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SolGen steps into power issue Looks for ways to lift TRO on SMCGP-Meralco power supply deal By Alena Mae S. Flores
HE Office of the Solicitor General is working with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on ways to get the Court of Appeals (CA) to lift its temporary restraining order (TRO) that the government fears will drive up electricity costs for millions of consumers.
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85% of Pinoys in OCTA survey say country on right track under PBBM By Vince Lopez M A JOR I T Y of Filipinos believe the countr y is headed in the right direction under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., according to the latest survey results released by OCTA Research
on Monday. Based on the 4th quarter 2022 ‘Tugon ng Masa’ survey of OCTA, 85 percent of Filipino adults said the Philippines is headed in the right direction, with only 6 percent expressing disagreement.
The ERC had earlier denied a peti- (Meralco), noting that the 2019 supply tion by a San Miguel Corp. (SMC) sub- agreement between the two companies sidiary, SMC Global Power Holdings does not allow it. Corp. (SMCGP), to raise the price of the But SMCGP took its case to the CA, Next page power it sells to the Manila Electric Co.
Over 500 families new ‘graduates’ of 4Ps DSWD conditional cash transfer program GRADUATION DAY. SOME of the 588 families, or about 2,940 individuals, listen to the program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development as they get certificates of recognition for graduating from the government’s conditional cash transfer program or 4Ps on Monday in a ceremony at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.
A TOTAL 588 families, or about 2,940 individuals, have gone out of the government’s conditional cash transfer program 4Ps, carrying with them certificates of recognition from the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Next page
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Heftier price cut on diesel at P3.95/liter OIL companies carried out a hefty price rollback of P3.95 per liter for diesel effective 6 a.m. Tuesday to reflect the movement of prices in the oil market. They also cut the price of gasoline by P0.85 per liter and kerosene by P2.65 per liter. It was the sixth consecutive week of decline in pump prices. The price cuts were announced by PTT Philippines, Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Seaoil Philippines, Chevron Philippines, Cleanfuel, and PetroGazz. Next page
Employers bat for gov’t creating more jobs over wage increases A BUSINESS group has urged the government to focus instead on job creation, not wage increases, to pluck Filipinos out of poverty, a position which clashes against the stand taken by the labor sector. Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) President Sergio Ortiz-
NEW FAST CRAFT. Philippine Navy person-
nel salute Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, Armed Forces Chief Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, Navy Flag Officer in Command Rear Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr. (inset from right), and others as the BRP Nestor Acero (PG901), a fast attack interdiction craft-missile (FAIC-M) gunboat acquired from Israeli shipyards (pictured), is commissioned during a ceremony at the Navy headquarters in Manila on Monday. Norman Cruz with AFP
Luis was commenting Monday on the pitch by Association of Democratic Labor Organizations (ADLO) president Duds Gerodias that they were supporting the push for an increase in the national minimum wage. COURAGE national president
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Speaker proposes sovereign wealth fund, bullish on internet speed boost HOUSE OKS MORE BILLS STORIES ON A3, A4
By Maricel V. Cruz SPEAKER Martin G. Romualdez has proposed the creation of a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) to maximize the profitability of investible government assets for the benefit of all Filipinos.
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PH hopes UN exec sees gains vs. child exploitation ‘Gaslighting’ Merriam-Webster’s word of year “GASLIGHTING” has emerged as Merriam-Webster dictionary’s word of the year. Described as an “act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one’s own advantage,” gaslighting had a 1,740% increase in lookups throughout the year.
Merriam-Webster also said that the term, which drives disorientation and mistrust, can apply in both personal and political contexts. Psychologist Dr. Anna Tuazon, in a previous interview with GMA News Online, said gaslighting is a form of Next page
WHO: Monkeypox to be renamed just ‘mpox’ GENEVA — Monkeypox is to be renamed mpox in English, the World Health Organization announced Monday, in a bid to avoid stigmatization stemming from the existing name. Monkeypox received its name be-
cause the virus was originally identified in monkeys kept for research in Denmark in 1958, but the disease is found in a number of animals, and most frequently in rodents. Next page
A SENIOR Department of Foreign Affairs official is hopeful the visiting UN Special Rapporteur, who will be in the Philippines until December 9, will acknowledge the government’s efforts to
fight online sexual exploitation. Sexual Exploitation of Children, arThe Presidential Human Rights Com- rived on Sunday and called on the DFA mittee Secretariat told GMA News On- officials Monday. line that Mama Fatima Singhateh, UN DFA Undersecretary for Multilateral Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Next page
OWWA RESCUE. The family of Cheska Manio
(second from right), the overseas Filipino worker abused and maltreated by her police-military employers in Abu Dhabi, has expressed their thanks and gratitude to OWWA Administrator Arnell Ignacio (right) for his quick action that expedited her swift repatriation to the Philippines. The family sought the help of Ignacio through former Candaba Mayor Normita L. Evangelista and her friends from media. Others pictured (from left) are Shela G. Sarmiento of the Bulletin; Alice H. Reyes, columnist and Aliw Awards Foundation founding president; Evelyn “Kleng” Diao; lawyer Edelyn Claustro; and Normita “Babes” Evangelista of Medialine Advertising. Not in picture are lawyer She Malonzo and OWWA Region 3 Director Falconi Millar.