Windows26: Alice Guo back in Philippines following arrest in Indonesia

September 6, 2024

Hi, reader! Today, we're covering Alice Guo's return to the Philippines, the SC's rejection of the Marcos family's Paoay land claim, and DOST's involvement in the anti-communist task force.

Alice Guo back in Philippines following arrest in Indonesia

Former Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, also known as Guo Hua Ping, is back in the Philippines two days after her arrest in Indonesia.

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SC junks Marcos family claim on Paoay land

The anti-Marcos group Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses and Martial Law (Carmma) lauded on Thursday a Supreme Court ruling that declared as void and unconstitutional a 1978 government lease contract that effectively recognized former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.'s ownership of a 57-hectare property in Paoay, Ilocos Norte.

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Ex-Albay gov, Legazpi City mayor guilty of admin raps

The Office of the Ombudsman has found former Albay Gov. Noel Rosal and his wife Carmen Geraldine, the incumbent mayor of Legazpi City, guilty of administrative charges for reassigning provincial and city government officers upon assuming office in 2022.

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PH makes headway in food security

The Philippines has implemented "significant legal and policy measures" to address food security along with some other peers in Asia-Pacific, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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Explain this: DOST part of anti-communist task force

The head of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Thursday told lawmakers that it was now part of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac), a body dating back to the previous administration and long criticized for "red-tagging" perceived supporters of the leftist insurgency.

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EDITORIAL: Apportioning blame in ID fiasco

According to the Bangko Sentral of the Phlippines (BSP), AllCard Inc. produced only 57.9 million prepersonalized national ID cards between 2022 and 2023, 58.1 million short of the targeted 116 million cards. This has resulted in a production loss of P1.06 billion, equivalent to 49.91 percent of the P2.1-billion contract awarded to AllCard, the BSP said.

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