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(InterAksyon) President Rodrigo’s daughter would run for president in next year’s election and her father’s long-time aide, who filed his vice-presidential candidacy, would be her running mate, broadcasting firm ABS-CBN news reported late on Saturday.

Sara Duterte-Carpio is currently mayor of Davao, the Philippines’ third-largest city, and filed on Saturday to run for mayor again. She has previously said she would not run for national office next year.

ABS-CBN news based its report on an interview that Duterte had with a broadcast journalist right after he announced that he was retiring from politics while accompanying his closest loyalist, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, who filed his vice presidential candidacy yesterday… Read More

(GMA News) The presence of Chinese vessels continues to be monitored in the West Philippine Sea, with at least 150 of them doing “fishing” operations.

This was disclosed during the House deliberations on the proposed P5.024 national budget for fiscal year 2022 by the National Security Council (NSC) through Muntinlupa Representative Ruffy Biazon, sponsor of its budget.

Biazon is also the vice chairman of the House committee on national defense and security.

It was Gabriela party-list Representative Arlene Brosas who inquired about the continued presence of the Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea.

“Kinoconfirm po ng NSC na mayroon pa rin pong umaaligid na Chinese maritime vessels doing fishing operations, moving one spot to another, at ‘yun nga po ‘yung binabantayan din ng counterparts dito sa Philippine side kaya nakikita po natin ‘yung challenge na ginagawa against these Chinese vessels,” Biazon said.

“Sa appearance nila mukhang civilian vessels kaya tinatawag na maritime militia. They look civilian but you know they have some strategic mission to do out there. Pero mukhang civilian,” he said.

Meanwhile, Biazon refused to disclose the number of Philippine military vessels deployed in the area in the interest of national security.

In April, six vessels of the Chinese Navy, including at least three warships, were spotted in the West Philippine Sea by Philippine sovereignty patrols.

The presence of the Chinese Navy vessels were on top of the estimated 240 Chinese militia vessels scattered in the territorial waters off Kalayaan in Palawan and in the Philippines exclusive economic zone… Read More

(Top Gear Philippines) More local government units are starting to adopt no-contact apprehension programs (NCAP) in their areas. The local government unit of Cauayan City in Isabela has announced that it is now implementing the same system within its jurisdiction.

According to the LGU, the roads in Cauayan City as well as in other areas of Isabela are regularly used by trucks and large commercial vehicles that are notorious for speeding. These vehicles are also known to travel more often at night to avoid both heavy traffic and apprehension. The city believes that an NCAP will help address this.

Using AI technology, the cameras will be able to accurately capture the conduction stickers and plate numbers of traffic violators. Upon review and approval of the LGU, a Notice of Violation containing the date, time, and location of the violation along with the corresponding fine will be sent to the registered owners of the vehicles.

“With the help of NCAP, maiiwasan na natin na kahit hating-gabi may mga naaaksidente—all of [these incidents] we can prevent and deter with the program. 24/7 may mga mata na nagbabantay sa ating mga motorista sa Cauayan,” said Mayor Bernard Faustino Dy… Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 28) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the vaccination of the general public, including adolescents, against COVID-19 starting October, Malacañang confirmed on Tuesday.

“Ang good news po inaprubahan na po ni Presidente ang pagpapabakuna sa general population simula po ng buwan ng Oktubre,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque told a briefing.

[Translation: The good news is the President has already approved the vaccination of the general population starting October.]

With this development, Roque said that children can now be vaccinated against COVID-19. However, he did not specify the age range.

“Hinihikayat natin na magpa-masterlisting na po ang mga magulang ng mga kabataan para mapalistahan na sila pag nagsimula tayo,” he said.

[Translation: We are encouraging the parents to enlist their children in the masterlist so they will already have a slot once we started.]

Several local governments have already opened pre-registration for COVID-19 vaccination of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old after regulatory approvals of emergency use of some vaccine brands for that age bracket.

Duterte on Monday said the government can use its police power to compel everyone to get vaccinated against COVID-19. He also warned government workers to get vaccinated or leave public service.

However, Roque clarified that there must be a law first to make vaccination mandatory… Read More

(Manila Bulletin) Is Maja Salvador joining GMA-7 and TAPE’s noontime show, Eat Bulaga?

Netizens were left guessing after Ryan Agoncillo and Jose Manalo dropped hints about a new artist joining the noontime show for a new dance segment.

On Saturday, September 25, 2021, Ryan described the new host as: “Isa sa pinakamahusay na aktres at isa sa pinakamahusay sa sayawan sa industriya ngayon.”

Ryan stressed the syllables “MA-HU” as he uttered “mahusay.”

Jose added, “Ibig sabihin mapapahanga ka, mapapanganga ka rin sa galing!”

Jose was also stressing the syllable “MA “in his spiels.

Ryan ended his clues with the spiel: “Mababaliw kayong lahat, hindi niyo ine-expect na magbu-Bulaga iyan!”

When Eat Bulaga! uploaded the teaser on its Facebook account, some of its followers were quick to mention that the hosts might be pertaining to Maja… Read MoreHOW TRUE: Maja Salvador to join GMA Network?

(GMA News) The National Capital Region and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers on Monday due to the trough of Typhoon Mindulle and localized thunderstorms, PAGASA said in its weather forecast.

Flash floods or landslides may occur during severe thunderstorms.

Mindulle is still outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and at 3 a.m. was located 1,600 km east of Extreme Northern Luzon.

The typhoon has maximum sustained winds of 185 km/h, gustiness of up to 230 km/h. Mindulle is moving north northwestward at 10 km/h and is expected to enter PAR on Tuesday. Once inside PAR, the typhoon will be renamed Lannie.

Mindulle’s trough or extension is affecting the eastern sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas.

Coastal waters will be slight to moderate throughout the country.

Sunrise was at 5:45 a.m. while sunset will be at 5:49 p.m. .. Read More

(SPOT.ph) Whenever earthquakes happen in the dead of the night, people may or may not feel it depending on how strong the movement is or how deep you’re into your REM sleep. For those who felt the bed shake, there’s always that ever dependable platform to confirm whether what just happened is a full-on earthquake: Twitter. And when a magnitude 5.7 quake struck Occidental Mindoro on Monday morning, 1:12 a.m., #EarthquakePH started trending as the movement was felt in many parts of Metro Manila.

Here are some of the most relatable tweets about this morning’s earthquake:… Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — Krizle Grace Mago of Pharmally Pharmaceuticals Corp. may be treated as a “fugitive” if she remains unreachable, days after admitting that the country’s top medical supplier swindled the government, a senator said Monday.

“She becomes a fugitive from my book na ayaw na niyang humarap (as she refuses to face us),” Sen. Richard Gordon told CNN Philippines’ The Source when asked for the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s next steps if Mago still refuses to resurface before the panel.

Gordon first revealed on Sunday that his committee cannot contact Mago anymore, days after she was offered protection by the Senate following her testimony that her company changed the expiry dates of government-procured face shields… Read More