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VOL. XXXVIII • NO. 178• 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 •MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2024 •
PBBM ‘strongly condemns’ China’s aerial harassment Marcos hopeful Beijing is 'capable of responsible action'
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RESIDENT Marcos strongly condemned the hostile maneuvers executed by Chinese fighter planes against a light transport aircraft over Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Scarborough Shoal, in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), describing the aggressors’ actions as “reckless and illegal.”
In a statement released by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Sunday, the President expressed his full backing for the Philippine Air Force (PAF), which was conducting a routine maritime security operation when the aerial harassment occurred. “The actions of the People’s Liberation Army - Air Force (PLAAF) aircraft were unjustified, illegal, and reckless,
especially as the PAF aircraft was undertaking a routine maritime security operation in Philippine sovereign air airspace,” Mr. Marcos said. The President expressed serious concern over this latest episode in the Philippines’ struggle for sovereignty in its territories amid
Marcos sends b-day wishes to PM Anwar Ibrahim By Vince Lopez PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday, August 11, sent his birthday wishes to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as he recalled the good times they spent together as leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In his greetings posted in his social media pages, Mr. Marcos said he valued the friendship with the Malaysian leader which, according to him, helped them bear the challenges of leadership in the region. Next page
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PH wraps up Paris stint as Southeast Asia’s best By Riera U. Mallari PARIS (Via PLDT Home)— Demonstrating its prowess on the global sporting stage, the Philippines finished tied for 35th overall and became the best Southeast Asian nation on the strength of two golds and the same number of bronze medals on Sunday
for its best ever showing in the Olympic Games. Gymnast Carlos Yulo’s double gold in the floor exercise and vault, combined with boxing bronze medals for Nesthy Petecio and Aiza Villegas, propelled the Philippines to a shared 35th place in the overall medal count with Next page Hong Kong China.
GRAND WELCOME. Metro Manila is in full celebratory mode as it prepares to welcome Paris Olympics double gold medalist Carlos Yulo, bronze medalists Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas, and the Olympic contingent with a grand parade tomorrow. Tarpaulins and digital images honoring the medal winners now adorn major thoroughfares in the capital, reflecting the country's pride in its sports heroes. Norman Cruz
Solons ask VP to self-examine amid blaming spree By Rio N. Araja VICE President Sara Duterte’s recent jabs against President Marcos and other administration officials regarding their handling of freak floods in several parts of the country have not only caused outrage among several lawmakers but
may have also inspired netizens to coin the online moniker #LakwatSARA. It is widely believed that this "hashtag" is a not-so-veiled dig at the vice president, whose whereabouts have been uncertain since she left the country as it was being pummeled by a confluence of weather disturbances late last month.
Zambales Rep. Jefferson Khonghun and La Union Rep. Francisco Paolo Ortega chided Duterte for her negative portrayal of the Marcos Administration, pointing out her hush-hush trip to Germany at the height of the heavy southwest monsoon rains and Typhoon “Carina.” Next page
2025 calamity fund to P31b to brace Pork producers for climate change, extreme weather push for state of By Rio N. Araja THE Marcos administration has bumped up its calamity fund to P31 billion for 2025 to brace for the impact of climate change and extreme weather
events in the months ahead, according to Makati City Rep. Luis Campos Jr. “In the 2025 national budget, Malacañang is seeking the sum of P31 billion in new appropriations for the Next page
House leaders express elation at recognition of Speaker’s work By Rio N. Araja FIVE leaders of the House of Representatives on Sunday were elated by the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing that 53 percent or majority of Filipinos are satisfied with the performance of Speaker Martin Romualdez.
Representatives Robert Ace Barbers (Surigao del Norte), Dan Fernandez (Laguna), Joseph Stephen Paduano (Abang Lingkod partylist), Bienvenido Abante (Manila) and Romeo Acop (Antipolo City) thanked Filipinos for their continuing support for the leadership of Next page Romualdez.
calamity amid ASF
WITH the rising cases of African swine fever (ASF) seriously affecting the livestock industry, the Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines is now urging the national government to place the country under a state of calamity.
DOH allays fears of med supply as lepto cases rise NEWS / A2
PRIZED MAP. First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos poses beside the prized MurilloVelarde 1734 Map at its permanent home at the National Library of the Philippines. With the First Lady are (from left to right) Cesar Gilbert Q. Adriano, Director IV, National Library of the Philippines; Secretary of Education Juan Edgardo ‘Sonny‘ Angara; AIJC and NOW Chairman Mel V. Velarde; Ms. Vivian F. Salinas; and their son, Victor Chriscien S. Velarde.
In an interview over the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) on Sunday, federation chairperson and AGAP partylist Rep. Nicanor Briones emphasized the need to place the nation under such a declaration to release enough government funding for the procurement of ASF vaccines. Next page
FELLOWSHIP. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez shares a light moment with U.S. Committee on Foreign Affairs chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (RepublicanTexas) and committee member Rep. Addison Graves Wilson (Republican-South Carolina) during a fellowship dinner with the visiting US delegation at the Manila Golf and Country Club in Makati City recently.