THE MARCOS DAUGHTER, THE DISGRACED LAWYER & A SUBURBAN COURTROOM DRAMA
29 Apr 2010
When it comes to mixing with the low life brigade, even pretenders to the Marcos dynasty do not stint themselves.
Unfortunately for one of them, the press were on hand in a small British county court for what should have been a non-descript case held in private of an examination by court...
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COULD GONORRHEA BE THE NEW AIDS?
29 Apr 2010
MANILA - The World Health Organization (WHO) today warned that gonorrhoea may soon become untreatable unless urgent measures are taken to prevent and treat the sexually transmitted infection.
Improper use of antibiotics has resulted in widespread antimicrobial resistance to the disease, with cheaper, first-line antibiotics losing their effectiveness. WHO said...
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PRECISION TRAINING's LATEST NEWS
22 Apr 2010
By Heimdall
Precision Training's owners, Salim & Nichola Shivji (some of the names they used, more below) have not been idle since fleeing their Burnham offices leaving students, employees, care home operators and others high and dry.
After defrauding all those students who were left with no NVQ qualifications,...
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MESSAGE FOR MIGRANTS IN NEW YORK
18 Apr 2010
STAND TOGETHER FOR THE DOMESTIC WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS
Dear Friends and Allies: I have been involved in the critical and exciting campaign to pass the Domestic Workers Bill Of Rights through my work with Jews For Racial and Economic Justice and Domestic Workers United. I hope you all can...
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NEW YORK LECTURE: COMPLICITY & COMPLACENCY OVER MIGRATION
18 Apr 2010
Complicity and Complacency: Migrant Work, Documentary Theatre, and Some Political Possibilities, A Lecture
Geraldine Pratt
Professor of Geography and Women's Studies, University of British Columbia
Where: The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue (btw 34th & 35th Streets), New York, NY, Room 6304.01...
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BRITISH LAP-DANCING CLUB OWNER DEPORTED AFTER UNFAIR DISMISSAL INCIDENT
18 Apr 2010
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has ordered the summary deportation of a British national for unjustly firing a security guard employed at his nightclub in Makati City.
Atty. Floro Balato Jr., BI spokesman, identified the Briton as Owen Sterling, allegedly the owner and manager of the Wow Wow Dancing Table/Singing...
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ICELAND's VOLCANO: HOW BAD IS IT REALLY?
18 Apr 2010
Satellite image courtesy of NASA - more images from NASA below
Global travel and trade disupted along with fears of an ecological timebomb similar to previous eruptions in Iceland over the past thousand years - an analysis plus excellent images from space
Eyjafjallajökull. While some say it is “unpronounceable”, it would...
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AGRA's DECISION TO CLEAR AMPATUAN CLANSMEN ATTACKED
18 Apr 2010
NAZI WAR CRIMINALS WOULD HAVE BEEN CLEARED HAD AGRA BEEN PROSECUTOR
The ghosts of those Nazi war criminals executed after the Nuremburg war crime trials should be stirring now. The trials, held in the wake of the collapse of Germany in 1945, put on trial some of the monsters who were the top tier...
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UK IMMIGRATION MATTERS
18 Apr 2010
The forthcoming British election has immigration as a major topic
By Charles Kelly
Labour’s Gordon Brown, the current Prime Minister, Tory leader and poll favourite David Cameron and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg all promised to control immigration.
In the run up to the General Election on...
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VICTIMS OUTRAGE AS TWO AMPATUAN's RELEASED
17 Apr 2010
Families of those slain in the Philippines' worst political massacre vowed on Sunday to appeal a government decision to drop charges against two members of a Muslim clan blamed for the killings.
"We are going to oppose this order in court. We will file an appeal," Harry Roque, a private...
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UST CONCERT IN DUBLIN
17 Apr 2010
Mahal naming mga community leaders,
Nakikiusap po ang FCN sa inyo at sa inyong mga lokal na pamayanan na suportahan po natin at daluhan ang UST Singers Concert sa ika-25 Abril, 2010 – ika-6 ng gabi.
Ang UST Singers po ay dadalo sa pandaigdigang patimpalak ng mga mang-aawit sa Cork....
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US TEACHING PLACEMENT FIRM ORDERED TO REPAY ILLEGAL CHARGES
17 Apr 2010
NEW ORLEANS – A business that brought hundreds of Filipino teachers to Louisiana to work in public schools has been fined and ordered to refund placement fees that a teacher union estimates will total $1.8 million.
An administrative law judge with the Louisiana Workforce Commission said California-based Universal Placement Inc., headed...
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ANGER OVER GERMAN INSENSITIVITY AS PINOYS ARE DETAINED IN FRANKFURT AIRPORT
17 Apr 2010
German insensitivity showed itself in a gross example on Thursday evening when 12 Filipinos who held UK visas were detained at Frankfurt airport after landing there onboard a diverted Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong bound for London's Heathrow airport.
The flight was diverted as a result of the Icelandic...
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THE VATICAN FIDDLES WHILE ROME BURNS
16 Apr 2010
DIY NIGHTMARES
16 Apr 2010
It is normal for repairs to be done by professionals. Unless that is people are expert at do it yourself household repairs, it is always best to get a real builder, carpenter or plumber in; pay them and relax.
Unfortunately, there are those who save the money, do the repair...
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UST SINGERS IN DUBLIN
16 Apr 2010
The Filipino Community Network in association with the Cultural Affairs committee proudly present the University of Santo Tomas singers in Dublin on Sunday 25th of April
This event is a fund raising event to rasie some money for our UST singers and some funds for the 7th Filipino day in Ireland,...
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INTELLIGENCE UNIT PACIFIC STRATEGIES STATES MAY ELECTION WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY FAIL
16 Apr 2010
A multinational firm doing intelligence work for a host of embassies and some of the world’s top corporations has said signs that the Philippines’ first automated balloting on May 10 would fail are getting clearer as the elections draw closer.
In a paper entitled “Assessing 2010 Elections Automation in the...
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DTI ISSUES WARNING TO OFW's ON FAKE FRANCHISE OFFERS
16 Apr 2010
In the light of numerous complaints on fake franchisors involving overseas Filipino workers as victims, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to issue an advisory to all Philippine Embassies and Consulates General to warn overseas Filipinos against rampant franchising scams.
The...
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PAMPANGAN TO APPEAL AGAINST SAUDI DEATH SENTENCE
16 Apr 2010
A Mexico, Pampanga man who has been sentenced to death by a Saudi court is to file an appeal.
The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh said today that the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was meted the capital punishment on April 13 was assisted by legal counsel provided by the Embassy during...
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GORDON MOANS AS SURVEYS SHOW HIM TRAILING
16 Apr 2010
Bagumbayan standard bearer Sen. Richard Gordon on Wednesday said he will file charges against survey firms that conduct pre-election polls saying this influences public opinion.
Gordon said he has asked his lawyers to file the damage suit against independent pollsters on Friday (April 16).
“It is unfair. They are just...
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NEW RULES FOR FILING OF ENVIROMENTAL CASES TAKES EFFECT APRIL 29
16 Apr 2010
The Supreme Court (SC) announced on Wednesday that the rules and procedures on environmental cases will take effect on April 29, 2010.
According to SC Spokesman and Court Administrator Atty. Jose Midas Marquez, the implementation of such environmental rules and procedures is unprecedented as it is the first of its...
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ON-LINE ADVERTISING FINALLY GETTING PROPER RECOGNITION
16 Apr 2010
The media advertising is changing with the addition of online and mobile advertising, which is slowly but surely asserting its place in the advertising world.
With this realization, the IMMAP (Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines) was born. It is composed of all web and mobile players in...
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ANGAT DAM LEVELS FALLING DANGEROUSLY LOW
16 Apr 2010
Angat Dam, Bulacan
Greenpeace today stepped up its call for the need for urgent political action to climate-proof the country's water resources as water levels in Angat Dam reached a critical level.
The decline in Angat's water levels is currently being monitored by the "Water Watch" camp which Greenpeace, together with...
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ICELANDIC VOLCANO GROUNDS ASIA-EUROPE FLIGHTS
16 Apr 2010
About 60 flights between Asia and Europe were cancelled Friday, stranding several thousand passengers, as ash from an Icelandic volcano filled the skies over northern Europe. (With video)
Japan Airlines said nine flights to and from Europe were canceled, including round-trip flights from Narita International Airport to Paris, Amsterdam, London...
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US FEARS ON RP POLL FRAUD RAISED
16 Apr 2010
A United States lawmaker has expressed concerns on the upcoming nationwide automated polls in the Philippines, expressing fears of fraud and massive disenfranchisement of voters during election day on May 10.
California Rep. Ed Royce (Republican) raised the electoral fraud issue with President Arroyo during dinner in Washington DC on...
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PRINCESS OF THE STARS OWNERS IN THE FIRING LINE AGAIN
14 Apr 2010
Public Attorney's Office (PAO) Chief Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta on Saturday said that the civil suits filed against the Sulpicio Lines, Inc. (Sulpicio Lines) in connection with the sinking of "M/V Princess of the Stars" has been fortified by evidence showing its neglect to identify almost 100 victims buried in Cebu...
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LOAN SHARK CITED FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN DUBAI BUS DRIVERS SCANDAL
14 Apr 2010
The Blas F. Ople Policy Center on Tuesday helped file the very first case of trafficking in human against a private lending company, RJJ Lacaba Financing Corp.
Senatorial candidate Susan “Toots” Ople, head of the The Center, and 20 bus drivers who are among the victims of the lending company,...
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PINAY MAID PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED MURDER OF BABY
14 Apr 2010
U.A.E. A maid pleaded guilty to the charge of endangering the life of an infant on Monday in the Court of Misdemeanours. The judge is set to pronounce a verdict on April 26.
The Filipina maid, 30, held the five-month-old, carrying him near the railing of the apartment on the...
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VIDEO OF PINAYS RAPE/MURDER IN UAE A HOAX
14 Apr 2010
A viral video and email message about the alleged brutal rape of two Filipinas in Abu Dhabi is nothing but a hoax, Philippine Embassy officials here confirmed.
The hoax was so widely-circulated that it prompted the embassy to report the matter to the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila...
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FINEXPO TEST
13 Apr 2010
UNION ALLEGES TESDA's PROBLEMS ALL STEM FROM SYJUCO's GRAFT
13 Apr 2010
THIRSTY IN MANILA? IT COULD GET WORSE
12 Apr 2010
The Angat Dam's levels are dangerously low, and with the dry season in full swing, expected to get lower (click images to enlarge)
Angat Dam, Bulacan
Greenpeace set up a “Water Watch” camp in Angat Reservoir, Metro Manila’s main water source, to highlight the urgent threat to the country’s...
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US BROADCASTER UNDER FIRE OVER RACIST REMARKS
12 Apr 2010
The Washington, DC based Migrant Heritage Commission has gone on the attack over racist remarks made by Adam Carolla (pictured above), a broadcster with quite a following on his podcasts. His remarks have caused a major stir among Filipinos in the USA as well as reaching Malacanang.
On his April...
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UK IMMIGRATION MATTERS
12 Apr 2010
FIRST OFW TREASURY BOND LAUNCHED
11 Apr 2010
The Philippine government launched Thursday its first-ever onshore Treasury bond (T-bond) intended primarily for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their beneficiaries.
In a briefing, National Treasurer Roberto Tan said the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) would initially offer US$500 million worth of the multi-currency retail treasury bond (MRTB), though it has...
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WHO TELLS RP TO INCREASE PUBLIC HEALTH SPENDING
11 Apr 2010
The Philippines comes in for criticism over its low value of spending on healthcare, currently around 2% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on governments across the Asia Pacific region to spend more on health in order to cut out-of-pocket health-care costs for the poor and...
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IVLER'S MOTHER IN DEMONSTRATION MARCH
10 Apr 2010
Marlene Aguilar (above center) proved that a mother's love knows no limits. Even if she makes herself look a complete idiot as well as criminally culpable for harboring a fugitive in a murder case. (With video)
On Friday morning she started a campaign with a march to convince the Quezon City...
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PINAY GETS $120,000 PAYOUT OVER AGE DISCRIMINATION IN HAWAII STORE
9 Apr 2010
A 70-year-old Filipino pharmacist will receive $120,000 from discount department store giant Kmart after the company agreed to settle out of court an age discrimination lawsuit filed by a federal labor agency on behalf of the victim.
In its report, US-based online news service Philippine News said Kmart Corp. also...
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POWER CRISIS - MALLS & FACTORIES ASKED TO SHUT DOWN
9 Apr 2010
Life will come to a standstill if malls are closed
The Philippine government, grappling with electricity shortages brought on by a long drought, said Thursday it will ask shopping malls and factories to shut down for several days to ensure an uninterrupted power supply during May elections.
GAY PARTY CAN STAND SAYS SUPREME COURT
9 Apr 2010
The Philippine Supreme Court overturned a decision Thursday barring a gay rights group from contesting national elections in May and recognized it as a legitimate political party for the first time.
"OFW" BONDS LAUNCHED
9 Apr 2010
The Philippines launched Thursday $500 million worth of multi-currency retail Treasury bonds, with at least 20 percent of the volume to be sold to migrant Filipino workers and their relatives
The three- and five-year issue will consist of $400 million in dollar-denominated bonds and 75 million in euros.
National Treasurer...
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EU AIR BAN STARTS TO IMPACT ON TOURISM
9 Apr 2010
The Tourism Department expressed alarm Thursday over a number of European tour cancellations after the European Union blacklisted Philippine carriers due to safety reasons.
The department urged the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines to work out measures to lift the restriction on local carriers, saying local tourism would suffer...
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SMOKE BELCHERS UNDER NEW THREAT AS STRONGER SANCTIONS ANNOUNCED
9 Apr 2010
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said on Wednesday that vehicles emitting thick, black smoke will be immediately apprehended and cited for smoke-belching violation even without undergoing the required emission test.
The agency said that this new system of apprehension will make it easier for the agency to clamp...
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DAVAO STARTS PLANS TO EMULATE AMSTERDAM GIVING PRIORITY TO BICYCLES
9 Apr 2010
Dutch authorities have long allowed bikes to have priority - now Davao starts along that road
The bicycle ordinance of this city finally got the approval of the City Council on third and final reading Tuesday.
City Councilor Leo Avila III, the ordinance’s author, said there are four phases...
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BACTERIA FOUND TO HALT DENGUE TRANSMISSION
9 Apr 2010
Entomologists at Michigan State University (MSU) have found that a bacterium can stop dengue viruses from replicating in the mosquitoes. The research was published Thursday in the journal PLoS Pathogens.
"In nature, about 28 percent of mosquito species harbor Wolbachia bacteria, but the mosquitoes that are the primary transmitters...
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EMPHYSEMA RISKS CAN NOW BE PREDICTED
9 Apr 2010
PAKISTANI ILLEGAL RECRUITER BEING DEPORTED
9 Apr 2010
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will soon deport a Pakistani national who was arrested for complaints of large-scale illegal recruitment in Palawan, it was reported Wednesday.
The Pakistani, who now undergoing deportation proceedings for being an undesirable and undocumented alien, was identified as Ehmad Agha a.k.a. Salim Jan Iftikha, who...
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RP ELECTIONS START IN LONDON
8 Apr 2010
It’s all systems go for the start of the month-long overseas absentee voting (OAV) on Saturday, the Philippine embassy in London said.
Emmanuel Guzman, third secretary and vice consul, said they are not expecting any glitch in the OAV, which could draw more than 8,500 registered voters all over the country, the...
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EX-GENERAL IN HUMAN SMUGGLING SCANDAL SUSPENDED AS NAIA BOSS
7 Apr 2010
An airport official implicated in the Zhong Xing Telecommunications Equipment-National Broadband Network (ZTE-NBN) controversy was suspended from his post for alleged human smuggling, QTV's Balitanghali said Wednesday. (With video)
The Manila International Aiport Authority (MIAA) placed retired Brig. Gen. Angel Atutubo under preventive suspension for reportedly allowing 80 overseas...
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NEW CLASSIFIED ADVERTS SECTION
3 Apr 2010
Balita Pinoy has changed its FREE CLASSIFIED ADVERTS section by expanding it.
Still free, it has more categories, especially for freelancers to post details of their expertise for example in data input, programming, graphic design and suchlike. It also allows potential clients to post their needs.
There is also an...
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BANDWIDTH-SQUATTING FORMER SOLON HAS HEART ATTACK IN JAIL AFTER ARREST ON ILLEGAL RECRUITING CHARGES
2 Apr 2010
Former Party-list Rep. Jaime Zarraga, who was arrested by National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents last Monday for alleged syndicated estafa and illegal recruitment, was taken to a Manila hospital after he suffered a heart attack at the NBI jail on Wednesday morning.
NBI Assistant Regional Director Roland Argabioso, chief...
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UK EVENTS - SUPPLIED BY THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN LONDON
1 Apr 2010
Filipino/Brit duo Fuse are performing in Ipswich Saturday 10th April - free tickets and free transport from London's Liverpool Street Station - details below
EMBASSY’S MATRICES OF UPCOMING EVENTS/ADVISORIES/PRESS RELEASES
As of 01 April 2010
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CORRUPTION CERTIFICATES TO BE TRADED ON ASIAN STOCK MARKETS
1 Apr 2010
Tradeable Corruption Certificates (TCC) are likely to be launched on stock markets in Asia and the Middle East today with the Indonesian Stock Market likely to be a star performer given Indonesia’s guilt-edged market performance in the sector.
These innovative certificates would facilitate recovery of bribes made by foreign companies...
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AMPATUAN's FRAUD: HOW THEY USED ARMM & IRA FUNDS AS THEIR PRIVATE BANK
1 Apr 2010
THE COMMISSION on Audit (COA) is probably used to seeing dismal book-keeping from government units, but in the last several years, it seems to have become particularly challenged in trying to keep track of the accounts of Maguindanao and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
Since 2002, the state...
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