PHSen. Imee Marcos on Friday defended Vice President Sara Duterte who recently took a swipe at the government and the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr.Sen. Marcos noted that Duterte’s sentiments reflect the aspirations of all Filipinos.
Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1971207/imee-marcos-defends-sara-duterte-over-anti-govt-remarks
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“We are preparing for a longer battle this time. Longer days, if not hours,” said Fajardo in a press briefing. “I think it’s an open secret. Nung ginagawa itong structures na ito ay may mga lumabas pa sa YouTube na ipinagmamalaki nila ‘yung laki.”
Sources: https://news.tv5.com.ph/breaking/read/pnp-admits-search-arrest-of-quiboloy-will-take-more-time-due-to-difficulties
China has found a major gas field in the South China Sea, a discovery that could significantly influence the region’s complex geopolitical landscape.
Source: How China’s discovery of a major gas field will affect the disputed South China Sea
As tensions mount in the South China Sea, Vietnam is dredging and filling in land, fortifying barriers and erecting new structures to create hundreds of acres.
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/vietnam-south-china-sea-islands-growth/
A column of armored vehicles rolling into southern Russia’s Kursk Oblast on the third day of Ukraine’s surprise attack into Russia confirms the involvement of one of Ukraine’s best-equipped and fastest-moving brigades: the 80th Air Assault Brigade.
Source: One Of Ukraine’s Toughest And Fastest Brigades Has Joined The Invasion Of Russia
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Wednesday dismissed concerns about provoking tensions with China after the United States decided to allocate an additional USD500 million in foreign military financing to the Philippines.
Source: Chiz: More military aid from US will not provoke China | Philippine News Agency
Thousands of residents have been evacuated and a state of emergency has been declared in Kursk after Ukraine launched a rare incursion into the Russian border region earlier this week.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/08/state-of-emergency-declared-in-kursk-as-ukrainians-and-russians-clash.html
The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) have joined hands to augment the government’s thrust in solving the jobs and skills mismatch problem in the country, coming up with an “enhanced work immersion” program for senior high school students that will be implemented starting this school year.
Source: Gov’t pilots ‘enhanced work immersion’ program for SHS students | Philippine News Agency
The Sangguniang Bayan or municipal council approved a resolution on Wednesday, August 7, declaring the measure that was revealed in a meeting with over 500 hog raisers here.
Source: Batangas town under state of calamity due to ASF
A US federal grand jury in Florida indicted former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Andres Bautista and three other executives of Smartmatic in connection with an alleged bribery and money laundering scheme related to the 2016 Philippine presidential elections.
Source: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/united-states-grand-jury-indicts-former-comelec-chairman-andres-bautista-smartmatic-executives-bribery-*******/
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday led the signing of an alliance between his party, the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), and the Nacionalista Party (NP) led by former Senate president Manuel “Manny” Villar in a ceremony at Brittany Hotel in Taguig City.
Sources: PBBM’s Partido Federal allies with Villar’s Nacionalista Party | Philippine News Agency
💡 Trivia No Place To Hide For Chinese Submarines; US Plans To Pry On Them From New Infra On Australian Islands
The United States is reportedly evaluating the development of military infrastructure on Australia’s remote Cocos Islands in a move that could enhance its deterrence capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region and monitor Chinese submarine activities.
Source: No Place To Hide For Chinese Submarines; US Plans To Pry On Them From New Infra On Australian Islands
Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus has returned to Bangladesh to head an interim government after weeks of student-led protests forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India.
Source: Muhammad Yunus returns to Bangladesh to lead interim government
💡 Trivia Taylor Swift cancels Vienna concert after terror attack threataffecting over 170,000 attendees
The Vienna leg of a tour by American mega-star Taylor Swift has been cancelled after Austria arrested an Islamic State sympathiser in connection with an attack plot, the organisers said Wednesday.
Source: Taylor Swift cancels Vienna concerts after terror attack threat
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to set soonest the oral arguments for his petition to resolve the issue of whether both houses of Congress should vote jointly or separately in tackling amendments to the 1987 Constitution.
Source: SC urged to set oral arguments for Cha-cha petition | Philippine News Agency
Embattled religious leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy is only inside the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Davao City, a police official said on Thursday.
Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1970786/quiboloy-staying-in-his-church-compound-davao-police-chief
The House of Representatives has formed a “supercommittee” that will consolidate its ongoing inquiries into Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos), the questionable issuance of Philippine documents to Chinese nationals, the current state of the narcotics trade and the alleged abuses committed during the drug war waged by the previous administration.
Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1970611/house-forms-supercommittee-for-issues-commonly-tied-to-duterte
While the Philippines is enjoying one of the lowest unemployment rates in decades, most of the new jobs Filipinos have are low-paying, think tank IBON Foundation found.
Source: Most new jobs in lowest paying sectors – IBON Foundation
The Court of Appeals (CA) has issued a freeze order against the bank accounts and properties of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo Quiboloy and others.
Source: CA issues freeze order vs. Quiboloy, SMNI
The House of Representatives has adopted a resolution authorizing the consolidation of the ongoing investigations into crimes linked to îllégâl Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO), îllégâl drugs, and alleged extrajudicial killings under former President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.
Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/7/mga-barko-ng-china-patuloy-ang-pag-aligid-sa-pag-asa-island-1934
To cushion the blow of losing billions in revenue from banning Philippines offshore gaming operators (POGOs), a House of Representatives leader on Tuesday proposed for the government to tap into the earnings of another troubled ga̾mbling industry: sa̾bong or betting on co̾ckfights.
Source: PCSO urged to consider using e-****** to recover revenue loss from POGO ban
Here's a summary of the ongoing legal cases against the suspended embattled mayor, which will be updated as the cases develop.
Source: Gov't vs Alice Guo: List of legal hurdles, cases against the Bamban mayor
The Supreme Court (SC) affirmed the dismissal of an official of the Office of the Ombudsman for fixing cases, it said on Wednesday.
Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1970540/sc-affirms-dismissal-of-ombudsman-official-for-fixing-cases
China’s coast guard said it was monitoring Philippine patrol and fishing vessels that have gathered around the contested Sabina Shoal, citing China’s “indisputable sovereignty” over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
Source: China coast guard monitors Philippine patrol boats in Sabina Shoal
The Armed forces of the United States, Australia, Canada, and the Philippines are set to conduct a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity in the West Philippines Sea (WPS) on Wednesday and Thursday.
Sources: PH , US, Canada, Australia to hold WPS joint military exercise
“I disagree with them because they say it was rushed…The modernization has been postponed seven times. Those who have been objecting or asking for suspension are in the minority,” Marcos said in an ambush interview in Pampanga.
Source: Marcos thumbs down halt of jeepney modernization implementation
The president of Bangladesh has dissolved the country’s parliament after an ultimatum issued by the coordinators of student protests that forced the resignation on Monday of the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina.
Source: Bangladesh parliament dissolved a day after resignation of prime minister
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) chairman Alejandro Tengco on Tuesday said President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. gave a “positive” response to his idea of sparing special Business Process Outsourcing (BPOs) providing service to ga̾mbling firms from the order to shut down Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators.
Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/6/pagcor-says-marcos-jr-gave-positive-response-on-sparing-bpos-servicing-********-firms-1645
Three low pressure areas are pulling the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat), bringing rains over parts of the country, according to the state weather bureau PAGASA on Tuesday.
Source: 3 low pressure areas enhance Habagat - PAGASA
Senators say the NIR law grants the new region a P1.2-billion annual budget for the next three years, but the funds are nowhere in the proposed national budget.
Source: Newly created Negros Island Region not in proposed P6.3-billion national budget
At least 15 police officers have been relieved for failing to arrest Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) pastor Apollo Quiboloy, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said yesterday.
Source: 15 cops sacked over failure to arrest Quiboloy
A recent visit by US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin to the Philippines’ naval base in Subic Bay signals Washington’s interest in re-establishing the facility as their hub in Asia amid growing tensions in the South China Sea, analysts said.
Source: Will the Philippines’ Subic Bay become a US naval hub once again?