mapabagal ang pagkalat ng coronavirus.

Isang buwan matapos ang unang pagkamatay mula sa lubos na nakakahawang virus na nakarehistro sa Italya, naglabas din ang gobyerno ng isang order na paghinto sa lahat ng aktibidad ng negosyo na itinuturing na hindi mahalaga sa isang pagsisikap na mapanatili ang maraming tao sa bahay at sa mga kalye.

Ang mga negosyo ay hanggang Miyerkules upang isara ang mga operasyon at kailangang manatiling sarado hanggang Abril 3.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/

Naninigarilyo, mas malaki ang posibilidad na mahawaan ng Coronavirus

Hinihimok ngayon ng mga eksperto ang mga naninigarilyo na itigil na ang ganitong bisyo dahil sila umano ay mayroong mas malaking posibilidad na mahawa ng Coronavirus Disease 2019 o COVID-19 kaysa sa karaniwang taong hindi naninigarilyo. Ang mga taong naninigarilyo at mayroon nang sakit sa baga o anumang respiratory disease ay maaaring rin umanong humarap sa mas malalang sakit. Wala mang direktang pag-aaral na nagpapatunay na ang paninigarilyo ay nagpapalala sa COVID-19, ayon sa mga eksperto ay ang paninigarilyo mismo ay maaaring maging dahilan ng paglala ng mga sakit sa baga na nagpapalala rin ng COVID-19. “Smoking is associated with other illnesses such as chronic lung and chronic heart diseases which are associated with more severe disease and worse outcomes from coronavirus” saad pa ni Sanjaya Senanayake, ang Associate Professor if Medicine ng Australian National University (ANU). Maliban sa mga naninigarilyo, pinangangambahan ring madaling mahawa ng coronavirus ang mga taong nakalanghap ng maraming usok, kagaya na lamang ng mga firefighters sa Australia na nakipaglaban sa malawakng bushfire roon nitong nakaraang mga buwan. Kung tatatandaan, ang bansang Australia ay nakipaglaban noong nakaraang mga buwan sa malawakang pagkasunog ng kanilang kagubatan. Nagresulta ang naturang pagkasunog ng krisis lalo na sa kalusugan ng mga residente kung saan, tumaas ang mga kaso ng na-admit dahil sa paglanghap ng makapal na usok na nagpalala sa mga taong may respiratory problems, asthma, brochitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, at ilan ding sakit sa puso.  Ang naturang mga bumbero o firefighters na rumesponde sa bushfire ay maaari umanong nakalanghap ng usok na ang epekto ay maihahalintulad sa paningarilyo ng isang pakete ng sigarilyo sa isang araw. Kaya naman, ang mga bumberong ito ay mayroong malaking tyansa na magkaroon ng problema sa baga at pati na rin umano ang mga residente sa Australia na apektado ng makapal na usok at nakalanghap nito. Ang mga ito umano ay nasa panganib na mahawa ng coronavirus. Ito ay dahil ayon kay Professor Raina MacIntyre, ang head ng Biosecurity sa Kirby Institute ng University of New South Wales, ang kumakalat na COVID-19 ay hindi umano mabuti at nakakasama sa mga taong mayroong iniindang problema sa baga o may mahinang baga. People who had exacerbations of lung disease during the bushfires and are still not recovered from that may be worse affected. “Those who did not have lung disease and are recovered from smoke effects should not be at greater risk, but we have no research or data to be certain of this” ani pa ni Professor MacIntyre. Ayon sa mga pag-aaral, mas malaki umano ang tyansa ng mga mas nakakatanda at mayroong edad na mahawaan ng coronavirus kaysa sa mga bata. Sila umano ang nasa mas malaking panganib na makakuha ng sakit. Ito umano ay dahil ang mga bata ay wala pang masyadong iniindang sakit kagaya ng sakit sa baga kaysa roon sa mga taong mayroon nang edad. Napatunayan ito sa isang pag-aaral na ginawa tungkol sa pagkahawa ng Sars-Cov-2 sa mga bata. Sa buong mundo, patuloy na tumataas ang kaso ng mga indibidwal na mayroong kompirmadong kaso ng COVID-19. Naging dahilan ito upang ideklara na ng World Health Organization ang COVID-19 bilang isang pandemic.

source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/

176 Plane Passengers on Board Killed

(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a total of 138 passengers aboard the plane that crashed outside Tehran were connecting to Canada.

The Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800, bound for Kyiv, crashed shortly after taking off from the Iranian capital, killing all 176 people on board.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said the plane was carrying 63 Canadians, 82 Iranians, 11 Ukrainian passengers and crew, 10 Swedes, four Afghans, three Germans and three Britons.

Trudeau says there were 138 empty seats on a plane that landed in Toronto Wednesday afternoon. They were supposed to be filled by people aboard the downed flight who were set to connect in Kyiv.

Trudeau says it is too early to speculate, but he knows Canadians have questions about how the crash happened and that they deserve answers.

He says Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne will be speaking with the Iranian foreign minister and conveying the need for a thorough investigation into the crash.

Trudeau says he also spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump along with other allies earlier today, who all offered their sympathies and support.

Transport Minister Marc Garneau says it’s too early to say what caused a plane to crash in Iran but he says it’s clear that something “very unusual” happened.

He says the pilot lost communication with controllers shortly after a normal takeoff.

He’s urging against speculation until an investigation reveals more.

The Transportation Safety Board said it appointed an expert to monitor the progress of the Iranian investigation.

Source: https://toronto.citynews.ca/2020/01/08/138-passengers-on-plane-that-crashed-in-iran-were-connecting-to-canada-trudeau/

Maguindanao Massacre Final Verdict

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The men who planned a massacre which rocked the Philippines' political establishment more than a decade ago have been found guilty of murder.

On November 23, 2009, 58 people were killed in the town of Ampatuan, in the southern province of Maguindanao. Their bodies were buried in three shallow graves on a hilltop.

The wife and sister of political candidate Ismael "Toto" Mangudadatu and 30 journalists were among the victims.

Mangudadatu had sent his family members to file paperwork allowing him to run for governor of Maguindanao.

Their convoy was ambushed, sprayed with bullets -- after which the survivors were ruthlessly hunted down and executed.

Mangudadatu was running to end the 20-year rule of the Ampatuan family. His rival in the election was Datu Andal Ampatuan, Jr., also known as Unsay, mayor of Datu Unsay town, and son of the incumbent governor, Andal Ampatuan, Sr.

On Thursday, a judge in Manila found Ampatuan Jr. -- along with several other relatives and primary suspects -- guilty on multiple accounts of murder. They were sentenced to life in prison.

"This is momentous verdict should help provide justice to the families of the victims, and build towards greater accountability for rights abuses in the country," said Phil Robertson, Deputy Asia Director, Human Rights Watch."

"Advocates should use this verdict to spur further political and judicial reforms to ultimately end the impunity that has plagued the country for far too long. More broadly, this verdict should prompt the country's political leaders to finally act to end state support for 'private armies' and militias that promotes the political warlordism that gave rise to the Ampatuans."

Within months of the massacre, an investigation had pointed to a well-planned conspiracy orchestrated by the Ampatuan family, and involving members of the Philippines police and army. Some 200 suspects were detained, amid a national outcry which saw the central government impose martial law.

The scandal resulted in an end to the Ampatuans grip on politics in Maguindanao.

Toto Mangudadatu became governor in May 2010, according to CNN Philippines, six months after the massacre. He served three terms before running successfully for Congress this year.

Speaking to CNN Philippines, Mangudadatu said he could "forgive" those responsible, "but still, we will look for justice. We can let it go, but we need justice."

It had been dubbed by many in the Philippines media as the "trial of the decade." Of the 197 people eventually charged with murder, eight have died during the long procedures, including Andal Ampatuan Sr. Some 80 suspects still remain at large. Thursday's trial involved 101 suspects, including those who planned the massacre.

"We know who we have a strong case against," Nena Santos, lawyer for the families of 38 victims, told CNN Philippines ahead of the verdict. "There are some whose involvement in the conspiracy was not established so I think they will be freed like some of the policemen who were just assigned there and knew nothing but were included in the charges."

The failure to bring all suspects to trial, including several dozen police officers and soldiers, could yet put the family members of victims and witnesses at risk, Human Rights Watch has warned.

"The families of Maguindanao victims and witnesses will be at risk so long as suspects remain free," said Robertson. "Regardless of the verdicts in the case, Philippine authorities need to apprehend the several dozen suspects still at large."

HRW said some suspects at large had sought sanctuary with rebel groups operating in the area. Maguindanao is located on the southern island of Mindanao, which has long been a hotbed of insurgency against the Manila government.

Mindanao sits at the borders of Malaysia and Indonesia, and has been plagued by terrorism and unrest. It is home to several Islamist insurgent groups, including Abu Sayyaf, which has been blamed for a number of attacks on civilians and Philippine government troops, as well as the kidnapping of several foreign nationals.

The ISIS-affiliated militants laid siege to Marawi for five months, and the violence forced more than 350,000 residents to flee the city and the surrounding areas, as their homes were reduced to rubble by airstrikes and militant fire.

Source: (https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/18/asia/philippines-maguindanao-massacre-verdict-intl-hnk/index.html )