Cusi: It's 'Ba-Go' not 'Marcos-Go'
THE ruling PDP-Laban (Cusi wing) is seriously pushing for a Ba-Go (Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa - Sen. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go) tandem in the upcoming 2022 national elections. Interviewed over CNN's "The Source", Cusi said that a Marcos-Go tandem is no longer feasible as the PDP-Laban's Ba-Go tandem in the 2022 presidential elections is now "up and going." "For now, it is already impossible since we are no longer in touch with them [Marcos camp], Cusi said. During the interview, Imee said her brother "is talking to everyone" regarding his need for a vice presidential candidate. In Go's stead, the Cusi wing pushed the presidential candidacy of Dela Rosa.
Source:Manila Times
October 29, 2021 08:29 UTC
Cabbie murder case adjourned to December
Eastern Court on Friday adjourned the Sai Ying Pun cabbie murder case until December, with the suspect remanded in custody. Matthew Choi Naam-sang, 31, is accused of murdering a 48-year-old taxi driver in Sai Ying Pun on October 12. At a hearing on Friday, the prosecution said it had obtained Choi’s psychiatric reports and he was fit to enter a plea. But it said police needed more time to investigate the case and the court agreed to adjourn the proceedings to December 24. Also read: Murder suspect caught while drinking beer
Source:The Standard
October 29, 2021 07:24 UTC
Army announces death of Dawla Islamiyah terrorist leader in Maguindanao
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao––The military in this camp announced Friday that the wanted Dawlah Islamiyah terrorist leader Salahuddin Hassan and his wife were killed during a joint police and Army law enforcement operation in Maguindanao. Major Gen. Juvymax Uy, 6th Infantry Division commander, told reporters in a news conference that Hassan was killed in a pre-dawn operation around 4 a.m. in Talayan town. ADVERTISEMENTUntil his death, Hassan, also known as Orak, Salah, Tulea, and Abu Salman, was the leader of one faction of the Dawla Islamiya terror group operating in south-central Mindanao. The military blamed Hassan for the series of burning incidents of Yellow Bus Lines in Cotabato province this year and bombings and terror attacks in Maguindanao, Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat provinces. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy PolicyRead Next
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 29, 2021 05:19 UTC
World faces 'unbearable heat waves
And if nothing is done to slow climate change, the record temperatures and deadly heat waves it brings will only get worse, experts warn. "We are affected a lot by this unbearable heat, and we poor are hit the hardest," said Kuldeep Kaur, a resident of Sri Ganganagar in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan, bordering Pakistan. And the rising number of heat waves is devastating for farming and agriculture and potentially fatal for humans. And we know that these heat waves are multiplying," said climatologist Robert Vautard, head of France's Pierre-Simon Laplace Institute. With deadly heat waves increasingly a fact of life across the globe, many are pinning hopes on Glasgow.
Source:Manila Times
October 29, 2021 05:05 UTC
Illicit Kwai Chung refueling station shutdown
Fire Services Department officers, along with police officers have smashed an illicit refueling station in Kwai Chung on Friday morning. The joint operation on Kwai Wo Street saw two individuals arrested and about 3,300 liters of suspected illicit motor spirit with an estimated market value of about HK$30,000 seized. The duo, a man and a woman, suspected to be in connection with the case were arrested for violating the Fire Services (Fire Hazard Abatement) Regulation, Dangerous Goods Ordinance, and the Dangerous Goods Regulations. The law enforcement officers also seized two lorries used to store the illicit motor spirit and a batch of oil refilling apparatus. Five illegally modified vehicles were also impounded during the operation.
Source:The Standard
October 29, 2021 04:53 UTC
DOH lists 3,694 more COVID-19 cases
DOH lists 3,694 more COVID-19 casesVendors prepare bouquets and other flower arrangements at the Dangwa Flower Market in Manila on Oct. 26, 2021 for people who will visit their departed loved ones at various cemeteries before All Souls' Day. MANILA, Philippines — Health authorities on Thursday posted 3,694 new coronavirus infections, bringing the Philippines' overall count to 2,772,491. Active COVID-19 cases continued to be on the decline by 317 from the 50,152 on October 28. The Department of Health said one laboratory failed to turn in testing results. Active cases: 49,835 or 1.8% of the total49,835 or 1.8% of the totalDeaths : 227, pushing the count to 42,575: 227, pushing the count to 42,575Recoveries: 3,924 bringing the number to 2,680,081Still lowest in pandemic resilience ranking
Source:Philippine Star
October 29, 2021 03:48 UTC
Duterte threats show graft link, Gordon claims
Gordon wondered whether the President’s actions were already an indication that he was behind the Pharmally and PS-DBM fund scandal. In an impassioned opening statement, Gordon called on Duterte to contemplate how he has been running the country, having been called “Tatay Digong” but supposedly favoring foreigners. ‘Friendly advice’The President himself admitted how Yang exerted much influence on him, Gordon said. Gordon also gave “friendly advice” to Duterte: start contemplating and become a better leader. “What you have been saying is exactly what the devil wants: you curse the Pope; you obstruct the Senate investigation of corrupt acts.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 29, 2021 02:31 UTC
UP library studies faculty: Removal of 'subversive' readings is censorship
UP library studies faculty: Removal of 'subversive' readings is censorshipGonzalez Hall, or the UP Main Library in the Diliman campus. She said that allowing censorship of a library collection would be harmful to students, librarians and the libraries themselves. "CHED-CAR should be ashamed of themselves for betraying their mandate to protect academic freedom by becoming willing agents of the NTF-ELCAC’s abominable attacks." Section 13 of the same law guarantees academic freedom in universities and colleges. "We strongly call on schools, universities, and libraries to denounce and resist these attacks on academic freedom and to safeguard free academic discourse in their halls."
Source:Philippine Star
October 29, 2021 02:02 UTC
Facebook frenzy over squid straws
Pictures on Facebook group @Hongkong1fish showed a long piece of flat "plastic straw" in a dried squid. The woman wrote: "These unscrupulous businessmen added a straw to each squid to make them weigh more." The post attracted more than 100 sarcastic comments in just 10 minutes. Some netizens teased that "people used too many straws so that even the squid has swallowed them." Another wrote: "The truth is that the ocean is seriously polluted and the squid swallowed the straws by mistake, so we should pay attention to the environmental issues and reduce the use of straws."
Source:The Standard
October 29, 2021 01:17 UTC
Climate set to dominate G20 summit ahead of U.N. conference
ADVERTISEMENTMany of the leaders coming to Rome, including U.S. President Joe Biden, will fly immediately afterwards to Scotland for the United Nation’s climate summit, known as COP26, which is seen as vital to tackling the threat of rising temperatures. If governments, especially G20 governments, do not stand up and lead this effort, we are headed for terrible human suffering,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said last week. PANDEMICCOVID-19 meant last year’s G20 summit was a virtual event and continued fallout from the health emergency will feature prominently in the Rome talks, with Italy keen for major economies to coordinate the global recovery. “Given the international situation, I think Italy can be satisfied with its G20 presidency. Airspace will be closed over Rome and border controls will be enhanced to try to keep away potential troublemakers.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 29, 2021 00:45 UTC
Batanes sees end of COVID surge as infections wane
ITBAYAT, BATANES — Batanes registered no new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and only one case on Thursday as infections continued to drop in the island province, data from the local pandemic response task force showed. Since recording its first community transmission on Sept. 16, the province’s active cases fell to its lowest on Thursday after 19 more recoveries brought down its active infections to only 60. ADVERTISEMENTThe capital town of Basco still has the highest number of active cases at 42. The other towns with active infections are Sabtang with eight; Ivana, five; Mahatao, three; and Itbayat and Uyugan with one each. Most of these cases were registered since Sept. 20 when the province posted 100 new infections, its highest single-day tally.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 29, 2021 00:02 UTC
Top bets to square off in face-to-face debates
CANDIDATES for president and vice president will be able to discuss their plans and programs in face-to-face debates ahead of the May 2022 polls, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday. "We are looking to have essentially six debates — three for president and three for vice president (VP). We have three presidential debates as a general rule. "This time, we are hoping to expand the number of VP debates seeing how VP is elected independently of the president. They might have their own debate series," Jimenez said.
Source:Manila Times
October 28, 2021 22:24 UTC
No victory declaration yet as COVID cases fall in PH
On Oct. 27, the health department logged 3,218 new infections, the lowest since May 23, when the country recorded 3,083 new cases. The number of active COVID-19 cases has also been dropping this month. The decreasing number of COVID-19 cases has eased the Philippines to low-risk status as of Oct. 25, according to DOH. Despite decreasing COVID-19 cases, the Philippines lagged behind its neighbor Southeast Asian countries due to its slow vaccine progress. “Although the number of new COVID-19 cases reported in recent days has been declining, we should not be complacent,” the DOH reminded in its latest bulletin.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 28, 2021 22:08 UTC
896K AstraZeneca doses donated by Japan arrive in Philippines
896K AstraZeneca doses donated by Japan arrive in PhilippinesCrates containing doses of Japanese-manufactured AstraZeneca vaccines are loaded onto trucks after their arrival at Terminal 1 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on October 28, 2021. MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines received Thursday 896,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Japanese government. Related Stories Philippines gets 976,950 new Pfizer dosesThe 896,000 doses that have been delivered make up the first batch of a total of 1.96 million vaccine doses that the Japanese government is donating to the Philippines. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez told reporters at a press conference that part of the freshly-delivered vaccines will be used as booster doses, while others will be used as second doses. All in all, 99.5 million doses of various coronavirus vaccines have arrived in the Philippines since the first shots arrived in February.
Source:Philippine Star
October 28, 2021 20:25 UTC