The Philippine Star - September 19, 2024

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September 19, 2024

Former PS-DBM exec in Pharmally mess nabbed

NO SP TREAT Un the re person Pre Sara D refu take he duri hea the com ΟΙ gover and accoun The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is looking at filing a resolution with the United Nations General Assembly or UNGA to address the escalating tension in the West Philippine Sea due to China's continuous aggression.

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Marcos: Cough, cold won't slow me down

President Marcos has a cough and cold, but assured the public that his situation would not slow him down.

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Monsoon, Ferdie, Gener leave 20 dead, 14 missing

Twenty people were killed while 14 others remain missing due to the combined effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon and tropical cyclones Ferdie and Gener, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said yesterday.

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PNP: Harry Roque still in Phl

Harry Roque is still in the country, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said yesterday, as the manhunt for the former presidential spokesman intensified following an arrest order issued by the quad committee of the House of Representatives.

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Qualified trafficking raps filed vs Alice Guo

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed on Tuesday before a Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) a qualified human trafficking case against dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo over her alleged involvement in the Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub raided in her municipality.

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Sara moves to terminate fund misuse probe

Vice President Sara Duterte appeared at yesterday’s hearing of the House committee on good government and public accountability, but refused to take her oath and requested the committee to terminate the hearing on the past expenditures of her office.

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PNP verifying names of Quiboloy's Angels of Death

Some members of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo Quiboloy's Angels of Death, a group that he allegedly used to intimidate girls he sexually abused, are registered gun holders with the Firearms and Explosives Office (FEO) of the Philippine National Police.

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Comelec expects last-minute surge in voter registration

As the end of the voters’ registration nears on Sept. 30, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) sees a surge in the number of aspiring voters filing their applications.

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Sara wishes Willie Ong 'speedy, complete' recovery

Setting aside past political differences, Vice President Sara Duterte has wished health advocate and cardiologist Willie Ong \"a speedy and complete recovery.

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Hog raisers warn of pork price spike

Hog raisers' groups yesterday warned of a spike in the retail prices of pork in the coming weeks with the expected increase in demand during the holiday season if the pace of the vaccination program against African swine fever (ASF) remains slow.

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Marbil: 24 ex-PNP chiefs probed over Guo ties

An investigation is underway on 24 former chiefs of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to find out who may have aided dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo escape.

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Outstanding public servants cited

President Marcos yesterday awarded outstanding public servants.

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'More Pinoys prefer YouTube for information, entertainment'

More Filipinos are watching content on online video sharing platform YouTube, making it the \"preferred information and entertainment channel\" for those with internet-connected televisions.

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DENR issues warning vs cancer-causing e-waste

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday raised the alarm over cancer-causing electronic wastes, as 15 million cathode-ray tubes (CRTs) found in televisions will reach endof-life by 2025.

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DA expects full impact of lower rice tariffs in January

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.yesterday moved the expected full impact of Executive Order (EO) 62 on lower tariff on imported rice to January 2025 from October 2024.

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MMC to lead mpox info drive

A comprehensive mpox information campaign will be led by the Metro Manila Council, San Juan Mayor and MMC president Francis Zamora announced yesterday.

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Chinese 'plane pickpocket' arrested at NAIA

One of three Chinese nationals said to be members of a plane pickpocket ring was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on Saturday.

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39 SUCs want budget cuts restored

Administrators of 39 state universities and colleges (SUC) have signed a unity statement calling for the restoration of budget cuts in the 2025 allocation of educational institutions.

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Pinoy gets 30 years over child porn in US

A federal court in the United States has sentenced a Filipino cruise ship employee to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to producing child pornography videos.

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Farmers' group opposes mass vaccination of hogs vs ASF

Farmers' group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) yesterday opposed the mass vaccination of pigs against African swine fever despite calls by hograisers' organizations to include in the program all areas in the country affected by ASF.

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Cop in pageant candidate's disappearance arrested

A dismissed police officer tagged in the disappearance of a pageant candi- date has been arrested along with his driver in Balayan, Batangas.

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Gov't backs Cordillerans' march for peace, dev't

Mountain Province The government supports efforts of the people of the Cordilleras to attain genuine peace and development, according to Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr.

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DSWD seeks more funds for elderly social pension

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is hopeful that the social pension for senior citizens will be given additional funding by Congress for the program's implementation in 2025.

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs denied bail in sex-trafficking case

Sean \"Diddy\" Combs (in photo) headed to jail Tuesday to await trial in a federal sex trafficking case that accuses him of presiding over a sordid empire of sexual crimes protected by blackmail and shocking acts of violence.

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'Fake heiress' debuts on 'Dancing with Stars'

Convicted con artist Anna Sorokin has hit the dancefloor on \"Dancing With the Stars\" with a featherweight - and very sparkly - ankle monitor.

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UN to demand Israel end presence in Palestinian territories

The United Nations General Assembly will adopt on Wednesday a Palestiniandrafted resolution that demands Israel end \"its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory\" within 12 months.

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'Israel planted explosives in pagers sold to Hezbollah'

NEW YORK-Israel carried out its operation against Hezbollah on Sept.17 by hiding explosive material within a new batch of Taiwanese-made pagers imported into Lebanon, according to American and other officials briefed on the operation.

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Exploding pagers kill 12 in Lebanon

Hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people and wounding around 2,800 in blasts the Iran-backed militant group blamed on Israel.

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Chinese carrier sails through northeast Taiwan waters

A Chinese naval formation led by the Liaoning aircraft carrier sailed through waters northeast of Taiwan and continued toward the southeast of Japan's Yonaguni Island, Taipei's government said.

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Sinaloa cartel factions clash in northern Mexico; 30 dead

At least 30 people have been killed in the past two weeks in Mexico's northern state of Sinaloa as two factions of the powerful Sinaloa cartel continue to clash, authorities said on Tuesday.

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Storm Boris toll rises to 22 in central Europe

The death toll in the extreme weather and flooding let loose by Storm Boris in central Europe has risento 22, authorities said on Tuesday, after three more victims were reported in Poland and one in Austria.

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Portugal battles ferocious wildfires

Thousands of firefighters on Tuesday battled wildfires in Portugal that have killed seven people and burned more land in a matter of days than the rest of the summer combined.

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Jahns fires seven-under 64 for one-shot lead

Keanu Jahns carded a sensational sevenunder-par 64 to wrest a one-shot lead over Enrico Gallardo in the rain-hit ICTSI Forest Hills Classic at the Nicklaus course here yesterday.

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It's Phl vs all-GM Croatia in Round 7

Filipino Grandmaster Julio Catalino Sadorra will try to carry the Philippines on his shoulders anew as they face dangerous Croatia in the seventh round of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad at the BOK Sports Hall here.

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World title bout back home

The first world championship fight ever held in the Philippines was in 1925 when Pancho Villa scored a unanimous 15-round decision over countryman Clever Sencio to retain his flyweight crown at Wallace Field (now Rizal Park), Manila.

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Jerusalem excited to defend crown at home

World Boxing Council (WBC) minimum weight champion Melvin Jerusalem has an opportunity that very few Filipino titlists have been given before.

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Jungolfer paces ICTSI ladies field

In a remarkable display of poise and skill, 13-year-old Yunju An upstaged a seasoned field at the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour, carding a gritty 73 under wet conditions to take a two-shot lead at the ICTSI Forest Hills Classic here yesterday.

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Blazers roll to 4th win, blast Altas

Games tomorrow (Filoil EcoOil Arena) 12 noon - AU vs LPU 2:30 p.m. - Letran vs Mapua One by one, College of St. Benilde is dismantling everything and everyone in its path.

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STOCKTON BRINGS IT ON

With regular closer Scotty Hopson now on the injured list, Alec Stockton gamely assumed the role of take-charge guy for Converge.

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BSP's monetary toolkit up for further refinement

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is eyeing to make further refinements to its securities facilities as part of continued efforts to deepen market liquidity and improve the transmission of monetary policy.

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Cheaper airfares loom in October

In time for the usual travels for Undas and Christmas, airfares are set to go down in October as a result of the government's order to slash fuel surcharge to its lowest this year.

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Stocks cool down after hitting 2-yr high

The local stock market cooled down after a two-day hot streak that saw it soar to fresh two-year highs.

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Another HMO placed under conservatorship

The Insurance Commission (IC) has placed health maintenance organization (HMO) Stotsenberg Healthcare Systems Inc.(SHSI) under conservatorship amid its inability to address requirements from the government.

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ACEN, AC Health forge RE partnership

The Ayala Group's energy platform and health care arm have teamed up to energize the conglomerate's medical facilities with clean power.

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Marubeni vows to invest in more Phl energy projects

President Marcos has thanked Japanese firm Marubeni Corp.for trusting the Philippines and has expressed hope that the company would continue to pursue collaborations that would spur development.

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Chinabank named among best companies in the world

Chinabank has made it in TIME World's Best Companies of 2024, a ranking of the top 1,000 firms across the globe in terms of employee satisfaction, revenue growth, and ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance) performance.

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BIR cuts floor price for cigarettes, vape products

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has reduced the floor price for cigarettes and vape products as the government took into account lower production costs of manufacturers.

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MacroAsia enters Cebu water business

MacroAsia Corp., known for its aviation support services, is pushing hard with its expansion in water distribution, investing in two desalination plants in Cebu to pump up supply in the area.

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'Phl needs to maximize existing coal power plants'

The Philippines needs to maximize the existing conventional coal-fired plants to meet growing power demand, given the lower efficiency of renewable sources, according to an executive of Aboitiz Power Corp.

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Maynilad unit upgrades Legazpi water treatment plant

Philippine Hydro Inc.(PhilHydro), a wholly owned subsidiary of Maynilad Water Services Inc., spent P50 million to upgrade its Legazpi City Water Treatment Plant in Albay, which produces potable water supply for some 22,000 households in the area.

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DA to bid out 17 port projects

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to bid out over P40 billion worth of port projects nationwide as part of measures to reduce retail food prices by slashing transport costs through efficient logistics system.

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'Lower telco fees to boost economy'

The Philippines can expand its economy by as much as 0.8 percent for every 10 percent increase in 5G adoption, but this can be done only if the government cuts business costs, such as spectrum user fees (SUF).

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