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Luneta bloc seeks resignations, transition group; EDSA bloc shuns quit calls, civic-military takeover
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READY FOR THE RALLY.
(Clockwise) Police personnel install razor wire barricades and container vans at Solano St. cor. Ayala Blvd. near Malacañan Palace in Manila on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in preparation for today’s anticorruption rally. At the EDSA People Power Monument in Quezon City, workers install a portable communication power antenna ahead of the 1 Trillion Peso March. A member of the transport group PISTON who will join the Baha Sa Luneta 2.0 protest in Manila holds a placard expressing the group’s sentiment amid reports of anomalous flood control projects. Norman Cruz, Manny Palmero, PISTON X page
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WO major protest movements will call for accountability and justice amid corruption issues hounding government flood control projects today, even as they diverge on how systemic change can be effected. In Manila, progressive groups will stage the “Baha Sa Luneta 2.0” rally, with calls ranging from the resignation of both President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte to the setting up of a “transition council.” At the EDSA People Power Monument in Quezon City, the Trillion Peso March backed by Church leaders will Turn on A4
PBBM to military: Stand for truth, fight disinformation By Charles Dantes PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on the country’s security forces not to fall prey to organized disinformation efforts, noting that the spread of false narratives has become a growing threat to national cohesion. Speaking before uniformed personnel during a dinner with the Armed Turn on A4
Rody’s defense team to appeal interim release bid By Pot Chavez THE defense team of former President Rodrigo Duterte will reintroduce its plea for his interim request once the result of his medical evaluation is released.
Duterte’s lawyer Nicholas Kaufman said the decision of the ICC Appeals Chamber to reject the interim release plea of Duterte, who is on trial for crimes against humanity during his bloody war on drugs, was to be expected.
“The ICC Appeals Chamber has never affirmed the interim release of a person charged with crimes of humanity,” he said. “The Defense awaits the results of the medical evaluation of the former Turn on A4
13 Pinoys still unaccounted Airbus A320 software switch disrupts air travel for in deadly Hong Kong fire By Joel E. Zurbano
By Charles Dantes THIRTEEN Filipinos remain unaccounted for following the deadly fire that tore through Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong on Saturday said. Hong Kong officially began its three-day mourning period with a moment of silence yesterday for the 128 people killed in one of the city’s deadliest fires.
City leader John Lee, along with senior ministers and dozens of top civil servants, stood in silence for three minutes at 8:00 am (0000 GMT) outside the government headquarters, where the flags of China and Hong Kong were flown at half-mast. In Manila, Department of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Angie Escalona said the 13 were listed as occupants or workers at Wang Fuk Court.
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SOME 93 domestic flights have been affected, with 82 cancelled and 11 delayed – affecting over 14,000 passengers – following an Airbus alert that up to 6,000 A320 aircraft worldwide may require upgrades. Airbus instructed its clients over the weekend to take “immediate precautionary action” after evaluating a technical malfunction on board a JetBlue flight in October. “Intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls,” it said, adding that
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WAITING GAME.
Passengers check the schedule announcement to see if their flights are a go after several domestic flights were canceled yesterday following an Airbus alert for a software switch that affected up to 6,000 A320 aircraft worldwide. DOTr Facebook page
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