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NEWS / A2 VOL. XXXVIII • NO. 229 • 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2024
17 senatorial bets file COC
Day 1 of election season draws mix of familiar, new faces SC order: Gov’t execs running for party-list deemed resigned THE Supreme Court on Monday ed officials to continue holding ofissued a temporary restraining or- fice even after being nominated as der against the implementation of party-list representative. a resolution issued by the CommisThe High Court, sitting en banc, sion on Elections allowing appointNext page
By Vito Barcelo, Rio Araja, Pot Chavez and Jun N. Aguirre
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PARTY-LIST lawmaker, an electrician, and a former presidential candidate were among the first aspiring politicians to file their certificates of candidacy (COCs) on the first day of the eight-day filing period for the 2025 National and Local Elections (NLE).
Commission on Elections chairperson George Garcia said the poll body is expecting prominent politicians, celebrities and other individuals to file their COCs until October 8. Seventeen senatorial bets filed their COC while 15 party-list organizations filed their CONA yesterday, Garcia said. “So far, our nationwide monitoring Next page
Romualdez files COC for reelection bid By Maricel V. Cruz SPEAKER Martin Romualdez filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Tuesday for another term as representative of Leyte’s first district, his sixth term as member of the House if elected once again. He filed his COC before lawyer Maria Goretti Canas, acting provincial election supervisor of the Commission on Elections-Leyte in his hometown Tacloban City. Romualdez, a lawyer from the University of the Philippines (UP), expressed sincere gratitude to the people of Leyte for their continued trust and support throughout his political career. “The continuous support of our countrymen is my inspiration to continue what we have started. It is a great honor to serve Leyte and the entire country,” said Romualdez, president of the Philippine Constitution Association. During his filing of his COC, Romualdez was accompanied by other top officials of the province, including Governor Jericho Petilla, Vice Gov. Leonardo Javier, 2nd District Rep. Karen Javier, as well as mayors from the 1st District, including Remedios Petilla (Palo), Lovell
AND SO IT BEGINS. House Speaker Martin G. Romualdez was among the first to file his certificate of candidacy (COC) for the 1st district of Leyte in Tacloban City. Other politicians who filed their COC’s were, inset at left, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and her running mate, Vice Mayor Vico Sotto; Senator Nancy Binay, right photo, who is aiming to be Mayor of Makati City, and Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas, bottom right photo, who is sliding down to Vice Governor in the 2025 mid-term polls. Ver Noveno, Manny Palmero.
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‘Julian’ torments over 22k families in upper Luzon By Rex Espiritu and Maricel V. Cruz SOME 77,249 individuals in upper Luzon were affected by Typhoon Julian, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Tuesday.
In its latest situation report, the agency disclosed that a total of 22,645 families residing in 252 barangays in Regions 1, 2 and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) bore the storm’s brunt. Region 1 took the hardest hit with
44,521 individuals affected, or equivalent to 13,105 families. The NDRRMC noted that the heavy rains submerged communities and caused landslides in several parts of Luzon as it made its way out of the country. Next page
CONVICTED.
Two of the 10 Aegis Juris fraternity members are escorted out of the courtroom after being sentenced to reclusion perpetua or 20-40 years imprisonment in the hazing death of University of Santo Tomas (UST) law student Horacio “Atio” Castillo III in 2017. James Magboo / The Varsitarian
10 UST fratmen get life for hazing death Grade 11 student killed the death of University of Santo Tomas (UST) law student Horacio “Atio” CasA MANILA court has convicted the 10 tillo III in 2017. Aegis Juris fraternity members behind Next page
By Pot Chavez
in alleged frat hazing rites NEWS / A2
Filipinos most concerned about corruption, inflation—Q3 survey A SURVEY conducted by a Pasig City-based lobbying and campaign consultancy indicates that corruption has risen as to the top of pressing issues that Filipinos believe requires the urgent attention of President Marcos. Its PAHAYAG 2024 Third Quarter survey revealed that some 18 percent of respondents have listed corruption as the matter that most requires immediate presidential action, PUBLiCUS Asia said in a summary of the study
released on Tuesday. “This shift in concern has moved corruption ahead of other significant issues, such as rising prices and inflation (15%), the economy (12%), and poverty (11%), which continue to be key points of focus for the public,” the pollster noted. It was not mentioned what branch of government is seen to be most corrupt, or if the shift in concern was Next page