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Jerusalem welcomed the International Mayors conference sponsored by the Council for World Jewry in association with Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Jerusalem Municipality. Israel. 12th June 2011

Politics

Jerusalem Welcomes International Mayors Conference

Jerusalem welcomed the International Mayors conference sponsored by the Council for World Jewry in association with Israel’s Ministry of Foreign...

by Nir Alon in Israel on 12/06/2011

On Feb 6th 2010, 43 health workers who were attending a training workshop on first aid to serve poor residents, were illegally arrested by the Philippine military, jailed and tortured in captivity for being communist. Today their families protested.

Politics

Philippine detained health worker's families gather for protest

On Feb 6th 2010, 43 health workers who were attending a training workshop on first aid to serve poor residents, were illegally arrested by the...

by Paul Kim in Philippines on 21/04/2010

Road rage killing suspect Jason Ivler Aguilar pleaded not guilty today at the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 76 presided by Judge Alexander Balut  on the murder charge against him for the killing of Renato Victor Ebarle Jr., son of a Malacañang undersecretary, in November 2009. Jason Ivler Aguilar will remain under the National Bureau of Investigation(NBI) custody at the Quirino Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City(QMMC), pending a discharge order from the hospital.
Prior to Ebarle's killing, Jason Ivler was already charged with homicide through reckless imprudence for the death of Malacañang Usec. Nestor Ponce Jr. in a vehicular accident in 2004. 16/02/10 Quezon City Philippines.

Society

Road Rage Suspect Pleaded "Not Guilty"

Road rage killing suspect Jason Ivler Aguilar pleaded not guilty today at the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 76 on the murder charge against...

by Leo, II Sabangan in Philippines on 16/02/2010

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UST salvages draw with DLSU - Quezon City
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Protest rally during State of the Nation Address in Quezon City
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Protests at the 2nd State of the Nation Address by President Aquino
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Jerusalem Welcomes International Mayors Conference
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