New Year 2019
Officials say the number of confirmed dead from a New Year's Eve gas explosion in a Russian apartment block jumped to 37 as rescuers recovered more bodies from the rubble of the partially collapsed building.
Six children were among the dead, the emergency situations ministry says in a statement, and four people were still unaccounted for. - AFP
Fourteen people are confirmed dead from the New Year's Eve explosion at a high-rise in central Russia, local officials say, as rescuers continued to pull bodies from the rubble.
The local governor's office said 14 bodies had been found and that 27 people were unaccounted for following the gas explosion in the city of Magnitogorsk, nearly 1,700 kilometres (1,050 miles) east of Moscow in the Ural mountains. — AFP
The Department of Health says there is zero incidence of indiscriminate firing during the New Year’s revelry.
Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque has reported 139 firecracker-related injuries, which is 68 percent lower than the 428 cases reported for the same period (December 21 to January 1) last year.
But injury reports are expected to increase later in the day, Duque says.
Miserable weather hasn't stopped revelers from packing Times Square for New York City's New Year's Eve celebration.
A drenching rain fell Monday on crowds that formed hours before entertainers including Sting and New Kids On The Block were scheduled to perform. — AP
Vice President Leni Robredo urges Filipinos to continue the fight against poverty, violence and injustice in 2019 in her New Year message.
"Nasilayan natin nitong nagdaang taon ang kuwento ng mga magigiting nating mga kababayan, na gumawa ng kahanga-hangang kabayanihan sa iba’t ibang mga paraan. Marami sa kanila ay walang takot na nagpahayag ng katotohanan, nagpakita ng pagmamalasakit kahit sa kagalit, at naglingkod para sa kapakanan ng mga nasa laylayan ng lipunan," she says.
"Ngayong 2019, patuloy tayo magkapit-bisig sa ating laban sa kahirapan, karahasan, at kawalan ng hustisya. May mas malalaki pa tayong hamon na dapat harapin para maiangat ang antas ng kabuhayan ng bawat pamilyang Pilipino. Sama-sama tayong magdala ng pag-asa sa bawat komunidad na ating kinabibilangan."
A large majority of Filipinos will enter the new with hope rather than fear, according to a Social Weather Stations survey released Monday.
The survey conducted from December 16 to 19 showed that 92 percent of adult Filipinos will welcome 2019 with hope. This is a four-point drop from last year's record-high of 96 percent.
The latest survey also showed that 8 percent will enter the new year with fear, a four-point increase from 4 percent in 2017.
Fourth Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey: 92% of Filipinos enter 2019 with hope
— SWS (@SocialWeatherPH) December 31, 2018
• New Year hope down especially in the Visayas
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