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Marcos to seek clemency again for jailed OFW Mary Jane Veloso By Vince Lopez LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia -- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is asking the Indonesian government again to grant executive clemency to Filipina Mary Jane Veloso, who has spent 13 years in
jail as a convicted drug mule. Upon his arrival at Labuan Bajo, Indonesia on Tuesday ahead of the ASEAN Summit, President Marcos told Philippine media members he would open up the issue of Veloso to his Indonesian
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VOL. XXXVII • NO. 84 • 3 SECTIONS 12 PAGES • P20 • WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2023 • www.manilastandard.net • mst.daydesk@gmail.com
PBBM to press for SCS rules Says Code of Conduct only way to calm down disputed waters By Vince Lopez
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ABUAN BAJO, Indonesia— President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will make another push for the early conclusion of the Code of Conduct with China in the South China Sea as he participates in the 42nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit here over the next three days. “You cannot stop trying, so yes I will bring that up again. Because when we talk about the issues in the West Philippine Sea, in the South China Sea, hindi magkakalma iyan hanggang wala tayong (it will not calm down until we have the) Code of Conduct,” Mr. Marcos told reporters. “So yes, that has always, for me, been the key element in the ASEAN centrality solution to this problem, is really the new code of conduct. Paulit ko ulit ko sinasabi (I say repeatedly), in every forum I can find, I say that we need to finish the Code of Conduct,” he added. Next page
REGIONAL DIPLOMACY. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos arrives in Indonesia on Tuesday for the
42nd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits. Inset photo shows ASEAN Foreign ministers, namely (from left) Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Zambry Abd Kadir, Philippines’ Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo, Singapore’s Senoir Officer Leader Albert Chua, Thailand’s Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai, Vietnam’s Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Laos’ Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, Brunei’s Senior Officer Leader Johariah Wahab, Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, East Timor’s Foreign Minister Adaljiza Xavier Magno and the ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn as they pose for a family photo during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on May 9, 2023. AFP
Timor Leste rejects asylum request Navy ups frequency of sovereignty patrols in WPS of Teves, gives him 5 days to leave By Charles Dantes
By Rey E. Requejo THE Timor Leste government has junked the political asylum bid of murder suspect and congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. “Today, the Ministry of Interior of Timor Leste confirmed that Rep. Teves’ application for political asylum has
THE Navy has increased the frequency of patrols in the hotly contested West Philippine Sea, where Chinese vessels continue to intrude. “We have improved the frequency of our patrols. I can’t give you the exact figures, but I should say our operational commands have increased the tempo of patrols,” Navy Chief Toribio Adaci said on the sidelines of the Maritime Security Symposium on Tuesday.
been denied,” the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement issued late Tuesday evening. “In accordance with the decision of the Timor-Leste government, Rep. Teves has been granted a period of five days to depart Timor Leste. During this time, he also has the option to Next page
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DOJ open to Bantag’s request not to be detained in a BuCor facility By Rey E. Requejo FUGITIVE and former Bureau of Corrections chief Gerald Bantag, wanted for the murder last year of a radio broadcaster and an inmate, has sent surrender feelers again, but Justice Secretary Je-
sus Crispin Remulla said he doubts if the offer is sincere. Remulla said the DOJ is open to extending special arrangements in so far as where Bantag and his deputy, Ricardo Zulueta, will be detained. “One of the topics being discussed Next page
SHOW OF FORCE. A US soldier opens the cockpit of one of their F16 fighter jets prior to the US-Philippines air force joint military exercise dubbed Cope Thunder at Clark in Angeles City, Pampanga. AFP
‘Luzon’s tight power supply, outages to continue’ By Alena Mae S. Flores
weeks of yellow alerts forecasted to oc- terruption experienced were traced to cur for the rest of the year. “inadequacies in the transmission sysEnergy Secretary Raphael Lotilla tem.” THE Luzon grid’s tight power supply Lotilla said the government extended situation is expected to continue with said the recent prolonged power outages the possibility of outages, with about 15 in Panay and Negros, and the power inNext page
House political parties back priority bills passage President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. before By Maricel V. Cruz the sine die adjournment next month. Leaders of Lakas-Christian Muslim POLITICAL parties in the House of Representatives have committed to support the Democrats (CMD), PDP-Laban, Napassage of 13 remaining priority bills of cionalista Party (NP), National Unity
Party (NUP), Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), and Party-list Coalition Foundation, Inc. (PCFI) gave the commitment during an all-party caucus on Monday presided over by Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez The Speaker, who is president of Lakas-CMD, expressed his gratitude to
PNP monitoring 3k ‘erring’ cops THE Philippine National Police (PNP) ordered intensified intelligence monitoring on about 3,000 “erring” police officers to clear the force’s name amid the issue of “ninja cops” within its ranks.
PNP Chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. on Tuesday said the derogatory records of these scalawags include involvement in extortion and illegal drugs, among others.
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GCASH SUFFERS GLITCH, BUT SAYS NO FUNDS LOST LEADERSHIP IN ACTION. Speaker Martin Romualdez , House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe, and House Secretary General Reginald Velasco meet with House party leaders Monday evening to discuss steps that need to be taken to hasten the approval of the remaining administration priority measures. Ver Noveno
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