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GOV’T READIES FOR ‘KRISTINE’; 30M PEOPLE MAY BE AFFECTED—OCD By Rex Espiritu and Rio Araja TROPICAL cyclone “Kristine” is expected to affect 30 million individuals across various regions, prompting Civil Defense Administrator Ariel Nepomuceno yesterday to issue an urgent call for heightened preparedness. “According to the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the number of potential victims has surged to 30 million. This is a considerable population at risk, and we need all hands on deck to mitigate the impacts of this disaster,” Nepomuceno stated. “Kristine” maintained its strength yesterday while moving west-southwestward over the Philippine Sea. The center of the eye was estimated at 760 kilometers east of Catarman, Northern Samar, the state weather bureau said. “Kristine” may intensify into a tropical storm in the next 12 hours, and reach severe tropical storm category on Wednesday and typhoon category on Thursday before making landfall, according to PAGASA. Meanwhile, the Coast Guard reported over 400 passengers stranded in seven ports across Bicol and one in
TRACKING KRISTINE. Weather forecaster Veronica Torres, left photo shows the current movement of Tropical Depression Kristine during a press conference yesterday at the PAGASA headquarters in Quezon City. Right photo shows the area affected by the winds and rainfall brought by Kristina. Manny Palmero
OIL PRICES LOWER THIS WEEK—DOE NEWS / A2
PCC OKS SANGLEY JOINT VENTURE
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VOL. XXXVIII • NO. 249 • 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2024
Joint probe on drug war pushed But Senate lukewarm to House proposal for bicameral hearing By Maricel V. Cruz and Joel Zurbano
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LAWMAKER on Monday proposed a joint probe of Senate and House of Representatives on the drug war-related extrajudicial killings during the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
Rody skips today’s Quad hearing but will attend after Nov. 1
QUAD COMM FINDINGS. House Quad Committee Chairpersons Reps. Robert “Ace” Barbers, 4th from left, Dan Fernandez, 3rd from left, and Joseph Stephen Paduano, 7th from left, hand over yesterday the committee documents to Assistant Solicitor General Hermes Ocampo, 5th from left, at the House of Representatives. They urged the Office of the Solicitor General to initiate legal actions against Chinese nationals accused of using fraudulent Filipino citizenship to illegally acquire land and operate businesses in the Philippines. Also in the photo are La Union Rep. Paolo Ortega, 1-Rider Partylist Rep. Rodge Gutierrez, Assistant Solicitor General Gilbert Medrano, and Senior State Solicitor Neil Lorenzo. Ver Noveno
As this developed, Duterte will not attend today’s hearing of Quad Committee, his legal counsel Martin Delgra III said, noting the former President will attend future hearings after November 1. “Unfortunately, despite his keen intention to attend, my client (Duterte) respectfully manifests that he cannot Next page
DOJ mulls legal AFP set to help rescue American vlogger; no ransom demands yet action vs. Sara; Solons urge VP: Get medical help By Rex Espiritu
extra muscle be needed to rescue kidnapped American vlogger Elliot EastTHE military has put its manpower and man from his armed captors. Eastman was abducted by four men other resources at the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) disposal should from his in-laws’ house in the coastal town of Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte
on the evening of Oct. 17. Witnesses said the 26-year-old YouTube content creator was first shot in the leg before being thrown into a waiting motorboat and spirited off to an unknown location.
Colonel Margareth Padilla, the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) spokesperson, said all the military needs to get involved in the search is a request from the police or other law enNext page
By Pot Chavez, Joel Zurbano and Maricel Cruz JUSTICE Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said Monday the department is studying potential legal action following Vice President Sara Duterte’s “disturbing” two-hour rant last week. This after Duterte publicly threatened to exhume the remains of the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and also disclosed she once daydreamed of decapitating his son, incumbent President Marcos Jr. Two Congress leaders also urged the Vice President to seek professional medical help. Next page
UNWAVERING COMMITMENT. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (left photo) declares the unwavering commitment of the Philippines to protect its sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea in his message yesterday at the Leyte Convention Center. Right photo shows Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara with school children during his visit yesterday at Kalayaan municipality in Pag-asa Island, West Philippine Sea. It marked a historic milestone as the first visit by a DepEd Secretary to the remote island in recent times. Ver Noveno/ DepEd
17 ASG gunmen meted reclusion perpetua for 2000 hostage-taking By Pot Chavez
Group (ASG) militants who abducted 21 individuals of various nationalities AFTER more than two decades, the from a posh diving resort in Sipadan Department of Justice (DOJ) has se- Island, Malaysia. Next page cured the conviction of 17 Abu Sayyaf
PH committed to defend sovereignty—Speaker By Maricel V. Cruz SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Sunday vowed that the country remains committed to protecting its sovereign rights in the
West Philippine Sea. He made this commitment during his remarks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the exhibit “War of Our Fathers-A Brotherhood of Heroes,” organized by the Philippine
Veterans Bank to honor World War II veterans. “Today, we face a new battlefield. Our enemy is no longer a foreign invader but the threats to our territoNext page