DPWH wants criminal charges, detention for Curlee Discaya | The wRap

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

• DPWH seeks Curlee Discaya’s detention over P96.5-M ghost flood control project

The DPWH asks prosecutors to include contractor Curlee Discaya in a case about an alleged P96.5-million ghost flood control project in Davao Occidental. He may soon face criminal charges and detention over this.

• Jinggoy Estrada, Manuel Bonoan barred from leaving Philippines

A Manila court issues a precautionary hold departure order against Senator Jinggoy Estrada, former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan, and several other former public works officials.

• Philippines takes exception to China embassy comment on job losses

The Philippines takes ‘strong exception’ to a statement by the Chinese embassy that a simmering diplomatic spat could result in millions of jobs lost.

• Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and US presidential hopeful, dies at 84

Charismatic US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, has died at age 84. He was an eloquent Baptist minister raised in the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. during the turbulent civil rights movement of the 1960s.

• Carlos Yulo, Alex Eala named PSA’s Athlete of the Year

Carlos Yulo and Alex Eala are named Athletes of the Year by the Philippine Sportswriters Association. This is Eala’s first PSA Athlete of the Year award, while Yulo is named for the second straight time. – Rappler.com