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VOL. XXXVIII • NO. 238 • 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2024
Marcos challenges China’s Li • Seeks early conclusion of Code of Conduct on SCS • Says ‘regrettable’ WPS remained ‘tense, unchanged’ • Urges ASEAN to fight illegal acts of external powers
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RESIDENT Marcos challenged Chinese Premier Li Qiang over recent clashes in the West Philippine Sea at regional summit talks in Laos on Thursday as fears grew that conflict could erupt in the disputed waterway.
investment to enhance cybersecurity and infrastructure readiness, such as digital connectivity and technological advancements which are fundamental for a thriving digital economy. Speaker Martin Romualdez, for his
“You cannot separate economic cooperation from political security,” Mr. Marcos said during the ASEAN-China meeting attended by Li. The Li summit was largely focused on trade, but Mr. Marcos told his fellow leaders that ASEAN and China cannot pretend that all is well on the economic front when there are tensions on the political front, a Southeast Asian diplomat said. Mr. Marcos also said that both sides should hasten talks on a code of conduct in the South China Sea. “Parties must be earnestly open to seriously managing the differences and to reduce tensions. In our view, there should be more urgency in the pace of the negotiations of the ASEAN-China Code of Conduct,” he said.
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ADDRESSING ASEAN YOUTH.
President Marcos speaks at the ASEAN Youth Summit at the Lao National Convention Center in Vientiane yesterday. Revoli S. Cortez/PPA POOL
PBBM urges public-private partnership for digital economy PRESIDENT Marcos called for more collaborations between public and private sectors in Southeast Asia to improve the region’s digital economy. In his intervention during the Leaders’ Meeting with representatives from the ASEAN Business Advisory Coun-
cil, Mr. Marcos said the private sector plays a “critical role” in addressing key challenges in the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA). “As the region advances towards the goals outlined in the ASEAN DEFA, it
is imperative that both public and private sectors collaborate closely to address those challenges,” Mr. Marcos said. The President said the private sector can take the lead in digital commerce and industry, while mobilizing
Ranking KOJC official confesses staging ‘sham marriages’ in US By Joel Zurbano A KEY administrator of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) confessed to California prosecutors her involvement in arranging fraudulent marriages to defraud the United
States government. Marissa Duenas, the KOJC human resources manager in charge of operations in Van Nuys, entered into a plea deal with the US Attorney’s Office in exchange for a reduced Next page
Illegal POGOs still in operation despite gov’t crackdown—PAOCC
EXODUS. Turkish passport hold-
By Joel Zurbano and Vito Barcelo erators (POGOs) who are still doing
ers await registration yesterday at a hotel in the BIEL area of Beirut’s waterfront, ahead of their evacuation from war-torn Lebanon on Turkish Navy ships at the Beirut port. AFP
business in the country in defiance to THE Presidential Anti-Organized President Marcos’ ban. “We are still receiving many reports Crime Commission (PAOCC) has set its sights on “around 58 to 200” ille- that these illegal [POGOs] are still gogal Philippine Overseas Gaming OpNext page
Sokor author wins Nobel for Literature AUTHOR Han Kang became on Thursday the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for work characterized by the correspondence between mental and physical torment as well as historical events. Next page
Han Kang
Repatriated OFWs from Lebanon arriving this weekend—DMW By Maricel Cruz THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed the arrival of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who signed up for repatriation from wartorn Lebanon this weekend. In a press conference held in Malacañang, DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said 192 OFWs are already booked in at least two commercial
flights from October 11 to 28. Meanwhile, the repatriation documents of 413 individuals are still pending with the Lebanese immigration authorities. Cacdac acknowledged the bureaucratic processes involved in securing exit clearances for the OFWs in question. He said they are in constant coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and its counterparts in Lebanon to Next page
Pump prices to spike anew amid MidEast conflict By Alena Mae Flores LOCAL oil companies are expected to implement a substantial price increases next week to reflect the direction the world oil market taken amid heightened tensions in the Middle East.
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