Lola sa Laguna, Patay matapos ma-heat stroke sa 'patawag' ni Dan Fernandez!

 

Usap-usapan ngayon sa Laguna ang pagpigil ni Santa Rosa Congressman Dan Fernandez sa media na ibalita ang pagkamatay ng isang matandang babae sa vote buying nito sa Brgy. Lumot, Cavinti, Laguna kahapon, February 24.

Ayon sa mga ulat, namatay ang senior citizen dahil sa init at siksikan sa loob ng venue ng vote buying.

Galit naman ngayon ang mga residente at kaanak ng biktima dahil imbis na akuin umano ang pananagutan, ang una pang inatupag ng kongresista ay tiyakin na hindi maibabalita ang insidente dahil makaaapekto umano ito sa kanyang kandidatura.

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Ito na ang pangalawang beses na binatikos si Dan Fernandez dahil sa panggigipit sa media at pagsupil sa malayang pamamahayag. Matatandaang kamakailan ay nagsimula ang imbestigasyon ng Tri Comm ng kongreso na pinamumunuan ni Fernandez, laban sa social media personalities at vloggers na bumabatikos sa kanya.

Samantala, hanggang sa mga oras na ito ay tikom pa rin ang bibig ng kongresista hinggil sa pangyayari.

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Basahin: Engkwentro ng mga guwardiya sa kampus ng CMU sa mga magsasaka sa Bukidnon

 

Matagal nang gustong sakupin ng mga magsasaka ang bahagi ng 3,080-ektaryang pag-aari ng Central Mindanao University.

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Naigting ang tensyon sa state-run Central Mindanao University (CMU) campus sa Barangay Dologon,

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bayan ng Maramag, Bukidnon, noong Martes ng hapon, Nobyembre 21, habang sinubukan ng mga tauhan ng seguridad ng paaralan na pigilan ang mga nanghihimasok sa pagtatayo ng mga pansamantalang istruktura ng tirahan sa loob ng isang nabakod na ari-arian ng paaralan.

Hindi bababa sa 14 katao ang nasaktan bilang resulta ng mga insidente na kinasasangkutan ng mga pambubugbog gamit ang mga kahoy na patpat at paghagis ng mga bato na naganap sa pagitan ng mga tanod ng unibersidad at mga miyembro ng grupo ng mga magsasaka ng Buffalo-Tamaraw-Limus (BTL) na, mula noong 1971, ay gustong sakupin. bahagi ng 3,080-ektaryang CMU property.

Natigil lamang ang alitan nang dumating sa lugar ang mga tauhan ng Maramag Municipal Police.

Sa isang pahayag, nagbigay ng babala ang administrasyong CMU sa mga nanghihimasok na umano'y nagkunwaring walang kamalay-malay na ang kanilang pagpasok sa reserbasyon ng unibersidad ay idineklarang ilegal ng Supreme Court (SC) sa isang desisyon.

Ang Third Division ng SC, sa desisyon nito na may petsang Pebrero 22, 2016, ay nagpasiya na ang 3,080-ektaryang pag-aari ng CMU ay "walang saklaw" ng Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law.

Nang maglaon, idineklara ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED) ang CMU bilang sentro ng pag-unlad sa matematika, agham pangkalikasan, at edukasyon ng guro.

Isang seksyon ng desisyon ng SC ang nabasa, “Ang mga lupain ay aktuwal na inookupahan, direkta at eksklusibong ginamit at nakitang kinakailangan para sa lugar ng paaralan at kampus, kabilang ang mga eksperimentong istasyon ng sakahan para sa mga layuning pang-edukasyon, at para sa pagtatatag ng mga seed at seedling research at pilot production center. ”

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Sinabi ni CMU President Rolito Eballe na bago ang Oktubre 30 barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, ang mga miyembro ng BTL ay nakapasok na sa proposed site ng kanilang Beef Cattle Project. Nagtayo umano sila ng makeshift shelter structures, na nakikita ng publiko sa kahabaan ng Sayre Highway.

Ang Beef Cattle Project ay magsisilbing laboratoryo ng CMU para sa mga propesor at kanilang mga mag-aaral na naka-enrol sa mga kursong agrikultura, beterinaryo, at panggugubat, bukod sa iba pa.

Noong Oktubre 31, sinimulan ng mga tauhan ng seguridad ng CMU na tanggalin ang pansamantalang mga istruktura sa presensya ng mga tauhan ng pulisya at militar bilang isang hakbang sa pag-iingat sakaling labanan ng mga nakatira ang demolisyon ng kanilang mga pansamantalang tirahan.

Gayunpaman, dumating sina Maramag Mayor Jose Joel Doromal at Vice Mayor Maribeth Estrella-Lopez at nanawagan ng diyalogo sa pagitan ng mga opisyal ng CMU at mga kinatawan ng BTL, na umaasang makakamit ang mapayapang solusyon. Dahil dito, hindi lahat ng pansamantalang istruktura ay giniba.

Noong Agosto 14, sinabi ni Eballe sa isang kumperensya ng balita na ang mga settler na kabilang sa BTL, na suportado ng Musuan Inhabitants Landless Farmers Association (MILFA), ay nakapasok sa ari-arian ng CMU. Ang tinutukoy niya ay ang Field 1, Green Valley, at Musuan-Dologon properties ng unibersidad.

Ang CMU ay itinatag noong 1910 bilang isang unibersidad ng estado para sa pagsasaliksik sa larangan ng agrikultura, kagubatan, gamot sa beterinaryo, at biology upang maglingkod sa buong timog Pilipinas.

SOURCE: Rappler.com

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Basahin: Nagsampa ng kaso ang senior citizen matapos tanggihan ang mga diskwento sa ‘promo’ na walang pag-apruba ng DTI

 

MANILA, Philippines — Hindi maaaring sabihin ng mga komersyal na establisyimento sa mga senior citizen at Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) na hindi sila karapat-dapat sa dalawampung porsyentong diskwento, dahil lamang sa mga promosyon o sa ‘promo’ ang mga produkto at serbisyo ng mga outlet.

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Ang mga pagtatangka na tanggihan ang mga nakatatanda at PWD sa kanilang mga karapatan ay ilegal kapag ang mga promo ay walang pag-apruba ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

Malinaw na nakasaad sa Consumer Act of the Philippines (Article 116 of Republic Act 7394) bago ilunsad ang sales promotion campaign, dapat munang makakuha ng pahintulot mula sa DTI ang sinumang tao o kumpanya.

Dahil dito, nagsampa ng reklamo ang senior citizen na si Melinda Rada sa Pasig Prosecutors Office.

Ang kanyang singil ay nakasulat, "Ang layunin ng RA 7394 sa pagsasaayos ng promosyon sa pagbebenta ng anumang kumpanya ay upang maiwasan ang mga mamimili na malinlang ng anumang establisyimento na nagsasabing ang mga presyo o mga rate nito ay nasa 'promo' na."

Kung wala ang regulasyon ng DTI, “napakadali para sa anumang establisyimento na i-claim na ang mga presyo o rates nito ay nasa promo at wala nang diskuwento na ibibigay sa mga senior citizen,” ani Rada.

Siya ay tinulungan ng kanyang abogado, si Attorney Romulo Macalintal, nang siya ay magdemanda sa hotel.

Isinalaysay ni Rada na nag-check in siya sa hotel kasama ang kanyang kapatid na senior citizen noong Nobyembre 25, 2022.

Sa pag-check out noong Nobyembre 27, 2022, hiniling niya ang kanyang 12 porsiyentong value-added tax (VAT) exemption at 20 porsiyentong diskwento bilang isang senior citizen.

Ang mga karapatang ito ay ginagarantiyahan sa ilalim ng Republic Act 9994 o ang Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010.

Gayunpaman, tumanggi ang hotel na ibigay sa kanya ang mga diskwento, na sinasabing ang rate ay nasa "promo."

Gayunpaman, walang ebidensyang ipinakita ang hotel nang humingi ng patunay na may clearance ang promo mula sa DTI.

Si Rada, sa pamamagitan ng kanyang tagapayo, ay sumulat ng liham sa pamunuan ng hotel.

Ang hotel naman ay tumugon sa pamamagitan ng pag-aalok na ibigay ang 20 porsiyentong diskwento, na may isang magdamag na pamamalagi at almusal para sa dalawa.

Tinanggihan ni Rada ang alok.

Sa halip, itinakda niya ang mga sumusunod na kundisyon:

1. Ang lahat ng sangay ng hotel ay dapat mag-post ng mga abiso sa lahat ng kanilang reception/desk area, na nagsasaad na ang mga senior citizen at persons with disability (PWDs) ay may karapatan sa 12 percent VAT exemption at 20 percent senior/PWD discounts, kung ang mga promo rates ay hindi pinahihintulutan ng DTI;

2. Dapat payuhan ng hotel ang Philippine Hotel Owners Association tungkol sa mga benepisyong ito na ipinag-uutos ng batas at kung ano ang nakasaad sa ilalim ng batas;

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3. Ang hotel ay dapat mag-donate ng halagang P250,000 sa anumang organisasyon ng mga senior citizen upang bahagyang maibsan ang mga pinsalang dulot ng hotel sa ibang mga senior citizen “who the hotel wittingly or unwittingly denied their discounts on a promo not approved by the DTI. ”

Sumagot ang hotel sa pagsasabing nagsagawa umano ito ng pagsasanay sa mga empleyado.

Sinabi rin nito na ipinaalam nito sa Philippine Hotel Owners Association ang tungkol sa mga benepisyo.

Gayunpaman, tahimik ito sa kahilingan ni Rada na mag-post ang mga sangay ng hotel ng mga abiso sa kanilang reception desk na ang mga senior citizen at PWD ay may karapatan sa 12 percent VAT exemption at 20 percent senior/PWD discounts, kung ang isang promo ay kulang sa approval ng DTI.

Tinanggihan din ng hotel ang panukala para sa hotel na magbigay ng donasyon sa anumang organisasyon ng senior citizens.

Sa liham nito, sinabi ng hotel: "Ang pagtanggi ng benepisyo sa iyong kliyente ay hindi sinasadya o malisyoso, ngunit ginawa ng aming hindi pagkakaunawaan sa rate, na, gayunpaman, agad naming itinuwid."

Dinala ang kaso sa Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB) ng DTI para sa pamamagitan.

Nabigo ang pamamagitan.

Kaya, isang certificate to file action ang inisyu, na nag-udyok kay Rada na dalhin ang kaso sa Prosecutor's Office.

Sa ilalim ng batas, kung ang lumabag ay isang korporasyon, ang mga opisyal na kinasuhan ng pamamahala ang siyang mananagot.

Ang paglabag sa Senior Citizens Law ay nagpapataw ng parusang hindi hihigit sa P100,000 at pagkakakulong ng hindi bababa sa dalawang taon, ngunit hindi hihigit sa anim na taon.

SOURCE: Inquirer.net

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Basahin: Patay ang 2 pasahero nang pagbabarilin sakay ng bus na bumibiyahe sa Caranglan, Nueva Ecija

 Carranglan, Nueva Ecija - Pinagbabaril ng dalawang armadong lalaki ang dalawang pasahero sa isang bus habang nasa biyahe sa bayan ng Carranglan, Nueva Ecija, noong Miyerkules ng hapon, ayon sa Carranglan Municipal Police Station.

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Sinabi ng pulisya na binabaybay ng bus ang bulubunduking bahagi ng Barangay Minuli nang biglang lapitan ng dalawang hindi pa nakikilalang salarin ang mga hindi pinangalanang pasahero na nakaupo sa harapan.

Binaril ng mga salarin ang mga biktima ng apat na beses sa ulo at leeg sa "walang dahilan" bago bumaba malapit sa isang ilog sa Barangay Minuli bandang alas-12:50 ng tanghali, na makikita sa isang video na naging viral sa social media.

Agad na nagtungo ang driver ng bus sa Community Police Assistance Center (Compac) sa Barangay Joson, Carranglan, at iniulat ang insidente.

Agad na pinuntahan ng mga operatiba ng Compac ang lugar kung saan bumaba ang mga armadong lalaki sa bus.

Panoorin ang video sa ibaba:

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Richard Yap slammed by Meralco with whopping P55K electricity bill

- Richard Yap called out the electric company Meralco after receiving a whopping utility bill

- He received a bill amounting to P55,652.01, which prompted the actor to call out Meralco on Twitter

- He noted that instead of Merlaco billing the average of 3 months, they multiplied their bill 3x

- He then asked how they had such kind of bill when they have been religiously paying it

Richard Yap took to Twitter to air his frustration over the bill that he received from Meralco.

The actor posted a photo of the bill that they received, and it could be seen that they were slapped with a P55,652.01 electricity bill.
He captioned the photo with "A lot of people have been complaining about their @meralco bill,” the actor noted.

“Instead of billing the average of 3 months, they have been multiplying our bill 3x. How did our bill end up this big when we’ve been paying our monthly bills?"
Meralco was quick to reply to the tweet of Richard and promised to look into the matter.
"Let's check on that, Richard. Kindly provide through DM your Service Identification Number or Registered Name and Service Address indicated on your electric bill for our reference. We will be waiting."
Netizens reacted to the tweet of Meralco, with one saying that if the inquiry is from a celeb, they are super fast to respond.

In a previous https://www.worldthatnews.info report, Richard Yap showed off his luxurious home and cars. He is very modest in showing off his properties.

Richard Yap is a Filipino actor. One of the most notable TV series he did was "Be Careful with My Heart" with Jodi Sta. Maria.

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Taxpayer Angel Locsin writes open letter after TV Plus shutdown: "Ang daming time pag-initan ang ABS..."

"Ang daming time pag-initan ang ABS."

Ito ang bahagi ng open letter ni Angel Locsin, 35, sa kanyang Instagram Stories ngayong Miyerkules ng gabi, July 1.

Walang direktang tinukoy ang aktres kung para kanino ang sulat na may salutation na "To whom it may concern."

Ngunit mahihinuhang para ito sa mga mambabatas na may kinalaman sa posibleng tuluyang pagpapasara ng ABS-CBN.
Litanya ni Angel, bakit daw masyadong pinag-iinitan ang ABS-CBN gayong maraming kinahaharap na problema ang bansa.

Kasunod ito ng pagsasara kahapon, June 30, ng digital broadcast ng ABS-CBN TV Plus dahil sa alias cease and desist order na inilabas ng National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

Bukod pa rito, ipinatigil din ng NTC ang operasyon ng SKY Direct ng Skycable Corporation, ang cable channel ng ABS-CBN, dahil sa pagkapaso umano ng prangkisa nito.

Saad ng Iba ‘Yan host, "Make sure you have plans for the many workers who lost their income.

"Ang daming time pag-initan ang ABS, i-prioritize pa ang re-naming ng airport, anti-terrorist bill, pero ang kailangang marinig ay ang plano tungkol sa Covid & frontliners, plano sa edukasyon para sa mahihirap na walang access sa internet o magtuturo sa bahay, balik probinsya, OFW’s na stranded sa ibang bansa, kabuhayan ng nawalan ng trabaho, paano na ang tradisyunal na jeepney drivers?"

Ang tinutukoy ni Angel ay ang isinusulong sa Kongreso na House Bill No. 7031 o ang panukalang palitan ang pangalan ng Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

Sa inihaing panukala ni presidential son at Davao City First District Representative Paolo Duterte, kasama sina House Representatives Lord Allan Jay Velasco at Eric Go Yap ng ACT-CIS Party-list, nais nilang palitan ang NAIA sa Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Pilipinas.

Ang isa pa ay ang mainit na usapin tungkol sa House Bill 6875, na kilala rin sa tawag na Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.

Ang iba pang usaping nais daw sanang matugunan ni Angel ay ang pagbabalik-eskuwela sa August 24, at ang mga kababayan nating apektado ng COVID-19.
Pagpapatuloy pa ni Angel, "Paano ang mga senior citizens?

"At sa kung anong kakaharapin ng masang Pilipino pagkatapos ng pandemya."

Tinapos ni Angel ang kanyang open letter sa paggamit ng signature na "Taxpayer."

Kabilang ang Kapamilya actress sa celebrity taxpayers ng bansa.

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"ENOUGH"
Sa isa pa niyang IG Stories, ni-repost ni Angel ang screenshot ng isang post na may nakalagay na "Shutdown. Again. Enough."

Caption ng aktres: "Enough."

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Bukod kay Angel, maraming talents at personalities mula sa ABS-CBN ang naghayag ng pagkadismaya sa pagpapasara ng ABS-CBN TV Plus at SKY Direct.

Kabilang dito sina Sharon Cuneta, Regine Velasquez, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Liza Soberano, Kim Chiu, Vice Ganda, Anne Curtis, at iba pang news personalities.

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Ang Probinsyano ni Coco Martin, nakasalang nang mawala ang signal ng TV Plus

"Vindicated" ang dating Kapamilya singer na si Daryl Ong sa kanyang pananalig na mahirap kalaban ang gobyerno.

Post ni Jay Sonza nitong Hunyo 29, Lunes: "The TVplus, KBO & Sky Direct gadget buyers can bond together & file a class suit jointly and severally versus abs-cbn broadcasting corporation and amcarra broadcasting company, and its officers and owners.

"Ito iyong payo ng mga fraternity brothers and sisters kong mga abogado."

Hunyo 30, Martes ng gabi, nakasalang ang FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano ni Coco Martin sa Cinemo channel ng ABS-CBN TV Plus nang mawala ang signal sa TV.

Maliban sa Cinemo, naglaho rin ang Teleradyo, Jeepney TV, Yey!, Asianovela Channel, at KBO.

GMA-7, GMA News TV, CNN, at TV5 ang naiiwan sa mahiwagang black box. Nabalitaan namin kapagkuwan na sinibak na rin ang SKYdirect na merong 1.5M subscribers, pero nariyan pa rin ang SKYcable at SKY broadband dahil hindi apektado ang mga ito ng franchise expiration.

Martes ng dapithapon, makahulugan ang post ni Jimmy Bondoc sa Facebook:

"Balang-araw, and very soon, may maglalabasan na mga spokesperson ng biggest network. Sila ay babaliktad publicly.

"Kahit ang mga pinaka vocal na spokespersons nila, artist man o iba, kung sakaling talagang matalo na ang network, ay biglang maglalabas ng ‘horror stories’ nila, at kung papaano silang ‘napilitan ipagtanggol’ ang sistema ng network.

"Lalabo bigla ang usapan. May mga kilala ako ngayon, tulad ng isang beteranang artista, na biktima ng sistema ng network. A Very Valid claim.

"Pero pagdating ng mga hindi totoong claim, magkaka halu-halo na ang totoong kawawa sa mga balimbing.

"The weeds and the wheat..."

Sinu-sino kaya ang mga balimbing na tinutukoy ni Jimmy?

Pagpapatuloy ni Jimmy, "Ako po ay hindi kailanman magbubudbod ng asin sa mga bukas na sugat.

"Pinagdadasal ko lagi ang mga kaibigan ko sa network na apektado ng non-renewal. Ngunit ang nagdulot nito sa kanila ay ang network, hindi ang gobyerno.

"Kaya lang ako nagbababala ay dahil nakakatakot isipin na ang mga mismong tagapagtanggol nila ngayon ay, sa isang iglap, maaaring bumaligtad, upang muling yakapin ng sambayanang Pilipino.

"At dahil madalas napapatunayan na maiksi ang alaala ng Pilipino at likas na mapagpatawad, hindi malayong mangyari na ang mga mismong nagmumura at nanlalait ngayon sa mga ‘dds’ ay balang-araw, susuyuing silang muli sa pamamagitan ng kagandahan, tawanan, at iyakan.

"Ano ang lesson?

"Wala naman. "Panawagan lang sa mga makakaunawa. Maging mapagpatawad, ngunit ‘wag sana makakalimutin.

"Top priority -- protect the President.

"Sya lang ang totoo niyong kakampi."

Sina Jay Sonza at Jimmy Bondoc ay parehong dating talents ng ABS-CBN at pareho masugid na tagasuporta ng administrasyong Duterte.

Pareho rin silang may malalim na galit sa dating istasyon na pinaglingkuran, at suportado nila si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa personal na galit nito sa ABS-CBN.

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I was on the line with my friend Zsa Zsa Padilla who just finished her first taping day ulit sa lock in arrangement nila sa Love Thy Woman.

Post niya sa kanyang social media account: "Hindi ko na talaga mapigilang umiyak. Pasensya na.

"Galing ako sa first taping day ko after lockdown.

"Napakaraming pagbabago... at lahat ginagawa namin para maihatid sa inyo ang Love Thy Woman.

"Pero itong balitang ito... napakasakit. Nakapanlulumo.

"Lord Jesus, bigyan nyo po kami ng lakas para ipagpatuloy ang aming trabaho. Gabayan nyo po sana lahat ng kasamahan ko sa Kapamilya Channel.

"Kayo na po ang bahala sa amin."

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Pagkatapos ay kausap ko rin ang talent kong si Iza Calzado.

Nakatakda na rin siyang magsimulang mag-taping muli ng teleserye with Jodi Sta. Maria, Ang Sa Iyo Ay Akin, na naabutan na ng COVID-19.

Wait and see pa sila kung matutuloy ang lock in nila this weekend.

Pero ang mas mahalaga ay ang kanilang solidarity at pakikiisa sa kanilang Kapamilya.

Ang sabi ni Iza sa kanyang post, "Hindi ko na alam kung ano ang mararamdaman ko," with a picture of her TV Plus Off Air photo and a heartbroken emoji.

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Hindi na ito tungkol sa taping, trabaho o pera (at may paycut na nga.)

Actually, may health risk pa, pero sinusubukan nilang tuparin ang lahat ng health protocols maipagpatuloy lamang ang kanilang serbisyo sa kanilang audience.

This is really in solidarity with the network and the media in general.

Nakakalungkot talaga!

GORGY RULA Nagkataon lang ba na sa teleserye ni Coco Martin naglahong parang bula ang Kapamilya channels ng ABS-CBN TV Plus (mahiwagang black box)?

Si Coco ang tinaguriang Primetime King at Hari ng Telebisyon.

Hindi sadya na sa pagkawala ng ABS-CBN TV Plus ay saka rumaratsada ang GMA Affordabox.

Inilunsad ang nasabing high-quality at affordable Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) receiver kaugnay sa pagdiriwang ng GMA Network sa ika-70 anibersaryo nito this year.

Isang plug-and-play device ang GMA Affordabox.

Kailangan lang itong ikabit sa analog TV at makakatanggap na ito ng digital television broadcast.

Maaari nang mapanood ang GMA, GMA News TV, at ang pinakabagong Kapuso channel na Heart of Asia sa mas malinaw na digital display.

Mapapanuod din ng mga Kapuso ang ibang free-to-air digital TV channels na available sa kanilang area.

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Bukod sa malinaw na digital signal reception, meron itong free additional features para sa level-up entertainment experience.

Mayroon itong built-in multimedia player kung saan maaaring makapag-view ng photos, makapagpatugtog ng music files, at mapanood ang videos na naka-save gamit ang USB drive.

Isa pang advanced function ng GMA Affordabox ay ang personal video recorder feature nito, kung saan pwedeng i-record at panoorin muli ng Kapuso viewers ang mga programa ng GMA, GMA News TV, at Heart of Asia.

Eksklusibo ang function na ito para sa tatlong Kapuso channels.

Mayroon din itong nationwide Emergency Warning Broadcast System (EWBS) na nagbibigay ng babala sa pamamagitan ng mga alert mula sa NDRRMC.

May auto-on alert feature ito kung saan automatic na mag-a-alarm ang GMA Affordabox tuwing emergency para mas maging handa at safe ang bawat kabahayan.

Sa halagang P888, handog ng GMA Affordabox ang mas malinaw at makulay na digital TV viewing experience.

One-time purchase ito at walang monthly fees.

Mabibili na ang GMA Affordabox online at sa mga lugar kung saan available ang digital signal ng GMA — Metro Manila, Benguet, La Union, Pangasinan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, Rizal, Bohol, Cebu, Leyte, Davao de Oro, Davao del Sur, at Davao del Norte.

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NTC stops ABS-CBN’s TVPlus shows, Sky Direct

MANILA, Philippines — The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has ordered ABS-CBN Corp. to stop airing shows on TVPlus in Metro Manila and its subsidiary SkyCable Corp. to cease the operation of its direct-to-home satellite service.

The NTC, which on May 5 shut down ABS-CBN following the expiration of the network’s franchise, yesterday issued two new cease and desist orders (CDOs) against the network and its pay television and broadband arm.?First, the NTC ordered ABS-CBN’s SkyCable to cease and desist operating its direct broadcast satellite service.

The order only covers SKYdirect, which is the direct-to-home satellite service of SkyCable.

ABS-CBN said it has 1.5 million Skydirect subscribers to date.

According to the NTC, SkyCable no longer has valid and subsisting congressional franchise to install, operate and maintain a direct broadcast satellite service following the expiration of the company’s legislative franchise on May 4.

SkyCable is directed to show cause in writing within 10 days from receipt of the order on why the radio frequencies assigned to it should not be recalled for lack of necessary congressional franchise as required by law. “Failure to file an answer within the period herein granted shall be considered the respondents’ waiver of its right to be heard, and the commission shall render judgment as the law and evidence may warrant,” the NTC said.

SkyCable is also ordered by the NTC to refund to all its subscribers unconsumed prepaid loads, deposits on subscriber equipment and devices, deposit or advance payment in monthly charges for postpaid subscribers and charges collected from new applicants.

Meanwhile, the NTC also ordered ABS-CBN to cease and desist from operating digital TV transmission in Metro Manila using Channel 43.

This refers to the ABS-CBN-owned channels CineMo!, Yey!, DZMM TeleRadyo and KBO, which are currently airing on TVPlus.

“In an order dated May 14, 2019, the commission granted respondent ABS-CBN authority to convert its analog TV service in Metro Manila (Channel 2) to digital terrestrial television (DTT) using Channel 43,” the NTC said.

“This authority granted to respondent ABS-CBN is included in the list of radio and TV stations directed to cease and desist from operating in an order dated May 5, 2020.

Hence, order dated May 5, 2020 necessarily includes DTT transmission in Metro Manila using Channel 43, and ABS-CBN Corp. should immediately cease and desist from operating Channel 43,” the regulator added. TVPlus was launched by ABS-CBN in 2015 as part of the government’s mandate to shut down analog broadcast and shift to digital.

As of end-November, ABS-CBN has sold 8.9 million TVPlus boxes.

NTC officials were not answering calls for further clarifications on the order.

ABS-CBN and SkyCable said they would comply with the NTC orders.

“While Channel 43 is not mentioned in NTC’s cease and desist order of May 5, 2020 and it is ABS-CBN’s informed understanding that Channel 43 is not included in the CDO, digital TV transmission in Metro Manila using Channel 43 will cease tonight (June 30), consistent with the intent of the alias CDO,” ABS-CBN said in a statement.

It said 4.4 million home will be affected with the shutdown of Channel 43.

Aside from stopping the operations of its direct broadcast satellite service, SkyCable said it would also refund all unconsumed prepaid loads and advance postpaid payments to subscribers.

SkyCable, however, emphasized that SKYdirect’s 1.5 million subscribers nationwide, including those in remote areas that do not receive television signals, would be deprived of access to the channels that it carries that bring them news, information, education and entertainment. “In the spirit of fairness, we continue to appeal to the NTC to extend the same privilege given in the past to other companies whose franchises have expired but are currently pending in Congress to continue its operations until a resolution is passed,” SkyCable said.

“We assure our subscribers that we will exhaust all legal remedies to resume our services,” it said.

ABS-CBN said it is hoping that its pending petition with the Supreme Court questioning the NTC’s cease and desist order would be resolved soon in its favor so that it can resume broadcasting on both analog and digital platforms.

Scolded
Meanwhile, lawmakers admonished NTC Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba for allowing ABS-CBN to resume operations even as its franchise expired on May 4.

“We have a ripe case for the ombudsman here. In this instance, I am endorsing a graft case against the NTC chief for allowing and tolerating ABS-CBN to operate for eight weeks even with an expired franchise,” House Deputy Majority Leader Jesus Crispin Remulla said.

This developed after Cordoba admitted that the TV giant’s use of Channel 43 is covered by the NTC’s cease and desist order.

“Yes, the TV airing is a violation of our CDO,” Cordoba said, adding the NTC did not act right away and had to consult the Office of the Solicitor General as it might affect the case filed before the Supreme Court.

Rep. Mike Defensor, chairman of the House public accounts committee, said Cordoba’s action constituted “usurpation of our power to grant a legislative franchise” and an “infringement or encroachment of the powers of Congress” to grant franchises to broadcasting stations.

But Marcoleta, to whom Cordoba gave a briefing paper about the issue June 10, was harsh.

“He (Cordoba) should resign because he’s not doing his job. It has been 19 days. It’s as if he has been insulting our intelligence here. There was no TRO from SC. So why do you have to issue an alias CDO?” Marcoleta said.

ABS-CBN president and CEO Carlo Katigbak said the CDO did not cover Channel 43, which is operated by Amcara Broadcasting network.

The Lopezes used to own 49 percent of Amcara stocks – from 1996 to 2019 – wherein they had a “block-timer arrangement.”

Katigbak said that in the past, the NTC and Congress permitted other broadcasting companies with expired congressional franchises to continue airing until such time that the franchise renewal application is approved or denied.

“We ask permission that the same privilege be accorded to ABS-CBN in the spirit of fairness,” Katigbak said.

Despite Cordoba’s insistence, Katigbak said Channel 43 was “not covered by the CDO.”

A lawyer for the network, along with Katigbak, confirmed that Amcara – which they now claim to have shares of 10 percent from ABS-CBN – was once owned by the Lopezes and whose office address is similar to that of the network in Quezon City.

“No amount of palusot (excuse) will be enough to allow this arrangement. They don’t have a right to broadcast, period. This block time arrangement is just a poor excuse,” Remulla told the panel headed by Reps. Franz Alvarez and Jonathan Sy-Alvarado.

Source: Richmond Mercurio

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Palace: Let Congress decide on proposal to rename NAIA

Lawmakers will have to decide whether to pass the proposal to rename the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to the Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Pilipinas (PPP), Malacañang said Monday.

“Iniiwan po namin iyan sa Kongreso dahil kinakailangan po ng batas kung kinakailangang baguhin ang pangalan ng NAIA,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a televised briefing.

Roque made the statement amid criticism over House Bill 7031, which was filed by President Rodrigo Duterte’s son, Deputy Speaker Paolo Duterte, ACT-CIS party-list Representative Eric Yap and Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco.

Vice President Leni Robredo said it was inappropriate to push for the name change amid the COVID-19 pandemic while Senator Leila De Lima dismissed the proposal as “devoid of any salutary objective” and a product of “politics and and stupidity.”

Robredo and De Lima belong to the Liberal Party, which counts Aquino as one of its former leaders.

In filing their proposed measure, the younger Duterte stressed the need for a more representative branding for the country's international gateway. Velasco said that their proposal seeks to reposition the Philippines as a choice destination for tourists, especially when the country reopens its borders for travelers once the COVID-19 crisis is over.

Yap added that they want returning Filipinos or balikbayans and foreign tourists alike to see the name of the country right away once their flights land at the airport, making them feel at home.

The original name of the airport was Manila International Airport, but in 1987 it was renamed NAIA through Republic Act 6639, in honor of Aquino who was assassinated at this airport on August 21,1983 after a three-year exile in the United States.

His death sparked various protests and catapulted his wife, Corazon, to the presidency in February 1986 following the ouster of then President Ferdinand Marcos in a bloodless People Power revolution.

Source: VIRGIL LOPEZ

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Instagram post ni Gerald Anderson, pinagkaguluhan ng netizens

Isang inspirational message ang ibinahagi ni Gerald Anderson para sa kanyang mga Instagram followers. Ito ay tungkol sa pagharap at pagtanggap ng mga hamon sa buhay.

"Treating each and every moment, no matter how challenging - as something to be embraced, not avoided.. To not only be ok with it ,but love it and be better for it.. So that like oxygen to a fire, obstacles and adversity become fuel for your potential.." aniya. Kasabay nito ay isang litrato ang kanyang ibinahagi.

Instagram post ni Gerald Anderson, pinagkaguluhan ng netizens

Source: Instagram

Ikinaintriga ng netizens ang tungkol sa pagkakakilanlan ng babaeng kasama niya sa nasabing litrato. May mga nagsabing maaring si Bea Alonzo umano ang kasama niya base sa mensaheng ibinahagi niya.

Mayroon ding nagsasabing si Julia Barreto daw ito. Matatandaang na link ang dalawa matapos ang kontrobersiyal na paghihiwalay nina Bea at Gerald.


Mariing pinabulaanan ni Julia na siya ang dahilan ng paghihiwalay ng dalawa.

Para naman sa ibang netizen, maaring ang kanyang ina yun o di kaya ang katrabaho niya sa "A Soldier's Heart" na si Irma Adlawan.

Narito ang ilan sa mga komento ng netizens: Parang mas may thrill kay gerald yung mga ganyang you & me against the world na relasyon. Same sa sitwasyon with maja, sarah at kung papano sila nag simula ni Bea.
Halata namang hindi si Julia eh. Maka comment lang.
A Soldier’s Heart. Feeling ko si Yazmin and Hakeem. Mother and son bonding .
Si Gerald Anderson ay unang sumikat sa mundo ng showbiz matapos niyang mapabilang sa mga teen housemates ng Pinoy Big Brother kung saan nakasama niya si Kim Chiu.

Source: Glory Mae Monserate

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Celebrities, netizens reacts to proposed name change of NAIA

Filipinos were caught by surprise on June 25 after a bill to rename the NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) was filed at the House of Representatives.

The move was made by three  congressmen, Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco, ACT-CIS Representative Eric Yap, and presidential son and Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte.
The three stated that since the NAIA is the center of international gateway it is identified as belonging to the Philippines, thus it should be renamed to ‘Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Pilipinas.’ They said, “With the proposed name, the airport will easily be identified as the international doorway of the country, in view of it being in Filipino language and branding it as the international airport of the Philippines,”

However, the bill was criticized by many and even celebrities voiced out their sentiments on the untimely filing of such a bill knowing that the country is still suffering from the pandemic.
K Brosas slammed the government as she questioned their priorities.


Alessandra de Rossi made a sarcastic comment that this might help resolve the pandemic crisis and hunger.

Edwin Lacierda also ironically questioned what Ninoy Aquino has done to the pandemic to cause the removal of his name, knowing that it was tagged as a symbol for being known as an opposition leader.
Dr. Gia Sison angrily reminded the government that the country is still facing the COVID-19 pandemic.


Jasmine Curtis, Erwan Heussaff, Kakie Pangilinan, and others also expressed their contradictions regarding the bill.
A netizen even pointed out that changing airport names involves expenses, and knowingly president Rodrigo Duterte had said that the budget for the pandemic is tight but maybe a budget was set aside for this, he jokingly posted. Another netizen also thinks that it should be said in English NAP (National Airport of the Philippines) or better yet ‘No Action Plan.’


To know which new name is more suitable to netizens the Lionheartv team made a poll on whether PAPAPI (Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Pilipinas) or PIA (Philippine International Airport) would be a better replacement.


And the results showed that more are in favor of naming the airport PIA rather than the proposed PAPAPI by congress.

But still, the majority criticized the bill for its untimely proposal since the country is still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and also dropping the name of Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. is like taking away a symbolic inspiration that would remind Filipinos about the democratic movement and it as well violates a sense of history.

Source:  Rochelle Pamotongan

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‘Something is very wrong’ says Sotto as Philippines has fastest rise of COVID cases in region

Lawmakers over the weekend called on the administration to step up its game as the Philippines was identified as the country with the fastest-growing number of new coronavirus cases in the Western Pacific region.

In separate statements released on Sunday, senators responded to data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) that showed the Philippines has the fastest growth in terms of COVID cases in the region.

"IATF must address the health protocols and programs being done by the DOH. Something is very wrong!" Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said.

The Philippines has recorded a total of 34,803 confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease as of Saturday, June 27, 2020. This includes 9,431 recoveries and 1,236 deaths. The same sentiment was mirrored by Senator Joel Villanueva, who said that there was a lack in the guidance of protocols being made to curb the spread of the disease.

"There was no clear guidance on surveillance and epidemiological monitoring. The current statistics are obviously consequences of these actions," he said in a separate statement.

"I really hope that during the past months we have upgraded our healthcare system to properly respond to this pandemic," added Villanueva.

The statement comes three months after Metro Manila and other key high-risk areas were placed under strict quarantine rules, restricting mobility and shutting the economy.

"We continue to encourage the public to stay at home, practice social distancing and only come out of their homes when necessary. We urge the government to put in place a methodologically sound epidemiological surveillance so that we can make informed decisions on our policy approach regarding COVID," said Villanueva. In a separate statement, Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go said the public must follow safety protocols to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease.

"Kung susunod po tayo sa mga patakaran at patuloy tayong magtutulungan para maiwasan ang pagkalat ng sakit, kung mas maisasaayos rin ang ating health facilities and capabilities — ito po ang mga tanging makakapagsabi kung kailan natin malalampasan at tuluyang matapos ang krisis na dulot ng COVID-19," he said in a separate statement.

Go, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, pushed for the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa Program (BP2) which was signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte in May.

The program, which has since been suspended, aimed to decongest Metro Manila by encouraging the public to head back to provinces by providing benefits.

Several cases of Balik Probinsya beneficiaries were reported to have spread the coronavirus to areas in provinces such as in Baybay City in Leyte, which reported its first COVID-19 case from a member of the program.

"Habang tumataas ang kaso ng COVID-19, mas tumataas rin dapat ang quarantine, contact tracing, at necessary treatment capabilities natin," said Go.

"Sa anumang mga hakbang na gagawin ng gobyerno at pati ng mga ordinaryong mamamayan, palagi nating unahin ang buhay at kapakanan ng kapwa nating Pilipino," he elaborated.

Source:  JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS,GMA News

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Kapamilya stars take pay cuts in support of ABS-CBN

Pumayag ang Kapamilya stars na tapyasan ang sinisingil nilang talent fee bilang pagpapakita ng suporta sa ABS-CBN.

Kinailangang magbawas ng gastos ang network, na nasa gitna ngayon ng krisis pinansiyal.

Halos dalawang buwan na kasing tigil-operasyon ang broadcasting unit nito.

Sa isang pahayag ngayong Sabado, June 27, nagpasalamat si ABS-CBN Chief Operating Officer for Broadcast Cory Vidanes sa pag-unawa ng Kapamilya talents at ng kanilang managers sa kasalukuyang sitwasyon ng network.

"We are grateful to all our artists for their understanding and support for the network during these difficult times," saad sa statement ni Vidanes.

"We thank them for keeping the passion and commitment to bring joy and entertainment to our audience in the midst of the pandemic and the shutdown." PAMI: TAKING A PAY CUT IS PAYING IT FORWARD
Sa panig naman ni Professional Artist Managers Inc. (PAMI) President June Rufino, sinabi niyang nauunawaan ng kanilang grupo ang krisis na pinagdadaanan ngayon ng ABS-CBN.

Sa laki raw ng naitulong ng network sa mga artista nila, gayundin sa mga biktima ng mga kalamidad sa bansa, ang pagpayag ng PAMI sa pagbabawas sa talent fee ay isang paraan "to pay it forward."

Sinabi ni Rufino: "In good times, ABS-CBN has been with us.

"In bad times, we want to be there for them."

Ayon kay Rufino, nakausap na niya ang kanyang talents tungkol sa tapyas sa talent fee.

Wala raw reklamo ang mga ito.

Pare-pareho raw nilang nauunawaan ang krisis na hinaharap ngayon ng Kapamilya network.

"Ngayon alam nila, wala ang ABS-CBN. Naiintindihan nila iyon.

"We want to cooperate. We want to help ABS-CBN in whatever way we can and taking a pay cut is one way to do that," ani Rufino.

Dagdag niya: "ABS-CBN has always been in the service of the Filipino. Kapag may calamities, iyong ABS-CBN ang nauunang tumulong.

"Now, it’s time for us to pay it forward."

Ilan sa mga Kapamilya stars ang nasa ilalim ng pangangalaga ng PAMI members, katulad nina Luis Manzano, Jessy Mendiola, Marco Gumabao, John Prats, at Ogie Alcasid.

SHOWS IN KAPAMILYA CHANNEL
Sa ngayon, iilang Kapamilya shows na lang ang napapanood sa Kapamilya Channel sa cable at satellite TV.

Kabilang sa mga ito ang FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano, It’s Showtime, Magandang Buhay, Love Thy Woman, A Soldier’s Heart, ASAP Natin ‘To, at The Voice Teens.

May dalawang bagong shows din sa Kapamilya Channel, ang Paano Kita Mapasasalamatan ni Judy Ann Santos at ang Iba ‘Yan ni Angel Locsin.

FRANCHISE RENEWAL BILLS STILL PENDING
May 5 nang ipinasara ng National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ang broadcasting operations ng ABS-CBN.

Ito ay matapos mapaso ang 25-year legislative franchise ng network noong May 4. Simula noon, ayon sa ABS-CBN Corporation, aabot sa PHP30 million-PHP35 million ang nawawalang kita ng network bawat araw na sarado ito.

Kinumpirma rin ng ABS-CBN na nakatakda na itong magbawas mula sa 11,000 empleyado nito sa darating na Agosto

Patuloy pa ring dinidinig sa Kamara ang panukalang magbibigay ng panibagong 25-taong prangkisa sa Kapamilya network.

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Source:  Jet Hitosis

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De Lima: Move to rename NAIA is product of politics, stupidity

Senator Leila de Lima on Saturday said "politics" and "stupidity" were to blame for moves from the House Representatives to rename the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to the Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Pilipinas (PPP).

De Lima issued the statement in response to House Bill 7031, which sought the name change and was filed by Presidential son Deputy Speaker Paolo Duterte, ACT-CIS party-list Representative Eric Yap, and Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco.

"Ano na namang kabalbalan ito? The lawmakers pushing for it has a distorted sense of nationalism, if at all," said De Lima, a staunch critic of the Duterte administration who was sent to jail over drug charges which she has repeatedly insisted were trumped up. De Lima said the proposal was "devoid of any salutary objective.... [and] plain and simple politics. And stupidity."

In filing their proposed measure, Duterte stressed the need for a more representative branding for the country's international gateway.

He said that aside from bearing the country's name, their proposed name of Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Pilipinas is also in the Philippines' national language.

For his part, Velasco said that their proposal seeks to reposition the Philippines as a choice destination for tourists, especially when the country reopens its borders for travelers once the COVID-19 crisis is over.

Yap, meanwhile, said that they want returning Filipinos or balikbayans and foreign tourists alike to see the name of the country right away once their flights land at the airport, making them feel at home.

The original name of the airport was Manila International Airport, but in 1987, during the administration of the late President Corazon Aquino, it was renamed NAIA through Republic Act 6639, in honor of her husband and former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. Ninoy was assassinated at this airport on August 21, 1983 after a three-year exile in the United States.

His death sparked various protests leading up to the first EDSA People Power Revolution in 1986, during which the Marcos family fled the Philippines to Hawaii and Corazon was catapulted to the presidency.

De Lima belongs to the Liberal Party, the former ruling party from 2010 to 2016 that counts as among its members the Aquino couple's son and eventual President Benigno Aquino III, Duterte's predecessor.

Source:  -MDM, GMA News

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Yap defends move to rename NAIA amid COVID-19 crisis: Hindi puwedeng tumigil ang mundo

Amid criticisms, ACT-CIS party-list Representative Eric Yap on Friday defended the proposal to rename the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to Pandaigdigang Paliparan ng Pilipinas.

Interviewed on Dobol B sa News TV, Yap answered critics who questioned the timing of the filing of House Bill 7031, noting the COVID-19 pandemic the country is facing.

“Iyong COVID-19, di po natin pinababayaan. Pero hindi puwedeng tumigil ang mundo at lahat tayo tutok lahat sa COVID-19. Lahat po ng isyu ng ating bayan ay natutugunan ng Kongreso,” said Yap, one of the authors of the measure.

Among those who slammed the proposal to rename NAIA amid the COVID-19 pandemic was Vice President Leni Robredo, who said it is "ill-timed," and Senator Francis Pangilinan, who said it should be the least of the government's concerns right now.

In defending the bill, Yap underscored the need to put the word "Philippines" or "Pilipinas" as this would promote the country to the international community.

"Marami po tayong bayani, pero ang point po ay mas maganda po na ilagay ang ating bansa sa ating airport dahil karamihan po ng turista doon po dumadaan," said Yap.

"Mapo-promote po ang ating bansa, pag-uusapan po tayo sa buong mundo kapag pinalitan natin ang pangalan ng airport, at iyong mga turista ay makikita po nila agad iyong Pilipinas [na salita] po," Yap added.

NAIA is named after the late Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., a staunch critic of the Marcos administration who was shot dead upon his return to the Philippines from the US on August 21, 1983. Ninoy was killed at the NAIA, then known as the Manila International Airport.

Yap said renaming NAIA is not a show of disrespect to Ninoy Aquino.

"Hindi po natin sinasabi na hindi siya bayani, hindi natin sinasabi na wala siyang ginawa para sa Pilipinas. Iniisip lang natin ang mas nakararaming bayani, iyan po ang mga Pilipino," Yap said.

"Lahat po ng Pilipino ay bayani kaya kailangan nating ilagay ang salitang Pilipinas sa ating airport," he added.

Also an author of the controversial bill is Deputy Speaker Paolo Duterte, son of President Rodrigo Duterte.

Source:—KBK, GMA News

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Lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court to dismiss the quo warranto petition filed by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) against embattled broadcast giant ABS-CBN.

"Bilang authors ng pagbibigay ng franchise sa ABS-CBN ay we welcome this decision of the Supreme Court," Bayan Muna party-list Representative Carlos Zarate said in a virtual press conference. "Sana the Congress will take this as cue para pabilisin na din yung resolution ng pending application ng ABS-CBN sa kanilang franchise," he added.

According to Zarate, the ongoing House hearings on the ABS-CBN franchise issue have already been too long yet it has not shown any evidence to warrant the non-renewal of the network's franchise.

"Halos lahat ng issues ay binusisi na rito at nakita naman natin bilang authors na at this point walang kadahilanan para hindi ma-renew ang prangkisa ng ABS-CBN," he said.

The Supreme Court had dismissed the OSG's quo warranto petition for mootness, as ABS-CBN's franchise already expired last May 4, but the case against ABS-CBN Convergence remains.

ACT Teachers party-list Representative France Castro said the OSG's "black magic" did not work on the Supreme Court's decision on the petition.

Like Zarate, Castro urged her fellow lawmakers to fast-track the hearings on the ABS-CBN franchise issue.

"Nakita naman natin na wala naman unconstitutional doon sa pag-ere ng ABS-CBN. Bilang author at kasama sa mga sponsor, talagang isusulong natin," she said.

For her part, Gabriela Women's Party Representative Arlene Brosas said that the dismissal of the quo warranto petition only shows that the filing of the said petition "was just mere performance to further threaten ABS-CBN."

"Kung para sa Supreme Court ito ay moot and academic, para sa amin sa Gabriela Women's Party, [ito ay] senseless at absurd," she said.

Likewise, the dismissal of the petition is also a sign that lawmakers should already act on the bill seeking to grant ABS-CBN another 25-year franchise. "We urge our fellow lawmakers to heed the call of the Filipino people to renew the ABS-CBN franchise," she said.

The next hearing on the ABS-CBN franchise issue is set on Monday next week.

Source:   —  LDF,GMA News

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Quarantine enforcers apprehend 40 drivers parking on bike lanes

At least 40 drivers of private vehicles have been apprehended for parking on bicycle lanes in Quezon City, the enforcement arm of the coronavirus task force disclosed on Wednesday.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, commander of the Joint Task Force COVID Shield, said all the violators were issued with citation tickets for illegal parking by operatives of the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG).

This comes a day after the task force issued a warning amid reports of private cars parking on bike lanes—effectively forcing bike riders onto other lanes—that surfaced on social media.

RELATED: Car drivers warned: Don't use, park on bike lanes “This should serve as a lesson and a warning for the motorists to respect the spaces intended for bicycle riders,” said Eleazar.


"This operation will continue until we are able to institute discipline among the motorists that bicycle lanes are for bicycle riders and they have no business using them as parking or encroach in these lanes to overtake or to avoid traffic jams," he added.

Commuters have resorted to biking to their workplaces amid the lack of public transportation options in the first week of general community quarantine, prompting calls for protected bike lanes, particularly along the EDSA thoroughfare.

At a hearing that same day, Rep. Ron Salo (Kabayan Party-list) said: "Inefficiency in public transport became more glaring as general community quarantine was implemented...2.03 million workers are currently without transportation going to work, or P1 billion in economic losses a day."

According to a 2015 technical report by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, 88% of households in Metro Manila do not own cars and depend almost solely on public transportation, while the remaining 12% own at least one.

Police Brig. Gen. Eliseo Cruz, director of the PNP-HPG said his men first apprehended 21 drivers of private cars during a similar operation conducted on Tuesday afternoon along Quezon Avenue near the corner of Epifanio delos Santos Avenue in Quezon City.

“This morning, we deployed our personnel in the area along Quezon Avenue and apprehended 19 more drivers of private vehicles,” said Cruz.

"We will continue this operation not only to discipline motorists but also to protect our bicycle riders," he added.

Source: Michael Varcas

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NBI warns vs. potential dangers of using FaceApp

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has warned against the use of the popular mobile application FaceApp, according to an Unang Balita report on Tuesday.
The app, popular even among Filipino celebrities, provides a highly realistic gender transformation of faces.

But according to the NBI Cybercrime Division, the app may have the potential to access the user's information, including location and sensitive photos. The NBI reportedly said uninstalling the app does not mean the user is safe from its dangers. --
This article NBI warns vs. potential dangers of using FaceApp was originally published in GMA News Online.

Source: KBK, GMA News

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Behold, Chong Hua mandaue. There are no more rooms, and no more beds. Please stop going outside if you want this pandemic to end in the Philippines. Take care of you and your family members, stay at home, boost your immune system, maintain distance and exercise proper hygiene.
#CSM
#CebuSocialMedia

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‘Mockingjay’ Aling Marie leads masses against anti-terror bill at ‘Grand Mañanita'

Marie Dinglasan, more popularly known among Filipino netizens as "Aling Marie," is gaining attention again for bravely speaking out Friday morning against the anti-terrorism bill during the 122nd Independence Day "Grand Mañanita" at the University of the Philippines Diliman campus. Aling Marie popularly coined the "kayumanggi ako" phrase in her viral call out against diehard Duterte supporters (DDS) earlier this week, reflecting the sentiments of an untold number of Filipinos who quickly rallied behind her.
Among the calls to action during Friday demonstrations is the junking of the controversial anti-terrorism bill awaiting action from President Rodrigo Duterte before being signed into law, passed into law upon inaction for 30 days, or vetoed completely or in part. “Alam niyo ba na kahit harangan ako ng sibat basta pinangako ko sa inyo, tutuparin ko. Naririto ako para ipaglaban ang karapatan niyo sa pagkat kayo ang susunod na magtatayo ng banderang Pilipinas bilang tunay kayumanggi,” guest-of-honor Aling Marie addressed the crowd of hundreds of protesters.

“Mga anak, ako'y naririto sa pagkat sa puso ko at isip ko hindi tayo dapat magkaroon ng batas na terror bill. Hindi terorismo at hindi terorista ang malala sa Pilipinas. Ang Pilipinas ay hindi terrorist country. Kung meron mang terorista, yan ang gustong magtatag ng terrorist bill.

Source: www.philstar.com

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