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The United States stood by the compliance of the provisions of the Visiting Forces Agreement regarding the custody of US Marine Private First Class Scott Pemberton, who was transferred to Camp Aguinaldo. AFP Chief of Staff, General Pio Catapang said that the US and the Philippines have joint custody over Pemberton.
The Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force of the Philippine National Police nabbed more than 4 kilos of shabu in Taguig City.
Despite the government assurance regarding their preparations for the Ebola virus, the Philippine Hospitals Association admitted that they are not ready for the said virus, with many of their employees being personally afraid of dealing directly with the virus.
As a Europe-wide crackdown on illegal migrants involved in drug trafficking was implemented, a migrant workers’ group in Denmark warned undocumented Filipino workers in said country to get legal aid necessary to put their papers in order.
Nararamdaman na ngayon ang malamig na panahon sa maraming lugar sa bansa dahil sa pagpasok ng hanging amihan. Sa kabila nito, nananatili namang mainit ang panahon sa Albay kahit sa gabi dahil sa patuloy na pag-aalburuto ng bulkang Mayon. Eagle News Correspondent Jorge Hallare Report
(Reuters) – French oil major Total (TOTF.PA) on Wednesday appointed refining head Patrick Pouyanne as chief executive and former CEO Thierry Desmarest as non-executive chairman. The nominations at the head of the world’s fourth-largest integrated oil company came less than 48 hours after the brutal death of Chairman and CEO Christophe de Margerie in a plane crash in Moscow. Desmarest, previously honorary chairman of the oil group, will keep his new position until the end […]
Family members and the boyfriend of a murdered transgender Filipino gathered outside the detention facility where the U.S. serviceman accused of killing him is allegedly being held on Wednesday (October 22) demanding to see proof he is on Philippine soil. Earlier on Wednesday, the United States had transferred U.S. Private First ClassJoseph Scott Pemberton to a detention facility under U.S. guard at the main headquarters of the Philippines’ Armed Forces. Pemberton is accused of murdering Jeffrey Laude, who also went […]
Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Wednesday (October 22) defended the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States amid calls to scrap the treaty after an American serviceman was charged with the murder of a Filipino transgender. U.S. Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton is accused of murdering Jeffrey Laude, who also went by the name Jennifer, in Olongapo City, about 50 km (30 miles) north of Manila. Speaking at an annual forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of thePhilippines, Aquino said the case will […]
(Reuters) – About 200 Hong Kong protesters marched to the home of the city’s Beijing-backed leader on Wednesday to push their case for greater democracy a day after talks between student leaders and senior officials failed to break the deadlock. Others continued to occupy main streets in the Chinese-controlled city, where they have camped for nearly a month in protest against a central government plan that would give Hong Kong people the chance to vote […]
(Reuters) – A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial in Ottawa and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports on Wednesday. The buildings were put on lockdown as police and tactical teams converged on the area. The wounded soldier was taken into an ambulance where medical personnel could be seen giving him cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. The shooting comes two […]
The head of an Ebola response team in Sierra Leone said he’s concerned that people are being put in unnecessary risks because there is not enough security in the city.
The Department of Health is allocating P500 million to fund the country’s fight against the Ebola virus.
