Rappler Newscast | October 1, 2014

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Rappler Newscast | October 1, 2014
Print ads call for a second term for President Aquino. Two anti-graft court justices may be held liable for the Kevlar helmet case. Ebola comes to the US

Today on Rappler.

  • Full-page ads call for a second term for President Aquino.
  • Two anti-graft court justices may be held liable for the Kevlar helmet case.
  • Ebola comes to the United States!

PALACE DENIES HAND IN AQUINO 2ND TERM AD
Full-page ads parading the achievements of President Benigno Aquino fill major dailies Tuesday.
The ads read, “PNoy is still the best and only successor.”
The ads were paid for by the Movement for Reform, Continuity and Momentum or More2Come.
Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma denies the Palace is involved.
Aquino earlier said he is open to a second term if the public wants it.
The Philippine Constitution allows only one 6-year term for a president.

SANCTIONS FOR OTHER JUSTICES IN NAPOLES KEVLAR CASE?
After the dismissal of anti-graft court justice Gregory Ong, Supreme Court Justice Marvic Leonen revisits the case of the Kevlar helmets purchase for the Philippine Marines.
Leonen probes Ong’s fellow 4th Division Justices Jose Hernandez and Cristina Cornejo, saying all 3 justices are equally liable for the highly irregular ruling.
Ong chaired the 4th Division of anti-graft court Sandiganbayan.
The Supreme Court dismissed Ong for ties with development fund scam mastermind Janet Napoles.

PALACE DEFENDS PURISIMA DESPITE LAW BANNING GIFTS
Once again Malacañang defends Philippine National Police chief Alan Purisima.
Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda on Wednesday says Purisima answered “truthfully” and with “candor” at a Senate hearing Tuesday.
Purisima faces graft and plunder complaints over alleged anomalous deals, an under-declared home in Nueva Ecija, and the lavish construction of his quarters in Camp Crame.

COMELEC OPENS VOTER REGISTRATION CENTER FOR OFWS
Filipinos going abroad may now register for the 2016 national elections through overseas voter registration centers before leaving the country.
The Commission on Elections or Comelec and the Foreign Affairs Department launch the first registration center Wednesday.
Comelec is also pushing for Internet voting for overseas absentee voters on election day.
Voters can register until October 31, 2015.

PARTS OF METRO MANILA FLOODED AFTER HEAVY DOWNPOUR
A heavy downpour floods parts of Metro Manila Wednesday.
In an advisory, state weather bureau PAGASA warns of a thunderstorm over Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, parts of Nueva Ecija, and Batangas.
Affected areas in the metro include Roxas Boulevard, Makati, and Ortigas Center.
PAGASA says Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.

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US PATIENT DIAGNOSED WITH EBOLA, FIRST CASE OUTSIDE AFRICA
The United States gets its first Ebola case.
The man was infected in Liberia but diagnosed in Texas.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Tom Frieden says US health authorities would contain the virus and monitor people who had been in contact with the man.
Some lawmakers urge the US government to take decisive action to prevent Ebola, calling it a “clear and present danger” to the international community.

HONG KONG PROTESTERS GEAR UP FOR BIGGEST PROTEST YET
Braving thunderstorms the night before, Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters continue to rally Wednesday.
Police surround the city’s Golden Bauhinia Square, in preparation for the arrival of Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying with Communist Party officials.
Leung earlier ordered demonstrators to stop the protests.
His demands were rejected and instead asked him to step down.
Leaders believe more people will join the protests with Wednesday being a public holiday.
The protests mark the most intense civil unrest Hong Kong experienced since its 1997 handover from British rule.
China’s decision to restrict who can stand for the city’s top post triggered the public outcry.

YUDHOYONO INTERVENES IN ELECTION LAW CONTROVERSY
Outgoing Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono decrees a reversal of a new law scrapping direct election of local leaders.
But these did little to appease angry netizens tweeting hashtags #ShameOnYouSBY and #ShamedByYou since the bill was passed.
Yudhoyono’s return from the UN climate summit in New York Monday was greeted with the hashtag #WelcomeMrLiar.
Passed last Friday, the law is seen as a major blow to Indonesia’s young democracy.

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MICROSOFT INTRODUCES WINDOWS 10
Microsoft announces Tuesday night – Wednesday morning in Manila – the latest Windows operating system.
But, it skips a few numbers and calls the new OS Windows 10.
Its current version is called Windows 8.
Microsoft says the new OS will provide integration across desktop and mobile.
Windows 10 is expected to ship 2015.

COUPLE IN ANIMAL TORTURE VIDEOS JAILED FOR LIFE
A Filipino couple gets life imprisonment for human trafficking and producing videos of animal cruelty.
Victor Ridon and Chita Dorma Ridon were arrested in 2011 when an animal rights group filed a case accusing the couple of producing and selling “crush videos” online.
The couple used scantily clad under-aged girls to kill and tortured animals to appeal to the sexual fetish of some internet viewers.

CONTROVERSIAL BOXING DECISION SPARKS SCUFFLES AT ASIAN GAMES
Scuffles erupted in the Asian Games Tuesday as Korean boxers won in controversial bouts.
The homecourt advantage did not sit well with India and Mongolia.
Indian female boxer Sarita Devi refused to accept the victory of South Korea’s Park Ji-Na, while Mongolia threatened to pull out its boxers after male boxer Tugstsogt Nyambayr lost against Ham Sang-Myeong in a contested decision.

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