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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Garma arrested in US

November 13, 2024

'WATER CANNON' TARGET Members of the Alliance of West Philippine Sea Watchers subject an image of Chinese President Xi Jinping to a symbolic water cannon attack during a forum in Quezon City on Tuesday. Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro spoke of more reasons for them to pull the trigger. —GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE

Hi there. Key drug war witness Royina Garma arrested in US

Ex-police colonel Royina Garma, who had implicated former president Rodrigo Duterte in a reward system for killing suspects as part of the latter's drug war, is now behind bars — arrested in the US with her daughter due to cancelled visas.

Because, as she put it, "my experience in the last election in 2022 was not good," Vice President Sara Duterte said it is her "personal decision" not to endorse any candidate — whether local or national — for the 2025 elections.

More stormy weather: Tropical Storm "Nika," which battered northern Luzon this week, exited the country on Tuesday, but a new one came in on the same day: Severe Tropical Storm "Ofel," projected to make landfall on Thursday afternoon.

ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan is being investigated over alleged sexual misconduct committed against a member of his own team — though the British lawyer firmly rejects the allegations and says he will stay in his job.

Manuel Quezon III parses surprising new data in his Opinion column: "PH elections next year will see the least number of candidates running for office since at least 1998," the decrease in candidacies happening mostly at the House and down.

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BUSINESS

Trouble at the PSC

Officials of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) presented a united front when they defended their 2025 budget before the House of Representatives. But the facade has long dropped, no thanks to troubling internal strife that is being closely watched by the private sector.

By Tyrone Jasper C. Piad

CULTURE

Not a eulogy: Happier times at Savage Mind

It was all too surreal. All in an ecstatic mood after the closing of Frankfurter Buchmesse, Kristian Sendon Cordero received distressing news from home: His six-year old prized bookshop, the independent bookstore Savage Mind: Arts, Books, Cinema in Naga City, was flooded beyond salvage by Typhoon "Kristine."

By Neni Sta. Romana Cruz

SPORTS

Net growth

PLDT was left wounded after a controversial exit in the PVL Reinforced Conference. But the High Speed Hitters will not wallow on what happened; they would rather rise from the ashes of that disappointing finish and continue striving to be better in this All-Filipino Conference.

By Angel B. Dukha III

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NEWS

Filipinos top targets of online love scams

Looking for love online? Be wary of finding the wrong love in cybercriminals who have been targeting Filipinos and cashing in on this. A study by TransUnion showed that 18 percent of suspected digital fraud attempts in the communities industry originated from the Philippines for the first half of the year.

By Lisbet K. Esmael

INQUIRER PLUS-EXCLUSIVE

Government creates task force to address motorcycle accidents

The government, with the help of the United Nations, is aiming to improve road safety in the country by forming a task force composed of transportation, health, interior and local government agencies. The task force was created based on the recommendation of Jean Todt, the special envoy for road safety for the UN Secretary General.

By Gillian N. Villanueva

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