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BLINKEN IN KOREA AHEAD OF PH VISIT
For Rody case? ICC keen to hire Pinoy translators
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PRESIDENT: PURSUE JUSTICE FOR TROOPS
By Rio N. Araja
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VOL. XXXVIII • NO. 37• 2 SECTIONS 12 PAGES • P20 • TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2024 •
Wage ‘gritty’ war on crime, Marcos orders nat’l police ‘Go street by street, block by block, leverage technology’
A MAKABAYAN bloc lawmaker believes the International Criminal Court is determined to run after former President Rodrigo Duterte after the ICC posted job vacancies for Cebuano and Tagalog translators. “I won’t be surprised if there could be such hiring of not only translators but also legal staff for the ICC,” Gabriela party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas said. “They are really interested. It seems they are very much interested since 2021 on the cases of the victims of the war on drugs of Duterte,” she added. The vacancies were posted on the ICC website (https:// www.icc-cpi.int/jobs/vacancies) and both had a deadline of December 31, 2024. Next page
By Charles Dantes
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RESIDENT Marcos ordered the Philippine National Police to wage a war against crime “street by street, block by block” to ensure peace and order in the country. "One crime is committed, and one crime too many has occurred. The war against crime cannot be won from war rooms with their glitzy monitors," the President said during the ceremonial oath-taking of star-rank PNP officers inside Malacañan Palace yesterday. "It is won street by street, block by block, by guts, by grit, by police officers who pound the beat and patrol the neighborhood whose people hold them in high esteem," he added. The President said despite the decrease in crime incidents, the disturbance these cause would still be immeasurable. Citing PNP data, Mr. Marcos said crime decreased to 198,617 in 2023 from 207,143 in 2022. The President also directed the PNP to beef up its cyber defense and anticybercrime efforts. "Let us leverage technology that aids in protecting and serving our people. Especially in battling, for example, the latest threat that we have is cybercrime, where the emerging and evolving digital landscape faces threats that can undo its potential contribution to national growth," he said. Next page
San Miguel to build new passenger terminal building for NAIA By Darwin G. Amojelar and Charles Dantes
its commitment to increase the capacity of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the country’s main international gateway. The rehabilitation agreement, which was SAN Miguel Corporation said it plans to build signed at the Palace on Monday, was dea new passenger terminal building as part of scribed by President Marcos as bady needed
given the “poor state” of the country's main international airport. "The reputation of this airport has been shredded, and let us be frank about it, not by bad press, but by its actual poor state," the President said. Next page
NAIA DEAL SEALED. President Marcos is flanked by Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (left) and Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin as they witness the signing of the P170.6-billion Ninoy Aquino International Airport Project Concession Agreement during rites at Kalayaan Hall in Malacañang Palace on Monday. Signing the contract are (from left) San Miguel Corporation President and CEO Ramon Ang, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, and Manila International Airport Authority General Manager Eric Jose Ines. Ver Noveno
Zubiri still reviewing Quiboloy reply, will issue arrest warrant afterward By Macon Ramos-Araneta
TINGOG SUMMIT. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez formally opens the National Tingog Summit 2024 at the Romualdez Hall of the House of Representatives Monday. Leaders of the Tingog Party-list from across the country heard the Speaker congratulate Tingog, noting that from its humble beginnings in Eastern Visayas, the partylist expanded its reach to bring its services and advocacies to the national stage and has become a force for positive change in the country, through its Representatives Yedda Marie K. Romualdez and Jude Acidre. Ver Noveno
House wants to work with Senate to speed up economic Cha-cha
SENATE President Juan Miguel Zubiri has held off on issuing a warrant of arrest against Pastor Apollo Quiboloy despite a request on Mondayfrom Senator Risa Hontiveros, chairperson of the Senate Committee on women, children, family relations and gender equality, on the religious leader’s sexual assault and contempt charges. Zubiri said he still needs to review the reply of Quiboloy and Hontiveros
today (Tuesday), so he can give a decision soonest. "I just got back last (Sunday) night from the President’s trip to the Czech Republic," he said. In a media briefing, Hontiveros urged Zubiri for the immediate issuance of an arrest warrant against Quiboloy, stressing that the latter’s response to the show cause order is "nowhere near satisfactory." "They (Quiboloy camp) did nothing Next page
Russia: 'Record' win for unopposed Putin MOSCOW—Russia's election commission on Monday hailed what it said were "record" results for President Vladimir Putin, guaranteeing the former spy a fifth term in office after a vote that featured no credible opposition. The Kremlin has presented the weekend election—marred by ballot spoilers and Ukrainian bombardments of border regions—- as proof Russians were behind Putin's assault on Ukraine. Putin's victory, which was inevitable, paves the way for him to become the lon-
By Maricel V. Cruz and Macon Ramos-Araneta LEADERS of the House of Representatives on Monday said the chamber, under the leadership of Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, would prefer to work with the Senate on proposed economic Charter amendments so these could take effect as soon as possible. “It is important for us to work with the Senate on this so that we can limit the possible constitutional challenge that RBH 6 and RBH 7 will face,” Deputy Speaker and Quezon Rep. David Suarez told Next page a news briefing.
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gest-serving Russian leader in more than two centuries. All of the 71-year-old's major opponents are dead, in prison or in exile and voting took place a month after Putin's main challenger Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic prison. "Almost 76 million people" voted for Putin, Kremlin-friendly election chief Ella Pamfilova said. "This is a record figure." Putin has steered Russia into isolation from the West by launching the 2022 Ukraine campaign. Next page