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READ: China warns PH, slams US
CHINA on Friday warned the Philippines of stronger countermeasures in response to what it called increasing provocations in the South China Sea. Senior Col. Wu Qian, a spokesman for China's Ministry of National Defense, qccused the Philippines of causing disturbances in various areas with the support and encouragement of the United States.
READ: Trafficking remains a problem in PH
HUMAN trafficking remains a huge problem in the country despite the progress in government efforts to eradicate it, France-based human rights advocate Zita Cabais said Saturday. During a roundtable discussion with The Manila Times, Cabais said Filipino workers are vulnerable to labor trafficking because of poverty and a lack of education. Cabais, a recipient of the 2024 Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas (PAFIOO), is a trafficking survivor who has transformed her life of hardship into a powerful advocacy for workers' rights in France. She was among the 13 honorees of the 2024 PAFIOO recognized by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for bringing pride to the Philippines and Filipinos overseas.
READ: Yoon impeached over martial law bid
South Korean lawmakers on Saturday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, with the opposition declaring a "victory of the people." The vote took place as hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Seoul in rival rallies for and against Yoon, who launched a failed attempt to impose martial law on Dec. 3. Out of 300 lawmakers, 204 voted to impeach the president on allegations of insurrection, while 85 voted against. Three abstained, with eight votes nullified.
READ: La Salle, UP clash for UAAP glory
LAST year, De La Salle University recovered from a 0-1 Finals deficit to turn back the University of the Philippines and wrest the UAAP men's basketball championship trophy. Today, the Green Archers look to recreate that magic against the Fighting Maroons in Game 3 of the Season 87 Finals to repeat as champions and claim their 11th overall title at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. La Salle clashes with UP at 5:30 p.m., the match succeeding another decider between the National University Lady Bulldogs and the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigresses at 1 p.m. on the women's side.
SPORTS: Ginebra eyes third win in titanic clash vs Eastern
BARANGAY Ginebra guns for its third straight win when it battles foreign guest squad Eastern in the main game of an explosive double header in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup on Sunday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo. The Gin Kings tangle with the Hong Kong ball club at 7:30 p.m., following the 5 p.m. collision between San Miguel Beer and Blackwater. Ginebra subdued NLEX, 109-100, on Thursday, before bludgeoning Phoenix, 92-74, two days later to get off to a 2-0 start.
READ: Opinion and editorial
Marlen Ronquillo is today's front page columnist, who says fiction should be the Philippines' word of the year.
Today's editorial honors Sofronio Vasquez's victory at The Voice USA. Read the full version in the paper's opinion section or listen to the Voice of the Times.
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