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 The Philippines will host the APEC Summit in 2015.

 “We welcome the offer of the People’s Republic of China, the Philippines, and Peru to host
APEC in 2014, 2015, and 2016 respectively,” said the 2012 Vladivostok Leaders’ Declaration.
“We welcome the invitation from the President of Indonesia to meet again in Bali in 2013,” it
added.

 The 21 APEC members agreed to end by 2015 raising new barriers for the following:
investment, trade in goods & services, imposing new export restrictions, implementing the
World Trade Organization (WTO) measures with effects to protect members in the face of the
global economic downturn.

 For food security, APEC member economies reaffirmed its commitment to a 10%
improvement in supply-chain performance by 2015, in terms of reduction of time, cost, and
uncertainty of moving goods and services through the Asia-Pacific region.

 The representatives of the summit had a sumptuous dinner with Cornish Crab Salad on Lemon
Blini, Pressed Duck Terrine with Fruit Chutney, Roulade of Goat Cheese with Caramelized
Walnuts, Assortment of Palmiers and Cheese Straws, Scottish Smoked Salmon Rose on
Beetroot Blini, Miniature Watercress and Asparagus Tart and Quail Eggs with Celery Salt.

 The environment was given focus with the leaders expressing concern on trafficking of
endangered and protected wildlife species. A commitment was directed at strengthening
efforts in combating illegal trade of environmental resources.

 Other commitments for strengthening are as follows: drive against terrorism; improve travel
and tourism for job creation and disaster management.

 Members of the APEC are Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong,
Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea,
Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United States of America, and
Vietnam.

 The news was formally announced at the end of the 20th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting, Vladivostok, Russia

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 1. FIRE
There has been a tragic fire in a rowhouse on Elgin Avenue last night in
Centerville. The fire broke out about 11:15 last night in the bottom floor of the
rowhouse at 1121 Elgin Avenue. It quickly spread to the second floor where three
people were sleeping.

2. School Board Meeting

On Tuesday, December 5th, the Centerville High School held its monthly school
board meeting.

Many teachers and parents attended the meeting, it was the largest meeting held
in over a year at the school. The evening began with a presentation from the
school's robot building program. The team had made it to the regional semi-finals
in the competition where they fight robots that the teams had built.

3. Drunk Driving Trial

Jack Johnson was in court yesterday on charges of DUI and assaulting a police
oficer

Jack was arested on June the 5th when he was puled over on State Street. Police
Officer Fred Johnson testifid in court that Jack's Ford SUV was weaving and that
he pulled him over at about 1 in the morning.
4. Assault
Branson Lexler 45, was arrested April 6th after police responed to a domestic
violence call at 236 Elm Street in Centerville. The first officer an the scene was
officer Janet Toll of the Centerville police Department. When the officer arrived
she discovered victim Cindy Lexler, 19, running out of her house with visibly
bleeding from her mouth and swollen redness around her eye.
5. City Council Meeting
The Centerville City Council held a meeting last night. At the start of the meeting
the council took attendance, then recited the pledge of alliegiance. Then the
council discussed several issues. They discussed allocating $150 dollars to buy
officie supplies for offices in the city hall. Council president Jay Radcliffe
proposed apporving the money and coumncilwoman Jane barnes seconded it. the
council passed that motion unanimously
MANILA, Philippines — The Philipppines National Police on friday warned anyone
who will medle with it’s investigasion on the death of john matthew salilig, 24 year
old adamson university students who died due to allege fraternity related hazing
the PNP gives stern warning to anyone regardless of position or status in life that the
attempt to intervene and medle in the conduct of investigasion and prostecution of the
said case will not be tolerated said the national police force in a statement.

it added that all units have been tapped to collaborate, exert utmost effort and
maximize all available resources in solving the case. salilig attend the inisiation rites
of tau gamma phi fraternity before he was reported mising on Feb. 18

Ten days later police found his battered and decomposing remains dumped in a vacant
lot in Imus cavite. An autopsy report showed that salilig die due to “severe blunt force
trauma in the lower extremities.”

A witness had earlier told the police that salilig beaten with a paddle at least seventy
times during which He vomited and defecated

At least six tau gamma members Earl Anthony Romero Tung Cheng Teng Jerome
Balot Sandro Victorino Michael Lambert Ritalde and Mark Pedrosa–are facing formal
complaints for saliligs dead.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday warned anyone who
will meddle with its investigation on the death of John Matthew Salilig, a 24-year-old Adamson
University student who died due to alleged fraternity-related hazing.

“The PNP gives stern warning to anyone, regardless of position or status in life, that the attempt
to intervene and meddle in the conduct of investigation and prosecution of the said case will not
be tolerated,” the national police force said in a statement.
It added that all units have been tapped “to collaborate, exert utmost effort and maximize all
available resources” in solving the case. Salilig attended the initiation rites of Tau Gamma Phi
fraternity before he was reported missing on Feb. 18.

Ten days later, police found his battered and decomposing remains dumped in a vacant lot in
Imus, Cavite.

An autopsy report showed that Salilig died due to “severe blunt force trauma in the lower
extremities.”

A witness had earlier told the police that Salilig was beaten with a paddle at least 70 times during
which he vomited and defecated.

At least six Tau Gamma members–Earl Anthony Romero, Tung Cheng Teng, Jerome Balot,
Sandro Victorino, Michael Lambert Ritalde and Mark Pedrosa–are facing formal complaints for
Salilig’s death. 

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MANILA, Philippines Presidient ferdinand Bongbong marcos jr on friday vow that his
administration would continue to modernized and improved the the countrys
transportation system
“I assure the Filipino people that the government will strive to modernize and improve
the countrys transportation system this will be one of the cornerstones of our progress
as we move full speed ahead into a brighter tomorrow,” the President said after
witnesssing the singing of the contract for the electro mechanical systems and track
works for the North-South Commuter Railway project (CP-NS01).

marcos described the contract signing for the project as a “milestone” towards the
complesion of the 147 kilometer North-South Commuter Railway, which he said, will
reduced travel time between clark international airport and calamba city laguna.

The department of transportation and Mitsubishi Corporation held the contract signing
at the Ceremonial Hall in Malacañan palace

He said the implementation of the civil works for the project would generate thousands
of jobs and would have a multiplier effect on the countrys economy. Marcos also
thanked the Japanese government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA) for the financial support for the project

and “for being active partners in the country’s infrastructure development.”

“We are glad to have you with us as we continue to strengthen our relations built on
mutual confidence and cooperation, a relationship that has gone on for many, many
decades, and I can say without fear of contradiction that the development of the
philippines, especially in terms of infrastructure has shown that Japan has taken a very,
very important part in that,” he said

The CP-NS01 is part of the 147 kilometer north-south Commuter Railway project and is
financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency

and the Asian Development Bank.

The scope of the contract include the design supply manufacture delivery integration of
systems installation testing and commissioning of all equipment and sistems for the
Malolos-Clark Railway project and and the North-South Railway project – South line

construction for the project will start on April, and the clark to malolos line is expected
to be partially operational by the third quarter of 2026.

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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday

vowed that his administration would continue to modernize and improve the
country’s transportation system.

“I assure the Filipino people that the government will strive to modernize and
improve the country’s transportation system. This will be one of the cornerstones
of our progress as we move full speed ahead into a brighter tomorrow,” the
President said after witnessing the signing of the contract for the
electromechanical systems and track works for the North-South Commuter
Railway project (CP-NS01).

Marcos described the contract signing for the project as a “milestone”

towards the completion of the 147-kilometer North-South Commuter
Railway, which he said, will reduce travel time between Clark International
Airport and Calamba City, Laguna.
The Department of Transportation and Mitsubishi Corporation held the
contract signing at the Ceremonial Hall in Malacañan Palace.

He said the implementation of the civil works for the project would generate
thousands of jobs and would have a multiplier effect on the country’s
economy.

Marcos also thanked the Japanese government and the Japan

International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the financial support for the
project and “for being active partners in the country’s infrastructure
development.”

“We are glad to have you with us as we continue to strengthen our relations
built on mutual confidence and cooperation, a relationship that has gone on
for many, many decades, and I can say without fear of contradiction that
the development of the Philippines, especially in terms of infrastructure has
shown that Japan has taken a very, very important part in that,” he said.

The CP-NS01 is part of the 147-kilometer North-South Commuter Railway

project and is financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency and
the Asian Development Bank.

The scope of the contract includes the design, supply, manufacture,

delivery, integration of systems, installation, testing, and commissioning of
all equipment and systems for the Malolos-Clark Railway project and
the North-South Railway project – South line.

Construction for the project will start in April, and the Clark to Malolos line is
expected to be partially operational by the third quarter of 2026.
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