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VOL. XXXVIII • NO. 127• 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 •SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2024 •
Ayungin clash not an armed attack, a ‘misunderstanding’ Palace says MDT invocation ‘not considered’
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ALACAÑANG said the attack on unarmed Filipino soldiers by China Coast Guard (CCG) and maritime militia vessels in Ayungin Shoal was a "misunderstanding" and does not require invoking a defense treaty with the United States.
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By Macon Ramos-Araneta DAVAO City Mayor Sebastian Duterte hit Senator Christopher Go for his silence on issues involving the southern city that has been a stronghold of the Dutertes for decades now. In what appeared to a thinlyveiled threat and challenge to Go to prove his loyalty, Duterte said the senator should "redeem" himself, especially if he has any future political plans. “Bong Go, you are my friend. We Dabawenyos voted for you. If I had known that this is what you would do, we would not have voted for you,” the mayor said Next page
NBI collars hackers of gov’t agencies, banks
By Charles Dantes
In a press conference held on Friday, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said the government does not consider the June 17 incident an armed attack. As such, the Philippines will not invoke its Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the United States yet, hoping the issue will be resolved after the National Maritime Council (NMC) laid out its recommendations to the President, he said. "We are not yet ready to consider
Baste questions Go’s loyalty, hits silence on issues
By Ram Superable
BEST BETS. Filipino athletes bound for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and Paralympics are in high spirits with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Senator Francis Tolentino, Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham Tolentino and Philippine Sports Commission chairman Richard Bachmann during send off ceremonies on Friday at the Ayuntamiento de Manila in Intramuros.
THE National Bureau of Investigation arrested three individuals for allegedly hacking into the social media accounts and websites of several government agencies and banks. NBI Cybercrime Division Chief Jeremy Lotoc said the suspects admitted to exploiting and defacing the platform of online payment gateway Dragonpay before moving on to "Pinoy LulzSec" —a hacking group responsible for defacing hundreds of Philippine websites, including that of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Army, Philippine Navy, and the National Security Council. One of the arrested individuals was identified as a data officer working for the Manila Bulletin. The suspect claimed he hacked some of the websites under the instruction of Manila Bulletin IT Editor Art Next page
Fuel prices to rise higher Human trafficking raps filed vs. Guo, 13 others due to ‘tensions, supply risks’ By Rey E. Requejo
THE Department of Energy expects another round of big-time price hikes next week of as much as P1.85 due to "continued geopolitical tensions and supply risks." DOE director Rodela Romero said the projected increase in the pump
prices of petroleum products on Tuesday is based on the four-day trading figures in the Mean of Platts Singapore (MOPS). Domestic pump prices are expected to go up by P0.85 to P1.15 per liter for Next page
AYUDA IN CARAGA.
SERVICE FAIR RETURNS TO CARAGA NEWS / A3
Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez assisted by Surigao Del Sur Governor Alexander Pimentel, 2nd District Rep. Johnny Pimentel and Bislig City Mayor Florencio Garay leads the ceremonial turnover of services and assistance packages from various government agencies during the launch of the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) at the De La Salle John Bosco Open Field, Bislig City, Surigao Del Sur Friday morning. Ver Noveno
GUO RAPS.
The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission led by Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz and PNP-Criminal Investigation Detection Group file a human trafficking complaint at the Department of Justice in Manila against Mayor Alice Guo, Dennis Cunanan and 12 other for their alleged involvement in the Bamban POGO operations. Norman Cruz
HUMAN trafficking charges were filed on Friday against Bamban Mayor Alice Guo and 13 others in connection with the raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub in her municipality. The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) submitted the complaints with the Department of Justice against Guo and her alleged conspirators. Her co-accused include former Technology and Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC) deputy director general Next page
Filipina hajj pilgrim among over 1,000 dead from heat stroke A 37-YEAR-OLD Filipina pilgrim died from extreme heat during the annual Hajj in Saudi Arabia, where the death toll already exceeded 1,000, the Philippine Embassy in
Riyadh said Thursday. Philippine Embassy Chargé d'Affaires Rommel Romato confirmed that the Filipina passed away on June 16 “due to extreme
weather conditions.” “Though medical attention was provided at a Makkah hospital, she did not survive,” he said. Next page