Statistics agency: 405 signatories in confi fund receipts non-existent | The wRap

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

• 405 signatories of confi fund receipts under VP Sara-led DepEd ‘non-existent’

The Philippine Statistics Authority says three in every five signatories of the confidential fund acknowledgment receipts submitted by the Education department under Vice President Sara Duterte are non-existent.

• Kanlaon Volcano raised to Alert Level 3 as explosive eruption occurs

An explosive eruption at Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island on Monday afternoon, December 9, raised the volcano monitoring to Alert Level 3.

• South Korea’s Yoon survives impeachment move, but party leader says president will resign

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survives an impeachment vote in parliament on Saturday, December 7, prompted by his short-lived attempt to impose martial law last week.

• Syrian rebels topple President Assad, prime minister calls for free elections

Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, December 8, ending his family’s iron-fisted rule after more than 13 years of civil war.

• Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens 5 years after fire

Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral opens again on December 7, five and a half years after a fire destroyed its spire and roof. – Rappler.com