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[Right Of Way] Special Episode: Interview with Michael Brown, security and enforcement advocate
Two road safety advocates have a conversation on enforcement, as well as proposed solutions for Metro Manila's traffic woes.
Uber asks LTFRB to change suspension to fine
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board will need one more week to hear the new request In the meantime Uber remains suspended
Uber apologizes to LTFRB for 'misunderstanding'
If there s been a misunderstanding in the past that s on us and I apologize for that misunderstanding says Uber regional executive Michael Brown
Beyonce invites mothers of slain black men to MTV VMAs
The celebrated singer enters the MTV VMAs red carpet with the mothers of Michael Brown Eric Garner Oscar Grant and Trayvon Martin
Dear President-elect Duterte: On solving the traffic crisis
What we need more than anything else is effective management
How to curb 'laglag-bala' modus and airport extortion
Under the current system a crooked cop can ruin an innocent person s life just by saying I found something
Police actions inflamed Ferguson tensions – official report
In a damning report nearly 200 pages long the US Justice Department condemns city county and state police for inconsistent inappropriate and overly reactive strategies in dealing with the protests that erupted in Ferguson Missouri
Ferguson state of emergency extended
While Ferguson is calm with no arrests on Tuesday and Wednesday a county spokesman tells the Agence France Presse the state of emergency is extended until at least Friday as a preventative measure
State of emergency in Ferguson as teen charged in police shootout
St Louis County executive Steve Stenger says county police will immediately take charge of police emergency management in Ferguson and surrounding districts
March in Ferguson on eve of first anniversary of Brown death
Hundreds of people march to mark the first anniversary of the death of unarmed Michael Brown in 2014 which puts spotlight on race relations in America
Corruption in PH – demand or offer?
Extortion by government officials would be a lot less of a problem if we stopped making it so easy for them
The problem with cash: It leaks
Prohibiting the use of cash would guarantee a reduction in the theft of public money almost overnight
The problem with Metro Manila's pedestrians
Enforcers have to see them and manage them in the same way they manage the other moving parts of traffic
Man charged in Ferguson shooting
Jeffrey Williams 20 is charged with first degree assault armed criminal action and shooting a firearm from a motor vehicle causing injury
Ferguson activists press ahead, undeterred by latest shooting
Activists take the first steps to force the mayor out of office while residents awaited signs of progress in the investigation
No arrest close in shooting of Ferguson cops: police
St Louis County police chief admits that an arrest at this point is imminent and that nobody is in custody
Officers shot in Ferguson released from hospital
4th UPDATE An intense manhunt was under way for a suspect or suspects in the shootings of the officers
Ferguson police chief quits after racism report
Thomas Jackson is the latest prominent official in the St Louis suburb to stand down
Senior Ferguson official out after 'racism' report
The Ferguson City Council votes unanimously on a mutual separation agreement with Shaw effective immediately
My partner got one over me so I need your help
An American who fell in love with the Philippines narrates his harrowing experiencing getting into business with a partner he thought was also a friend
US Attorney General 'prepared' to disband Ferguson police
The Justice Department uncovers a cache of racist emails and proof of multiple rights violations in the Missouri town where a white policeman shot dead an unarmed black teenager on August 9 2014
Policeman cleared in US town that 'targeted blacks'
The US Justice Department says it found a widespread pattern of racial discrimination and multiple violations of citizens constitutional rights
No charges for Milwaukee cop who shot a black man
A US police officer from Milwaukee who shot and killed an African American man in a park last April will not be charged
Thousands rally across US over police killings
The deaths of black men killed by white police underlined the distrust many African American men feel toward law enforcement
Second night of violent protests in California over cop killings
Demonstrations over cop killings have erupted across the United States over the past two weeks
US protests follow funeral for man killed by NY police
Friends and relatives file past Akai Gurley s open gray casket to pay their respects
Third night of US protests against police killings
The signs of growing discontent take place as a New York prosecutor says a grand jury would consider charges in one of the cases that has again brought to the fore the distrust felt by many African Americans towards the police
US faces questions as racially charged cases mount
Names like Michael Brown Tamir Rice and Eric Garner are now chapters in the long saga of tense and often violent relations between America s black community and mainly white police forces
Mayor vows to rebuild riot-torn Ferguson
Mayor James Knowles: We are recommitted to rebuilding the city and to once again becoming a thriving community for economic development and residential stability
US activists demand police reform as Ferguson cop quits
The marchers are demanding the sacking of the Ferguson police chief nationwide police reforms and an end to racial profiling
Police officer at center of Ferguson shooting resigns
It was my hope to continue in police work but the safety of other police officers and the community are of paramount importance to me the police officer wrote
Fil-Ams weigh in on Ferguson
UPDATED We all should stand with the people of Ferguson with the Brown family and all other African American parents who lost their sons to racist police violence and killings says BAYAN USA president Bernadette Ellorin
Police arrest 15 in fresh Ferguson protests
Protests erupt around the United States following the grand jury s decision to indict the white policeman responsible for shooting 18 year old Michael Brown
UN watchdog slams police shootings of blacks in US
UPDATED The UN Committee Against Torture urges Washington to ensure that all cases of police brutality and excessive use of force are investigated promptly effectively and impartially
Cop at center of Ferguson case to leave force – attorney
There s no way in the world he can go back to being a police officer says Darren Wilson s lawyer
Ferguson takes comfort in Thanksgiving
Residents are keeping out of the cold spending the holiday with friends and family attending church services and beautifying boarded up stores
Ferguson calm as new US police shooting in spotlight
Ferguson has seen three days of sometimes violent protests over a decision by a grand jury not to charge a white policeman who shot dead a black teen
Video: US police shot black boy after seconds on scene
The sudden end to the incident stokes anger at police tactics in the United States in the wake of rioting triggered by a decision not to prosecute a white officer who killed an unarmed black teenager
Ferguson cleans up, but passions still inflamed
Despite simmering fury over Officer Darren Wilson s August killing of 18 year old Michael Brown there are signs in Ferguson that the situation is stabilizing
Slain US teen's parents call officer's account 'crazy'
Brown s mother Lesley McSpadden visibly emotional in an interview on NBC s Today show said the officer s remarks added insult after injury and were so disrespectful
Obama deportation shield, Syria air strikes, Ferguson cop | The wRap
About 40 thousand Filipinos are eligible for US President Obama’s deportation shield Syria fires air strikes at ISIS capital Raqa leaving 63 dead The Ferguson cop who killed a black teen says his conscience is clear
Troops tripled in Ferguson; protests spread
UPDATED Protest marches spring up in cities across the United States as a huge security operation stifles clashes in Ferguson the town at the center of the country s latest racially charged riots
Ferguson police officer says he has 'clean conscience'
UPDATED The reason I have a clean conscience is because I know I did my job right Wilson tells ABC News speaking publicly for the first time
Bitter disappointment fuels rage and riots in Ferguson
I m very disappointed I m very saddened I m very angry
HK journalists, EDCA hearing, Ferguson protests | The wRap
The Bureau of Immigration lifts its ban on Hong Kong journalists A Supreme Court justice says the Philippine US defense deal will not guarantee aid Protests in Ferguson Missouri over the Grand Jury ruling erupt into violence
Troops tripled in Ferguson; Obama condemns violence
UPDATED Lawyers for the family of slain youth Michael Brown denounce the prosecutor whose grand jury hearing found that police officer Darren Wilson had killed the 18 year old in self defense
Protests over Ferguson ruling spread across US
Angry people took to the streets from Seattle out west to Chicago in the middle and New York the nation s largest city as the hotspot town of Ferguson Missouri – where the decision was rendered – roiled with rioting
No charges vs officer in Ferguson shooting
UPDATED US President Barack Obama and the family of slain 18 year old Michael Brown separately appeal for calm after the St Louis prosecutor revealed the jury s verdict
Father of slain teen urges calm in US town of Ferguson
Thank you for lifting your voices to end racial profiling and police intimidation but hurting others or destroying property is not the answer says Michael Brown Sr
Singapore moves to regulate taxi booking apps
Singapore s Land Transport Authority says the apps will have to apply for a three year certificate of registration starting from the second quarter of next year
