The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) criticized the move to allow Congress, sitting as a Constituent Assembly (Con-Ass), to revise the 1987 Constitution. The CBCP on Monday, January 29, also voiced its fears of a "creeping dictatorship" in the face of "self-serving" motives for Charter Change, reports Rappler.
Farmers Insurance Open winner Jason Day (Source: Getty Images)
Jason Day took home the 2018 Farmers Insurance Open in a six-hole sudden death playoff over Alex Noren with a birdie on the final hole to Noren's bogey. The birdie capped off a remarkable six holes of golf for the Aussie in which he made four birdies and secured the 11th win of his career, reports CBS Sports.
A US-based company that is now under investigation by the New York attorney general for allegedly selling millions of fake followers on social media employs dozens of customer service personnel in the Philippines, the New York Times reported over the weekend.
Bruno Mars wins 6 Grammys (Source: Matt Sayles/AP)
All of the Grammy’s most coveted awards went to Bruno Mars, for his funk-infused 24K Magic, which won Album of the Year, and the songs "24K Magic" and "That's What I Like," which won Record and Song of the year, respectively. Mars cleaned up in four other categories as well: Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Album, Best R&B Song and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, making him the year's most decorated artist, reports National Public Radio.
Michael Carey Clemans
A California man, Michael Carey Clemans, was sentenced to life in federal prison for buying Filipino children for sex and pornography in what prosecutors called one of most “lurid, willful, and disturbing” child exploitation cases in the nation, reports KRON4.
The Philippine government is expected to announce that GDP grew by more than 6.7% last year, marking the sixth year running that the economy has expanded by more than 6%. That will mean it has neatly outpaced most of the rest of South-East Asia, rivaling even China, reports Yahoo News.
Extending the Duterte Administration for another term will be bad for the Philippine economy, says an OP-Ed piece in the South China Morning Post.
An international group of journalists, Reporters Sans Frontieres (Reporters without Borders or RSF), has called on the United Nations (UN), the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to make a stand against the Philippine government’s decision to revoke the license of online news site, Rappler, as it is a “flagrant violation of media freedom,” reports Inquirer.net.
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