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294 disqualification petitions filed vs candidates, assumption suspended
PHL firm on protecting By ALFRED GABOT, Editor in Chief MANILA — In what authorities described as a preview of the national and local elections in 2025, 20 candidates WPS territory and supporters were killed and at least 19 others injured – officials during the just concluded Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) period, prompting many to call it
a “bloody” election “bloodiest” in Muslim areas although MANILA -- The Philippines it went on orderly overall with over 95 percent of winners vowed to protect at all cost its terripromptly proclaimed. Page 9 tory, especially the West Philippine
UPSIDE by Cherie M. Querol Moreno
VOTING IN BATAC. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. casts his vote for the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elec�ons at the Mariano Marcos Memorial Elementary School in Batac City, Ilocos Norte on Oct. 30, 2023. Although 19 people were killed and many were injured, the elec�on was declared successful. (Rey Baniquet/NIB-PNA)
AG at ALLICE 20th: ‘I got your back”
Conclusion COLMA, California – ON ALLICE’s 20th anniversary, we returned to Colma, a homecoming on the representation of 5-time Colma Mayor Joanne del Rosario, whose lived experience withPage 10
Trust ratings of Marcos-Duterte tandem take sharp drop
By Be�ng Laygo Dolor, Editor MANILA – The trust and per- survey for the same period, which formance ratings of President Ferdi- also showed Marcos and Duterte’s nand Marcos Jr and Vice President approval ratings plunged by double Sara Duterte took a nosedive in the digits compared to the second quarthird quarter of this year. ter of the year. So says the latest Tugon ng Marcos and Duterte saw a huge Masa survey released by OCTA Re- 15 percent decline in both their trust search at the start of this week. The ratings in Metro Manila AKA the survey was conducted from Sept. National Capital Region, from 81 30 to Oct 4, shortly after the House percent to 66 percent. ended deliberations on the proposed Until recently, the country’s top 2024 budget. two executives served concurrent The results of the OCTA sur- capacities in the Cabinet, with Marvey dovetailed with the Pulse Asia cos handling the Agricul- Page 7
A�orney Gen. Rob Bonta presents proclama�on to PNews Today president-publisher Francis Espiritu and ALLICE Hall of Fame awardees PIA founder Mona Lisa Yuchengco and BHRS Director Dr. Jei Africa. VOLTAIRE YAP photo
Sea and its 200-mile exclusive economic one, after China’s military again blocked another Philippine Navy ship patrolling near the Scarborough shoal. Page 6
Biden presidency may have resulted in less hate crimes
By Gilda P. Balan, Correspondent For the first times since the global coronavirus scourge killed millions across the globe, antiAsian hate has dropped by 33 percent. One researcher says credit should go to the current US president, compared to the previous one who kept saying “Chinese flu” had come to America. A recent report by Kimmy Yam and Sakshi Venkatraman that appeared on NBCNews.com cited data from the FBI that said antiAsian hate crimes had decreased by one third from 2021 to 2022. It was the first recorded drop in such crimes since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Page 5
PHL, US reaffirm commitment to defense pact Bulacan voters reject San Jose conversion to HUC VIEWS & COMMENTS
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