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MAN OF THE MATCH.
VOL. XXXVII • NO. 201 • 3 SECTIONS 12 PAGES SEPTEMBER 3, 2023
Jordan Clarkson pulls up for two of his 34 points over two defenders as Gilas Pilipinas bows out of the FIBA World Cup with a 21-point rout of China last night at the Araneta Coliseum. Fiba.basketball photo
SAVING ITS BEST FOR LAST, GILAS DUMPS CHINA, 96-75 By Peter Atencio THE win came five games late, but it didn’t matter. We beat China. Gilas Pilipinas buried the misery of four straight losses with an electrifying 96-75 victory over a stunned Chinese team in front of an exuberant Filipino crowd of 11,080 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 on Sunday. With a back-and-forth game and a winless campaign staring the team straight in the eye, NBA star Jordan
Clarkson ran amuck with 4 straight triples in an insane 27-4 third-quarter run as Gilas tore the game wide open at 73-51 going into the final period after trailing the Chinese by a point at the half, 39-40. Gilas was never really threatened from there as it ended its campaign in the World Cup with a 1-4 record. Meanwhile, Chot Reyes said he is “stepping aside” as the national team head coach, saying he leaves the final decision to the Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas. He said he didn’t want
to use the term “resign” because he is not a quitter. But the Utah Jazz star, who went nuts with 34 points—24 in the third-- 2 rebounds and 3 assists, wasn’t the only hero for Gilas, which notched its first win in the World Cup in nine years since beating Senegal in overtime during the 2014 edition. There was Rhenz Abando, who had 14 points and 5 rebounds, and birthday boy Dwight Ramos, who had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists.
3 AGENCIES TO ENFORCE NEW PRICE CAPS ON RICE
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DTI, DILG, DA VOW STRINGENT MARKET MONITORING By Charles Dantes and Maricel V. Cruz
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HE Departments of Trade and Industry, Local Government, and Agriculture will work together to strictly enforce the new price ceilings on rice in local markets as ordered by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., their leaders said Saturday. Trade Secretary Fred Pascual emphasized that to fully execute Executive Order No. 39 issued on Friday, the DTI will coordinate with the DILG and local government units for price monitoring. “We recognize the urgency of addressing the escalating rice prices in the market. In parallel, it is imperative to maintain stringent oversight over
rice pricing and supply to preclude any potential hoarding and price manipulation by traders and retailers,” said Pascual in a statement. To fortify the department’s monitoring and enforcement, the DTI will mobilize its price monitors and will ask LGUs to activate their Local Price Coordinating Councils, he added.
DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority acting chairman Don Artes also instructed Metro Manila mayors to post copies of EO 39 in all supermarkets nationwide, as they vowed to lead the information campaign in the capital region. Abalos reminded market masters, government officials, and state employees of the possible penalties they may face if the order was violated. On Friday, the President approved the DTI and DA’s recommendation to set a price ceiling of P41 per kilo for regular milled rice and P45 for wellmilled grains, stemming from the surge in retail prices in local markets. The price cap will take effect on
Tuesday, September 5. However, small rice sellers complained of possible bankruptcy following Malacañang’s mandate, even as a group of rice traders expressed readiness to cooperate with the government in implementing the EO. The Federation of Free Farmers also said they were“very worried”about the order, as farmers from Pampanga and Sultan Kudarat already reported a P3 per kilogram decrease in palay prices. But Philippine Rice Industry Stakeholders Movement lead convenor Rowena Sadicon, through the Presidential Communication Office, said Saturday their group will be working with the government to provide consumers with affordable and quality rice.
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ISLA VERDE PROJECTION. A mother and her sons walk inside a dome hologram showing the underwater beauty of Isla Verde in Batangas during the 34th Philippine Travel Mart at the SMX Mall of Asia on Saturday. The event focused on introducting tourism travel to Kalayaan Island and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Danny Pata
RAINFALL MAPS.
These maps from the state weather bureau PAGASA show the normal and forecast rainfall for the month of September, which started with three storms influencing the southwest monsoon or ‘habagat’.
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‘HABAGAT’TO DUMP MORE RAIN ON PH ‘TIL MONDAY By Maricel V. Cruz
Zambales, Bataan, and Occidental Mindoro provinces can expect THE enhanced southwest monrainfall of up to 200 millimeters until soon or “habagat” is projected to Monday, September 4. bring a significant amount of rain Metro Manila, Abra, Benguet, Tarin the next three days, keeping lac, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bulacan, still-flooded areas across the Rizal, Cavite, Batangas, Antique, and country under water, the state northern Palawan including the Cuyo weather bureau said Saturday. and Calamian Islands could see rainIn its 5 p.m. advisory, the Philip- fall of up to 100 mm every day over pine Atmospheric, Geophysical the weekend, PAGASA’s Weather and Astronomical Services Admin- Advisory 18 added. istration said the Ilocos Region, This developed as the estimated
damage to infrastructure in four regions reached P442.34 million, due to the enhanced habvagat and the effects of Typhoon Goring. The Department of Public Works and Highways said in a news release Saturday that of the total damage in the Cordillera, Ilocos, Cagayan Valley and Mimaropa regions, P146.28 million was damage to roads, P14.68 million to bridges and P281.38 million to flood-control structures.