Happenings: Fetus Found Inside 2-year old Boy Belly in Antique

A 2-year-old boy from province of Antique is scheduled to undergo operation in Iloilo hospital to remove the fetus inside his belly.

In an interview over local radio RMN Iloilo, the father of the boy said that they first noticed the distension in March 2013, when the boy is still 4 months old. He was then scanned, and a physician in Antique said that the results showed an 8-cm fetus inside his stomach.

This medical condition is known as "fetus in fetu" (or foetus in foetu). A quick search on this term led as to Wikipedia which according to them, this is a developmental abnormality in which a mass of tissue resembling a fetus forms inside the body.

Due to the said abnormal condition, the 2-year-old boy is having difficulty in breathing and unable to walk properly.

Transgender woman found dead in Olongapo

US Marine detained in warship after transgender's murder

MANILA – A transgender woman was found dead in Olongapo City before dawn on Sunday. A US Marine is suspected of killing a filipino trasgender.

The victim, identified as Jeffrey Laude alias ''Jenny'', was found naked and lifeless inside the comfort room of Celzone Hotel in Barangay West Tapinac with only a blanket covering her and her head slumped in the toilet bowl.

Chief Insp. Gil Domingo, Olongapo Police Station 3 commander, said investigators are now trying to identify the foreign national based on the testimonies gathered from witnesses.

Based on the initial investigation of the Olongapo police, Laude's neck was pressed down on the toilet seat, while her head was being shoved into the toilet bowl.

Two used condoms were also found in the garbage can inside the hotel room.

CCTV footage taken at a bar in Olongapo City shows four male foreigners with Laude.

Laude's friend said the foreigners approached them inside the bar on the evening of October 11.

A few minutes later, Laude and one of the foreigners checked in at Celzone Lodge.

The foreigner was spotted leaving the room at 11:45 p.m.

Motel staff who entered the room to clean it found the victim's body.

There were no signs of a struggle in the bedroom and Laude's belongings were complete.

Police are now looking at two motives behind the killing.

One -- The foreigner could have found out that Laude was a transgender. However, authorities doubt this theory because of the used condoms discovered in the room.

Another theory of investigators is Laude could have tried to steal from the foreigner.

Metro Rail Transit (MRT) train has crashed into a barrier at the Taft Station

Manila - A defective Metro Rail Transit train has crashed into a barrier at the Taft Station Wednesday, injuring dozens of passengers, reports said.

The incident also prompted MRT to stop operations for the rest of its line, but both southbound and northbound trips resumed at around 5 p.m., its management said via Twitter.

“We are currently undergoing necessary intervention for the technical problem encountered. We apologize for the inconvenience,” the MRT management said via Twitter.

In an interview over dzBB, MRT spokesperson Hernando Cabrera said the train came to a halt at the Magallanes Station due to technical problems.

It had to be pushed by another train as it had no power, Cabrera said, adding that passengers were trapped in the troubled train as there was no safe exit for them.

“Ang naging problema po natin, nakalas po iyong coupling na nagkakabit dun sa mga tren,” Cabrera said. The uncontrolled train, he added, continued to move until it hit the barrier at Taft.

Regina Santos, one of the passengers, said passengers thought they heard a loud explosion after the south-bound train left Magallanes station.

“Sabi namin bababa na lang kami pero hindi kami pinababa. Nag stampede na sa loob,” said Santos. Passengers scrambled to the first coach, which is reserved for the elderly and pregnant women.

The train hit an electric post outside the Taft Station. Robert Granado of Pasay police said it would have been a bigger accident if the electric post wasn’t able to stop the train.

At least 20 passengers hurt in the accident have been reportedly been rushed to the Pasay City General Hospital while another 10 passengers have been brought to the San Juan De Dios Hospital.

Commuters have meanwhile been advised to avoid the area. “Derailed MRT train at Pasay-Taft Station. MMDA Rescue and enforcers on location. Expect heavy traffic,” MMDA said via Twitter.

The MRT management meanwhile vowed to assist those hurt. “The MRT regrets the unfortunate incident, the management  will extend all necessary assistance to those injured and inconvenienced,” it tweeted.

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July 2014 CPA board exam Top 1 is a Yolanda survivor

Note: Photo and some information presented 

courtesy of Rommel Rhino Catudio Edusma

(Facebook account).

   Rommel Rhino Catudio Edusma, graduate of Asian Development Foundation College (ADFC) from Yolanda-hit Tacloban topped the 1,107 passers of the recent CPA exams. Upon release of results Friday night, Rommel immediately took to social network site Facebook and posted "to GOD BE THE GLORY!!!"

  Some netizens on micro-blogging site Twitter and facebook said that topnotcher (top 1) of July 2014 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) board exam is a Yolanda survivor.

     Based on his Facebook page, Edusma currently works at multidisciplinary professional services firm SGV & Co. in Makati City. He is from Cabucgayan, Biliran in Eastern Visayas.

     Edusma also topped the CPA pre-board examination conducted by Excel Professional Services, Inc. (Management Firm of Professional review and Training Center (PRTC) last February 15-16, 2014.

Meanwhile, here's the full list of topnotchers for July 2014 CPA board examinations: