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GAME ONE: IGUODALA, OUT; LOVE, DOUBTFUL OAKLAND—Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala will miss Thursday’s opening game of the NBA Finals with a bone bruise in his left leg, the
defending league champions confirmed Wednesday. Iguodala, a 34-year-old swingman who was the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player in
Golden State’s 2015 championship campaign and a key reserve in last season’s 16-1 playoff run to the crown. “Had some really good days.
Had some really bad days. You can’t put a number on it,” Iguodala said when asked when he might don his uniform again. Iguodala suffered the injury in
game three of the Western Conference finals against Houston and missed the final four games of the series against the Rockets. Next page
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Trump meets the other Kim WASHINGTON—Days away from a historic summit with North Korea’s mercurial leader, US President Donald Trump held a White House meeting Wednesday with another famous Kim—reality TV star Kardashianto discuss prison reform Next page and sentencing.
‘Black Friday’ vs TRAIN set By Jimbo Gulle and Vito Barcelo
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BSP looks into P100-bill misprint THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Thursday it was investigating some allegedly misprinted 100-peso bills and urged the public to present Next page them for verification.
Manila slides in children’s index THE Philippines fell to the 104th spot among 175 countries in the global ranking of the best and worst Next page
National ID gets past House bicam conference panel By Maricel V. Cruz THE House of Representatives on Wednesday night ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed law establishing a single, unified and streamlined national identification system. The measure, once enacted, would establish the Philippine Identification System aimed at ensuring the safety and security of Filipinos from threats of terrorism and lawless elements. The proposed measure will integrate multiple government IDs by establishing a single national identification system to be known as the Philippine Identification System or PhilSys. Next page
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HE STOP TRAIN Network (STakeholders OPpose the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law Network) on Thursday announced it would hold “Black Friday” protests at key locations in Manila, Quezon City and Marikina to protest the rising prices of goods in the country.
The announcement came as the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines filed a bill that seeks an additional P320 to the daily minimum wage, increasing the current minimum wage of P512 to P832 a day for workers in the private sector in the National Capital Region. In an advisory, the STOP TRAIN Network said it would hold simultaneous protests and a signature drive across Metro Manila as part of its campaign against the TRAIN law and nonstop price hikes. S TO P TRAIN said it
Minority senators demand probe of SolGen’s dealings
By Macon Ramos-Araneta and Rey E. Requejo SIX opposition senators filed a resolution seeking a Senate investigation, to be led by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, into the multi-million-peso contracts of Solicitor General Jose Calida’s security agency with several government offices. The proposed Senate inquiry was contained in Senate resolution initiated by Senator Risa Hontiveros, Minority Franklin Drilon, and Senators Paolo Benigno Aquino IV, Francis Pangilinan, Trillanes and detained Senator Leila de Lima. The minority bloc urged the Senate committee on civil service, government reorganization, and professional regulation, chaired by Trillanes, to investigate the issue. “Considering that the solicitor general acts and represents the Republic and its people before any court, tribunal, body or commission as the ends of justice may require, it is of highest importance that the person occupying the office remains beyond reproach, acts in a manner that inspires confidence in the civil service and in the rule of law, and conducts himself with utmost integrity and decency,” the opposition senators said. Next page
would picket at Divisoria Market in front of the Dragon 8 mall and the Trabajo Market in Manila, the Cubao and Commonwealth markets in Quezon City, and the Marikina Public Market, all starting at 5 pm. The group will also protest at Carriedo in Manila near the LRT station at 4 pm. It said another group, Salinlahi Alliance for Children’s Concerns, would join their metrowide protest to denounce the price hike of school supplies and materials because of the Duterte administration’s TRAIN Law. Earlier, the economic managers warned that efforts to derail the TRAIN law would have serious repercussions. In related developments: • Trade Union Congress of the Philippines Assistant General Secretary Vicente Camilon Jr. said a minimum wage increase was reasonable for families to catch up with increasing prices of commodities. Based on the minimum wage matrix, an increase in NCR would entitle other regions to wage increase as well. This would mean an increase from P610 to P720 daily minimum wage in Luzon; from P605 to P686 in Visayas; and from P585 to P660 in Mindanao. Meanwhile, Malacañang said it did not oppose any call for Next page
From Russia with love? PH imports diesel By Vito Barcelo THE Philippines will import 240 million liters of diesel from Russia but that will only last for three days, and will not be enough to slow the increase in the prices of fuel in the country, an official said Thursday. Wimpy Fuentebella, an undersecretary at the Energy department, said the government was working out a deal with Russia for the delivery of diesel, which will be part of the country’s petroleum reserves and will not be for immediate public consumption. He said the diesel from Russia would arrive soon but will not be enough to pull oil prices down, saying “it is too little and is meant for stockpiling in case of emergency.” Fuentebella said the Philippine National Oil Co.-Exploration Corp. was now trying to seal a government-togovernment deal with Russia for the delivery of the diesel fuel. Russia is not a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the group where the Philippines often buys its oil. Fuentebella said his department had instructed the PNOC-EC to engage in the retail trade or sell petroleum products from Russia and from other oil-producing nations that are not members of Opec. The Philippines’ top 10 crude oil suppliers are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, South Korea, Qatar, Russia, Oman, Brunei and Indonesia.
Sereno, Calida still at it, swap barbs
By Rey E. Requejo THE camp of ousted chief justice Maria Loudes Sereno said it was unfair for Solicitor General Jose Calida to blame his troubles on his role in unseating the top magistrate. “That’s unfair. That’s not true. You can’t be attacked if there is no basis for the attack,” said law-
yer Jojo Lacanilao, a spokesperson for Sereno. Calida has come under fire after it was revealed that his family-owned security agency has cornered lucrative deals with other government agencies. Responding to the criticism, Calida blamed Sereno supporters. “Did I commit graft? No, I did not. They are angry with me because I won Next page
SNAP TO ATTENTION. The Commander in Chief, President Rodrigo Duterte, and the newly installed Presidential Guard Commander Col. Jose Eriel Niembra, execute a smart salute as the Philippine National Anthem is played during the PSG Change of Command Ceremony at the Malacañang Park on Wednesday. Niembra replaced outgoing PSG Commander Brig. Gen. Lope Dagoy, who will be the head of the 802nd Brigade Command in Leyte. The President congratulated Dagoy for his successful tour of duty as PSG commander. Presidential Photo