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China warship uses lasers anew 2 BFAR vessels targeted by Chinese Navy in latest harrassment effort By Rex Espiritu
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HINA'S warships tailed two vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and one of the ships pointed lasers at a plane of the same agency endangering its crew's safety, according to the National Maritime Council (NMC).
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The NMC said the incident happened near Hasa-Hasa Shoal [Half Moon Shoal] during a maritime patrol of the BFAR in the West Philippine Sea. "Lasers when pointed directly at the eyes of a pilot can cause temporary blindness. It is dangerous in a way since the safety is (compromised) when the vision of the pilot is impaired," said NMC spokesperson Alexander Lopez.
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Lasers when pointed directly at the eyes of a pilot can cause temporary blindness. It is dangerous.— NMC spokesperson Alexander Lopez In response, BFAR pilots issued a radio challenge to the Chinese missile boat but it did not answer. The two warships of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China tailed BFAR’s BRP Datu Matanam Taradapit and BRP Datu Romapenet. Aside from this, China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 21555 was also spotted in the area. The CCG ship was the one that damaged Philippine Coast Guard’s BRP Bagacay and BFAR’s BRP Sanday in previous incidents. Meanwhile, the Philippines will not abandon Ayungin Shoal and its grounded ship there, the BRP Sierra Madre, the country's armed forces chief said on Monday. Next page
New 'senatoriables' have reason to be optimistic–survey A SURVEY conducted by a Pasig City-based lobbying and campaign consultancy indicate significant shifts in voter preference for the upcoming 2025 elections. In its Pahayag 2024 Third Quarter survey released Monday, PUBLiCUS Asia noted that several political newcomers have broken into the Top 12 senatorial preferences. The study shows that brothers Erwin and Ben Tulfo both made it to the "Magic 12," with the former landing Next page
CONDONATION. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announces the condonation of P124.6 million in farmers' debts in ceremonies in Paniqui, Tarlac which he also distributed more than 4,663 certificates of Condonation and Release of Mortgages.
Comelec opens 8-day period for COC filing By Vito Barcelo, Joel Zurbano, Vince Lopez and Cherrie Anne Villahermosa A HUGE number of political candidates are set to file their certificates of
candidacy for the 2025 national and local elections starting today (October 1, Tuesday) until October 8, the Commission on Elections said yesterday. The Philippine National Police said 36,000 cops would be deployed to maintain peace and order during
the COC filing period. “We are not just keeping a close watch on the candidates, it also includes their relatives and supporters. As we have said, local elections are more intense than national elections so we are keeping an eye on that,” Next page
President on Imee bolting Alyansa: It’s fine By Charles Dantes PRESIDENT Marcos said he respects his sister's decision to run independently in the 2025 senatorial elections, saying it's a choice he understands from personal experience. "That’s fine. That happens. I’ve
run as an independent myself many times. And so, that is her choice," Mr. Marcos said. He said running independently would allow Senator Imee Marcos more flexibility in her campaign. "I suppose that gives her a little bit more scope and freedom to make
her own schedule and to campaign in the way that she would like to do," he said. Mr. Marcos said the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas would remain behind her sister and would welcome her if she joins them during sorties.
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"tell the world the truth" if she does not want to be "eliminated." “We will have to consult with our partner agencies abroad to find out the truth and the real personality of Alice Guo, if she is really an agent of the PRC (People’s Republic of China),” said NSC Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya. “We have to validate the information disclosed by She Zhijiang because he is a wanted criminal of China,” he told state television PTV. Malaya noted that the ChineseCambodian man is wanted in China for his involvement in gambling operations.
PBBM wipes clean debts of over 3.5k Tarlac land tillers By Charles Dantes SOME 3,527 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) had their debts wiped clean when they were handed the Certificates of Condonation with Release of Mortgage (COCROMs) for the lands they are tilling. On Monday, President Marcos gave out a total of 4,663 COCROMs to their intended beneficiaries in ceremonies held in Paniqui, Tarlac. In doing so, the chief executive effectively cancelled farmers' debt for the lands they received under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program.
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Quad Comm eyes NSC validating Guo Chinese spy claim; origins of Davao Teodoro wants espionage law amended drug war template
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JULIAN’S WRATH. A farm in Barangay Biloca, Batac, Ilocos Norte was submerged following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Julian yesterday. PNA
THE National Security Council (NSC) yesterday said it was validating the claim of a self-confessed Chinese spy that former mayor Alice Guo is also a Chinese operative. In an Al Jazeera documentary shown at the House quad committee hearing on Friday, tycoon She Zhijiang claimed to be a former spy for China's Ministry of State Security. He said he and Guo Hua Ping — the alleged Chinese name of Alice Guo — dedicated their lives to China's intelligence agency and urged the dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor to
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By Maricel V. Cruz THE House Quad Committee has ramped up its investigation into the origins of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial war on drugs, focusing on a critical June 28, 2016, meeting in Davao City—days before he assumed the presidency. The meeting, held on the second floor of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) building, gathered members of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) Classes of 1996 and 1997, many of whom played significant Next page