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MARCOS SAYS PH FACES WORSENING WATER CRISIS
ENVIRONMENT
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VOL. XXXVII • NO. 41 • 2 SECTIONS 12 PAGES • P20 • FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2023 • www.manilastandard.net • mst.daydesk@gmail.com
Damage claims on oil spill set Processing of pay demands of affected sectors starts on Monday By Charles Dantes and Willie Casas
EOPLE affected by the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro may begin applying for compensation on Monday, March 27, the insurer of the sunken MT Princess Empress said Thursday.
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In a press briefing, Valeriano del Rosario, a lawyer with the insurer, P&I Club, said local claims offices will be set up in affected areas. “On the week of 27 March 2023, the first claim offices, also known as claims caravan, will open in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro and it will act as the collecting point for the claimants to submit their completed claim forms,” he said. “Subsequently, we will also see the opening of local claims offices in the Next page
Pinoys‘ positive outlook slightly declines–survey FILIPINO'S positive perception on the current direction of the country, including national economic and household financial prospects, remained high even as it slightly declined this year, according to a survey conducted by PUBLiCUS Asia. "There is a steady gradual decline in positive outlook of our country’s current direction and household financial prospects as uncertainty slightly grows," PUBLiCUS Asia said based on the results of its PAHAYAG 2023 firstquarter survey conducted among 1,500 respondents from March 2 to 6, 2023. Next page
SEEKING SHADE. Residents walk under colorful umbrellas on display along Cristobal St. in Sampaloc, Manila. Norman Cruz
Solon says Speaker agrees to Cha-cha through Con-ass By Maricel V. Cruz and Macon Ramos-Araneta
to amend the Constitution through a constituent assembly, even though the House has called for a constitutional elected delLEYTE Rep. Richard Gomez on convention with egates. Thursday said Speaker Martin Ro“When mualdez would support a Senate move
I reported to our Speaker, he said yes,” Gomez said at a PDP-Laban press briefing, when asked if Romualdez would support a constituent assembly instead. "In the bicam, they will come out with a resolution and the Speaker said
that if the Senate will come out with the version that [calls for a constituent assembly], they will go for it.” He said the Speaker agreed on conditions that the Senate has laid down in pursuing Charter Change. Next page
ICC allows victims of drug war to submit comments on cases By Rey E. Requejo THE International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber has allowed victims of the Duterte administration’s bloody war on drugs to comment on a government bid to stop its investigation into the anti-crime campaign that took thousands of lives. In an 11-page decision dated March 21, the ICC’s Appeals Chamber ordered the Victims Participation and Reparations Section “to collect and transmit to the Appeals Chamber representations from any interested victims and victim groups and prepare and submit a report thereon by
22 May 2023.” “The Office of Public Counsel for Victims may submit written observations, not exceeding 40 pages, on the Republic of the Philippines’ appeal brief in relation to the general interest of victims by 18 April 2023,” the decision stated. The Appeals Chamber said it deems it appropriate to include the victims of the “war on drugs” as it resolves the Philippine government’s appeal. The Philippine government through the Office of the Solicitor General has asked the ICC’s Appeals Chamber to reverse the authorization granted to Next page
SPRITUAL DEVOTION.
A Muslim quietly reads the Quran and prays inside a mosque on the first day of Ramadan. Norman Cruz
FULL HOUSE. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. serves as the guest of honor and keynote speaker during the opening ceremony of the 33rd Biennial Convention of Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City on Thursday March 23, 2023. Alfred Frias
Teves to return if granted ‘wish list’ ‘Military, police By Maricel V. Cruz rights abuses still hound PH’
NEGROS Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. has submitted a "wish list" to Speaker Martin Romualdez which, if granted, would allow him to "return to the country immediately," his legal counsel said yesterday. Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio said
Romualdez has expressed willingness to grant "about half" of the list. He said the items deal mostly with security concerns as Teves maintained there is a "grave threat" to his life once he comes home. Topacio said while his client was thankful for the offer of President Next page
Kin of Imelda douse rumors of her death By Macon Ramos-Araneta
Eliza Romualdez-Valtos posted a old photo of Marcos on Twitter and used the hashtag #notofakenews. "STILL strong and kicking!" Marcos' daughter, Sen. Imee Marcos, This was how a niece of former First Lady Imelda Marcos doused rumors that said rumors on her mom's alleged demise the 93-year-old matriarch has passed have been swirling for a week now. Next page away.
By Charles Dantes HUMAN rights abuses of state and paramilitary forces and police impunity continue to hound the Philippines, the US State Department said in its 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. The report noted that the country's biggest issue when it comes to human rights abuses were extrajudicial killings, forced disappearance, and tortures disguised as part of the government's anti-drug war operations. “The government investigated some Next page