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GILAS NEEDS TO GET PAST BRAZIL TO ENTER OQT RIGA FINALS By Peter Atencio
VOL. XXXVIII • NO. 141• 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 •SATURDAY, JULY 6, 2024 •
THE Olympic Games used to be an impossible dream for Philippine basketball. But thanks to coach Tim Cone and his brave band of brothers collectively known as Gilas Pilipinas, the Olympiad is now within reach. The Philippines tries to win the first of two games needed to advance to the grandest stage of all sports when it takes on dangerous Brazil at 8:30 p.m.
China infiltrating key PH sectors, says AFP Media, schools, business being targetted—Brawner
(Philippine time) on Saturday in the semifinals of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Riga, Latvia. Cone said there’s still euphoria that surrounds the team when they scored an 89-80 upset win over Latvia. But the squad will have to work even harder to get past Brazil, the third top 25 team that the Philippines will face in the OQT as the no. 37 Filipinos went up against world No. 6 Latvia and No. 23 Georgia in the group stage. Next page
FUEL PRICES RISE FOR FOURTH WEEK NEWS / A2
PANGUIL BRIDGE NEARLY DONE NEWS / A3
By Rex Espiritu
HINA is infiltrating various sectors in the country, including the academe and local government units, Armed Forces chief of staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said.
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Troops to attach flag on battle dress NEWS / A2 "They are slowly entering our country and trying to influence various sectors in our society, including the education sector, business, even the media, and local government units," Brawner said in a press briefing at Camp Aguinaldo after a command conference attended by President Marcos Thursday. Manila Standard sought the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines for
NO ONE LEFT BEHIND. President Marcos, Jr. greets residents before the distribution yesterday of assistance to beneficiaries in Patikul, Jolo. During his visit, the President also ordered the swift implementation of the P100-million Jolo Airport Development Project. PPA Pool
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Speaker orders House probe China rejects AFP demand for Ayungin reparations on criminal acts of illegal POGOs By Rachelle Tonelada
By Maricel V. Cruz IN RESPONSE to recent alarming reports of criminal activities associated with illegitimate Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), Speaker
Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Friday ordered a comprehensive congressional investigation on the subject. This move, Romualdez said, underscored the government's commitment Next page
CHINA rejected the Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) demand to pay for P60-million in damages following the aggressive actions and harassment by the China Coast Guard (CCG) against Philippine Navy troops during a resupply mission at Ayungin Shoal last June 17.
During a press conference, China refused to accept responsibility and kept on blaming the incident on the Philippines, saying it has to “face the consequences of its actions.” Ayungin Shoal is within the 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Philippines and way too far from Beijing. “The Philippine vessels were
carrying out an illegal ‘resupply mission,’ which violated China’s territorial waters and staging a provocation when stopped by China Coast Guard, who acted lawfully and rightfully to defend China’s sovereignty,” China Foreign Minister spokesperson Mao Ning claimed. Next page
President Marcos calls for overhaul of education system PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Friday called for sweeping reforms to the country’s education system amid the lackluster performance of Filipino students in the 12 years since the K-12 program was implemented. The chief executive called for solutions to teaching gaps ahead of Senator
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV shows documents before filing a plunder case against ex-President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Bong Go yesterday at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Padre Faura, Manila. Danny Pata
Trillanes files P6.6-b plunder, graft raps vs. Rody, Bong Go FORMER Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Friday filed a complaint for plunder against former President Rodrigo Duterte, incumbent Senator Christopher “Bong” Go and two other individuals, in
connection with alleged anomalous public works projects amounting to some PHP6.6 billion. In his complaint, the former senator asked the Department of Next page
Sonny Angara’s stepping in as head of the Department of Education (DepEd) when Vice President Sara Duterte vacates the position on July 19. President Marcos emphasized the need to enhance graduates' employability under the K-12 system, which he said has fallen short of expectations.
Inflation rate slows to 3.7% in June By Darwin G. Amojelar INFLATION rate eased slightly in June 2024 to 3.7 percent from 3.9 percent in the previous month, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The June 2024 inflation of 3.7 percent is within the BSP’s forecast range of 3.4 to 4.2 percent. This brought the year-to-date inflation to clock 3.5 percent, within the government’s ceiling of 2 percent to 4 percent. “The latest inflation outturn is consistent with the BSP's latest outlook that inflation will settle Next page
"If you remember, we implemented K-12 because employers were looking for more years of training from our job applicants and here in the Philippines, it was lacking because it was only 10 years (primary plus secondary education), so we needed 12 years," he said. Next page