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Tolentino: We must start preparing for ’28 LA Olympics By Riera U. Mallari
VOL. XXXVIII • NO. 176• 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 •SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2024 •
PARIS—Replicating the historic Olympic gold medal feats of Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 will be a formidable challenge, according to Philippine Olympic
US indicts ex-poll chief, three Smartmatic execs Florida jury cites alleged bribery, money laundering
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Ex-Comelec chief Andres Bautista
HE former chairman of the Commission on Elections was indicted by a US federal grand jury in Florida on Thursday for allegedly taking bribes from a company that provided voting machines for the country's 2016 elections.
Andres Bautista, 60, faces one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and three counts of intern a - tional laundering of monetary instruments, the US Justice Department said in a statement. Three executives of the voting machine company were also indicted for their roles in an
"alleged bribery and money laundering scheme to retain and obtain business related to the 2016 Philippine elections," it said. The US DOJ did not identify the company but one of the three indicted executives is Roger Alejandro Pinate Martinez, 49, a Venezuelan citizen and Florida resident who is a co-founder of Smartmatic. Next page
Committee (POC) President Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino. “That’s why preparations for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics must start now,” said Tolentino, who made history on Thursday by bringing Next page
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Solons tell VP: Stop bitter blaming spree DEFENSE READINESS. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, upper photo, is shown the latest armaments of the Philippines Navy by Navy Rear Admiral Renato David shortly before the House leader delivered his message to the troops at the Naval Operating Base in Subic, Zambales. At lower left photo, warships from the Philippines, US, Australia, and Canada sail in formation at the end of the two-day Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity in the West Philippine Sea. Lower right photo shows the US High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launching a missile during the live fire exercise during the ongoing Exercise Salaknib in Laur, Nueva Ecija. Ver Noveno, AFP
By Macon Ramos-Araneta , Maricel V. Cruz and Rachelle Tonelada LEADERS from both houses of Congress on Friday urged Vice President Sara Duterte to put a stop to the blaming spree she has been waging against government officials and institutions while she remains in absentia. Senate President Francis Escudero called on the elusive vice president to stop blaming the Marcos administration for the problems hounding the country, and instead, help the government in addressing the various challenges it is currently facing. The Senate leader said it is baffling that the vice president would castigate the Marcos Administration on the country’s Next page
PNP weighs options as raid on KOJC base looms Speaker vows By Vince Lopez THE Philippine National Police (PNP) wants to avoid another clash with devout Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) followers should it become necessary for officers to storm the religious movement’s sprawling Davao City compound to arrest its leader, Pastor Apollo Quiboloy.
During a radio interview on Friday, PNP spokesperson, Police Colonel Jean Fajardo said that they are weighing their options on how to arrest Pastor Quiboloy after a previous attempt last June 10 led to a physical and verbal encounter between PNP raiding team and KOJC members. "It's not that simple. If you
SIXTH SM MOBILE CLINIC.
SM Group matriarch Felicidad Sy cuts the ribbon to launch the SM Foundation’s sixth mobile clinic at a ceremony in the Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City. With her are SM Retail’s Rose Siaco, SM Foundation’s executive director Connie Angeles, and Trustee Engr. Ramon Gil Macapagal.
remember, when the KOJC compound in Davao was first entered on June 10, there was tension," she explained over TeleRadyo Serbisyo. She said searching for Quiboloy inside the KOJC compound promises to be a long and painstaking mission because of the sheer size of the estate. Next page
CA junks SEC decision on Rappler THE Court of Appeals has ruled that Philippine news site Rappler can continue operating, according to a copy of the decision released to the media on Friday. “The Securities and Exchange Commission is ordered to restore the Certificate of Incorporation of Rappler, Inc. and Rappler Holdings Corporation in its records and system and withdraw all its issuances and actions made pursuant to its illegal revocation of the same,” the CA Special 7th Division said in a decision promulgated on Next page July 23.
to double troop's daily allowance By Maricel V. Cruz SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Friday said the House of Representatives will increase by more than double the daily subsistence allowance of soldiers in the 2025 national budget. The Speaker made the announcement during the fellowship between House officials and military officers and men led by Deputy Chief of Staff LtGen Charlton Sean Gaerlan, representing AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Romeo Brawner Jr., at the Naval Operating Base in Subic, Zambales Friday morning. “Now, I’ll give you this brief announcement that I hope will make you happy. We, the House of Representatives, have already undertaken that in the forthcoming budget, we shall now include a P15-billion package that will more than double your 150-peso subsistence allowance to 350,” said Romualdez, eliciting applause and cheers from the soldiers. “I repeat, we are more than doubling your subsistence allowance, Next page