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The parents of hazing victim Horacio Tomas "Atio" Castillo III have decided to exclude one of the respondents in the hazing case who was found already deceased. Lawyer Lino Kapunan, one of the lawyers of the Atio's parents, has manifested before the Department of Justice to remove the name of late Cavite chief prosecutor Emmanuel Velasco as a respondent in the case.
Prayer mats, chequered scarves, black fatigues, and bullet-ridden walls mark the hideout where the "emir" of Islamic State in Southeast Asia spent months preparing the most brazen and devastating militant attack in the region. People walk in front of a bullet-riddled apartment house in a residential area in Malutlut district, Marawi city, southern Philippines October 27, 2017, which was believed to have been rented by pro-Islamic State militant group leaders Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute before their battle in Marawi city.
Five months ago, a group of pro-ISIS militants attacked and took control of parts of the southern Philippine city of Marawi. More than 1,000 people have been killed in the siege that has raged since then, as Philippine government troops waged war against the pro-ISIS occupiers - local terrorist groups called the Maute Group and Abu Sayyaf.
US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim says the US military aided Philippine troops, who recently defeated Islamic State-style militants in the city of Marawi. He said the US shared intelligence and provided technical advice and equipment.
More dramatic mobile phone video is emerging of the terrifying moments when a gunman in the Mandalay Bay Hotel unleashed a hail of gunfire on a crowd enjoying a country music festival in Las Vegas, killing 59 and injuring more than 500 Sunday.
Antonette Mangrobang shows the travel records of Marilou Danley in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. Records showed Danley left the Philippines on Oct. 3.... .
Antonette Mangrobang shows the travel records of Marilou Danley in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. Records showed Danley left the Philippines on Oct. 3.... .
Antonette Mangrobang shows the travel records of Marilou Danley in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. Records showed Danley left the Philippines on Oct. 3.... .
Lone District Representative Mark Go said that the Lower Houses has approved on third and final reading House Bill 3721 recognizing the importance of September 3 that marked the end of World War II in Baguio, where General Tomoyuki Yamashita signed the formal surrender documents. Go said it is befitting to remember the day as Victory Day not just in Baguio, but the entire country as it marked the end of the second World War in the Pacific.
JUSTICE Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said the Department of Justice through its investigative arm National Bureau of Investigation will no longer probe the possible involvement of two members of President Rodrigo Duterte's family in the entry of P6.4 billon worth of shabu shipment at the Bureau of Customs . The justice secretary believes that the critics of the President only want to make the issue appear to be a "family affair."
A protester holds a placard and shouts anti-government slogans, seeking justice for 17-year-old high school student Kian delos Santos, who was killed in a recent police raid in an escalation of President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, during a protest in front of the Philippine National Police headquarters in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines on August 23, 2017.
Residents clear debris in the city of Tacloban, devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, in the Philippines in November 2013. It was reportedly the deadliest storm in recorded history.a Just two or three decades ago, scientists were talking about the consequences of climate change manifesting in 50-100 years.
Former Vice President Al Gore visits Tacloban city in the Philippines, an area that was hit hard in 2013 by Typhoon Haiyan - an arresting physical image and reminder of the effects tied to climate change, in "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power." With articles about climate change going viral on social media, reports of extreme weather events and melting glaciers circling in the news, and the president's decision to leave the Paris climate accord, this couldn't be a better or scarier time for "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power" to hit theaters.
U.S. State Secretary Rex Tillerson gestures before the 10th Lower Mekong Initiative Ministerial Meeting, part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Manila, Philippines, Sunday Aug. 6, 2017. Russia's Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov, center, links arms with Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers and their representatives as they take part in the ASEAN-Russia Ministerial meeting in the 50th ASEAN Regional Forum in suburban Pasay city southeast of Manila, Philippines Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017.
THE Ten Outstanding Students in the Cordillera Administrative Region were awarded in the regional recognition ceremony last July 31 at the Hotel Supreme in Baguio City. This year's Oscars are Rou Jay Balagot, Brett Dales Maslang and Avjine Magwiling from the University of the Cordilleras; John Oliver De Vera, Zion Jemillinium Tam-awen, and Mark Neil Pageet from the Benguet State University; Hearthel Kate Buyuccan from the Ifugao State University; Oliver Lance Insigne from the Abra State Institute of Science and Technology; Mark Lorenzo Permalino from Saint Louis University, and Romane Jasmin Manos from the Easter College.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vowed Monday to continue his bloody war on illegal drugs despite international and domestic criticism and warned that offenders will end up in "jail or hell." In his second state of the nation speech, Duterte also insisted he would not hold peace talks with communist rebels because of continuing attacks.
A year ago Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte promised to cleanse his Southeast Asian nation of illegal drugs in three to six months. He said he would tame corruption and began a profanity-spiked tongue lashing of America - which he called "lousy" last week.
It's been a remarkably turbulent first year for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whose war on drugs has left thousands of suspects dead and prompted critics to call his rule a "human rights calamity." One accused him of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court.
Islamist militants holed up in a southern Philippines town have been cornered and their firepower is flagging, the military said Thursday, as the five-week battle for control of Marawi City raged on. Despite signs that the insurgents are now on the back foot, Southeast Asian governments are worried that the siege could be just the prelude to further violence as the ultra-radical Islamic State group tries to establish a foothold in their region.
A graffiti is seen on a wall of a back alley as government soldiers continue their assault against the Maute group, who have taken over parts of Marawi City, Philippines June 22, 2017. A government soldier guards a city hall compound, as government troops continue their assault against insurgents from the Maute group, who have taken over parts of Marawi City, Philippines June 22, 2017.