Volume 21 • No. 18 • September 16-30, 2025
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Francine Tajanlangit
Rising waters, rising anger
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Philippines’ flood crisis
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Miss Elite Globe 2025 Story on page B8
“I’m not disappointed, I’m angry.” President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed frustration on August 20, 2025, after finding that a flood control project in Baliuag, Bulacan had not even started despite the contractor already being paid. Photo: Presidential Communications Office Heavy rains have once again left parts of the Philippines submerged, displacing families and disrupting daily life. While flooding is a familiar threat in the archipelago, this
year’s deluge has been intensified by public outrage over a growing scandal involving billions of pesos in government-funded flood control projects.
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered a deep investigation into contractors responsible for building critical See PH FLOOD A6
Lapu-Lapu Day suspect to stand trial Rep. Arjo Atayde and Maine Mendoza Story on page B2
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A British Columbia judge has ruled that Kai‑Ji Adam Lo is mentally fit to stand trial. He is the 30-year-old man accused of driving his SUV into a crowd at the Lapu‑Lapu Day festival in South Vancouver on April 26, resulting in the deaths of 11 people. Judge Reginald Harris issued the ruling on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, and ordered Lo to remain in custody. In addition to the 11 counts of second-degree murder, Lo now faces 31 counts of attempted murder for injuring surviving victims of the attack. The Lapu‑Lapu Day festival, a celebration of Filipino heritage, became a scene of tragedy when Lo allegedly drove his black SUV into the crowd, leaving dozens more injured. Among the victims was a five-year-old child, highlighting the indiscriminate nature of the attack. The mental fitness hearing involved testimony from two forensic psychiatrists. Canadian law presumes accused individuals are fit to stand trial unless proven See LAPU-LAPU B5
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Flowers, toys, and a Philippine flag fill a makeshift shrine at the site of the Lapu-Lapu Day Festival tragedy in Vancouver. Photo courtesy of Janice Lozano
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