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Admin bares senatorial slate Marcos: Powerhouse alliance unites broadest forces of patriots
PH BANKS BULLISH ON NEXT TWO YEARS
By Charles Dantes and Maricel Cruz
RESIDENT Marcos unveiled the administration alliance's full senatorial slate for the 2025 polls on Thursday, underscoring the importance of unity and collaboration in addressing modern-day challenges.
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In his speech at the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas Convention, Mr. Marcos called the alliance a "movement of the people" aimed at uplifting the nation. "The election is often seen as a time of division. But our alliance stands for uniting the broadest forces of those who love the motherland," he said.
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If we stand together, united, it will be easier to achieve our goals for a better tomorrow. —President Marcos The senatorial slate included two of Mr. Marcos' rivals in the 2022 presidential elections -- former senators Manny Pacquiao and Ping Lacson. Re-electionists Lito Lapid, Pia Cayetano, Bong Revilla, Francis Tolentino, and presidential sister Imee Marcos also form part of the ticket.
ALYANSA UNITY TICKET. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. joins the Alyansa Senate nominees for the 2025 midterm elections who were presented at the Alliance for a New Pilipinas Convention. With the President (from left to right) are Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos, Jr., Sen. Pia Cayetano, former Sen. Lito Lapid, former Sen. Manny Pacquiao, former Senate President Tito Sotto, Rep. Erwin Tulfo, Rep. Camille Villar, Sen. Francis Tolentino, Sen.Bong Revilla, Jr., former Sen. Panfilo Lacson, and Makati City Mayor Abby BInay. PCO
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PBBM signs Anti-Agri Economic Sabotage Act amid rice price surges VP Sara seeks By Maricel V. Cruz PRESIDENT Marcos enacted Republic Act No. 12022 or the AntiAgricultural Economic Sabotage Act to give the government more teeth in combatting the smuggling, profiteering, and hoarding of agricultural products, which have contributed significantly to recent inflation surges. ''The passage of the AntiAgricultural Economic Sabotage Act will set in motion transformative outcomes. It is a proactive measure to prevent the entry of smuggled agricultural products, ensuring that the correct duties and taxes are paid while imposing higher penalties on violators,'' the President said upon signing the bill into law in Malacañang Palace on Thursday. The new law states that after an emergency or state of calamity has been declared, businessmen caught hoarding agricultural products over 30 percent of their enterprises’ normal inventory will be liable for economic sabotage. Such an offense can carry a penalty of up to life imprisonment and a fine of up to five times the value of the products involved in the crime. ''We will confront and dismantle the powerful forces that have long exploited our system for their own
SABOTEURS, HOARDERS BEWARE. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
signs the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act at the Kalayaan Hall in Malacañang Palace Thursday afternoon. Among the lawmakers who witnessed the event were Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, Senate President Chiz Escudero, Senator Cynthia Villar, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, along with Agriculture Secretary Francisco "Tiu' Laurel Jr.. Inset shows House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez inspecting rice shipments at the Manila International Container Port following reports of port congestion due to delays in the releases. With him are ACT-CIS Party-List solons Erwin T. Tulfo and Edvic G. Yap. Ver Noveno
Dust-ups of hothead pols go viral By Ratziel San Juan, Vito Barcelo and Maricel V. Cruz AMIHAN season could not come sooner in the Philippines, where hotheaded politicians have come to the boil over the past week. Exhibit A is the Manila City Council, which approved the city's proposed Next page
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PAGASA eyes two possible LPAs
By Rio N. Araja
CLOUD clusters in Luzon could potentially develop into a low pressure area (LPA), and eventually become a tropical depression over the weekend. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said should the LPA strengthen into a tropical depression, it would be named “Julian.” An LPA outside the PAR is also being monitored. The cloud clusters north of Luzon have been forecast to become an LPA
within Thursday or by Friday. “A possible LPA today (Thursday) or Friday. Over the weekend, it could possibly become a tropical depression and stay in Northern Luzon, particularly east of Batanes,” weather forecaster Benison Estareja said. PAGASA further said at least four to seven more tropical depressions are likely to enter the Philippine area of responsibility before 2024 ends. PAGASA said they are expecting two or three storms this October, one or two cyclones in November, and another one or two in December. Next page
end to Mercado’s ‘tainted’ claims By Rachelle Tonelada and Maricel Cruz VICE President Sara Duterte urged lawmakers to halt what she described as unsubstantiated testimonies, particularly that of former Education Undersecretary Gloria Mercado, that only sought to undermine her reputation.
House ousts Marcoleta from five panels NEWS / A4 "As attempts to besmirch my reputation continue, I encourage our lawmakers to stop tapping witnesses that have no credibility or have questionable motives," she said. Duterte insisted Mercado was part of a "political machinery" deployed against her. Mercado earlier told the House committee on good government and Next page
NSC says PH ship guarding Escoda; Zubiri wants US missiles to stay By Rex Espiritu A PHILIPPINE Coast Guard (PCG) vessel is currently patrolling the waters around Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the National Security Council’s (NSC) spokesperson confirmed on Thursday. “Our coast guard vessel is keeping watch to make sure there are no new reclamations, and no illegal activities are taking place at Escoda Shoal,” NSC Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya said in a radio interview. He made this assurance amid
apparent disinformation that the Philippines has abandoned these shallow waters, known internationally as Sabina Shoal, amid China’s incessant maritime bullying tactics. “Definitely I can say that we did not hand it over to China… we just had a repositioning [with the departure of BRP Teresa Magbanua]. We need to maintain our presence there, so we now have a replacement for Magbanua,” he said in Filipino on DZBB. Malaya said the government would not provide specific details on the Next page