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VETERAN JOURNALIST SHOT DEAD IN AKLAN ; PNP VOWS JUSTICE NEWS / A4 VOL. XXXIX • NO. 75 • 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 • THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2025
Suspect tags Que’s son—PNP But police cautious; PAOCTF, Fil-Chinese group doubt claim
By Vince Lopez, Joel Zurbano and Michael Wong Ho
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HE son of slain Filipino-Chinese steel magnate Anson Que is considered a “respondent” in the kidnap-murder case after he was implicated by one of the suspects, the Philippine National Police said even as it admitted there was no evidence to support the claim.
Workers press PBBM to certify as urgent P200 wage hike bill By Vito Barcelo, Charles Dantes and Ram Superable THOUSANDS of workers will stage rallies nationwide today to press President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to certify as urgent a measure seeking a P200 across-the-board wage hike as the country marks Labor Day. La-
bor group Partido Manggagawa said the swift passage of the legislated wage hike measure will address the worsening hunger and poverty in the country. “Offering cheap rice is not enough. The P200 wage hike plus the P20 subsidized rice are initial steps to alleviate the conditions of poor and hungry Filipinos,” PM secretary-general Judy Ann Miranda said.
RIDING FOR A FAIR WAGE.
Members of the National Union of Food Delivery Riders take time out from their daily rounds to press for a fair wage and better working conditions in time for Labor Day.
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The Filipino-Chinese group Movement for the Restoration of Peace and Order led by Teresita Ang See, however, said the “word of a notorious criminal” should not be accepted by the PNP as “the sole source.” PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo said the suspect, David Tan Liao, made the claim implicating Que’s 42-year-old son, Alvin (RonxiNext page
Sara confirms prosecutor’s summons By Rachelle Tonelada VICE President Sara Duterte confirmed that she received a summon order from the Office of the Prosecutor in relation to a case filed against her by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). The NBI earlier filed incitement to sedition and grave threat complaints against Duterte following her controversial statement that she hired Next page
Marcos wants PrimeWater probed over ‘poor service, high rates’ By Vince Lopez
complaints over the Villar-owned company’s frequent service disruptions and PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. is high rates, Malacañang said yesterday. “First of all, we said that the lack of serordering an investigation into the operations of PrimeWater Infrastructure vice has no place in the administration of Corporation (PWIC), amid consumers’ Next page
Alyansa all set to barnstorm vote-rich Quezon province By Maricel V. Cruz
THE administration-backed Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas is scheduled to barnstorm through Quezon, one of Southern Luzon’s most populous and politically influential provinces, with less than two weeks left before the midterm elections.
Armed with President Marcos’ endorsement, the 11-member slate will campaign across the province and hold a major rally in Quezon Convention Center in Lucena City, aiming to energize its nearly 1.5 million registered voters and build momentum heading into the final stretch of the campaign. Next page
Palace junks oust-Speaker memo By Vince Lopez
NZ, PH SIGN VFA-LIKE AGREEMENT
MALACAÑANG on Wednesday dismissed as fake a circulating memorandum that allegedly orders intensified operations to boost the administration’s approval ratings and
recommends removing Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. In a press briefing at Malacañang, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the document is fabricated. “It’s fake news. It’s fake, so don’t Next page
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SECURITY PARTNERS. President Ferdinand Marcos poses with New Zealand’s Defense Minister Judith Collins (left) and Philippine
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, both holding documents on the newly-signed Status of Visiting Forces Agreement, which allows the deployment of troops on each other’s territory, following the signing ceremony yesterday at the Malacañang Palace. AFP
Cardinals Tagle, Parolin on top of Papabili list ASIA’S front-runner for the papacy, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines is a charismatic moderate often dubbed the “Asian Francis.” Tagle, 67, who shares with Pope
Francis a history of advocating for the poor, migrants and other marginalized people, is known for his missionary spirit and pastoral focus. Wearing glasses with a youthful air
and ready smile, the cardinal nicknamed “Chito” is a popular figure among the fervently religious country’s more than 90 million Catholics. Next page
PAG-IBIG upgrades multi-purpose loan program THE Pag-IBIG Fund has upgraded its payment flexibility—moves aimed at bers can now borrow up to 90% of Multi-Purpose Loan (MPL) program, better addressing the financial needs their total Pag-IBIG Regular Savings, allowing members to borrow more, of Filipino workers. up from the previous 80%. qualify sooner, and enjoy added reUnder the enhanced MPL, memNext page
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru troops the line along with Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil L Gavan (left) during his visit yesterday at the PCG National Headquarters, Port Area, Manila. Danny Pata
WPS NOW OUT OF GOOGLE MAP NEWS / A3