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Senate begins 2015 budget deliberations BusinessWorld Online Edition  - ‎1 hour ago‎ THE SENATE has finally started deliberations on the national budget this week, which saw the insertion of a provision limiting the definition of “savings” to those that come from “released appropriations” that have not been obligated. Related United States Senate » Senate to make major changes to 2015 national budget billSun.Star Senate tackles P2.6T budget as Escudero proposes new appropriationsInquirer.net In Depth:Senate Finance committee presents 2015 proposed budget to plenaryGMA News

Rappler

Witness gives up claim over Binay-linked farm BusinessWorld Online Edition  - ‎1 hour ago‎ A LEADING witness against Vice-President Jejomar C. Binay, who claimed to have been made one of the dummies for his alleged Batangas estate, has “surrendered” his part of the land on Tuesday.

Philippine Star

Cone not pleased with Purefoods' win over Blackwater Inquirer.net  - ‎4 hours ago‎ MANILA, Philippines - Purefoods Star picked up its first back-to-back wins of the 2015 PBA Philippine Cup after beating a hard-fighting Blackwater side, 90-82, Tuesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Irish Examiner

Unrest in Jerusalem The Independent  - ‎12 minutes ago‎ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to "respond with a heavy hand" after at least four people were killed and eight injured in what Israeli police described as a "terrorist" attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem.

The Guardian

With Japan in recession, Abe calls elections in bid to delay tax hike Los Angeles Times  - ‎9 minutes ago‎ With his nation in an unexpected recession, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday called early parliamentary elections to seek public backing for a delay in a scheduled tax increase that could worsen economic conditions.

Wall Street Journal

Lighter Than Air? Toyota's Quixotic Plan To Sell Hydrogen Cars Feels Almost Real Forbes  - ‎1 hour ago‎ “They are not out of the race. They are a viable alternative to other zero-emission vehicle technologies,” Wolf-Henning Scheider of Bosch told Reuters last week in Berlin.

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Philippine Star

EDCA Ma.+Lourdes+PA+Sereno defense Philippines US BusinessWorld Online Edition  - ‎1 hour ago‎ This question was posted by no less than the country's Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes P.A. Sereno to individuals disputing the constitutionality of the bilateral defense pact between the Philippines and the United States on Tuesday's oral arguments regarding the ...

Philippine Star

AFP: BIFFs kill, rob three soldiers in Maguindanao GMA News  - ‎2 hours ago‎ An officer and two enlisted personnel were declared dead on arrival after members of the armed group Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters shot them and took their valuables, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Tuesday.

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10 Signs She Isn’t Marriage Material from positivemed.com

Not sure if the lady you’re dating could one day be your bride? While what constitutes the perfect partner is obviously an individual’s decision, here are ten signs that she is likely not The One.

10. She finds fault with everything. Whether it’s the fact that there are water spots on her fork in a restaurant or that her manicurist didn’t match the glitter patterns on her toes perfectly, a woman who notices and comments on every little fault is a total drag.

Mark Zuckerberg's heartwarming 'thank you' Facebook video for his wife Priscilla Chan will melt your heart

Facebook's 'Look Back' videos at the end of 2013 were introduced to rehash those old memories from the past year. While it was supposed to be nostalgic, for most users it made no sense. Now Facebook has unveiled the 'Say Thanks' videos.

This time the social networking website wants you to thank your friends with an emotional video. One of the first people to try this tool was none other than Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

In an adorable 1 minute video, Zuckerberg thanks his wife Priscilla Chan.

'I met an amazing girl on this day exactly 11 years ago. Priscilla, thank you for keeping me grounded, and for helping me keep my sense of wonder about the world as we grow together.' Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook.

The video will give you a peek into the couple's personal photos and precious moments like their first family Thanksgiving and their vacation pictures. Watch their pleasant journey in this video.

Post by Mark Zuckerberg.

From ibnlive.in.com/

Tubbataha, Mt Hamiguitan 'most treasured' parks in ASEAN

A NEW WORLD. The Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is home to countless fish and corals. All photos by Gregg Yan

MANILA, Philippines – Two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Philippines have now also been recognized as "most treasured parks" in Southeast Asia.
The nominations of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in Palawan and Mt Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary in Davao Oriental to the ASEAN Heritage Parks List were approved last October during a gathering of environmental ministers of ASEAN countries.
The addition brings the number of Philippine natural parks in the list of ASEAN Heritage Parks to 7. Aside from the recently nominated sites, these parks are:

• Mt Apo Natural Park
• Mt Kitanglad Range Natural Park
• Mt Makiling Forest Reserve
• Mts Iglit-Baco National Park
• Mt Malindang Range Natural Park

SWS poll result disproves critics of govt disaster response – Palace spokesman

The recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) poll showing higher satisfaction rating for the Aquino administration proved critics of the government wrong, a Malacañang spokesperson said Monday.

In a statement, presidential spokesman Secretary Edwin Lacierda particularly highlighted the administration's "very good" rating in helping victims of disasters.

Manila shelter for street kids run like ‘concentration camp’

AN ‘AUSCHWITZ’ IN ERMITA? An official of Bahay Tuluyan, a nongovernment organization promoting children’s rights, took this picture of “Frederico” during an Oct. 12 visit to the Reception and Action Center, a youth shelter run by the Manila city government. COURTESY OF BAHAY TULUYAN

MANILA, Philippines—Officials running a local government facility in Manila that is supposed to shelter and nurture street children have come under fire for acts of negligence and maltreatment so severe that shocked observers likened the place to a “concentration camp.”
To stress just how bad things are at the Manila Reception and Action Center (RAC), welfare advocates wrote City Hall for the third time last month. This time, they enclosed a photo of “Frederico,” one of the wards, showing the naked boy lying on the pavement, reduced to skin and bones.

Shut up, De Lima chides (acting) health secretary Janette Garin

Secretary Leila de Lima and Acting Health Secretary Janette Garin. INQUIRER and DOH FILE PHOTOS

Instead of going to the media to defend themselves, Department of Health officials should just submit themselves to an investigation, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said on Friday.
De Lima referred in particular to Acting Health Secretary Janette Garin who gave a media briefing last Wednesday to clarify certain issues with regard to the department’s questionable P833.67-million procurement of antipneumonia vaccines allegedly against the recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other global health experts.

Drilon inhibits from probe, insists Iloilo Convention Center not overpriced

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By AMITA LEGASPI, GMA NewsNovember 13, 2014 10:17am

Tags: Franklin Drilon

Senate President Franklin Drilon insisted Thursday the Iloilo Convention Center was not overpriced as alleged by his former staff. He welcomed the conduct of the Senate investigation on the matter as an opportunity for the public to hear both sides.

‘Biggest Loser’ winner convicted as accessory in homicide nabbed

NAGA CITY, Philippines–“Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition” winner Larry Martin was arrested Tuesday afternoon in his house in Milaor, Camarines Sur, on warrant for his conviction as accessory in a homicide case two years ago.
Martin, 40, who won the Philippine franchise of the reality television show in October 2011, was arrested in his house in Zone 1, Barangay Sto. Domingo, Milaor at 12:45 p.m., said Police Officer 2 Randy Sola, warrant officer of Milaor Municipal Police Office.
The warrant of arrest was issued by Judge Leo Intia of Regional Trial Court branch 27.
Court records showed Martin was convicted for driving the getaway car his cousin, Faustino Galvan, used to escape after punching to death court sheriff Rommel Licmoan in a brawl in a restaurant bar in Naga City in September 2012.
Galvan was immediately arrested after the fatal attack as the primary suspect and was later convicted of homicide. He has been serving his sentence at the Naga City District Jail.
Martin was detained at the Naga City District Jail. He will serve three months to three years in jail.

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