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Monday, 30 September 2024

Julian is now a super typhoon, says Pagasa

October 1, 2024

Hi, reader! Today, we're covering the filing of COCs for the 2025 elections, a Chinese warship using a laser against a BFAR aircraft, and the latest updates on Super Typhoon Julian.

Julian is now a super typhoon, says Pagasa

Julian further intensified into a super typhoon early Tuesday morning, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.

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Chinese warship shoots laser at BFAR aircraft

A Chinese Navy missile boat used a "high intensity" laser three times against a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) aircraft conducting a maritime surveillance over the West Philippine Sea, putting the Filipino crew in danger.

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Bets have until Oct. 8 to file COCs

Political hopefuls vying for 18,272 national and local posts up for grabs in the May 12 elections next year have today, Oct. 1, up to Oct. 8, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., to file their respective certificates of candidacy (COCs) before the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

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Witness protection eyed for Barayuga slay whistleblower

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking into admitting in its witness protection program (WPP) Police Lt. Col. Santie Mendoza, according to the chair of the House super panel investigating the links of the Pogo (Philippine offshore gaming operators) industry into illegal drugs and other criminal activities.

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Verify spy claims, intel agencies urged

The government's intelligence agencies should verify the claim of a detained Chinese businessman in Thailand that Alice Guo is part of China's network of spies, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Monday, as he reiterated that the dismissed mayor of Bamban, Tarlac, "cannot be trusted."

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EDITORIAL: Sara vs another Gloria

By a curious twist of fate, two women named Gloria are now playing diametrically opposite roles in Vice President Sara Duterte's drama-filled political life: one as her defender and the other, her accuser.

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Sunday, 29 September 2024

PNP to reopen 2020 slay case of PCSO official

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September 30, 2024

Hello, reader! Today, we're covering the PNP's reopening of a 2020 murder case involving a PCSO official, live updates on Typhoon Julian, and the DOJ's probe into Alice Guo's alleged spy links.

PNP to reopen 2020 slay case of PCSO official

The Philippine National Police will reopen its investigation into the murder of retired general and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board secretary Wesley Barayuga in 2020 as new details came to light implicating high-ranking officials in the killing.

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LIVE UPDATES: Typhoon Julian

Get updated on Julian, which is battering Northern Luzon, as it nears super typhoon level.

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DOJ wants Guo's spy links claims probed

The revelation of a "discarded Chinese spy" imprisoned in Thailand linking dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo to Chinese espionage operations in the Philippines is a "lead" that security agents need to investigate, a Department of Justice (DOJ) official said on Sunday.

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AFP: No Chinese drills in WPS as Beijing claimed

The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Sunday said it had not monitored any Chinese military exercises near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, contrary to Beijing's claim on Saturday, when the Philippines carried out joint drills with its allies in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

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Filipinos in Lebanon now want exit

Foreign Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega said most overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Beirut declined government offers of repatriation last week. But more Filipinos were stricken with panic after Israeli fighter jets dropped dozens of bunker-busting bombs on a number of buildings in Beirut's Dahieh suburb.

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EDITORIAL: Smugglers' days numbered?

Last week, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law Republic Act No. 12022, or the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act, which now classify smuggling, hoarding, profiteering, and cartel operations involving agricultural and fishery products as economic sabotage — a nonbailable offense punishable by life imprisonment and fines of up to five times the value of the goods involved.

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