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VOL. XXXVIII • NO. 361 • 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2025
The 38th marker
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EDITORIAL
HE Manila Standard is 38 today. In 1987, we began our journey during a critical period of history. There was a struggle between the old and the new, and the sense of having a clean slate on which to start over. As a nation, and as a newspaper, we could be anything we
wanted to be. We never lacked for action over the next decades. We saw a lot of drama and disaster, change and conflict, both as a result of external forces and out of our people’s own doing. At various points, we vacillated between hope and despair, even as we Next page
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The men and women of Manila Standard mark the newspaper’s 38th anniversary. Manny Palmero
Nat’l candidates hit campaign trail PNP to deploy more cops to secure high-risk areas By Charles Dantes, Vito Barcelo, Vince Lopez and Rex Espiritu
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ENATORIAL bets and party-list groups kick off their 90-day campaign period today (Tuesday) that will end on May 10 – two days before the midterm elections. Some 18,320 posiMarcos appoints two tions are up for grabs in the May 12, 2025 polls, Comelec commissioners although the number NEWS / A3 could be reduced by 65 once a measure seeking to postpone the parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to October 13, 2025 is passed into law.
UPSILON AWARDEES. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. receives the
Upsilonian Noble and Outstanding (UNO) award posthumously honoring his father and namesake, the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. (Upsilon Sigma Phi batch 1937) from officers of the Upsilon Sigma Phi Alumni Association (USPAA) at the Goldenberg Mansion in San Miguel, Manila Saturday afternoon. At the same event, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, who joined the fraternity in 1985, received the same award. With the President and the Speaker were former First Lady Imelda R. Marcos, Irene Marcos Araneta, and Andrew Romualdez. Story on A3. Ver Noveno
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UPSILON FETES MARCOS SR., SPEAKER
Alyansa bets dominate Senate race—survey
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Sara impeachment trial likely to begin after SONA—Escudero By Ram Superable and Maricel V. Cruz SENATE President Francis Escudero said the impeachment trial of Vice be President Sara Duterte will likely begin after the Presi-
By Rachelle Tonelada THE administration’s senatorial slate continues to dominate opposition candidates amid a highly-charged political environment, according to the latest Pulse Asia survey. Released on Monday, the survey showed that ten out of twelve candidates from the Alyansa Para Sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate are likely to secure seats if the 2025 midterm elections were held today. Leading the race is ACT-CIS Party-List Representative
dent’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 21, under the 20th Congress, emphasizing that there is no need for a special session. In an interview with ANC’s “Headstart,” Escudero dismissed calls for a special session to address the complaint
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Complaint filed vs. Speaker; House leadership unfazed By Rio N. Araja and Maricel V. Cruz
case against House Speaker Martin Romualdez with the Office of the Ombudsman which House leaders DAVAO del Norte Rep. Pantaleon dismissed as politically motivated. Alvarez was accompanied by lawyers Alvarez yesterday filed graft and Next page falsification of legislative documents
photographer Pernilla Sjöö, right, with professional surfer Philmar Alipayo, longtime-partner of actress Andi Eigenmann, in Siargao.
All is well with me Most Pinoys approve of ayuda; 4Ps, and Andi—Philmar Tupad seen as ‘very helpful—SWS
Deanna Marie Mate
By Angelica Villanueva
GOVERNMENT social welfare programs, or ayudas, continue to serve as a vital safety net for poor Filipinos, with recent surveys by Social Weather Stations (SWS) and Pulse Asia, commissioned by the Stratbase Group,
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showing overwhelming support for these initiatives. Among the most impactful programs is the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), which 90% of Filipinos
PROFESSIONAL surfer Philmar Alipayo yesterday expressed regrets over the alleged cheating controversy involving a Swedish photographer that went viral online, saying that he and actress Andi Eigenmann are now okay.
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50 LGUS TO GET NFA RICE NEXT WEEK
TRUMP MOCKS SWIFT AT SUPER BOWL
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SPORTS / A7