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GUO STRIPPED OF MAYORALTY ROLE FOR CODDLING POGOS PESO BREACHES 56-A-$ LEVEL
By Rio N. Araja and Macon Ramos-Araneta
BUSINESS / B1
BSP GOV. SEES 2-3 % INFLATION NEWS / A2
VOL. XXXVIII • NO. 180• 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 •WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2024 •
Marcos gifts PH Olympians P1m each, coaches P500k
THE Office of the Ombudsman unseated embattled Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo for grave misconduct and perpetually disqualified her from government service. In a 25-page resolution released on Tuesday, the Ombudsman also ordered the forfeiture of all her retirement benefits. It cited Guo’s close association with the raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) in Bamban town, which showed a “willful intent on her part to violate the law or disregard established rules.” “The series of acts are interconnected leaving no other conclusion than that they were committed by Guo with ulterior motive or self-interest,” the decision stated. The Ombudsman took into account Guo's acquisition of property that would become the site of a POGO hub discovered by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission. Next page
By Charles Dantes
he Philippine delegation to the just-concluded 2024 Paris Olympics received Presidential Citations when they paid a courtesy call to President Marcos shortly after arriving home on Tuesday evening.
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They were received at the Ceremonial Hall of Malacañan Palace by Mr. Marcos and members of his family. These citations celebrate the athletes' outstanding performances and embody the Olympic ideals of excellence, respect, and friendship. Carlos Yulo, who secured two gold medals in men's floor exercise and vault, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Merit. Next page
PBBM okays creation of Cabinet cluster for education By Charles Dantes PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos approved in the principle the proposed creation of a cabinet cluster for education to address systemic issues in the Philippine education sector. In a Palace briefing yesterday, Department of Education chief Sonny Angara said the proposal aims to streamline and integrate efforts across various agencies to improve the education
HEROES WELCOME. President Marcos welcomed the country’s sports heroes led by double gold medalist Carlos Yulo and bronze medalists Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas at Malacanang Palace.
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House subpoenas COA audit Speaker commits to bring barangays within SSS fold report on VP Sara’s intel funds By Maricel V. Cruz
By Maricel V. Cruz THE House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday approved a motion to issue a
subpoena requiring the Commission on Audit (COA) to submit to Congress a report on the use of the confidential funds of the Office of Next page
SPEAKER Martin Romualdez on Tuesday told thousands of barangay officials throughout the country that they may soon become members of the Social Security System (SSS),
which will be funded by the national government. At the same time, he informed members of the Liga ng Mga Barangay holding its National Congress at the World Trade Center (WTC) in Pasay City that he authored
a bill in the House of Representatives that would grant barangay officers a fixed term of office for six years. He said he has already met with the president of SSS on his advocacy of making barangay officials as members Next page