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Trump campaign is selling Eras Tour-inspired shirts

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The Trump campaign posted about the new merch Thursday morning, calling on "Swifties for Trump" to buy the "Trump Era shirt." The shirt is printed with a black-and-white silhouetted photo of Trump in front of colored tiles containing other photos of him, including his mugshot taken while he was booked in Atlanta on charges that he tried to s†éál the election. Source: Trump campaign is selling Eras Tour-inspired shirts. Swifties call it his 'cease & desist era'.
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Ingat Mga Kaflood-gate For Fact Checking.

Ingat Mga Kaflood-gate For Fact Checking.

SIGNAL NO. 1 Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 is hoisted over some areas in Luzon Monday, September 16 due to Tropical Depression Gener and the Southwest Monsoon enhanced by "Gener" and Tropical Storm Pulasan. Luzon: Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, and the northern portion of Quezon (General Nakar, Infanta, Real) including Polillo Islands 📸Pagasa
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Lawyer to fast-track ICC warrant vs Duterte

💡 Trivia Lawyer to fast-track ICC warrant vs Duterte

Kristina Conti, a cocounsel in the ICC case who represents families of victims of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during the Duterte administration, said they wanted to further speed up the issuance of the warrant although this would be a challenge. To do this, she said they would have to convince the ICC there was an urgent need to arrest Duterte and his coaccused as some of them remain in power and could influence any ongoing probes, particularly into his drug war. Source: Lawyer cites need to fast-track ICC warrant vs Duterte
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PNP manhunt on for Harry Roque

💡 Trivia PNP manhunt on for Harry Roque

The Philippine National Police has now joined the manhunt for former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, who was issued an arrest order after being cited for contempt by the House of Representatives on Sept. 12 for refusing to submit subpoenaed documents related to his alleged involvement with îllégâl Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos). Source: PNP manhunt on for Harry Roque
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Winner of 640 million lotto jackpot, Invested 90million bet money.

Winner of 640 million lotto jackpot, Invested 90million bet money.

A LOTTO outlet owner had won the Super Lotto 6/49 draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in January with a jackpot prize of over P640 million after “investing” P90 million bet money, Senator Raffy Tulfo revealed on Monday, March 18, 2024. During the resumption of the inquiry of the Senate Committee on Games and Amusement on the integrity of PCSO lotto games, Tulfo said the winner placed P30 million bets in each of his three lotto outlets in Binondo, Manila through “system 12,” which allows bettors to choose 12 numbers from 1 to 49 instead of the traditional six-number combination. The winner took home a total of P640,654,817.60 after hitting the Super Lotto 6/49 jackpot with a winning combination of...
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Fan sold concert tickets for Taylor's Harris endorsement

💡 Trivia Fan sold concert tickets for Taylor's Harris endorsement

A woman has put up for sale three Taylor Swift concert tickets that she had purchased for her daughter's 13th birthday because of the popstar's recent endorsement of Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. In a viral video she posted on social media, the woman said she no longer supports Swift due to the singer's political stance and what she described as "non-Christian beliefs." Source: Woman Sells Daughter's Taylor Swift Tickets Over Popstar's Kamala Harris Endorsement
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China Detects séálth Jets Using Starlink Satellite Network

💡 Trivia China Detects séálth Jets Using Starlink Satellite Network

A Chinese scientist and his team launched a DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone off the coast of Guangdong. The drone was roughly the size of a bird and had a radar cross-section similar to a s†éálth fighter. Despite its s†éálth characteristics, the target unexpectedly appeared on the screen even though the ground-based radar did not emit any radio waves that would have resulted in an echo. The scientists explained that this was possible because the drone was illuminated by electromagnetic radiation from a Starlink satellite passing over the Philippines. Source: https://www.eurasiantimes.com/china-can-detect-f-22-f-35-s†éálth-jets/
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PH Withdraws Coast Guard Flagship from Sabina Shoal, AIS Shows

💡 Trivia PH Withdraws Coast Guard Flagship from Sabina Shoal, AIS Shows

As of this writing, no statements have been released by either Manila or Beijing regarding the movement of the Coast Guard vessel from Sabina. Prior to its departure, the Philippine Coast Guard stated that the vessel was running low on supplies. Manila’s previous attempts to resupply Teresa Magbanua with other patrol ships failed due to Chinese forces intercepting and blockading the missions. Source: https://news.usni.org/2024/09/14/manila-withdraws-coast-guard-flagship-from-sabina-shoal-ais-shows
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OVP budget hearing: VP Sara goes ballistic

OVP budget hearing: VP Sara goes ballistic

Combo photos show Vice President Sara Duterte gesturing while answering questions from the House appropriations panel during the deliberations on the proposed 2025 budget for the Office of the Vice President yesterday. Miguel De Guzman MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte went ballistic during yesterday’s House of Representatives appropriations committee hearing on her office’s proposed P2.037-billion budget for 2025 as she brushed aside almost all questions thrown at her by lawmakers. In her opening speech, Duterte went on the offensive as she mentioned several issues that had been previously raised against her, including her security personnel, the confidential funds in her 2024 budget, the children’s book she had written...
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VP Sara requests protection amid PNP security pullout

VP Sara requests protection amid PNP security pullout

MANILA, Philippines — In the wake of the Philippine National Police's decision to pull out 75 members of her security detail, Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday appealed for protection for her family. A day after some senators voiced their support for Duterte following the pullout of Police Security and Protection Group personnel from her detail, the vice president said she wants nothing but her family’s safety. “I have only one request from you: the safety of my family. Do not allow any violence to befall my mother, husband and four children, either in person or on the internet. And, in any case, do not turn a blind eye to anyone who would do harm against them,” Duterte said in a statement. The vice president has three children...
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Marbil vows to return VP Sara's trusted cops

Marbil vows to return VP Sara's trusted cops

PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil. Senators grill PNP chief MANILA, Philippines — Senators Ronald dela Rosa and Robinhood Padilla yesterday grilled the Philippine National Police chief on the recall of Vice President Sara Duterte’s PNP security detail. Under a strong “appeal” by Dela Rosa, PNP chief Gen. Rommel Marbil committed to reinstate at least the police escorts who have been detailed with the Dutertes for a long time and “trusted” by the Vice President. Dela Rosa and Padilla, allies of former president Rodrigo Duterte, questioned Marbil’s decision to reassign the Vice President’s police security personnel. Padilla asked Marbil if there was political pressure behind his move. “There is no political pressure. What we are...
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PNP ignores Sara's tirades

PNP ignores Sara's tirades

MANILA, Philippines — Stressing that it is better to focus on their personnel who were affected by Typhoon Carina, Philippine National Police chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil opted to ignore the tirades of Vice President Sara Duterte, who cried “political harassment” over the removal of 75 PNP members from her security detail. Marbil’s stand on the issue was relayed yesterday by PNP public information officer Col. Jean Fajardo, who said that Marbil is busy attending to the needs of PNP personnel who were victims of Carina’s onslaught last week. The PNP chief visited two police officers who were wounded in a shootout with a wanted fugitive in San Juan, Batangas on Sunday. “He preferred to focus on the needs of our police and not to...
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Viral photo of Sara Duterte at airport not from MIAA DOTr chief

Viral photo of Sara Duterte at airport not from MIAA DOTr chief

Vice President Sara Duterte leaves for Munich, Germany yesterday with her family on an Emirates Air flight at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. STAR / File MANILA, Philippines — The photo of Vice President Sara Duterte at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport during the onslaught of Typhoon Carina did not come from the Manila International Airport Authority, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said on Monday. Bautista clarified that the photo of the vice president was not taken from the airport's CCTV (closed-circuit television) footage. "Hindi galing sa CCTV 'yun ng MIAA (That didn't come from the CCTV of MIAA)," Bautista told reporters. This comes after Duterte alleged in an open letter on July 29 that "video footage" of...
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Sara, Risa trade barbs over P10 million children's books

Sara, Risa trade barbs over P10 million children's books

Vice President Sara Duterte and Sen. Risa Hontiveros engage in a tense exchange during the Senate hearing on the OVP’s budget for next year. Duterte later said the House was out to impeach her, and that she had no plan to seek the presidency in 2028. MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte had a heated exchange with Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros yesterday during the Senate finance committee’s public hearing on the P2.037-billion budget requested by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for 2025. During the hearing of the panel chaired by Sen. Grace Poe, Hontiveros asked Duterte about the P10-million allocation for a book titled “Isang Kaibigan” and bearing Duterte’s name, to be distributed by the OVP for...
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House answers VP Sara: Auditing your secret funds not tied to impeachment plot

House answers VP Sara: Auditing your secret funds not tied to impeachment plot

This photo shows Vice President Sara Duterte. MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers from the House of Representatives on Wednesday again denied Vice President Sara Duterte's allegation that the lower chamber is preparing an impeachment case against her, saying that efforts to access the audit report of her confidential and intelligence expenditures are "part of the regular budgeting process." During a press conference, Rep. Francisco Paolo Ortega (La Union, 1st District) also challenged Duterte to name her "friends" in the House who informed her of the alleged impeachment case being readied against her. "Perhaps she should just identify her friends who made the claims so that those friends can confirm if the information they are receiving...
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Albayalde: Marcos name not on drug watchlist

Albayalde: Marcos name not on drug watchlist

File photo shows Gen. Oscar Albayalde, who stepped down from his post as the chief of the Philippine National Police. The STAR / Boy Santos, File MANILA, Philippines — A former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said he had never seen the name of President Marcos in the drug watchlist of the Duterte administration, whose supporters recently released a supposed video recording of him using îllégâl drugs. “I didn’t see his name,” former PNP chief Oscar Albayalde said in an interview over ANC yesterday, referring to the drugs watchlist, which reportedly included names of government officials and other high-profile personalities. The PNP and National Bureau of Investigation would later dismiss as fake the video clip supposedly...
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Alice Guo removed from office amid POGO hub *******

Alice Guo removed from office amid POGO hub *******

Bamban Mayor Alice Guo attends a Senate hearing on alleged human trafficking and POGO operations on May 22, 2023. The STAR / Jesse Bustos MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo from service due to her alleged involvement in the îllégâl activities of a Philippine offshore gaming operation (POGO) hub in the Tarlac town. “Needless to stress, when respondent Guo started to discharge her duties and responsibilities as Municipal Mayor, she remained to be the real, true and actual President of Baofu Land Development, Inc., and stands to benefit from the continued operations Hongsheng and Zun Yuan,” the Ombudsman’s resolution dated August 12 read. The Ombudsman raised several concerns...
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Alice Guo funded POGO hub despite raids, says senator

Alice Guo funded POGO hub despite raids, says senator

Composite photo shows Bamban Mayor Alice Guo at a Senate public hearing and the site of the raided POGO Zun Yuan Technology Inc. in Bamban, Tarlac. Senate PRIB; Google Streetview MANILA, Philippines — Alice Guo, the suspended mayor turned fugitive, continued to cover the expenses of Philippine offshore gaming operators even after authorities raided a hub, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said on Tuesday. Hontiveros, who chairs the Senate panel probing POGOs, suggested that the finding is proof that the Bamban, Tarlac mayor was a "beneficial owner" of Zun Yuan Technology Inc., the site of which was raided twice over the past year. "She continued to pay for the utilities, bills, and salaries of the workers at the POGO hub," Hontiveros said in...
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DFA informs Interpol about Alice Guo Hontiveros

DFA informs Interpol about Alice Guo Hontiveros

In this Facebook photo posted on Jan. 30, 2024 shows Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo attending the 2024 Agri Trade Fair opening ceremony. Facebook / Mayor Alice Leal Guo MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has notified the Interpol regarding the case of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. This was revealed by Sen. Risa Hontiveros during a press conference on Wednesday, where she stated that Guo, her siblings Wesley and Shiela, and Porac-based Lucky South representative Cassandra Ong have been reported by the DFA to the Philippine Center on Transnational Crime and Interpol. "Nagsisimula nang lumiit talaga ang mundong ginagalawan nina Guo Hua Ping at ng pamilya niya dahil hindi lamang sa Philippine...
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