______________________________________________________________________________________The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Friday that the philippines is still free from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-Cov) after the Filipina nurse who had been reported of having an asymptomatic case of the disease tested negative, according to the results from the Research institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM)Its negative, DOH spokespersonLyndon Lee Suy disclosed. Negative ang ating resulta doon sa ating case na itinawag sa atin na positive for MERS-CoV.Whats good about this is that when there is a negative case, theres no way for the infection to be transmitted as there will be no source, he addedIn a recent statement, doH revealed that a female nurse they called AP from Damman, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) who arrived here last Friday had an asymptomatic case of MERS-CoV. The agency has been informed about APs condition, on Tuesday, by her co-worker (identified only as CB) after receiving the result of their mandatory MERS-CoV testing, which they both took on August 25She [AP] will be discharged today [September 5], the spokesperson added.AP has been confined at the Southern Philippine Medical Center SPMC in Davao City, with relatives who had contact with her.Suy clarified that the relative of AP who had fever also not infected with MERS-CoV.Meron daw isa na nilagnat. Definitely hindi MERS-CoV iyon kasi nga wala namang panggagalingan kasi negative itong index case.

Pamatong out on bailbyLeonard PostradoSeptember 5, 2014Share this: Lawyer Ely Pamatong, the leader of the rightist group United States Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) which is behind the foiled attack in Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), has gained his temporary liberty by posting bail before a Quezon City court on Friday.Pamatong, who has been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) last Wednesday at NAIA Terminal 2, is facing inciting to sedition and malicious mischief cases before the Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court in connection with the 2004 EDSA spiking incident.NBI Special Investigator III Aldrin Mercader said Pamatong posted P2,000 for his malicious mischief case and another P12,000 for his inciting to sedition case on Friday morning. He was released before lunch time of the same day.Nagreturn kami ng warrant of arrest kay Pamatong and when he was in the QC court, he already posted bail kaya we have no choice but to let him out of prison, Mercader told the Manila Bulletin.Before he left the NBI headquarters, Mercador said Pamatong went to visit the three suspects that the bureau arrested for attempting the attack at NAIA Terminal 3 and SM Mall of Asia and for planning to strafe the Chinese Embassy and the office building of DMCI, both in Makati City.Enrile pleads not guilty to graft chargesbyJeffrey DamicogSeptember 5, 2014Share this: Your honor, not guilty. I have not committed any crime.Senator Juan Ponce Enrile made this plea when he was arraigned on Friday morning at the Sandiganbayan Third Division on 15 counts of graft in connection to the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam.After the graft court finally accepted amendments proposed by the prosecution in the rap sheets, the arraignment of Enrile and his co-accused on the graft charges finally pushed through since being arraigned for plunder last July 11.Enriles co-accused, pork barrel mastermind Janet Lim Napoles, also pleaded not guilty on all 15 counts of graft.Enrile and those accused with him were charged for conspiring to cause the government undue injury amounting to around P345 million for all 15 counts of graft in diverting and receiving kickbacks from his PDAF to ghost projects of Napoles.On the other hand, Atty. Jessica Lucila Gigi Reyes, Enriles former chief of staff and now co-accused in the cases, refused to enter any plea on the 15 counts of graft.Atty. Anacleto Diaz, the lawyer of Reyes, told reporters that she did not enter pleas due to legal remedies that they sought before the Supreme Court.Diaz explained that these remedies would be rendered academic if she pleaded not guilty.In order to preserve these remedies we are not entering a plea. Thats a recognized legal remedy that anyone can resort to, he said to the media.Diaz cited that they sought before the Supreme Court to nullify the resolution of the Ombudsman finding probable cause because we have been deprived due process of law.Yung sworn statement na pinagbasihan ng probable cause hanggang ngayon wala kaming kopya this despite repeated requests (In spite of repeated requests, up to now we still have not received copies of the sworn statements that were used as basis for finding probable cause), Diaz lamented.Comelec to set registration booths in mallsbyLeslie Ann AquinoSeptember 5, 2014Share this: Theres no more reason for one not to register for the May 2016 polls as voter registration will also be held in malls.The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is setting up voter registration booths inside Robinsons Malls beginning on September 6 until October 15, 2015.Prior to the Robinsons Malls venture, voter registration is limited to all Offices of Election Officers (OEOs) nationwide, as well as some satellite registrations in different barangays being conducted by the poll body.Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez said the endeavor aims to encourage the mall going public to register and have their biometric records taken.It was last August 18 when the Comelec signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Robinsons Land Corporation.We noticed that the number (of registered voters) is not that high. So we are taking the initiative to go to the voters, instead of the voters going to our offices, Comelec Chairman Sixto S. Brillantes said during the MOA signing.Pinay nurse mula Saudi negatibo sa MERS-CoV(Pilipino Star Ngayon)|Updated September 5, 2014 - 1:27pm12googleplus00

MANILA, Philippines Walang Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Corona Virus (MERS-CoV) ang Pinay nars na unang napabalitang may dalang sakit mula sa Saudi Arabia, ayon sa Department of Health (DOH) ngayong Biyernes.Sinabi ng tagapagsalita ng DOH na si Dr. Lyndon Lee Suy na nag negatibo ang nars matapos suriin ng Research Institute for Tropical Medicine"What's good about this is that when there's a negative case, there's no way for the infection to be transmitted," wika ni Suy.Naunang naiulat nataglay ng 37-anyos na nars ang naturang sakitnang manggaling ito sa Dammam,Saudi Arabia noong Agosto 25.Dumating sa bansa ang nars nong Agosto 29 lulan ng Saudi Airlines flight SV870 kung saan siya ay nanatili sa Southern Philippines Medical Center sa Davao City.Sinabi pa ni Suy na makalalabas na ngayong araw sa ospital ang balikbayan na nars."We can safely say that as of now, the Philippines remains to be MERS-CoV free.Enrile, Napoles humirit ng 'not guilty'(Pilipino Star Ngayon)|Updated September 5, 2014 - 10:45am21googleplus00

MANILA, Philippines "I am not guilty. I have not committed any crime.Ito ang tugon ni Senador Juan Ponce Enrile sa korte matapos siyang basahan ng sakdal ngayong Biyernes sa Sandiganbayan para sa kasong graft kaugnay ng pork barrel scam.Ganito rin naman ang plea ng itinuturong mastermind sa pork scam na si Janet Lim-Napoles na binasahan din ng sakdal sa kabila ng kanyang kahilingan nahuwag nang dumalo ng mga pagdinig.Samantala, tumanggi namang magpasok ng plea ang dating chief of staff ni Enrile at abogadang si Jessica Gigi Reyes, kaya naman ang korte na ang naghain ng not guilty plea.Pawang nahaharap ang tatlo sa kasong 15 counts ng graft sa Third Division ng anti-graft court.Kasalukuyang naka-hospital arrest si Enrile sa Philippine National Police General Hospital sa Camp Crame sa lungsod ng Quezon, habang nakakulong naman sa Camp Baong Diwa sa Taguig si Napoles at nasa Quezon City detention facility si Reyes.2 LPA magpapaulan sa PinasNi AJ Bolando(Pilipino Star Ngayon)|Updated September 5, 2014 - 9:33am33googleplus00

MANILA, Philippines -- Maulap na papawirin na may mahina hanggang katamtamang buhos ng ulan ang asahan sa kalakhang bansa, ayon sa state weather bureau ngayong Biyernes.Sinabi ng Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) na dulot ng dalawang low pressure area (LPA) na nasa loob ng Philippine Area of Responsibility ang pag-ulan.Nasa 190 kilometro silangan ng Iba, Zambales ang LPA na namataan bansang alas-4 ng umaga, habang sa 690 kilometro silangan naman ng Casiguran, Aurora.Magdadala ng mahina hanggang katamtamang ulan ang dalawang LPA sa Metro Manila, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon), Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan), Bicol Region, Visayas, Northern Mindanao at Caraga.Nagbabala rin ang PAGASA sa pulu-pulong ulan na may pagkulog at kidlat sa hapon o gabi.Samantala, mababa ang tsansa na tuluyang maging bagyo ang LPA sa Zambales na inaasahang lalabas ng PAR sa loob ng 24 oras.Mataas naman ang tsansa na maging bagyo ang sama ng panahon sa Aurora dahil nasa karagatan pa ito.Pangangalanang "Karding" ang susunod na bagyo.Dalawa hanggang tatlong bagyo ang inaasahan ng PAGASA ngayong Setyembre.Makati 'parking' bldng maganda, pero 'di world-class(Pilipino Star Ngayon)|Updated September 4, 2014 - 6:01pm6664googleplus00

MANILA, Philippines Tikom ang bibig ng contractor ng kontrobersyal na Makati City Hall II parking building sa isyu ng overpriced ang gusali.Sinabi ng Hilmarc's Construction Corp. (HCC) ngayong Huwebes na hindi nila masabi kung world-class nga ba o hindi ang kanilang ginawang 11-palapag na gusali."We cannot make that claim that it is world-class," wika ng abogadong si Rogelio Peig, assistant vice president for legal affaits ng HCC sa pagdinig ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee.Kaugnay na balita:Mag-amang Binay 'di ulit sumipot sa Makati 'parking' hearing"We are not also saying it is not world-class," dagdag niya.Nauna nang sinabi ni Makati Mayor Junjun Binay na inabot ng mahigit P2 bilyon ang gusali dahil nais nilang maging world-class at green building ito.Nilinaw naman ni Peig na hindi sertipikadong green building ang gusali kahit na may mga katangian ito na maganda para sa kalikasan.Kaugnay na balita:VP Binay nakinabang sa Makati parking buildingSamantala, diskumpyado rin ang isa sa mga sumuri ng gusali nitong Lunes kung world-class nga ba ang Makati City Hall II."Ito po ay isang magandang building, pero hindi ko po siguro masasabi na ito ay isang world-class building," pahayag ni Dr. Ricardo Sigwa, pinuno ng University of the Philippines Institute of Civil Engineering.Nahaharap ang alkalde at ang kanyang ama na si Bise-Presidente na si Jejomar Binay sa kasong plunder dahil sa umano'y overpriced na gusali na nagkakahalaga ng P2.7 bilyon.UN itinangging inutusang isuko ng mga Pinoy ang armas(Pilipino Star Ngayon)|Updated September 4, 2014 - 2:21pm120googleplus00

MANILA, Philippines Sinalo ng United Nations (UN) si United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) Commander Lt. Gen. Iqbal Singh Singha matapos mabatikos dahil sa umano'y kautusan sa mga Pinoy peacekeepers na isuko ang mga armas sa rebelde.Pinabulaanan ni UN Undersecretary for Peacekeeping Operations Herv Ladsous na iniutos ni Singha sa mga Pinoy na isuko sa Syrian rebels ang kanilang armas matapos silang mapalibutan sa Golan Heights."They were never under such specific orders," pahayag ni Ladsous. "It's a matter of judgment. But, I would say again than General Singha has exercised good sound judgment all along that process."Dagdag niya na inisip lamang ni Singha ang kaligtasan ng mga naipit na sundalo."Then there are times when other considerations including about the safety of the people come in; and then you have to possibly refrain from proactive standsthat means some shooting back really-because that might put other people in danger.Nauna nang sinabi ni Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang na sinuway ng mga Pilipino ang kautusan ni Singha at humanap ng tyempo para makatakas.Dagdag niya na pitong oras pang nakipagpalitan ng putok ang mga Pinoy peacekeepers bago nagawa ang tinaguriang greatest escape."Gen. Singha ordered no military operations. So, it's still to be investigated, why the order of Gen. Singha was, there will be no reinforcement. Because he was already there, we were monitoring him. And then all of a sudden, he changed his mind.