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BUSINESS / B4 VOL. XXXVIII • NO. 101 • 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 • MONDAY, MAY 27, 2024
‘Aghon’ storms through Bicol Forecast to reach typhoon category today; Signal 3 raised over Quezon
By Rio Nolasco
AGASA has confirmed that ‘Aghon’ intensified into a severe tropical storm and is forecast to reach typhoon category by tomorrow afternoon and may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Wednesday.
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‘Aghon’ keeps moving northeastward slowly with a maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour (km/h) near the center and gustiness of 130 km/h. and was tracked as of 5 p.m. yesterday over the coastal waters of Mauban, Quezon. PAGASA said the storm “will continue to move towards Polillo Islands. The possibility of intensifying into a typhoon while over the sea east of Quezon is not ruled out.” Next page
Marcos cautions public amid ‘Aghon’ onslaught By Vince Lopez PRESIDENT Marcos told Filipinos to keep safe and exercise vigilance as tropical storm ‘Aghon’ continues to bring rains across parts of Luzon and Visayas, including Metro Manila.
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Int’l body sustains 2016 arbitral ruling vs. China AGHON’S DELUGE. As severe storm Aghon barrels thru the Bicol region, flood waters reached rooftops in barangay Lual in Mauban, Quezon. Pagasa forecasts Aghon to move out of the country on Wednesday. Mae Alsado
THE Department of Foreign Affairs lauded the advisory opinion issued by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), which declared key parts of the 2016 South China Sea arbitration ruling as “authoritative.” According to the DFA, the advisory opinion was in response to the request
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President Marcos graces the opening of Solaire Resort North, Quezon City’s newest fun place. The president said he expects Bloomberry’s new casino to provide 4,000 jobs and contribute revenue to the operations of Philhealth, Philippine Sports Commission, and the Dangerous Drugs Board. PCO
submitted by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law in December 2022. As a state party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the Philippines participated in the proceedings in September 2023 to support the call of small island states
for protection against the impact of climate change. “This bolsters and reinforces the legitimacy of the final and binding 2016 Arbitration Award and its unassailable status as part of the corpus of international law,” the DFA said in a statement. Next page
President signs into law natural resources inventory measure By Vince Lopez PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a law that will provide the government an accounting of the country’s natural resources. Mr. Marcos signed on May 22 this year, the Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS) law which aims to recognize, protect and promote the ecological balance
and resilience of the country. Also known as Republic Act No. 11995, the law institutionalizes environmental and economic accounting frameworks that are accepted internationally . Included under the law’s accounting framework is the list of officially designated statistics on the depletion, degradation, and restoration of natural capital; environmental protection expenditures; Next page
Quiboloy followers surrender more firearms, says CIDG Senate shakeup may lead to Cha-cha okay—Lagman By Rio N. Araja THE leadership change in the Senate may be good for the proposed amendment of the Constitution’s restrictive economic provisions, according to Al-
bay Rep. Edcel Lagman. “The issue of Cha-cha in Congress is already done, and I have said my piece then and it’s always possible that a change of leadership will also enhance the chances of Charter change (Cha-
cha),” he said, in response to a reporter’s query during a recent press conference after the House of Representatives approved the divorce bill. “But let us wait and see. Let the develNext page
By Vince Lopez OVER 20 units of firearms, live ammunition and other weapons were surrendered to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) by the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) over the weekend, in line with the directives of Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief P/
Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil. In a Facebook post on Saturday, CIDG revealed the operation took place within the KOJC compound along the Phil-Japan Friendship Highway in Sasa, Davao City. CIDG Director Police Maj. Gen. Leo Francisco reported that the weapons were voluntarily surrendered by Next page