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Marcos: Prioritize bringing healthcare to marginalized
FIVE LOCAL HOLIDAYS IN OCT. NEWS / A3
By Charles Dantes and Ralph Harvey Rirao
ISRAEL CONTINUES TO POUND HEZBOLLAH
PRESIDENT Marcos underscored the importance of healthcare accessibility, in particular VOL. XXXVIII • NO. 231• 3 SECTIONS 16 • PAGES • P203 •FRIDAY, • VOL. XXXVIII NO. 227• SECTIONSOCTOBER 16 PAGES4,•2024 P20 •MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, bringing 2024 • medical services to remote and WORLD / A6
PNP resurrecting probe into PCSO official's slay
marginalized areas, as he and First Lady Liza Marcos lead the “LAB for ALL” caravan in Pasig City. "In these areas, getting to a clinic, health center, or hospital is a huge challenge because it's so far away," Mr. Marcos said. Next page
PAGASA
Gov’t readies P1.48b aid as 'Julian' strengthens
THE government has readied P1.48 billion worth of aid for communities that may be hit hard by typhoon ‘Julian’ which PAGASA says could turn into a supertyphoon. As of 5:00 PM on Sunday, PAGASA raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 over Batanes and the northeastern portion of Babuyan Islands. “’Julian’ is forecast to continue FL LIZA’S LAB FOR ALL. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.intensifying commends First Lady Louise over the next 24-36 Araneta Marcos for initiating the ‘LAB for ALL’ caravan whose latest sortie was held yesterday in hours as it moves towards Batanes Pasig City. Applauding Mrs. Marcos on stage (from left to right) are CHED chair Prospero de Vera, and/or Babuyan Islands. Rep. Roman Romulo, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, and Interior With the current trend in its intensification, Secretary Benhur Abalos. Revoli Cortez the possibility of reaching super typhoon category is not ruled out,” PAGASA said in its advisory. Meanwhile, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said that a total of 1.9 million family food packs worth P1.48 billion, other food items worth NEWSP276 / A2 million, and non-food items (NFIs) worth P919 million were already prepared by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Some P171 million in standby fund is also available for utilization by the DSWD, including P123 milNEWS A2 as Quick lion which can be /allotted Response Fund (QRF) in the central office of the DSWD. In Batanes, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) advised residents to secure their roofs and install window shutters as Typhoon Julian is expected to make landfall
Speaker grateful for PMA Class '83 vote of confidence in Quad Comm By Rio N. Araja
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HE Philippine National Police (PNP) is reopening its investigation into the 2020 murder of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board secretary Wesley Barayuga.
PhilHealth now allows ‘unli’ admission for same illness
On Sunday, PNP Chief Police General Rommel Francisco Marbil said he ordered the reopening of the cold case after whistleblower Police Lt. Col. Santie Mendoza told the House Quad Committee that he helped carry out the killing at the behest of ex-PCSO general manager Royina Garma. Mendoza narrated before conBy Ralph Harvey gressmen how GarmaRirao allegedly facilitated the PCSO official’s roadside assassination on July 30, 2020 by HILHEALTH scrapped its single period of confinement policy providing the necessary information to allow beneficiaries to be covered more than once for the same about his schedule, details about his illness in anecessary 90-daytoperiod. vehicle and the funding A WEB OF CRIME? House leaders Aurelio Gonzales and David Suarez presented this matrix during the last QUAD carry it out. Comm hearing which shows the operations of a criminal syndicate allegedly led by fugitive Michael Yang, then economic The whistleblower also implicated PhilHealth Senior Vice President Israel Francis data showed singlethat confinement adviser of formerDOH President Rodrigo the Duterte, controlledpolicy the illegal activities of the POGOs and was involved in the drug incumbent Policeinsurer Com-is also studying Pargas said National the state health has led to the denial of 26,750 claims in 2023, trade and extrajudicial killings. missioner Edilberto Leonardo in the the possibility of covering assistive devices. covering community acquired pneumonia, acute planning the murder. “As aofresponse to the request of our members, gastroenteritis, urinary tract infection, and chronic Barayuga was retired police we are now and of course of asome lawmakers, kidney disease among other illnesses. general andthe lawyer who supposedly studying possibility of covering assistive Of the number, some 1,700 claims of pneumonia threatened to expose corruption with-canes, walkers, devices like wheelchairs, crutches, patients who were readmitted in 2023 for the same inand theother PCSOdevices shortlylike before he was glasses,” he prescription illness within a 90-day period were denied by shot dead in Mandaluyong City. said. PhilHealth. Garma, ex-police Lt. that THE legal counsel of for Chinese of former President Rodrigo of illegal drugs and illegal activities Pargas herself said thean top 3 illnesses cause Coverage pneumonia,adviser for example, ranges Colonel, allegedly gained are the pneumonia, top businessman Tony P32,000 Yang sought Duterte. associated with POGOs,” Suarez said patients to be readmitted acute from for mildtoto moderate cases to P90,000 spot at the PCSO herinfection. indisparage lawmakers’ conclusions Fortun, a lawyer who often finds in a mixture of Filipino and English. gastroenteritis andbecause urinary of tract for severe cases. Next page Next page about his client’s supposedly himself at the center high-profile The solons explained how the sketchy past and his alleged ties cases, apparently sought to mock matrix details Yang’s connections to with Philippine Overseas Gaming congressmen, calling their probe other individuals involved in illicit Operators (POGOs) and even “unacceptable.” activities, including the operations of organized crime. However, House members argued illegal POGOs. Lawyer Raymond Fortun they did not come by their suspicions Among the companies implicated questioned the House Quad about Yang recklessly. are Brickhartz Technology carried Inc. BEIRUT, Lebanon—Israel Committee’s impartiality and its On Friday, Senior Deputy Speaker and Co. Ltd.,in out aXionwei deadly Technology air raid Thursday ability to pin Chinese national Yang Aurelio Gonzales Jr.ISRAELI of Pampanga which being after linkedeight to alleged centralareBeirut ground down for ay wrongdoing in a real and Deputy Speaker David Suarez of kidnapping. STRIKE. troops were killed near the Lebanese criminal court. Quezon presented a matrix showing The astwo firmsthreats supposedly Smoke rises from border, it traded with its the site and of an his “I am very interested in how they Yang’s first appearance have connections the Baofu arch foe Iran overwith possible future airstrike [Quad Comm members] can prove subsequent activitiesIsraeli at the Quad Compound in Bamban, Tarlac, attacks. yesterday that this criminal network in court. In Comm hearing. which, turn, canmilitary be directlykept traced Thein Israeli up a Congress, lawmakers act as both “We saw a pattern, targeted and we tracked to disgraced ex-mayor Alice Guo. its bombardment of the Lebanese neighborhood in prosecutor and judge,” he said. it to the top of these corporations... During Quad itsComm capital afterFriday’s Iran launched largest Beirut’s southern Yang, who already admitted we stripped it of its layers , to get to hearing, lawmakers cited Tony Yang missile attack yet on Israel, which suburb. The Israeli having a fake Philippine birth the top and through military it all, we have in contemptPrime for “lying” to about his prompted Minister Benjamin issued certificate, is the brother of Michael discovered and identified at in least businesses partners. orders the two early Netanyahuand to business warn Tehran would Yang, a presidential economic main actors or players in ofthe issue hours October pay for its "big mistake." Next page
Also plans to cover crutches, wheelchairs, canes 26,750
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Denied claims in 2023 due to single confinement policy
Pneumonia, acute UTI Yang's lawyer mocks probersgastroenteritis amid heatedand inquiry
Top 3 illnesses for readmission
DOTr’ s Bautista Deadly strike on central Beirut after Israel, Iran trade threats says online news report‘unfounded'
BAUTISTA
By Darwin Amojelar
3, telling people to leave multiple areas of denselypopulated southern Beirut, where it says it will hit Hezbollah sites. AFP
SOKOR PRESIDENT TO VISIT ON OCT.6
Ensure funding for Centenarian Act—Speaker
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PH lobbies UN forSpeaker Security HOUSE Martin Romualdez took up the cudgels for senior citiseat zensCouncil nationwide amid uncertainty on where to draw funds for the Expanded
By Maricel V. Cruz
Centenarian Act , government also called RepubTHE Philippine on lic Act publicly 11982, by backing a proposal Sunday called for the Unittap "existing edtoNations (UN) resources." to give it a seat on TheSecurity law, signed by President Marthe UN Council, highlightcosthe on country’s February 26, extends a P10,000 ing strong record and cash gift totosenior citizens dedication upholding the who rule reach of the milestones ages of 80, 85, 90, and law. 95, and P100,000 for thoseAffairs who live Department of Foreign to be 100 years old. (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo in "I welcome a speech deliveredtheat recent the UNapproval Genof amendments to the Centenarian’s eral Assembly in New York said the Act under continues Republic Act 11982. This Philippines to emphasize is a“importance significant step in ensuringthethat the of upholding our of elders, whothe have dedicated their rule law and integrity of the lives to their families and communimultilateral system in the face of toties, global receivechallenges.” the recognition and care day’s they trulyby deserve," Quoted reports, Romualdez Manalo alsosaid on Thursday. said: “The Philippines has consisIt can be recalled Comtently pursued peace, that the House sovereign mittee on Seniorthe Citizens Chairman equality of states, rights and digandofSenior Citizens Partylist Rep. nity all persons.” Rodolfo Ordanes proposed He added that therecently country is also meeting the law's funding recognized as the “first AsianrequireRement by drawing from line agencies Next page of from standby appropriations. Next page
Navy spokes debunks China claim of military exercises in Scarborough shoal By Rex Espiritu
Dela Rosa tells staff to 'just ignore' ICC callers
TRANSPORTATION Secretary Jaime Bautista denied an online news report claiming that Malacañang angrybe THE proverbial noose maywas already with the increase in airport fees without tightening around the necks of perthe approvalallegedly of the Cabinet members. sonalities involved in ExBilyonaryo tra“The Judicial Killings article (EJKs) isthatmalitook cious unfounded,” Bautista said place and during the Duterte administraintion, a Viber message, to the as domestic andreferring international auwebsite published the said story. thoritiesthat demand accountability. “Bilyonaryo is inconsistent,” he added. On Thursday, Sen. Ronald "Bato" Bilyonaryo online ofthat dela Rosa saidreported representatives the “Bautista and his long-timeCourt protege in International Criminal (ICC) Philippine may haveAirlines, alreadyUndersecretary contacted hisfor ofAviation and Airports BobbybyLim, fice but they were ignored his are staff atupon the center of the storm after it was his instruction. In an ambush interview as he was Next page filing his certificate of candidacy
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NFA TO SELL RICE AT P38/K TO DSWD
THE Philippine Navy debunked on Sunday the recent announcement by China that it conducted military exercises Bajomainde (COC), the incumbentoff senator Masinloc, as Scarbortained that also the known international tribunal ough in over the him. West Philiphas noShoal, authority pine"Someone Sea (WPS). contacted the office but the have anweChina ignoredreportedly them... we made know they nouncement with theto no jurisdictioncoinciding here... We continue fourth Multilateral Coignore them, we don'tMaritime talk to them... operative Activity between the we don't pay any attention to them," Philippines, he told reportersAustralia, in Filipino. Japan, New andthethe United DelaZealand, Rosa pinned blame on forStates within exclusive mer senator andManila’s now Caloocan mayeconomic zone Antonio (EEZ) Trillanes in the reoralty candidate III, gional weekend. whom waters he said,over madethe serious accusaPhilippine Spokesperson tions that were Navy taken seriously by EJK for WPS Rear Admiral Roy Vinprobers. Next page
cent Trinidad told reporters that Manila troops did not monitor any such activity, adding that Beijing’s statement was meant only for its internal audience. “Our troops did not observe any exercise, we have to understand that sometimes, China is doing this for their internal audience, right? For them not to look weak and embarrassed,” Trinidad By Rachelle Tonelada said. Two Chinese warships were DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs monitored at a distance ranging (DFA) spokesperson Teresita Daza from eight to 14 nautical miles. said the DFA is closely monitoring One of these went up to 1,000 foreign reports, spurred yards at espionage the MMCA site but even-by allegations against dismissed tually went away. “It was Bamnot ban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. threatening, just normal,” accord“The department has noted press
DFA, DOJ checking out foreign spy rings operating in PH
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TEACHERS’ DAY. Speaker Ferdinand
Martin G Romualdez addresses thousands of teachers during the 2024 National Teachers' Day Culminating Celebration yesterday at AWARD. Hans Sy, Chairman of the Executive Committee of SM Prime Holdings, the Araneta Coliseum Cubao, Quezon was honored by the in Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) with its Outstanding City. He assured them of the unwavering Filipino Retailers President Award for his visionary leadership in retail development. commitment Congress to promote (From left toofright): PRA Director andtheir Director of SM Retail Jorge T. Mendiola, PRA welfare, particulary terms of and salaries Vice President andinPresident COO of Golden, ABC, Inc. (The Penshoppe Group) and benefits, andPrime to help them do their of the Executive Committee Hans T. Sy, Alice T. Liu, SM Holdings Chairman noble by providing supportofthrough PRA task President and Chairman Quorum International, Inc. (Toby’s Sports) Roberto additional classrooms and equipment, such of Sportshouse Int’l. Leisure, Inc. and S. Claudio, and PRA Director and President asproponent computersof and laptops. Ver Noveno PRA OFR President’s Award Mars C. Chua