NAIA personnel fear Ebola infection despite specialized training

Personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) are afraid that they might contract Ebola from incoming passengers, saying they are not prepared for contact with an infected traveler.

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CBCP to help spread information on ebola

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines will help the government prevent the spread of ebola among Filipinos by conducting its own education campaign on the virus and the disease it brings.

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Equipment vs. Ebola may not be enough in case of outbreak in PHL

The amount of personal protective equipment (PPE) in Ebola isolation rooms in the country may not be enough in case of an outbreak, a doctor from the Lung Center of the Philippines admitted Friday.

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Medical marijuana could be gateway to drug abuse, groups warn

Various groups have thumbed down a move to legalize medical marijuana in the Philippines, saying allowing use of the drug for medical purposes could lead to its abuse, a report on GMA 7's "24 Oras" said on Friday.

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US Marine tagged in Jeffrey Laude slay gets subpoena

The US Embassy in Manila received on Friday afternoon the subpoena for the US Marine who was tagged in the killing of Filipino transgender woman Jeffrey "Jennifer" Laude over the weekend, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.

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Ombudsman to file plunder raps vs. ex-Rep. Valdez, Napoles over PDAF scam

The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to indict former Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives Party-list Rep. Edgar Valdez, as well as businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles and her driver and bodyguard, John Raymund De Asis, with plunder in connection with the P10-billion pork barrel scam.

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PHL rebuffs request to send medics to Ebola-hit areas

The Philippines has rebuffed a US request to dispatch medical workers to Ebola-hit regions, with the health ministry saying boosting the country's defences against any local outbreaks was the priority.

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Napoles lawyer says ‘pork’ projects implemented

The lawyer of alleged pork barrel fund scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles on Friday insisted that some projects funded by the Priority Development Assistance Funds (PDAF) of lawmakers were implemented.

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DFA: Subpoena for Pemberton on its way to US Embassy

The Department of Foreign Afairs is about to deliver the subpoena to the US Embassy in Manila for the US Marine who was tagged in the killing of Filipino transgender Jeffrey Laude.

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AFP reiterates: No negotiations with Abu Sayyaf holding 2 Germans

The Armed Forces of the Philippines remains firm against negotiating with the Abu Sayyaf group for the release of German nations who were abducted in Sulu.

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Mom of slain transpinay vows to fight case ‘until the end’

A fight to the end. The mother of slain transgender woman Jeffrey "Jennifer" Laude said in a television interview Friday that she will reject any attempts of an out-of-court settlement should the murder complaint against US Marine Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton reaches the court.

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Criticizing DOJ won’t prove VP Binay’s innocence, De Lima says

Crying "selective justice" and questioning the Department of Justice's jurisdiction over allegations of corruption will do Vice President Jejomar Binay no good, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said on Friday.

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NBI deploys 2 teams to probe Binays, others

The National Bureau of Investigation has deployed not one but two separate teams of agents to probe allegations of appropriation irregularities and ill-gotten wealth of Vice President Jejomar Binay, his family, and alleged cohorts.

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Anti-coal groups slam efforts to grant PNoy emergency powers

Thousands of Filipino environmental activists joining the Global Day of Action Against Coal on Friday called on the government to stop efforts seeking to grant President Benigno Aquino III emergency powers, purportedly to avert a looming power crisis.

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