twitter.com/ MlaStandard
facebook.com/ ManilaStandardPH
instagram.com/ manilastandard
manilastandard.net
Missed your copy of Manila Standard? Call or text our Circulation Hotline at 0917-8848655 or email: circulation@manilastandard.net For advertisement: email: advertise@manilastandard.net • 85646229
GILAS PLACES 24TH, EARNS FIBA OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TILT SPOT By Peter Atencio GILAS Pilipinas' game against China-its last in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 on Saturday--was not a “nobearing” game after all. With the Filipinos' 96-75 victory over the Chinese, GILAS earned a slot for next year’s 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. This was made possible after the Philippine team finished with a ranking of No. 24 at the end of their campaign in the 17-24 classification phase of the World Cup.
For his part, House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Sunday lauded the Philippine basketball team for its win. “We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Gilas Pilipinas for their stunning victory against China in the FIBA Basketball World Cup. This remarkable performance by our national team underscores their unwavering dedication, relentless hard work, and indomitable setinspirspirit, set ting an inspir ing example for all. This achievement nafills our na tion with immense pride, highlighthighlight ing the extraorextraor dinary
VOL. XXXVII • NO. 202• 2 SECTIONS 12 PAGES • P20 • MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 • www.manilastandard.net • mst.daydesk@gmail.com
‘Rice price ceiling targets hoarders’ • DTI eyes subsidies for small retailers • Speaker: Govt seeks win-win solution By Julito G. Rada, Rio N. Araja and Macon Ramos-Araneta
HE price ceilings on rice that will take effect Sept. 5 will not only help lower prices but also combat hoarding, profiteering and smuggling, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said over the weekend.
T
MESSAGE SENT. (From left) Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and Senators Joel Villanueva, Ronald dela Rosa and Juan Edgardo Angara (partly hidden) – all wearing black West Philippine Sea statement shirts – react as Gilas scores during the FIBA Basketball World Cup match between the Philippines and China at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on September 2, 2023. With Gilas placing at No. 24, the Philippines team earned a slot for next year’s 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Senators tell China: Read our t-shirts, WPS is ours By Macon Ramos-Araneta SENATORS who wore T-shirts emblazoned with the words “West Philippine Sea” and the national flag at the basketball game between the Philippines and
China said they were sending a message to Beijing. "They came out with the 10-dash line, so this wearing of a T-shirt with the words is a statement that West Philippine Sea is ours," said Senate President Juan Miguel
Zubiri, who was at the 2023 FIBA World Cup cheering the Pilipinas Gilas team, which crushed China 96-75 on Saturday to end a losing streak. He was joined by Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva and Sena-
tors Christopher Go, Ronald Dela Rosa, Sonny Angara and Pia Cayetano, who all wore the black T-shirts. “This was the most important game of all! For our pride and for our motherland the Philippines,” Zubiri said. Next page
Marcos to raise Chinese incursions, 10-dash-line map in ASEAN Summit By Charles Dantes PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to fly to Indonesia today (Monday) for the 43rd ASEAN Summit where he is expected to make a strong push for a statement on recent Chinese incursions in the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. DFA Assistant Secretary Daniel Es-
piritu said Mr. Marcos will also raise the Philippines' objection to the 2023 standard map of China, which includes the West Philippine Sea as part of its territory. The Philippines was the third nation to assail Beijing's attempt to assert sovereignty over disputed maritime territories in the South China Sea, after India Next page and Malaysia.
2 dead, almost half a million affected due to ‘Goring,’‘Hanna’ By Vince Lopez
SPORTS TOURISM PUSH. Dancers perform during the opening of a ‘Ride and Run’ event at the scenic Santiago Bay in Camotes Group of Islands in Cebu over the weekend. The event gathered some 1,000 cyclists and runners. ‘Sports tourism has a huge potential in our country because we have beautiful destinations in the Philippines where events can be held,’ Tourism Sec. Christina Frasco said.
Mariah Carey hails longest Xmas celebration of her ‘Filipino lambs’ By Nickie Wang
MARIAH CAREY
“We are facing difficult times,” NEDA said in a statement, noting that the extreme weather conditions brought about by the El Niño phenomenon are likely to take a heavy toll on agriculture, particularly rice. Moreover, it said the trade-restricting protectionist behavior such as India’s ban on exports of non-basmati rice to keep prices low at home, and the aggressive buying by rice-importing countries have reduced the volume of the grain being traded in the global market. “The government’s priority amid this situation is to ensure that the country has an ample supply of affordable rice,” the agency said. NEDA said the country has enough supply for the third quarter, and with the harvest season starting in September and import orders already secure, there will be enough rice for the rest of the year. Next page
ONE hundred and fourteen days before Christmas, American diva Mariah Carey acknowledged the Philippines' claim to the world's lengthiest Yuletide holiday season, which famously kicks off at the
beginning of the “ber” months. On Saturday, Carey responded to a post on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, which reported a festive surge of her iconic song “All I Want for Christmas is You,” racking up over 300,000 Next page
TWO persons died due to the effects of the southwest monsoon or habagat, which was enhanced by typhoons “Goring” and “Hanna,” the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) said Sunday. OCD spokesman Edgar Posadas said the reports, one from the Cordillera Administrative Region and the other from Western Visayas, have yet to be validated. The bad weather affected 418,000 people in 1,469 barangays all over the country, Posadas said in a radio interview. At least 21,700 people or 5,100 families remained at 272 evacuation centers, while 30,000 people or 7,400 families sought shelter in other places, the latest report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said. Posadas said the number of damaged houses had risen to 501, of which 96 were destroyed. Next page