Robredo to run for president
Vice President Maria Leonor ‘Leni’ Robredo. Photo from Office of the Vice President’s Facebook pageUPDATED AT 11:56AMVICE President Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo on Thursday announced that she will run for president in the 2022 elections. I am preparing now as a candidate for president in the elections of 2022). Still speaking in Filipino, Robredo recalled that six years ago, she accepted the challenge to run for vice president. In August, Robredo said in her radio show BISErbisyong Leni that she will not withdraw once she files her CoC.
Source:Manila Times
October 07, 2021 03:22 UTC
NPC says ‘alarming’ alert blast for Marcos bid merits ‘deep’ probe
MANILA, Philippines — The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Thursday said that the ‘alarming’ alert blast of emergency alerts that endorsed the presidential bid of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. merited a “close and deep” investigation by authorities. ADVERTISEMENT“This one is quite different and alarming in a way because this blast happened under the very noses of authorities. So this should really merit a close, deep investigation,” Liboro said in an interview on ABS-CBN News Channel on Thursday. Liboro pointed out that emergency alerts usually go through a thorough process before they can be blasted out. The camp of Marcos, meanwhile, distanced itself from the emergency alerts, saying it was an effort to derail the former senator’s candidacy.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 07, 2021 03:22 UTC
Robredo to run for president in 2022
Robredo leads the oppositionRobredo to file certificate of candidacy later on ThursdayDuterte has said he is retiring from politicsMANILA (Updated 12:31 p.m.)— Vice President Leni Robredo said on Thursday she will run for the presidency in a 2022 election. “I pledge to give all my strength not just in this election but in my remaining days (as vice president) to fight for the Philippines,” Robredo said in a 15-minute speech streamed live on social media, adding that she was ready to embark on a bigger fight. Vice presidents are elected separately from presidents in the Philippines and Robredo has been at loggerheads with Duterte on a range of issues. Duterte can not run for president in May due to rules on term limits. Under Duterte, Robredo served as a housing minister but quit after being excluded from cabinet meetings.
Source:Philippine Star
October 07, 2021 03:17 UTC
Mercedes in comfort zone, but Hamilton wary of threats to his crown
Mercedes in comfort zone, but Hamilton wary of threats to his crownWinner Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton (2L) celebrates on the podium with second placed Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen (L) and third placed Ferrari's Spanish driver Carlos Sainz Jr (R) after the Formula One Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom circuit in Sochi on September 26, 2021. ISTABUL, Turkey – Lewis Hamilton returns to the scene of a memorable triumph in pursuit of a record-equaling third Turkish Grand Prix win this weekend, but wary of more than one threat to his world championship crown. "It always feels special to race for Honda, even without a special livery," said Verstappen. They are super motivated every single race and super-passionate to deliver the best they can." But with rain forecast to arrive for Saturday and Sunday, it is difficult for anyone to make reliable plans or predictions.
Source:Philippine Star
October 07, 2021 01:52 UTC
Broadcaster Carl Balita files COC for senator
MANILA, Philippines — Radio personality Carl Balita on Thursday filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator. Balita, who espouses entrepreneurship in his radio program, lodged his COC at the Harbor Garden Tent of Sofitel Hotel in Pasay City. ADVERTISEMENTBalita will run under Aksyon Demokratiko as he joined the political party on Sept. 27. Aside from being a radio host, Balita is also known for establishing the Carl Balita Review Center which has 120 branches nationwide. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy PolicyRead Next
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 07, 2021 01:41 UTC
Filipino teen weightlifters haul medals in Youth World Championships
Filipino teen weightlifters haul medals in Youth World ChampionshipsMANILA, Philippines – The Philippines ramped up its medal haul in the IWF Youth World Championships in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia following victories by teens Rose Jean Ramos and Jeaneth Hipolito. Ramos, 16, bagged three mints — two golds and a silver — in Day Two of the competition in the women's 45kg division. She took the top spot in the snatch and total while taking silver in the clean and jerk. Ramos lifted 67kg and 147kg in the snatch and total, respectively. She won the country's first medal in the youth tiff when she took the bronze in snatch for the women's 40kg category.
Source:Philippine Star
October 07, 2021 01:18 UTC
Fury, Wilder kept apart after sparks fly at press conference
Fury, Wilder kept apart after sparks fly at press conferenceBroadcaster Kate Abdo (center) moderates a news conference for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (left) and Deontay Wilder (2nd right) at MGM Grand Garden Arena on October 6, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wednesday's press conference — broadcast live on US television — saw profanities and sparks fly as Fury taunted Wilder over the circumstances of his defeat to the self-styled "Gypsy King" last year. As the barbs escalated, the host of the press conference sought to bring both fighters together for a traditional face-to-face stare-down — only for Fury's promoter Bob Arum to veto the confrontation. Fury and Wilder — who clashed at a press conference ahead of their first fight in Los Angeles in 2018 —were hustled off the stage shortly afterwards. Wilder has accused Fury of tampering with his gloves for the second fight — where Fury dominated to score a seventh-round knockout — to inflict more damage.
Source:Philippine Star
October 06, 2021 23:26 UTC
Biden, Xi planning 'virtual bilateral' meeting by end of year — White House
Biden, Xi planning 'virtual bilateral' meeting by end of year — White House(FILES) This file combination of pictures created on June 8, 2021, shows US President Joe Biden (L) speaking at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC on June 2, 2021; and Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking on arrival at Macau's international airport on December 18, 2019. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are planning to meet by video link "before the end of the year," a senior US official said on October 6, 2021. The virtual meeting was announced after US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met in Zurich with China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi. During that meeting Yang called for the two countries to work together, according to Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua. Biden, who has known Xi for years, has held two phone calls with the Chinese leader since becoming president.
Source:Philippine Star
October 06, 2021 22:18 UTC
Money woes, lockdowns delay much-needed surgery for 12-year-old boy
But his pediatrician did not order any laboratory tests,” Olande’s mother, Tee Jay, told the Inquirer. He was operated on that same day,” Tee Jay said. Olande’s father is a security guard while Tee Jay cooks and sells kakanin (native delicacies). Lockdowns and the surge in COVID-19 cases have prevented Tee Jay from getting an updated estimate for the cost of the surgery. Donations can be deposited in her husband’s Unionbank account (Bryan Olande, account no.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 06, 2021 21:45 UTC
Ex-agri chief blames gov’t policies for farmers’ grief
“That was never part of the commitment.”“Flooding the market with imported rice favors traders and local importers. Why buy from local farmers when you can generate huge profit from trading imported rice?” he added. He said the President was well aware, even before 2019, of his objections to the policies that has caused great grief not only to rice farmers, but also to hog raisers, corn farmers, coconut planters and marginalized fisherfolk. ‘No plan’In deference to his longtime friendship with the president, Piñol said he took the job of Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair and even served as national executive committee member of the PDP-Laban. Piñol said he had no ill feelings against Duterte, but he lamented that the chief executive was misled by his economic managers into agreeing to “neoliberal policies” that proved bad for the agricultural sector.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 06, 2021 21:45 UTC
Officials told: Explain Pandora Papers links
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate issued the challenge after the Pandora Papers exposé revealed offshore financial assets owned by ultrawealthy and powerful men worldwide, including 35 Filipinos. ADVERTISEMENTZarate said Mr. Duterte and his allies should also sign waivers and allow their bank accounts to be examined for transparency. Unprecedented“If you are not hiding anything, do not wait until your names are included in the Pandora Papers or other similar exposés on the hidden wealth of greedy, powerful, rich or corrupt persons,” he added. In an unprecedented leak of financial records from around the world, the Pandora Papers revealed that more than 35 Filipino officials, politicians, bankers and businessmen had links to offshore accounts, some of which had legitimate uses. Zarate, however, noted that while Tugade did declare his offshore holdings in his SALN, he did not list down the details of the offshore companies.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 06, 2021 21:44 UTC
Gordon attacked online, website disabled for hours
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Richard Gordon, who is leading an investigation of alleged irregular procurement contracts for pandemic supplies, on Wednesday said his official website came under a coordinated online attack on Oct. 4, shutting it down for six hours. The Senate’s own website was shut down on Wednesday due to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack originating from multiple countries, according to its Electronic Data Processing-Management Information System Bureau (EDP-MIS). “A DDoS attack is an attempt to make an online service or website unavailable by overwhelming it with internet traffic from multiple sources. The official website of Senator Gordon also fell victim to a DDoS attack last Oct. 4,” the EDP-MIS said. The foreign-led attack persisted until 3:04 p.m.Cruz said the huge traffic “requests” to Gordon’s website primarily came from China, the United States, Ukraine, and several Southeast Asian countries.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 06, 2021 21:42 UTC
Galvez: Booster shots eyed for health workers in November
Galvez said the pilot rollout of pediatric vaccination has also been expanded to eight hospitals from six. Galvez said that St. Luke’s Medical Center-Global City and Makati Medical Center would be included in the list of hospitals to offer pediatric COVID-19 vaccinations. ADVERTISEMENTNew casesThe other hospitals are the Philippine Children’s Medical Center, the National Children’s Hospital, the Philippine Heart Center, Pasig City Children’s Hospital, Fe Del Mundo Medical Center and the Philippine General Hospital. On Wednesday, the DOH said it recorded 9,868 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total in the country to 2,622,917. Domingo said at present, the tocilizumab brands approved in the country included Actemra and RoActemra, licensed by Swiss company Roche, and Tenziba.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 06, 2021 21:33 UTC
‘Emergency’ of a political kind hits COC venue
Some members of the media covering the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) at Sofitel Garden Hotel in Pasay City received the emergency messages shortly before noon on Wednesday. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the NDRRMC said they did not send the messages, and asked the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to investigate. ‘Ill-advised, at best’Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said election laws do not penalize the use of emergency channels for campaigning. “Needless to say, the use of the emergency alert system for political propaganda purposes is ill-advised, at best,” he told reporters through Viber. We trust that the National Telecommunications Commission will be looking into this matter,” Timbal added.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 06, 2021 21:33 UTC
NATO expels eight ‘intelligence officers’ from Russian mission to alliance
BRUSSELS — NATO has expelled eight members of Russia’s mission to the alliance who were “undeclared Russian intelligence officers,” a NATO official said on Wednesday, the latest deterioration in East-West ties that are already at post-Cold War lows. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko accused NATO of duplicity and of using the idea of an alleged threat from Moscow as a bogeyman for its own purposes. “We can confirm that we have withdrawn the accreditation of eight members of the Russian Mission to NATO, who were undeclared Russian intelligence officers,” the NATO official said, adding that the number of positions Moscow can accredit to NATO had been cut to 10. Russia accuses NATO of provocatively expanding its military infrastructure closer to its borders. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy PolicyRead Next
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 06, 2021 21:33 UTC