News: Kids in Quiboloy's sect's care up for relocation

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Kids in Quiboloy's sect's care up for relocation

September 27, 2024

DEPTH OF AWARENESS In Marikina City, where residents have learned hard lessons from the worst floods to hit Metro Manila in recent years, a worker retouches the water markers in the local river, which are critical for making decisions on mass evacuations and other disaster mitigation measures. —LYN RILLON

Hi there. Kids in Quiboloy's sect's care up for relocation

Some 32 children who are in shelters funded by televangelist Apollo Quiboloy's Kingdom of Jesus Christ are up for adoption and family reintegration, following the non-renewal of the licenses of all five shelters run by the controversial sect.

More of the same? The Marcos administration has unveiled its 12-member senatorial ticket for the 2025 midterm elections — a motley mix of his former rivals, returning or reelectionist lawmakers, House members, a Cabinet official, and a city mayor.

Good news on the public health front: State-run PhilHealth said it is junking its much-assailed "single period of confinement" rule, a major reason why some 26,750 claims filed by hospitalized patients were denied in 2023 alone.

Russia has established a weapons program in China to produce long-range attack drones for use in the war against Ukraine — a development that a NATO spokesperson warned is "deeply concerning and Allies are consulting on this matter."

"When Harry met karma," goes the title of today's editorial, which notes the cautionary travails of ex-Duterte mouthpiece Harry Roque, "who has elicited little sympathy from a public who recalls his pompous display of pelf and power under the previous administration."

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REGIONS

DBM to BARMM leaders: Ease up on Sulu transition

COTABATO CITY–Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman advised leaders of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) not to scramble into transition for its activities in Sulu after the Supreme Court had ruled that the province was not part of the political and administrative territory of the autonomous government.

By Edwin O. Fernandez

BUSINESS

More banks hoping to cut bad loans on improving economy

The proportion of Philippine banks expecting better loan quality has increased amid improving economic conditions, contributing to lenders' overall optimism over the next two years, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported.

By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral

ENTERTAINMENT

Regal unveils last 3 films greenlit by Mother Lily

At a recent tribute party for the late "Mother Lily" Monteverde, family members and executives introduced the last three films the Regal Entertainment matriarch had approved before her death last August. They are horror-thriller "Untold," romance-drama "My Future You," and sultry legal drama "Guilty Pleasure."

By Allan Policarpio

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FASHION

If the Birkin bag were a fragrance, it would smell something like this

Hermès just introduced its new women's fragrance, and the French luxury house named it after one of its heritage calf leathers used in its prized handbags—smooth and soft to the touch, but ages gracefully, and so sturdy it's also used for saddles. A fitting metaphor for the free-spirited woman it's created for.

By Cheche Moral

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Ombudsman rejects ex-poll commissioner's plea over Comelec DQ case

The Office of the Ombudsman is standing by its decision to indict former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon for allegedly disclosing "confidential" information on the disqualification cases against then-presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the 2022 polls.

By Kathleen De Villa

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