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By Balitang America Staff Posted at 09/25/2013 3:26 PM | Updated as of 09/25/2013 3:28 PM SAN DIEGO, California - A Filipino-American convicted of killing a police officer has been sentenced to life in prison. Twenty-nine-year-old Alex Chaurfauros was sentenced to 85 years to life in prison, plus an additional 11 years of state prison for the 2010 shooting death of San Diego police officer Christopher Wilson. He was also convicted of attempted murder counts. Prosecutors said during a home search on Chaurfauros, he told police that there were no guns or drugs in the home. However, when police found armed men in one of the rooms, a shootout ensued, leading to Wilson’s death. Chaurfauros was on probation at the time of the shooting. Chaurfauros’ friends who were involved in the shootout also received prison sentences of over 20 years. Two other suspects who were in Chaufauros’ home at the time of the shooting were also found dead with self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

Mistulang magsa-shopping ng jet ­fighters si Pa­ngulong Benign­o ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III sa South Korea matapos kumpirmahin na ­bibili ang kanyang ­gobyerno ng 12 o isang squadron na F-50. Sa press ­conference ni Aquino sa Grand Hyatt Hotel sa Seoul, South Korea, sinabi nito natakdang bilhin ng Pili­pinas ang mga nabanggit na jet fighter sa lalong madaling panahon. “Meron tayong tina­tapos both in their laws and our laws, ano, ‘yung sa procurement. ­Medyo… Napakahaba nu’ng mga details e. Pero bottom line, both sides agreed to try and expedite the arm purchase and the deli­very of these planes,” pahayag ni Aquino. Sabi ng Malacañang na hindi na dadaan sa bidding ang pagbili ng mga bagong eroplanong pandigma dahil, government to government ang sistemang gagamitin dito, kung saan aabot umano sa P18.975 bilyon ang halaga. Mula, aniya, ang halagang ito sa modernization program fund ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) na ang layon ay gawing modern ang military hardware ng Pilipi...

Temporary tents set up by undocumented OFWs more than six months ago outside the Philippine Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia are removed on Tuesday, October 22, after the Department of Foreign Affairs promised them a new shelter area. The OFWs have until November 3 to correct their status.  Ronaldo Concha

More than 2,200 Filipinos have been repatriated from Saudi Arabia during the grace period for foreign workers to correct their status, the Philippine Embassy there said Friday. Philippine Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ezzedin Tago disclosed this during a meeting with Prince Khaled bin Bandar bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, Emir of Riyadh Region, last Oct. 9. In a  statement , the Embassy said Tago told the Emir that "thousands" of Filipinos benefited from the amnesty period, and at least 2,221 Filipinos from Riyadh alone as of October 6 have been repatriated. He said some of the Filipinos got tickets bought by the Philippine government, while others left on their own expense. Also during the meeting, Tago conveyed the appreciation of the Philippine government and gratitude of the Filipinos in Saudi Arabia who benefited from the amnesty period. The Saudi government initially gave foreign workers in the Kingdom until July to correct their status or leave without incurring penalt...

With the November 3 deadline approaching, the blood money raised so far for Joselito Zapanta, a Filipino death row convict in Saudi Arabia, is still way below target. Zapanta's family needs to raise SR4 million (P45 million), but only SR520,831 has been raised so far, according to Vice President Jejomar Binay. Binay, the presidential adviser on overseas Filipin worker (OFW) concerns, said he is hoping that the amount would be lowered or that the November 3 deadline to settle the blood money would be extended. “Umasa pa rin tayo sa himala. Baka mabigyan pa tayo ng extension at baka ibaba pa ang halaga,”  he said in a Facebook post . Zapanta was sentenced to death for killing a Sudanese national in 2009. The Saudi government has already extended the period of collecting Zapanta’s blood money twice. Still, Binay said he remains hopeful that Zapanta’s life will be spared, citing the case of Dondon Lanuza, who returned home last month after languishing in Saudi Arabia's death...

Social Security System (SSS) members can transact at SSS branches all over the country every Saturday, starting on October 26, 2013, as part of the agency's thrust to make SSS services more accessible to its membership. SSS Officer-in-Charge Edgar Solilapsi said the Social Security Commission has approved the extended branch schedule, which aims to acccommodate members who cannot transact at SSS branch offices during regular business hours on weekdays. “Under the new schedule, SSS branches will be open to serve members from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Saturday, on top of their regular business hours on Mondays to Fridays,” Solilapsi said. “We encourage members, as well as regular and household employers, to take advantage of this special SSS branch schedule, which starts on October 26.” The extended work schedule will also benefit Cebu and Bohol-based members affected by the recent earthquake covered by the SSS Calamity Relief Package. The package includes the Salary Loan Early...

“The selection of Dr. Dennis S. Mas as a Presidential Lingkod Bayan Awardee is PhilHealth’s testimony of excellent service and stellar performance.” This statement was made by Alexander A. Padilla, PhilHealth President and CEO as he welcomed the good news that one of the executives of the State Insurance Agency, was chosen as a Presidential Lingkod Bayan Awardee for the year 2013. Dennis S. Mas, the youngest among the Regional Vice Presidents of PhilHealth, was chosen among the 16 semi-finalists for the Lingkod Bayan (Individual) Category for his outstanding contributions that had nationwide impact on public interest, security and patrimony. Through his able leadership, PhilHealth Regional Office VI was able to reduce the turnaround time of members’ benefit claims processing from an average of 133 days in 2011 to five (5) to seven (7) days by December 2012. There was also a significant reduction in refiled claims which saved the Corporation more than Php3 Million in 2012. “T...