Today’s headlines: Vince Dizon, Jimmy Lai, SEA GamesToday’s headlines: Vince Dizon, Jimmy Lai, SEA Games

Vince Dizon asks bicam to restore DPWH budget cuts | The wRap

2025/12/15 22:37

Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

  • Dizon urges bicam to restore DPWH budget cuts

Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon appeals last minute to restore nearly P54 billion that was cut from the DPWH budget for 2026. This, as he makes a surprise appearance at the bicameral conference committee on Sunday, December 14.

  • Philippines says fishermen hurt, boats damaged by China in Escoda Shoal

Three Filipino fishermen are wounded while two vessels suffered ‘significant damage’ after Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannons at nearly two dozen Filipino fishing boats near Escoda Shoal.

  • Hong Kong court finds tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty in landmark security trial

Hong Kong’s high court finds pro-democracy campaigner and former media owner Jimmy Lai guilty of conspiracy and sedition. This, under a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed for life.

  • Father and son behind Bondi Hanukkah festival shooting that killed 15, Australian police say

15 people are killed after two men opened fire at a Jewish celebration in Sydney, Australia; while a gunman kills two students in a shooting at Brown University in the United States.

  • Consistent champ: Agatha Wong gets gold for 5th straight SEA Games

The Philippines continues its medal haul at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games in Thailand. In wushu, Agatha Wong strikes gold for the fifth consecutive time as she tops the women’s taijiquan-taijijian event. —Rappler.com

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