Police launch 24-hour patrol in Zamboanga City after deadly blast

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Sep 212015
 
Police launch 24-hour patrol in Zamboanga City after deadly blast

Police secure a blast site at a bus terminal in Zamboanga City on Friday. A strong explosion caused by an improvised explosive device wrecked a passenger bus originating from Barangay Labuan, killing an 11-year-old girl and leaving 32 others injured. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Police has started a 24-hour security patrol around Zamboanga city following a bus explosion that left a girl dead and 33 others injured on Friday afternoon. According to Superintendent Glenn Dulawan, Pagadian City police chief, tighter security is being implemented around the city, particularly in public areas. Dulawan said aside from the 24-hour security patrols, additional checkpoints have been installed in areas leading to the city and more policemen have been deployed in bus terminals. He added that policemen deployed in bus terminals will inspect the passengers’ bags and luggages as part of the stricter security measures due to Friday’s bombing. A bomb exploded inside the bus of the D’ Biel Transit Company while parked at a transport terminal at past 2 p.m. Friday. Five individuals, who were found with wires in their bags, have been taken into police custody. Mayor Beng Climaco said on her Facebook account that the incident was being investigated as an act of extortion. In January, another bus exploded in the outskirts of Zamboanga City, which police readily blamed on al-Qaeda-linked Islamic militants. Double murder and frustrated multiple murder charges were filed against the suspects, who used a car rigged with an improvised explosive devise to blow up the bus. Read More …

MILF won’t avoid legal process in Mamasapano clash

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Sep 212015
 
MILF won’t avoid legal process in Mamasapano clash

Muslim groups hold a protest to urge the passage of the Bangsamoro law at the Philippine Senate, Wednesday. The groups asked the senators to respect the peace agreements between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front will not avoid the legal process once complaints are filed against those responsible for the Mamasapano clash that left over 60 people dead, including 44 police commandos and 17 MILF fighters. MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal issued this assurance at the sidelines of the forum organized by the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) in Ortigas Friday. “On an individual basis, we will not,” Iqbal said, adding that the MILF will not prevent their members from hiring lawyers to defend themselves. On Thursday, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said about 26 MILF fighters, as well as members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and private armed groups may be charged for the Mamasapano encounter. But Iqbal said the legal process should be within the peace process mechanism between the MILF and the government. The MILF signed a peace agreement last year ending the decades-old Moro insurgency in Mindanao. “If there’s a violation on either side; if it’s on the government side, the government will take charge. If it’s the MILF, then the MILF will take charge of that,” he said. The filing of complaints is expected next week and is the first step to a preliminary investigation into who Read More …

The Los Angeles Football Club, LA’s newest professional sports team

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Sep 192015
 
The Los Angeles Football Club, LA’s newest professional sports team

(photo courtesy of Los Angeles Football Club Facebook page) LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles’ newest Major League Soccer team officially announced its name as the Los Angeles Football Club, which will make its debut in the 2018 MLS season. The Club determined the official name after months of engagement with supporters, partners, stakeholders and founding season ticket members. “The name that we chose is true to Los Angeles, authentic to world football and speaks to our global ambitions,” said the Club’s Managing Partner and Owner, Henry Nguyen The Club also launched a social media campaign to give its supporters a voice in selecting the Club’s official colors. The LAFC Club Colors campaign is part of the Club’s ongoing effort to engage its supporters across social media and include them in a collaborative effort to build the new club together.  This outreach will extend beyond social media into Town Hall meetings, where the Club’s leadership will have direct discussions with supporters and partners. “We promise to give our supporters an opportunity to have a significant voice as we build and co-create this Club together,” said Tom Penn, LAFC’s President and Owner. The campaign has already generated thousands of likes, shares, favorites and retweets across Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and ends on September 18.  The Club will use this feedback in combination with an evaluation of the MLS landscape to finalize the decision. The Club expects to announce its official colors and crest in the coming months. Earlier this year, LAFC announced its intent to Read More …

Why Matteo, Sarah didn’t attend Star Magic Ball

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Sep 192015
 
Why Matteo, Sarah didn’t attend Star Magic Ball

Sarah Geronimo and Matteo Guidicelli (MNS photo) Matteo Guidicelli was a no-show at the 9th Star Magic Ball held at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel because he was in Cebu to mourn the loss of his grandfather. Guidicelli’s girlfriend, singer-actress Sarah Geronimo, was also in Cebu to comfort him. A photo of the couple was uploaded on Instagram by celebrity doctor Vicky Belo. In the caption, Belo wrote: “@justsarahg flew to #cebu to comfort @mateoguidicelli on the passing away of his beloved Lolo Nono. I know how much comfort this must have brought to Matteo because he’s super close to his lolo.” Other photos of the two circulated online, which were supposedly taken on Saturday morning during the funeral of Guidicelli’s grandfather. Wearing white, Guidicelli and Geronimo can be seen beside each other with the rest of the actor’s relatives. (MNS)

Aquino hails women’s contribution to economy, public sector

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Sep 182015
 
Aquino hails women’s contribution to economy, public sector

President Benigno S. Aquino III, together with Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, share the stage with theheads of finance ministries across Asia-Pacific and top executives of multinational financial institutions who attended the APEC Finance Ministers Meeting held at Shangri-La Mactan in Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu province on Thursday (September 10). (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Count President Benigno Aquino III as among the men who are in awe of Filipino women’s strength and capabilities. During the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC’s) Women and the Economy fora in Manila on Thursday, Aquino hailed women leaders in government and economy. He went as far as saying, “Women, more often than not, are more strong willed and capable than men.” “Is it any surprise that the common Filipino male never questions the authority of Filipinas,” he added, to the amusement of the predominantly female audience. “I believe it is intrinsic to our society that we see women as superior in many aspects including prudent budgeting and focusing on the advancement of the family as a whole,” he explained. Aquino recalled that his mother, the late Corazon Aquino, had showed him “one of the clearest examples of conviction for one’s believe” when she would bring toiletries and extra clothes while campaigning. When he asked her why, the former president said she was just being ready in case she is arrested by agents of strongman Ferdinand Marcos. President Benigno S. Aquino III, together with Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, share the stage with theheads of finance ministries Read More …

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