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By Matikas Santos |INQUIRER.net 3:15 pm | Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014 MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised crisis alert level 2 in several countries in the West African region due to the Ebola virus outbreak. Crisis alert level 2 has been raised in Guinea where there are 800 Filipinos, Sierra Leone (1,799 Filipinos), Liberia (632 Filipinos, particularly United Nations peace keepers), DFA spokesman Charles Jose said in a press conference Wednesday. Only Filipinos who have existing contracts in those countries will be allowed to go back while all newly hired workers will no longer be deployed, he said. RELATED STORIES Sierra Leone defends its record on Ebola outbreak  West Africa’s Ebola death toll rises to 337 Follow Us Other Stories: New York police asks public for leads on fatal assault on Filipino man China media slam Japan’s move to expand military role South Korean, 20 others hurt as bus falls into ravine Singapore urged: Shut down ‘slave auction’ Recent Stories: Complete stories on our Digital Edition newsstand for tablets, netbooks and mobile phones; 14-issue free trial. About to step out? Get breaking alerts on your mobile.phone. Text ON INQ BREAKING to 4467, for Globe, Smart and Sun subscribers in the Philippines. Short URL: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/?p=107458 Factual errors? Contact the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s day desk. Believe this article violates journalistic ethics? Contact the Inquirer’s Reader’s Advocate. Or write The Readers’ Advocate: c/o Philippine Daily Inquirer Chino Roces Avenue corner Yague and Mascardo Streets, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines Or fax nos. +63 2 8974793 Read More …

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives for a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. AP BEIJING — China’s state-run media launched a broadside Wednesday against Japan’s move to loosen the bonds on its powerful military, casting it as a threat to Asian security. The harsh criticism came one day after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his cabinet had formally endorsed a reinterpretation of a constitutional clause banning the use of armed force except in very narrowly-defined circumstances. “The Japanese government is eager to break through the post-war system,” wrote the ruling Communist Party’s flagship People’s Daily newspaper in an editorial penned under the name “Zhong Sheng,” a homophone for “Voice of China.” It called the Abe government’s move “a dangerous signal, as well as a wake-up call.” In a commentary late Tuesday, China’s official Xinhua news agency challenged Tokyo with a question: “Is China on your military agenda?” “Japan has a history of making sneaky attacks, as it did in launching wars with China, Russia and the United States in the recent 100 years,” Xinhua wrote. “Now, Japan, with greater freedom to use military force, is making the world more worried.” China, home to the world’s largest military, far outnumbers rival Japan in manpower, ships, aircraft and defense spending. China’s official defense budget last year came to $119.5 billion, while according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ Military Balance 2014 report, released in February, Japan’s total was $51 billion. Tokyo and Beijing Read More …

By Ana Maria Villanueva-Lykes IN A 2013 survey by Global Attitudes Project of Pew Research Center in Washington, Pinoys were reported to have a favorable view of the United States. The survey shows little love for the Land of Opportunity around the world except in the hearts of Pinoys. In fact, about 85% of us are reported to love America and everything it stands for. Only 81 % of Americans had a favorable image of their own country. What is it about Joe that Filipinos so adore? His tall striking demeanor? Could it be his hypnotic blue eyes that are so different from ours? Is it his commanding voice or the way he drawls and enunciates the word “apple”, making it sound like the sweetest fruit on earth? Perhaps it’s the jingling of coins in his pocket, sweet music that promises a better life? It’s that and a lot more. Let us count the ways. 1. Meet Joe – our description of beauty – tall, light skin, Greek nose, blue eyes, sophisticated. He is the complete opposite of our Aeta ancestry – short, dark, pudgy nosed, and behind the times. 2. When times are hard, who do we turn to? Joe. Or perhaps the most appropriate question is “where”. According to a report by the Migration Policy Institute in 2010, there are over 1.7 million Filipino immigrants in the US, making the Pinoy population in the States the second largest immigrant group after the Mexicans. The smell of green currency Read More …

INQUIRER.net US Bureau 6:07 am | Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014 Gen. Iriberri with Dep. Chief of Mission Penaranda. PHILIPPINE EMBASSY PHOTOS/TSGT DICK OLIVA & MAJALYA FERNANDO Gen. Iriberri placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery WASHINGTON, DC — Commanding General of the Philippine Army Lt. Gen. Hernando Iriberri, paid a courtesy call at the Philippine Embassy, where Deputy Chief of Mission Ariel Penaranda and other Embassy officials received him. General Iriberri is in the United States upon the invitation of US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno. After the visit to the Embassy, Iriberri placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. on Monday, June 30. PHILIPPINE EMBASSY PHOTOS/TSGT DICK OLIVA & MAJALYA FERNANDO Follow Us Other Stories: Singapore urged: Shut down ‘slave auction’ A ‘kiss’ for Rizal’s 153 birth anniversary Fil-Am girl band steadily shaping its immij Filipino in LA faces life for killing his wife Recent Stories: Complete stories on our Digital Edition newsstand for tablets, netbooks and mobile phones; 14-issue free trial. About to step out? Get breaking alerts on your mobile.phone. Text ON INQ BREAKING to 4467, for Globe, Smart and Sun subscribers in the Philippines. Short URL: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/?p=107418 Factual errors? Contact the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s day desk. Believe this article violates journalistic ethics? Contact the Inquirer’s Reader’s Advocate. Or write The Readers’ Advocate: c/o Philippine Daily Inquirer Chino Roces Avenue corner Yague and Mascardo Streets, Makati City, Read More …

Tomas Infante faces 25 years to life form killing his wife SAN FRANCISCO, California — A Los Angeles jury has found a Filipino man guilty of killing his wife and leaving the body in the trunk of her car, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. Deputy District Attorney Miriam Avalos on Wednesday, June 18 said the jury deliberated for about two hours and found Tomas Rodriguez Infante, 62, guilty of first-degree murder for beating and stabbing his 57-year-old wife, Charito Tolentino. Avalos said Infante is scheduled back at the Los Angeles County Superior Court in Pomona before Judge Mike Camacho for sentencing.
Avalos said the defendant faces a maximum of 25 years to life in state prison. Prosecutors established that at the time of the killing, Infante was having an affair with another woman. When Infante’s girlfriend learned he was married, she broke up with him. An autopsy determined that the victim, Tolentino, had suffered three stab wounds to her neck and chest area, five lacerations on her head and multiple bruises on her head, face, hands and right forearm. Infante reported his wife missing on Jan. 12 and told authorities she had not returned from work, according to Lt. John Corina of the LA Country Sheriff’s homicide section. Corina said worried family members searched for Tolentino, and with help from her cell phone provider, were able locate her SUV about 20 miles away, at the parking lot of the Hawaiian Gardens Casino at the 11800 block of Read More …