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7 Pinoys still missing in Israel Security forces rescue 22 of 29 PH civilians abducted by Hamas
By Rey Requejo, Charles Dantes, Vito Barcelo and Macon Ramos-Araneta
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N OVERSEAS Filipino worker was reportedly among the civilians abducted by Hamas militants in Israel while 29 others were initially reported missing following the massive attack on Israel over the weekend. Philippine Ambassador to Tel Aviv security forces while seven remained Pedro Laylo Jr., in an advisory posted unaccounted for. on Facebook, said of the 29 missing Fil“[The 22] have been transferred to a ipinos, 22 have been rescued by Israeli Next page
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Gaza under total siege, water cut off JERUSALEM—Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip Monday and cut off the water supply as it kept bombing targets in the Palestinian enclave in response to the Hamas surprise assault it has likened to the 9/11 attacks. Reeling from the Islamist group’s unprecedented ground, air and sea attacks, Israel has counted over 700 dead and launched a withering barrage of strikes on Gaza that have killed 560 people there. The skies over Gaza were blackened by plumes of smoke from deafening explosions as Hamas kept launching rockets as far as Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, where missile defense systems fired and air raid sirens blared. Hamas -- whose militants surged into Israeli towns on Saturday, sprayed gunfire at civilians and dragged off about 100 hostages -- claimed on Monday that Israeli air strikes had killed four of the captives. Israel said it had called up 300,000 army reservists, and truck convoys were seen moving Next page
COST OF WAR. Palestinians evacuate a body following an Israeli airstrike (inset) on the
Sousi mosque in Gaza City on Oct. 9, as Israel continued to battle Hamas fighters and massed tens of thousands of troops and heavy armor around the Gaza Strip after vowing a massive blow over the militants’ surprise attack. AFP
World oil prices jump on tensions, no impact yet on local fuel costs By Alena Mae Flores and Maricel V. Cruz WORLD oil prices shot up while the dollar and yen advanced Monday after Hamas launched a shock attack on Israel at the weekend, sparking fresh concerns about tensions in the Middle East.
The crisis fanned concerns about supplies of crude from the region at a time when supply worries are already high due to cuts in production by Saudi Arabia and Russia. It has also renewed fears about the impact on inflation, with energy costs a Next page
Group vows biggest transport strike next Monday By Rio Araja
barzon on Oct. 16 to dramatize the supMar Valbuena, Manibela chairperposed corruption in the franchise ap- son, said member-operators and drivers A TRANSPORT group on Monday proval for public utility vehicles within of jeepneys, UV Express and multi cab threatened to stage the “biggest” strike the Land Transportation Franchising have committed to join the protest in Next page in the National Capital Region, Cala- and Regulatory Board.
Farmers: Rice prices down in two weeks STRIKE ANNOUNCEMENT. Members of the transport group Manibela protest at the
University of the Philippines-Diliman in Quezon City on Monday, when they announced a nationwide strike starting October 16 to call on the government to investigate the alleged corruption in the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board. Manny Palmero
PBBM suspends LTFRB chief Guadiz By Charles Dantes
LTFRB Chief Teofilo Guadiz III
PRESIDENT Marcos has suspended Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chief Teofilo Guadiz III due to alleged corruption under his leadership. In a statement Monday, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said that President Marcos would not tolerate any misconduct in his administration and ordered an immediate investigation into the allegations. “(Mr. Marcos) strongly condemns dishonesty and duplicity in public service,” PCO added. Next page
By Macon Ramos-Araneta A FARMERS group said rice prices will go down in the next two weeks as supply increases due to the harvest. “The harvest has begun so the supply of rice will increase, but it will take a little time. The rice will be milled before reaching the market. Within the next two weeks, expect the price of rice to drop a bit,” Leonardo Montemayor, chairman of the Federation of Free Next page
NEW BULACAN ROAD. Special Assistant to the President Sec. Anton Lagdameo (center), representing President Marcos, leads the inauguration of the Arterial Road Bypass Project Phase III Contract Package 4 in San Rafael, Bulacan on Monday. Rolando Mailo
5 more trips for President before year ends—DFA PRESIDENT Marcos will make at least five more trips abroad before the end of 2023, bringing his total foreign trips since assuming office to 19, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
said Monday. The summit would be the first meetThe President is attending the Gulf ing of Association of Southeast Asian Cooperation Economic Summit in Sau- (ASEAN) leaders with the Arab state, di Arabia on Oct. 20, DFA Undersecre- the DFA official said. tary Eduardo de Vega said. Next page