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60-day price freeze on basic goods begins THE Department of Trade and Industry yesterday announced a 60-day “automatic” price freeze on all basic necessities nationwide, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’ declaration of a state of national calamity. Next page
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VOL. XXXIX • NO. 263 • 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 • SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2025 •
Enormous storm ‘Uwan’ to unleash heavy rains At least 8.4m people may be affected ‘from Batanes to Bohol’
Marcos assures unrelenting aid to ‘Tino‘ victims By Charles Dantes, Maricel V. Cruz, and Rex Espiritu PRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. yesterday pledged continued national government support for Cebu province in the aftermath of Typhoon “Tino,” assuring victims that relief, medical aid, and relocation efforts will continue without letup. The President, who presided over a Next page
By Rio N. Araja, Katrina Manubay, Rex Espiritu, Joel Zurbano and Maricel Cruz
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HE looming Super Typhoon “Uwan” will bring heavy to intense rains that may affect around 8.4 million people across Luzon and Visayas.
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The Office of the Civil Defense said the storm’s adverse effects would be massive with its diameter spanning from Batanes to Bohol. “Its 1,400-kilometer diameter – that is very big – could have an effect from Batanes to Bohol,” OCD assistant secretary Rafael Alejandro IV said in a press briefing. “This severe weather will have a widespread impact,” he added. DSWD Assistant Secretary Leo Quintilla said most of the possible affected population will be from the Ilocos Region (3.5 million), Cagayan Valley (2.03 million), the Cordillera Administrative Region (1.4 million) and Central Luzon (1.3 million). The state weather bureau said “Uwan” may be as strong as Super Typhoon Pepito that caused widespread devastation in November last year. PAGASA administrator Nathaniel Servando said the highest wind signal that may be raised during Uwan’s onslaught is Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 5, just like what happened during Super Typhoon Pepito. As of yesterday, Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 was raised over
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. surveys the scale of destruction along the Mananga River in Talisay City, Cebu where homes were wiped out by severe flooding during the onslaught of Typhoon ‘Tino.’ (Inset photo, right) Ahead of the entry of looming Super Typhoon ‘Uwan,’ whose diameter spans from Batanes to Bohol as seen in the satellite mapping, local government personnel clear canals and creeks in Marikina City to prevent heavy flooding. PCO, PAGASA, Marikina City Facebook page
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Nov. 30 protest vs. corruption will be ‘larger, more assertive’ By Katrina Manubay, Pot Chavez, and Vito Barcelo ORGANIZERS of the September 21 protest are preparing a massive demonstration on November 30, Bonifacio Day, to demand accountability over alleged corruption in government flood con-
trol projects. In a radio interview, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) president Renato Reyes said the September 21 protest was only the beginning, noting the November 30 demonstration is expected to be larger and more assertive. “When we say everyone involved must be held accountable, that means from those at
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SLOW JUSTICE. Environmental activists clash with police during a protest rally in front of the Office of the Ombudsman in Quezon City on Friday, November 7, 2025. The protesters denounced the slow pace of the probe on anomalous flood control projects. Manny Palmero
Mixed oil prices seen next week World leaders By Alena Mae S. Flores and Rio N. Araja CONSUMERS can expect a mixed oil price movement next week with diesel and kerosene prices going up while gasoline may go down, if not a possible minimal increase. Meanwhile, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has started consoli-
dating all petitions for fare increase, including those of passenger jeepneys that have been pending since August 2023. Jetti Petroleum president Leo Bellas said this was based on the price movement indication for the week of Nov. 10, 2025 based on this week’s Mean of Platts Singapore and foreign exchange average for the first four days compared to last week’s full Next page week average.
launch $5b fund to save forests
WORLD leaders attending a climate summit in Brazil launched a fund Thursday (Friday, Manila time) to save the world's forests, quickly raking in over $5 billion in pledges to reward tropical countries for not chopping down trees. Next page
HOLIDAY MAGIC. The merriment of the holiday season begins at Solaire Resort North with its Christmas Tree lighting ceremony. Guests of honor who graced the event include Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco, Department of Tourism – National Capital Region Assistant Regional Director Ivan Agote, Bloomberry Resorts Corporation Vice Chairman for Construction and Regulatory Affairs Donato Almeda, and Solaire Resort North’s very own Chief Operating Officer Damian Quayle.