Windows26: Flares over Panatag: PH protests Chinese aggression

August 13, 2024

Hello, reader! Today, we're covering the Philippines' diplomatic protest against China's latest aggression over Panatag Shoal, another increase in Meralco power rates, and the first-ever graft case filed against Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto.

Flares over Panatag: PH protests Chinese aggression

The Philippines will file a diplomatic protest against China following the recent harassment of a Philippine Air Force (PAF) plane by two Chinese Air Force aircraft while it was flying over the country's territorial waters near Bajo de Masinloc (also known as Panatag or Scarborough Shoal).

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Meralco power rates up again in August

Consumers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will again see an increase in their electricity billings for this month, the power distributor said on Monday.

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Pasig mayor faces first graft case since 2019

It was a busy Monday for Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto who was faced with the first-ever graft complaint filed against him since he took office in 2019 and a group of protesters who later admitted to being from another city.

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Transport groups set protests vs modernization until September

A number of commuters in Metro Manila were stranded on Monday after members and supporters of transport group Manibela pushed through with the first day of a transport strike aimed at convincing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to scrap the public transport modernization program (PTMP).

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Senators see 'strong evidence' vs accused in Muhlach case

There is "strong evidence" against the two independent contractors of GMA Network accused of sexually harassing actor Sandro Muhlach, according to a Senate panel investigating the complaint.

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EDITORIAL: The greater evil: Pogo or 'e-sabong'

It seems some lawmakers are not above gambling away the nation's future in their all-consuming appetite for profit. Or at least that's what it sounded like when we heard the outrageous proposal from two House members to revive the banned "e-sabong," or online cockfight gambling, as a way to offset forgone government revenues from the exit of Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos).

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