PHGlobe Telecom and PLDT-Smart said their personnel are on standby to to provide emergency telecommunications services in areas that may be affected by heavy rains and flooding.
Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/24/telcos-say-ready-to-offer-free-calls-wifi-charging-in-areas-affected-by-carina-1523
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Vice President Kamala Harris opened up a marginal two-percentage-point lead over Republican Donald Trump after President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign and passed the torch to her, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harris-leads-trump-44-42-us-presidential-race-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2024-07-23/
The President will do justice to the more than 104 million members of PhilHealth if he orders the return of the funds. The money belongs to PhilHealth members, not to a so-called ‘general fund’ of the national government,” Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez lamented.
Source: Lawmaker to PBBM: Order return of P90-B to PhilHealth
Suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo apologized to Senate President Francis Escudero for her statements against some senators hearing her alleged involvement in the îllégâl Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO)-related crimes, but hinted that she was no longer attending future inquiries.
Source: Guo apologizes to Escudero, but 'done' with probe
While the order of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for a total ban of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) may hurt real estate developers, particularly the ******inium market, it also opens opportunity to local investors to buy residential units at a corrected price.
Source: Good time to buy condo as POGO exodus corrects pricing: Colliers PH | Philippine News Agency
The Supreme Court (SC) has required the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality to respond to suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s petition to annul the subpoena issued against her.
Source: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/242848/senate-panel-ordered-to-respond-to-alice-guos-petition-to-annul-subpoena
Source: Palace suspends gov't work, classes in NCR due to Carina, Habagat
Marcos then ordered Dole in partnership with the administration’s economic managers, to use the time “between now and then” to find new jobs for Filipinos who would be displaced.
Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1964040/dole-assures-support-for-displaced-pogo-workers
Two tropical cyclones will bring gales and heavy rain to China's eastern seaboard this week, with the first expected to make landfall on Sunday (Jul 21), after deadly flash floods struck the country's interior over the weekend.
Source: China braces for twin tropical cyclones after deadly flash floods
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Monday that the Philippines was hoping to seal visiting forces deals, similar to the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), with three other countries next year to allow greater interoperability.
Source: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/243420/ph-eyes-military-agreements-with-more-allies
In a span of around 15 hours, the Philippines went from announcing an “understanding on the provisional arrangement” with China on resupply missions to Ayungin Shoal to issuing a statement blasting Beijing’s foreign spokesperson an “inaccurate” statement about the bilateral deal.
Source: View from Manila: Who's lying about the PH-China 'arrangement' in Ayungin Shoal?
Foreign relations experts have warned that US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, if brought to power, could weaken alliances and undermine deterrence against China, further posing risks for Taiwan, reported the Central News agency of Taiwan.
Source: https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/trump-may-weaken-deterrence-against-china-posing-risks-for-taiwan-experts-124072100057_1.html
It was Finance Secretary Ralph Recto who ordered the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to remit P89 billion to the Bureau of the Treasury in April 2024.
Source: https://bilyonaryo.com/2024/07/21/recto-ordered-philhealth-to-transfer-p89b-to-natl-treasury/business/
Taipei, July 20 (CNA) Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has called recent claims made by the Philippines and Vietnam for an extended continental shelf in the South China Sea "unacceptable."
Source: South China Sea claims by Philippines, Vietnam 'unacceptable': MOFA - Focus Taiwan
US President Joe Biden has ended his re-election campaign and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris to succeed him as the Democratic candidate, in an extraordinary decision that upends an already dramatic race for the White House.
Source: Joe Biden drops out of election, upending race for White House
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday slammed suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo after she claimed that the Senate has a "fixation" on her as they continue their investigation into her citizenship and alleged POGO ties.
Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/20/gatchalian-blasts-guo-bottomline-is-you-are-lying-1349
Here is a list of events and initiatives organized by progressive groups and civil society organizations ahead of SONA 2024.
Source: LIST: SONA 2024 protests, activities
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday slammed suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo for having more Facebook posts than her attendance at Senate hearings.
Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1962637/hontiveros-to-alice-guo-facebook-posts-dont-replace-senate-hearings
For the first time, police will use anti-drone guns in securing the House of Representatives in Quezon City where President Marcos will deliver his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.
Source: Police to shoot down drones during SONA
Secretary Sonny Angara, whose term as Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd) officially began on Friday, July 19, has received support for his push to improve the quality of education in the country and enhance the employability of K to 12 basic education program graduates.
Source: Angara's initiative to enhance education quality, boost K to 12 graduate employability gains support
A Davao City resolution reveals that 'Patay was the pick of Davao City Mayor Sebastian Baste Duterte, while Marantan was not even on the short list presented before him.
Source: Drug war cop who headed Davao City police for only 4 hours was Baste's pick
Social media users capture footage of a waterspout moving off the Philippine coast on Thursday.
The spout was spotted in the city of Opol, Misamis Oriental. Waterspouts are similar to tornadoes, but they form over a body of water.
Source: Waterspout spotted off Philippines coast
US President Joe Biden is looking forward to "getting back on the campaign trail next week", fortifying his commitment to stick in the race as more Democrats on Friday called for him to step aside as the party nominee.
Source: Biden vows to run as more Democrats ask him to drop out
Amid concerns about criminal activities that allegedly take place in Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) hubs, the local government here has declared a total ban on its establishment in the city.
Source: POGOs banned in Iloilo City
A week after Vice President Sara Duterte explicitly named herself the “designated survivor,” a bill formally proposing a presidential line of succession was filed in the House of Representatives.
Source: Designated survivor bill filed in House
Vietnam has filed a claim with the United Nations for an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea, a month after regional neighbour the Philippines made a similar move, Vietnam's foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-files-un-claim-extended-continental-shelf-south-china-sea-2024-07-18/
The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced the suspension of all permits to carry firearms outside of residence (PTCFOR) in the National Capital Region (NCR) starting this weekend, as part of security measures for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s 3rd State of the Nation Address (SONA).
Source: PNP enforces 3-day gun ban in NCR for SONA | Philippine News Agency
While there are no Bureau of Immigration (BI) records showing that suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo has left the country, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian is not discounting the possibility that she might have already done so using a Chinese passport.
Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1961991/gatchalian-worried-guo-may-have-already-left-ph
Some fisherfolk near Scarborough Shoal are reportedly losing some 60% of their income during their weekly fishing expeditions after China's unilateral imposition of a four-month fishing ban in the South China Sea.
Source: Fishers near Scarborough Shoal losing 60% of income after China’s fishing ban
The Office of the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms (OSAA) has finished preparing the detention facility in the Senate premises where suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo will be detained in the event that she surrenders.
Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/16/senate-readies-detention-area-for-alice-guo-et-al-1028
The Philippine Navy is studying the possibility of conducting a rotation and reprovision (RORE) mission to Ayungin Shoal as part of a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) with allied countries in the West Philippine Sea.
Source: Navy eyes resupply mission to Ayungin alongside allied countries
The Philippines and the United States are now gearing up for much larger bilateral war games next year, the military spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Source: https://globalnation.inquirer.net/242871/ph-us-now-gearing-up-for-much-larger-balikatan-exercises-in-2025