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VOL. XXXVIII • NO. 136• 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 •MONDAY, JULY 1, 2024 •
Senators to Pagcor head: Name illegal POGO fixer Chiz to demand disclosure of identity in hearing
TINGOG SETS UP MINDANAO CENTERS NEWS / A8
1987 CHARTER NOT AGAINST DIVORCE NEWS / A2
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
GROUP of senators led by Senate President Francis Escudero on Sunday urged Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) chairperson Alejandro Tengco to identify the former Cabinet official allegedly involved in illicit Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs).
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Joining Escudero in this call are Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III, and Senators Joel Villanueva, Sherwin Gatchalian, and Risa Hontiveros. They argue that revealing this person’s identity is crucial to avoid casting a shadow of suspicion over all past high-ranking government officials. Escudero demanded the information. Otherwise, he said the Senate committees led by Hontiveros and Gatchalian would be tasked to ferret
TO THE RESCUE. Despite harassment by Chinese Coast Guard vessels, the Philippine Coast Guard rescued 8 fishermen whose engine exploded on Saturday near Scarborough shoal. PCG
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President steady; Speaker, CJ IBP calls on gov’t to protect fishermen in WPS inch up; VP, SP down in survey By Rey Requejo and Vince Lopez
PRESIDENT Marcos maintained a stable performance rating at 51 percent while his approval (44 percent) and trust (33 percent) ratings remained consistent, despite losing three points (from 52 percent in Q1 to 49 percent in Q2) across North Central Luzon (NCL), according to latest survey of
PAHAYAG. In contrast, Vice President Sara Duterte experienced a significant decline in her ratings. Her approval rating dropped from 53- to 46 percent; trust rating also declined from 46- to 41 percent. This decrease is particularly evident in Next page
THE Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) on Sunday called on the government to provide protection to Filipino fishermen in the face of China's aggres-
sive behavior in the disputed maritime territories in the West Philippine Sea. "Filipino fishermen have the legal right to go fishing within the 200 miles Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone; while the Philippine government is duty-bound to protect our fishermen inside this zone," the IBP said in a statement.
The call was made a day after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported that a Chinese coast guard vessel tried to block the rescue of Filipino fishermen whose boat exploded 17 nautical miles off Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc) on Saturday.
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Risa supports Leila’s plan to sue Rody By Macon Ramos-Araneta SENATOR Risa Hontiveros has rallied behind the plan of former Senator Leila de Lima--who was jailed for seven years due to trumped-up drug charges--to file countercharges against former President Rodrigo Duterte and others.
"I really think she should consider that,” Hontiveros said, adding "I know that this is almost naturally or automatically to become her life's mission, to be given justice." She said De Lima is only one of the victims of the Duterte administration’s bloody war on illegal drugs. Being the most popular victim of
PNP chief warns cops: Stop acting as private bodyguards PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) chief Police General Rommel Francisco Marbil ordered police officers to focus on public safety and not provide services to private individuals. Marbil issued the directive following the arrest and filing of administrative cases against two Special Action
the Duterte drug war, De Lima has also been vocal in seeking justice for the other victims. "She has always been calling for justice for those widowed or those who lost their loved ones in Duterte's extra-judicial killings," Hontiveros said. Next page
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Force (SAF) cops who were found to be working as bodyguards for a Chinese citizen living in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. “Our duty is to ensure the safety of our citizens. Police must be available at all times to address the needs and concerns Next page
Baguio Midland Courier to sign off SANGYAW FESTIVAL. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, upper
photo, tosses apples to the crowd during the Sangyaw Festival Parade of Lights along the main roads of Tacloban City, Leyte. Lower photo shows the Speaker greeting a child during the festivities. Tingog Partylist Representatives Yedda Marie K. Romualdez, Jude Acidre and the ‘Young Guns’ of the House of Representatives also joined the celebration. Ver Noveno
By Ram Superable THE 77-year old Baguio Midland Courier announced on Sunday that effective July 22, it will cease publication inviting advertisers and the newspaper’s supporters “to publish your messages, advertisements,
advertorials, and infomercials” in its remaining three issues. In a statement, Baguio Midland Courier, published by the Hamada Printers and Publishers Corporation, noted that its closure adds to the growing list of newspapers and Next page
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