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VOL. XXXVIII • NO. 133 • 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 • FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2024
PH to ‘do more’ vs. China‘s illegal acts
Boracay Newcoast
Townships with Golf Courses
Marcos says protests no longer enough By Rachelle Tonelada
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RESIDENT Marcos said Thursday that the Philippines needs to do more than protest Beijing's "illegal actions" in the West Philippine Sea.
"We have filed over a hundred protests. We have already made a similar number of demarches," Mr. Marcos told reporters.
"We have to do more than just that," he said, without specifying what other steps Manila might take.
The Philippines this week filed a diplomatic protest over a brutal incident in Ayungin Shoal between Filipino troops and China Coast Guard (CCG) and maritime militia personnel on June 17, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said Wednesday. Chinese coast guard personnel wielding knives, Next page
Timor-Leste grants extradition of Teves By Rey Requejo TIMOR-LESTE’S Court of Appeals granted the Philippine government's request for the extradition of fugitive and former Negros Oriental Rep.
Arnolfo Teves Jr. to face trials for multiple murder charges, the Department of Justice said. “The Department of Justice confirms the grant of the extradition request made by the Philippine government. The information
was relayed to us by the AttorneyGeneral of Timor Leste,” DOJ Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Jose Dominic Clavano said in a text message to reporters. “We have won,” he added. Next page
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Six out of Megaworld’s current 32 townships across the country feature their own golf course. These are Eastland Heights in Antipolo, Rizal; Southwoods City in Biñan, Laguna and Carmona, Cavite; The Hamptons Caliraya in Cavinti, Laguna; Sherwood Hills in Trece Martires, Cavite; Lialto Beach and Golf Estates in Lian, Batangas; and Boracay Newcoast in Malay, Aklan. Forbes Town in Fort Bonifacio, meanwhile, while it does not have its own golf course, delights residents with unobstructed views of the nearby Manila Golf and Country Club.
Mayor Guo’s fingerprints match that of Guo Hua Ping—Hontiveros By Macon Ramos-Araneta and Rey Requejo THE fingerprints of suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo and Guo Hua Ping, a Chinese national, are the same based on findings of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Thursday. "Mayor Alice, there is no secret that does not come to light," Hontiveros said in Filipino.
"Indeed, the NBI has confirmed that the fingerprints of Mayor Alice Guo and Guo Hua Ping match," she added. According to the senator, the NBI findings confirmed what she suspected all along – that the suspended mayor is a Chinese national masquerading as a Filipino citizen. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian earlier revealed the mayor could be Guo Hua Next page
De Lima‘s acquittal proof ICC not needed—Marcos JOB GENERATION. President Marcos is joined by Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma (right), Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual (left) and NEDA chief Arsenio Balisacan (2nd from left, partly hidden) in opening the first-ever 2024 National Employment Summit on Thursday, June 27, 2024. PCO Photo
By Maricel Cruz and Macon Ramos-Araneta
Philippines is working and the country does not need the intervention of the International Criminal Court, President Marcos said yesterday. “Maybe this is something we should show the ICC. The judiciary
‘Trabaho’ plan to help create 3m jobs by ‘28 Dutertes free to run, but too ‘early’ New DepEd chief named this week PRESIDENT Marcos on Thursday appealed to the labor sector to ensure the efficient implementation of the Trabaho Para sa Bayan (TPB) plan, which will help generate at least 3 million new jobs by 2028. Speaking at the first-ever 2024 National Employment Summit in Manila, Next page
FORMER senator Leila de Lima's acquittal from her drug charges is proof that the justice system of the
to talk about 2025 polls—PBBM
By Charles Dantes
"IT’S a free country. They’re allowed to do whatever they want." This was President Marcos' reaction to pronouncements that former President Rodrigo Duterte, Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte, and Davao
PRESIDENT Marcos on Thursday said he would announce by the end of the week the replacement of Vice President Sara Duterte as Education Secretary. Mr. Marcos said the education department is arguably the most impor-
City Rep. Paolo Duterte will run for senator in the 2025 midterm polls. "I really don't have much of a reaction to it except that it's still early," Mr. Marcos said. Next page
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tant government agency and should not be left without a head. The Chief Executive said he is “rushing” to review potential candidates for the DepEd post. “We have to carry on and the Department of Education is, possibly, arguably the most important department. Next page