Kobe Bryant died after a helicopter crash

The American News

LA, California,  The world is shock today as the NBA legend and superstar Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash in California according to a report by TMZ.

     Bryant and four others were on a travel in his private helicopter over Calabasas when fire broke out causing technical problem causing the helicopter to drift down from the sky then crashed.

     The crash happened around 10 AM Pacific time amid of a foggy conditions in the hills over looking Calabasas.  According to the LA Times, there were no survivors and the identities of other four has not been revealed by the law enforcement as of this time.

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Former Cardinal George Pell found guilty of raping young boys

The Catholic Church History of Scandal 

      Beware of those predators who preys on the innocent juveniles for they are the monters who hide in the divine cloaks but seek to corrupt the naive and helpless ones with their carnal doings with in walls that they claimed to be sacred.

Melbourne, Australia - On December 2018, former Cardinal George Pell was found guilty of rape of young boys  in Melbourne trial.  Pell was considered to be the third most powerful and influential official in Vatican.  He was found guilty of sodomizing a young boy under the age of 16 and orally raping two choir boys who were also under the age of 16 whom he caught drinking a sacramental wine in the church corridor.

     The horrible incident took place in 1996 when the two choir boys were sexually assaulted by Pell when he was still the archbishop of Saint Patrick Cathedral in Melbourne.   According to the complainants, after leaving the procession, they snuck back into the corridor and entered the priest's sacristy and there they found some bottles of sacramental wine.  Out of curiosity,   began to drink and that's when they got caught by Pell when he walked in. Pell told them something about words of threat reiterating that they were in big trouble.

      Pell maneuvered his robe to expose his penis.  He then moved forward and grabbed one of the boys by the back of his head and forced the boy's head  on to his penis, the complainant told the court.  It wasn't the first time that it happened.  In a different occasion, the complainant was again sexually assaulted  by Pell in the corridor, he was orally raped against his will sometime around 2016 or 2017.  Pell denied the allegations and claimed that he was innocent.  He pleaded not guilty to the charges calling them "a load of garbage and falsehood" in a recorded interview in 2016.

     Pell, stood silent and emotionless when the verdict was reached which lasted for more than a month.  He was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt.  According to his defense attorney, Robert Richter, he would absolutely appeal the court's decision.

     The conviction of Pell will cause shockwaves to the global Catholic Church congregation and is blow to Pope Francis' effort to get a grip on different sexual abuses involving the Catholic priests. George Pell was once one of the Pope's most trusted advisers. He was even praised by the Pope for his honesty and response to the child sexual abuse, but two days after Pell was found guilty in December 2018, he was removed by the Vatican from the Pontiff's group of advisers along with two other Cardinals.

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Philippine strong man leader Duterter reaches a smashing record ' excellent ' overall satisfaction rating in 2019

Manila, Philippines - 2019 has proven to be a fruitful year for the Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte based on the satisfaction rating despite of having a large number of critics and detractors.

     Social Weather Station (SWS) suryey presented in Tuesday which reveals that President Rodrigo Duterte has received a record-high satisfaction rating in the fourth quarter of 2019.

    President Duterte recieved an impressing "excellent" satisfaction rating of + 75 which increased by 7 points from his "very good" of +65 rating in September of 2019.

    The new rating had surpassed his personal record as "very good" of +65 in the second quarter of 2019.

    Out of 1,200 Filipino adults as respondents, 82 % were very much satisfied with Duterte's performances as the Philippines' chief executive while 10% were dissatisfied and 8% were undecided.

    The 7 point increase of Duterte's rating was due to the increased in Balance Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, as well as the steady core in greater Manila areas.

     December 2019 net satisfaction shows the most significant results. In Balance Luzon,  it jumped up by 12 points with + 66 from +54 in the previous quarter.  Results from the Visayas and Mindanao remain as "excellent."  It skyrocketed by 4 points in Visayas from +75 to +79 and 5 point increase in Mindanao from +76 to +81.  In Metro Manila, satisfaction rating remains as "very good" with +65.

    In terms of social classes, there was an increase of 14 points from +54 in September to +71 in December in class E.  Both Urban and rural areas also revealed a remarkable increase, as well as in both men and women.

     In terms of age groups, the net satisfaction results rose by 9 points from "very good" +64 in September to "excellent" +73 in December among 18 to 24 year old respondents.  It also jumped up from "very good" to "excellent" among 35 to 44 years of age same as 55 and older while it stayed at "very good" with other age groups.

     As far as fulfilling given promises, 16% answered all or nearly all, 36% answered most,  42% answered few while 5%  answered none.

     As far as Duterte's health is concern, 72% said that they were much  worried about the health condition of the President while 28% said that they were not worried.


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73% of Filipino citizens believe that the number of illegal drug users have reduced since Duterte came into power

Philippine Political News

Manila, Philippines - Around 73% of Filipino citizens believe that the number of illegal drug users and drug addicts have lessened and neutralized since President Rodrigo came into power in June of 2016. This poll survey result was presented by the Social Weather Station ( SWS ).

     The SWS survey was conducted on December 13 to 16, 2019 but was only released on January 13, 2020. In that 73%, about 23% stated that it was totally reduced and about 46% said that it was somewhat reduced.

     On the contrary, 14 % believe otherwise that the number of drug users and addicts have increased since three years have passed.  In that percentage, 6% said that it increased while 8% said that it somewhat increased.

     And another 12 % claimed that the number remain the same.

     Based on the 2015 survey presented by the Dangerous Drug Board ( DDB ) on the number of illegal drug users and drug addicts in the country - the latest available data from the government reveals that there are about 1.8 million illegal drug users and addicts in the Philippines.

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Sources : GMA News Online.

   

   

   

Iran admits that they were behind the shooting down of the Ukrainian Airline

The Iranian Political News

Tehran, Iran - Islamic Iran has finally admitted that they were behind the accidental shooting down of Ukrainian Boeing 737 on Wednesday of January 8 that caused the plane to crash near Tehran's Imam Khomeini international airport short after it took off that lead to the horrendous death of 176 passengers of both Iranians and Canadians.  The airline was bound for Kyuv Boryspil.

   Iran president Hassan Rhouhani took his Twitter account to express his condolences and apologies to the families of the victims as he deeply regrets and admits the accidental shooting down the Ukrainian plane. " The Islamic Republic of Iran deeply regrets this disastrous mistake.  My thoughts and prayers to the mourning families. I offer my sincerest condolences."  Rhouhani said.  " Armed forces' international investigation has concluded that regrettably missiles fired due to human error caused the horrific crash of the Ukrainian plane and  death of 176 innocent people." Rhouhani said in a retweet.

     Missiles were fired by Iran targeting the US bases in Irag as a form of retaliation for the assassination of Soleimani at 1:20 AM Wednesday of January 8, the exact time when Soleimani's convoy was struck by the US airstrike. The Ukrainian Airline that took off at around 2 AM was mistaken for an enemy plane got hit by one of the missiles fired then crashed.

    At first it was denied by Iran and ruled out it was due to technical issue but fragments of missile were found near the debris proves that the plane was shot. In addition, Ukrainian Airline claimed that the plane was new and had gone total scrutiny so mechanical failure being the cause of the accident was too impossible.

     As the tension escalates between the United States and the Islamic Iran, It has already earned casualties of more than  hundred in numbers and the war has not even started yet.

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