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(AsiaOne) MANILA – Philippines leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Tuesday (Sept 13) defended his late father’s imposition of martial law when in power, saying it was necessary because he was simultaneously fighting communist and separatist rebellions at that time.

Marcos, son of Ferdinand Marcos Sr who was overthrown in a 1986 popular uprising, said his father declared martial law not to stay in power but because the “government had to defend itself”.

“Martial law was declared because of the wars, the two wars we were fighting on two fronts,” Marcos said in his first interview since his landslide victory in a May election.

“Those were the dangers, the perils the country was facing,” Marcos said, as various groups including victims of human rights abuses, prepare to mark the 50th anniversary of the declaration of martial law on Sept 21.

His remarks are likely to bolster the concerns of critics that Marcos Jr has no intention of distancing himself from the tenure of his father and that this could pose risks to democracy in the Philippines… Read More

(SunStar) NEGROS Occidental Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez filed House Resolution No. 372 on Monday, September 12, 2022, honoring tennis prodigy Alex Eala, the first Filipino to win a junior Grand Slam singles title.

Eala, whose father Mike is from Victorias City, won the 2022 US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, Girls’ Singles event trophy.

She bested higher ranked Lucie Havlickova of the Czech Republic.

Benitez stressed that Eala’s success as a source of pride and inspiration for our nation in seeking the conferment of the Congressional Medal of Distinction to the 17-year old tennis champion.

“Her phenomenal performance and historic victory at the US Open brings great honor and joy to our country, and serves as beacon of hope and inspiration for Filipino athletes and the youth,” he said.

The lawmaker urged the Filipino youth to emulate Eala’s determination, diligence, discipline and dedication saying with this attitude, nothing is impossible… Read More

(Interaksyon) Most employees in the Philippines still feel “good” about their mental health, better than those in two other countries in Southeast Asia, according to recent data.

Mileau Insight, a Southeast Asian consumer research company, and Intellect, a mental health company, released the findings of this study titled “Hustle Culture” on September 13.

In the study, the Philippines has the most number of employees who find their mental health on a positive note with at least 78% of them rating it to be “good”, “very good” or “excellent.

This data is higher compared to only 68% of Indonesians and 57% of Singaporeans who rated their mental health this way.

Engagement: In the study, most Filipino employees (56%) spend or engage more with their work as compared to their counterparts in Indonesia (52%) and Singapore (42%)… Read More

(New York Public Radio) Seventy-eight-year-old Angelita Perez is a working senior who truly cares about the men and women of her generation as they walk through the sunset of their lives. She owns and still opts to be an active caregiver at Hillcrest Care, a small assisted living facility she founded in 2014 in El Dorado Hills, Calif.

What looks like a middle-class residence perched on the elevated suburban outskirts of El Dorado Hills — which lies 30 miles to the east of California’s capital of Sacramento — is actually a haven for six male seniors, five aged 85-97 and a 52-year-old Navy veteran under hospice care. With most assisted living facilities and nursing homes tending to at least 20 wards, Hillcrest Care is a much smaller operation.

But what it lacks in size, it makes up for in better care and homelier ambience — Perez says that, in such an intimate setting, seniors’ needs are more easily monitored and served. Helping frail seniors perform even the most basic chores may be easier said than done, but Perez — who goes by “Lita” to friends and family and “Angel” to a grateful patient’s family — mastered the work with a natural ease.. Read More

(SunStar) THE declaration of a state of calamity in the country due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic is extended “possibly for three months,” Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Monday, September 12, 2022.

Angeles said extension of the declaration of state of calamity is aimed at preserving the benefits under it, such as the indemnification, emergency procurement and special risk allowance for healthcare workers.

“We will transition out of the state of calamity after further review,” she said in a press briefing.

The Philippines was first placed under state of calamity in March 2020, over a month following the detection of the first Covid-19 case in the country.

It was extended by former President Rodrigo Duterte until September 12, 2022 to “”effectively afford the national government, as well as local government units, ample latitude to continue to implement the Covid-19 vaccination program.”… Read More

(The Manila Times) ALEXANDRA “Alex” Eala has etched her name in Philippine sports history as the first Filipino tennis player to win a juniors singles Grand Slam event.

The 17-year-old captured the US Open Girls singles title with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Czech Lucie Havlickova in Flushing Meadows, New York City early Sunday (Philippine time).

Eala reached the final round without dropping a set through six matches.

She now owns three junior Grand Slam titles, taking the girls doubles championships in the 2020 Australian Open and the 2021 French Open.

During the on-court ceremony after the match, Eala, speaking in Filipino, held back tears as she thanked all the people who helped her win the title.

“Unang-una gusto ko lang magpasalamat sa pamilya ko kasi kung hindi para sa kanila, hindi ko talaga kakayanin (First of all, I would like to thank my family because if it wasn’t for them, I would not have been able to do this),” she said.

She also thanked her sponsors, as well as the Rafa Nadal Academy where she is a scholar.

“Buong puso ko ‘tong pinaglaban hindi lang para sa sarili ko kundi para makatulong din ako sa kinabukasan ng Philippine tennis. Hindi lang ‘to panalo ko, panalo natin lahat. Thank you (I fought for this with all my heart, not just for myself but also for me to be able to help the future of Philippine tennis. This win is not mine alone, this is a victory for all of us),” she added, drawing cheers from the Filipino crowd at the venue… Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Saturday announced it has already closed the online registration for the educational aid program for indigent students amid the influx of applicants.

In a media briefing, DSWD spokesperson Romel Lopez said the agency has listed over two million registrants for the payout.

“Eh hindi na po kaya noong aming sistema,” Lopez told reporters. “[M]edyo luma na po ‘yung ginagamit naming sistema, and then ngayon lang po ito nakaranas ng ganitong volume ng mga aplikante.”

“Pero huwag po silang mag-alala, dahil ‘yung pong mga nakapag-register na ay patuloy po naming ipo-proseso,” he added… Read More

(InquirerPh) MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala earned a shot at her first-ever girls’ singles Grand Slam title as she staved off Canada’s Victoria Mboko, 6-1, 7-6(5), in the US Open Juniors semifinals on Saturday (Manila time) at USTA Billie Jean King Center in New York.

The 17-year-old Filipino unleashed a strong first set and bucked a lethargic start in the second to outlast the ninth-seed Canadian in a grueling one-hour and 21-minute match.

Eala, the tenth seed in the tournament, is marching to her first singles Grand Slam finals, surpassing her previous semifinal exit in the 2020 French Open and a quarterfinal finish in last year’s US Open.

“One more [win],” posted Eala in Filipino on her Facebook account.

Eala faces the tournament’s second seed and Juniors World No. 3, Lucie Havlickova of Czech Republic for the US Open championship on Sunday at 12 a.m. (Manila time).

Havlickova, who ruled the 2022 French Open singles, took down Diana Shnaider of Russia, 6-4, 6-4, to book a ticket to the finals… Read More