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Search for agitators begins Terror plot afoot during anti-corruption protest—Remulla By Pot Chavez, Charles Dantes, Rex Espiritu, and Vince Lopez
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UTHORITIES are looking into an alleged plot to sow disorder during Sunday’s anti-corruption rallies following the clashes between a youthful band of masked marchers who assaulted police barricades blocking roads leading to Malacañang Palace. In a Palace press briefing yesterday, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla pointed out that the band of delinquent youths, or “hooligans,” who tried to attack the presidential palace were likely under the direction of still-unnamed instigators. Next page
FEELING NANDO’S FURY Even before hitting land, Supertyphoon Nando
makes its presence felt by temporarily closing down Marcos Highway, top photo, after heavy rains triggered two landslides along Begis, Poblacion and Baw-ek, Taloy Sur, Tuba, Benguet. Inset shows a member of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) taking a child to safer ground seawater levels rise at Brgy. Rapuli, Santa Ana, Cagayan. Bottom right photo shows a local disaster response officer controlling traffic as motorists navigate through flood waters in Catmon, Malabon City. Bombo Noveh Grace Organo & Bombo Jerwin Aquino, PIA Benguet, Malabon City government.
VOL. XXXIX • NO. 220 • 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 • TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2025
‘Nando’ leaves PH today; heavy rains affect over 28k families By Rio N. Araja, Maricel V. Cruz, and Rex Espiritu SU PER Typhoon “Nando” is projected to unleash its full force before it exits the Philippine area of responsibility this morning. The powerful storm made landfall in Panuitan Island in Calayan, Cagayan at 3 p.m. yesterday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that while the storm has reached its peak intensity, slight intensification is still not ruled out as it heads out to sea. Classes at all education levels in both public and private schools—unless indicated otherwise—remain suspended in the following locations to ensure public safety amid risks of flooding and other environmental hazards:
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION • Abra • Apayao • Benguet
Brice has the goods on lawmakers, says Fortun THE desktop computer of former Bulacan 1st district assistant engineer Brice Hernandez contains files that can support claims against senators and congressmen allegedly involved in the flood control controversy, his lawyer Raymund Fortun said Monday.
Palace eyes sedition raps vs. Chavit Singson NEWS / A3
Fortun said the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee wants to get hold of Hernandez’s computer, which he retrieved over the weekend, as evidence in the ongoing investigation. However, he emphasized that the enNext page
ILOCOS REGION • Badoc, Ilocos Norte • Magsingal, Ilocos Sur • La Union (Bacnotan, Bauang, Luna, Bangar, San Gabriel, Santol) • San Juan, Pangasinan – no onsite classes • Basista, Pangasinan – shift to modular learning • Mapandan, Pangasinan
CAGAYAN VALLEY • Batanes • Cagayan (Abulug, Aparri) • Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – shift to modular learning; including graduate schools
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House gives Co until Sept. 28 PBBM open to Comelec probe to return to Ph on 2022 donations by contractors COORDINATION. Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III appears before Justice
Andres Reyes Jr., Rogelio Singson, and Rossana Fajardo at the Independent Commission on Infrastructure to discuss coordination between them. OSP photo
By Charles Dantes
DEMAND. Parents of minors arrested yesterday during the assault on police barricades leading to Malacang demand the release of their children detained at the Manila Police District headquarters. Norman Cruz
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is willing to face investigation over allegations that his 2022 campaign received millions in donations from government contractors, Malacañang said Monday. The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) reported that several contractors with active govern-
Dy open to House ending flood control probe By Maricel V. Cruz HOUSE Speaker Faustino `Bojie’ Dy III on Monday said President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. did the right thing when he created the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to handle the investi-
gations on the flood control mess. Dy also said he would want the congressional investigations on the matter to stop to give way to the ICI probe. “I personally believe the infra-comm should submit to the ICI all of its reports, everything that happened during
the hearings, since the majority of the Filipinos do not believe what came out during these infra-comm discussions,” Dy said in Filipino. “I think it would be better to turn it over to the ICI,” he added. Next page
ment projects contributed to President Marcos’ presidential bid and later saw a sharp increase in public works contracts awarded to them in the last three years. The Omnibus Election Code prohibits donations from entities engaged in business with the government. Asked about the report, Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro said the Palace would leave
SPEAKER Faustino “Bojie” Dy III said leaders of the chamber and the House Committee on Ethics would discuss their next move should Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co failed to return to the Philippines. In an interview on Monday, Dy said he had no information on Co’s whereabouts, but his letter had reached Co. Dy revoked last week Co’s travel clearance and directed him to come
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ICI BLASTS DPWH BUSINESS GROUPS REGION HEAD FOR URGE GOV’T TO GET DESTROYING FILES RID OF CORRUPTION NEWS / A2
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