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PBBM: Fuel subsidies ready amid war fears LTFRB set to OK P1 jeep fare hike, provincial buses to follow HACIENDA LUISITA GETS P28.4-B PAYMENT
By Charles Dantes and Alena Mae Flores
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HE government is preparing to roll out fuel subsidies amid the rise in global oil as Iran and Israel exchanged missile strikes for a sixth day, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said, with the Land Transportation Regulatory and Franchising Board (LTFRB) poised to grant petitions from public utility jeepneys for a P1 hike in minimum fare by next week. While global oil prices eased Wednesday following Tuesday’s surge, investors remained on edge fearing a US intervention in the Israel-Iran conflict after President Donald Trump called for Tehran's "unconditional surrender.” Local oil companies estimated that next week's pump price increases could range from P3.40 to P3.60 per liter for Next page
BSP’S PROTECT UR MONEY DRIVE VOL. XXXIX • NO. 123 • 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 • THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2025 •
BUSINESS / B4
Route identified for voluntary evac in Iran, Israel—Marcos US President Donald Trump
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UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!... Our patience is wearing thin.
By Charles Dantes, Vito Barcelo, Maricel Cruz and Ram Superable WHILE he sees no need yet for mandatory repatriation for Filipinos caught in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the government has already identified a route for those voluntarily seeking to be evacuated. Israel and Iran exchanged fire again on Wednesday, the sixth day
of strikes in their most intense confrontation in history, fueling fears of a drawn-out conflict that could engulf the Middle East. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said his nation would "never surrender" after US President Donald Trump stepped up his rhetoric, demanding Iran’s “unconditional surrender” and warning America knows where Khamenei is located but will not kill him "for now." Foreigners have rushed to leave
Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Let the battle begin... We will show the Zionists no mercy.
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Marcos dismayed with current state of country’s education By Charles Dantes and Ram Superable
QUICK RESPONSE. President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. checks out with Fire Superintendent Rodrigo N. Reyes the burnt school building of the San Francisco High School (SFHS) in Quezon City. Department of Education
PRESIDENT Marcos has expressed dismay over the country’s education sector having sufferedfrom decades of neglect. In an episode of the BBM Podcast on Wednesday, the President said there appeared no effort to address the problems in education. Marcos said the country lacked at least 160,000 classrooms, with most of the existing ones badly needing repairs. “Come to think of it, we lack 160,000 classrooms. How did that happen? Action was not taken to address it,” the Chief Executive said. “We even saw classrooms that are Marcos-type structures. They were built in the 1970s. Those buildings only have a lifetime of 20 to 30 years. They should be rehabilitated after that. Next page
Palace to Senate: Impeach trial delay impacts economy By Ram Superable MALACAÑANG called on the Senate to consider the potential impact of delays in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on the Philippine economy.
In a press briefing, Palace Press Officer and Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said it is alarmingthat the business sector has already issued a warning that failure to uphold the rule of law could affect investor confidence in
the long term. ‘‘Even the business sector is alarmed by what is happening in the Senate regarding the impeachment trial. And they would really not want to invest our business investors will Next page
Comelec cancels DOJ’s Remulla says Roque’s asylum Duterte Youth’s bid junked; fugitive says otherwise PL registration By Pot Chavez By Vito Barcelo FULL SUPPORT. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez visits the wake of Director Mauricio ‘Morie’ Pulhin, Technical Staff Chief of the House Committee on Ways and Means, who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen over the weekend. The Speaker expressed his condolences to Pulhin’s grieving family and assured his widow of the House’s full support in seeking justice. With the Speaker were Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude A. Acidre and House Secretary General Reginald ‘Reggie’ S. Velasco.
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday cancelled the registration of Duterte Youth as a party-list group, citing material misrepresentation in its filings. However, Comelec chair George Garcia said the ruling was not yet final and that the Duterte Youth could still submit a motion for reconsideration. Next page
THE application for asylum of former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque was denied by the Netherlands and he is now seeking refuge in Germany, according to Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla. Roque however said that Remulla was misinformed and that he is back in the Netherlands. “What I know is that he (Roque) was denied asylum by the Nether-
lands, so it’s up to Germany now if it will grant it, just in case,” Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla told reporters in Filipino. Roque said his visit to Germany was pre-planned, adding that he was back to the Netherlands. Remulla maintained the DOJ’s position that it would wait for further developments on Roque’s asylum bid before moving on with the extradition process and declaring him a fugitive from justice. Next page