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Survey: Pinoys optimistic about PH economic outlook THE latest survey by Publicus Asia Inc. showed that most Filipinos continue to hold a positive outlook on the state of the country and its economic prospects. The Pahayag 2023 Second Quarter Survey of 1,500 respondents showed that most expressed optimism
regarding the current state (51 percent) and direction (68 percent) of the country as well as the national economy (69 percent) and household financial prospects (70 percent). N o t a b l y, g o v e r n m e n t w o r k e r s Next page
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Marcos won’t veto Maharlika Assures public independent managers to run sovereign fund
By Vince Lopez and Maricel V. Cruz
RESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday said he will immediately sign the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill into law once it reaches his office, noting that proper management of the sovereign fund will be the key to its success.
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PBBM raises alarm against digital scams
“I will sign it as soon as I get it,” the President told reporters covering the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) anniversary event at the SEC Headquarters in Makati City. The Chief Executive, who had certified the MIF bill as urgent,
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Emilio Aquino lead the 85th anniversary of SEC on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Mr. Marcos underscored the need for SEC to further develop its digitization efforts, to improve the country's brand as an investment haven.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday warned the people against the threat and risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) as the government continues to monitor transactions in the digital space to protect the public against scammers and abusive online lenders. “We continue to monitor very closely and do all that we can (to prevent scams),” President Marcos said after attending the 85th Anniversary of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at the SEC Headquarters in Makati City. “The SIM card registration (law) I think was a big step, and I think we are getting to the point where we have disposed of or taken out of the system
"Even I proposed to the House to remove the President as part of the Board, to remove the central bank chairman, to remove the Department of Finance, because it has to operate as an independent fund, well-managed professionally,” Mr. Marcos added. Next page
‘Don’t steal our voices’: Dubbers confront AI threat
SAFE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT.
By Vince Lopez
also stressed that the investment fund, once established by law, will be independent of the government. "The key to the success of any fund, hedge funds, pension funds, sovereign fund, investment fund is the management,” he said.
VOICE actors around the globe are mobilizing against the unregulated use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate and clone human voices that they fear poses a threat to their livelihoods. "We're fighting a very big monster," said Mario Filio, a Mexican artist who has done voice overs for HolHol lywood star Will Smith, the Obi-Wan Kenobi character in Star Wars and the party-loving lemur King Julien in the animated movie "Madagascar." Campaigning under the slogan "Don't steal our voices," more than 20 voice acting guilds, associations and unions from Europe, the United States and Latin America have created the United Voice Artists coalition. Next page
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No law to allow hiring of unlicensed nursing graduates—PRC By Maricel V. Cruz NO PROVISION in the Philippine Nursing Act of 2002 would legally allow the issuance of temporary licenses to nursing graduates who have yet to pass
the Nursing Licensure Examination, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said Thursday. PRC Commissioner Jose Cueto Jr. said Republic Act No. 9173 or the Philippine Nursing Act of 1991 needs to
be amended first before Health Secretary Ted Herbosa could push through his plan to hire unlicensed nursing graduates in government hospitals, given they pass the board exam within a certain timeframe. Herbosa also said on Thursday that
the quality of healthcare in government hospitals will not decrease amid the Health Department's plan to employ these unlicensed nursing graduates. A party-list lawmaker backed Herbosa's proposal to grant temporary
licenses to nursing board takers who obtained scores between 70-74 percent. Rep. Ron Salo of Kabayan party-list group acknowledged the pressing need for additional nursing personnel in Next page
Jail guards: NBI exec allowed inmate to sneak out By Rey E. Requejo JAIL guards have accused an official of the National Bureau of Investigation as having ordered them to "escort" high-profile detainee Jose Adrian Dera on his trips outside of the jail facility. In an exclusive interview on GMA
TAKING AIM. Philippine National Police - Directorial Staff head Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Peralta checks an R56 rifle at the 17th Tactical, Survival and Arms (TACS) Expo organized by Armscor Global Defense Inc. on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Also in the photo is Armscor CEO Gina Marie Angangco. Manny Palmero
Airline faces sanctions for security breach By Vito Barcelo, Macon Ramos-Araneta, Maricel V. Cruz and Joel E. Zurbano
unnamed airline company for security breach that let a foreigner escape despite being an undesirable alien. Commissioner Norman Tansingco Tansingco issued the statement after a THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) is Congolese passenger, who was earlier considering filing charges against an Next page
News, the guards who spoke on condition of anonymity said NBI Security Management chief Jake Feudo gave orders to allow Dera to leave his cell. "We just complied with the order as jail guards. We might get fired if we don't follow," one of the guards said during the interview.
The guards appealed to the Public Attorney's Office to help them "fight for the truth" even as Fuedo denied the allegation. He said the only time he allowed Dera to leave his cell was for a trip to the hospital. Without naming the official, the NBI earlier said it relieved its security Next page
PhilHealth widens dialysis coverage to 156 sessions By Macon Ramos Araneta THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced Thursday that its coverage for hemodialysis patients has been expanded from 90 to 156 sessions starting this year. PhilHealth President and CEO Emmanuel R. Ledesma, Jr. said he is confident the expansion coverage will adequately support people who need the life-saving treatment. He said the expansion was provided Next page
TIMELY ASSISTANCE. In partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Tingog party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez (center) leads the distribution of aid under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program worth P3,000 each to some 1,000 beneficiaries from Sixth District of Quezon City under the leadership of Rep. Marivic Co Pilar and her husband, Councilor Banjo Pilar. Miko Noveno