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NEWS / A2 VOL. XXXVII • NO. 82 • 3 SECTIONS 12 PAGES • P20 • MONDAY, MAY 8, 2023 • www.manilastandard.net • mst.daydesk@gmail.com
MIF now a priority admin bill Senate commits to pass the measure before June sine die break By Rio N. Araja
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RESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared the Maharlika Investment Fund bill as one of 11 priority administration measures, Speaker Martin Romualdez said on Sunday. This was also confirmed by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri who said the Maharlika Fund as well as measures pushing for minimum wage hike top the Senate agenda as Congress session resumes today (Monday). Romualdez said the 11 measures are now part of the bills adopted by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC), bringing to 42 the total number of priority measures. “President Marcos approved eleven bills designed to address key issues on public health, job creation, and further stimulate economic growth as part of his administration’s priority legislation. These measures will be the focus of our legislative efforts when Congress resumes session this Monday,” he said. Aside from the Maharlika Fund, other priority measures include amending the Armed Forces of the Philippines Fixed Term bill; Local Government Unit Income Classification; amendment to the Universal Health Care Act, and the Bureau of Immigration Modernization measure, among others. Next page
Imee wants probe on AI job impact LIFE IMITATING ART. A woman, who is wearing a face mask despite the lifting of the mask mandate, walks past a mural of health workers at the Lagusnilad underpass
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
Mr. Marcos off to Indonesia tomorrow for 3-day ASEAN Summit
ALARMED over the possible loss of millions of jobs in the Philippines, Senator Imee Marcos sought a Senate inquiry into the uses of artificial intelligence (AI) and its possible displacement of workers in the country’s services and manufacturing sectors. Marcos, chairperson of the Senate committee on social justice, welfare, and rural development, expressed concern about the imminent loss of jobs, particularly in business process outsourcing (BPO)
in Manila on May 7, 2023. Norman Cruz
MYANMAR CRISIS TOPS ASEAN SUMMIT AGENDA WORLD / B2
By Vince Lopez
The President has just completed his working visit to the United States and attended the coroPRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will go to nation of King Charles III in London. He will be in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia from Indonesia for the 42nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit on Tues- May 9 to 11 for the ASEAN summit. Next page day, May 9.
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Retired generals: Consider welfare Hollywood writers’ strike fueled by claim AI can do jobs of all affected by pension reforms By Charles Dantes and Julito Rada RETIRED military and police generals said the welfare of all stakeholders who will be affected by the proposed reform in the pension of retired military and uniformed personnel or MUP must be considered as high-level consultations have been set today.
“I’m sure all factors and the welfare of all concerned sectors will be duly considered,” said Ret. Gen. Alexander Yano, a former chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in an interview with ABS-CBN. “There will be a discussion on this. I don’t want to preempt the dialog. I Next page
THE Hollywood writers’ strike broke out this week over pay, but the refusal of studios like Netflix and Disney to rule out artificial intelligence replacing human scribes in the future has only fueled anger and fear on the picket lines.
With their rapidly advancing ability to eerily mimic human conversation, AI programs like ChatGPT have spooked many industries recently. The White House this week summoned Big Tech to discuss the potential risks.
As part of the weeks-long talks with studios and streamers that collapsed Monday, the Writers Guild of America asked for binding agreements to regulate the use of AI. Next page
Diesel leads oil price rollback at P2.90 per liter By Alena Mae S. Flores THE country’s oil firms will implement a price rollback of as much as P2.90 per liter with diesel leading the price cut effective 6 a.m. Tuesday to
SWEET VICTORY.
Jamie Lim, daughter of PBA great Samboy Lim, playfully bites her karate gold medal.
reflect the movement of prices in the world oil market. The Department of Energy confirmed the price rollback across all oil products. It estimated the rollback at P2.70
to P2.90 per liter for diesel, P2.30 to P2.55 per liter for kerosene and P2.20 to P2.40 for gasoline. “We expect a rollback for all products,” DOE director for Oil Industry Next page
Mixed results in SEA Games: Obstacle racers save day By Riera U. Mallari
PHNOM PENH—Team Philippines rode a roller-coaster of emotions on Sunday, celebrating the highs of a six-gold rush triggered again by the
ANOTHER OIL SPILL. A photo of the capsized MV Hong Hai 189 which has sunk in
waters off Bataan. The Philippine Coast Guard said the vessel released about 30 to 50 liters of oil and other mixed substances. PCG Facebook page
Coast Guard: Capsized dredger sinks, spills oil off Bataan waters By Charles Dantes
about 30 to 50 liters of oil and other mixed substances. The MV Hong Hai, a Sierra LeoneTHE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Sunday that the capsized MV registered dredger, sank 400 yards Hong Hai 189 has sunk in waters away from Sisiman Lighthouse in off Mariveles, Bataan, and released Next page
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