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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

IT'S BEEN 14 HOURS BUT JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS Kaawa-awang tingnan ang mga kapulisan na kung saan-saan na lamang pumuwesto para makapagpahinga. Bakas na bakas sa mga itsura nito ang matinding pagod. Nanatili sa loob ng KOJC Compound ang mga pulis dahil sa utos ni Torre na walang aalis hangga't hindi nila mahuli si Pastor Quiboloy kahit nakailang beses na itong ikot sa buong lugar at wala namang napala.

Pastor Apollo at iba pang akusado, hinanap sa shoe rack?! 📸 SS: Master Judea

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

Marcos 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

𝐍𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐇𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐊𝐀𝐍 𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞: "𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐳 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥’𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫." On August 1, 2023, JAPAN TIMES reported that House Speaker Martin Romualdez is implicated as receiving BRIBERY - the "heavy luggage issue" - from Universal Entertainment Corporation (Parent Company of Okada). On September 7, 2023, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Court of Chancery of Delaware issued a ruling on 26 Capital Acquisition Corp. v. Tiger Resort Asia Ltd. Read here: 26 Capital Acquisition Corp. v. Tiger Resort Asia Ltd., 309 A.3d 434 | Casetext Search + Citator The ruling came after a trial which "took place over five days. Thirteen fact witnesses...

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

According to BI, nasa Indonesia si Guo.

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

Senator Risa Hontiveros reads “Isang Kaibigan,” a children’s book authored by Vice President Sara Duterte, during a press conference in the Senate on Aug.21, 2024. The STAR / Jesse Bustos MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros wants to realign the P10 million allocation for Vice President Sara Duterte’s children’s book “Isang Kaibigan”, saying that it was inappropriate for an official to use public funds to publish a book. During a press briefing on Wednesday, Hontiveros was still puzzled over Duterte’s reaction to her question during the budget hearing for Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) proposed 2025 budget. The two had a heated exchange after Hontiveros asked for details on Duterte’s children’s book about friendship...

HERE we go again, with the officials of the National Security Council and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) — claiming to be speaking for the entire Philippine government — blaming China for “aggression” and “bullying’ in the disputed Spratly Islands. Commo. Jay Tarriela of the PCG claimed a China Coast Guard vessel at around 3 a.m. on Aug 19 undertook “dangerous maneuvers that resulted in a collision that caused structural damage to two PCG vessels.” Video belies PCG Tarriela and NSC Malaya’s claims about collision - Rigoberto Tiglao

A grade 11 student in Sampaloc, Manila was arrested for allegedly selling îllégâl drugs to students around the area. Seized from him was 150 grams of shabu worth P1-million. He, however, denied the allegations. He also said that he is not a drug addict and is willing to undergo drug testing. https://www.facebook.com/reel/541565238220195?mibextid=8HI2vyzhxhZ0rFJs

"Very demure, very mindful" Very Gen Z kung ilarawan ni Senador Risa Hontiveros ang libro ni Vice President Sara Duterte, na naging dahilan ng sagutan nila nitong Martes, Agosto 20. Nagpadala kasi nitong umaga ng kopya ang Office of the Vice President (OVP) kay Hontiveros. Sa isang Facebook post nitong Miyerkules, Agosto 21, ibinahagi ni Hontiveros ang video kung saan makikita na hawak niya ang libro ni Duterte na may title na "Isang Kaibigan." Sen. Risa, pinadalhan ng kopya ng librong pinag-awayan nila ni VP Sara

A 19-year old who allegedly s*xually abused a ch!ld in 2023 was nabbed by the police in front of his father. The suspect denied the allegations. https://www.facebook.com/reel/860670485576241?mibextid=8HI2vyzhxhZ0rFJs

Alice Guo attends the Senate hearing on crimes related to a Philippine offshore gaming operator facility in Bamban, Tarlac on May 22. MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday ordered the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Justice to cancel the Philippine passports of dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo and those of her siblings. In a memorandum dated Aug. 20 addressed to Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin directed the two agencies to take “appropriate action” to cancel the passports of Guo and her siblings Wesley Leal Guo and Sheila Leal Guo. The memo also covers Katherine Cassandra Li Ong, the authorized representative of the...

A 45-year-old mother was arrested in Malabon for sexually abusing her 9-year-old daughter by having her appear ***** in an online live show. On Tuesday, the suspect was caught in an entrapment operation after police officers pretended to be a foreigner purchasing illicit pictures of the victim. “[Na]engage nga namin itong suspek, nagpanggap kaming foreigner. Ang mga parokyano niya mga foreigner din eh… Hiningan kami ng paunang bayad, initial payment of P1,000 kapalit ng pictures ng minor na yun,” said PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group Police Captain Santiago Roy. She later asked for P10,000 in exchange for videos of the victim. The suspect was arrested in a hotel room in Malabon, where she conducts **** live shows of her daughter.

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