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NEWS / A4 VOL. XXXVII • NO. 161 • 3 SECTIONS 12 PAGES • P20 • WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2023 • www.manilastandard.net • mst.daydesk@gmail.com
Filipinas score historic 1st win
GOAL-SCORER.
Sarina Bolden runs toward the Filipinas after scoring on a header in the 24th minute, which proved to be the game-winner as the Philippines notched its first-ever triumph in the World Cup of football—for men or women—on Tuesday at Wellington’s Sky Stadium. AFP
Bolden header seals World Cup triumph over host New Zealand
By Peter Atencio
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HE Philippines made history with its first-ever goal and first victory in the FIFA Women’s World Cup on Tuesday, stunning host New Zealand, 1-0, at the sold-out Wellington Regional Stadium in Wellington.
Coach Alen Stajcic, who on Sunday vowed to crash the NZ party, did so by using scoring machine Sarina Bolden and goalkeeper Olivia McDaniel as
the 46th-ranked Philippine team, collectively known as the Filipinas, scored one of the tournament’s biggest shockers. Next page
Destiny on their hands, Pinays came to play and win By Erel Cabatbat THE Philippines registered probably the biggest win in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup yesterday against the heavily favored cohosts New Zealand, 1-0. Against all odds and despite playing erratically in the opening 30 minutes of the game, the Filipinas made the most of the rare opportunities given to them by the Football Ferns. The Filipinas only had four shots at goal in the entire game, but scored the one that mattered most and their only shot at target, in
the 24th minute via a Sarina Bolden header against two defenders that went past a backpedaling Victoria Esson. The goal -- the first by the Philippines in World Cup history -- probably summed up the collective aspirations of a country hoping that its gritty Filipinas will somehow put up a good fight against the Kiwis. That somehow, they can put behind them their 2-0 defeat to Switzerland in their opening game. And to do that against the host nation is just a bonus. Credit should not only be given to Bolden. Olivia McDaniel played the game of her life in
FATEFUL BOBBLE.
New Zealand’s goalkeeper Victoria Esson bobbles the ball over her head, conceding the winning goal headed in by the Philippines’ Sarina Bolden (in white) moments earlier despite Ferns defender Ali Riley close by. AFP
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Rare Signal No. 5 raised over north as ‘Egay’ triggers widespread floods By Rio N. Araja and Joel E. Zurbano
FIREMAN IN WATER. A fireman puts a boy on his back while wading the flood-hit streets of Barangays Sum-ag, Pahanocoy. and Singcang-Airport in Bacolod City as heavy rains brought about by Super Typhoon Egay (inset storm track) caused waters to rise in low-lying areas in the city Tuesday (July 25, 2023). BFP-Bacolod City Fire Station
THE state weather bureau raised tropical cyclone wind signal no. 5 over the eastern portion of Babuyan Islands as super typhoon “Egay” (international name Doksuri) maintained its strength, threatening Northern Luzon. The storm’s effect on the “habagat” or southwest monsoon also caused widespread flooding as far south as Western Visayas, with residents of Bacolod City and its neighboring areas needing rescue from sudden chest-high floodwaters.
Marcos accepts resignations of 18 alleged ‘narco-cops’ after probe By Charles Dantes and Maricel V. Cruz
policemen -- three generals and 15 colonels -- allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade. In a statement by Malacañang, the PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday accepted the resignation of 18 President accepted the resignation of the
third-level officers of the Philippine National Police upon the recommendation of the National Police Commission Ad Hoc Advisory Group that handled the matter. PNP Chief Benjamin Acorda Jr.
said the 18 were from a group of 953 officers who had submitted courtesy resignations and undergone a thorough investigation. Next page
Old, current execs won’t be spared in DOJ agri smuggling investigation By Rey Requejo, Charles Dantes, Macon Ramos-Araneta, and Maricel Cruz FORMER and incumbent public officials will not be spared from the Department of Justice’s investigation into the smuggling of agricultural products, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said Tuesday. “We are looking at many names from different government agencies involved in letting goods into the country and giving permissions for the entry of commodities,” Remulla said in a media briefing.
These agencies are the Bureau of Customs (BOC), Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), different offices of the Department of Agriculture (DA), and others involved in the entry of agricultural commodities, he said. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Tuesday also expounded on two issues highlighted in the President’s SONA – running after hoarders and smugglers of agricultural produce. He said cases will soon be filed with the establishment of the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Task Force led by the DOJ. Next page
“Egay” is forecast to move westnorthwestward in the next 24 hours before turning generally northwestward and crossing the Luzon Strait, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Administration Services Administration (PAGASA) said. In its 8 p.m. bulletin last night, the bureau said the center of the eye of “Egay” was estimated at 135 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan. These and other areas in Northern Luzon can expect heavy rainfall of more than 200 millimeters until this afternoon. Next page
Speaker: 7 of 17 priority bills already OK’d By Maricel V. Cruz
FLAGS UP IN KL. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos,
House Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, and Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez wave their flaglets to the tune of ‘Umagang Kay Ganda’ after the President’s meeting with members of the Filipino community in Malaysia at the EQ Hotel in Kuala Lumpur Tuesday evening. Ver Noveno
PBBM SEEKS SYNERGIES WITH MALAYSIANS NEWS / A2
THE House of Representatives has already approved on third and final reading seven of the 17 priority measures that President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. asked Congress to pass in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), Speaker Martin G. Romualdez said Tuesday. Romualdez, leader of 312-member House of Representatives, expressed confidence that the chamber would wrap up the final approval of the remaining 10 SONA priority measures before the year ends— four before the congressional recess in October and the other six in December. Next page