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Typhoon, ‘habagat’ death toll jumps to 39; agri damage pegged at P545-M | Faith Argosino | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:12:09 PST | Pedestrians cross a flooded street in Manila on July 24, 2024 amid heavy rains brought by Typhoon Carina. Relentless rain drenched the northern Philippines on July 24, triggering flooding in Manila and landslides in mountainous regions as the typhoon intensified the seasonal monsoon. (Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
Pedestrians cross a flooded street in Manila on July 24, 2024 amid heavy rains brought by Typhoon Carina. Relentless rain drenched the northern Philippines on July 24, triggering flooding in Manila and landslides in mountainous regions as the typhoon intensified the seasonal monsoon. (Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
MANILA, Philippines — The death toll from the combined effects of the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” and recent typhoons has risen to 39, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Tuesday.
Damage to agriculture was pegged at P545,216,362 and affected 23,580 farmers and fisherfolk.
Of the 39 reported deaths, NDRRMC said it only confirmed 14 and was still validating the 25 other cases.
In its Tuesday morning situational report, the agency revealed that the number of injured and missing people also rose to seven and six, respectively.
The NDRRMC likewise reported that the number of affected individuals rose from 4,553,752 to 4,839,002 persons or 1,317,111 families.
Most of those affected are from Central Luzon (3,042,813), the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (552,971), and the Ilocos region 341,682).
The number of displaced persons, however, decreased to 732,785 from the 794,744 recorded on Monday.
Some 108,083 are still in evacuation centers nationwide, while 624,702 took shelter elsewhere.
Typhoon Carina exited the country’s area of responsibility last July 25, but its damage prompted the national government to place Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon under a state of calamity.
The NDRRMC said that the government distributed P321,565,026 in assistance to 107,014 families nationwide.
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Juliana Gomez nagtapos ng cum laude, Richard, Lucy super proud parents | No author found | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:42:30 PST | Juliana Gomez, Richard Gomez at Lucy Torres
Juliana Gomez, Richard Gomez at Lucy Torres
PROUD parents ang celebrity couple na sina Richard Gomez at Lucy Torres sa pagtatapos ng kanilang anak na si Juliana sa kolehiyo.
Graduate na si Juliana sa kursong Public Administration sa University of the Philippines Diliman at nagtapos pang cum laude.
Nag-share si Richard sa kanyang Instagram Reel na kuha sa graduation ceremony ni Juliana kung saan makikita ang dalaga suot ang traditional terno with her UP Sablay and medal.
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Sa kanyang caption, ramdam ang pagiging sentimental at emosyonal ng aktor at Leyte Representative sa graduation ni Juliana.
“I vividly remember your first day in school as a young child. I drove you to your school near the house, you were in a white shirt and jeans in rubber shoes.
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“Look at you now all grown up and a college graduate in Public Administration at the UP Diliman and a Cum Laude,” ang pahayag ng award-winning actor at public servant.
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Pagpapatuloy pa niya, “Mom was in tears going up the stage. My eyes were in tears too when I went back to my seat as things sank into my head and realized how time flies so fast.
“Go on and make things better and beautiful,” mensahe pa ng kongresista para sa nag-iisang anak.
Kilala rin si Juliana bilang successful fencing athlete katulad ng kanyang ama. Nakapag-uwi last March, 2024 ang dalaga ng gold medal mula sa UAAP.
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MIAA: Plan to shut down Naia Terminal 4 remains uncertain | PNA | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 09:00:48 PST | Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 4 (Photo courtesy of MIAA)
Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 4 (Photo courtesy of MIAA)
MANILA, Philippines – The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) on Monday clarified that there is no definite plan yet to close the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 4.
MIAA acting General Manager Eric Ines told the Philippine News Agency that closing the terminal is unlikely to happen at the moment, but added there was an initial thought of shutting it down and expanding the Runway 13/31.
“As we speak, the San Miguel Corp. (SMC) has not informed us if such a plan would push through. They initially thought of closing the Terminal 4 to expand the Runway 13/31,” he said.
SMC leads the consortium that will operate and rehabilitate the Naia starting in September.
In a previous interview, SMC chief executive officer Ramon Ang had mentioned the plan.
The group, however, still needs to study this.
“The plan to close Terminal 4 is uncertain,” Ines said, while also acknowledging the possibility that the consortium would give this a go in the future.
As to a recent news report that the government is urging airlines to move their turboprop operations from Naia to Clark, Ines said this has been a plan for quite some time now.
The suggestion, he said, aims to promote Clark and minimize aircraft congestion.
Smaller planes operate at Naia Terminal 4, and they mostly service resort destinations such as Siargao and Coron, Ines added.
Meanwhile, reacting to some reports that Naia Terminal 4 was closed and flooded on July 24 due to inclement weather, Ines clarified that the terminal building was open and only the ramp area got flooded.
“The flood in the apron was knee-deep, so Cebu Pacific couldn’t park their ATR planes,” he said.
Ines also claimed there was no problem with the airport’s flood control and mitigation efforts.
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The flood, he said, came from the Parañaque River.
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Alexa Gutierrez, wife of Elvis Gutierrez, dies at age 38 | Evangeline Valderrama | Sun, 28 Jul 2024 22:35:50 PST | Alexa Gutierrez on her Instagram
Alexa Gutierrez on her Instagram
Alexa Gutierrez, the wife of former child star Elvis Gutierrez died on Saturday after a short but valiant battle with leukemia, or cancer of the blood, according to her family.
Born Alexandra Joelle Uichico on July 1, 1986, Alexa’s death was announced by Gutierrez’s elder sister, actress Ruffa Gutierrez on her Instagram account Sunday.
“I am still trying to process and accept that you are no longer with us. It’s so hard… Words cannot express how heartbroken and shocked I am. I love you so much my beautiful, irreplaceable Alexa. You will forever be in my thoughts and in my heart. Until we cross paths again…,” Ruffa said in her post.
The announcement described Alexa as a “loving mother, wife, daughter, and friend.”
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Along with the official family announcement of death, Ruffa likewise attached several photos of Alexa with herself during happier times, as well as when the latter shaved her head amid her battle with the disease.
Alexa, a member of the landed Uichico clan of Iloilo, and a former model before she was an entrepreneur, left behind her husband and their two daughters, Aria and Ezra, with her death.
Meanwhile, Gutierrez is the son of show biz royalty Eddie Gutierrez and Annabelle Rama, and an elder brother to the twins, actor Richard and host Raymond Gutierrez. He became a child star but left the business soon after finding it not to his liking.
On his Instagram, Gutierrez also shared a photo of himself and his wife, leaving it uncaptioned except for a single white heart emoji.
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Messages of condolence and sympathy poured in for Alexa’s bereaved family.
In January, Ruffa asked for prayers for Alexa, who she described as a “brave and beautiful soul” and a “devoted wife” to her brother.
She said that in several months past, her sister-in-law had been seeking medical treatment at St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City in Taguig.
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Unilab Foundation’s RACE against suicide recognized at the LCF CSR Guild Awards | INQUIRER.net BrandRoom | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 06:00:04 PST | Unilab Foundation (ULF) was recently awarded the distinction of Outstanding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Project in Health through its RACE project during the League of Corporate Foundation’s (LCF) 2024 CSR Guild Awards held recently. RACE is a project under ULF’s mental health pillar, Heads Up PH.
From left to right: Ramon Derige of SEAOIL Foundation, Inc.; Geoffrey Garcia of MSD Philippines; Marie Joan Armada-Urieta, Program Director of Unilab Foundation; Claire Papa, Operations Director of Unilab Foundation; Marella Reforma, from the Heads Up program of Unilab Foundation and Dr. Benito Teehankee of De La Salle University.
The CSR Guild Awards is an initiative of the League of Corporate Foundations to recognize its member organizations who are implementing social good initiatives with meaningful and sustainable impact to the communities and institutions they serve. This event coincides with the celebration of the CSR Week in the Philippines which is held every first week of July by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 299, s. 2020.
The “RACE Against Suicide Toolkit: A Gatekeeper Training Toolkit for Suicide Prevention in Schools” or RACE project was developed in 2020 to bridge the gap in access to mental health resources for student suicide prevention. The project empowers schools through training of their teachers, guidance counsellors, and other school personnel as gatekeepers equipped to identify, manage, and refer learners at-risk of suicide.
Participants from the first batch of the DepEd National Educators’ Academy of the Philippines (NEAP) Capacity Building program huddle to discuss the best school protocol and approach to a given situation.
As a Toolkit, it consists of a screening tool and modules that cover basic skills for all personnel and advanced skill prevention for counselors and health staff, delivered through a combination of learning videos, lecture and processing, case simulations, and action planning. The Toolkit introduces the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) tool, a screener developed by a team of mental health experts from the USA and considered the gold standard in suicide assessment, endorsed by institutions such as the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the USA.
Leveraging partnerships through a Training of Trainers (ToT) approach starting in late 2022, the RACE project is co-implemented by select trainers from the Philippine Guidance and Counseling Association, the Department of Education, and public and private schools.
From an initial pool of 86 trainers, the number of RACE trainers equipped in 2023 is at 200, equipping over 4,400 Gatekeepers nationwide, bringing life-saving knowledge to schools and communities that need it the most.
86 guidance counselors, psychologists, and psychiatrists from the Philippine Guidance and Counseling Association and Psychological Association of the Philippines convene during the RACE Against Suicide Training of Trainers (ToT) in November 2022.
As of March 2023, 172 out of 223 respondents (77.1%) have used the C-SSRS tool. Through these respondents who used the tool, 763 students have been identified as “at-risk”. Consequently, out of 763 identified students, 331 (43.3%) have been referred for further assessment and 292 (88.2%) were assessed and received the help they need.
“The true success story unfolds in schools across the Philippines. Every passionate teacher, counselor, and personnel applying their knowledge in real-life situations contributes to the vision of a mentally healthy nation. They are what makes the RACE Against Suicide project a movement that breathes and shares life – both to the advocate, and the reason for this advocacy,” Ms. Claire Papa of the Unilab Foundation shared.
RACE Against Suicide roll-out in SOCCSKSARGEN through PGCA Region XII Chapter.
Overall, this project emphasizes that mental health and wellbeing is not just the work of professionals – it is everyone’s responsibility. This year, the project is set to be rolled out in colleges and universities in partnership with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
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If you or someone you know is in need of assistance, please reach out to the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH). Their crisis hotlines are available at 1553 (Luzon-wide landline toll-free), 0917-899-USAP (8727), 0966-351-4518, and 0908-639-2672. For more information, visit their website: (https://doh.gov.ph/NCMH-Crisis-Hotline)
Alternatively, you can contact Hopeline PH at the following numbers: 0917-5584673, 0918-8734673, 88044673. Additional resources are available at ngf-mindstrong.org, or connect with them on Facebook at Hopeline PH.
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Senate probe into gov’t plans for displaced Pogo workers sought | Charie Abarca | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:07:21 PST | (INQUIRER file and stock photos)
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MANILA, Philippines — A resolution seeking a probe into the government’s plans for workers displaced by the closure of Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) in the Philippines has been filed by Sen. Robinhood Padilla.
In his Senate Resolution No. 1091, Padilla specifically directed the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, which he heads, to investigate the matter.
“Considering the thousands of Filipino workers who will be adversely affected by the impending closure of Pogo operations in the country, the public has the right to be informed of the planned actions and the programs to be implemented by the government to address this issue,” Padilla said.
He filed the resolution days after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr delivered his State of the Nation Address on July 22. That was when he announced the ban on all Pogos in the country, subsequently ordering the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) to wind down their operations by the end of 2024.
“According to Pagcor Chairman Alejandro Tengco, there are some 31,000 direct Pogo employees and more than 9,000 workers in special business process outsourcing who will be displaced by the closure of Pogos,” said Padilla.
Before filing Padilla’s resolution, the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) already outlined portions of its plan to ensure laid-off Pogo workers would continue to have decent jobs.
In a post-Sona discussion on education and workers’ welfare development, Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said first on the list is the profiling of employees.
According to Dole, workers’ profiling will include their ability and expertise, current jobs, compensation, preference, and possible government intervention.
Laguesma noted that among Dole’s interventions are employment facilitation, and referrals on existing jobs based on workers’ skills and expertise.
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MVP-led DigiCo acquires stake in Bayad Center | Meg J. Adonis | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:15:43 PST | Manuel V. Pangilinan
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A recently launched digital entity led by billionaire Manuel V. Pangilinan is expanding its footprint in the digital payment space, this time through deals with two online payment platforms, as businesses gradually shift to paperless transactions.
DigiCo, which is jointly owned by PLDT Inc., Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), on Monday said it would acquire a 10-percent interest in bills payment service provider Bayad Center.
Bayad, which is also a subsidiary of power distributor Meralco, currently serves at least 800 utility, financial and other billers. It has a network of around 104,000 touchpoints across the country.
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DigiCo will likewise fully acquire Multipay Corp., a wholly owned unit of Multisys Technologies Corp. that also provides a digital payment platform for entrepreneurs.
In 2018, PLDT bought for P2.15 billion a 45.73-percent stake in Multisys, which has also developed software platforms for Bayad.
Both acquisitions are still subject to “closing conditions,” according to DigiCo. The company did not disclose its total investment in the acquisitions.
“Having both online and offline solutions, Bayad and Multipay are uniquely positioned to accelerate the country’s shift to digital payments,” said Pangilinan, who also chairs DigiCo.
“These companies will improve the payment experience for the Filipino consumer and provide partners with integrated solutions,” he added.
DigiCo was formed in March to integrate the services of Pangilinan-led companies in a single digital platform.
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These high schoolers are representing the PH at the World of Dance Summit | No author found | 2024-07-28T04:00:47+00:00 | Local talent is on the rise and is putting the world on notice. From Bini’s KCON appearance to SB19’s First Take performances and even our representatives at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Filipino excellence is right up there with the best of the best.
As we continue to break past barriers and enter new arenas and platforms previously dominated by others, Adhika from St. Scholastica’s Academy of Marikina is next to represent the country and showcase Filipino talent at yet another global stage—World of Dance.
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From July 28 to Aug. 1 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Adhika will compete with world-class groups from over 50 countries and attempt to make it into the top 10 of the international junior team division championship. Doing so would grant them the opportunity to participate in the world finals, which includes top-placing teams from other divisions. The winner will receive a grand prize of $5,000 and the title of World of Dance Champion.
Do they have what it takes to win the crown? Certainly.
We visited Adhika during one of their rehearsals ahead of the team’s flight to Los Angeles and talked about the history of the group and their grueling road to the World of Dance Summit.
Coach Edi Jocson joined Adhika when it was first formed in 2017. Back then and coinciding with the introduction of senior high in the education system, the dance team was exclusive to seniors and is a totally separate group from the junior high dance club.
Jocson occasionally picked out younger students to train with Adhika during summer camp. However, they weren’t usually allowed to participate in competitions for fear of clashing with ongoing junior high club activities. In fact, it was only during their recently concluded fundraising concert and the World of Dance summit in Los Angeles that everyone from both senior and junior high was allowed to perform together on stage.
“This year we opened Adhika to the whole junior high so they’ll have six playing years. Sobrang gagaling pa sila and ’yun ’yung pinakamabibigay namin sa future ng Adhika,” says team captain Danielle “Yiel” Bulot (18), who is excited for the younger members despite her time on the team coming to a close.
Fellow senior and team treasurer Justine Mei Saito (18) adds, “It feels good to pass on these lessons to the juniors—last year kami ’yung tinuturuan ng mga seniors namin. Ngayon, kami na ’yung nag-i-inspire and nag-mo-motivate sa mga juniors.”
“I really feel grateful to be a part of this since not a lot of people my age get to experience this. I know it’s really hard to get to their level but once you get to be determined to keep up, to be at the same level as them, you get the chance to learn,” says youngest member Victoria Mendoza (12).
Aside from handling Adhika, Jocson is also the founder of dance teams 4DK and Class E (an all-girl troupe where most Adhika graduates go). He also leads the Metrobank Dance Company.
Adhika’s journey to World of Dance began in 2023 when the team finished last during the local qualifiers. Disheartened yet motivated, the group continued to dominate regional competitions, including Dance Supremacy High School Queens 2024 which they also won the previous year.
After that was a return to the World of Dance regional qualifiers stage at the UP Theater, where Adhika finished fourth despite being the crowd favorite.
“I’ll be honest medyo nag-expect kami siyempre crowd favorite, kaya nasaktan,” says Jocson, maintaining that just bouncing back from the previous year’s last-place finish was a good win for the team.
Outside the competition, Jocson also refers to another achievement they attained during the year—the release and subsequent success of their Too Bad challenge on TikTok. Choreographed by Jocson and Bulot, their dance to O Side Mafia’s “My Thang (Go Getta 2) went viral on the platform and was done by various celebrities and influencers including Niana Guerrero, Jungwon from Enhypen, Yeonjun from TXT, Bini, and many more.
But everything changed late in March of this year when Adhika received a special invitation from World of Dance headquarters to participate in the upcoming world finals.
Since then, the team has been training nine hours a day in preparation for the competition. Why push themselves to such a degree? A chip on their shoulders.
According to Jocson, “Gusto nila ipakita na kahit fourth place sila sa Pilipinas—sa worlds, champion or podium finisher. Ganun ’yung nagiging mentality nila kaya sinasagad nila sarili nila.”
But Jocson, as a coach who knows his players better than anyone, makes sure to keep an eye on those pushing themselves too far.
It’s a heavy weight to carry for a group of 30 or so high schoolers to represent the country at such a massive stage. But the kids of Adhika are more than ready to show the Filipinos’ talent for dance.
“It’s a blessing, and at the same time a burden and a big responsibility on our shoulders. Hindi porket nag-qualify, magpapabaya na. We need to maintain and even go beyond the level we’re at,” says Saito.
”We just hope everyone would support us—kahit di lang kami, as in dancers in general. We’ve been yearning for the support of the Filipino sa dance community and I hope so [in the] future mas ma-develop pa ’yung love and support for dance kasi super talented talaga ng mga Pinoy. Sayang lang talaga na we don’t get that much recognition compared to other sports,” says Bulot.
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‘New trend?’: Vlogger slammed for stealing pics, taking credit for others’ charity efforts | Allysa Fernandez | 2024-07-29T09:27:03+00:00 | Featured
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This takes clout chasing to a whole new level.
In an era where social media influence is so powerful, ethical conduct becomes paramount, especially for content creators who wield significant sway over public perception. Recently, another controversy has surfaced, shedding light on the disturbing trend of some influencers appropriating the hard work of others to boost their own online presence. This issue was brought to the fore by Willy Era Garcia, whose pointed social media post has sparked a widespread debate about integrity in the digital age.
Garcia’s post, which has since gone viral, exposes an vlogger who allegedly used a photo of relief goods—an initiative orchestrated by others—to falsely claim credit for the charitable act.
Garcia’s caption read: “Ugali nga nman para sa sariling kapakanan..ginawang usok ung my ari ng pix.. Ronald and Tonet kawang gawa ba..lufet netong vlogger n eto picture ng my picture ginamit para lng sumikat.. Credit to TPC nga pala nice moves lods..keep it up.. Ung my tao ang original post. [Such behavior for personal gain. The owner of the picture was made invisible. Ronald and Tonet, is this charity work? This vlogger is audacious, using someone else’s picture just to get famous. Credit to TPC by the way, nice moves dude, keep it up. The original post belongs to someone the person tagged in this post.]”
This accusation has resonated with many, igniting conversations about the lengths to which some individuals will go to appear benevolent and altruistic in the eyes of their followers.
The original photo shows TPC posing with their relief goods. However, another photo appears to have been edited to remove the content creator and falsely take credit for the relief effort. The actual work and coordination of these activities were carried out by TPC and its community, whose contributions were conveniently erased from the narrative. As Garcia suggests, this act of deceit not only disrespects the true benefactors but also undermines the essence of genuine volunteerism and community service.
The online community’s response has been swift and critical. Comments on Garcia’s post and related discussions highlight a shared sentiment of disapproval and frustration. Many users emphasized the importance of giving proper credit where it is due and condemned the practice of exploiting humanitarian efforts for personal gain. This incident underscores the ethical responsibilities that come with a large following and the potential harm caused when these responsibilities are neglected.
The ethical ramifications of self-representation and authenticity are increasingly scrutinized, especially when it comes to the appropriation of others’ work for personal gain. The controversy surrounding the vloggers who falsely claimed credit for charitable activities underscores a critical issue in contemporary media ethics. The glaringly poor editing of the vloggers’ content, which conspicuously reveals a lack of finesse and professionalism, paradoxically serves to highlight the inherent self-awareness of the influencer involved. This ineptitude in editing is so apparent that it almost seems to invite judgment from the audience, allowing even those with minimal digital literacy to recognize the disingenuous nature of the claims being made. By presenting the content in such a blatantly flawed manner, the vloggers inadvertently leave a trail of evidence that facilitates critical examination, yet simultaneously, the sparse context provided allows the presentation to be construed as legitimate by an uninformed public.
This strategic manipulation—wherein insufficient context is provided alongside visibly subpar editing—exploits the naivety of viewers who may lack the digital literacy to discern the veracity of such claims. The deliberate omission of key information effectively obscures the original sources and contributors, allowing the vloggers to superficially align themselves with altruistic efforts while the true benefactors remain unacknowledged. This tactic not only undermines the integrity of the charitable work but also erodes public trust in digital content. The incident serves as a stark reminder of the ethical responsibilities incumbent upon content creators to ensure transparency and authenticity. It highlights the necessity for a critical approach to consuming and creating digital content, where the clarity of context and the quality of representation are pivotal in maintaining the credibility and ethical standards of online engagement.
The appropriation of someone else’s charitable work not only raises questions about authenticity but also about the wider implications for trust in online content. The phenomenon of ‘performative activism’—where individuals or entities engage in social or charitable activities primarily for the sake of public image—can erode public trust and dilute the impact of genuine efforts.
Moreover, this incident invites a deeper exploration of the power dynamics at play in social media. Influencers often hold significant sway over public opinion, and their actions can set precedents for acceptable behavior within the community. When influencers misuse their platform for self-serving purposes, it can create a culture where recognition and rewards are unfairly distributed, thereby discouraging true acts of kindness and altruism.
The case of the vloggers, Ronald and Tonet, misappropriating relief efforts highlights a critical issue within the realm of digital content creation. It serves as a reminder that ethical conduct and transparency are not just desirable traits but essential components of responsible influence. As content creators, there is a duty to uphold the integrity of one’s platform and to honor the contributions of others, ensuring that acts of kindness and community service are rightfully attributed and celebrated. This incident should prompt all influencers to reflect on their practices and strive for authenticity and ethical standards in their content.
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Heart Evangelista extends help to homeless, abandoned pets after Carina | Anne Pasajol | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 09:39:39 PST | Heart Evangelista. Image: Instagram/@edward.berthelot via @iamhearte, @senatespousesph
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Aside from her relief efforts for the people affected by the onslaught of typhoon Carina, fur mom Heart Evangelista also gave assistance to dogs and cats that were left homeless or abandoned due to the calamity.
The actress-fashion personality alongside the Senate Spouses Foundation Inc. (SSFI) and her fur babies visited the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), as seen in a video on her Instagram page last Saturday, July 27.
Evangelista brought food and supplies, and interacted with the dogs and cats in the animal shelter.
“Typhoon Carina not only affected thousands of humans but pets as well. No one should be left behind and that means humans and pets alike in times of calamities,” she said.
“The SSFI has been blessed with partners who are also looking after the welfare of animals, sending dog and cat food for the furbabies left homeless by the typhoon,” she stated.
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Evangelista then called on netizens to extend help to PAWS, further noting that SSFI is one with the organization in fighting against animal cruelty.
“What better way to reach out to as many abandoned pets as possible than through and with PAWS Philippines. They have always been part of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council, rescuing animals left behind in times of calamities,” she said.
Prior to this, Evangelista and the SSFI organized a relief operation and distributed supplies to families in Marikina.
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In the digital age where content creation and social media influence often intersect with charitable endeavors, TPC NGA PALA (formerly the Typical Pinoy Crap page) stands out for their ethical approach to philanthropy. Their recent video, created for transparency and appreciation, showcases a donation drive for victims of Typhoon Carina in San Mateo and Rodriguez, Rizal, without the intrusion of advertisements. This decision, according to the content creator, reflects a commitment to dignifying the recipients rather than exploiting their plight.
TPC NGA PALA’s post, “Salamat, internet,” underscores the significance of authentic and respectful engagement in charitable activities. By eschewing advertisements, the creator ensured that the focus remained on the cause and the community, not on monetizing the content. This approach aligns with a growing sentiment among ethical content creators and influencers who are wary of “poverty porn” – a term used to describe the sensationalist portrayal of impoverished individuals for personal gain or entertainment.
The content creator’s message, “Ang video na ‘to ay walang ads at nilikha lang for transparency and appreciation sa ating naganap na donation drive para sa mga biktima ng Bagyong Carina dito sa lugar namin sa San Mateo at Rodriguez, Rizal, [“The video has no ads and was created solely for transparency and appreciation of our recent donation drive for the victims of Typhoon Carina here in our area in San Mateo and Rodriguez, Rizal]” highlights a transparent and appreciative attitude toward their audience and the community they serve.
In the video, TPC NGA PALA provides detailed information and full disclosure by counting the money and showing exactly where and how it was spent. TPC NGA PALA also encouraged the recipients of the goods to thank the “internet” instead of just their team, as the funds came not only from them but also from people who offered help and other content creators who extended their support. This transparency is pivotal in fostering trust and integrity in the digital content landscape, where audiences are increasingly critical of the motives behind philanthropic displays.
Content creators and influencers can learn from TPC NGA PALA’s example of how to engage in charity work with dignity and respect. Their approach emphasizes the importance of providing aid without compromising the dignity of beneficiaries, a principle that stands in stark contrast to the exploitative tendencies often observed in ‘poverty porn’ content. By focusing on genuine support and appreciation, TPC NGA PALA demonstrates that ethical content creation can effectively contribute to social good without the need for sensationalism or financial exploitation.
TPC NGA PALA has a record of upholding their principles. They have declined online gambling sponsorships, despite the financial incentives, emphasizing their commitment to not influencing others to gamble. However, like many influencers, TPC is not without flaws. They once used their platform to their advantage, such as when they released a song to diss a local telecom company and voice their complaints.
This practice not only benefits the recipients of aid but also sets a valuable example for other content creators. It shows the importance of philanthropy driven by compassion and respect, rather than by potential monetization or engagement metrics.
They proved that doing something like this is possible. Not accepting sponsors for charity videos, fully disclosing expenses, not taking all the credit, and protecting the dignity of relief recipients—these practices are rare, at least in the Philippines.
It would be nice to see more content creators follow suit.
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PH schools open amid familiar woes | Dempsey Reyes | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 05:45:00 PST | SECRETARY ON-SITE Education Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara greets a class in Carmona, Cavite, as he visits several schools in Calabarzon region to observe the opening of classes on Monday. —Grig C. Montegrande
SECRETARY ON-SITE Education Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara greets a class in Carmona, Cavite, as he visits several schools in Calabarzon region to observe the opening of classes on Monday. —Grig C. Montegrande
MANILA, Philippines — The new school year started as scheduled on Monday in areas spared by Supertyphoon Carina (international name: Gaemi) around the country but teachers and students had to face the usual problems ranging from simple section transfers to the yet-to-be-solved classroom shortage on the first day of classes.
Education Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara visited schools in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region and Muntinlupa City in Metro Manila on Monday as he wanted to see the situation on the ground and check if there were problems that teachers and parents would raise.
Data from the Department of Education (DepEd) showed a total of 17,979,764 students enrolled for School Year 2024-2025 in the country’s public elementary and high schools, while another 2,366,925 students in private schools. Alternative Learning System schools posted an enrollment of 222,067, DepEd said.
READ: 832 public schools delay opening due to Carina
Most enrollees were in public schools in Calabarzon, with 2,589,902 students, followed by Central Luzon with 1,917,619 and Metro Manila with 1,820,055. These regions suffered the brunt of Carina and most schools here had delayed the opening of classes amid cleanup activities and while many classrooms were being used as evacuation centers.
DepEd said 842 schools did not hold classes on Monday, affecting 803,824 students in typhoon-hit areas in Metro Manila and the Ilocos, Central Luzon, Calabarzon and Soccsksargen (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, General Santos) regions.
In a television interview, Angara said “98 percent” of schools in the country proceeded with the school opening.
Education officials were expecting that enrollment would still increase in the following days or weeks as schools were accommodating late enrollees.
The problem of a classroom shortage was felt in Lagro High School, one of the biggest schools in Quezon City, as two sections shared a single classroom on Monday.
A head teacher from the school, who asked not to be named in this report, told the Inquirer that the shortage had been a concern since the previous school year, forcing teachers to split a classroom to accommodate more students.
In one of the classrooms that the Inquirer saw inside the school, two Grade 8 classes were sharing a room and the only thing that kept them apart was a plywood partition.
Overall, 22 sections share 11 classrooms at Lagro High School, a major concern that teachers admitted was “hard to resolve immediately.”
Some classes had to be held online so different sets of students could use the classrooms.
“We know that it’s not ideal and it’s very painful to see, but we have no other choice,” the teacher said in Filipino. “After all, education is for everyone and we are duty-bound to accept all students who want to study here.”
According to the teacher, they are hoping the classroom shortage will be solved once the construction of another building, which will house laboratories for science classes, is finished.
Asked when the building would be available, the teachers said the Department of Public Works and Highways did not give them a timeline.
In Baguio City, all 67 public elementary and high schools opened on Monday for the first day of a new school year, despite gloomy skies and brief rains, according to city schools division chief Soraya Faculo.
Enrollment reached 55,674, she said, observing that more children also turned up with their parents to enroll at the last minute for the school year on Monday.
At the rate of ongoing enrollment in Baguio, “we are expecting 64,000 pupils for this school year,” Faculo said.
On its social media page, DepEd said only two schools in the region would not hold in-person classes on Monday and would adopt alternative learning methodologies instead. These were Irisan Elementary School in Baguio, which is under construction, and Abucot Integrated School in Kabayan, Benguet, because of a landslide near the area.
In southern Luzon, more schools in different parts of Calabarzon suspended classes in public and private schools on Monday due to bad weather and continuous clearing operations by authorities in typhoon-hit areas.
On Sunday night, the DepEd in Calabarzon reported that at least 66 schools in different parts of the region suspended the opening of classes after the onslaught of Carina. They will start the school year on Aug. 5.
In Central Luzon, the police deployed about 1,000 personnel in the region “to provide public safety and police visibility in schools, colleges, universities, and nearby areas” on the first day of classes.
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Brig. Gen. Jose Hidalgo Jr., regional police director, said police assistance desks had been set up in schools. —with reports from Vincent Cabreza, Delfin T. Mallari Jr. and Jun A. Malig
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House receives P6.352-T budget for 2025 | Jeannette I. Andrade | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 05:35:00 PST | SPENDING PLAN The House committee on appropriations will soon start the deliberations for the country’s national spending plan as Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday receives from Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman the proposed P6.352-trillion National Expenditure Program for 2025. —photo from the House of Representatives
SPENDING PLAN The House committee on appropriations will soon start the deliberations for the country’s national spending plan as Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday receives from Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman the proposed P6.352-trillion National Expenditure Program for 2025. —photo from the House of Representatives
MANILA, Philippines — More than half of the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 will go to social and economic services, while the controversial confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) have been limited to agencies with functions related to national security.
The House of Representatives on Monday formally received from Malacañang the budget proposal for next year, which is 10.1 percent more than the P5.768-trillion 2024 national budget.
Speaker Martin Romualdez said job creation, quality education, expanded health care and social protection would be given priority by the House in allocating funds for the 2025 national budget.
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In his message, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed optimism that the 2025 budget would sustain the country’s momentum of “economic and social transformation” to make the Philippines a front-runner in the Asia-Pacific region.
Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said the P10.29-billion allocation for CIFs in the 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP) was lower by 16 percent from last year.
No more CIF was allocated to the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education (DepEd), which was previously headed by Vice President Sara Duterte.
The CIF in the 2025 NEP is made up of P4.37 billion in confidential funds and P5.92 billion in intelligence funds.
The Office of the President was allocated P4.46 billion in CIF; the Department of National Defense, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and its major services, P1.8 billion; the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, P991.2 million; the Philippine National Police, P806 million; the Department of Justice’s Office of the Secretary, the Bureau of Immigration, National Bureau of Investigation, and the Office of the Solicitor General, P579.4 million; and the Department of Transportation (DOTr), particularly the Office of Transportation Security and the Philippine Coast Guard, P405 million.
Pangandaman said that P1.8 billion in CIF was allocated for executive offices, including the Anti-Money Laundering Council.
Under the 2025 NEP, P2.12 trillion or 33.4 percent has been set aside for social services; P1.85 trillion (29.2 percent) for economic services; P1.08 trillion (17 percent) for general public services; P876.7 billion (13.7 percent) for debt service; and P419.3 billion (6.6 percent) for defense.
A P13-billion contingency fund was also allotted for 2025, which Pangandaman said could not be used for CIF requests of nonsecurity agencies unless the President declares it extremely necessary.
“There are safeguards to prevent abuse from the contingent fund. The fund can only be used for specific urgent needs such as legal obligations with final decisions (and to meet the requirements) of newly created agencies,” she said.
The DepEd, state universities and colleges, the Commission on Higher Education, and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority are getting a total of P977.6 billion next year.
The DOTr was allocated P180.9 billion for transport development and modernization.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development was given P230.1 billion, down from last year’s P248.1 billion, for various social protection programs.
The Department of Agriculture, its attached agencies, and the Department of Agrarian Reform were allotted P211.3 billion to ensure food security, although this was lower than last year’s P221.7 billion.
The Department of Public Works and Highways’ proposed P900-billion budget is also lower than the P997.9 billion set aside in the 2024 budget.
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The allocation of P297.6 billion for the Department of Health, including the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., similarly decreased from the 2024 national budget’s P308.3 billion. —with reports from Melvin Gascon and Mariedel Irish U. Catilogo
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In contra-Sona, Pimentel shares proposals to Marcos | Charie Mae F. Abarca | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 05:30:11 PST | Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III. —Bibo Nueva España/Senate PRIB
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III. —Bibo Nueva España/Senate PRIB
MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III believes President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has delivered his best State of the Nation Address (Sona) yet.
But in his contra-Sona speech during the Senate’s Monday plenary session, Pimentel took his time to enumerate what the Marcos administration should focus on addressing.
He started with floods and how climate change should not be the reason flood-related problems remain unsolved.
READ: Pimentel on Sona: ‘Nation’s state is worrisome’
“According to a budget expert who has analyzed our annual budget laws, we have allocated at least P1.14 trillion for flood control and flood management projects from 2015 to 2024. That figure is taken just from analyzing the budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways. Close to one-third of DPWH’s budget goes to flood control,” said Pimentel, proceeding to ask what happened.
“We should not blame the high tide. There is no flood control project that deals with low tide only. Nor can the blame be passed on to the raging water because is it not already included in the definition of [a] flood?” he added.
Pimentel said the impact of poor flood management is not only felt in provinces, but also Metro Manila.
His comment came after the combined effects of tropical cyclone Carina and the southwest monsoon ravaged the country, particularly Luzon.
“This makes us ask what exactly the Metro Manila Development Authority is doing with taxpayer money for flood control. In 2022, it was P1.4 billion. In 2023, P351 million. In 2024, it will be P455 million. Let us also not use ‘Climate Change’ as the scapegoat,” said Pimentel.
Another topic highlighted in Pimentel’s 33-page speech includes education. For the Senate minority leader, the educational system must be calibrated to improve levels of literacy, numeracy, and critical thinking.
“From 2009 to 2023, the average passing rate in the Licensure Examinations for Teachers (LET) for elementary is only 33 percent and finances. Not just for secondary. What’s worse here is that from 2012 to 2022, there are a total of 182 Higher Education Institutions (the ones with Zero passing rates in the LET,” he said.
With this, he hoped that the Commission on Higher Education would continue to monitor Higher Education Institutions to provide adequate aid and ensure quality education for all.
Another topic highlighted by Pimentel was health. While Marcos mentioned “many things” about health during his 3rd Sona, the opposition senator said it was only just and right considering that health is what was being prioritized by Filipinos.
“So it is surprising why the national government will withdraw the fund balance or reserve funds of Philhealth worth more than P90 billion under the fourth trigger for funding the items under Unprogrammed Appropriations in the 2024 GAA, which many have nothing to do with the health of the people,” he pointed out.
In the end, Pimentel ended his speech by admitting he wanted the progressive Philippines and that this was, in fact, Marcos’ best Sona yet.
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“We may not be political allies, we may not see eye-to-eye in our proposed solutions to our country’s most pressing and serious problems, but that Sona delivered by the President convinced me of these things: that President Marcos loves his country and that he is trying his best,” said Pimentel.
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Oil spill reaches Cavite; PCG seals ship’s valves | The Inquirer Staff | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 05:30:00 PST | ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT An aerial image from environmental group Greenpeace taken around 4 kilometers off Hagonoy, Bulacan, shows the oil slick from a tanker, which sank on July 25 in Bataan due to bad weather.—Noel Celis/Greenpeace
ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT An aerial image from environmental group Greenpeace taken around 4 kilometers off Hagonoy, Bulacan, shows the oil slick from a tanker, which sank on July 25 in Bataan due to bad weather.—Noel Celis/Greenpeace
MANILA, Philippines – Cavite Gov. Jonvic Remulla alerted coastal communities on Monday following reports that oil leaking from tanker Terra Nova, which sank off Bataan on July 25, had reached parts of the province, particularly Ternate, Maragondon, Naic and Tanza.
“It (the oil spill) was felt slightly early this morning. [We’re on our way] to [assist the affected villagers],” Remulla said.
According to fisherfolk group Pamalakaya, coastal residents of Tanza woke up to the “distinctive odor associated with the oil spill” on Sunday morning.
READ: PH Coast Guard battles Bataan oil spill mess with coconut husk boom
“Our worst fear has happened; the oil has spread throughout the vast Manila Bay and has disrupted the livelihood of many fishermen,” Pamalakaya vice chair Ronnel Arambulo said in a statement.
Fishermen were worried that the oil slick might contaminate fishery resources and affect the farm-gate prices of their catch, he added.
The group estimated that in Tanza alone, over 5,000 fisherfolk would be affected if the spill could not be immediately contained.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), for its part, said that divers had sealed most of the sunken tanker’s leaking valves and were capping off even those that remained intact before siphoning operations could begin.
“We are hoping to seal all 24 valves today (July 29). We’re conducting the final mobilization of the siphoning equipment,” PCG Bataan Station commander Lt. Cmdr. Michael John Encina said in a press briefing. As of Monday afternoon, there were monitored leaks at one liter per hour, which he considered as “minimal.”
Terra Nova was carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil when it sank amid stormy weather off Bataan on July 25, killing a crew member.
Around 300,000 liters of oil would be siphoned from the tanker and transferred to MT Helena Marie, the ship’s sister vessel.
“The moment that we lift the vessel and bring it adjacent to the shore, we can say it’s all under control,” Encina said.
The PCG earlier warned of an “environmental catastrophe” if the entire cargo leaked.
According to Encina, the siphoning operation will take five to seven days, 10 days being the longest. An estimated 50,000 liters per day will be taken out of the tanker.
The oil sheen monitored where the vessel sank has been reduced to 2 to 4 nautical miles from the stretch of 12 to 14 kilometers, he said.
At the same time, he said they were still verifying reports that the oil spill had reached the coastlines of Cavite and Bataan.
Environmental group Greenpeace earlier released photos and videos showing that an oil sheen had reached Hagonoy, Bulacan.
Meanwhile, all leaks found on another sunken motor tanker, Jason Bradley, have been sealed.
“The tanker carried 5.5 tons of diesel cargo, which had already been emptied. The mere fact that it’s diesel means it is easy to dissipate,” Encina said.
But the PCG is preparing charges against the owner of the tanker for not reporting the incident immediately when it sank on July 23 due to bad weather, two days before Terra Nova capsized. The six crew members onboard the Jason Bradley were rescued by another vessel, he added.
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Also on Monday, Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos called for daily water sampling in the coastal waters of municipalities along Manila Bay, from Bataan to Cavite, to closely monitor the spread of the oil spill and ensure contamination-free aquatic resources for fisherfolk and residents. —with reports from Delfin T. Mallari Jr., Joanna Rose Aglibot, Carmela Reyes-Estrope and Frances Mangosing
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Alice Guo faces quo warranto disqualification case filed by SolGen | Jane Bautista | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 05:25:00 PST | Suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo —Marianne Bermudez
Suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo —Marianne Bermudez
MANILA, Philippines — Embattled Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac province, now faces a quo warranto case that could lead to her removal from public office.
Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra on Monday filed a quo warranto petition against the suspended mayor before the Manila Regional Trial Court.
The case was assigned to Branch 34 of the Manila court under Judge Liwliwa Hidalgo-Bucu.
READ: Guo sighted in Bulacan; law enforcers urged to arrest mayor in a month
According to Rule 66 of the Rules of Court, a quo warranto petition is a legal action against a person who “usurps, intrudes into, or unlawfully holds or exercises a public office, position or franchise.”
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) is mandated under the Rules of Court to commence a quo warranto action “when he has good reason to believe” that usurpation of public office can be established by proof.
Based on the OSG’s 45-page petition, Guo—by her very “ineligibility”—is “usurping or unlawfully holding the position” of the Office of the Mayor of Bamban, Tarlac, and “illegally exercising” its duties and responsibilities.
The OSG also extensively addressed Guo’s nationality, stating her Chinese name Guo Hua Ping and asserting that she is not Filipino.
It cited authenticated records showing that Guo Hua Ping, born in Fujian, China, on Aug. 31, 1990, was a holder of a Chinese passport.
“At its core, Filipino citizenship is a primary requirement for public officers, ensuring their unwavering loyalty and dedication to the nation,” the OSG said in its petition.
“As abundantly shown by various government records, respondent Guo Hua Ping, a.k.a. Alice Leal Guo is the daughter of two Chinese citizens, Lin Wenyi and Guo Jian Zhong,” the agency also said, thus affirming before the court earlier disclosures about the mayor.
The OSG said further that there was “no credible official record or document establishing that respondent Guo Hua Ping is a citizen of the Philippines, either by birth or by naturalization.”
It noted as well that there is no record in the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) of a birth certificate indicating her parents to be Angelito Guo and Amelia Leal, as she had claimed.
“These negative certifications, coupled with the documents showing that respondent Guo Hua Ping’s parents are Chinese nationals Guo Jian Zhong and Lin Wenyi, point to the fact that Angelito Guo and Amelia Leal Guo are fictitious individuals created for the sole purpose of falsifying respondent Guo Hua Ping’s birth records,” the OSG said.
It also argued that Guo committed acts of “serious dishonesty [by] representing herself as ‘Alice Leal Guo’ in all her public and private dealings—a name that is different from the name she registered with the Bureau of Immigration (BI) upon her entry [into] the Philippines.”
The OSG cited as well her “repeated misrepresentation” of herself as a Filipino citizen in her Filipino passport, voter’s registration records, and certificate of candidacy, as well as in her “failure to truthfully provide answers” in the Senate hearings on the Pogo (Philippine offshore gaming operator) industry.
So far, the OSG plans to present 11 witnesses—among them, officials of the BI, PSA, National Bureau of Investigation, and other agencies.
The Inquirer sought comment from Guo’s camp, but it had yet to respond on Monday night.
The last time the OSG resorted to a quo warranto petition was in March 2018, when then-Solicitor General Jose Calida sought to void Maria Lourdes Sereno’s 2012 appointment as chief justice following her criticism of the drug war of then President Rodrigo Duterte.
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Sereno, who also faced opposition in the Supreme Court, was ousted two months later when the high court ruled in favor of Calida’s petition. One of her critics, Teresita de Castro, succeeded her as chief justice in August of that year.
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Comelec removes 5.1 million from list of voters | Dexter Cabalza | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 05:20:00 PST | Inquirer files
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MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chair George Garcia has said that more than 5 million registered voters were removed from their list for failing to participate in the last two successive polls and other reasons.
The number was higher than the three million new voters the poll body was hoping to add to the voters’ list at the end of the six-month-long registration period on Sept. 30.
As of July 27, the Comelec has processed almost 4.7 million voter registration applications. The applications, however, are still pending approval or disapproval by election registration boards (ERBs).
READ: Comelec registers over 4 million new voters
Garcia, in a message to reporters on Sunday, said that ERBs nationwide deactivated a total of 5,105,191 registered voters and also deleted 248,972 people from the national list of registered voters.
The number of deactivated and deleted voters would be deducted from the current total number of voters, which was 67,839,861 during the October 2023 barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) elections (BSKE).
Most deactivated voters failed to participate in two consecutive regular elections—the May 2022 national and local elections, and the Oct. 30, 2023, BSKE.
Some, on the other hand, were deactivated as ordered by a court. Others failed to validate their records, lost their citizenship, or were convicted with finality for a serious offense.
A voter’s registration, meanwhile, is deleted if their fingerprints based on the Automated Fingerprint Identification System are found to be identical to those of other persons. Other causes are death, as confirmed by the local civil registrars, or if the voter has double or multiple records at the city or municipal levels.
The Comelec is preparing for three elections next year. These are the national and local elections in May, the Bangsamoro parliament elections scheduled also during the same month and the BSKE in December.
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VP cries harassment, blasts PNP chief’s ‘lies’ over guards’ recall | Dempsey Reyes | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 05:20:00 PST | Vice President Sara Duterte —Inquirer photoI/Richard A. Reyes
Vice President Sara Duterte —Inquirer photoI/Richard A. Reyes
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday described the pullout of 75 police escorts from her 400-strong security detail as a “clear case of political harassment,” as she blasted the chief of the Philippine National Police for spreading “lies” about the personnel movement.
“Let us spare our people from all the lies. Let us call it what it is—a clear case of political harassment,” Duterte said in a scathing open letter to PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, whom she addressed only as “Rommel.”
The letter was posted on the official Facebook page of the Vice President, who is still in Germany with her family for a private engagement.
READ: When ‘designated survivor’ leaves amid disaster, flood of flak follows
In the four-page letter written mostly in Filipino, Duterte reiterated her assertion that she could still work even without the security provided by the PNP but added she could not bear the “lies being spread to our people.”
Among the five “lies” she accused Marbil of stating was when the PNP chief said the police organization “[didn’t] see any threat against the Vice President.”
Duterte pointed to the “malicious release” of video footage showing her with family members at Ninoy Aquino International Airport as they were leaving for Germany on July 24.
The trip elicited criticisms as it happened at the height of massive flooding in Metro Manila and other provinces due to Supertyphoon Carina (international name: Gaemi) and the southwest monsoon.
“It doesn’t matter if it was just me, but the video also captured and made public [the location] of my husband and my children, who are all minors, threatening their security,” she said.
Duterte said operatives of the PNP also performed a “casing” operation near her residence, purportedly to determine her exact address.
“If this wasn’t prevented by the officers of the homeowners’ association, I don’t know what else could have happened,” she said.
“What exactly does ‘threat’ mean to you? Are threats just coming from external elements? Isn’t it a ‘threat’ when the harassment would come from government officers themselves?” said Duterte.
She noted that the officers removed from her security detail were those she trusted the most, having secured her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, since 2016, or her since 2007.
“Remember, when it comes to my family’s security, I am the one who can say who are deserving, not you. You’re just the law; you’re not God,” she told the PNP chief.
Marbil, who attended a House inquiry on Monday, avoided reporters who tried to ask him about Duterte’s letter.
The PNP also did not immediately comment on the matter.
Last week, Marbil confirmed that 75 police escorts assigned to Duterte were transferred to increase police visibility in Metro Manila.
Since assuming office in 2022, Duterte has been under the protection of the Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group under the Presidential Security Command, which is mostly manned by the military and supplemented by a small PNP contingent. Based on a 2022 state audit report, Duterte had 433 security escorts.
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Also on Monday, Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, a former PNP chief, posted a call on his personal Facebook page asking former police and military personnel to volunteer “to provide security and protection” to the Vice President. —with a report from Tina G. Santos
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Senators want closer scrutiny of flood control projects | Tina G. Santos | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 05:15:00 PST | Residents with their belongings evacuate from their flooded homes in Tumana village, Marikina City on July 24, 2024, amid heavy rains brought about by Typhoon Carina and intensified seasonal monsoon. —photo by Ted Aljibe/Agence France Presse
Residents with their belongings evacuate from their flooded homes in Tumana village, Marikina City on July 24, 2024, amid heavy rains brought about by Typhoon Carina and intensified seasonal monsoon. —photo by Ted Aljibe/Agence France Presse
MANILA, Philippines — Senators called for a deeper investigation of flood control and infrastructure projects, including the entire budget process, following the devastation wrought by Supertyphoon Carina (international name: Gaemi) and the southwest monsoon on parts of the country.
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III, in a privilege speech during the plenary session on Monday, urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to direct the Department of Budget and Management, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and other involved agencies to post online the names of the contractors for such projects, in addition to location, budget and status.
“Let us pierce the veil of corporate identity by letting the people know who are these individuals, the human beings, who have bagged these lucrative flood-control projects,” he said.
Sen. Grace Poe, after filing Senate Resolution No. 1080 seeking an investigation of the DPWH’s underutilized flood control budget, said the agency must explain the downward trend of its fund disbursement despite its increasing budgets in the last five years.
Poe stressed that during last year’s Senate committee hearing on the DPWH budget for the fiscal year 2024, it was revealed that the agency’s budget to address the flooding problem in the country would amount to at least P1 billion per day, a projection that its leadership did not dispute.
“P556 billion is too substantial a sum of money to permit anything less than optimal efficiency and effectiveness in our government programs, yet the current state of flood management in the country clearly demonstrates a dire need for a meticulous reassessment of where our hard-earned taxpayers’ money go,” she said.
Sen. Joel Villanueva, in a separate speech, said the government should have a comprehensive plan to address flooding “now more than ever.”
He noted that the billions of pesos spent by the government for flood control should also go to projects aligned with the Supreme Court’s mandamus ruling on Manila Bay, which ordered 13 government agencies to clean up and rehabilitate the waterway.
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Pro-PUVMP transport groups to go on strike if program is suspended | Dexter Cabalza | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 05:10:00 PST | Inquirer file photo
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MANILA, Philippines — Transport groups have threatened to go on strike should the Senate proceed with its plan to file a resolution urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to suspend the implementation of the controversial public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP).
The transport groups led by the “Magnificent 7,” which have supported the program from the start, called on Senate President Francis Escudero to conduct “a fair investigation and listen to the plight of the majority.”
“This may come off as a surprise. [But should push come to shove], we may need to do a difficult action—and that is a transport strike. This is the ultimate move for us in the transport sector to convey our strongest opposition on what the Senate is planning to do,” Pasang Masda president Obet Martin said at a press conference in Quezon City on Monday.
READ: Suspension of PUV modernization program urged
“We will let them face the force of the 80 percent of the transport sector who supported and gambled on this program of the government,” he added.
During the hearing of the Senate committee on public services on July 23, Escudero, who described the PUVMP as problematic, urged the panel chair, Sen. Raffy Tulfo, to file a resolution urging the President to temporarily suspend the program until “all questions and problems” were addressed.
Martin said they would not vote for senators who sign the resolution.
According to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, as of May, 81 percent of the over 190,000 PUVs in the country have already consolidated or joined cooperatives or corporations—the program’s first requirement.
Martin, who said they were not invited to the Senate hearing, explained that pro-PUVMP transport groups have already invested a lot under the program. Its temporary suspension, he added, would affect their income as unconsolidated PUVs, which had been barred from plying their routes for being “colorum” or illegal, would be allowed to return to the streets.
“Many of us already complied [with the PUVMP]. Many of us already borrowed money and are paying off these debts to buy these modernized units,” he said.
The Magnificent 7 is composed of namely Pasang Masda, Alliance of Transport Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines, Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations, Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines, Stop and Go Transport Coalition, Liga ng Transportasyon at Operators sa Pilipinas, and National Federation of UV Express Inc.
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DHSUD’ assistance program to include ‘partially damaged’ houses | Zacarian Gavin H. Sarao | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 05:06:06 PST | Residents clean their houses in the aftermath of severe flooding brought about by Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon on July 25, 2024. —photo by Jam Sta Rosa/Agence France-Presse
Residents clean their houses in the aftermath of severe flooding brought about by Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon on July 25, 2024. —photo by Jam Sta Rosa/Agence France-Presse
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) on Monday said homeowners whose houses were “partially damaged” by Supertyphoon Carina and the southwest monsoon, will also be included in its Integrated Disaster Shelter Assistance Program (IDSAP).
Initially, IDSAP only provided shelter support of P15,000 for “totally damaged” houses.
But in a Bagong Pilipinas Briefing, DHSUD Usec. Randy Escolango announced that the department’s chief, Sec. Jose Rizalino Acuzar has ordered the inclusion of “partially damaged” houses in the program.
READ: Carina evacuees get aid: 3,000 in Navotas, 10,000 in Marikina
“We will also include partially damaged houses in the coverage, and we are already preparing the guidelines, which if approved within the day,will now be able to help more of our countrymen that have been affected,” said Escolango.
Qualified beneficiaries, said Escolango, must be heads of households and be registered with their respective local government units.
Furthermore, qualified beneficiaries must not be receiving shelter assistance from government agencies or non-government organizations.
Asked how much budget the program has, Esclonangco said the IDSAP had a budget of P200 million, with P193 million yet to be allocated.
Because of this, he expressed optimism that all those who will apply for the program would be accommodated.
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De Lima: Duterte must be jailed for drug killings | Jeannette I. Andrade | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 05:05:00 PST | Former Sen. Leila de Lima and former President Rodrigo Duterte —Grig C. Montegrande; Malacañang file photo
Former Sen. Leila de Lima and former President Rodrigo Duterte —Grig C. Montegrande; Malacañang file photo
MANILA, Philippines — Former Sen. Leila de Lima maintained on Monday that former President Rodrigo Duterte should be imprisoned for his crimes against humanity as the “instigator and inducer” of killings during his antidrug campaign.
Appearing as a resource person before the House human rights panel, which is looking into extrajudicial killings (EJKs) that happened during Duterte’s drug war, De Lima said she was inclined to believe it might be better to wait for the findings of the International Criminal Court’s office of the prosecutor (ICC-OTP) on the possible culpability of the former chief executive and his men, including then national police chief and now Sen. Ronald dela Rosa.
“These killings constitute a systematic attack on civilians and [are] considered as a crime against humanity under International Humanitarian Law,” she said. “For [Duterte’s] crimes against humanity, both as Davao City mayor and Philippine President, [he] should be prosecuted and convicted by the ICC and spend the remainder of his life in prison.”
She pointed out that any investigation of the drug war “necessarily has to go back to the origins and history of the Davao Death Squad (DDS) from its inception in 1998 up to 2016.”
“This is because the 2016 to 2022 drug war is a mere offshoot of the DDS experience in Davao,” she said, alleging that systematic EJKs in Davao City from 1998 to 2016 were “simply replicated at the national level when Duterte assumed the presidency.”
Before she became a senator, De Lima investigated killings allegedly perpetrated by the DDS in Davao City as head of the Commission on Human Rights. As senator, she launched an investigation of EJKs, resulting in the filing of drug charges against her for supposedly incurring Duterte’s ire. She was eventually cleared of all charges after being imprisoned for six years.
“The centerpiece of the national drug war was modeled after the DDS system of operations involving active [Philippine National Police] personnel in vigilante killings,” she said.
According to her, policemen from Davao were reassigned to Metro Manila and other urban hubs to organize “local DDS chapters in every city for purposes of carrying out the systematic identification of targets and their summary execution either in ‘nanlaban (resisting) ops’ or by riding tandem vigilantes.”
De Lima lamented that compared to the ICC investigation of the drug war killings, the Department of Justice has “barely scratched the surface,” pointing out that the agency has investigated only 52 out of the thousands of EJK cases.
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Oil firms roll back prices effective on July 30 | Philippine Daily Inquirer | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 04:55:00 PST | File photo
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MANILA, Philippines — After last week’s mixed price adjustment, local oil companies implemented price cuts effective on July 30.
In separate advisories on Monday, Seaoil, Shell Pilipinas, Cleanfuel, Petro Gazz and Jetti announced that the prices per liter of diesel would be slashed by 85 centavos, kerosene by 80 centavos and gasoline by 75 centavos.
READ: Another big-time fuel price hike looms next week
An official of the Department of Energy (DOE) attributed the downtrend to low demand and a projected increase in supply, as well as a brewing ceasefire deal in war-torn Gaza.
“The current trend leans bearish due to the oil market expectations of plentiful supplies and weak demand. Likewise, the Gaza ceasefire negotiation threatens to erode the geopolitical risk premium of crude and petroleum products,” Rodela Romero, director of the DOE’s Oil Industry Management Bureau, said in a statement.
Romero also pointed to an ongoing 15-day price freeze on kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas after some areas hit by Supertyphoon Carina (international name: Gaemi) were placed under a state of calamity. —Lisbet K. Esmael
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CHR looks for right definition of ‘Red-tagging’ in inquiry | Philippine Daily Inquirer | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 04:50:00 PST | Inquirer/Niño Jesus Orbeta
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MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) started on Monday a two-day public inquiry into “Red-tagging,” or the practice of labeling individuals or groups as communists or terrorists, to come up with a “definitive definition” of the act.
In a press briefing, CHR Commissioner and spokesperson Beda Epres pointed to a significant gap in the current legal framework because of the lack of a law penalizing Red-tagging, adding, “What we have are existing laws that penalize acts, which are constituted Red-tagging.”
READ: Supreme Court: Red-tagging threatens one’s right to life, security
“The main reason why we are having this Red-tagging [inquiry] is in order for us to come up with a definitive definition of what really is Red-tagging,” he said.
The CHR, he added, would propose to Congress measures regarding the “correct definition” of Red-tagging, the acts constituting the practice and corresponding penalties.
For his part, CHR Chair Richard Palpal-latoc was hopeful the inquiry would help the commission “come up with concrete recommendations to ultimately address the situation through the willingness of duty-bearers and rights-holders to participate in this undertaking.”
The public inquiry is expected to gather perspectives from various stakeholders to develop recommendations for preventing human rights violations related to Red-tagging.
It will also collect testimonies from human rights defenders, legal experts and individuals affected by Red-tagging. Human rights group have long criticized the practice, saying it can lead to harassment, intimidation and violence. —Russel Loreto
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Roque admits to partly own ‘raided’ house in Benguet | Marlon Ramos | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 04:45:00 PST | Former presidential spokesperson lawyer Harry Roque —Inquirer photo/Richard A. Reyes
Former presidential spokesperson lawyer Harry Roque —Inquirer photo/Richard A. Reyes
MANILA, Philippines — Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday admitted that he partly owns the house inside an upscale subdivision in Tuba town, Benguet province, that authorities “raided” on Saturday for allegedly being used by foreigners linked to the illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) in Bamban town of Tarlac.
“I used to live in that house when I left the government and I do have an interest in the corporation that owns it,” Roque said at the resumption of the Senate hearing on Pogo-related crimes.
“In fact, in the near future, I am concluding a transaction for me to take over the entire corporation that owns that house,” he said. “I do not deny that I have an interest in that corporation.”
READ: Roque’s bank documents found in raided Pampanga Pogo – PAOCC
Replying to a question by Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada, the former Palace official said the house in the posh Pinewoods Golf and Country Club in Tuba belonged to PH2 Corp., which, in turn, was owned primarily by Biancham Holdings and Trading Inc.
READ: Roque called to Senate, House hearings on Pogos
Roque, who previously served as former President Rodrigo Duterte’s mouthpiece, said that he and his wife, Mylah, were both shareholders of Biancham.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros, who has been leading the Senate inquiry, presented a copy of Biancham’s certificate of registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission showing that Roque’s former executive assistant, Alberto Rodulfo dela Serna, was also included as a stockholder.
Likewise named as among Biancham’s shareholders was Inquirer columnist Joel Butuyan, Roque’s former law firm partner.
According to Roque, the house was being rented since January by a certain Wan Yun, a Chinese national who had submitted a working visa in entering into a lease contract with PH2.
“[That means] she has the right to be in the Philippines,” he said.
Wan, he added, was actually the “partner” of Khuon Moeurn, who was arrested by agents of the Bureau of Immigration and the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission along with a female Chinese national named Wang Keping during the government operation on Saturday.
Roque then claimed that the operation was part of a supposed plot to “link” him to the operation of illegal Pogo entities.
“I really want to see the evidence showing that that man (Moeurn) was involved in the Pogo in Bamban. Because if there’s none, there’s really a concerted effort to link me to Pogos, which I have already vehemently denied,” he said.
But Hontiveros said Moeurn, who claimed to be a Cambodian national, was actually a “very high-level” Chinese fugitive who had evaded arrest in his home country.
“[He] is actually a wanted fugitive in China. The Cambodian passport held by the man is fake,” Hontiveros said at the end of the five-hour proceedings.
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“He’s really Chinese and as per our Chinese informant, he’s on the red notice [list of] fugitives, very high-level, and he has already defrauded 100,000 people. So this person’s [criminal] record is really bad,” she warned.
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Experts share key issues at stake in the 2025 polls | Faith Argosino | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 01:22:37 PST | Developments in the West Philippine Sea will be among the top issues defining the 2025 elections. —Richard A. Reyes
Developments in the West Philippine Sea will be among the top issues defining the 2025 elections. —Richard A. Reyes
MANILA, Philippines — The West Philippine Sea and illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (Pogo), on top of inflation, will be among the key issues at stake in the 2025 polls, geopolitical and national security experts said on Monday.
In a forum organized by Democracy Watch Philippines, in partnership with Stratbase ADR Institute, experts mentioned the issues, which were also discussed during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s third State of the Nation Address.
READ: Pagcor to act on Pogo ban; 42,000 Filipino workers to be displaced
“Disinformation, misinformation, and cyber security threats impact our politics, impact our lives. We have seen that not only on security issues. We see that also in the political discourse. That’s why I have shared that we are still in a pandemic of misinformation, and we need to stop the spread of disinformation in the West Philippine Sea and even in economic issues,” Stratbase President and geopolitical expert Professor Dindo Manhit said in a statement.
“They have weaponized social media. They have organized message targeting and propaganda campaigns through trolls. They have amplified disinformation and public opinion manipulation on social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube. There is an information warfare, and we consider this an issue as we go into the 2025 election,” he added.
Citing previous reports, Manhit also mentioned suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, a Chinese national currently being investigated by the upper chamber for her alleged ties to an illegal Pogo hub in her town.
“Pogos have been linked to various illicit activities, including money laundering and human trafficking. These undermine the rule of law and governance in our country. Worse, they are also a threat to our national security considering the proximity of some of these Chinese-led businesses to military facilities,” he added.
“It is a legitimate concern that China could leverage the presence of Pogos and use them as Trojan Horse to compromise the country’s security framework. The reports of alleged People’s Liberation Army uniforms found in some Pogo hubs are alarming indicators that they can be used for covert operations or intelligence-gathering,” he explained.
Meanwhile, Political Science Professor Alma Salvador said the existence of Pogos and the illegal activities could be a weakness and an indictment against the country’s regulatory institutions.
“The fact that we’ve allowed Pogos that are very much related to transnational criminal activities in which some Chinese or a lot of Chinese are also being implicated says something about the robustness or the lack of robustness of our regulatory institutions,” Salvador said.
“If we are to achieve our [economic] goals in 2040, then we need to be able to capacitate ourselves, even institutions that would allow us to progress and achieve our economic and our security goals,” she added.
Last July 22, Marcos announced the all-out ban on Pogo, as he directed the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation to wind down and cease its operations by the end of the year.
For his part, geopolitical expert Richard Heydarian claimed that the West Philippine Sea issue will be among the top issues defining the 2025 elections.
“We’re going to see, I think, for the first time in recent memory, West Philippines and foreign policy issue becoming one of the, not number one, but top three, at least, issues that will define upcoming elections,” he said.
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“It’s not one of the most urgent issues, but it is emotionally charged. And if you embed it or nest it in a bigger narrative about corruption, crime, and treason; when you put it in that context, I think the West Philippine Sea issue can be a more politically potent point, not only in the upcoming elections, but also for the administration,” he added.
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Country’s first public madrasah opens in Cotabato | Edwin O. Fernandez | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 04:40:00 PST | LAUNCHING Bangsamoro officials and guests troop to this four-level school building of the country’s first public madrasah (Islamic school) in Barangay Datu Balabaran, Cotabato City, during its formal launching on Friday, ahead of the opening of classes this week. —photo courtesy of Cotabato City Mayor Bruce Matabalao
LAUNCHING Bangsamoro officials and guests troop to this four-level school building of the country’s first public madrasah (Islamic school) in Barangay Datu Balabaran, Cotabato City, during its formal launching on Friday, ahead of the opening of classes this week. —photo courtesy of Cotabato City Mayor Bruce Matabalao
COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — At least 1,500 students trooped to the country’s first public madrasah, or Islamic school, which opened at the newly built four-story building in Barangay Datu Balabaran here on Monday, the first day of classes for all private and government learning institutions nationwide.
Bangsamoro Education Minister Mohagher Iqbal said the madrasah offers core Islamic subjects that includes studies on the Quran, “seerah” (life of the Prophet), hadith (prophetic narrations), “aqeedah” (Islamic creed), “fiqh” (Islamic jurisprudence) and the Arabic language, all of which have been integrated into the Department of Education’s (DepEd) “Matatag” curriculum.
READ: 1.2 million kids in school a milestone in Bangsamoro – BARMM execs
“The public madrasah is not only teaching Islam but also gives quality education so that our students will be at par with other students under the DepEd curriculum,” Iqbal said.
He added that the madrasah would not only accept Islam believers but would also welcome people from other faiths who would like to learn more about Islam.
Monawara Salik, appointed as the madrasah school head, welcomed the students on the first day of school on Monday.
Before the opening of the new school, madrasah teaching used to be confined only in the house of an Islamic teacher or in the masjid (mosque) until it was strengthened as part of the Mindanao peace process.
As stipulated in the Bangsamoro Education Code, the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) ensured the creation of its own school division offices and the appointment of the MBHTE director general for “madaris” education, or a curriculum that revolves around Islamic studies and Arabic language.
“Before we established this, we studied it comprehensively before the education code was approved,” Iqbal said.
Tahir Nalg, MBHTE director general for madaris education, said the newly built school could accommodate about 2,000 students from kindergarten to senior high school.
He said government support, including financial aid from the national government, would make the present-day madaris education better than before.
“Upon the advent of BARMM (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao), our lawmakers have prioritized the madrasah,” he said.
Cotabato City Mayor Bruce Matabalao assured the city government’s full support in the implementation of the public madrasah in the city.
Cotabato City is an independent component city in the BARMM and the regional government and economic center of the Bangsamoro.
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Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament Member Ibrahim Ali called the public madaris a legacy of BARMM leaders who led the transition government that passed the Bangsamoro Education Code.
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Fair, warm Tuesday forecast in most parts of PH | John Eric Mendoza | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 07:45:43 PST | MANILA, Philippines — Fair, warm weather is forecast in most parts of the country while the southwest monsoon or “habagat” will affect the western part of Luzon on Tuesday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
Pagasa weather specialist Rhea Torres said overcast skies and rain showers are expected in the Ilocos region and Zambales. Warm weather is also expected in the rest of the country as cloud clusters are not found.
“Makikita pa din natin na patuloy pa din ang epekto ng southwest monsoon o hanging habagat lalong-lalo na dito sa may bahagi ng kanlurang Luzon kaya asahan pa din natin ang makulimlim na panahon na may kasamang kalat-kalat na pag-ulan lalong-lalo na po sa may bahagi ng Ilocos Region at Zambales,” Torres said in a public weather forecast.
(The southwest monsoon or habagat will affect parts of western Luzon, cloudy skies with scattered rain showers are expected in parts of Ilocos region and Zambales.)
“Samantalang sa nalalabing bahagi ng ating bansa makikita po natin na wala tayong namamataan na makakapal na kaulapan na posibleng magdulot ng buong araw na pag-ulan kaya asahan po natin ang mainit na panahon at may mga tiyansa din ng isolated rain showers and thunderstorms,” she added.
(For the rest of the country, we are not monitoring thick cloud clusters that could cause rains all day so warm weather is expected, but with possible isolated rain showers and thunderstorms.)
Torres said the low-pressure area (LPA) being monitored by Pagasa is about to exit the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR).
The LPA was last spotted some 480 kilometers north – northeast of Itbayat, Batanes.
“Nasa boundary na po sya ng ating Philippine area of responsibility, kaya sa mga susunod na oras inaasahan po natin na lalabas na siya ng PAR,” Torres said.
(It is near the boundary of the Philippine area of responsibility, and is expected to exit PAR in the next few hours.)
Pagasa did not raise a gale warning in the country’s seaboards nationwide.
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Paris Olympics: Aira Villegas gives PH boxing team start it needs | Musong R. Castillo | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 04:30:00 PST | Philippines’ Aira Villegas (in blue) fights against Morocco’s Yasmine Mouttaki in the women’s 50kg preliminaries round of 32 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on July 28, 2024. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP)
Philippines’ Aira Villegas (in blue) fights against Morocco’s Yasmine Mouttaki in the women’s 50kg preliminaries round of 32 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on July 28, 2024. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP)
The core of the crack Philippine boxing delegation plunges into action in the Paris Olympics on Tuesday with Games first-timer Aira Villegas getting the team off on the right foot with a swashbuckling conquest of a Moroccan foe in the opening round of the women’s 50-kilogram division.
Villegas scored a 5-0 win over Yasmine Mouttaki at North Paris Arena in France on Monday, giving the rest of the team the jumpstart it needs as Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial climb the same ring looking to better performances that fell just short of the gold medal in Tokyo 2020.
The 28-year-old Villegas, who became emotional after the win, will be clashing with Algerian fighter Roumaysa Boualam, the second-seed, on Friday at 2 a.m.
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“I am just happy because all the help that [coach Rey Galido] has given me is finally bearing fruit,” a sobbing Villegas told PH journalists in Filipino after her win, praising Galido, who saw action in the Athens Games.
“He continues to push me, even in times when I doubt myself,” Villegas, who has been under the tutelage of Galido for the past six years, said.
“Wala siyang sini-sino (she’s not afraid of anyone),” Galido later said when asked what the key to the Villegas win was. Galido is confident that Villegas has a great chance against Boualam, a practice mate when the PH team was in Metz for its training camp, the last stop for pugs of both countries before making their way to Paris.
“She knows her moves,” Galido said. “It’s a matter of execution when fight day comes.”
Petecio, meanwhile, opens her quest to finish Olympic business that started in Tokyo.
“Walang hinto, hangga’t walang ginto (I won’t stop until I win gold),” Petecio said on the eve of her match with India’s Jasmine Lamboria in the women’s 57-kg opener, echoing her pronouncement in Japan where she settled for a silver medal.
Marcial, meanwhile, drew a first round bye and will face Uzbekistan’s Turabek Khabibullaev in the round-of-16 on July 31 at 3:04 a.m. in Manila.Rematch with Lopez
A bronze medalist in Tokyo who already owns a glittering professional resume, Marcial can wind up facing reigning Olympic champion Arlen Lopez of Cuba if he dispatches his Uzbek foe.
And beyond that, a bevy of formidable foes awaits Marcial, who remains undaunted by the kind of opposition he will be facing in what he had said would be his last stab at Olympic glory.
“They will see,” Marcial said in Filipino, when asked what kind of a battle plan he has for his potential opponents on the way to a gold medal, counting No. 1-ranked Tuohetaerbieke Tanglatihan of China, who conquered the PH bet in the Hangzhou Asian Games last year.
Meanwhile, the trio of Aleah Finnegan, Emma Malabuyo, and Levi Ruivivar kept slim chances of making it to the final round of artistic gymnastics despite impressive Olympics debuts late Sunday night at Bercy Arena in France.
After three subdivisions, the Filipino-Americans didn’t make it to the top 24 of the all-around as Ruivivar and Malabuyo placed 28th and 29th, respectively. They had identical scores of 51.099, while Finnegan placed 33rd with 50.498 points.
With two more subdivisions to go on Monday night in Manila, only the top 24 will advance to the all-around final, while the top eight in each of the apparatuses compete for medals. Only two gymnasts from each country will advance to the finals.
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Finnegan made a top 10 finish in the vault with 13.383 for a reserve spot in the apparatus final on Saturday. She placed 27th in floor exercise with 12.733 points, 37th in uneven bars (12.566), and 43rd in balance beam (11.466). —With reports from Lance D. Agcaoilo, Rommel Fuertes INQ
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Fire damages Borongan seminary | Philippine Daily Inquirer | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 04:30:00 PST | ABLAZE The Seminario de Jesus Nazareno building in Barangay Campesao, Borongan City, is on fire on Sunday. The blaze was reported to have originated from the chapel on the second level of the structure. —photo courtesy of Russil Cebricus
ABLAZE The Seminario de Jesus Nazareno building in Barangay Campesao, Borongan City, is on fire on Sunday. The blaze was reported to have originated from the chapel on the second level of the structure. —photo courtesy of Russil Cebricus
TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — The start of classes in a seminary in Borongan City, the provincial capital of Eastern Samar, was postponed after it was badly damaged by a fire on Sunday.
“We decided to delay the start of our classes because of the fire. We will ask the Department of Education for their approval on this,” Fr. Juderick Paul Calumpiano, rector of the Seminario de Jesus Nazareno, said on Monday.
The new date for the opening of classes in the seminary has yet to be announced.
READ: Over 1,000 schools rescheduling start of classes – DepEd
The seminary, which has been operating since 1965, was to start classes for the school year 2024 to 2025 on Monday, along with other educational institutions in the country.
Calumpiano said the fire originated in the seminary’s second floor where a chapel was located. The fire also affected the nearby social hall.
The blaze was believed to have been caused by an unattended lit incense.
No one was injured in the incident but the damage to the property was pegged by fire investigators at P2 million.
The seminary, located in Barangay Campesao, has 108 in-house students.
“All were safe and accounted for,” said Calumpiano in a video message posted on the social media account of the Diocese of Borongan.
The fire began around 1:15 p.m. and was put out by the city’s fire department at 2 p.m.
Fr. Edmel Raagas, who studied at the Seminario de Jesus Nazareno, said he was heartbroken when he saw the structure being gutted by the fire.
“Heartbreaking to see the seminary chapel, where we lovingly encountered God during our boyhood years, being consumed by the flames,” he said in his post on social media.
“The tragedy may have taken the physical structure, but it cannot extinguish the seminary’s legacy to us who were trained within its halls,” Raagas added.
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Bishop Crispin Varquez of the Diocese of Borongan has yet to issue a statement about the incident. —Joey Gabieta
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Ginebra exec has high hopes with Abarrientos now on board | Denison Rey A. Dalupang | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 04:15:00 PST | RJ Abarrientos was picked third in the Draft. —INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
RJ Abarrientos was picked third in the Draft. —INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
Barangay Ginebra signed RJ Abarrientos to a three-year deal on Monday, giving the crowd darlings’ aging roster a dose of much-needed young, reliable blood.
Team governor and San Miguel Corp. sports director Alfrancis Chua himself presented the contract to the No. 3 overall pick of the recent Rookie Draft before heaping praises on the young guard.
“The negotiation went smoothly. He was laughing around, and he said he’s excited to play for Ginebra,” Chua told reporters in a quick chat on the sidelines of the launch of the Next Generation Basketball League where he is the chair.
“I didn’t struggle because we were speaking in Tagalog,” he added with a chuckle. “But really, it was easy talking to the kid.”
Chua said that he likes how Abarrientos carried himself throughout the meeting held at his office in Pasig City and even spoke highly of the latter’s confidence which he hopes would translate to on-court contribution for the Gin Kings.
“I just told him that whatever he’s telling me now, he has to do it in the games, too,” he said before reaching for a compliment that should further boost the Far Eastern U product’s faith in himself.
“I haven’t seen anything like him, but he’s like LA Tenorio with the way he envisions the team,” Chua said of Abarrientos, a nephew of PBA legend and now Magnolia’s assistant coach Johnny.
“He’s a notch higher than most—perhaps because of the leagues he’s played in.”
Before declaring for the PBA Rookie Draft, the young Abarrientos plied his trade in South Korea, eventually winning the Korean Basketball League’s Rookie of the Year award. He also had a quick stint in Japan and is coming off a campaign with the Strong Group Athletics, which recently ruled the Jones Cup.
Abarrientos is set to don the Ginebra jersey officially on July 31, when the crowd darlings take on P. League+ champion New Taipei Kings in an exhibition at Tap Seac MultiSport Pavilion.
There, Abarrientos will be joined by new Ginebra pickups Stephen Holt and Isaac Go, who are also being assimilated into the Gin Kings system ahead of the season-opening Governors’ Cup. INQ
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Delgaco’s next race could mean more than just spot in semifinals | June Navarro | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 04:00:00 PST | Philippines’ Joanie Delgaco competes in the women’s single sculls repechages rowing competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Centre in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris Olympics 2024 Games on July 28, 2024. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)
Philippines’ Joanie Delgaco competes in the women’s single sculls repechages rowing competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Centre in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris Olympics 2024 Games on July 28, 2024. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)
Joanie Delgaco may be a very long shot to land a medal in rowing competition of the Paris Olympics, but how she performs in the quarterfinals of the women’s sculls on Tuesday could very well determine how far her career will go.
World Rowing coaching director Gianni Postiglione will be closely watching the Filipino ace, who could be offered an Olympic solidarity movement scholarship after Delgaco impressed a lot of international coaches in topping the repechage at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium to make the final 24.
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“It really feels good that I’ve reached the quarterfinal. Here, I know that I have to push myself beyond the limit,’’ said Delgaco on Sunday, moments after clinching a slot in the next phase.
Facing much taller odds compared to her first two races, Delgaco should finish in the top three to progress to the semifinals and move closer to medal contention.
The 2019 SEA Games champion from Iriga, Camarines Sur, is one of only four Asians to reach the top 24 of the women’s single sculls in the Paris Olympiad.
Now, the opportunity to shoot higher in the rankings is on Delgaco’s hands with a semifinal qualification equivalent to at least a top 12 placing in the world.
Yet, based on times of 7:56.26 in the heats and 7:55.00 in the repechage, the challenge will be much greater for Delgaco to even keep pace with the world powers.
Joining her on the starting line are 2021 Tokyo gold medalist Emma Twigg of New Zealand, former under-23 world champion Katharina Jansen of Switzerland, Virginia Diaz of Spain, Diana Dymchenko of Azerbaijan and Serbia’s Jovana Arsic.
Iranian Fatemeh Mojallaltopraghghale, Vietnamese Thi Hue Pham and Uzbek Anna Prakaten are the other Asians in the quarters.
Also a former world champion, Twigg pulled off an impressive clocking of 7:13.97 back in the Tokyo Games.
After Delgaco’s last race in these Games, she will row for another 2,000 meters on an ergometer with the clocking to be posted on the World Rowing website to measure and monitor her improvement.
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Philippine Rowing Association president Patrick Gregorio has prepared a letter to the Philippine Olympic Committee to endorse Delgaco to the International Olympic Committee as an Olympic solidarity scholar. INQ
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Senate OKs bill amending ‘doble plaka’ law | Charie Abarca | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:38:04 PST | Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito —Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau
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MANILA, Philippines — The Senate approved on third and final reading a measure that seeks to amend the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act (Republic Act No. 11235), otherwise known as the “Doble Plaka Law.”
Senate Bill No. 2555 which contains amendments to the RA 11235 was approved with 22 affirmative, zero negative votes, and zero abstentions during the chamber’s plenary session on Monday.
In his short manifestation after the measure was approved, principal author of the measure, Sen. JV Ejercito said the approval of the bill is another leap forward toward ending the discrimination against the motorcycle-riding community.
READ: Tolentino sponsors Senate bill to amend ‘Doble Plaka’ Law
“We have sent a clear message to our people that we hear and take note of their sentiments. Our goal has always been, is to craft laws that will truly represent their interests,” said Ejercito.
“It cannot be denied that there are evil-minded people who abuse the use of motorcycles. But they are few compared to more people who use and ride motorcycles as an alternative and fast form of transportation. There is nothing wrong with punishing the guilty but it is not fair if it is imposed on the entire sector of society who are also considered heroes in recent years,” he emphasized.
Earlier, Sen. Francis Tolentino likewise stood before the Senate plenary to sponsor the bill, adding that it would protect the welfare of motorcycle riders.
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Senator mulls filing criminal case vs Guo, others | Charie Abarca | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 03:05:21 PST | Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian —Senate Social Media Unit
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MANILA, Philippines — The Senate, as a body, should file a criminal case against Alice Guo and others for violating Article 150 of the Revised Penal Code, according to Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian.
Gatchalian floated his suggestion during the committee on women’s Monday hearing, explaining that Guo and others’ non-attendance to the chamber’s proceedings despite invitations and arrest orders issued, violates the law.
“Again, Alice Guo is not here, even though the police and our own Office of Sergeant at Arms are looking for her, they are even coordinating with the National Bureau of Investigation, the Philippine National Police—the entire Philippines knows that there is an arrest warrant against her. She was ordered arrested by the Senate but she still does not appear here—I suggest that the committee recommends to the Senate as a body to file a case against her for violating Article 150 of the Revised Penal Code,” said Gatchalian.
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According to the senator, Article 150 of the Revised Penal Code pertains to disobedience to summons issued by Congress.
“To make this formal, I strongly suggest to make this part of the recommendations of the committee that the Senate, as an institution, file a case against Guo Hua Ping—aka Alice Guo and others who are not attending our committee hearing. Let’s put it formally and let there be a court case,” he added.
Panel head Sen. Risa Hontiveros welcomed Gatchalian’s suggestion, signifying her willingness to join her fellow lawmaker in “that course of action.” She likewise noted that the panel will invite their other colleagues to discuss the matter further.
The Senate earlier issued an arrest order against Guo and seven others for refusing to appear, despite due notices, at the committee on women’s hearing on July 10.
The document stated that Guo’s refusal to appear before the Senate “delayed, impeded, and obstructed” the inquiry into the reported violation of human trafficking, serious illegal detention, and physical abuse and torture in the premises of an internet gaming licensee of the Philippine Amusement Gaming Corporation.
Guo is subjected to scrutiny after the Senate panel on women bared her alleged ties to illegal pogo firm Zun Yuan Technology Inc. in Bamban, Tarlac. Questions about her citizenship were also raised, leading to allegations that she is a Chinese spy—which she vehemently denied.
Apart from the embattled local official, arrest orders against her family members Sheila Guo, Wesley Leal Guo, Jian Zhong Guo, Seimen Guo and her suspected mother Wen Yi Lin were likewise released.
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Fitch: Impact of Pogo ban on PH banks ‘limited’ | Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 02:12:00 PST | AFP PHOTO
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President Marcos’ decision to ban offshore gambling operators that once heated up the country’s property market could hurt the asset quality of Philippine banks, although the damage would be contained by lenders’ healthy buffers against losses, Fitch Ratings said.
In a commentary sent to reporters on Monday, the credit rating agency said residential mortgage and consumer loan credit quality could be affected by job losses if Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) wind down at the end of the year as Mr. Marcos directed.
But Fitch said the damage to banks’ asset quality would “likely be limited in scale” because of their sufficient loss-absorption buffers.
At the same time, the debt watcher said many local banks had become “more averse” to lending to Pogo workers due to “high policy risk” amid loud calls to ban the sector that, the President said, had enabled crimes like money laundering.
That aversion, in turn, helped limit the exposure of both lenders and landlords to the controversial industry.
“Many large real estate developers have been proactive in limiting exposure to Pogo tenants,” Fitch said.
“We expect debt-servicing capacity to remain strong among the large listed firms that have higher reliance on Pogo tenants, and estimate their Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) at over 4x annual interest expense, even if all of their Pogo tenants were to depart,” it added.
The proliferation of Pogos, which heavily employed Chinese nationals catering to gamblers in mainland China, coincided with the rise to power of former President Rodrigo Duterte, who moved the Philippines closer to China and away from the United States.
The influx of Chinese Pogo workers pushed up property prices and consumption in Manila. But the boost faded when the cash-strapped government tightened regulations to collect taxes from Pogos at the height of the pandemic, a move that prompted many online casinos to leave.
Data compiled by Fitch showed 7 percent of banks’ total residential mortgage portfolio had soured in the first quarter of 2024, showing an improvement after peaking at 9.6 percent in the third quarter of 2021.
But the ratio remains higher than the prepandemic level of 3.1 percent which, Fitch said, reflected in part a fallout from speculative activity and more lax housing loans credit standards during the Pogo boom years from 2016 to 2019.
But Fitch said property-related losses associated with Pogo closures would not be significant for banks, which are required by regulators to demonstrate common equity Tier 1 and total capital ratios of 6 percent and 10 percent, respectively, after writing off 25 percent of their real estate exposures.
“This should ensure that loss-absorption buffers are aligned with their exposure to the sector,” Fitch said.
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”Moreover, banks’ record-high margins and higher loan growth … are likely to compensate for higher credit costs associated with potential new impairments from the Pogoban,” it added.
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Asawa ni Elvis Gutierrez na si Alexa pumanaw na, Ruffa wasak ang puso | No author found | Sun, 28 Jul 2024 17:28:01 PST | Alexa Gutierrez at Elvis Gutierrez kasama ang kanilang mga anak
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PUMANAW na ang asawa ni Elvis Gutierrez na si Alexa Gutierrez o Alexandra Joelle Uichico Gutierrez matapos makipaglaban sa sakit na leukemia.
Mismong ang nakatatandang kapatid ni Elvis na si Ruffa Gutierrez ang nagbahagi ng malungkot na balita sa publiko ngayong araw ng Linggo, July 28.
Sa kanyang Instagram account, nag-post si Ruffa ng ilang litrato nila ni Alexa, kabilang na ang art card kung saan inilarawan ang yumaong misis ni Elvis bilang “loving mother, wife, daughter and friend.”
Baka Bet Mo: Ruffa sa sister-in-law na may leukemia: You’re going to win this battle!
“She leaves behind her devoted husband Elvis, and her two young daughters, Aria and Ezra.
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“Please keep her and her loving loved ones in your prayers as we navigate this difficult times.
“We love you, Alexa.
“July 1, 1986 – July 27, 2024,” ang nakalagay pa sa art card.
Ito naman ang nakalagay sa caption ng IG post ni Ruffa, “I am still trying to process and accept that you are no longer with us. (Broken heart emoji) It’s so hard… (crying emoji).
“Words cannot express how heartbroken and shocked I am.
“I love you so much my beautiful, irreplaceable Alexa.
“You will forever be in my thoughts and in my heart. Until we cross paths again. I’ll write more when able,” ang mensahe pa ng aktres.
Baka Bet Mo: Ka Tunying naniniwalang magaling na ang anak na may leukemia: Siya ang pinakadakilang Manggagamot!
Sa IG page naman ni Elvis, tanging ang sweet photo lamang nila ng pumanaw na asawa ang naka-post ilang oras na ngayon ang nakararaan.
Bumuhos ang mga mensahe ng pakikiramay at pakikisimpatya sa naulilang pamilya ni Alexa. Narito ang ilan sa mga nabasa namin.
“So sorry to hear this. Our deepest condolences to your whole family. Praying for all of you,” pakikiramay ni Marjorie Barretto.
“Our condolences to your family,” post ni Karla Estrada.
“Our deepest condolences to your whole family, tita. We love you and we are praying for you all,” mula kay Dani Barretto.
“My deepest sympathies and condolences to you and your loved ones @ilovemsruffa especially to her beautiful young family. This is unimaginable, I hope you all stay strong,” ang message ni Jackie Forster.
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Kamakailan lamang ay humiling pa ng dasal si Ruffa para sa kanyang sister-in-law na nakikipaglaban sa leukemia. Ilang buwan din itong sumailalim sa medical treatment.
“She’s battling leukemia, just continue to pray for her. She’s actually struggling right now, I don’t want to talk about it because I might cry,” ang emosyonal na pahayag ni Ruffa sa panayam ng media sa isang event.
Ibinahagi rin ng aktres ang pinagdaraanang hirap at sakripisyo ng nakababata niyang kapatid, “Elvis is also having a hard time because they’ve been in and out of the hospital since January so pagdasal po natin sila.”
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PNB delivered P10.3B net income in first semester, driven by lending gains | Meg J. Adonis | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 02:09:00 PST | Tycoon Lucio Tan-led Philippine National Bank (PNB) grew earnings in the first half by 6.2 percent to P10.3 billion on gains from its core banking activities.
In a stock exchange filing on Monday, PNB said high interest rates and an increase in loan volume caused an 11-percent uptick in net interest income.
“Likewise, the bank was able to temper the impact of higher interest expense on deposits by deploying these deposits to assets with better yields,” PNB added.
It has yet to disclose its full financial statement bearing more details.
Other operating income was slashed by nearly half to P2.3 billion due mainly to a “substantial” sale of acquired assets that was recognized last year.
Operating expenses slightly dipped by 4 percent to P14.3 billion.
PNB’s total assets as of end-June were at P1.26 trillion.
“PNB’s performance has been on an upward trajectory since the start of the year, and we attribute this to the sound execution of our strategies and growth initiatives,” PNB president Florido Casuela said.
“The stronger focus and collaboration of our business groups have enabled us to serve a broader part of the commercial lending and consumer finance segments,” Casuela added.
Earlier this year, PNB announced plans to raise $300 million via a medium-term note offering to beef up its coffers for financing requirements.
This forms part of its $2-billion euro medium-term note program that was established in 2018. INQ
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Meralco grows profit from summer heat | Lisbet K. Esmael | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 02:08:00 PST | Updated on July 30, 2024 at 10:27 a.m.
The intensified use of air conditioning amid El Niño heat waves in the first semester boosted the net income of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) by 26 percent to P22.4 billion.
This was alongside greater demand from the commercial sector due to expansion activities and higher plant availability in the power generation business in the second quarter.
Excluding nonrecurring items, core net income also shot up by 21 percent to P23.2 billion in the first six months from the previous year’s level.
Meralco chair and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan thus upgraded the core net profit guidance to P43 billion from P40 billion for the full year.
“With the steady growth trajectory of the economy, we are satisfied that Meralco will sustain its robust performance throughout the year. Beyond the core distribution business, we continue to invest in more generation capacity, which will help address, if not eliminate, instances of supply insufficiency in the country’s power grid, and support the growing demand for power,” he said.
At a briefing in Pasig City, Meralco chief financial officer Betty Siy-Yap said distribution business remained the biggest contributor to the bottom line at 55 percent or P12.8 billion.
Power generation provided P6.2 billion, while retail electricity supply and nonelectricity business contributed a combined P4.2 billion.
Consolidated revenues grew by 6 percent to P237.5 billion as consolidated energy sales gained 8 percent to 26,954 gigawatts per hour (GWh), led by residential and commercial markets. Commercial sales volume rose 10 percent to 10,068 GWh.
“The real estate sector [accounted] for the majority of the sales, owing to higher office space demand in business districts and a boost in commercial activities. Retail and restaurants saw a rise in sales from mall expansions and foot traffic, which required increased activities of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems to manage the humid conditions,” it said.
“Hotels and leisure and entertainment venues benefited from the influx of tourists during the dry season, as well as increased demand from newly built establishments postpandemic,” Meralco added.
Residential sales jumped 13 percent to 9,715 GWh as hotter months forced Filipinos to spend more time at home, coupled with the shift to hybrid classes due to extreme heat conditions.
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Meralco ended the first six months with 7.93 million customers, up 2 percent. Capital spending for the January-June period increased by 41 percent to P19.9 billion. INQ
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Jollibee calls off preferred share sale on ‘strong’ cash flow | Philippine Daily Inquirer | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 02:07:00 PST | Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) has canceled plans to raise P8 billion from the issuance of preferred shares due to “strong profit performance and cash flow generation.”
Richard Shin, chief financial officer at the homegrown company founded by tycoon Tony Tan Caktiong, in a statement said the firm would explore “other capital raising opportunities focused on shareholder value and optimization of our capital structure.”
JFC said it was also cutting by at least 20 percent its P23-billion budget allocated for spending this year.
It hinted, however, it may opt for bank loans later in the year, when the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is anticipated to cut interest rates. Lower rates are more beneficial to borrowers since these mean lower borrowing costs.
“JFC expects these factors and considerations will improve its flexibility in its funding and in increasing its leverage position,” the company said, adding that it also expected to gain more profit once South Korea’s Compose Coffee was fully integrated into JFC.
“Following careful consideration of all relevant factors and in the interest of achieving the best value for our shareholders, we have made the decision to withdraw our previously announced public offering of Series C preferred shares,” Shin said.
JFC was supposed to offer P8 billion worth of preferred shares later this year to fund further growth in the Philippines and refinance series A preferred shares.
JFC’s earnings in the first quarter of the year expanded by 27 percent to P2.62 billion on stronger sales in its domestic and international businesses.
Shin previously said JFC was “slightly ahead” of its targets and was thus poised to achieve a 10-percent to 14-percent in full-year systemwide sales growth.
Revenues during the quarter jumped by 11.3 percent to P61.3 billion, while sales expanded by a tenth to P86.8 billion.
Domestic systemwide sales grew by 6.9 percent, while the international business inched up by 3.2 percent.
The maker of the iconic Chickenjoy has also been intensifying its foray into the highly competitive coffee and tea space mainly through substantial acquisitions of brands such as Compose Coffee. —Meg J. Adonis INQ
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T-bills rates rise ahead of August MB meet | Mariedel Irish U. Catilogo | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 02:03:00 PST | Bureau of the Treasury
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Yields on Treasury bills climbed during Monday’s auction as creditors continued to lock in higher rates ahead of the Monetary Board (MB) policy review next month.
Auction results showed the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised P20 billion via T-bills, as planned, after total demand for the offer hit P36 billion.
The average rate for the 91-day T-bills hit 5.779 percent, higher than the 5.743 percent rate at the previous auction. Likewise, the yield on the 181-day T-bill increased to 6.014 percent from 5.991 percent previously. Rates for the 364-day debt paper went up to 6.108 percent from 6.081 percent.
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. chief economist Michael Ricafort said the yields on T-bills increased as lenders aimed to get longer-term interest rates before local and US Fed rate cuts later this year.
“Some investors prepare and prefer to lock in longer-term tenors… amid the expected 25 basis points (bps) [cut] as early as August,” Ricafort said.
BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. said earlier that the MB may cut rates by 25 bps as early as August and another 25 bps before the end of the year—possibly even ahead of the US Federal Reserve.
This is supported by Finance Secretary Ralph Recto, also a member of BSP’s policymaking body, as he underlined last week that the central bank is on track to cut rates within the year amid easing inflation. INQ
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Human rights violations under Marcos ‘almost similar’ to Duterte’s – CHR | Faith Argosino | Mon, 29 Jul 2024 22:33:06 PST | Inquirer file photo
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MANILA, Philippines — While drug-related cases saw a decline under the administration of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the number of human rights violations in the country remained “almost” similar compared to the data during the time of his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte.
Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chairperson Richard Palpal-latoc revealed this in a press conference on Monday, as he pointed out that they also noted a “change in the relationship” between the commission and the executive department.
READ: Karapatan: Bongbong Marcos’ war on drugs is bloody like previous admin
“If you observed, CHR has signed several memorandum of agreements with different agencies of the government, like the Department of Labor and Employment, the Bureau of Corrections, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, and others,” he said in a mixed of Filipino and English.
Although he did not give the exact numbers, Palpal-latoc added that there had been a significant decrease in drug-related cases compared to the previous administration.
“Aside from that, other human rights violation cases remain almost the same with the previous admin. It slightly changed but almost the same—the extrajudicial killings, disappearances, violations against the rights of women and children, uh, association, etc., it’s still there. Almost the same number except for the drug-related cases,” the CHR chair disclosed.
Nevertheless, CHR commissioner Beda Epres said the human rights situation now is better than the previous administration.
“But then, we will not be content to say that the human rights situation in the country now is ‘okay.’ We are still monitoring and making sure that no one will be allowed to commit human rights violations,” he added.
Contrary to this, a latest data from rights group Karapatan claimed that 105 cases of extrajudicial killings were recorded from July 2022 to June 2024.
“Into the two years of the Marcos Jr. administration, human rights violations continue, a stark opposite of claims by the President that the human rights situation in the country is better under its watch,” the group said in a Facebook post last July 22.
Of the 105, a total of 11 cases were recorded from January to May 2024; Karapat data’s said that six of the victims were in Negros Occidental and three in Masbate, among others.
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Other cases it monitored from July 2022 to June 2024 were illegal or arbitrary arrest at 145, indiscriminate firing (63,379), bombings (44,065), fake or forced surrender (558), and threats, harassment, and intimidation (3,419,044). —with reports from Arianne Denisse Cagsawa, INQUIRER.net intern
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CHR launches 2-day public inquiry on red-tagging | INQUIRER.net | Mon, 29 Jul 2024 22:53:34 PST | Inquirer/Niño Jesus Orbeta
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MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) announced on Monday that it is set to launch a public inquiry starting on July 29-30, 2024, intended to discuss the prevalent issue of red-tagging in the Philippines.
The inquiry aims to deal with the act of red-tagging and listen to relevant stakeholders’ different recommendations in a bid to counter human rights violations related to the issue.
READ: Red-tagging a threat to life and liberty – SC
“We recognize that [red-tagging] is a widespread practice, therefore a matter of serious concern which may pose grave threats to one’s life, liberty, and security. We hope that this inquiry will help us come up with concrete recommendations to ultimately address the situation through the willingness of duty-bearers and rights-holders to participate in this undertaking,” CHR Chairperson Richard Palpal-latoc said in a statement.
The inquiry, titled “Public Inquiry on the Current Situation of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) with focus on incidents of Red-Tagging,” is a fact-finding undertaking in aid of investigation with the help of experts in different fields, such as researchers, educators, investigators, and policymakers.
In its inaugural session, the inquiry is slated to cluster national and internationally renowned resource experts in knowing systemic violations connected to red-tagging.
The CHR hopes that this public inquiry will help promote and protect every Filipino’s human rights by working with the public and the government to discuss the issue.
The commission added that it also believes that the inquiry will push conversations addressing human rights violations related to red-tagging and that it will help in making legal policies to protect the most vulnerable through “effective accountability and redress mechanisms, and access to justice.” —Arianne Denisse Cagsawa, INQUIRER.net intern
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Paris Olympics: Quick exit anew for Kiyomi Watanabe | Rommel Fuertes Jr. | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:57:35 PST | China’s Tang Jing and Philippines’ Kiyomi Watanabe (Blue) compete in the judo women’s -63kg round of 32 bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, in Paris on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
China’s Tang Jing and Philippines’ Kiyomi Watanabe (Blue) compete in the judo women’s -63kg round of 32 bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, in Paris on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
MANILA, Philippines—China’s Tang Jing quickly repulsed any hopes for a Team Philippines medal finish in the women’s judo competition at the Paris Olympics 2024.
In the women’s -63kg elimination round of 32, Tang quickly disposed of Filipino bet Kiyomi Watanabe with an ippon at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris on Tuesday afternoon (Manila time).
In a show of strength, Tang needed just 51 seconds to end Watanabe’s campaign at the Paris Olympics.
Watanabe suffered back-to-back quick exits in the Summer Games after she lasted only 38 seconds in her opening match in Tokyo three years ago.
Watanabe entered the competition ranked 92 while Tang was in the upper echelon of women judokas as the 22nd-ranked athlete.
Watanabe earned her Paris ticket via qualification through the continental quota. The Cebuana secured one of two Asian quotas in the women’s -63kg division.
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KathDen movie problemado dahil sa pagsugod ng fans sa Calgary | No author found | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:13:29 PST | Kathryn Bernardo at Alden Richards
Kathryn Bernardo at Alden Richards
NAKA-CHAT namin ang kaibigang naka-base na sa Bridlewood, Calgary, tungkol sa pagkakagulo ng mga kababayan natin doon dahil kina Kathryn Bernardo at Alden Richards.
Bungad ng aming kaibigan na ayaw magpabanggit ng pangalan, “Huy, mga kapitbahay ko nagpunta do’n sa shooting daw nina Kathryn at Alden.
“Hindi ako makapunta, alam mo na may pasok. Nu’ng paalis ako ng bahay nakasalubong ko sila, nagmamadali at may shooting daw,” sabi sa amin.
Open book naman kasi na sa Calgary, Alberta sa Canada ang shooting ng sequel ng “Hello, Love, Goodbye” na “Hello, Love, Again” at ipalalabas sa darating na Nobyembre ngayong taon mula sa direksyon ni Cathy Garcia-Sampana produced ng Star Cinema at GMA 7.
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Tanda namin ay kami ang unang nagsulat dito sa BANDERA kung saang parte sa Canada ang location ng shooting ng “HLA” dahil nag-post ang dating staff ng Star Cinema na dumalaw sa bahay nila si direk Cathy kasama ang kanyang staff.
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Kaya napagtanto naming sa Calgary nga ang location at hindi rin naman naging maramot sina Kathryn at Alden na binanggit ding sa Canada nga ang location ng shooting nila.
At dahil hindi naman nagpunta ang kaibigan namin sa shooting ay sakto na may balita sina Nanay Cristy Fermin at Romel Chika kaninang tanghali sa programa nilang “Cristy Ferminute” sa 92.3 Radyo 5 TRUE FM tungkol sa KathDen shoot.
May mga larawang ipinakita sa programa ng “CFM” na maraming tao nga sa location at nagpapa-picture sa dalawang bida at may mga lady guard din sa paligid para magbantay.
Kumuha raw ng mga local production staff doon para nga naman hindi na rito sa Pilipinas manggaling dahil malaking gastos pa ito.
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May nakita naman kaming video sa TikTok na may nagsabing, “Wag daw tayong maingay.” At nang naglalakad na ang KathDen palabas ng bahay ay tinawag ng mga kababayan natin at kumaway naman ang dalawa.
Kaya pala naringgan namin ang kababayang Pinoy na nagsabing “wag maingay” ay dahil baka mapaalis sila.
Ang kuwento ni ‘Nay Cristy, “Ito Romel may tumawag sa akin na taga-Canada mismo kasi nga residential ‘yung sa Bridlewood at ang iniintindi nila ay huwag mag-ingay o magsisigaw doon dahil kapag nagreklamo ang mga residente roon dahil malaking problema pa kahit may permiso pa sila (mag-shoot). Kapag may nagreklamo hahanap sila ng ibang lugar.”
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Nabanggit pa na problemado ngayon ang production staff sa shooting dahil ang daming tao at siyempre kapag may kukunan nang malayo ay may mga mahahagip kaya nakikiusap daw ang staff na dapat nasa isang lugar lang ang supporters.
“Natural maraming nagpunta kasi araw-araw nasa TikTok sila (KathDen) at sinasabi kung nasaan sila kaya maraming kababayan tayong nasa Canada na nagpuntahan doon kasi kumalat nang kumalat na g kumalat,” kuwento pa ni ‘Nay Cristy.
Totoo naman din dahil kapag ang mga Pinoy ay nakabalita na pupunta ang paborito nilang artista sa ganitong lugar ay magli-leave sila sa trabaho para makabisita kung saan mang lugar sila.
Maraminl nang nag-aabang sa “Hello, Love, Again” nina Kathryn at Alden dahil long overdue na raw itong part 2 na nakapanood ng “Hello, Love, Goodbye” na sa Hongkong naman ang location.
Nang mabalitaan namin na may sequel ang “HLG” ay naisip naming isasali ito sa 50th Metro Manila Film Festival at nasulat din namin dito sa BANDERA na tiyak na maraming patataubing pelikula ang KathDen dahil dumaming lalo ang supporters nila ngayong single na si Kathryn at halos lahat ay botong-boto kay Alden.
Good thing hindi isinali sa MMFF dahil may Vice Ganda entry under IdeaFirst Company na ididirek ni Jun Robles Lana, e, knowing naman ng lahat na may followers si direk Jun kapag Metro Manila Film Festival.
“Kaya tiyak na maninira na naman ito ng takilya sa Nobyembre,” sambit pa ni ‘Nay Cristy.
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Baguhang aktor hinalay ng 2 ‘powerful’ beki, tatay magdedemanda? | No author found | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 18:46:11 PST | Guess, guess who!?
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HOT na hot ngayon ang isyu tungkol sa isang baguhang aktor na umano’y hinaras ng dalawang beki na konektado sa isang TV network.
Ang sinasabing newbie na youngstar ay anak ng kilalang aktor na rumampa kamakailan sa isang bonggang event na dinaluhan ng sangkaterbang celebrities in and out of showbiz.
Nabasa namin ang isang Facebook post tungkol sa baguhang aktor na balitang pinagnasahan at pinagsaluhan ng dalawang “powerful” na bading sa entertainment industry.
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Nangyari umano ang panghahalay sa isang hotel kung saan ginanap ang isang engrandeng event kamakailan lamang.
Base sa kumakalat na chika, pinapunta umano ng dalawang beki si baguhang aktor sa room nila sa naturang hotel para raw magkachikahan sila kahit sandali lang.
Pero ang ending, may balak daw palang masama ang mga ito sa bagets. Buti na lang daw at may biglang kumatok na staff sa kwarto para mag-deliver ng wine. Dito na raw tumakbo ang aktor palabas ng room.
Balitang nakikipag-usap na raw sa abogado ang tatay ng baguhang youngstar para mabigyan ng leksiyon ang mga taong nangharas sa bagets.
Samantala, may inilabas na official statement ang GMA Network tungkol sa isang insidente na kinasasangkutan ng isang “artist” at ng tinawag nilang “independent contractors”.
Walang binanggit na pangalan at hindi rin tinukoy ng istasyon ang kuwento sa likod ng pag-iisyu nila ng opisyal na pahayag pero mukhang may konek nga ito sa mga naglabasang artikulo sa social media hinggil sa nangyari sa isang male youngstar.
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Konektado umano ang dalawang bading na involved sa isyu sa GMA. Narito ang nakasaad sa official statement ng Kapuso Network.
“Online articles and posts have recently circulated regarding an alleged incident involving an artist and independent contractors of GMA Network.
“We have yet to receive a formal complaint from those allegedly involved in the issue.
“Should one be filed, the Network is committed to conducting a thorough and impartial investigation.
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Recto: Fund transfer from PhilHealth, GOCCs follows Congress’ order | Charie Abarca | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:40:51 PST | MANILA, Philippines — Dispelling doubts, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto maintained that the fund transfer from Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and other government-owned and controlled corporations is only pursuant to Congress’ order.
Speaking before the Senate panel on health’s Tuesday hearing, Recto said the Department of Finance is only adhering to Congress’ order under the General Appropriations Act of 2024.
“To fund the unprogrammed appropriations, Congress determined that there is another way aside from new taxes as well as debts. At ito ay sa pamamagitan ng pagkolekta sa mga natutulog at hindi nagagamit na pera ng GOCCs na binabayaran pa natin ng interest. Ito po ay mismong nakalagay sa 2024 GAA na aming sinusunod lamang,” said Recto.
(Funding unprogrammed appropriations can be done through collecting unused funds of GOCCs that we are paying interest. This is written in the 2024 GAA that we are just following.)
Apart from this, the finance chief likewise assured Filipinos that the funds transferred would benefit other projects. Some of these include the following:
In the same hearing, Recto emphasized that the benefits and contributions of PhilHealth members will remain untouched.
He also made it clear that projects to be funded by the excess funds will “create more jobs and accelerate the country’s economic growth.”
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In the end, Recto also clarified that this was a decision reached upon consultations with experts.
“Ito ang payong legal na aming sinusunod. At hindi lamang ito legal, ito’y makakatulong sa paglago ng ekonomiya at pagbibigay ng trabaho,” Recto said.
(This was legal advice that we adhered to. Not only is it legal, but it will also help our economy grow.)
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Escudero: Baka padudahan abilidad ng PNP kung di mahuli si Guo | Alexander Magno | 2024-07-30T06:15:20+00:00 | Composite image from INQUIRER.net file photos
METRO MANILA, Philippines — Aminado si Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero na maaring makuwestiyon ang kakayahan ng Philippine National Police (PNP) kung hindi nito mahuhuli si suspended Bamban, Mayor Alice Guo.
Ngunit nilinaw ni Escudero na hindi naman babawasan ng intelligence fund ang PNP dahil kapag ginawa ito ng Kongreso ay mas mabibigo ito na gawin ang kanyang mandato.
Aniya, maaring maging kahiya-hiya lamang ang PNP, bagamat sinabi din niya na mas marami pang pinaghahanap ng batas na mas mabibigat ang kaso ang hindi nahuhuli.
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Sa pagdinig kahapong Lunes, binigyan ni Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada ng ultimatum na dalawang linggo ang PNP at National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) para mahuli si Guo.
Depensa naman ni Escudero, hindi sinanay ang kanilang Sergeant-at-Arms para maghanap ng mga tao na may arrest order mula sa Senado kayat nagpapasaklolo sila sa mga kinauukulang ahensiya ng gobyerno.
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US to allocate $500 million in foreign military financing for PH | John Eric Mendoza | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 18:54:43 PST | [From left to right] United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, PH Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo, and PH Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. join hands during a photo opportunity before the start of ‘4th Philippines-US Two-Plus-Two Ministerial Consultations’ at the Tejeros Hall in Camp Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City on July 30, 2024. Ryan Leagogo/INQUIRER.netMANILA, Philippines — The United States is set to provide $500 million (P29.3 billion) worth of military and security support for the Philippines in a move called by top American officials as “unprecedented” and “once in a generation” investment amid shared concerns with China’s aggressive acts in the region.
[From left to right] United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, PH Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo, and PH Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. join hands during a photo opportunity before the start of ‘4th Philippines-US Two-Plus-Two Ministerial Consultations’ at the Tejeros Hall in Camp Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City on July 30, 2024. Ryan Leagogo/INQUIRER.net
This was announced during the policy-level dialogue held by top officials from Manila and Washington held in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Tuesday.
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US Secretaries of State and Defense Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin III met with their Filipino counterparts Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. for the fourth “2+2” ministerial dialogue, discussing policy directions on the Enhance Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca) sites, and more military support amid tensions in the West Philippine Sea.
Blinken also called this a “once in a generation investment to help modernize the Filipino armed forces and Coast Guard.”
“The $500 million, this is really designed to support the modernization of Filipino forces, Coast Guard, as they transition to focus on external defense,” he also said.
Analysts welcomed this development, saying this “practical” move will put the alliance of both countries to the next level.
Security expert Chester Cabalza said this move signifies “a longer and lasting partnership” between both countries.
“Part of Washington’s ironclad commitment to Manila and its revived bilateral security ties under the Biden-Marcos administrations, this is a showcase to the new level of alliance,” Cabalza, president and founder of Manila-based think tank International Development and Security Cooperation, told INQUIRER.net.
Geopolitical analyst Don McLain Gill, said the move is “practical” and “mutually beneficial” for both countries, which, he said, was also triggered by two important catalysts.
“One important catalyst is the realization that the US is more than willing to show its commitment in being a trusted and responsible security provider to the Philippines,” Gill, a lecturer at the De La Salle University’s Department of International Studies, told INQUIRER.net.
“We also have to understand the second catalyst is that, for the United States to attain its interests in the Indo-Pacific at a time of great Chinese expansionism and revisionism, it would obviously be in Washington’s best interest to build the capacity of its allies and partners in the region,” he added.
Austin said: “This level of funding is unprecedented, and it sends a clear message of support for the Philippines.”
Of the $500 million, about $128 million will be allocated for the development of Edca sites, which refers to the country’s military camps where Washington is allowed to store equipment and deploy troops.
“President Biden’s budget request this year includes more than $128 million to fund important Edca infrastructure projects,” Austin said.
Two of nine Edca sites are located in coastal towns of Cagayan which is facing Taiwan, a self-ruled island regarded by China as a renegade province subject to reunification.
These new Edca sites irked Beijing, stressing that the agreement was made so that Washington could “encircle and contain China” which would drag the Philippines into “the Taiwan question,” a claim that was rejected by Manila.
Blinken, however, noted that Washington wants the status quo maintained in the Taiwan scenario.
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“I think there’s a recognition around the world that were there to be some kind of crisis on Taiwan, it would affect everyone,” he said, noting the country’s role as passageway for commercial ships and its robust semiconductors industry.
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NBI: Several Chinese individuals resort to bribery, fraud amid Pogo ban | Dianne Sampang | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:58:19 PST | The National Bureau of Investigation arrested seven Chinese individuals for allegedly committing credit card fraud and bribing its agents. (Photo from the NBI)
The National Bureau of Investigation arrested seven Chinese individuals for allegedly committing credit card fraud and bribing its agents. (Photo from the NBI)
MANILA, Philippines — Several Chinese individuals have resorted to bribery and credit card fraud following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s order to ban Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogo), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Jaime Santiago said in a press conference on Tuesday.
“Because of the pronouncement that Pogo is already banned effective immediately, they [Chinese individuals] looked for ways and means to hide their money so they could bring it out of the country,” Santiago said, speaking partly in Filipino.
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The NBI-Cybercrime Division on Tuesday reported that seven Chinese individuals were arrested in Parañaque City and Quezon City for credit card fraud and bribing authorities.
According to Santiago, the operation stemmed from complaints about vishing, smishing, phishing, and click-baiting, which allowed them illegal access to credit cards.
Authorities said the Chinese individuals cashed out by using the credit cards of their victims, which were mostly offshore accounts. They would then give their accomplices 20% of the money upon cash conversion.
The NBI conducted an entrapment operation on Saturday in Parañaque City, resulting in the arrest of Sun Jie and Lee Ching Ho.
The NBI said Sun even tried to bribe its agents with P1.5 million to drop the charges against them.
They were charged with violating the Access Devices Regulation Act and Article 212 of the Revised Penal Code or the Corruption of Public Officials.
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The NBI conducted another entrapment operation in Quezon City. It stemmed from reports that bribery would happen at the parking lot of the NBI office in the city.
During the operation, a Chinese individual who handed out the money to the agents in exchange for the arrested accomplices was arrested. Their cohorts in the car were also nabbed.
Three unlicensed handguns and a military-grade smoke grenade were also found inside their vehicle.
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The suspects were charged with corrupting public officials under the Revised Penal Code and the Comprehensive Firearm and Ammunition Act.
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Paglipat ng PhilHealth fund pinasisilip ni Ejercito sa Senado | Alexander Magno | 2024-07-30T06:34:45+00:00 | Sen. JV Ejercito | File photo mula sa Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau
METRO MANILA, Philippines — Nais ni Sen. JV Ejercito na mabusisi ng Senado ang pagkakalipat ng sobrang pondo ng Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) sa “unprogrammed fund.”
Sa kanyang inihain na Senate Resolution No. 1087, nais niya na ang mag-imbestiga ukol sa pondo ng Philhealth ay ang Committee on Health and Demography.
Ayon kay Ejercito hindi katanggap-tanggap na magkaroon ng napakalaking halaga ng pondo na hindi nagagamit ang PhilhHealth, ang pangunahing ahensiya sa pagpapatupad ng mga probisyon ng Universal Health Care (UHC) Act.
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Iginiit niya na mas marami pa sanang mahihirap na Filipino ang natulungan kung wasto ang paggamit ng pondo ng PhilHealth.
Idinagdag pa niya na ang dapat gawin ng PhilHealth ay isaalangalang ang mababang buwanang kontribusyon ng mga miyembro, ang mas kapakipakinabang na mga health package, at ang pagdadagdag sa mga benepisyo para sa mga miyembro nito.
Binanggit niya na, ayon sa Bureau of the Treasury (BOTr), mula noong 2021 hanggang 2023, umabot sa P89.9 na bilyon ang hindi nagamit ng PhilHealth.
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DepEd assures ABM strand at Balingasa High School won’t close | Luisa Cabato | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:11:53 PST | MANILA, Philippines — Students enrolled in the Accountancy, Business, and Management (ABM) strand at Balingasa High School in Quezon City were assured by the Department of Education (DepEd) that their trackway would not be dissolved despite initial reports of low enrollment count.
In a statement on Tuesday, DepEd said they received a complaint from a group of parents regarding the potential dissolution.
“After consulting with the Schools Division of Quezon City, we are pleased to clarify that the ABM strand at Balingasa High School will continue to operate, following a higher-than-expected enrollment turnout. The concerned parents have been informed of the resolution,” it said.
DepEd also advised those who have inquiries related to enrollment or other school opening concerns to contact the Oplan Balik Eskwela Hotlines at 8636-1663, 8633-1942, 8634-0222, 8638-8641, 8638-7530, or via mobile at 0919-456-0027 (Smart) and 0995-921-8461 (Globe).
They may also email their concerns at [email protected].
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As of 9 a.m. on Tuesday, July 30, a total of 21,563,642 out of 27,722,835 students enrolled for the current school year, which officially began on Monday in most schools nationwide.
The number is still expected to go up until the end of the enrollment period on Sept. 16, the DepEd said.
However, there were still 841 schools in the National Capital Region and in Regions 1, 3, 4A, and 12 that postponed their class opening due to the ongoing cleanup and repair activities in the areas.
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Cayetano seeks delay in Meralco’s power supply bidding for review | Zacarian Sarao | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:06:54 PST | MANILA, Philippines — Senator Alan Cayetano filed a resolution seeking to postpone the Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco) bidding for 600-megawatt and 400-megawatt power supply requirements.
In filing Senate Resolution 1090 on July 29, Cayetano said Meralco’s terms of reference (TOR) should first be reviewed to ensure fairness in the selection of bidders and attain the lowest cost possible energy supply.
Cayetano also underscored that the current rules of Meralco’s competitive selection process (CSP) remain unclear and may put certain bidders at an advantage at the expense of power suppliers that use indigenous natural gas.
“The Terms of Reference (TOR) of CSP 1 and CSP 2 do not reflect the real preference afforded to indigenous natural gas and its full utilization,” he wrote in the resolution.
According to the Senator’s camp in a statement on Tuesday, the resolution was filed after Cayetano raised similar concerns during a public hearing by the Senate Committee on Energy on July 18 where he pointed out that Meralco seemed to favor power generation companies that utilize imported coal.
Due to this, Cayetano in the resolution said the Malampaya indigenous natural gas will be unutilized “if the indigenous natural gas-powered plants are not given a chance to fairly compete in CSP 1 and CSP 2.”
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This, he said, is “contrary to the policy and objectives of the Epira (Electric Power Industry Reform Act) and Department Order No. 002023-10-0022 of transitioning to a clean energy mix.”
Furthermore, Cayetano said Meralco’s TOR treats historical actual costs of non-fuel items as merely evaluative and non-binding, which puts indigenous natural gas suppliers at a disadvantage.
“The lack of clarity in the rules regarding TORs in the biddings will result in the underutilization of our indigenous natural gas [and] open the possibility of circumventing the distribution utilities’ obligation to supply their captive customers in the least-cost manner,” he said through the resolution.
“The CSP must ensure fairness and competition in the bidding process so that only power suppliers offering the true least-cost supply will be contracted,” he added.
Cayetano also noted that Meralco could influence the results of the bidding by altering the definitions of certain concepts, such as “greenfield.”
The Energy Regulatory Commission defines “greenfield” as projects that are not yet existing, constructed, or financed.
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But in Meralco’s TOR, “greenfield” refers to plants operational as of January 2020.
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PhilHealth may P500B para sa benepisyo ng mga miyembro – Recto | Alexander Magno | 2024-07-30T06:40:03+00:00 | Nilinaw ni Finance Secretary Ralph Recto sa Committee on Health nitong Martes, ika-30 ng Hulyo 2024 na hindi gagalawin ang kontribusyon ng mga PhilHealth member. | Kuha ni Jan Escosio, Radyo Inquirer
METRO MANILA, Philippines — Tiniyak ni Finance Secretary Ralph Recto sa Senate Committee on Health nitong Martes na may sapat na pondo ang Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) para sa mga programa at benepisyo ng mga miyembro nito.
Sinabi ni Recto na may hawak na P500 na bilyon ang naturang government owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) na sobra-sobra para mapunan ang mga benepisyo at programa ng PhilHealth.
Sobra pa din aniya ang naturang halaga kahit tustusan ang mga bagong benepisyong medikal na inanunsiyo ng Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
BASAHIN: Ejercito nababahalà sa ‘unprogrammed fund’ mulâ sa Philhealth
Humarap si Recto sa pagdinig ng Senate Committee on Health at sinabi na tsismis at fake news ang mga kumakalat sa social media ukol sa paglilipat ng pondo ng PhilHealth sa unprogrammed funds.
Sa katunayan aniya, patuloy na tatanggap ng subsidiya ng PhilHealth mula sa gobyerno at dadagdagan pa ito para sa pagpapagamot ng mga miyembro, partikular na ang mga may kanser.
Kasama pa aniya sa pagkakagastusan ang karagdagang gamot, na mula 21 ay naging 53, base sa kautusan ni Marcos kabilang ang mga gamot hypertension, nerve pain, et epileptic seizures.
Nilinaw din ng kalihim na hindi gagalawin ang kontribusyon ng PhilHealth members sa paglipat ng pondo at ang tanging gagalawin ay ang hindi nagamit na subsidiya ng gobyerno.
Binanggit na din ni Recto na isa siya sa mga awtor ng Universal Health Care Act, gayundin sa Doktor Para sa Bayan Act, at Regional Medical Center Act.
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House OKs bill allowing access to medicinal cannabis on 3rd reading | Gabriel Pabico Lalu | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 18:17:26 PST | MANILA, Philippines — A bill that gives select patients access to medicinal cannabis has been approved by the House of Representatives on the third and final reading.
During the session on Tuesday, 177 lawmakers voted in favor of House Bill No. 10439 or the proposed Access to Medical Cannabis Act, with nine lawmakers voting in the negative and nine abstentions.
If enacted, a Medical Cannabis Office (MCO) will be created, which will be the primary regulatory body for medical cannabis, having administrative, regulatory, and monitoring functions.
The MCO will be under the Department of Health.
It will be responsible for ensuring that medical marijuana will not be abused and will solely be used for health purposes.
“The MCO shall ensure that medical cannabis shall only be accessed through hospitals, clinics, drugstores, and other medical facilities authorized and licensed by the MCO for the use of qualified patients. It shall also ensure that only accredited physicians shall prescribe medical cannabis to qualified patients enough supply of the medicine to last not more than one (1) year,” the bill states.
“The MCO shall establish a monitoring system that includes information such as name, address of the qualified patient and the physician, diagnosis, medical cannabis product and formulation, and date of dispensation in strict observance of RA 10173, otherwise known as the ‘Data Privacy Act of 2012’,” it added.
Last February 7, the House committee on dangerous drugs and the committee on health approved a substitute measure, which was the product of technical working group meetings and amendments during the hearing itself.
There were 10 House bills consolidated by the TWG, but the proposal was not brought to the plenary before session adjourned last March 22 for the Holy Week.
It was approved on second reading last May 22, before the second regular session of the 19th Congress adjourned.
READ: House passes medical cannabis bill on second reading
There is growing support for allowing medicinal marijuana in the Philippines, even among hardline anti-drug advocates like Senator Ronald dela Rosa and House Committee on Dangerous Drugs chairperson and Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers.
Committee on Health Chairperson Batanes Rep. Ciriaco Gato also supported the measure when the two committees approved it, but he expressed concerns about some provisions in the substitute bill.
Gato said that while he backs the substitute bill, he has strong reservations over allowing the cultivation of the marijuana plant in the country.
Medicinal cannabis, or particularly Cannabidiol (CBD) oil — derived from the marijuana plant — is believed to alleviate pain and seizures in some patients battling epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and other neurological conditions. However, a law allowing normal use of CBD oil is needed as the plant is currently labeled as a banned substance.
Cultivation and manufacturing of marijuana is included in Section 6 of the draft substitute bill which was discussed by the two committees earlier. Under the panel, the proposed Medical Cannabis Office will be in charge of promulgating rules in the importation, cultivation, and manufacture of medicinal cannabis.
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In the bill passed by the House, cultivation guidelines will be crafted by the MCO, but only in a closed-locked facility.
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INQToday: PH to get $500-M in military funding from US; Duterte appeals protection for her family | INQUIRER.net | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 18:13:27 PST | Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
United States defense and state ministers arrived in the country on Tuesday for a meeting with Philippine counterparts amid West Philippine Sea tension.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III met with Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, for the 4th Philippines-US Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue (2+2 Dialogue).
The oil sheens along the shorelines of Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, and Cavite are only “very minimal,” the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Tuesday.
In a statement, the PCG said it conducted an aerial survey and “observed very minimal and unnoticeable oil sheens” along the shoreline.
Vice President Sara Duterte pleaded protection for her family, following the recall of 75 police officers from her personal protection team.
On Facebook, Duterte said she hopes for nothing more than her family’s safety, as she thanked Senators Bato Dela Rosa, Robin Padilla, and Bong Go for their support after the Philippine National Police (PNP) pulled out its men from the Vice President’s security group.
The Senate will start deliberating the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 on Aug. 13 with a briefing from the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC), according to Senate President Francis Escudero.
Speaking to reporters in an ambush interview on Tuesday, Escudero said the upper chamber is eyeing to wrap all these before the year ends.
The Supreme Court has allowed the Sandiganbayan to proceed with the plunder trial of former Senator and now Chief Presidential Legal Counsel, Juan Ponce Enrile.
Voting 13-0 with two justices having “no part,” the Supreme Court dismissed Enrile’s petition for prohibition of his plunder case, in which he is accused of pocketing more than P172 million in pork barrel funds.
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The oil sheens along the shorelines of Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, and Cavite are only “very minimal,” the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Tuesday.
In a statement, the PCG said it conducted an aerial survey and “observed very minimal and unnoticeable oil sheens” along the shoreline.
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Water price for review again due to currency adjustment | Lisbet K. Esmael | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:58:15 PST | Patrick Ty, Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System-Regulatory Office (MWSS-RO) chief regulator. | PHOTO: Official X account of MWSS Regulatory Office / @mwssro
Patrick Ty, Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System-Regulatory Office (MWSS-RO) chief regulator. | PHOTO: Official X account of MWSS Regulatory Office / @mwssro
The proposed rules in implementing foreign currency differential adjustment (FCDA) under the amended revised concession agreement (RCA) with Maynilad and Manila Water are now up for review, regulators said Tuesday.
The FCDA is a rate-setting mechanism that allows Manila Water and Maynilad to recover losses or give back gains following movements in the value of the peso against foreign currencies. The water providers have to settle foreign currency-dominated loans that are used to finance expansion and enhancement involving their water and sewerage services.
Patrick Ty, Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System-Regulatory Office (MWSS-RO) chief regulator, said the proposed guidelines were now being finalized as the agency had held a public consultation to solicit comments from consumers.
READ: Higher tariffs, strong water demand buoy MWC earnings
The official said the rules were still subject to approval by the MWSS Board of Trustees, but he expected the FCDA to return to water bills and be implemented anew every quarter.
Ty noted that low-income lifeline customers would be exempted from the FCDA.
Concessionaires will also not be allowed to implement FCDA twice for the same amount in MWSS loans.
“This can result in rollback or increase in water bills. In case of the Japanese yen, it significantly depreciated against the Philippine peso and it will cause a rollback,” Ty said.
“We will ensure that these guidelines will be geared towards further protecting and safeguarding the welfare and interests of the public by ensuring that there will be no over or under collections,” he said during the virtual conference.
The implementation of the FCDA component was suspended after the water concessionaires and the Duterte administration had signed the RCA in November 2021.
This was when the local currency was losing ground against the dollar.
An amendment to the deal happened in 2023. The FCDA was reinstated covering only MWSS loans serviced by the concessionaires, principal payments and undrawn amounts of the companies’ foreign currency-denominated loans existing as of June 29, 2022.
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The amended deal likewise introduced a modified FCDA for concessions loans agreed after June 29, 2022, but it can only be tapped during “extraordinary” fluctuations in the Philippine peso. The amount that can be recovered is also capped. —with a report by Czashaine Abella
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Pamalakaya: Zambales fishers also faced harassment, red-tagging from AFP | Faith Argosino | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:52:09 PST | MANILA, Philippines — Aside from intimidation by the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG), Zambales fishermen also received alleged harassment from government troops, according to Progressive fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya).
Pamalakaya vice chair Ronnel Arambulo said this before lawmakers during the lower chamber’s committee on human rights briefing on Tuesday, as he raised the livelihood issues of the province’s fisherfolk affected by CCG’s presence in Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal, also known as Bajo de Masinloc.
READ: Red-tagging a threat to life and liberty – SC
“Sana matugunan itong problema ng maliliit na mangingisda at maliban pa dyan ay pati ‘yung human rights violations na nagaganap. Hindi lamang po sa Chinese government nakaranas mga mangingisda ng human rights violation, maging sa AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines),” Arambulo told lawmakers.
(I hope the problem of small fishermen will be addressed, as well as the human rights violations they experience. Not only from the Chinese government, but fishers also experience human rights violations from the AFP.)
“Dahil nitong nakaraan nung maglungsad ng collective fishing expedition bilang pagpapaabot din ng protesta para sa fishing ban ay pinuntahan po ‘yung mga kasamahan sa Pamalakaya ng nga nagpakilala mula sa AFP tinatanong kung sino sino ang sumasama at ni-re-redtag at sinasabing ang Pamalakaya ay may kaugnayan sa CPP (Communist Party of the Philippines),” he added.
(A recent collective fishing expedition was launched to protest the fishing ban, and our fellow fisherfolk joined in. Afterward, people who introduced themselves as members of the AFP asked who joined the expedition and red-tagged and linked them to CPP.)
READ: ‘Barbaric’: 2 new reports of Chinese harassment
When panel chair Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. asked for clarification on the allegations, Arambulo said Pamalakaya is a federation of small fisherfolk groups operating with around 80,000 members since 1987.
“Dapat matuwa sana ang pamahalaan na bahagi tayo ng patuloy na naninindigan sa WPS pero ang nangyayari kami pa nakararanas ng gantong harassment sana ay ma-imbistigahan,” Arambulo told lawmakers.
(The government should be happy that we are part of those who continue to stand up for our rights in WPS, but what is happening is that we are still experiencing such harassment. I hope this gets investigated.)
Arambulo also revealed that they had already aired their concerns before the Commission on Human Rights (CHR).
For its part, the CHR Central Luzon told INQUIRER.net they already talked to fisherfolk and leaders in the province regarding the alleged harassment.
“They already have a sworn statement, and the investigation is ongoing,” it said in a Viber message on Tuesday afternoon.
Citing a complaint addressed to CHR Chairperson Richard Palpal-latoc, previous reports revealed a series of alleged intimidation experienced by members of Panatag from the Philippine Army’s 69th Infantry Battalion.
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According to Arambulo, Panatag is a fisherfolk group affiliated with Pamalakaya. They joined the collective fishing expedition in the WPS.
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Mata natagpuan sa private part ni misis: Parang may maligno sa loob! | No author found | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:07:53 PST | Screenshot mula sa ‘Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho’
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NAKAKALOKA ang nangyari sa isang ginang sa Davao del Norte na bigla na lamang nakaramdam ng matinding pananakit sa baywang at sa maselang bahagi ng kanyang katawan.
Nu’ng una ay binalewala lamang ni misis, na itinago sa pangalang “Amanda”, ang kakaibang nararamdaman pero nang sumakit na pati ang kanyang private parts ay napilitan na siyang magpatingin sa isang maternity clinic.
Sa ulat ng “Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho” nitong Linggo, ikinuwento ni Amanda ang nangyari sa kanya at kung ano mga ba ang naging sanhi ng pananakit ng maselang bahagi ng kanyang katawan.
Ayon sa kumadronang sumuri kay Amanda, bigla raw siyang nagulat nang makita ang isang tila malaking mata sa loob mismo ng puwerta ng ginang na inakala pa nga niyang isang maligno.
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Kuwento ni Amanda, noong July 9 daw nang makaramdam siya ng pananakit ng baywang at napapadalas din ang pag-ihi. Nang pati ang kanyang ari ay sumakit na rin, nagpasya na siyang magpa-checkup sa maternity clinic.
Sabi ng midwife na si Guia Nena Calumpang, nabanggit ni Amanda na nais nitong magparaspa dahil feeling niya ay may naiwan sa loob ng kanyang puwerta. Baka raw may kinalaman ito sa ginawa ng kanyang asawa nang minsan silang mag-sex.
Nang silipin na nga ni Calumpang ang ari ng ginang ay na-shock siya sa nakita, “Bumungad sa akin talaga yung mata talaga na ang laki-laki. Napaatras talaga ako kasi sabi ko parang may maligno sa loob.”
Pag-amin ni Amanda, nang magtalik daw sila ng asawa ay may kung anong bagay daw na ikinabit ang kanyang mister sa ari nito na natanggal at posibleng naiwan sa loob ng maselang bahagi ng kanyang katawan.
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Aniya, gusto sana ng kanyang asawa na sungkutin ang naiwang bagay sa loob ng kanyang puwerta pero tumanggi siya dahil baka may masama pang mangyari sa kanya.
Nang makuha na ng komadrona ang bagay sa puwerta ni Amanda napag-alamang isa pala itong panali sa buhok na may nakalagay na “evil eye” na sinasabing pampaswerte at ginagamit na accessory sa mga bracelet at kuwintas.
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PVL: Yeny Murillo lifts Farm Fresh over Galeries for first win | Angel B. Dukha III | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:33:51 PST | Farm Fresh import Yeny Murillo during the PVL Reinforced Conference.–PVL PHOTO
Farm Fresh import Yeny Murillo during the PVL Reinforced Conference.–PVL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines–Farm Fresh finally broke through the win column of the PVL Reinforced Conference Pool A on Tuesday at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.
Yeny Murillo punched in 29 points built on 26 attacks, two blocks and an ace, her best performance, to lift the Foxies past skidding Galeries Tower, 25-22, 35-37, 23-25, 25-20, 15-10 as Farm Fresh improved to a 1-2 card.
“We have been working really hard and we are trying to get in rhythm with each other and I thought that my team needed this win because my team needs motivation to keep pushing harder,” Murillo said.
Farm Fresh coach Shota Sato, Yeny Murillo, and Cait Viray after their first win. #PVL2024 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/gWkx0uEmlF
— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) July 30, 2024
“My team was my first motivation to keep pushing until the end and keep fighting,” she added after also catching 10 excellent digs and 16 excellent receptions.
Trisha Tubu and Caitlin Viray, the two local go-to hitters of Farm Fresh, also had great impact after producing 18 points apiece. Janel Delerio protected the floor with 25 excellent digs and 12 excellent receptions.
Despite sitting out the third frame, Tubu converted 15 kills while the former University of Santo Tomas cog stopped five of the 16 total blocks of the Foxies. Ckyle Tagsip also had 15 points including four blocks.
“I am happy [with our first win], although we still had lapses during the endgame, we still finished it with a win so happy to have stayed with it but I know we still have a lot to work on,” Viray said in Filipino.
Setter Louie Romero orchestrated the Foxies’ offense with 27 excellent sets to give new Japanese mentor Shuta Sato his first win as head coach.
Galeries Tower dropped its third consecutive match in as many games despite a gallant stand in the extended second frame and the third set.
Chuewulim Sutadta, the Highrisers’ Thai import, came up with 19 points mostly from attacks but was not able to keep Galeries Tower steady. She also had 10 excellent digs and 19 excellent receptions.
France Ronquillo had 17 points, including two blocks, as well as Graze Bombita, all but one coming from kills. Roselle Baliton finished with 14 points including three blocks.
Renee Mabilangan tossed 23 excellent sets while Alyssa Eroa caught 18 excellent digs and 22 excellent receptions.
Farm Fresh was trailing in the opening frame but worked hard to keep up and eventually take the set. Galeries Tower bounced back from that first set upset as the two squads pounded each other in the 45-minute action packed second set before Baliton scored the last two set-clinching points.
The Highrisers gained the early lead in the deciding frame before four straight points from Murillo and a block point by Romero gave the Foxies a 10-6 lead.
Romero kept on going to Murillo before Bombita committed an attack error that sailed out and Maicah Larroza ended the two hour and 28 minute encounter with an ace that nicked the net before falling on Galeries Tower’s floor.
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“My motivation was we cannot lose [the remaining] sets. We were doing really good in the first set, we were up [for the most] of the time so we needed to push and that’s why I told my team,” Murillo said.
Farm Fresh will look to continue its new found momentum against Nxled next on Saturday.
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Flooding likely to remain in Malabon, Navotas as floodgate under repair | Zacarian Sarao | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:27:24 PST | Flood along C4 Road, Barangay Longos in Malabon City due to persistent rains caused by Typhoon Carina-enhanced southwest monsoon on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Photo by Job Natac.
Flood along C4 Road, Barangay Longos in Malabon City due to persistent rains caused by Typhoon Carina-enhanced southwest monsoon on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Photo by Job Natac.
MANILA, Philippines — Flooding is expected to remain in Malabon and Navotas as the damaged floodgate is still under repair, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) acting chair Don Artes said on Tuesday.
According to Artes, the repair of the Malabon-Navotas River floodgate may take “more or less one month” as the desilting process is currently being undertaken around the navigational gate, which is expected to take two weeks.
READ: MMDA aims to fully repair Malabon-Navotas River floodgate by August
It means Navotas and Malabon should brace for flooding should there be heavy rains as experienced during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon, he explained.
“I think there is already water in three barangays in Malabon and two in Navotas at high tide. So, if a storm and heavy rain accompany it, the flood water will be higher in that area,” he said in Filipino.
“So, yes I think, while doing that, flooding in Malabon and Navotas cannot be avoided,” he added.
Artes also said the effects of Super Typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon made it difficult for the MMDA and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to finish its repairs on the floodgate.
“Hopefully now that it’s low tide in the area, the repairs will go faster as we can maximize it,” he said in Filipino.
Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan floated possible engineering intervention to impede the flow of water going into Malabon and Navotas, but he admitted that it would be challenging as the two cities are already susceptible to high tide.
Artes said the floodgate may already be repaired before the engineering intervention can be applied.
“So I think repairing the navigational gate remains to be the best solution,” he added.
Artes, however, said that the long-term solution is still the construction of another floodgate.
The floodgate was damaged last June after a barge forcefully passed through the channel, resulting in flooding in Malabon and Navotas.
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Aga Muhlach, Charlene Gonzales no stage parents to Atasha, Andres | Hannah Mallorca | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:22:58 PST | (From left) Aga Muhlach, Atasha Muhlach, Charlene Gonzales, and Andres Muhlach. Image: Courtesy of media.Xchange
(From left) Aga Muhlach, Atasha Muhlach, Charlene Gonzales, and Andres Muhlach. Image: Courtesy of media.Xchange
Even though Atasha and Andres Muhlach have been in the limelight since they were young, they don’t consider Aga Muhlach and Charlene Gonzales as “stage parents,” but as “true-to-life parents” whom they look up to.
The Muhlachs joined forces in the family sitcom “Da Pers Family” which revolves around the Percival family’s journey to save their struggling bakery from closure. Just like their characters in the TV series, Atasha and Andres don’t consider their parents to be controlling, and would rather allow them to learn on their own terms.
“Our parents are not stage parents,” Andres told reporters at a media conference for the sitcom. “Our parents are [the type of people] whom you can spend your time with and you see every day. We see them as our loved ones who we look up to and idolize.”
Atasha said Aga and Charlene show “moral support” to the twins by imparting the wisdom they learned through their own experiences.
“They will always just guide us with everything. And they would never tell us what we did here or what we did wrong. It’s never about the work. It’s always about the moral support for them,” she said. “I wouldn’t say they’re stage parents. Just true-to-life parents who are very responsible, very kind, and warm-hearted people.”
When Aga and Charlene were asked if they had doubts about their children joining show biz, they pointed out that they have no qualms about allowing them to spread their wings. The actor also stressed that what Atasha and Andres decided to do was entirely up to them.
“No, hindi naman. Pagdating sa paga-artista, parang sila na ‘yan. Kaya na nila ‘yan. Kung magtatanong sila sa’kin, d’un ako magsasalita. Pero kung hindi sila magtatanong, d’un ako (No, not really. When they decided they wanted to be a celebrity, it’s up to them. They could decide for themselves. When they ask me for advice, that’s when I’ll say my piece. But even if they wouldn’t ask, I’m still here),” he said.
The former matinee idol, however, said he made it a point to remind his twins to show kindness no matter what. “Basta what’s important sa industriya natin is pakikisama and pakikitungo sa kapwa.”
“Growing up, ‘yun lang ang sinasabi ko sa kanila — to always be kind to everyone. Never judge,” he continued. “At the same time, pagdating sa pag-arte niyo, it’s all about confidence. Lakasan mo lang ang loob mo. Mahaba pa ang lalakbayin niyo.”
(What is important in our industry is how we interact with others. Growing up, that’s what I would always tell them — to always be kind to everyone. Never judge. At the same time, when it comes to their acting, it’s all about confidence. Just have courage. You still have a long way to go.)
Touching on their parenting style, Charlene said Aga is not the controlling type, but he’s “firm” with his words. Between them, it’s actually the soft-spoken former beauty queen who is more of the “disciplinarian,” he said.
“Ito ang disciplinarian talaga,” Aga said of Charlene. “Mas strikto ‘yan eh. Pero I’m very firm. Kapag nagsabi ako ng ‘go home’ or other things like that, kailangan you follow. But when it comes to them kung magpapaalam sila, go. Si Charlene pa ang ‘Why?’ Pero pagdating sa decision, kailangan bago ako, [kailangang may input] din si Charlene.”
(She’s more of the disciplinarian… She’s more strict. But I’m very firm. When I tell them to go home or other things like that, you must follow. But when it comes to them asking for our permission, go. Charlene would ask, “Why?” But when it comes to making decisions before I fully decide, Charlene needs to have her input.)
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On the other hand, Charlene said she and Aga decided to allow Atasha and Andres to decide for themselves once they “reached a certain age.” She admitted that they were initially surprised when they wanted to join show biz, but were reminded of their “creative roots” while growing up.
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“When they said they were interested in joining the entertainment business, nagulat kami,” she said of Atasha and Andres. “But growing up, it was an environment na comfortable sila because they [started] doing commercials and [things] Aga and I would be doing. They were not intimidated by the world they were entering. They were curious. They always had their artistic side talaga. When the right time came, sila ang nag-decide na gusto nila.”
(When they said they were interested in joining the entertainment business, we were surprised. But growing up, it was an environment they were comfortable in because they started doing commercials and other things Aga and I would be doing. They were not intimidated by the world they were entering. When the right time came, they decided what they wanted to do.)
Aside from the Muhlachs, the Danni Caparas-helmed series also stars Roderick Paulate, Ces Quesada, Bayani Agbayani, Chad Kinis, Kedebon Colim, Sam Coloso, and Heart Ryan.
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Bacolod firm helps gov’t fight oil spill in Bataan | Carla Gomez | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:56:57 PST | Image taken of the Motor Tanker (MT) Terra Nova that sank east off of Lamao Point, Limay, Bataan last July 25, 2024. | PHOTO: Official Facebook page of the Philippine Coast Guard
Image taken of the Motor Tanker (MT) Terra Nova that sank east off of Lamao Point, Limay, Bataan last July 25, 2024. | PHOTO: Official Facebook page of the Philippine Coast Guard
BACOLOD CITY — A private firm in this city is assisting the government in preventing the spread of an oil spill from the M/T Terra Nova that sank on July 25 off the coast of Limay, Bataan.
“We are not charging anything. It’s our way of assisting the government in our small way in times of crisis,” said Ramon Uy Sr., owner of RU Foundry and Machine Shop Corp.
Their decorticating machines and shredders were fetched by a C-130 Philippine Air Force plane from the Bacolod Silay Airport and flown to Clark International Airport on Sunday, July 28.
Uy said his staff member in Manila would help operate the equipment onsite.
“The machines will be used to decorticate and shred coconut husk and other biodegradable materials to produce spill booms to contain the spread of oil from the capsized oil tanker in Bataan,” he said.
The processed coconut husk and other biodegradable materials, he said, would be placed into a hotdog-like net, then dispersed into the sea for absorption of the oil sleek.
The MT Terra Nova headed for Iloilo City sank on July 25 in rough seas nearly seven kilometers off Limay in Bataan.
Uy said his firm had also assisted in containing previous oil spills in Guimaras and Mindoro.
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PVL: ‘Disappointed’ Pons bounces back to lead Creamline | Lance Agcaoili | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:53:42 PST | Creamline’s Bernadeth Pons.–PVL PHOTO
Creamline’s Bernadeth Pons.–PVL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Chery Tiggo import Khat Bell wished she had more chance to play with Bernadeth Pons after they merely teamed up in Petron five years ago with the latter focusing on beach volleyball.
Bell may only have played a few games together with Pons but she was in awe of the Creamline Cool Smasher’s growth after the former Far Eastern University ace unleashed her best PVL game in their first duel.
“I’m kinda jealous of Erica [Staunton] because I didn’t get the chance to play fully with Pons. Me and Pons played together during which she had a chance to choose between indoor and sand and so she is obviously amazing in sand as well so she went to go play outdoors,” said the American import, who won two championships in the defunct Philippine Superliga.
Khat Bell on absorbing their first loss to Bernadeth Pons and Creamline. #PVL2024 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/zvC41OQw1h
— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) July 30, 2024
“Pons is absolutely amazing, she’s so crafty and she’s like an artist. There are also some things that I picked up from Pons when I got the chance to play with her as well. She’s gonna be Pons, she’s gonna be what that is for sure.”
Pons overcame her ex-teammate’s 31-point explosion as she delivered the goods with 25 points out of 55 attack attempts that went with 23 excellent receptions in Creamline’s 25-20, 24-26, 25-16, 25-19 over Chery Tiggo to tie their victim to a 2-1 record in Pool A in the 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference on Tuesday at Philsports Arena.
“Na-excite din talaga ako na makalaban siya kasi Khat Bell, alam ko kung paano siya maglaro. Talagang totodo talaga siya. And nakita naman sa game ngayon na halos hingiin na niya rin ‘yung bola para lang makapuntos din,” said Pons. “Sobrang saya lang din kasi lahat ng inensayo namin talaga, na-apply namin ngayon sa game and teamwork talaga.”
The do-it-all spiker’s main motivation was to bounce back from a nine-point outing in their four-set win over Farm Fresh 10 days ago.
Creamline coach Sherwin Meneses on their second straight win.Bernadeth Pons on her 25-point outing against former teammate Khat Bell. #PVL2024 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/J6QvdkDE3K
— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) July 30, 2024
“Personally, ‘yung last game ko kasi medyo disappointed ako sa sarili ko, sa performance ko. Kasi alam ko na mas may ibibigay pa ‘ko, mas kaya ko pang mag-contribute sa team,” Pons said.
Pons is eager to embrace her bigger role as the Cool Smashers continue to miss injured stars Alyssa Valdez and Tots Carlos as well as Alas Pilipinas player Jema Galanza, who will play in the SEA VLeague this week.
“First six ka or hindi, kailangan mo rin talagang gawin ‘yung role mo, kung ipasok ka, or kahit nasa labas ka man, meron pa rin kanya-kanyang role. Sabi nga nila coach na ‘wag na naming hanapin ‘yung wala. Kung sino ‘yung nandiyan, ‘yan muna,” she said. “Maganda kasi nakapag-adjust na rin pati ‘yung import namin sa sistema and nagiging okay na rin ‘yung galaw namin. So hopefully mas mag-improve pa.”
Pons and the Cool Smashers eye their third straight win against the Nxled Chameleons on Saturday, while Bell and Crossovers seek to bounce back against the Pool A leader PLDT Highspeed Hitters.
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Bill seeking to regulate motorcycle taxi ops gets House’s nod | Gabriel Pabico Lalu | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:52:32 PST | FOR PROVINCIAL USE ONLY Amid concerns that 8,000 new slots for motorcycle taxis will worsen traffic in Metro Manila, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board says that these will be required to operate in the provinces. —INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
FOR PROVINCIAL USE ONLY Amid concerns that 8,000 new slots for motorcycle taxis will worsen traffic in Metro Manila, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board says that these will be required to operate in the provinces. —INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — House Bill (HB) No. 10424 or the proposed Motorcycles-for-Hire Act, which seeks to regulate the operation of motorcycle taxis, has been approved by the House of Representatives on the third and final reading.
HB No. 10424 was approved during Tuesday’s plenary session, with 200 lawmakers voting in the affirmative, one in the negative, and zero abstentions.
According to Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, the House approved the bill as a form of acknowledgment that “motorcycles-for-hire not just serve as an efficient alternative to mass public transportation but also a viable source of livelihood for Filipinos.”
“This bill aims to provide safe, sufficient, and economical mode of public transport by allowing and regulating the use of motorcycles as public utility vehicles,” he added.
READ: Speaker pushes law on motorcycle taxis
Under the bill, procedures on how to register motorcycle taxis and the standards and specifications for riders and their motorcycles are specified.
It also seeks to task the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to ensure the “roadworthiness of all motorcycles-for-hire before their registration, or any renewal thereof.”
Only those holding a professional driver’s license will be allowed to operate a motorcycle taxi.
Meanwhile, the standards will be set by the LTO, its mother agency, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board.
“No modifications shall be made on any motorcycles-for-hire, except for the installation of the appropriate accessories, such as motorcycle bracket, top box, luggage carrier, saddlebag, step board or foot rest, crash guards, speed limiter or monitoring devices, in accordance with the standards approved by the DTI, if applicable, and shall be used as a reference by the LTO for registration purposes,” the bill read.
For areas with a motorcycle taxi platform provider (MTPP), the authority and regulation of the motorcycle taxi operations will be under the LTFRB through the issuance of a franchise or certificate of public convenience.
“The LTFRB shall set forth in the franchise the terms and conditions to be observed in the operation of motorcycles-for-hire. In determining the number of franchises to be issued, the LTFRB shall take into consideration the Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) or studies approved by the DOTr and their impact on the other modes of public transportation,” the bill read.
“The franchise fee shall be determined by the LTFRB after public consultation and shall only be implemented upon the approval of the DOTr,” it added.
For areas without MTPP, the regulation will still be under the LTFRB but the number of routes and motorcycle taxis will be “determined in accordance with the LPTRP as recommended by the local government unit.”
The bill also states that motorcycle taxis operating without a franchise or not being under an accredited operator will be considered illegal.
Multi-homing, or the practice of driving for two motorcycle taxi operators, would be allowed provided it is limited to two companies.
The bill also stated that riders would not be allowed to operate motorcycle taxis without the use of the application — this is colloquially called “habal-habal.” Furthermore, the bill also sets a 60-kilometer-per-hour (60kph) speed limit for all motorcycle taxis.
Regarding fares, the LTFRB is tasked with the responsibility of prescribing “fares, surcharges and other transportation fees that may be charged by operators and MTPPs.”
READ: LTFRB says motorcycle taxi program to continue
“The fare structure shall take into consideration supply and demand components and shall allow dynamic pricing on account of market variations based on location and time. The fare structure shall also include the maximum percentage that can be charged by the MTPPs upon the operators or riders for a particular transaction,” the bill read.
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“The LTFRB shall periodically review the fare structure and parameters of determining the applicable fares. The booking system of MTPPs shall feature a mechanism that enables clients to compare the transportation cost charged by each of the available digital platforms,” it added.
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PVL: Cait Viray flourishing in new role for Farm Fresh | Lance Agcaoili | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:45:57 PST | Farm Fresh’s Cait Viray.– PVL PHOTO
Farm Fresh’s Cait Viray.– PVL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Cait Viray has embraced a new and bigger outside spiker role for Farm Fresh in the 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference.
Viray delivered 18 points including five blocks to star in Farm Fresh’s come-from-behind 25-22, 35-37, 23-25, 25-20, 15-10 victory and snap a two-game skid in Pool A on Tuesday at Philsports Arena.
Viray, who was sharing the opposite spiker role with Trisha Tubu in the All-Filipino Conference, has been converted to a starting outside spiker, entailing a bigger responsibility for her young team.
Thanks to her coaches, the former University of Santo Tomas Tigress has been thriving in her new role.
“There are a lot of adjustments, especially in my new position. But my coaches are there to help us,” said Viray in Filipino.
The wing spiker transferred from Choco Mucho to Farm Fresh early this season. But her adjustment continued as coach Shota Sato and other Japanese coaches took over midway through the season.
Although it’s more challenging, Viray is grateful to her coaches for honing their skills despite the language barrier.
“It’s harder because I have more things to do [this conference]. But my coaches are always there to guide us in training. They make it easier for us because they’re hands-on,” she said.
Sato admitted that coaching a Philippine team is a challenging task but his players make life easier for him.
“It was a very hard decision [to accept Farm Fresh’s offer]. There’s a lot of pressure on my end to carry the load as head coach for this Farm Fresh team. My players are also helping me learn Tagalog and English so it was easy to adjust,” said the new Farm Fresh coach through an interpreter.
After entering the win column, Sato hopes his team will learn from the good and bad things they saw before taking on Nxled on Saturday.
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Viray agreed: “We had a lot of lapses, especially in the end game but we’re still happy with this win. We still have a lot of things to work on so we’ll keep on working.”
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PVL: Creamline stops Chery Tiggo for back-to-back wins | Angel B. Dukha III | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:41:23 PST | Creamline’s Bernadeth Pons. PVL IMAGES
Creamline’s Bernadeth Pons. PVL IMAGES
MANILA, Philippines–Creamline showed no signs of rust and picked up its second straight win in Pool A of the PVL Reinforced Conference on Tuesday at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.
Bernadeth Pons shone with a conference-best 25 points apart from 23 excellent receptions to lift the Cool Smashers over Chery Tiggo, 25-20, 24-26, 25-16, 25-19.
“We’re starting to gain momentum after two straight wins and I hope we continue winning to improve our standing as we face the teams in the other bracket,” coach Sherwin Meneses, whose squad was coming off a 10-day break, said in Filipino.
“[My motivation] is my last game because I was a bit disappointed with myself and my performance. I know in myself that I can do more and contribute more to the team,” said Pons, who had a quiet nine points in a win over Farm Fresh on July 20.
American reinforcement Erica Staunton added 21 points for Creamline, Michele Gumabao tallied 17 points and Bea de Leon contributed 12 points. Kyle Negrito also stepped up with 27 excellent sets.
The Cool Smashers overcame a 31-point effort by Crossovers reinforcement Khat Bell.
“Every conference is the same, whether you’re first six or not, you need to do your role,” Pons said after stepping up for her missing teammates including Alyssa Valdez, Jema Galanza and Tots Carlos.
“Coach said to not look for those who are not here. Whoever is here should do so it’s good because we got to adjust in the system including our import and our game is improving,” she added.
Chery Tiggo dropped to a 2-1 card.
Creamline plays Nxled on August 8 in a game that was supposed to be played last Thursday before being postponed due to Typhoon Carina.
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‘Mabait wag lang gutumin:’ Senators praise Angara, share anecdotes | Maila Ager | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 18:39:06 PST | | PHOTOS: Official Faacebook page of DepEd and Senate PRIB
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MANILA, Philippines — Former Senator and now Education Secretary Sonny Angara returned to the Senate on Monday to receive praises — and some teasing — from his friends.
One by one, senators stood up on the floor to support a resolution, thanking Angara for his “exemplary service” as a senator.
He just took the helm of the Department of Education (DepEd) last July 19.
READ: Angara is new DepEd chief
He was described as a “consistent education warrior” by Senate President Francis Escudero and best remembered by his former colleagues for his work as chairman of the Senate committees on finance and ways and means.
READ: Angara appointment as DepEd chief well deserved – senators
But it was not just praises for Angara, as Sen. Grace Poe shared some anecdotes about the new DepEd chief.
Yes, Angara is a very kind, patient, and humble person, but just don’t let him get hungry, according to Poe.
“Mabait sya, ‘wag mo lang gutumin. Pag gutom napakasungit na,” she added.
(He’s nice, but don’t let him get hungry. When he’s hungry, he gets grumpy.)
“He’s a proper gentleman but he can also be the most ‘kanto’ boy bully,” Poe also said.
“He has the most scathing remarks that get him in trouble. But because of his charisma, he always gets away with it,” she added.
Angara would also come to the Senate with documents in a plastic envelope, even after she gifted him a leather folder, Poe said.
Among all senators, Poe conceded that Angara is the “most acceptable across all administrations.”
“He is the favorite,” she said. “They see in him somebody who can cooperate and at the same time contribute valuable insights.”
One of his closest friends, Sen. Joel Villanueva, joked about having a “separation anxiety” since Angara’s appointment as DepEd chief
“Kaya kung puwede nga ho, nate-tempt nga ako na mag-move na lang na ibalik na lang sa Senado si Senator Angara. Pero sinabihan niya na po ako kapag ginawa ko raw po magmo-move siya na ibalik ako sa Tesda (Technical Education and Skills Development Authority) kaya hindi na lang po,” said Villanueva, who headed Tesda before he became senator.
Villanueva assured the DepEd and the country that Angara is the best man for the job. He also has the heart of a champion, the senator added.
Escudero, meanwhile, believes Angara is now a “battle-tested general,” ready to lead the one million-strong teaching army “in the war against ignorance and mass disinformation.”
Now at the helm of the education sector, Angara must address what Escudero described as the longest “to fix list” of any agency.
Escudero said the new education chief must ensure the following:
1. That every child can go to any of the 60,317 schools in the country today.
2. That all our existing classrooms are safe, pleasant, and adequately equipped— and build new classrooms where shortages exist.
3. That our 24.04 million learners have a book in their hands, a chair to sit on, and a teacher in front of them.
4. That every one of 1.01 million public teachers and DepEd employees are properly trained and paid.
5. That every centavo of its P759.69 billion budget for 2024 is properly spent, and delivers the outcome it was budgeted for.
Among those who manifested their support for the resolution commending Angara are Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri, Sherwin Gatchalian, Nancy Binay, JV Ejercito, Loren Legarda, Ronald Dela Rosa, Pia Cayetano, Robin Padilla, and Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada.
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The chamber adopted the resolution.
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DOH warns of health risks from Bataan oil spill, lists hazards | Luisa Cabato | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:13:47 PST | ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT An aerial image from environmental group Greenpeace taken around 4 kilometers off Hagonoy, Bulacan, shows the oil slick from a tanker, which sank on July 25 in Bataan due to bad weather.—NOEL CELIS/GREENPEACE
ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT An aerial image from environmental group Greenpeace taken around 4 kilometers off Hagonoy, Bulacan, shows the oil slick from a tanker, which sank on July 25 in Bataan due to bad weather.—NOEL CELIS/GREENPEACE
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday cautioned the public against the dangers of oil spills to the human body.
This was in relation to the oil spill from the M/T Terra Nova that sank on July 25 off the coast of Limay, Bataan.
READ: Bacolod firm helps gov’t fight oil spill in Bataan
In a Facebook post, the DOH said that oil spills can harm people in various ways through direct physical contact, contamination, destruction of food sources and habitats, and even reproductive health problems in some cases.
With that, the DOH warned the public of the immediate health hazards of an oil spill:
To avoid inhalation, skin contact, or ingestion of oil, the DOH advised the public to do the following:
READ: Coast Guard: Fishing in Manila Bay unsafe due to oil spill
The DOH also listed the following things for the public to avoid:
The health department said that complicated cases and health professionals requiring referral to specialists may contact:
East Avenue Medical Center Poison Control
Mobile: 0923-2711183
Landline: (02) 8928 0611 loc 707
Philippine General Hospital National Poison Management and Control Center
Mobile: 0966-7189904
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Mga isda mula sa Bataan iniluto, pumasa pa sa panlasa – BFAR | Alexander Magno | 2024-07-30T00:30:53+00:00 | Ito ang bahagi ng MT Terra Nova na nakalitaw pa sa tubig ng Manila Bay matapos ito lumubog nitong Huwebes, ika-25 ng Hulyo 2024. —Larawan mula sa Philippine Coast Guard
METRO MANILA, Philippines — Hindi pa apektado ng oil spill ang mga nahuling isda sa Manila Bay na malapit sa apat na bayan at lungsod ng Bataan.
Ayon sa Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) nitong Martes, pumasa sa “sensory analysis” ang mga bagong huli at inilutong isda mula sa Balanga City at sa mga bayan ng Limay, Orion, at Samal.
Sa pahayag ng BFAR, magsasagawa pa ng mga karagdagang pagsusuri sa mga pribadong laboratoryo para matiyak na hindi kontaminado ng langis o grasa ang mga nahuhuling isda sa dagat malapit sa pinaglubugan ng MT Terra Nova.
BASAHIN: Tanker lumubog sa Manila Bay sa Bataan, nagsanhi ng oil spill
Wala pa rin ipinatutupad na fishing ban sa bahagi ng dagat na hindi apektado ng oil spill.
Hinikayat na rin ng BFAR ang mga mangingisda na agad iulat sa mga awtoridad ang mapapansin na langis sa dagat, umiwas sa mga kontaminadong lugar, agad hanguin ang mahuhuling isda o shellfish, at magsuot ng personal protective equipment hanggang maaari.
Tiniyak ng BFAR na ginagawa ang mga kinakailangang hakbang upang mabawasan ang epekto ng insidente sa pampublikong-kalusugan, bukod sa mga yaman-dagat.
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Paris Olympics: Kayla Sanchez secures spot in freestyle semifinal | Rommel Fuertes Jr. | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:22:08 PST | Kayla Sanchez, of the Philippines, prepares for her heat in the women’s 100-meter freestyle at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Kayla Sanchez, of the Philippines, prepares for her heat in the women’s 100-meter freestyle at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
MANILA, Philippines—Kayla Sanchez served as a beacon of light for Team Philippines at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Just hours after Filipino rower Joanie Delgaco and judoka Kiyomi Watanabe bowed out of the medal race, Sanchez advanced to the women’s 100m freestyle semifinal on Tuesday at Paris La Defense Arena.
Sanchez, who’s in her second Summer Games stint after representing Canada at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, clocked 53.67 seconds to finish 10th in the heats and break the Philippine record.
Only the 16 best swimmers booked tickets to the next phase.
World record holder Sarah Sjoestroem of Sweden topped the preliminary round with a time of 52.99 seconds.
Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong came in second at 53.02 seconds while China’s Junxuan Yang (53.05), The Netherlands’ Marrit Steenbergen (53.22) and Australia’s Mollie O’Callaghan (53.27) rounded out the Top 5.
The 23-year-0ld Sanchez, who made her debut for the Philippines in last year’s Asian Games, competes in the semifinal on Wednesday at 3:00 a.m.
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Elvis Gutierrez honors wife Alexa in heartfelt post: ‘I miss you so much’ | Jessica Ann Evangelista | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:59:55 PST | Elvis Gutierrez with his late wife Alexa | Photo: Instagram/@life.of.guti
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Elvis Gutierrez remembered his late wife, Alexa Uichico-Gutierrez, in a heartwarming post as he looked back on happier days with his wife before she succumbed to her battle with leukemia last Saturday at age 38.
Alexa’s wake will be held at the Santuario De San Antonio, Forbes Park, McKinley Road in Makati City from July 29 to 31, while inurnment is scheduled on August 1.
On Instagram, Gutierrez shared a photo of Alexa wearing her most beautiful smile, taken when she was 19 and just learning to drive.
“You were 19; I was 22. This was the first day you learned how to drive. I wanted to capture how happy you were. You called me the best driving teacher. I miss you so much,” he wrote in his caption.
In the comment section of his post, friends and celebrities extended their sympathies to the family Alexa left behind.
“Praying for you and your family. So sorry for your loss Elvis,” wrote Solenn Heussaff.
“Alexa. One of the happiest girls ever. She loved you so much. Praying for you guys,” expressed one of their closest friends.
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As of this writing, Gutierrez is re-posting every single tribute on his Instagram story dedicated to his wife from their family and friends.
His sister Ruffa Gutierrez announced Alexa’s death on her Instagram account on Sunday, followed by Elvis, who then posted a photo of him kissing his wife and simply captioned it with a white heart emoji.
In January, Ruffa appealed for prayers for her sister-in-law, who had been seeking medical treatment for several months and whom she described as a “brave and beautiful soul” and a “devoted wife” to her brother.
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Coming from an Uichico clan in Iloilo, Alexa was a model and eventually became an entrepreneur. In her death, she was succeeded by her husband and their two daughters, Aria and Ezra.
Meanwhile, veteran celebrity couple Eddie and Annabelle Rama are the parents of Elvis. He briefly joined the entertainment industry as a child star but left it all behind despite coming from a family of actors, specifically his younger twin brothers, Richard and host Raymond Gutierrez.
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Xian Gaza, Thai fiancée hiwalay na, anyare? | No author found | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:08:22 PST | USAP-USAPAN ngayon sa mundo ng social media ang diumano’y paghihiwalay ng social media personality na si Xian Gaza sa kanyang Thai fiancée na Kumpuy.
Ang chikang ito ay kumalat matapos mag-post ng dalaga ng kanyang larawan sa Facebook kung saan tila nagpapahaging ito na single na siya.
“Through hot, through cold, through sadness, through happiness.
Is this really what she wants?” caption ng diumano’y ex-fiancée ni Xian.
Bukod pa rito? Mayroon rin siyang cryptic post na tila patungkol sa kanyang relasyon.
Baka Bet Mo: Xian Gaza sa BINI: Kung gusto n’yo ng privacy, huwag tumambay sa labas!
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“This is my official time. ‘I love him until I can not love him anymore’. I do my best in all situations. Love You DarkCat,” sey ni Kumpuy.
Tila si Xian rin ang tinutukoy niya sa komento nitong “He is single before me already but now just my time to be single too.”
May mga kumakalat ring video clips mula sa live ni Kumpuy kung saan makikitang umiiyak ito.
May mga screenshots rin na may English translation kung saan tila ikinukuwento ni Kumpuy ang patungkol sa nangyari sax kanilang relasyon ni Xian.
Ilan sa mga pahayag na makikita sa screenshot mula sa translation ng sinabi ni Kumpuy ay “The person who used to love me and doesn’t love me anymore has blessed me enough to be like this. Before I was a machine, I tried to do my best.”
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Samantala, wala pa namang inilalabas na kumpirmasyon si Xian hinggil sa kumakalat na chika tungkol sa kanila ng fiancée.
Matatandaang nitong February 2024 lamang nang ibandera ng social media personality sa publiko ang kanyang proposal kay Kumpuy habang sila ay nasa Singapore.
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Advertising agency behind the ‘Gil Tulog’ stunt issues public apology | Xianna Bengo | 2024-07-30T12:05:26+00:00 | Featured
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Earlier today, July 30, Gigil Advertising issued an apology on their Facebook page regarding the controversial ‘Gil Tulog’ street sign campaign.
The agency wrote, “We sincerely apologize to the Puyat family and everyone affected by our campaign.”
“Understanding the distress the project caused, we have personally reached out to members of the Puyat family to convey our regrets and express our respect for former Senate President Gil Puyat’s legacy,” their statement continued.
They ended their statement ensuring that they would be doing the necessary measures and wrote, “Our agency will be putting in place more stringent measures to ensure this does not happen again. Thank you for your understanding.”
Social media users took to the comments to share their thoughts about the agency’s apology.
One user wrote, “Thank you for showing accountability. A reminder for all of us that, what may be legal is not always moral. Hopefully, we can maintain regards to culture, heritage and important figures who shaped our society. More so, even find avenues to advocate for what they symbolize, and integrate their contributions in various campaigns as a form of preservation and propagation.”
A second user wrote, “Gigil is a cool creative agency, with a wit that is truly Pinoy. I hope that this episode opens conversations on how to balance creativity with advertising that hits heart and home. Tuloy lang, gais! [Keep going on, guys!]”
This incident serves as a crucial reminder of the importance of cultural sensitivity and accountability in advertising. By acknowledging their oversight and committing to more stringent measures in the future, Gigil has demonstrated a willingness to learn from this experience. It is essential for all creative industries to balance creativity with respect, ensuring that the legacies of influential figures are honored appropriately.
As of this writing, the Puyat family has not yet responded to the apology issued by Gigil.
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Moises Padilla principal falls from school roof, in critical condition | Carla Gomez | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 21:06:51 PST | INQUIRER FILES
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BACOLOD CITY — A principal is in critical condition after he fell from the roof of an elementary school building in Moises Padilla town, Negros Occidental on Sunday, July 28.
Reynaldo Mojares, 60, principal 1 at the Guinpana-an Elementary School, is now in the intensive care unit of the Riverside Medical Center in Bacolod City, said Arnold Arnaez, spokesperson of the Department of Education (DepEd) Negros Occidental Schools Division, on Tuesday.
Mojares, his wife, and other teachers went to the Guinpana-an Elementary School on Sunday for a last-minute cleaning for the start of classes the next day.
“The principal at about 5 p.m. saw a lot of leaves on the roof of a school building and climbed a ladder to remove them,” Arnaez said.
However, Mojares slipped as no one was holding the ladder and hit his head.
His spine was also affected, Arnaez said.
Mojares’ colleagues have donated money to help pay his medical bills.
Mojares had been planning to retire in December or January, Arnaez said.
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Meralco says ‘no valid ground’ to postpone bid | Zacarian Sarao | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:38:55 PST | File photo
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MANILA, Philippines — The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) said on Tuesday that there is “no valid ground” for it to postpone its bidding for power supply requirements, insisting that both its Terms of Reference (TORs) and Competitive Selection Process (CPS) are in accordance with the existing rules of the government.
This is after Senator Alan Cayetano filed a resolution seeking the postponement of Meralco’s bidding for 600-megawatt and 400-megawatt power supply requirements.
READ: Cayetano seeks delay in Meralco’s power supply bidding for review
In the resolution, Cayetano said Meralco’s TORs should first be reviewed to ensure fairness in the selection of bidders and attain the lowest cost possible energy supply, and that its CSP remains unclear and may put certain bidders at an advantage at the expense of power suppliers that use indigenous natural gas.
But according to Meralco, its TORs already have certificates of conformity from the Department of Energy.
“None of the prospective bidders, even the generation companies that use the Malampaya gas, raised issues that can be a basis for postponement of the bidding, hence, Meralco has no valid ground to do so,” Meralco senior vice president Jose Ronald Valles said in a statement.
Meralco said the Energy Regulatory Commission has even found its recent 1,200 megawatts (MW) CSP to be fully compliant with existing laws and regulations.
“Again, any generation company can submit offers for these CSP. While we prioritize power plants using indigenous fuel as required by DOE, we have to ensure that it will not violate our least cost mandate under the law. There is no preferential treatment and Meralco always awards the contracts to the compliant bidder that offered the lowest cost,” Valles explained.
Regarding Cayetano’s claim that Malampaya’s indigenous natural gas might be underutilized due to Meralco’s alleged preference for power generation companies that use imported coal, Meralco clarified that two Malampaya natural gas plants, Santa Rita and San Lorenzo, could not participate in the 1,800MW baseload CSP because they are still fully contracted with Meralco on the delivery date of the requirements.
These plants, said Meralco, have no extra capacity that can supply the 1,800MW requirements of Meralco.
Furthermore, one Malampaya gas plant, San Gabriel, joined the bidding for 1,200 MW capacity, but its offer of P8.45 per kilowatt-per-hour (kWh) was beyond the reserve price set for that CSP and was therefore non-compliant—and is significantly higher than the winning bid of about P7 per kWh.
“Contrary to some misleading allegations, the TORs for all Meralco CSPs apply to all bidders without discrimination or preferential treatment, and the Reserve Prices, including the bid offers submitted by the bidders are inclusive of all costs, including fuel and fuel-related costs, with no hidden charges,” Meralco said.
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“No costs that were not submitted by the bidder will be allowed as pass-through charges under the PSA,” it added.
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Gov’t to address 70-80% of flooding in Metro Manila, says DPWH | Zacarian Sarao | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:26:29 PST | MANILA, Philippines — The government is aiming to mitigate floods in Metro Manila by 70 to 80 percent amid its flood control and drainage projects, said Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan on Tuesday.
Bonoan made the pronouncement after a meeting between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and other government agencies, including the DPWH, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), and the Department of the Interior and Local Government.
“I think 70 to 80 percent, including the drainage program inside Metro Manila, addressing the garbage, and our informal settlers… I think 70 to 80 percent, we’ll be able to mitigate the flooding problems in Metro Manila,” Bonoan said in a mix of Filipino and English in a chance interview with Palace reporters.
“Hindi siguro lahat (Maybe not all). I think we’ll try to maximize whatever we can during this administration. ‘Yun ang [directive] ni Presidente sa’min ngayon (That is the President’s directive for us), try to maximize whatever we can in the remaining years of his administration,” he added.
READ: Metro Manila flood control plan needs update – Romualdez, Momo
Bonoan stated that the government is already implementing a P351-billion “master plan” against flooding, which was approved during the Aquino administration in 2012 and includes the construction of the Marikina Dam and the Parañaque spillway.
“This is the master plan that we are implementing. I think, wala pa namang pagbabago (There have been no changes yet). The components that were laid out in the master plan are still there and this is what we are now implementing actually,” said Bonoan.
Apart from additional dams, such as the Marikina Dam and the Parañaque spillway, the said plan also includes the Manggahan Control Gate Structure which aims to impound floodwaters from the Sierra Madre in Laguna Lake to prevent them from going to Metro Manila.
However, Bonoan admitted that despite being approved over a decade ago, the master plan is only 30 percent complete.
When asked if the DPWH can complete the master plan within Marcos’ term, Bonoan pointed out that the projects the plan includes are “mega projects” whose implementation depends on “resource availability and the economic viability.”
“We have three and half more years to effectively implement all these projects. If we can start these projects [and then] be carried on to other administrations, this would be good enough,” he said.
Bonoan during the briefing announced that DPWH has so far completed about 5,521 flood control projects, with 5,000 more already in the pipeline.
Despite these developments, Bonoan said there are still several problems the government has to address, from the implementation of its master plans, as well as the upgrading of Metro Manila’s drainage system.
Citing an unspecified study, Bonoan said 70 percent of Metro Manila’s drainage system is silted with garbage among other things.
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House confident about approving 2025 budget before October | Gabriel Pabico Lalu | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 21:34:06 PST | Official website of the House of Representatives/congress.gov.ph
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MANILA, Philippines — Leaders in the House of Representatives are confident that the proposed 2025 national budget will be approved on third reading before Congress goes on a break in October, especially since the National Expenditures Program (NEP) has been transmitted already.
In a press briefing on Tuesday, both Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales Jr. and Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe said that they are looking at approving the proposed P6.352 trillion budget by the third or fourth week of September so that the Senate would have enough time to scrutinize it too.
The Senate can start deliberating on the proposed budget, but it would have to wait for the House version of the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) before it could make significant changes.
READ: DBM submits proposed P6.3T national budget for 2025 to House
“Well, every budget process is very challenging. As much as possible, we want to work on deadlines and transmit it before the October break, because we have to understand that our counterparts in the Senate has to also work on it. So in order for our counterparts to work on it, we have to transmit it before the October break,” Dalipe said.
READ: Solon thanks Marcos for early budget turnover: More time for scrutiny
“So we are working on a timeline of third or fourth week of September as our deadline in approving the House’s General Appropriations Bill on third reading and subsequently transmitting it to the Senate,” he added.
Gonzales also thinks the deadline would be met because lawmakers are now reviewing the NEP.
“In addition I think we can finish this on time because the copy of the budget was delivered to us already, and all congresspersons are now very busy, maybe they are already reviewing allocations per agency, so that they can tackle our budget for next week,” he said.
“So they’re focusing on our national budget. Number two, if they have their parochial concerns, for their local and other national issues, we can hold that simultaneously,” he added.
Gonzales previously praised President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the executive branch for submitting the budget to Congress early — seven days after the State of the Nation Address (Sona). Under the 1987 Constitution, the budget should be transmitted to Congress within 30 days after a president’s Sona.
This turnover of the NEP is also the earliest under Marcos’s term.
In 2022, DBM submitted the budget for the subsequent year on August 22; in 2023, it was submitted on August 2, or nine days after Marcos’ second Sona.
Dalipe assured the public that the House committee on appropriations has been working hard to assess the proposed budget.
“So hopefully, we can do the 3rd or last week of September deadline,” he said.
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“But I’m confident with the efficient work being done by the different vice chairmen of the committee on appropriations plus the active participation of the minority in the budget deliberations, we’ll be able to come up with the House General Appropriations Bill by end of September,” he added.
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PVL: PLDT moves to 3-0 with sweep of Nxled | Philippine Daily Inquirer | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:10:13 PST | PLDT High Speed Hitters in the PVL Reinforced Conference.–PVL PHOTO
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MANILA, Philippines–PLDT kept its stranglehold in Pool B of the PVL Reinforced Conference after a 32-30, 25-18, 25-17 sweep of Nxled on Tuesday at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.
Elena Samoilenko connected on 20 points, 19 from attacks and a block while Erika Santos finished with 19 points on 16 hits and 42 percent attack efficiency and three blocks to help the High Speed Hitters improve to a 3-0 record.
“Good start. I hope we can continue this until the last two games [of this round] because the lost two games against Chery Tiggo and Farm Fresh will be heavy,” coach Rald Ricafort said in Filipino.
“[I remained] composed [today] because in the starting games I was not able to help too much so I motivated myself to return [playing a good game,” Santos said.
Despite having an offensive duo in Chiara Permentilla and Trisha Tubu, the Chameleons still dropped their second game in three games.
Nxled’s only win came from an opening five-game thriller against Galeries Tower.
Meegan Hart, the Chameleons’ American import, had a meager output of only seven points.
PLDT’s net defense played a big role in blanking Nxled, which had six aces which Ricafort said will be a focus for the High Speed Hitters in their coming games.
“In the early part, we were still finding our groove, then we held on until the end and trusted each other. Nxled’s defense and blockings was so established which made it hard for us,” Santos said of the action-packed opening frame.
PLDT encountered futile resistance after an extended opening set as it cruised past Nxled the rest of the way.
Jaja Maraguinot landed three consecutive aces followed by a Permentilla cross-court kill to narrow PLDT’s lead to 15-11. But that failed to dampen the High Speed Hitters’ run where Santos and Reyes blocked the attempts of Nxled to cause more damage.
“Credit to the service of Maraguinot, it dealt a lot of damage so we need to work more on our passing but we prepare our players in those kinds of scenarios,” Ricafort said.
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Mika Reyes, despite only scoring five points, was instrumental in the endgame after scoring three straight points to end the match with a block and back-to-back quick attacks.
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PNP withdraws, then reinstates Bong Go’s security after training | Faith Argosino | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:43:06 PST | MANILA, Philippines — As part of its efforts to prevent moonlighting activities among its personnel, the Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed on Tuesday that it temporarily withdrew Senator Bong Go’s security detail but has already returned it to the official.
PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said Go’s police protection detail and those rendering protective security to other authorized individuals were recalled pursuant to the order of the Police Security and Protection Group’s director.
READ: Sara Duterte appeals protection for her family – physically or online
“That is true. They were withdrawn around the first week of July because we caught some police officers engaging in moonlighting activities,” Fajardo said in Filipino during a press conference on Tuesday.
“They underwent a refresher training regarding providing security services, but after that, we returned them to authorized individuals, including Senator Bong Go,” she added.
Earlier, Go alleged that the PNP also removed his security detail shortly after Vice President Sara Duterte slammed the national police chief Gen. Rommel Marbil for his alleged lies on the same issue.
Duterte claimed that her police protection detail was “immediately” removed after she resigned from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Cabinet, her comment on his State of the Nation Address, and the circulation of the Chief Executive’s video online purportedly using illegal drugs.
Also, on Tuesday, the Vice President pleaded for protection for her family on Facebook as she thanked Go and Senators Bato Dela Rosa and Robin Padilla for their support.
For his part, Dela Rosa called on former police and army personnel to volunteer as security for Duterte.
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Comelec inspects voting records of Alice Guo in Bamban | Luisa Cabato | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:43:36 PST | MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman George Erwin Garcia, along with technical experts from the poll body, visited the municipal hall of Bamban, Tarlac, on Tuesday to examine the voting records of suspended Mayor Alice Guo.
They personally inspected Guo’s voter registration records, certificate of candidacy (COC) for the May 2022 elections, and the election day computerized voters list.
READ: Comelec probe of Alice Guo may be finished soon – poll body chief
The Comelec Election Records and Statistics Department, which conducted the record check, will submit its findings to the poll body’s Law Department on Wednesday to determine if the mayor’s fingerprints match those of Guo Hua Ping.
“Kapag magsinungaling sa content ng COC, ‘yan ay misrepresentation — isang kasong kriminal. Ang tanong, meron bang misrepresentation, meron bang pagsisinungaling?” said Garcia in an ambush interview.
(When lying about the content of the COC, that is misrepresentation — a criminal offense. The question is, was there any misrepresentation? Was there any lying?)
“Sabi ng expert, hanggang bukas masa-submit niya ang kanyang findings. At the same time, hopefully, ang Law Department makapagbigay naman ng initial recommendations sa atin hanggang Biyernes. Sapagka’t, again, nagkaroon ng bagyo kaya ‘di natapos ang investigation. Dahil diyan, humingi ng ilang araw ang Law Department para ma-complete ang investigation report,” Garcia said.
(The expert said he would submit his findings by tomorrow. At the same time, hopefully, the Law Department will be able to provide us with initial recommendations by Friday. Since there was a storm, the investigation was not completed. Therefore, the Law Department requested a few more days to complete the investigation report.)
READ: OSG files a case in court to remove Alice Guo as Bamban, Tarlac mayor
On Monday, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) filed a petition for quo warranto before the Manila Regional Trial Court to oust Guo from her position as mayor of Bamban, Tarlac.
The OSG, led by Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra, told the court that Guo is “unlawfully holding the position and illegally exercising the duties and responsibilities of the Office of the Mayor of Bamban, Tarlac.”
Guo is under investigation for her alleged connection with the raided Philippine offshore gaming operator in Bamban.
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Questions about her citizenship were also raised during a Senate inquiry after Sen. Risa Hontiveros pointed out that her birth was registered only in 2013, or 17 years after she was supposedly born in 1986.
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GMA issues statement after rumors of consultants’ ‘abuse’ of young actor | Jessica Ann Evangelista | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 21:59:08 PST | INQUIRER.net stock photo
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GMA Network issued an official statement on Tuesday, July 30, assuring that it will take “matters with utmost seriousness” after posts about two consultants hired by the network who allegedly sexually abused a young actor made the rounds of social media
Without specifically mentioning the articles or the names of the parties involved, GMA said that it will take action once a formal complaint has been filed alluding to the incident.
“Online articles and posts have recently circulated regarding an alleged incident involving an artist and independent contractors of GMA Network. We have yet to receive a formal complaint from those allegedly involved in the issue. Should one be filed, the network is committed to conducting a thorough and impartial investigation. We assure the public that GMA Network takes such matters with the utmost seriousness,” it stated.
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The statement comes after the blind items reported that two Kapuso consultants allegedly took advantage and sexually abused a young actor whose name was withheld after the network’s recent gala night, held at a luxury hotel in Taguig City.
Further reports also claimed the victim was the son of an actor who comes from a known showbiz clan.
Eventually, entertainment insider Ogie Diaz took to Instagram to seemingly confirm the allegations as he reacted to the social media post, as he urged against the cover-up of the issue.
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“Anong muntik? May nangyari talaga. Believe me. ‘Wag na pagtakpan. Dapat ipaglaban at makuha ang hustiya para sa inabuso. (three heartbroken emojis),” he wrote. (What do you mean almost? Something really happened. Believe me. Don’t cover it up. One must fight and get justice for the abused.)
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US boosts alliance with the Philippines with $500 million funding | Associated Press / INQUIRER.net US Bureau | 2024-07-30T13:20:49+00:00 | Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., center, greets U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe, Pool)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., center, greets U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe, Pool)
Washington’s top diplomat and defense chief announced $500 million in new military funding Tuesday to boost the Philippines’ external defense and progress on a proposed military intelligence-sharing pact as both allies renewed their concerns over China’s continuing aggressive actions in the region.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who has fortified Manila’s decades-old treaty alliance with Washington as hostilities between Philippine and Chinese forces flared since last year in the disputed South China Sea.
Marcos hailed “very open” communication lines between Washington and Manila, adding that the two countries’ treaty alliance and key issues in the South China Sea and the Indo-Pacific region “are continuously examined and reexamined so we are agile in terms of our responses.”
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Marcos has underscored the need for a U.S. military presence for Asian stability and peace.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, second from left, speaks to Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, listens at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe, Pool)
After meeting their Philippine counterparts later, Blinken and Austin announced the $500 million military funding to help modernize the Philippine military and coast guard and boost security collaboration amid shared concerns over China’s assertive actions.
“Both of us share concerns and many other countries in the region share concerns, as well, about some of the actions that the People’s Republic of China has taken, escalatory actions in the South China Sea, the East China Sea and elsewhere,” including “coercive methods,” Blinken said in a joint news conference.
He and Austin renewed a warning that the U.S. would help defend the Philippines if Filipino forces, ships and aircraft come under attack in the Pacific, including in the South China Sea.
“Every peso or dollar spent on hardening Philippine capabilities to defend itself and to deter unlawful aggression will be a plus against any threat actor, whether it be China or anyone,” Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said.
The visit came the week after the Philippines and reached a temporary arrangement to prevent clashes around the Philippine-occupied Second Thomas Shoal like the violent faceoff between their forces on June 17.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin gestures as he speaks to Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during a meeting at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. U.S. Secretary of Sate Antony Blinken is at right. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe, Pool)
Philippine forces transported food and other supplies and a fresh batch of navy personnel Saturday to Manila’s territorial outpost at the shoal without a confrontation were reported for the first time since last year.
The U.S. along with Japan, Australia, South Korea, New Zealand and Singapore, have welcomed the arrangement to deescalate tensions, Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo said.
But the Philippines would continue strengthening its territorial defense with the assistance of the U.S. and other friendly military powers and build new security alliances, Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Manuel Romualdez said.
“The non-confrontational resupply and rotation is purely temporary. The People’s Republic of China will not stop and we are determined just as well,” Romualdez told The Associated Press.
The $500 million in U.S. military financing would include funding for reinforcing the Philippine navy’s capability. About $125 million would be used for constructions and other improvements in parts of Philippine military bases to be occupied by U.S. forces under the 2014 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, Romualdez said.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gestures as he speaks during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe, Pool)
With strong support in Congress, U.S. military funding may double next year “depending on our capacity to absorb it,” Romualdez said.
Progress in negotiations on a proposed military intelligence-sharing pact, the General Security of Military Information Agreement was announced by Austin, who said that the accord may be concluded later this year.
The agreement, similar to ones Washington has forged with other allied countries, would allow the U.S. to provide high-level intelligence, more sophisticated weapons, including missile systems, and access to satellite and drone surveillance systems to the Philippines with an assurance that such intelligence and details about sophisticated weapons would be closely kept secret in a highly secured manner to prevent leaks, two Philippine officials told the AP, speaking on condition of anonymity because of a lack of authority to discuss the issue publicly.
Philippine efforts to obtain sophisticated weapons from the U.S. military in the past have been hampered by the lack of such an intelligence deal.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., center, speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a meeting at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe, Pool)
In his meeting with Blinken and Austin, Marcos alluded to the intense political divisions in the U.S. ahead of the presidential elections this year.
“I’m a bit surprised considering how interesting your political situation has become back in the States, but I’m glad that you found the time to come and visit with us,” Marcos said.
Meanwhile, Blinken said U.S. support to the Philippines would not change regardless of who becomes America’s next president. Numerous countries have expressed concerns about the implications of former President Donald Trump returning to the White House in January after President Joe Biden withdrew and threw his support to Vice President Kamala Harris.
“That doesn’t change from election to election,” Blinken said. “That commitment will endure, again, irrespective of administrations and this has been a long and powerful story in our history.”
Marcos approved last year an expansion of the U.S. military presence in four more Philippine military camps under the 2014 defense agreement, and the largest war drills between Filipino and U.S. forces have been staged under his administration, drawing opposition and alarm from China. Beijing has said that increased deployments of American forces would endanger regional peace and security.
The Philippines has responded that it has the right to move to safeguard its territorial interests and national security.
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BAI: No confirmed bird flu outbreak in Tarlac | Dianne Sampang | Tue, 30 Jul 2024 18:08:54 PST | MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) denied claims on Tuesday that a bird flu outbreak was recorded in Tarlac, saying it received no reports from local authorities in the province.
“The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) is aware of recent reports circulating in the media regarding a supposed bird flu outbreak in Tarlac. We would like to clarify that the BAI has not received any official report of such an outbreak from the local authorities in Tarlac,” BAI said in a statement.
READ: Provinces still affected by bird flu down to 9
A report on Monday stated that the Philippine Egg Board Association said chickens at a farm in Tarlac tested positive for bird flu or avian influenza A virus H5N1. According to BAI, there are no reports of confirmed laboratory results in the area.
“The BAI Animal Diagnosis and Reference Laboratory (ADDRL) is the sole authority to officially detect and confirm positive cases of bird flu through standardized testing protocols,” BAI added.
According to the BAI, the last confirmed case of bird flu in the province was in December 2023. In February, Tarlac was among the nine provinces still affected by bird flu.
The Department of Agriculture imposed a temporary import ban last July 17 on poultry products of wild and domestic birds from Minnesota, United States due to a bird flu outbreak in the area.
READ: Poultry products imported from Minnesota banned in PH due to bird flu
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Safeguarding homes from Metro Manila floods | Ar. John Ian Lee Fulgar | Sat, 27 Jul 2024 22:24:00 PST | MEGAWORLDLUXURYLIVING.WORDPRESS.COM
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As super typhoon Carina unleashes its fury with heavy rains and strong winds in Metro Manila, residents are again reminded of the urgent need to take proactive measures to prepare for potential flooding.
The storm intensified into a severe tropical storm, with outer rain bands affecting the region and enhancing the southwest monsoon. With the memories of Typhoon Ondoy in 2009 and Typhoon Ulysses in 2020 still fresh, the need to find effective ways to protect homes from floodwaters becomes increasingly alarming.
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With its low lying coastal and riparian floodplains, Metro Manila’s geography makes certain places more vulnerable to flooding.
Areas like Marikina City, Taft Avenue and España Boulevard in Manila, as well as parts of Quezon City such as Araneta Avenue and Edsa near Camp Aguinaldo are particularly susceptible. Conversely, some regions like Bonifacio Global City (BGC) and the Makati central business district have better flood control infrastructure, making them less prone to flooding.
Clearing the passagewaysBuilding too close to rivers and canals disrupts natural water flow and can lead to severe erosion of riverbanks. Maintaining a buffer zone around rivers and canals helps protect the community and the ecosystem. These buffer zones act as natural barriers that absorb floodwaters, reduce erosion, and filter pollutants before they reach the water.
Elevating structures above the base flood elevation can significantly reduce the risk of waterdamage. BENNYKURIAKOSE.COM
Elevating structures above the base flood elevation can significantly reduce the risk of water damage. This method involves raising the home’s foundation, often by constructing on stilts or pilings, to keep the living spaces above flood levels.
Elevating the structure by even a few meters can make a substantial difference in flood-prone areas and provide a refuge. This technique prevents water from entering the home and reduces the force of water on the building’s main structure.
Using flood-resistant materials enhances a building’s resilience to water exposure. Concrete, masonry block, and natural stone are ideal for constructing foundations and lower floors in flood-prone areas. These materials can withstand prolonged water exposure without significant damage.
Moreover, incorporating water-resistant insulation, marine-grade plywood, and non-porous flooring options like membranes, ceramic tiles or sealed concrete can provide an additional layer of protection.
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Reinforcing fences and retaining walls may prevent floodwaters from rushing into the premises. These structures act as immediate barriers that can help direct water flow away from the home. Regular inspections and maintenance of these barriers are crucial to identify and repair any weaknesses or damage that could compromise their effectiveness during a flood.
Effective landscaping can significantly enhance flood resilience by managing water flow and reducing erosion.
Proper grading around the home directs water away from the foundation, preventing it from overwhelming storm drains. Native plants with deep root systems, such as palm and bamboo, stabilize the soil and increase water absorption. Buffer zones with vegetation along property edges capture and slowly release runoff, acting as a first defense against flooding.
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Additionally, permeable pavements like porous concrete and gravel reduce runoff by allowing water to infiltrate the surface. French drains, consisting of gravel-filled trenches and perforated pipes, redirect surface and groundwater from the home to safe discharge points.
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The author (at www.ianfulgar.com) is a leading architect with an impressive portfolio of local and international clients. His team elevates hotels and resorts, condominiums, residences, and commercial and mixed-use township development projects with innovative, cutting-edge design and business solutions that have garnered industry recognition, making him the go-to expert for clients seeking to transform their real estate ventures
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Link between property values and interest rates | Sharon Joy Roset-Saclolo | Sat, 27 Jul 2024 05:22:00 PST | We have all been hearing about higher for longer interest rates in the Philippines, which is a lot like what’s happening in the United States. This has sparked concerns among investors, including those with interests in real estate.
Strong capital appreciation despite economic headwinds
The Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) adjusts benchmark interest rates to manage price stability. To control inflation, BSP has kept the key policy rate at 6.5% for six consecutive meetings, the latest of which was held in June 2024. Governor Eli Remolona mentioned in last month’s meeting that a rate cut might happen in August. With inflation expected to slow down this year, a possible rate cut of about 50 bps is anticipated in 2024, according to the BSP governor.
Now, here is where it gets interesting: high interest rates usually make borrowing money for buying property less attractive. This can cause property demand to dip, and prices to go down or stabilize. If we look at average historical land values in the mature districts of Metro Manila for the last eight years, we see a steady climb of values for Makati Central Business District (CBD), Bonifacio Global City (BGC), and Ortigas Center from 2016 to 2019. By 2020, values started to stabilize, coinciding with the start of the pandemic.
During the pandemic, lower interest rates led to reduced borrowing costs, but property owners held on to their assets due to market uncertainty, resulting in flat land values. This trend was also seen in prime residential lots, as owners had no pressing need to sell.
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However, this is not the case for retail sales of real properties by developers, as they offered friendlier payment terms to continue to aid buyers and keep their own sales figures up. The lower borrowing rates coupled with friendlier payment terms attracted buyers even during a period of unstable household income during the pandemic. With attractive sales levels, as shown in the Residential Real Estate Loans (RREL) of BSP, developers were prompted to keep launching new units, and the Residential Real Estate Price Index (RREPI) kept going up. But then fallout risk increased with the friendly payment terms and reinjected residential units in the market. Developers then re-strategized their payment terms and imposed stricter buyer screening in 2023. With plans in place, new residential projects still kept getting launched which brought unsold inventory to about 63,000 units in Metro Manila.
Commercial land values in major CBDs
If key policy rates go down in coming periods, commercial land values may rise again. Meanwhile, for retail residential units, particularly for Metro Manila, RREPI growth may be tempered by the volume of unsold supply available in the market. Significant price growth may be observed when inventory reaches a more manageable level. At the end of the day, though, it comes down to supply and demand. Even if key policy rates go down, if owners refuse to sell, values will remain.
When the key policy rates go down in the coming periods, RREPI growth, particularly for Metro Manila condominium units, may be tempered by the volume of unsold supply available in the market. Significant price growth may be observed when unsold inventory levels reach a more manageable level. Meanwhile, commercial land values may start climbing again if key policy rates drop.
The author is the associate director and head of Research at Leechiu Property Consultants Inc.
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4 dredging vessels run aground in Zambales during height of Carina | Joanna Rose Aglibot | Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:57:18 PST | Four dredging vessels are seen partially submerged in this photo taken on Monday (July 29) after running aground in the Bucao River in Botolan, Zambales, at the height of Typhoon Carina last week. (Photo by Joanna Rose Aglibot)
Four dredging vessels are seen partially submerged in this photo taken on Monday (July 29) after running aground in the Bucao River in Botolan, Zambales, at the height of Typhoon Carina last week. (Photo by Joanna Rose Aglibot)
BOTOLAN, Zambales — The usual dredging operations in the Bucao River in Zambales were disrupted when four vessels ran aground at the height of Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi) and the enhanced southwest monsoon.
Commander Euphraim Jayson Diciano, chief of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) station in Zambales, reported that two non-propelled barges, “PMI 15” and “IMC 30,” both loaded with vibro sand each with four crew members, ran aground near the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines power lines on July 24 and partially submerged.
After the incident, another non-propelled barge, “BIG GER,” with eight crew, attempted to head out to sea.
However, due to very rough sea conditions, it ran aground off Barangay Natividad in San Narciso town on July 25.
On the same day, a non-propelled barge, “PMI 12,” with four crew members, also ran aground in the shallow part of the Bucao River.
READ: Typhoon Carina damages coastal roads, slope protection in Zambales
PCG personnel responded to the incidents, rescuing all crew members and transporting them to the nearest Rural Health Unit for medical checkups.
Diciano noted that the PCG had issued warnings to all ships in the vicinity to seek refuge in safer locations before the typhoon struck.
“These vessels chose to take shelter in the Bucao River. While the situation there is moderate compared to the open sea, it is not a suitable sheltering area considering the intensity of the typhoon,” said Diciano.
READ: Over 5,000 Zambales residents displaced by Carina, southwest monsoon
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At last, this Spotify bot will drag your (bad?) taste in music | No author found | 2020-12-23T03:37:43+00:00 | Hey, kids, we’re back at it with Psychoanalysis 101: Id, Ego and Your Dubious Spotify Playlist. After getting exposed by your star sign based on your top tracks, AI is now here to outright judge if your taste in music is, dare we say, pure shit.
Made by digital publication The Pudding and trained by Mike Lacher and Matt Daniels, the aptly titled “How Bad is Your Spotify?” is a “sophisticated AI” that “judges your awful taste in music.” According to its creators, the bot is apparently trained on at least 79,032 indicators of “objectively good music” (i.e. Pitchfork reviews and way too many NPR tiny desk concerts).
As if possessed by the assholery of your gatekeeping soft boi college classmate, the AI will point out the artists you stan—and disparage Lorde, how dare they—while measuring your levels of “basicness.” To christen your god-awful playlists, it will also sum up your library like St. Peter blocking you from the pearly gates of “People with Good Music Taste.”
Apparently, mine is “folklore-evermore-dumbledore-witch-pop-cottagecore-albanian-pop-agenda” bad, but I don’t see the problem here.
If you’re up for a callout, check out “How Bad is Your Spotify?” through this site.
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DBM: Confidential, intel funds for 2025 down 16% | Gabriel Pabico Lalu | Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:03:32 PST | The Department of Budget and Management turns over to the House of Representatives the proposed national budget for 2025.
The Department of Budget and Management turns over to the House of Representatives the proposed national budget for 2025.
MANILA, Philippines — Allocations for confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) in the proposed 2025 national budget went down by 16 percent compared to the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA), Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said on Monday.
In a media briefing after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) turned over the National Expenditures Program (NEP) to the House of Representatives, Pangandaman said P10.29 billion of the P6.352- trillion budget for 2025 was allocated for CIFs.
She said it is lower than the P12.37 billion allocated for CIFs in the 2024 GAA.
“The DBM got a total proposed P11.39-billion CIF for 2025, of which confidential is P5.22 billion, intelligence is P6.17 billion. But we only approved a P10.29-billion CIF. The breakdown is P4.37 billion for confidential expenses and P5.92 billion for intelligence expenses,” she added.
Pangandaman also provided a breakdown of the CIF allocation per agency or sector, sans the P4.5-billion CIF set aside for the Office of the President.
Pangandaman explained that the CIF allocation for the 2025 NEP is lower than in 2024 because the DBM adopted the practice initiated by the House, where CIFs of civilian agencies that do not have a surveillance function were removed.
“If you’ll notice, based on the breakdown that we gave, only the agencies mentioned can have confidential and intelligence funds, that’s why it decreased by 16 percent,” she added.
After the discussions on the 2024 national budget, the House removed confidential funds worth P1.23 billion from key agencies like the Office of the Vice President (OVP), Department of Education, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), and Department of Agriculture (DA).
READ: House gives zero confidential funds to OVP, DepEd, DICT, DFA, DA
Most of the confidential funds were reallocated to agencies securing the West Philippine Sea.
READ: How House removed, reduced the confidential funds of gov’t agencies
The DBM handed to the House a copy of the NEP, which contains the budget allocations made by the executive branch. Under the 1987 Constitution, Congress can change allocations to items in the NEP, as long as it would not go above the ceiling set by the executive.
The submission of the proposed 2025 budget to Congress is the earliest under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s term, with the executive branch handing the NEP to the House only seven days after the State of the Nation Address (Sona).
Under the 1987 Constitution, the executive branch is given 30 days after the Sona to submit the NEP to Congress.
READ: DBM submits proposed P6.3T national budget for 2025 to House
After the turnover, lawmakers usually spend days reviewing the NEP before the appropriations panel starts deliberations at the committee level.
For the 2024 budget, committee-level discussions started on August 10, or eight days after the DBM turned over the NEP.
After the committee approves its version of the NEP, it will be contained in the General Appropriations Bill (GAB), and the discussions will be held during plenary sessions.
Once the House approves the GAB, it will be forwarded to the Senate for another set of deliberations.
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A bicameral conference committee is often convened to thresh out differences in the House and the Senate’s versions of the GAB.
After differences are reconciled, the bill will be forwarded to the President for his signature or veto.
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PH Coast Guard seals 14 leaking valves of sunken tanker in Manila Bay | Faith Argosino | Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:59:53 PST | A thick layer of oil can be seen across the water’s surface approximately four kilometers from the coastline in Tibaguin Island, Hagonoy, Bulacan. The oil spill from capsized MT Terra Nova, which was carrying 1.4 million liters of oil, is now affecting the municipal waters of several areas, including Bulacan, Cavite, and Bataan. Greenpeace is calling on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to make oil and gas companies pay for polluting our waters and fueling the climate crisis. Fishing nets coated in oil show the devastating impact of the spill on local fisherfolk and communities who have yet to recover from the impacts of Super Typhoon Carina.
A thick layer of oil can be seen across the water’s surface approximately four kilometers from the coastline in Tibaguin Island, Hagonoy, Bulacan. The oil spill from capsized MT Terra Nova, which was carrying 1.4 million liters of oil, is now affecting the municipal waters of several areas, including Bulacan, Cavite, and Bataan. Greenpeace is calling on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to make oil and gas companies pay for polluting our waters and fueling the climate crisis. Fishing nets coated in oil show the devastating impact of the spill on local fisherfolk and communities who have yet to recover from the impacts of Super Typhoon Carina.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Harbor Star divers on Sunday sealed 14 leaking valves of the sunken motor tanker in Manila Bay, the agency said on Monday.
The PCG said divers initially found nine leaking valves and detected five more during their operations.
READ: Tanker with 1.4M liters of oil sinks off Bataan; ‘working fuel’ leaks
Divers also put “the second layer of capping bags and sealing” so other valves of Motor Tanker (MT) Terra Nova will not leak.
“The PCG, shipping company, and contracted salvor (Harbor Star) will position and secure the two recovery vessels (barge and motor tanker) on site to commence the siphoning operations tomorrow, July 30, or on Wednesday July 1,” PCG Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan said.
Citing Harbor Star, Gavan added that the PCG plans “to siphon 300,000 liters of industrial fuel oil (IFO), which is enough to gain buoyancy and safely tow the sunken vessel to safe a site where the rest of the IFO will be cleared.”
TRAGEDY AFTER THE STORM. The MT Terra Nova sank on July 25, two days before another fuel tanker sank also in the waters of Bataan province. —PHOTO FROM PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD
The contracted salvor said it could siphon “approximately 50,000 to 60,000 liters of IFO daily” and finish within a week.
To aid its recovery efforts, the PCG’s auxiliary force on Monday crafted an improvised spill boom made out of coconut husk to fend off the slick in the affected area.
Improvised spill boom made out of coconut husk. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard)
PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armand Balilo assured the public that the leak was manageable or minimal and that its draining process “can be done quickly.”
Last July 25, MT Terra Nova “capsized and eventually submerged” in waters off Bataan province while carrying industrial fuel, authorities said.
The PCG said the oil from the sunken motor tanker started to leak into Manila Bay, spreading about 12 to 14 kilometers across the area.
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PH Coast Guard battles Bataan oil spill mess with coconut husk boom | Faith Argosino | Mon, 29 Jul 2024 11:59:54 PST | Improvised spill boom made out of coconut husk by the Philippine Coast Guard as it battles the Bataan oil spill mess. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard.)
Improvised spill boom made out of coconut husk by the Philippine Coast Guard as it battles the Bataan oil spill mess. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard.)
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has developed an unconventional spill boom made of a humble coconut husk to fend off the tide of toxic slick in areas hit by the oil spill off Limay, Bataan.
On Monday, the PCG shared a photo of members of its auxiliary force making an improvised oil containment boom.
READ: PCG: Siphoning of fuel from sunken ship in Manila Bay rescheduled
Last July 25, a Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel “capsized and eventually submerged” in waters off Bataan province.
Earlier, the PCG said Motor Tanker (MT) Terra Nova sank nearly seven kilometers (4.3 miles) east of Lamao Point in Limay.
On Saturday, the PCG said the oil from the sunken MT Terra Nova started to leak into Manila Bay, spreading about 12 to 14 kilometers across the area.
PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armand Balilo assured the public that the leak was manageable or minimal and that its draining process “can be done quickly” within a week.
But Balilo said on Sunday that the siphoning process of the 1.4 million liters of fuel from the tanker will be rescheduled after sealing nine of the ship’s valves and leaking more oil.
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INQToday: Roque shows up at Senate Pogo probe to disclose ‘just the truth’ | INQUIRER.net | Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:07:50 PST | Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
Vice President Sara Duterte called the removal of her 75 police security as a “clear case of political harassment.”
In a four-page open letter posted on her official Facebook page, Duterte slammed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Rommel Marbil for his alleged lies concerning the withdrawal of her police protection detail.
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Monday filed a petition for quo warranto against suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo before the Manila Regional Trial Court.
A quo warranto, which literally means “by what authority,” is a special civil action to determine if an individual has the right to exercise or hold a public office.
Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque was the latest addition to the growing list of resource persons invited to the Senate’s probe into the proliferation of Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) in the country.
Roque personally appeared before the Senate committee on women’s public inquiry on Monday to explain his side of the story.
Another fuel tanker, identified as the “MTKR Jason Bradley,” sank in shallow waters off Mariveles, Bataan, on Saturday afternoon as salvage operations on the sunken Terra Nova, which is still carrying its cargo of 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel, was postponed, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Sunday.
According to the PCG, the Jason Bradley was reported to have no cargo on board, but PCG divers found fuel leaks on the vessel and an undetermined amount of diesel.
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Fugitive slain, 2 cops wounded in Batangas encounter | Delfin T. Mallari Jr. @dtmallarijrINQ | Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:05:12 PST | INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
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LUCENA CITY — A man wanted for illegal possession of firearms and violation of the government’s drug laws was killed in a shootout Sunday with policemen in San Juan, Batangas.
Two policemen were wounded during the gun battle, Police Region 4A said in a report on Monday.
Citing information from San Juan police, the report said that operatives, with a warrant of arrest, swooped down on the safe house of “Alberto” in Barangay Bulsa around 6 a.m.
READ: Batangas City shootout: Suspect dies, cop hurt – police
The police said Alberto fired at the cops using a handgun during the serving of the warrant.
The responding police returned shots and hit the suspect, who suffered gunshot wounds and died on the spot.
The report stated that two unidentified cops suffered gunshot wounds during the encounter. They were rushed to the nearest hospital for treatment. INQ
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Guo sighted in Bulacan; law enforcers urged to arrest mayor in a month | Maila Ager | Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:03:18 PST | FILE PHOTO: Suspended Bamban Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. INQUIRER/ MARIANNE BERMUDEZ
FILE PHOTO: Suspended Bamban Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. INQUIRER/ MARIANNE BERMUDEZ
MANILA, Philippines— Suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo was last sighted in Bulacan province, at least according to reports received by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
It has been two weeks now since the Senate issued an arrest order against Guo over her repeated failure to participate in the committee on women’s probe into her possible ties with illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos).
On Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada’s questioning, NBI Assistant Director Angelito Magno disclosed there were reported sightings of Guo in Bulacan but this was before the issuance of an arrest order against her last July 11.
“We were informed by our assets, prior to the issuance of the warrant of arrest, there are some sightings in Bulacan,” Magno said during the hearing of the Senate committee on women on Monday, July 29.
“However, when the team went to the possible locations of the sightings, as of now, nalaman po natin na wala naman pong nahuli o nakita pa po,” he added.
READ: Alice Guo still in Philippines, says legal counsel
Estrada then pressed law enforcers from NBI and the Philippine National Police about when they could arrest the suspended mayor.
To this, Magno said the NBI will try its best to serve the arrest order “soonest.”
Estrada was unsatisfied.
“If you can’t arrest her within a month baka maapektuhan ang budget ‘nyo?” the senator said.
(If you can’t arrest her within a month, your budget might be affected.)
“Ganun din sa police ‘yan, ‘pag hindi ‘nyo mahanap within a month ‘yan. Dahil we can’t just keep on waiting here. Mahina ang mga intelligence ‘nyo kapag ganun,” he said.
(The same goes for the police, if you can’t find her within a month. Because we can’t just keep waiting here. Your intelligence is weak if that’s the case).
READ: OSG files case to remove Alice Guo as mayor
Estrada wondered why authorities could quickly arrest other individuals but not Guo, who is now a well-known personality.
“You better get your acts together. Kailangang may proper coordination kayo (You should have proper coordination), all our law enforcement agencies,” he stressed.
Before this, Police Colonel Jun Mark Lagare informed the committee that a tracker team had already been formed to look for Guo.
On the part of the Bureau of Immigration, its prosecution and legal assistance section head Homer Arellano reported that Guo remains in the Philippines as of Monday morning.
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“Based po sa record namin nasa Pilipinas pa po,” Arellano said, still responding to Estrada.
(Based on our records, [Guo) is still in the Philippines.)
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Gutierrez clan, celebrities mourn death of Alexa Gutierrez | Hannah Mallorca | Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:59:45 PST | Alexa Gutierrez. Images: Instagram/@venicebektas, @mond
Alexa Gutierrez. Images: Instagram/@venicebektas, @mond
The death of Alexa Gutierrez, daughter-in-law of screen veterans Eddie Gutierrez and Annabelle Rama, and wife of former child star Elvis Gutierrez, brought a wave of heartbreak to one of the biggest clans in the entertainment industry, as members of the family celebrated her life.
Alexa died at the age of 38 on Saturday, July 27 after battling leukemia or cancer of the blood. Her condition was made public by Ruffa and Rama in January 2024.
Raymond Gutierrez took to his Instagram account on Sunday, July 28 to pay tribute to Alexa by sharing a black-and-white photo of her with her children.
“You will forever be in our hearts @alexaugutz,” he wrote.
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Meanwhile, Ruffa’s daughters Lorin and Venice were heartbroken over their aunt’s death, as they shared some of their most unforgettable memories with Alexa on their respective Instagram accounts.
For Venice, Alexa was an aunt who inspired her to be a “super cool teenage girl” and made an effort to be her “babysitter” since 2007. “My dearest Tita Lex, nothing could have prepared me for how much I’ll miss you.”
“It has been a privilege to have known you and been loved by you,” Venice continued. “I will pray every day that you are resting easy, I will pray for the kids and Tito Elvis, and I will make sure to be the best ate to your girls. Your passing has left a hole in this family that nothing will be able to fill. I am so grateful for all the memories we’ve shared.”
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Despite her diagnosis, Lorin remembered Alexa as someone who battled her cancer with “so much grace, positivity, and faith in the Lord.” She also expressed her gratitude to the latter for allowing her to be a “junior bridesmaid” at her wedding.
“I never wanted to know a world without you. You are so easy to love, which made saying goodbye to you the hardest thing I have ever been through. I missed you the second you left. Our family won’t be the same without you,” she added.
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Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@loringabriella
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@loringabriella
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@loringabriella
The Gutierrez clan also received an outpouring of support from fellow celebrities including Iza Calzado, Kaila Estrada, Rufa Mae Quinto, Jackie Forster, Sunshine Cruz, Marjorie Barretto, Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla, Bela Padilla, Toni Gonzaga, Camille Prats, Sharon Cuneta, Claudine Barretto, Isabel Oli-Prats, Jackie Lou Blanco, Ogie Alcasid, and Aiko Melendez, as seen in the comments of Ruffa Gutierrez’s post.
Screenshots from Instagram/@iloveruffag
Alexa’s wake will take place at the Santuario De San Antonio, Forbes Park, McKinley Road in Makati City from July 29 to 31.
Her inurnment is scheduled for August 1, although further details are yet to be announced.
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GCash reminds users about validity of transactions after altered e-wallet receipts go on sale online | Jazzwin Joy Esposo | 2024-07-19T12:17:45+00:00 | Featured
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Some people are now just too blunt about scamming others.
In the digital age, the convenience of online transactions has revolutionized the way we handle money. GCash, one of the leading mobile wallets in the Philippines, has become a staple for millions of users, offering a seamless way to pay bills, transfer money, and shop online. However, with the increasing reliance on digital transactions comes the rise of fraudulent activities, one of which is the sale of fake receipts.
Viral today on various social media platforms are the alarming fake receipts available online, emerging as a significant problem in digital marketplaces.
These fraudsters offer services to generate counterfeit receipts that appear legitimate, fooling recipients into believing that a transaction has been completed. Using easily accessible graphic design tools and applications, they modify genuine receipt templates by altering transaction details such as the amount, date, and reference number. These fake receipts are then sold to individuals aiming to defraud others, assuming that those are sold often for a relatively low fee.
This illegal act has caught the attention of many social media users, voicing their concerns and saying that people should be extra cautious so they won’t fall victim to those scams.
Following the post, GCash has posted an official reminder to be wary of fake GCash receipts, further advising that users must always check their receipt’s legitimacy.
This fraudulent practice undermines trust in digital payments and poses a serious threat to both consumers and businesses. It poses far-reaching consequences, particularly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) who fall victim to these scams, which can result in significant financial losses. Merchants who unknowingly accept fake receipts as proof of payment may ship goods or provide services without receiving any actual payment, directly impacting their bottom line.
Consumers are also at risk, especially those who conduct transactions with unknown parties online. Buyers can be duped into believing they have successfully made a payment, only to realize later that they have been scammed. This not only results in monetary loss but also damages the trust and credibility of digital transactions at large.
Creating and using fake receipts are considered fraud, which is punishable under Philippine law, and the alarming rise of fake e-wallet receipt sellers is a growing threat that undermines trust in digital financial transactions. As digital payments continue to play a crucial role in the Philippine economy, it is imperative to address this issue with urgency.
The fight against digital fraud is a collective effort that requires vigilance and proactive measures from every stakeholder involved.
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Robby Tarroza kay Joed Serrano: Gin*go niya ‘ko, sinayang talaga niya | No author found | Sun, 28 Jul 2024 15:41:01 PST | Joed Serrano at Robby Tarroza
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PART 3 ito ng panayam ng online host na si Romel Chika sa dating aktor at commercial model na si Robby Tarroza na napapanood sa kanyang YouTube channel.
Naikuwento ni Robby na successful producers sila ng dating karelasyong si Joed Serrano for both local and international artists.
“We did a lot like Vice Ganda sa Araneta 1, (May nag text ‘yung totoo 5-15-2010), then ka-partner namin ang Viva sa part 2, Martin Nievera, Lani Misalucha, all the big stars.
“Sa Japan naman, we brought Regine Velasquez with Ogie (Alcasid), Pops (Fernandez) with Regine, Martin, Gary (Valenciano), Sharon Cuneta,” aniya pa.
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Ang mga international artists na dinala naman nila sa Pilipinas para mag show, “We did Maria Carey before, James Ingram, F4 (original cast) was one of the biggest when we brought them to the Philippines,” balik-tanaw ni Robby.
Oo nga, sino ba naman ang makalilimot sa mga nabanggit na parating jampacked na concerts nila rito sa bansa.
Tanong ni Romel Chika, “Malaki ba talaga ang kita kapag local artists kasi bonggang-bongga ito, eh! Ang puhunan?”
“Yeah like ‘yung F4 was 1 million dollars like mga P55 million not just the talent fee, iba pa ‘yung production cost, venue and everything else, so we tried to get sponsors to cover most of the cost and the ticket sales to balance out, so, we earned good money,” pag-amin ng dating partner ni Joed.
Nang maghiwalay daw ang dalawa ay naiwan din kay Joed ang kumpanya nila at sa huling dalawang concert ng Canadian singer na si Celine Dion ay may ibang taong tumulong na sa una.
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Sa kasalukuyan ay sa Amerika na nakatira si Robby at masaya siya sa buhay niya ngayon.
“I’m very happy with my life now nakatira ako sa Amerika, Hollywood, I’m working with a very big company. My husband is the best thing ever happened to my life,” masayang sabi ni Robby.
Tila nainggit si Romel Chika dahil tanggap si Robby ng kanyang pamilya bilang siya at nasambit ring mabait ang magulang ng mga ito.
“Mabait ang magulang ko, my mother, my father especially my mother when I’m about to come out, she called and said, ‘Anak, we will accept you whoever you are, whatever you are and tell Joed that he is part of our family.
“Yun ang masakit sa akin kasi tinanggap siya and then ginago lang niya ako sinayang talaga niya, he was accepted, he was well supported anything na gusto niya ibinibigay ‘yung pera sa kanya para mag-produce but I hope he’s happy now whoever he is with,” nakatawang sabi ni Robby.
Say naman ni Romel Chika, “I’m sure mapapanood niya ito, may gusto ka bang sabihin kay Joed? At least ito hindi over the phone (kundi) over the social media, parang nasa-sad ka?”
“Nasa-sad ako sa buhay niya, I know what he is going through. Dear Joed, I want you to be happy. Kung ano ‘yung happiness na nararamdaman ko ngayon in my life sana ma-experience mo rin.
“‘Coz it’s really wonderful to find the right person…be loved, be cared for, and wake up every morning thanking God that you have the perfect partner that’s what I have right now sana you’ll find the right person and happiness,” mensahe ni Robby sa dati niyang karelasyon.
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Video scandal daw ni Mark Anthony may part 2 pa, mga beki na-tense? | No author found | Mon, 29 Jul 2024 00:01:21 PST | Mark Anthony Fernandez
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NAKAKALOKA! True kaya ang nasagap naming chika na may part 2 pa raw ang umano’y viral video scandal ng aktor na si Mark Anthony Fernandez?
In fairness, hanggang ngayon ay may mga nagtatanong pa rin sa amin kung may copy kami ng sinasabing video scandal ni Mark Anthony at kung pwede naming ipadala sa kanila.
Puro raw kasi fake ang mga napupuntahan nilang sites at apps sa social media kung saan daw mapapanood nang buo ang kumalat na video ng aktor.
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Ang sabi namin, mukhang burado na sa ilang socmed platforms ang hinahanap nila pero may ilang netizens daw ang naniningil ng bayad kapalit ng viral video umano ni Mark Anthony.
Pero ang latest na nakarating sa amin, may “sequel” pa raw ang pinagpiyestahang video kung saan makikita ang isang lalaki na kamukha ni Mark Anthony.
Nakahubad ito sabay pakita ng kanyang are sa harap ng camera. Ilang sandali lamang ang lumipas ay may isang babaeng lumabas sa video saka nila sinimulan ang pagtatalik.
Maikli lamang ang naturang video at medyo malabo rin ang pagkakakuha kaya sa unang tingin ay aakalain mong si Mark Anthony nga ang nasa video.
Well, hintayin na lang natin kung may lalabas pang bagong video at kung ang lalaking kamukha pa rin ni Mark Anthony at ang babaeng kasama nito ang nandoon.
Ngayon pa lang ay abangers na ang mga beking nagpapantasya kay Mark. Sabi pa nga ng ilang nakausap namin, sobrang na-tense sila sa chikang may sequel ang naturang video.
Until now ay hindi pa rin lumalantad si Mark para aminin o pasinungalingan ang nilalaman ng video na talaga namang pinagpiyestahan ng netizens lalo na ng mga beki.
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Pero mukhang hindi naman apektado dito si Mark. Sa kanyang Facebook page, nagbahagi pa ang aktor ng isang eksena nila ni Angeli Khang mula sa Vivamax movie na “Ganti-Ganti” na may caption na “Manyakis sa sir.”
Nag-share rin siya ng reels sa Facebook habang naglalaro siya ng basketball pati na ang pagpapa-facial niya.
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Ibig sabihin, sa gitna ng kontrobersyang kinasasangkutan niya ay parang normal pa rin ang takbo ng buhay niya at hindi apektado sa sinasabing pagkalat ng umano’y video scandal niya. | Inquirer | https://bandera.inquirer.net/391162/video-scandal-daw-ni-mark-anthony-may-part-2-pa-mga-beki-na-tense?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1DuxB0klqctbvfM_kTFsUQr2A3kCBwDziZrAgck2xBCvTvcP8SiBbQc28_aem_PlEaiWQXhUKCeuk2Pg-cwg#ixzz8hIeoreNi | null | null | null | null | null | null |
BDO H1 2024 earnings up 12% to P39.4 billion | Meg J. Adonis | Mon, 29 Jul 2024 11:55:51 PST | BDO Unibank Inc.’s earnings from January to June 2024 jump by 12 percent to P39.4 billion on the “stronger” performance of its core intermediation and fee-based service businesses. Photo from BDO/website
BDO Unibank Inc.’s earnings from January to June 2024 jump by 12 percent to P39.4 billion on the “stronger” performance of its core intermediation and fee-based service businesses. Photo from BDO/website
MANILA, Philippines — BDO Unibank Inc.’s earnings from January to June 2024 jumped by 12 percent to P39.4 billion on the “stronger” performance of its core intermediation and fee-based service businesses.
Net interest income at the country’s largest bank expanded by 11 percent to P99.6 billion as consumer loans across all market segments increased.
Noninterest income grew by 13 percent to P43.3 billion on higher foreign exchange gains, as well as on increase in service charges and fees.
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“BDO’s robust business franchise and strong balance sheet place the bank in a suitable position to capitalize on emerging opportunities to sustain attractive long-term growth and profitability,” the Sy family-led bank said in a statement on Monday, July 29.
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Nonperforming loans ratio, which measures a borrower’s capacity to repay loans, settled at 2.06 percent from 1.95 percent.
Return on common equity improved to 15.8 percent from 14.3 percent.
Last year, BDO recorded the highest full-year net income in Philippine corporate history at P73.4 billion.
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Celebrities who used their platform to help during Carina | Hannah Mallorca | Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:14:59 PST | (From left) Marian Rivera, Ronnie Liang, Donny Pangilinan, and Gerald Anderson all helped citizens beset by Typhoon Carina. Images: Instagram
(From left) Marian Rivera, Ronnie Liang, Donny Pangilinan, and Gerald Anderson all helped citizens beset by Typhoon Carina. Images: Instagram
As the Philippines recovers from the devastation brought by Typhoon Carina, it was also a time for celebrities and public figures to rise to the occasion and use their platforms and influence for good.
Their actions are in stark contrast to those of some among their ranks who showed insensitivity to those who suffered the wrath of this natural calamity. Thus, we are turning the spotlight on these individuals who braved adversities and extended help in the best way they can.
Gerald Anderson was the epitome of a real-life superhero after participating in rescue operations in different parts of Quezon City, including an encounter with a stranded family in Sto. Domingo, Quezon City.
In a now-viral clip, one @TmaeOsanomae thanked Anderson for rescuing their family who was stranded in their home. Another video from one @fredtiongco showed the actor and Philippine Army reservist wading through neck-deep floods in a separate rescue operation.
Thank you gelard #CarinaPH pic.twitter.com/0BB5bPZ3SN
— Tmae (@TmaeOsanomae) July 24, 2024
Accompanied by the GMA Kapuso Foundation warehouse, Marian Rivera took some time off their busy schedule to donate over 700 relief packages to the victims. She was accompanied by her husband Dingdong Dantes, according to a report from GMA’s 24 Oras.
Daan-daang relief goods ang inihanda ni Marian Rivera para sa mga kababayan nating nasalanta ng bagyong Carina.
Mismong si Marian ang nagpunta sa grocery store para bumili ng pagkain, sabon, alcohol at iba pa.
Natuwa ang mga fans sa naakagandang ginawa na ito ni Marian Rivera. pic.twitter.com/KXyMY7Si4m
— News Press (@NewsPressPH) July 26, 2024
Ronnie Liang heeded the call of duty with his co-reservists from his reserve command to rescue affected families in Barangay Roxas, Quezon City.
On his Instagram page, Liang shared glimpses of the rescue efforts, where he and fellow reservists waded through the floods on a boat.
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“During the height of Typhoon Carina, when we answered the call of duty together with my co-reservists from the 1302 Ready Reserve Infantry Battalion Reserve Command Philippine Army, rescuing the flood victims brought by #CarinaPh and volunteering for the repacking of goods for the victims of the typhoon,” he wrote.
Donny Pangilinan participated in the Typhoon Carina efforts organized by the non-government organization Angat Buhay at Urban Chick Maginhawa in Quezon City. The photos showed the actor cooking and serving lugaw or rice porridge to evacuees.
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Angat Buhay is a non-government organization founded by former Vice President Leni Robredo, the running mate of Pangilinan’s uncle, former Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, who ran but lost the vice presidency to Sara Duterte.
Several Kapuso celebrities likewise helped out in packing relief goods for evacuees or left homeless by Typhoon Carina.
Rocco Nacino is another celebrity who made some time to serve his fellow Filipinos by repacking relief goods at the warehouse of the GMA Kapuso Foundation
“Sparkle actor Rocco Nacino is making a difference today by volunteering his time to help repack goods at the GMA Kapuso Foundation Warehouse,” the post read.
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In a separate post by Sparkle GMA, “Black Rider” stars Ruru Madrid and Jon Lucas assisted in donating relief packs to the Typhoon Carina victims.
“#BlackRider stars Ruru Madrid and Jon Lucas, alongside Kapuso Foundation and Unang Hirit, brought smiles and relief packs to our fellow Kababayans affected by Super Typhoon Carina,” its post read.
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It was a joint effort for Kapuso stars Allen Ansay, Sofia Pablo, Shaira Diaz, Anjay Anson, EA Guzman, Martin del Rosario, Roxie Smith, Bruce Roeland, and Gazini Ganados who stayed long hours to assist in repacking, organizing, and donating sacks of rice, canned goods, and other relief packages for the victims, as seen in the Kapuso talent agency’s Instagram page.
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Vice kay Jackie: Kahit mag-isa ka, sapat ka…hindi kita iiwan! | No author found | Mon, 29 Jul 2024 00:15:37 PST | Jackie Gonzaga at Vice Ganda
Jackie Gonzaga at Vice Ganda
MALALIM ang hugot ng “It’s Showtime” host na si Jackie Gonzaga sa isyu ng pakikipagrelasyon at pagmu-move on.
Masayahin at full of energy lagi si Jackie kapag napapanood natin sa noontime show ng ABS-CBN at GMA 7, pero ang hindi alam ng madlang pipol ay may mga personal na isyu rin siyang pinagdaraanan.
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Sa isang episode ng “It’s Showtime”, sa segment na “EXpecially For You” ay nagsalita si Vice Ganda para tulungan ang kanyang talent at co-host na si Jackie Gonzaga na tuluyan nang maka-move on mula sa paghihiwalay nila ng kanyang boyfriend.
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Sa nasabing segment, binigyan ni Vice si Jackie ng chance na magtanong sa bisita nilang former couple na sumalang sa “EXpecially For You.” Pero nagulat ang dalaga dahil hindi niya inaasahan na mag-isa lang siyang magtatanong sa segment.
Sinabihan pa niya si Vice na huwag siyang iwan, na sinagot ng TV host-comedian ng, “Hindi kita iiwan, hindi ka namin iiwan.”
“Gusto naming maramdaman mo na kahit mag-isa ka, sapat ka at kaya mo,” ang paniniguro pa ni Vice na tila may konek nga sa pinagdaraanan niya sa personal na buhay.
Ayon sa dating magdyowang sumalang sa naturang segment ng show, umabot din sa walong taon ang kanilang relasyon ma nauwi rin sa hiwalayan. Nanghihinayang si Jackie sa nangyari sa dalawa na dapat sana’ nag-grow daw sa tagal ng kanilang pagsasama.
Ibinuking naman ni Jhong Hilario na pitong taon ding tumagal ang relasyon ni Jackie at ng ex-partner nito.
Nagtanong naman si Vice ng, “How does it feel?” na sinagot ni Jackie ng, “Di ba masakit.”
Ayon pa kay Vice, naniniwala siyang therapy para kay Jackie ang kanilang pag-uusap on national TV para mailabas nito ang kanyang saloobin lalo na sa pagtatanong sa kanilang mga guest contestants.
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“Kahit anong nararamdaman mo everyday hindi naman mag-a-adjust yung mundo para sa sa’yo. So kailangan mong labanan yung pinagdadaanan mo at gawin yung dapat mong gawin sa buhay mo,” pahayag ni Jackie.
Kasunod nito, inamin ng dalaga na habang pilit niyang itinatago ang tunay na nararamdaman sa harap ng madlang pipol, sa pag-uwi niya ng bahay at nag-iisa na lang at doon na niya mararamdaman ang lungkot.
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Sinabihan naman siya ni Vice na puwedeng-puwedeng ilabas ni Jackie ang kanyang napi-feel na kasama ang kanyang “It’s Showtime” family dahil hindi siya nag-iisa.
Last week, nagkaiyakan naman sina Jackie at Kim Chiu sa nasabing segment. Dito kasi tinanong ni Vice si Jackie kung ano ang mararamdaman kung makita niya ang kanyang ex na kasama ang bagong dyowa.
“Iiwas ako. Tapos, iyak na lang ako pag-uwi,” emosyonal na sabi ni Jackie.
Pagkatapos nito ay tinanong din ni Jackie si Kim, “Ano ba dapat gawin kung makikita mo siya, estado ng pagkatao mo ngayon, makikita mo siya, nakasalubong sa hallway kasama na niya ‘yung bago niya?”
Emosyonal na tugon ni Kim, “Haharap, siyempre. Hindi, ganu’n talaga. Hindi ka dapat tumatalikod sa mga bagay na magpapalakas sa iyo.”
Nagyakapan sina Kim at Jackie pagkatapos nilang magpalitan ng mensahe.
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Reaksyon naman ni Vice, “Diyan ako proud sa dalawang iyan. Masakit man, hinaharap nila. Kayang harapin, kahit hindi masyado sila komportable, hindi nag-aano, back-out, hindi iyan tumatalikod. Harapin natin ito. Kaya mga strong women iyang dalawang iyan.” | Inquirer | https://bandera.inquirer.net/391137/promise-ni-vice-kay-jackie-kahit-mag-isa-ka-sapat-ka-hindi-kita-iiwan?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0PL_FRG4GHKUVudlwlZ_i2_zxE-ubWcuo-KwpIx7uUxfxWHtN9PPFAwrc_aem_MsYKIFflz7BqWNSepQRqWw#ixzz8hIfCyvGH | null | null | null | null | null | null |