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DOJ ISSUES LOOKOUT ORDER VS. ANG, BARRETTO, OVER 50 OTHERS THE Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday released the Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order (ILBO) against businessman Charlie Atong Ang, actress Gretchen Barretto, retired Lt. Gen. Jonnel Estomo, and over 50 other people cited in the missing cockfight enthusiasts or “sabungeros” case. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said all personalities tagged in the controversy by whistleblower Julie Patidongan alias “Totoy” have been issued ILBOs. “We have issued the lookout bulletins. One left for abroad. I don’t
AMLC sets sights on contractors in fishy projects By Charles Dantes, Pot Chavez, Vito Barcelo, and Joel Zurbano VOL. XXXIX • NO. 195 • 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 • SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 2025 •
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PBBM ready to undergo lifestyle check—Palace ‘President open to disclose SALN in anti-corruption fight’
THE Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) is checking the names of flood control contractors linked to anomalous projects, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli Remolona, chairman of the AMLC, said yesterday He said the council "is certainly looking at certain names, which it usually does." "AMLC receives a lot of these suspicious transaction reports from banks, and when a name comes up, AMLC will look at those reports that are related to those names," Remolona said in an interview with ANC's Market Edge. Meanwhile, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos condemned the killing of a contractor in Negros Oriental by motorcycle-riding assailants, Next page
By Charles Dantes and Ram Superable
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RESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is willing to undergo a lifestyle check—including disclosure of his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), if necessary—as part of the administration’s anti-corruption drive, Malacañang said Friday. "If there is a lifestyle check, whether the President comes first or last, it will include him,” Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro said in a Palace briefing. "All members of the executive, including the President, are ready for a lifestyle check," she added. Castro made the statement after lawmakers urged President Marcos to submit himself to the same scrutiny he ordered for executive officials amid allegations of irregularities in flood control projects. "The issue here is to go after those involved in the flood control projects. Let’s not politicize this matter," the Next page Palace official added.
BEING FILIPINO. Elementary school students wear traditional Filipiniana attire during the Buwan ng Wika celebration at Fr. Angelico Lipani School in Las Piñas City. The annual event emphasizes the significance of preserving the Filipino language and cultural heritage. It also serves as a reminder to the younger generation of their roots, fostering a deeper sense of national identity and pride. Norman Cruz
Taiwan foreign minister in PH with business group Torre still mum on Palace offer, goes on one-month leave By Katrina Manubay and Ram Superable with Kyodo News
TAIWAN Foreign Minister Lin Chia-
lung visited the Philippines, a diplomatic source in Taiwan disclosed, marking a rare instance in which a visit to the country by an official of this stature has become public.
The Foreign Ministry of Taiwan confirmed that a business delegation composed of Taiwanese and U.S. personnel visited the Philippines, Next page
By Charles Dantes, Vince Lopez MALACAÑANG confirmed Friday that former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III has not yet decided whether he will accept the new role that President Ferdinand
Marcos, Jr. offered to him after his 85day stint in the PNP. The position remains unclear at present with Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor ‘Jonvic’ Remulla only hinting that it has something to do with fighting corruption. Next page
Gomez could face ethics complaint after accusing journos of payoffs By Rio N. Araja and Joel E. Zurbano ANTIPOLO City Rep. Ronaldo Puno said an ethics complaint can be filed
ALLEGATIONS. Members of Akbayan hold a picket in front of the Gerrard Construction Building yesterday in F. Manalo, Pasig City, alleging wrongdoing by the owners of St. Gerrard Construction which the President listed among the top 15 contractors of flood control projects in the country. Danny Pata
Comelec junks Duterte Youth appeal; party-list to petition SC By Vito Barcelo
OIL PRICES TO RISE BY P1/LITER— DOE NEWS/ A3
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) officially cancelled the accreditation of Duterte Youth as a partylist organization, citing its failure to properly defend itself in a 2019 case, which questioned its integrity to genuinely represent the youth sector.
The Duterte Youth party list garnered over two million votes and placed among the top three in the 2025 May elections. Comelec chairman George Erwin Garcia disclosed the information in an interview with reporters in Zamboanga City as a result of a 5-1 en banc vote. Next page
against Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez for accusing journalists of getting paid. The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines earlier criticized Next page
YAKAP HAKAB.
Some 152 mothers breastfeed together during the ‘Yakap Hakab’ held by the Office of the City Health Officer at SM Center Imus in Barangay Bucandala last Thursday in solidarity with the celebration of National Breastfeeding Month. Parents and babies who attended the event also received giveaways. FB page of the City Government of Imus