HIV-positive Marcelino Cavestany now allowed to enter the Philippines

Naturalized Australian citizen and theater actor-director Marcelino Cavestany has now been allowed entry to the Philippines.

The Bureau of Immigration revoked the order banning Cavestany from entering the country for being HIV-positive. He was blocked by immigration agents last March 6, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport citing a blacklist order signed by then Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan saying that he “intends to spread his AIDS (HIV positive) disease.”

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Raw Video of Tsunami and Earthquake in Japan

In the aftermath of the tsunami, an ocean whirlpool forms:

The quake sparked a fire that burned through the night at a Japanese oil refinery:

A boat fights waves off the coast:

Fires broke out in Fukushima, Sendai, Iwate and Ibaraki:

Here is video showing structural damage to buildings when the earthquake first hits:

The power of the tsunami swept away boats and cars:

A view from above as the earthquake rocks Japan:

This Reuters report shows hundreds of cars being swept away by water and a live shot from inside a newsroom as the quake hits:

A skyscraper wobbles during the quake:

This raw footage shows the power of the tsunami carrying away large boats and even buildings:

Video of chaos inside a Japanese supermarket:

The quake wreaks havoc inside a Japanese home:

A Japanese news program narrates footage of a tsunami wave crashing across the countryside:

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Japan earthquake & tsunami Video

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Philippine Military Academy Class 2015 (PMA)

The Philippine Military Academy or PMA released the list of 228 individuals who passed as Cadets of the academy and will compose the members of PMA Class 2015.

Check out the list of cadets (Class 2015) (PDF file)

The 203 males and 25 females will report on April 1, 2011 to become full government scholar for four years leading to a Bachelors of Science Degree.

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Ayala Alabang requires prescription for contraceptives

The Sangguniang Barangay of Ayala Alabang in Muntinlupa City released an ordinance that requires, among others, pharmacies within Ayala Alabang to ask for a prescription before selling contraceptives.

The ordinance took effect yesterday, February 24. Meanwhile, some residents of the barangay are against the ordinance, “It’s a multicultural barangay with residents from other countries, and these people have different religious and cultural beliefs, which I think should be respected,” said Ayala Alabang Village resident Kevin Punzalan.

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