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INQUIRER.net 7:53 pm | Wednesday, August 13th, 2014 MANILA, Philippines—A viral video showed an alleged Filipina who stripped off her clothes during a mental breakdown at the Mongkok Mass Transit Railway station in Hong Kong. The video, posted on Apply Daily website,  was taken on July 23. and left only her underwear The woman, who was not identified, started screaming unintelligibly after she took off her clothes, the Shanghaiist and Coconuts Hong Kong reported. Now in her underwear, she then stood in front of an ATM machine to block people from using it, it said. “In typical Hong Kong fashion, no one came to the clearly distressed woman’s aid but instead ensured her continued humiliation by forming a crowd and filming her with their mobile devices,” Coconuts Hong Kong reported. “One such man can be heard giggling as he filmed. Thankfully, a kind Samaritan offered her some clothing to cover herself up but the woman simply screamed at her,” it added. MTR officers came after half an hour and wrapped the woman in a towel. She was later brought to a hospital. Follow Us Other Stories: Pope Francis due to arrive in South Korea Thursday PAL gets go signal to fly to Guam Many OFWs in Libya backing out from repatriation—DFA Fil-Ams have fun at PH envoys’ special tour 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 Read More …

A priest who was allegedly included in the so-called hit list of retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan Jr. is ready to testify on the former officer’s alleged human rights abuses, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines said Wednesday. Fr. Edwin Gariguez, executive director of the CBCP-National Secretariat for Social Action Justice and Peace, said he had to leave his diocese for a while for fear of his life. “I documented the extrajudicial killings in Mindoro and submitted them to AFP. I can make the files available and I can testify if the documents can be found to support the crime of Palparan,” Gariguez said in an article posted on the CBCP news site. “During his reign of terror, Palparan lumped together all those in progressive movements, even people from the church doing justice advocacy for the poor, and they were targeted for assassination. They were tagged as dissident terrorist in Palparan’s list and his list even included me. That’s why I needed to leave the diocese for a while, while Palparan was there,” he added. He said that was about 11 years ago, when he was executive director of Peasant Empowerment and Advocacy Network (Peasant-Net), a founding leader of Alyansa Laban sa Mina (ALAMIN). Gariguez was also a part-time staff for Mangyan Mission at the time. Palparan was assigned in Mindoro and Romblon from May 2001 to April 2003 as commander of the Philippine Army’s 204th Brigade. Also, Gariguez said his 40th birthday was marked with an “unforgettable period Read More …

NBI presents Palparan to the media. Retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan is presented to the media after he was arrested by National Bureau of Investigation agents at a house in Sta. Mesa, Manila before dawn Tuesday, August 12. A Bulacan court issued in 2011 an arrest warrant against Palparan, who is charged with two counts of kidnapping and serious illegal detention of University of the Philippines students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño. Roy Lozano Security and health concerns hound the transfer of captured retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan Jr. from the National Bureau of Investigation in Manila to the Bulacan Provincial Jail. NBI Anti-Organized and Transnational Crime Division head Atty. Rommel Vallejo also said they may ask the Philippine National Police for help in securing Palparan if the transport pushes through, radio dzBB’s Cecilia Villarosa reported. The Bulacan court earlier ordered Palparan transferred from the NBI in Manila to the Bulacan Provincial Jail. Palparan has been detained at the NBI since his arrest before dawn Tuesday. In 2011 it issued an arrest warrant against Palparan, who is charged with two counts of kidnapping and serious illegal detention in the alleged abduction of University of the Philippines students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño in 2006. He has denied involvement in the incident. Aside from security risks, Vallejo said another concern for the NBI is Palparan’s health. He said they are awaiting the results of blood chemistry and blood count tests on Palparan, along with the advice of Palparan’s doctors on whether Read More …

The government is confident that delays in the crafting of the Bangsamoro Basic Law will not raise tensions on the ground, and that there will still be time for a plesbiscite even if the law is passed early next year. At a press briefing on Wednesday, presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said members of the 12,000-strong Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are aware that its peace panel and the government are working toward a mutually acceptable bill. “The MILF is also familiar that both parties are working steadfastly on making sure that the Bangsamoro Basic Law will be submitted to Congress,” he said. He added that the government is optimistic that the draft law will be finished and ready for submission to President Benigno Aquino III by August 18, as earlier committed by the peace panels. “That is something that we’re working on and we certainly would like to see an agreement that we can submit it already before the Congress,” he said. Plesbiscite The Palace official further maintained that it is “still possible” to conduct a plebiscite and form the Bangsamoro Transition Authority—the interim ministerial government of the proposed new political entity—even if the basic law is passed during the first quarter of 2015. Over the weekend, the peace panels “reached agreement on substantial versions” of the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law, which seeks to create a new political entity to replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The crafting of the bill has been stalled over the past weeks after Read More …