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Student protesters hold a slogan denouncing the killing of 58 people, including at least 32 media workers, during a rally in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines on Sunday Nov. 21, 2010. Almost a year has past since Andal Ampatuan Jr., the scion of a powerful clan, was said to have led his men in killing 58 people, including 32 media workers, in southern Maguindanao province.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila) MANILA (Mabuhay) — The Department of Justice (DOJ) defended its move to place former Datu Salibo, Maguindanao Mayor Akmad Ampatuan under its custody by virtue of his Witness Protection Program (WPP) coverage. Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said Akmad is a “key witness” in the second wave of complaints now pending with the DOJ in connection with the November 23, 2009 Maguindanao massacre case, and has to be secured due to threats to his life. Akmad was recently arrested in Makati City by virtue of an arrest warrant for murder and arson issued by the Cotabato City Regional Trial Court. The WPP took him into custody and refused to hand him over to the arresting officers. De Lima said proper representations were made with the arresting officers, as well as the trial court, informing them of his WPP status. “Justified ang action namin diyan because he’s a key witness to the second wave of complaints sa Maguindanao massacre. Alam ninyo naman na while yung unang batch ng mga akusado sa Maguindanao massacre, around 197 of them, they do not represent the Read More …

Weather forecasters monitor the progress of typhoon Ruby inside the PAGASA head office in Quezon City on Sunday. Ruby is slowly making its way through central Philippines in a west-northwest direction at 15 kilometers per hour, and is expected to pass near Metro Manila on Monday. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) — President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday directed government agencies to be ready for Typhoon Maysak, which will be locally codenamed “Chedeng” when it enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility late Wednesday or early Thursday. At a press briefing at the Batangas port, Aquino said “every department is expected to be prepared” for the approaching weather disturbance. The President particularly said that he expects the Department of Social Welfare and Development to preposition goods in preparation for the typhoon. He added that the Department of Transportation and Communications, through the Philippine Coast Guard, to already warn sea vessels about the approaching cyclone. The Department of Public Works and Highways must deploy equipment to clear roads after the typhoon, Aquino added. (MNS)

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Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle (right) sprinkles holy water to devotees waving palm fronds after the Palm Sunday mass at the Manila Cathedral in Manila. Millions of Filipino Catholics trooped to churches nationwide to observe the beginning of the Holy Week. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – A party-list lawmaker pushing for the passage of a divorce bill in the House of Representatives is under no illusions that it will be passed in the 16th Congress. Gabriela Rep. Luz Ilagan said House Bill 4408 remains pending in the committee on the revision of laws. “Mukhang hindi ito mapapasa ngayon. The chairperson of the committee is not putting it on the agenda. I have been lobbying to put it on the agenda so we can discuss it. We have no illusions that it will pass this Congress,” she said. Ilagan said there is a real need to legalize divorce in the Philippines as shown by the results of a recent Social Weather Stations survey. The December 2014 survey showed 60% of Filipinos are in favor of granting divorce to married couples who are legally separated and cannot reconcile anymore. This is up from a “plurality” of 50% in March 2011 and a split 43-44% in May 2005. Ilagan said the survey is evidence that Filipinos want another remedy available for couples in problematic marriages. Present remedies include annulment and legal separation. She said some spouses have been abandoned by their partners for years without any support while some wives endure abuse from their Read More …