PHMarcos announced during the first-ever Local Government Summit 2024 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City that he will amend EO No. 138 signed by Duterte in 2021. EO 138 provides for the full devolution of certain functions of the executive branch of the government — including implementation of local infrastructure projects — to LGUs.
Source: Marcos to sign EO clarifying Duterte’s devolution order
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China launched its Long March 7A rocket on Thursday evening, according to the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), prompting it to warn of possible fallen debris.
Source: PhilSA warns of fallen debris from China rocket launch - Manila Standard
Former president Rodrigo Duterte has been personally tagged in the killings of three convicted Chinese nationals in Davao jail in 2016 by the two inmates who allegedly executed the crime in exchange for a P3 million reward.
Source: 2 inmates tag ex-president Duterte in Chinese 'drug lords' killings
A House mega panel investigating the proliferation of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) cited former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque in contempt on Thursday, August 22, for supposedly lying before the committee about his schedule.
Source: House detains Harry Roque for 'lying' to lawmakers
Cassandra Li Ong, the representative of a company that provides services to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), and Shiela Guo, the sister of Alice Guo, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at around 5 p.m.
Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/22/guo-companions-back-in-ph-1320
Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes was ordered suspended for one year without pay for grave misconduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.
Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1231698
The Islamic republic maintains the death penalty for several crimes, including rape and sexual assault.
Source: Iran executes fortune-teller over rapes
A report by GMA Integrated News' John Consulta on Balitanghali identified the two arrested as Cassandra Li Ong and Guo's sister Sheila Guo.
Source: 2 Alice Guo companions detained in Indonesia —Abalos
Fierce fighting has continued inside Russia as Ukrainian troops tried to seize more territory and used kamikaze drones to blow up a Russian pontoon bridge across a strategic river crossing.
Source: Fierce fighting in Russia as Ukrainian forces attempt to seize more territory
“I am confident that she is in the Philippines because I have no reason not to believe her. We are talking. I wanted to know where she is and her assurance is that she is in the Philippines. That is where my confidence is coming from,” Stephen David said in an interview with “Storycon” on One News on Monday.
Source: Amid reports of departure, lawyer says Guo is still in Philippines
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will remit P10 billion to the National Treasury on Wednesday, August 21, as scheduled.
Source: PhilHealth to push through with P10-B second fund transfer to national treasury
Two German warships await orders from Berlin, their commander said, to determine whether next month they will be the first German naval vessels in decades to pass through the Taiwan Strait, drawing a rebuke from Beijing.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/german-warships-await-orders-crossing-disputed-taiwan-strait-2024-08-19/
China and Vietnam issued a joint declaration on Tuesday vowing to better manage and resolve their disputes over the South China Sea through friendly consultations.
Source: China, Vietnam pledge renewed diplomacy over South China Sea disputes
Imee revealed the list a day after political parties allied with the Marcos administration met on Monday night to strategize for Eleksyon 2025.
Source: Imee Marcos bares 'administration Senate slate' in Eleksyon 2025
"Students will benefit enormously from AI-powered adaptive learning, which allows every student to learn at their own pace rather than having to keep pace with a class," coprincipal John Dalton told BI, "which often progresses too quickly for some students and too slowly for others."
Source: High School Starts Replacing Teachers With AI
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his minions are in no way reserved about their ambition to dominate the 2025 elections.
Source: How to win the midterms: Marcos' allies meet in Malacañang to strategize for 2025
Ilang araw matapos magdeklara ng global public health emergency ang World Health Organization (WHO) laban sa mpox (dating monkeypox), inihayag ng Department of Health (DOH) ngayong Lunes na may unang kaso na ng naturang nakahahawang virus sa Pilipinas ngayong taon.
Source: Unang kaso ng mpox sa Pilipinas ngayon taon, naitala ng DOH
The lawyer who notarized the counter-affidavit of Alice Guo insisted Tuesday that he saw the dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor personally on the night of Aug. 14 amid claims she had fled the country last month.
Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/20/notary-insists-he-saw-alice-guo-on-aug-14-amid-reported-escape-1335
China and Vietnam signed 14 documents spanning cross-border railways to crocodile exports on Monday, after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Vietnam’s new leader To Lam in Beijing.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/20/china-and-vietnam-sign-14-deals-from-rail-to-crocodiles-after-leaders-meet.html
Dela Rosa said he would initiate the parallel investigation of the “very unbelievable” claims made by Jimmy Guban, at the hearing on Friday of the four-panel “supercommittee” of the House in Bacolor, Pampanga province.
Source: ‘Bato’ seeks turn to grill House probe witness Guban
The Senate panel investigating the criminal activities involving Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) has urged the Supreme Court to deny the petition of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo seeking to prevent the upper chamber from summoning her to appear in its hearings.
Source: Senate panel asks SC: Junk Guo bid vs arrest
A China Coast Guard (PCG) vessel and a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship had a collision near Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Monday, according to a Chinese official.
Source: China, PH ships collided near Escoda Shoal —Chinese exec
“The Court required the respondents to file their comment to the petition and prayer for TRO (temporary restraining order) within a non-extendible period of 10 days from notice,” SC spokesperson Camille Ting said Thursday in a press conference.
Source: SC directs Recto, et al to comment on petition blocking PhilHealth funds transfer
The government has urged doctors to return to duty to treat rising cases of dengue and malaria while it sets up a committee to suggest measures to improve protection for healthcare professionals.
Source: India doctors end one strike over colleague's rape and murder
China's shipbuilding industry has been hard at work on a new class of amphibious assault ships, building the first ship of the class at an astonishingly quick pace. But the purpose that the large, advanced Type 076 warship may serve is still something of a mystery. There are still plenty of unknowns surrounding this unusual vessel.
Source: China is rapidly building an unusual assault ship with an apparent catapult system for launching aircraft, but its purpose is still a mystery
"Assuming na tatanggapin ng Interpol 'yan at magpadala ng red notice (Assuming that the Interpol will accept that and send a red notice), in the final analysis, it is the Philippine authorities, judicial, law enforcement that will determine whether or not to implement it," Vasquez said.
Source: PH authorities to determine implementation of Interpol red notice — DOJ
Thailand’s king has endorsed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the country’s new prime minister two days after parliament elected her. Paetongtarn, 37, was sworn in on Sunday, becoming the youngest prime minister of Thailand.
Source: Thailand’s Paetongtarn Shinawatra sworn in as PM after royal sign-off
Social media platform X said on Saturday, August 17, it would close its operations in Brazil “effective immediately” due to what it called “censorship orders” by Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes.
Source: X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge's content orders
Three crew members from a Chinese fishing boat were missing on Saturday after their ship collided with an unidentified vessel and sank off the coast of a Taiwanese island, Taiwan's coast guard said.
Source: Three crew on Chinese boat missing after collision off Taiwan island
Duterte’s pronouncement stemmed from a challenge made by former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque. Roque had urged the vice president and her brothers, Davao Rep. Paolo Duterte and Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte, to “lead by example” in taking the drug test.
Source: VP Sara Duterte ready to take hair follicle drug test
💡 Trivia 'All falsehoods': Paolo Duterte, Paul Gutierrez respond to ex-Customs exec's drug smuggling claim
Rep. Paolo Duterte (Davao City) has denied having transacted with former Customs intelligence officer Jimmy Guban, who recently namedropped him and two others as being the true owners of the multi-billion peso shabu smuggled into the country through magnetic lifters in 2018.
Source: 'All falsehoods': Paolo Duterte, Paul Gutierrez respond to ex-Customs exec’s drug smuggling claim
According to Guo, a mere electric bill cannot be enough to tag her in charge, as it was only a document for energy charges. “It does not state with certainty who is actually present at the property or if there are îllégâl activities taking place,” Guo said.
Source: Alice Guo to DOJ: Dismiss ‘baseless’ human trafficking complaints