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SC warns of red-tagging judges Violators face contempt, jail time as police probe Badoy; Palace neutral By Rey E. Requejo, Maricel V. Cruz and Vince Lopez
T VOL. XXXVI • NO. 225 • 3 SECTIONS 12 PAGES • P20 • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 • www.manilastandard.net • mst.daydesk@gmail.com
HE Supreme Court on Tuesday warned those who red-tagged and threatened violence against judges and their families that they faced contempt charges and jail time.
The warning came as a lawmaker said the police would investigate the former spokesperson of an anti-communist task force, Lorraine Badoy, for her social media attacks on Manila regional trial court Judge Marlo Magdoza-Malagar, who had junked the government’s
bid to declare the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People’s Army, terrorist organizations earlier this month. “The Court sternly warns those who continue to incite violence through
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Peso at new low: P58.99 vs $1, PBBM tracks dev’t PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his economic managers are “constantly monitoring” the continued depreciation of the Philippine peso against the US dollar, Malacañang said on Tuesday.
The peso plummeted to a new low of 58.99 against the US dollar, while the local stock market entered bear territory Tuesday on the increasingly hawkish tone of the US Federal Reserve that led to sell-off in global eq-
uities. (Full story on B4) “The President is in constant touch with the economic team and they are closely monitoring this,” said Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles in Next page
SERIOUS DISCUSSION. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides over the 9th Cabinet meeting at the Palace on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. The meeting focused on the government’s response to Typhoon Karding as well as on the administration’s economic growth strategy. Inset photo shows Mr. Marcos standing shoulder-to-shoulder with his new Executive Secretary, former Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin.
Former CJ Bersamin buckles down as new ES By Vince Lopez and Vito Barcelo PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has sworn in former Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin as his new Executive Secretary vice Victor Rodriguez, who resigned from the post to become the Presidential Chief of Staff.
Press Secretary Rose Beatrix “Trixie” Cruz-Angeles confirmed the appointment of Bersamin, who also attended Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting in Malacanang after taking his oath before the President. “Former Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin has taken his oath of office as Executive Secretary before President Ferdinand
Romualdez Marcos Jr. He began his duties immediately by attending the 9th Cabinet meeting right after swearing in,” Cruz-Angeles said in a statement. “The President said that he is well qualified to be the executive secretary. Having put in so many years in the Next page
Karding toll: Death now 8, agri losses P160m By Othel V. Campos, Willie Casas, Alena Mae Flores, Maricel V. Cruz and Joel E. Zurbano
in San Miguel, Bulacan. Two fatalities were reported in Zambales and one was from Quezon, the NDRRMC said. Three missing persons are also reported in MerTHE reported death toll due to Typhoon Karding rose cedes, Camarines Norte. In its 8 a.m. report, the NDRRMC said a total of to eight, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and 60,817 persons or 16,476 families were affected by Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Tuesday. Five of the fatalities were rescuers who drowned Next page
Marcos, Senate extol heroism of 5 rescuers By Macon Ramos-Araneta
“I am deeply saddened to hear that we lost five good men to Typhoon Karding yesterday. Our prayers go to PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. commended the the families of George Agustin, Troy Justin Agustin, heroism of the five rescuers who died while respond- Marby Bartolome, Narciso Calayag Jr., and Jerson Resing to flood-hit villages in San Miguel, Bulacan at surreccion,” he said In a Twitter post. the height of Typhoon Karding. Next page
PORT CALL. Bystanders look at the USS Tripoli as it docks at the port area in Manila on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. USS Tripoli is the second American-class amphibious assault ship built for the United States Navy. Danny Pata
Lea Salonga gets Time100 Impact Award as role model
Putin grants US whistleblower Snowden Russian citizenship
FILIPINO singer and actress Lea Salonga is among the recipients of the TIME100 Impact Awards, given by TIME Magazine to personalities who have “gone above and beyond” to move their respective Lea Salonga industries forward. In a feature posted on Sunday, TIME dubbed Salonga, 51, as the “Voice of Disney Princesses” and a “role model for children of color.”
PR ESIDENT Vladimir Putin on Monday granted Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden, who exposed massive surveillance by the US National Security Agency on Edward Snowden Americans and then sought refuge in Russia. A presidential decree published Monday included Snowden on a list of newly-minted Russian citizens, at
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DOH sees optional face mask use as factor in spike of COVID cases By Willie Casas OPTIONAL masking outdoors is one of the factors driving the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the country, the Department of Health admitted Tuesday. This is as the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPI) called on the public to keep wearing face masks amid the reported increase in coronavirus cases, which may overwhelm its members anew. Malacañang announced on September 12 that President Ferdinand Marcos
Jr. signed an executive order allowing the optional masking in open spaces and non-crowded outdoor areas with good ventilation. Although the rise in COVID-19 cases cannot be attributed to a single factor alone, DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire admitted in a press briefing that not wearing masks outdoors was a factor. “Expectedly, cases are increasing because of increased mobility, face-toface classes, and maybe because this Next page