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Tensions in Davao, Shelia Guo tells her story, China, and much more

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August 30, 2024

Tensions in Davao, Shelia Guo tells her story, China attacks BFAR vessel, RFID rule on hold, and much more

A Chinese, Too

Like her sister, dismissed Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac, Sheila Guo is also a Chinese national identified as Zhang Mier, says National Bureau of Investigation Director Jaime Santiago (gesturing) at a press briefing on Aug. 23 with Immigration chief Norman Tansingco (in striped shirt), immigration deputy spokesperson Melvin Mabulac (left) and justice department spokesperson Mico Clavano. —LYN RILLON

AnimalCon2024

Creatures cuddly to all or scary to some are the stars of a three-day fair that ran till Aug. 25 at SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. Photos taken on Aug. 24. —NIÑO JESUS ORBETA

China Attacks

China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 4202 drenches the BRP Datu Sanday with its water cannon blasts, which at times threaten to break the windows of the vessel run by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), while CCG ship 21551 takes its turn ramming the BFAR ship during the attack by China's vessels at Escoda (Sabina) Shoal on Aug. 25. —NESTOR CORRALES

Intercepted

A Hezbollah UAV disintegrates into a ball of fire after being hit by Israeli air defense forces over northern Israel on Aug. 25. Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones against Israel on Aug. 25 in retaliation for the assassination of a senior commander in Beirut last month, the Iranian-backed group said. —AFP

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Blocking Force

After blocking a stretch of a highway with trucks and other vehicles on the night of Aug. 25, Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) members stage a rally outside the sect's headquarters in Davao City, to protest a raid on the compound to search for fugitive televangelist Apollo Quiboloy. Police dispersed them on Aug. 26. —GERMELINA LACORTE

Augmentation Work

A power line from a feeder in Murcia, Negros Occidental, to the Alijis Feeder 3 in Bacolod City is being installed on Aug. 22 by the Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC) as part of measures being undertaken to augment power supply in areas affected by outages since Aug. 21 due to a busted transformer. —NEPC

Where's Your 'Sister'?

Shiela Guo, also known as Zhang Mier, is compelled to detail her escape out of the country last month together with her "sister," dismissed Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac, as she faces a Senate subcommittee on Aug. 27, five days after her arrest and deportation from Indonesia. —RICHARD A. REYES

On Hold

The Aug. 31 implementation of the "No RFID, No Entry" rule, as stated in this sign at the España ramp of the NLEx connector in Manila, has been postponed following objections from motorists. Photo taken on Aug. 26. —GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE

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Downtime in Davao

Police officers tapped for crowd control in the operation to arrest televangelist Apollo Quiboloy are given time to rest inside his sprawling Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound in Davao City. The five-day-old search remained unsuccessful when this photo was taken on Aug. 28. —JOSELLE R. BADILLA

Product Check

Personnel from the Marikina City veterinary office inspect meat cuts in a delivery van arriving in the city's single port entry in this Aug. 15 photo. Marikina has no slaughter-houses and gets supplies from Antipolo City, Quezon City and the provinces of Rizal, Bulacan and Tarlac. —LYN RILLON

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