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PRESIDENT Benigno Simeon Aquino III has sworn into office former Zambales Vice Governor Anne Marie Gordon as the newest member of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Board of Directors.

First Lady Anne, as she is fondly referred to by Olongapeños, replaces Teodoro del Rosario in the SBMA board for a term that will expire on August 17, 2013.

“Makakaasa ang mga kababayan ko sa Olongapo na maririnig ang kanilang tinig sa SBMA Board,” she said after the oath taking ceremonies held in Malacañang on February 20.

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MapleStory, the 2D side-scrolling multiplayer online role-playing game that has gained a large following in Southeast Asian countries like Singapore and Malaysia, is now with a localized version dubbed MapleSEA.

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DAVAO CITY—Alabang leaned on its youthful brigade’s strong performance to score 124 points in the Movale system to open up a one-point lead off defending champion Del Monte and fancied Cebu Country Club in the opening round of the 65th PAL Interclub men’s regular tournament.

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Experts from the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology-National Institutes of Health (IMBB-NIH) University of the Philippines Manila have developed Biotek-M, a rapid test kit that can deliver its diagnosis just one hour later. 

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LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson’s doctor should not be freed pending an appeal of his involuntary manslaughter conviction because he is a flight risk and has shown no remorse for his part in the singer’s death, prosecutors argued in court papers on Tuesday.

The attorneys said Dr. Conrad Murray, who is serving four years in jail, should be denied his bid for freedom at a Los Angeles court hearing set for Friday.

Prosecutors David Walgren and Deborah Brazil said there was “complete uncertainty” over whether Murray would remain in California or flee if allowed out on bail.

“Based on his failure to accept responsibility for the decisions he made, his complete lack of remorse and lack of insight into the danger of his criminally negligent conduct, he remains a danger to the community,” they added.

Murray was held criminally negligent in the June 2009 death of the “Thriller” singer after admitting giving him the powerful anesthetic propofol and sedatives as a sleep aid. He did not testify at trial and denied culpability.

Murray asked in January to be released on bail or put under house arrest until his appeal is heard, saying that a hearing could take over a year.

The judge in the case will hear arguments from both sides on Friday. – Reuters

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