 | | | Kumusta, reader? This week, we learned that an ICC warrant may be issued against Duterte and others by September — plus a heroes' welcome for Paris Olympians and Neda's disputed P64 food poverty threshold. This is your Weekend Roundup, your weekly fix for everything you need to catch up. |
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| | | | | |  | Citing undisclosed sources, retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio said that the investigation of the International Criminal Court's (ICC) prosecutor into the brutal campaign against illegal drugs had reached a pivotal point, adding that the day of reckoning is coming closer as a warrant of arrest is expected to be issued sometime in September. - Prior to Carpio's revelation, a troubled Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa couldn't help but express alarm over the recent remarks made by Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla and Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra. Remulla had earlier stated that the Marcos government is "not in the business of blocking any movement of the Interpol."
| | | | | | |  | Gov't poverty metrics: You're not poor if you spend P21 per meal. With the government's food threshold, Imelda Mendez, 42, who spends P25 for her lunch—a cup of rice and a viand of vegetables—is not considered poor. In 2022, spending more than P18.62 per meal would not classify you as "food poor." Over two years later, government data show that the standard remains low at P64 a day, or P21.33 per meal. | | | | | | |  | Manila Bay oil spills' harm on fishing, environment, public health. As the oil spill from three sunken vessels — MT Terranova, MTKR Jason Bradley, and MV Mirola 1 — spreads across a significant portion of Manila Bay, contaminating the waters of Cavite, Bulacan, and Bataan, authorities are issuing urgent warnings about the severe health risks posed by exposure to this environmental disaster. | | | | | | |  | Easing poverty: Gov't told to be first honest with data. Are there fewer Filipinos as government data tend to show? The question was posed by local think tank Ibon Foundation as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stressed what he described as a "significant drop" in poverty rate during his third state of the nation address (Sona) last July 22. | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | Lola Mimi, a 75-year-old jeepney driver from Valenzuela, continues to defy age and inspire people. "Hangga't kaya ko magda-drive ako," she says. Find out what keeps her going in this video. |
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