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According to Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda, the Palace is not worried about the plans of the group Volunteer Against Crime and Corruption to file a murder case against President Benigno S. Aquino regarding the Mamasapano encounter, saying that the report of the Board of Inquiry (BOI) already named those who are responsible for the said incident.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) asked local governments to be more vigilant regarding illegal food substances after the milk tea poisoning incident.
Mohagher Iqbal’s real name was finally revealed when records show him using the name “Lubis Abas” before joining the first batch of members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), before disaffiliating with the said group and joining the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is verifying reports regarding the death of the leader of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) said that the Senate has no power to investigate the members of the judiciary, saying that it violates the independence of the judicial branch of the government. The IBP made the remarks in response to Senator Antonio Trillanes saying that he would ask the Senate to investigate the Court of Appeals (CA) regarding the Binay case.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) reminded taxpayers of the deadline of the manual filing of the income tax return (ITR) on April 15.
AT least 2,000 women and girls have been abducted by Boko Haram since the start of 2014 and many have been forced into sexual slavery and trained to fight, said Amnesty International in a report released on Tuesday (April 14) to coincide with the first anniversary of the abduction of the Chibok school girls. Based on nearly 200 witness accounts, including 28 with abducted women and girls who escaped captivity, a new 90-page report, […]
A FEDERAL judge sentenced four former Blackwater security guards to lengthy prison terms on Monday (April 13) in the 2007 massacre of 14 unarmed Iraqis, closing a chapter of the U.S. war in Iraq that tested relations between the two countries. Nicholas Slatten was sentenced to life in prison for his murder conviction in the killings at a Baghdad traffic circle. U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth sentenced three other former Blackwater guards, convicted of manslaughter […]
China will limit the number of visits that residents of the southern city of Shenzhen can make to neighboring Hong Kong, state media said on Monday (April 13), to ease the flow of mainland visitors in the former British colony that has led to tensions. The Ministry of Public Security’s Exit-Entry Administration Bureau will restrict residents to one Hong Kong visit a week with immediate effect, compared with an unlimited number of daily trips previously, […]
10 APRIL 2015 | GENEVA (WHO) – Caesarean section is one of the most common surgeries in the world, with rates continuing to rise, particularly in high- and middle-income countries. Although it can save lives, caesarean section is often performed without medical need, putting women and their babies at-risk of short- and long-term health problems. A new statement from the World Health Organization (WHO) underscores the importance of focusing on the needs of the […]
Militants claiming loyalty to Islamic State said on twitter on Monday (April 13) they were responsible for an attack on the Moroccan embassy and on South Korea’s mission in the Libyan capital Tripoli. The bomb damaged the gate and a residential building next to the Moroccan embassy located in the up market Ben Ashour district. Nobody was hurt by the blast early on Monday, an official said. On Sunday, gunmen fired shots at the South […]
The prosecution panel will present a member of the internal security of the lodge where US Marine Scott Pemberton and Jeffrey Laude checked in as a surprise witness.
