LM Confidential Issue November 2014

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Pope assassination planned
Islamist extremists determined to kill pope
Is there
a Filipino doctor
in the House?
MANILA - The arrest of a leader of the extremist Abu Sayyaf last June has not deterred groups sympathetic to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from their plot to assassinate Pope Francis during his visit to the country in January, a reliable source from the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.
The source, who asked not to be named because he is not authorized to speak on the matter, said the Islamist groups are pushing through with the plot against the Pope despite the arrest of Khair Mundos last June.
( JI) to recruit young Filipino Muslims for ISIS.
The JI, Abu Sayyaf, Rajah Solaiman Movement (RSM) and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) are among the groups that have pledged allegiance to the jihadist ISIS.
Mundos was nabbed in his hideout in Parañaque City by a team from the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) with the assistance of military intelligence units.
“Mundos was checking out the Pope’s
As in, the House of Commons in Ottawa? Dr. Solon Guzman, a popular community leader based in Mississauga was asked if he would consider running as MP or MPP. Why not? I wonder
what the good doctor
is thinking. Here he
talks with Conservative Senator Dennis Patterson
The source earlier provided information on the efforts of the Jemaah Islamiyah
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MANILA, Philippines – Manila’s creaking train network means a miserable three-hour work commute for salesman Gerard Galang – just one example of major infrastructure woes that analysts say threaten to cool the Philip- pines’ red-hot economy.
Peak-hour hell comes in many forms in the city of 12 million people, with commuters ex- periencing a sweaty, stinky crush on dilapidated trains and giant queues to buy tickets.
“I pity myself and my fellow commuters but I don’t have any other option than the train,” said Galang, 29, who inhales antiseptic rubbed on
to his hands to help negate the stench on the train. “It gets so crowded our faces get pressed against each other and on doors and windows.”
Galang spends three hours commuting to work every day, half of which is spent in queues.
For other commuters on buses or in cars, daily gridlock worsens to a complete standstill that can trap people for hours when even small rain storms trigger flash floods.
The Philippine economy has in recent years shed its reputation as one of Asia’s laggards, with growth of 6.4 percent in the second quar- ter maintaining its status as the region’s best performing after China.
The country also recently gained its first in- vestment grade scores from the big three global credit rating agencies.
Urban decay
Infrastructure development, however, hasn’t moved at the same pace, and economists warn the creaking systems that are of so much frustra- tion to millions of people will also have a grow- ing impact on economic growth.
“Our facilities are not built for an economy that is growing at seven percent every year,”
INFRA TO SLOW ECONOMY continued on page 21
Will Aquino run as VP to Roxas in 2016?
Is Roxas the Liberal Party’s choice?
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FULL SERVICE part time
THE MURDER OF EVELYN BUMATAY-CASTILLO
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MANILA - House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. dismissed as “very unlikely” at 2016 presidential ticket featuring Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II and President Benigno Aquino III, as suggested by Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice.
“I have never heard of Roxas- Aquino or vice versa for 2016,” said Belmonte, vice chairman of the Liberal Party.
Belmonte also urged rabid supporters of the President to refrain from resurrecting the possibility of a term extension for Aquino through amendments to the Constitution. Belmonte added that Aquino has already had his turn to serve the country.
AQUINO AS VP IN 2016 continued on page 22
BAD INFRASTRUCTURE
Threat to Economy
Power Outages may slow Economy in 2015
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