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Wirecard's headquarters, raided on 1 July 2020 by German authorities [1]. The Wirecard scandal (German: Wirecard-Skandal) was a series of corrupt business practices and fraudulent financial reporting that led to the insolvency of Wirecard, a payment processor and financial services provider, headquartered in Munich, Germany.
Dacera, a 23-year-old flight attendant, was found unconscious in a bathtub in City Garden Grand Hotel, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. Dacera was a flight attendant for PAL Express which was based in Manila, Philippines. [1] [2] She was declared "dead on arrival" at around 12:25 p.m. after she was rushed to Makati Medical Center. [3]
Police checkpoint near the border of Valenzuela, Metro Manila with Meycauayan, Bulacan Senators during a special session to tackle the passage of the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act on March 23, 2020. March 2. Former security guard Archie Paray takes more than 60 people hostage at the Greenhills shopping mall complex in San Juan City, Metro Manila ...
March 9 – Amnesty International publishes a report on the cases of human rights violations by the Aquino administration committed by military and paramilitary groups; report is rejected by the government. [1] March 28 – A New People's Army (NPA) attack kill 7 of the bodyguards of Malabon mayor Prospero Oreta, who was wounded thereafter. [1] [2]
May 10: . Synchronized national and local elections are held. This was the first election participated by Overseas Filipinos under the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003 The colors indicate provinces where a candidate gathered the majority of votes: White Blue for Arroyo, Orange for Poe, Dark Blue for Lacson, and Pink for Roco.
July 24–25 – Typhoon Gloria looses rains and flooding that killed nearly 60 people on Luzon and Mindoro Islands. [2]July 31 – Sarah Balabagan, a migrant worker sentenced and imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates for almost two years for killing her employer in self-defense, is freed; She returns to the country the next day.
The mayor of Manila at the time, Antonio Villegas, commended the Manila Police District for their "exemplary behavior and courage" and protecting the First Couple long after they had left. The death of the activists was seized by the Lopez controlled Manila Times and Manila Chronicle, blaming Marcos and added fire to the weekly protests. [14]
December 8 – The Manila Metrostars rout the Cebu Gems, 101–83 in Game Six, before a hometown crowd at the Mail & More Sports Complex in San Andres and crowned themselves the 1999 MBA national champions. December 12 – The San Miguel Beermen captured their second straight title of the season with a 4–2 series victory over Alaska Milkmen ...