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Actually there is an ongoing political struggle in the city hall on Lacuna side -representing Yul Servo, Lacson Team Vs Isko Team JTV, Yanyan Ibay. Ang Ginawa ni Yul Servo to cripple funding of their opponents is dissolve their commitees rendering opponents paralyzed without funds. But in the process dissolved also the SK Commitee, which they shouldn't have since the SK Commitee is under Protection of a Republic Act. But Yet Yul Servo and Lacson without shame muscled the move as legitimate (very corrupt) and the Commitees was transferred under Science Reyes. But later binawi ni Yul Servo (maybe upon realizing na hindi nila pde banggain ang Republic Act) at ibinalik ang Commitee ni Ibay, tapos umasta si Yul Servo na para bang all...

“Our immigration officers discovered their intent to participate in anti-government demonstrations being staged by KOJC members who are protesting the ongoing manhunt for Pastor Quiboloy,” Tansingco said. Source: Bureau of Immigration bars entry of 3 Malaysian nationals who are alleged KOJC members

President Benigno Aquino III lost Scarborough Shoal to total Chinese control in 2012. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has lost Ayungin Shoal and now Escoda Shoal to complete Chinese control. His belligerent foreign policy toward China doesn't work. If he insists on it, we might be losing all the eight islands and one reef we are holding before he steps down. Source: China tightens control over Escoda; US betrays PH

VICE President Sara Duterte was still the top choice for president in one opinion poll, but her support slid from 42 percent for the first quarter of 2024 to 25.4 percent in the second quarter, Oculum Research and Analytics said Monday. Source: Despite rating dip, Sara still tops poll for president

The Philippines is aiming to acquire the US-made Typhon missile launcher as analysts say such an advanced addition to the country’s arsenal could be a game changer in boosting its deterrence capacity. Source: Philippines aims to acquire Typhon missile launcher amid regional arms race

A Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel maneuvered dangerously and repeatedly rammed a Philippine Coast Guard vessel in Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Saturday, according to the PCG. Source: China Coast Guard ship repeatedly rams PCG vessel in Escoda Shoal

Around 40% to 50% of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Davao City has been searched but Pastor Apollo Quiboloy has still not been found, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday. Source: 40%-50% of KOJC compound searched -PNP

Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. and US Indo-Pacific Command (Indopacom) chief Gen. Samuel Paparo on Wednesday visited Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga, one of the nine sites covered by the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca), as the Pentagon awarded a P1.8-billion contract for more upgrades in the base. Source: Edca site gets another US-funded upgrade

THE POLICE Regional Office XI strongly condemned the actions of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) members for allegedly using laser devices on PNP helicopters. However, KOJC’s lawyer stated that the police must first prove whether the lasers originated from KOJC members. Source: PNP condemns laser-pointing incident; KOJC lawyer demands proof

The Philippines is seeking offers as it plans to buy 40 new multirole fighter jets to boost its military capability, its defense chief said Thursday, amid recent hostilities with China in the airspace. Source: Philippines Plans to Buy 40 Jets as China Spat Reaches Airspace

Palagay ko nagsinungaling si Atty. Stephen David at Notary Public Elmer Galicia. Sinabi ni Galicia na he met Alice Guo last Aug 14. Ang Tanong, aanhin naman ni Alice Guo ang Notario e nagtago at tumakas na nga e?? See Translation

Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Wednesday that Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) units have been deployed here as the Police Regional Office-Davao Region (PRO-11) continues its search for fugitive Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy. Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1232120

A 24-year-old man in the Province of Northern Samar suspected of contracting monkeypox is under a confirmatory test on August 27, 2024. According to the Department of Health Eastern Visayas, the man was admitted at a hospital in Northern Samar on August 24, 2024 for dengue fever. Source: Suspected mpox case in Northern Samar on confirmatory test

A former president instrumental to her 2022 election win and two Davao Region lawmakers try to shield Vice President Sara Duterte from the barrage of questions thrown at her over the OVP's disbursement of confidential funds. Source: Who were the few lawmakers who defended Sara Duterte during 2025 OVP budget hearing?

According to Shiela, she was told upon arriving in the Philippines that Alice is her sister and she has lived according to that. She said that Jian Zhong Guo, Alice's father, was only her foster father in the Philippines. Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/27/shiela-guo-admits-alice-is-not-actually-her-sister-1524

Public trust and approval in the performance of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. improved in the second quarter of 2024, while Vice President Sara Z. Duterte suffered a drop in the survey released by the OCTA Research Group on Tuesday. Sources: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1231978

Benito Techico, Manila’s special envoy for trade and tourism to China, said the photo was taken at a Pasay City restaurant sometime in 2020—when Marcos was not yet elected President—and was the result of a casual request by the restaurant owner on behalf of a group of other diners who wanted a souvenir shot with the couple. Source: ‘No link’: Special envoy explains photo of Marcos, first lady with Ong

A club in Quezon City has been served a cease-and-desist order and a notice of violation after it refused to cooperate with mpox contact tracers of Quezon City, the local government said Monday. Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/26/china-says-took-control-measures-against-philippine-ships-near-disputed-reef-1651

Shiela Guo confirmed before the Senate on Tuesday that she “escaped” Philippine jurisdiction with her siblings, dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo and Wesley Guo, via a small white boat. Source: INQToday: Alice, siblings fled PH via ‘white boat’ – Shiela Guo

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised a test of domestically-developed attack drones, state media KCNA reported. He called for accelerated development and production of various systems, including exploding drones to be used by the infantry and special operations units, and underwater suicide attack drones, KCNA said. Source: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversees suicide drone tests

Russian-born tech mogul Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of the popular platform Telegram, has been detained in France, French authorities confirmed Sunday. According to French media, his detention is related to alleged offenses regarding the social media app. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/25/durov-telegram-detention-france/

Australia has introduced a new law that allows employees to disconnect from work-related communications outside their working hours. Source: Australia's 'Right to Disconnect' Law Comes Into Effect

Napaghandaan na ng Senado ang paglilipat sa kustodiya kina Shiela Guo at Cassandra Ong, ayon sa tagapagsalita nitong si Arnel Jose Bañas. Ito ay matapos na rin tiyakin ng National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) na makakaharap ang dalawa sa pagdinig ng binuong “tri committee.” Source: Shiela Guo, Cassandra Ong makakadalo na sa Senate hearing – NBI

''Again, let us ask this administration how it can guarantee the preservation of the constitutional rights of our fellow Filipinos when even the most fundamental of these rights are being blatantly violated'' Senators Christopher "Bong" Go and Imee Marcos also E×ρréššed disapproval of the police's implementation of the arrest warrant. Marcos said the deployment of 2,000 police personnel at KOJC was ''both unwarranted and unjustified.'' Source: Duterte: PH in 'more tragic state' amid hunt for Quiboloy

A China Coast Guard (CCG) ship on Sunday, August 25, rammed a Philippine government ship some 10 nautical miles away from Escoda or Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, according to the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS). Source: PH, China ships collide in waters close to Escoda Shoal

Police said they rescued two alleged trafficking victims on Sunday, August 25, from the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Davao City. Source: Police rescue alleged trafficking victims from Quiboloy compound in Davao

He said that children’s books, even if fictional, should still have factual consistency as well as proper grammar and sentence construction, as the book is still a tool to impart knowledge to the reader. “Even if, say, the story is magical, we still want to impart knowledge to the children as readers. You are still imparting something substantial or factual, such as with how you introduce animals as characters in the story,” Petras explained. Source: UP professor notes errors in VP Sara’s ‘Isang Kaibigan’

The review will also include ongoing investigations involving accused *** offender and human trafficker Apollo Quiboloy and former Bureau of Corrections chief Gerald Bantag. Appropriations Committee Chair and Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co E×ρréššed concern over the management of the funds. Source: House panel to review intel fund use following Guo's escape, other high-profile cases

Ukraine’s military says it used high-precision glide bombs provided by the United States to carry out strikes in Russia’s Kursk region while also claiming to have recaptured some territory in the eastern region of Kharkiv, where Russia launched an offensive in the spring. Source: Ukraine says it used US glide bombs in Russia's Kursk region and has retaken some land in Kharkiv

The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (Paocc) believes that embattled former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo is attempting to enter the Golden Triangle—a region in mainland Southeast Asia covering four nations. Source: Alice Guo may be headed to the Golden Triangle – Paocc

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abandoned his campaign on Friday and endorsed Republican Donald Trump, ending a run that he began as a Democrat trading on one of the most famous names in American politics. Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/rfk-jr-suspends-us-presidential-campaign-endorses-trump-2024-08-23/

A San Jose del Monte, Bulacan-based lawyer may face sanctions for notarizing dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s counter-affidavit earlier this month despite her reportedly having left the country in July. Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/24/lawyer-faces-probe-over-doubtful-notarization-of-alice-guo-s-counter-affidavit-925