September 2, 2013 Edition

Valerie Castro

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  1. NBI chief quits; De Lima wants him to stay

    RESIGNED. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) director Nonattus Rojas in a press conference at the NBI, 7 August 2013. EPA/ Francis Malasig

    National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) chief Nonnatus Rojas tendered his “irrevocable resignation” September 2, in connection with alleged leaks in the agency on the Janet Lim-Napoles case. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said Rojas tendered his resignation after President Benigno Aquino III told the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) there are people in the NBI who are “less trustworthy.” De Lima however said the President was “misquoted” by the paper. De Lima said  she told President Benigno Aquino III “not to accept” the resignation.


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  2. Sarin gas used in attack, says Kerry

    US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during an interview on NBC's

    As he urged the US Congress to vote for military action against the Syrian regime, Secretary of State John Kerry said on September 1 the US government has obtained proof sarin gas was used in a Damascus attack. Hair and blood samples given to the US from emergency workers on the scene of last month’s attack in the Syrian capital have showed signs of the powerful sarin nerve gas, Kerry told NBC and CNN television. Kerry blitzed the Sunday morning TV talk shows to relaunch his bid to build the case for US military strikes in Syria after President Barack Obama called for Congress to vote to authorize action. He urged his former colleagues in Congress to give Obama a green-light for strikes against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

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  3. Napoles jailed at Laguna police camp

    The detention facility where Janet Lim-Napoles will be detained at Fort Sto Domingo in Sta Rosa, Laguna, as photographed on September 1, 2013. Photo courtesy PNP PIO/SAF

    Janet Lim-Napoles, the woman at the center of the pork barrel scam, was transferred to her new detention facility in Fort Sto. Domingo, Sta. Rosa, Laguna just before dawn September 1. The facility is situated in an eight-hectare training camp of the Special Action Force of the Philippine National Police where ousted President Joseph Estrada was once jailed. The transfer was ordered by a Makati court last August 30, following claims by the warden of the Makati City jail, where Napoles was detained for two nights, that he could not ensure her security. Napoles is scheduled to be arraigned on September 9 over charges she and her brother, who remains at large, illegally detained their cousin and former employee, Benhur Luy, who has since turned whistleblower. Government is also preparing charges against her for being the alleged conduit of lawmakers in pocketing funds meant for development projects.

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  4. Morsi to stand in trial

    A handout photograph released by the Egyptian Presidency shows Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi talking to his supporters as he attends a Syria solidarity conference organized by the Muslim Brotherhood, Cairo, Egypt, 15 June 2013. Photo courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency/EPA

    Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi is to stand trial in a criminal court for “incitement to murder,” state television reported September 1. Morsi will be tied along with 14 other suspects in his Muslim Brotherhood movement on charges of “incitement to murder and violence” in December 2012 when deadly clashes broke out between his supporters and opponents outside the presidential palace. Morsi already stands accused of crimes related to his 2011 escape from prison. He’s being held at a secret location by the army since July, when an Egyptian court ordered his detention.

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  5. Can PH weather market turmoil?

    The slowdown of the global economy and the aftermath of the anticipated unwinding of the US Federal Reserve’s stimulus program are threats to economic stability, a Philippine central bank official conceded. The Fed’s plan has sent the peso and local stock market plunging during the past weeks. The country also faces challenges from slower global economic growth. While it “is not yet in safe waters,” economic planners hope that the Philippines’ strong fundamentals will help cushion the impact of the current market turmoil, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas deputy governor Diwa Gunigundo said.

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  6. Taguig won’t give up Fort Bonifacio

    A court squabble between two cities over the Philippines’ premium real estate property persists. Taguig City on August 29 asked the Court of Appeals to reconsider its decision declaring that Fort Bonifacio belongs to Makati City. Citing “the backing of history,” Taguig cited statutes, proclamations and other public documents as proof of its ownership of Fort Bonifacio. The court earlier ruled that some parts of Fort Bonifacio, which are now under Taguig, belonged to Makati. If upheld by the Supreme Court, the decision will revert 729.15 hectares to Makati. But Taguig said it will exhaust all legal remedies to assert its ownership of Fort Bonifacio, which now hosts multinational corporations, embassies, and posh condominiums, among others.

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  7. Gov’t dispatches 38 mobile polling teams

    CITIZENS' DUTY. Australian citizens cast their ballots during the pre elections vote at the Australian embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, 30 August 2013. Australia will hold federal elections on 07 September 2013. EPA/Mast Irham

    From the frozen Antarctic to the dry and remote Outback, millions of Australians will cast their ballots on September 7 in an election that poses logistical challenges in a continent-sized country. Voting is compulsory and a record 14.71 million Australians are registered to make their mark at some 7,500 polling booths set up at schools, surf clubs, church halls and community centers. With many people living in far-flung locations, 38 polling teams began criss-crossing the enormous country to reach more than 400 isolated communities. Electoral Commissioner Ed Killesteyn said the teams expected to cover more than 3.4 million square kilometers by road, air and sea to reach pastoral properties, small towns, tourist resorts and mine sites.

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  8. Ramon Magsaysay honors advocates and fighters

    The Ramon Magsaysay Awards for 2013 were given out to 3 individual-trailblazers and two groups fighting against pervasive social ills in the region. The award — regarded as the Nobel Prize of Asia — recognized a Filipino healthcare-for-all advocate, a Burmese development worker, a female Afghan governor, a Nepalese anti-human trafficking group, and an Indonesian anti-corruption commission. Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, who was the guest of honor during the awarding ceremony, was moved by the life narratives of the award recipients. “With all the embarrassment that I feel that some of us in the public service may not have been doing as much for the cause of the public good, please accept my warmest congratulations,” said the Chief Justice.

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  9. Frost/Nixon: David Frost dies at 74

    In this file photo, British journalist Sir David Frost arrives at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) annual awards held at the Royal Opera House in Central London, Britain, 08 February 2009. EPA/Daniel Deme

    British broadcasting great David Frost died of a heart attack on August 31, after falling ill on board the Queen Elizabeth cruise liner. He was 74. Celebrated for his revealing interviews with former US president Richard Nixon, Frost’s list of interviewees, from presidents and prime ministers to royalty and show-business celebrities, was expansive. Frost’s lengthy 1977 interviews with Nixon saw him press the former president on the Watergate scandal.The encounter was turned into a play entitled “Frost/Nixon”, which was adapted into a 2008 film, with Michael Sheen playing Frost and Frank Langella as Nixon. It was nominated for 5 Oscars.

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  10. #Tweetanaga: Poetry in 140 characters

    Uso pa rin ang sariling wika, hindi nalalaos ang pagiging makata. Sa loob ng 3 linggong patimpalak ng Rappler noong Agosto – #Tweetanaga: Can you write poetry in 140? – binaha kami ng entries. Ang “tanaga” ay isang katutubong klase ng tulang Filipino. May 4 na linya ito, 7 pantig bawa’t isa, at gumagamit ng iba-ibang kombinasyon ng tugma (mula sa orihinal na monorhyme noong araw). Kung mapagkasya ang tanaga sa isang Twitter post, ito ang #Tweetanaga. Pumili ang mga hurado ng top prize. May 9 pang nagwagi – mga komentaryo sa maiinit na isyu. Ang contest na ito ay kontribusyon ng Rappler sa pagpapayaman ng pambansang lingua franca.

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