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Marcos approval, trust ratings rise in Pahayag Q2 survey PUBLIC trust in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. registered a modest uptick in the second quarter of 2025, while major government agencies and media institutions saw stabilizing or improving approval scores, according to PA-
HAYAG Q2-2025, an independent and non-commissioned nationwide survey conducted by PUBLiCUS Asia Inc. The survey was fielded from June 27 to 30, 2025, using sampling among Next page
VOL. XXXIX • NO. 145 • 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 • THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2025
Cops in ‘sabungeros’ case may turn state witness
Palace backs wider probe; PCSO chair: I’m no fixer By Vince Lopez, Pot Chavez and Charles Dantes
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OME of the 15 cops placed under restrictive custody have expressed feelers they are ready to turn as state witnesses in the case of the missing “sabungeros,” the National Police Commission on Wednesday said. “We have feelers that are being obtained. Honestly, I hope their approach will materialize and hopefully this approach will produce an affidavit that will be key to our investigation,” Napolcom vice chairman Rafael Calinisan said.
PATIENT TRANSPORT VEHICLES. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the turnover of 387 PCSO ambulances yesterday to mayors and governors across Luzon. These will improve emergency response and ensure faster patient transport, especially in remote areas. PCO
President assures emergency patient vehicles for all LGUs By Charles Dantes PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday vowed that every city and municipality in the Philippines will receive an ambulance or patient transport
vehicle (PTV) by the end of 2025, as part of the administration’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the country’s healthcare system. Speaking at a turnover ceremony for the distribution of 397 new PTVs to
PBBM approves LWUA report on PrimeWater
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various local government units (LGUs) He noted that 123 units will also be courtesy of the Philippine Charity dispatched to Eastern Visayas and 105 Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in Luzon, to Mindanao under the same batch. President Marcos reported that a total of “The instruction I gave to GM (gen680 PTVs have been distributed nation- eral manager) Mel Robles is clear: by wide since June 2022. Next page
‘BISING’, ‘HABAGAT’ AFFECT ALMOST 100K NEWS / A2
By Charles Dantes PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has given his approval to the recommendations submitted by the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) following its report on PrimeWater, the Palace confirmed Wednesday. However, officials said the administration is withholding public disclosure of the proposed government actions pending further internal preparations.
Prelates hit Senate for VP trial inaction By Vito Barcelo and Maricel V. Cruz THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged the faithful to “combat moral indifference,” directly calling out the Senate for its apparent reluctance to commence with Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. Bishops, who gathered for the 130th CBCP Plenary Assembly in Next page
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DOE EYES OIL FIRMS BEHAVIOR
17 Pinoy crewmen escape Houthi attack in Red Sea
BUSINESS / B1
By Vito Barcelo SEVENTEEN Filipino seafarers and two other crewmembers of a bulk carrier escaped an armed attack by suspected Huthi rebels on their ship while they were cruising at the Red Sea near Hodeidah, Yemen on July 6, 2025, according to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). Next page
TRUMP, NETANYAHU HOLD FRESH TALKS BENGUET ROCKSLIDE. Public works and highways personnel respond quickly yesterday to warn motorists of rockslides caused by heavy rains along the Sitio Kabuyao Barangay Road in Poblacion, Tuba, Benguet. PIA Benguet ONE ASEAN. (L-R) Southeast Asian
Foreign Affairs Ministers Sugiono (Indonesia), Thongsavanh Phomvihane (Laos), Vivian Balakrishnan (Singapore), Maris Sangiampongsa (Thailand), Bui Thanh Son (Vietnam), Mohamad Hasan (Malaysia), Secretary Theresa Lazaro (Philippines), Erywan Yusof (Brunei), Prak Sokhonn (Cambodia), Ministry of Foreign Affairs representative Kyaw Nyun Oo (Myanmar), Bendito dos Santos Freitas (East Timor) and Secretary General of the ASEAN Kao Kim Hourn pose for the group photo during the plenary session of the 58th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ meeting and related meetings at the Convention Center in Kuala Lumpur on July 9, 2025. AFP
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Malaysia’s Anwar blasts Trump tariffs MALAYSIA’S Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim slammed on Wednesday trade tariffs as regional foreign ministers gathered in Kuala Lumpur for a three-day meet, which also included talks with the United States, China and Russia. US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff Next page