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File photoon datedA4) July 27, 2016 shows President Duterte during a National Security Council meeting attended by four former presidents (Story including (from left) Joseph Estrada, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Fidel V. Ramos and Benigno Aquino III. Presidential Spokesman Harry
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People’s wish: Check inflation Pulse Asia: Gov't gets high marks in all nat'l issues but for rising prices
By Julito G. Rada, Othel V. Campos and Maricel V. Cruz
workers’ pay at 44 percent; creating more jobs at 35 percent and reducing poverty at 34 percent. OST Filipinos see the need to control inflation The administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. received mostly positive as the most urgent issue that requires the ratings in addressing various national isgovernment’s immediate attention, a recent sues, except in controlling the increasing prices of basic commodities. Pulse Asia survey shows. The administration got high net apIn the survey of 1,200 adults conduct- respondents cited inflation as the most proval ratings in 12 out of 13 national ised from Sept. 17 to 21, 66 percent of the important issue, followed by increasing sues, with its highest net rating at +75 for
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responding in calamity-hit areas. However, the national government received a -11 rating for its performance in addressing inflation. Other national concerns were: fighting graft and corruption (22 percent), fighting criminality (19 percent), addressing involuntary hunger (17 percent), enforcing the law on influential or ordinary people (12 percent), providing support to micro, small and medium businesses (9 percent)
and stopping environmental destruction and abuse (9 percent). Controlling the spread of COVID-19 and defending the integrity of Philippine territory against foreigners were both at only 5 percent. On Wednesday, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that inflation rose to a four-year high of 6.9 percent in September from 6.3 percent a month ago, Next page
Speaker lauds President for steady recovery path By Maricel V. Cruz WITH President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. marking his first 100 days in office today, House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Thursday lauded him for steering the country in the right direction “of robust economic growth” and gaining steady progress toward full recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
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“The Philippines is right on track, and is sprinting steadily during the first 100 days of the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Our economy has bounced back from the ravages brought by the global pandemic and has already reached the first stage to full recovery,” Romualdez said. “The future indeed looks brighter under the Marcos administration. Next page
PBBM vows to boost agri sector, fight hunger By Vito Barcelo and Vince Lopez PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday vowed to strengthen the agricultural sector and continue to fight hunger across the country as he cited several government programs designed to help farmers and fishermen, which
includes fuel discounts. Speaking at the opening of Agrilink/Foodlink/ Aqualink Trade Fairs 2022 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City, Mr. Marcos assured the public he has been prioritizing the agriculture sector ever since the beginning of his term. Next page
AGRI SECURITY. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attends Agrilink/Foodlink/Aqualink Trade Fairs 2022 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. The President underscored the need to support farmers and fisherfolks to become 'catalysts' who will contribute to the economy's recovery and inclusive growth.
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Comelec commissioner Nelson Celis
By Vito Barcelo, Vince Lopez and Macon Ramos-Araneta PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he would announce his next press secretary next week from a shortlist of three, saying he would pick one that is a friend of the press and an experienced media practitioner. The President also reappointed
Comelec commissioner Ernesto Maceda Jr.
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy and Commission on Elections commissioner Nelson Celis after they were bypassed by the Commission on Appointments. Mr. Marcos also tapped lawyer Ernesto Maceda Jr. as Comelec commissioner for a term that will expire on Feb. 2, 2029. Next page
COVID-19 has dealt the "biggest setback" to global poverty reduction efforts in decades, and the World Bank warned Wednesday that the goal to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030 likely remains out of reach. Poverty rose sharply during the pandemic, and the development lender estimates about 70 million people were pushed into extreme poverty in 2020, the biggest one-year spike since monitoring began in 1990. The report offers the first tally of those struggling to live on less than $2.15 (P126.25) a day, the new global definition of extreme poverty, but follows many warnings from the global development lender that poorer nations are being left behind. Earlier this year the institution warned Next page
Dash cam footage may give clue to journo's killers By Vito Barcelo
identify his killers, adding that they already have a lead on the case. POLICE on Wednesday said the dash The footage, which was released cam footage from the car of slain Wednesday, showed the motorcycle broadcaster Percival Mabasa could help that the gunmen used in the ambush
in Las Piñas City. It also showed the gunmen going to Mabasa’s side of his vehicle before gunshots were heard. The killers were seen fleeing the scene. Next page
HORRIFIC ATTACK. This frame grab from video footage by Thai PBS taken on October 6, 2022 shows the exterior of a nursery in the northern Thai province of Nong Bua Lam Phu, where a former policeman shot dead at least 35 people in a mass shooting. Inset shows a picture of former policeman Panya Khamrab provided by Thailand's Central Investigation Bureau. AFP, THAILAND'S CENTRAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU
23 kids among 35 killed in nursery attack BANGKOK – A former police officer shot dead at least 35 people, including 23 children, when he stormed a nursery in Thailand on Thursday in one of the kingdom's deadliest mass killings. Following the attack, gunman Panya Khamrab went home and killed his
wife and child before taking his own life, police said. Armed with a shotgun, pistol and knife, Khamrab opened fire on the childcare center in northeastern Nong Bua Lam Phu province at about 12:30 p.m. (0530 GMT). Next page