7 News: December 16, 2013, 9:20 am A man from Victoria has slammed supermarket giant Woolworths after reportedly swallowing maggots that were inside a barbecued chicken.
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The Pacific Ocean is Dying
A Prophecy of Doom: by Bernie Lopez Let us first take a quick helicopter view of the massive mysterious killing of marine life in the entire North Pacific — hundreds of birds dead in St. Lawrence in November 2013; seals, walruses and polar bears in Alaskan shoreline losing hair with oozing sores and bloody mucuous; […]
Yolanda aid diversion? US military rations sold in Makati mall
US military meals found illegally sold in Makati store. GMA News confirmed a report that US-made Meal, Ready-to-eat packs – which say “warfighter tested” – are sold in a Makati store. Resale of the US-government-issued instant meal packs is illegal, but a pack goes for around P200 each.
Food aid from UK ends up in Manila shops
Food donations from the United Kingdom that were intended for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda have been diverted and sold for profit by corrupt local officials, a British paper reported.
Nine out of ten bodies have remained unidentified
Nearly nine out of 10 fatalities in the onslaught of Super typhoon “Yolanda” have remained unidentified more than a month after the storm hit the country, according to an official advisory.
Man orders prostitute but own daughter turns up
Zimbabwe. A man who ordered a prostitute to his hotel room collapsed when his daughter turned up at the door.
10,000 feared dead in super typhoon
TACLOBAN, Philippines. (AP) — Some 5,000 people have been confirmed dead in the onslaught of super typhoon Haiyan. There was an unofficial announcement that as many as 10,000 people might have died in Tacloban city on Leyte Island, just across Samar. As of press time, the government stopped the fatality count at 5,209.
The oldest profession in the world is legal in Australia
(This is being published only as a matter of information but is not being encouraged.) Australia has some of the most modern prostitution laws in the world and often cited as a success story in an effort to make sex work a safe and reasonable job for women. Unlike the United States where prostitution is […]
Typhoon destroys Imelda Marcos mansion in Leyte
The former First Lady of the Philippines, now the Ilocos Norte Representative in Congress, has lost one of her precious gems — her beach front mansion in Tolosa, Leyte.
Supreme Court declares PDAF unconstitutional
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court on Tuesday, November 19, declared as unconstitutional the legislators’ controversial pork barrel fund known as the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).
Pledges from Australia, US, UK and Japan
In the wake of Typhoon Yolanda that ravaged the province of Leyte in the Philippines, Australia announced a $30 million aid package, including medical personnel and supplies like tarpaulins, sleeping mats, mosquito nets, water containers and hygiene kits.
Gutter oil used for cooking in China
China’s food safety problems have no better symbol than the illegal and utterly disgusting problem of gutter oil. Cooking oil is used heavily in Chinese food, so some street vendors and hole-in-the-wall restaurants buy cheap, black market oil that’s been recycled from garbage. You read that correctly. Enterprising men and women will go through dumpsters, […]