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QC reports 2 more mpox cases

By Arlie O. Calalo

HEADLINES: Ong defying Congress, chooses jail to testifying | September 8, 2024

HEADLINES: Ong defying Congress, chooses jail to testifying | September 8, 2024

Cassandra Li Ong PHOTO FROM HOUSE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES

Ong defies Congress, chooses jail to testifying

By Franco Jose C. Baroña , Javier Joe Ismael and Catherine S. Valente

ALL COVERED UP A well-covered dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo is escorted by police to the Capas, Tarlac Regional Trial Court Branch 109, which issued an arrest warrant against the former local chief executive for two counts of graft on Sept. 6, 2024. The left photo shows Guo upon her arrival in Manila from Jakarta, where she sought refuge. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN AND RENE H. DILAN

Senate, PNP vie for Guo custody

By Javier Joe Ismael , Franco Jose C. Baroña and Francis Earl Cueto

ALICE GUO IN CAPAS

Alice Guo brought to court over graft charges

By Franco Barona

Ong defies Congress, chooses jail to testifying

Senate, PNP vie for Guo custody

Alice Guo brought to court over graft charges

2 HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE

WATCH: From Failure to Success: The entrepreneurial journey of Albert and Ice

Marlen Ronquillo

Midweek Comments

Pharmally 2: Rotting bread, spoiled milk for malnourished kids

By Marlen Ronquillo

The Word on the World

Will God stop calamity, contagion and conflict?

By Ricardo Saludo

Jesus Jay Miranda OP

Non Scholæ Sed Vitæ

Br. Timothy Radcliffe on Dominican preaching

By Jesus Jay Miranda OP

Rough Trade

Ombudsman plays the clown with ERC ruling

Today's Front Page

Cendy Asusano PSC PHOTO

Asusano to carry PH flag instead of Otom at Paralympics closing rites

Women in traditional dress are seen on stage as Pope Francis leads holy mass at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on September 8, 2024. AFP

In Papua New Guinea, Pope holds mass 'at the edge of the world'

By Agence France-Presse

Glamour reigns!

By Associated Press

Jerry and Jinky Rabano, Lee and Poy Erram

Jerry Rabano turns 60

By Becky Garcia

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) celebrates its centennial season, featuring the performances of SB19's Justine De Dios and the P-pop’s Female Alphas G22 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sept. 7, 2024. The league also honored 10 athletes, who excelled in their respective sport. PHOTOS BY RIO DELUVIO

CENTENNIAL SEASON

September 7, 2024

The San Beda Red Lions win their first game in the NCAA Season 100 men's basketball tournament at the expense of LPU Pirates, 79-63, while the Benilde Blazers get a 78-65 come-from-behind win over the Mapúa Cardinals at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on Sept. 7, 2024. PHOTOS BY RIO DELUVIO

September 7, 2024

Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio (center) shows an undated photo of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (center), together with Rainer Tiu (right) during a press conference in Quezon City on Sept. 7, 2024. Tiu is allegedly 'king' of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). Topacio is the lawyer of dismissed town mayor Alice Guo, who has since been deported from Indonesia where she was arrested and has been placed under the custody of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Guo has been linked to illegal POGO operations in her hometown. She is facing multiple charges of money laundering and of fraud, misrepresenting herself as a Filipino. Malacañang has yet to respond to Topacio's disclosure. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

September 7, 2024

Applicants line up to seek jobs in Manila on Sept. 7, 2024. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the Philippines' unemployment rate rose to 4.7 percent in July 2024 from 3.1 percent in June, which is equivalent to 2.38 million jobless Filipinos. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO AND RENE H. DILAN

September 7, 2024

Travel enthusiasts check out booths featuring the best of the Philippines during the 35th Philippine Travel Mart, at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City, on Sept. 7, 2024. The 3-day fair, organized by the Philippine Tour Operators Association (PHILTOA), together with almost 300 tour operators, tourism offices, travel agencies, airlines, hotels and resorts, offered travel packages, deals and discounts. PHOTOS BY MIKE ALQUINTO

September 7, 2024

Director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III. (Voltaire F. Domingo/Senate Social Media Unit)

Police, KoJC trade allegations

POLICE and lawyers for the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KoJC) traded allegations of abuse about the raid on the home base of fugitive evangelist Apollo Quiboloy, who is wanted for sexual abuse of children and human trafficking. At a Senate hearing Friday, Philippine National Police (PNP) 11 (Davao Region) Director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III said unarmed female PNP personnel were body searched before they could do their job and search the Davao City compound for Quiboloy. During the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights public hearing held in Davao City, Torre said they allowed this to

By Franco Jose C. Baroña and Philippine News Agency - September 8, 2024

UAAP flaunts star-studded opening; NCAA marks 100th year

Marcos' economic czar: PH can become Asia's top investment destination

Artificial night light linked to Alzheimer's risk

PH seamen from seized vessel return home

12.2K set to take Bar Exams 2024

Pagasa: QC Planetarium reopens Monday

Legarda pushes 'fair' living wage for Filipinos

Synergistic approach crucial to fight poverty

POGO suspect linked to city hall

Cases filed against Pangasinan mayor

Go leads inauguration of SHC in Pangasinan

Damaged section of Halsema restored

Harris, Trump to clash in high-stakes debate

By Agence France-Presse

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Multiple people shot along highway in US state of Kentucky

PLEASED PAPA Pope Francis claps as he watches a traditional dance performed by students of the Caritas Technical Secondary School in Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby on Sept. 7, 2024. AP PHOTO

Pope: Natural resources must benefit all

IDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Debris flies in the air as heavy rain and high winds from Super Typhoon Yagi lash the city of Hai Phong, northeastern Vietnam, on Sept. 7, 2024. AFP PHOTO

Typhoon Yagi hits Vietnam after lashing China

HER WORK BEGINS Thailand's new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (center) waves as she addresses the media after a special Cabinet meeting at Government House in the capital Bangkok on Sept. 7, 2024. AFP PHOTO

Thai PM Paetongtarn vows to boost economy

FOUL FLIGHT White balloons float in the air over the inter-Korea border as seen from South Korea's Odusan Unification Observatory in the city of Paju, northwestern Gyeonggi province, on Sept. 5, 2024. AFP PHOTO

NKorea sends hundreds more trash balloons to South

FURIOUS FELON Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City on Sept. 6, 2024. AFP PHOTO

NY judge delays sentencing Trump

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Expect series of rate cuts – Fed official

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With inflation easing and the labor market cooling, it will likely be appropriate for the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to make a series of interest rate cuts in the coming months, a senior official said Friday. "I believe the time has come to lower the target range for the federal funds rate at our upcoming meeting," said Fed Governor Christopher Waller, referring to the central bank's policy meeting from September 17-18. "Furthermore, I do not expect this first cut to be the last," he added in a speech in Indiana. But choosing the right pace for cuts will be

By Agence France-Presse - September 8, 2024

Double Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo (center) meeting with Philippine Paralympians Jerrold Mangliwan (left) and Ernie Gawilan in Paris on Sept. 6, 2024. PHOTO FROM GAWILAN’S FACEBOOK STORY

Yulo inspires Filipino Paralympians

MANILA, Philippines — Double Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo, in his second visit to Paris, met with two of the Philippines' Paralympic athletes on the sidelines of the ongoing Games. On Friday, at an event of a car company that is a sponsor of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Yulo met with Paralympians Ernie Gawilan and Jerrold Mangliwan and even brought his two gold medals he won at the Olympic Games a month ago. Yulo and Gawilan were also featured athletes in a fireside chat during the event, with Mangliwan filming the segment via Facebook Live. "Besides the winning moment, one

By Aric John Sy Cua - September 8, 2024

Cone welcomes challenge of new PBA format

'Super proud' Sabalenka downs Pegula to win US Open thriller

Gone is Brandon

Race through history as 5150 Dapitan fires off

La Salle begins UAAP title defense vs NU

Ablaze, Cool Smashers clash in Invitationals

Otom finishes fifth in Paralympics

TNT eyes payback vs Converge

Stock indices as of September 6, 2024

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Stock indices as of September 5, 2024

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. approves additional P1 billion budget for the massive coconut planting/replanting and fertilization program of the Philippine Coconut Authority for 2025. FILE PHOTO

Marcos gives additional funding for PH coconut program

The Department of Agriculture (DA) starts selling rice for P29 per kilo at the Kadiwa center at the Bureau of Plant Industry on July 12, 2024 under the government's Program 29. Each beneficiary is allowed to buy 10 kilos of rice per month. Buyers only need to bring their ID and reusable containers or bags to put the purchased rice. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN

Kadiwa ng Pangulo to open outlets in Visayas, Mindanao

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. Photo from Department of Agriculture

DA distributes P135.8M worth of equipment in Nueva Ecija

Bühler Philippines Innovation Day: Pioneering sustainable food production

Newly appointed Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) Director General Jose Francisco ‘Kiko’ Benitez (top photo, left) pays a courtesy visit to Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) Secretary and Tesda Board Chairman Bienvenido Laguesma at the DoLE Central Office in Intramuros, Manila, on Aug. 28, 2024. The visit aims to strengthen the linkage between employment (demand side) and technical and vocational education and training or TVET (supply side), especially by aligning the National Technical Education and Skills Development Plan with the key employment growth industries under the Philippine Labor and Employment Plan. Also in attendance are Employment and Human Resource Development Cluster Undersecretary Carmela Torres (bottom photo, 2nd from right) and Assistant Secretary Paul Vincent Añover (bottom photo, right). CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS

COURTESY VISIT OF NEW TESDA DIRECTOR GENERAL TO DOLE

Philippines hosts World Travel Awards gala, wins awards

SM Foundation enhances health care access through telemedicine

Foodpanda PH, MobaPay, MLBB, Antom partner through A+ Rewards

Mondelēz International enters HR Asia Awards Hall of Fame

PCSO seeks to expand services, hosts charity summit

BDO Capital remains as PH's top investment house for 7th year

STEM Expo returns after 4-year hiatus due to pandemic

Seattle's Best Coffee unveils new Brownie Javakula flavors

vivo V40 comes to PH on Sep 18

Senate concurs to PH ratification of ILO Inspection Convention

Upcoming vivo V40 is co-engineered with Zeiss

Megaworld Hotels & Resorts emerges as PH's Leading Hotel Group at WTA

Times senior reporter Kristina Maralit (left) moderates the Fireside Chat with other speakers Sally Lopez, Jed Velarde, Yochika Nakagawa and Maria Teresa Villanueva.

Learners, teachers meet at Times Student Forum

By The Manila Times

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Pisay wiz wins first PH gold in astronomy olympiad

Asian Institute of Management President and Dean Jikyeong Kang (right) and (from left) Aboitiz School of Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship Program Manager Irisse Bianca de Jesus; Aboitiz School of Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship School Head Christopher Monterola; and Master in Data Analytics Academic Program Director Corinne Burgos engage with the press and industry leaders during the Master in Data Analytics program launch on Aug. 30, 2024. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

AIM launches Master in Data Analytics program

Heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Enteng in Manila. PHOTO BY JAM STA ROSA VIA AFP

Green Industries

Is the Philippines disaster-prepared?

By Ludwig Federigan

A coastal cleanup. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

EY GDS employees plant mangroves, sky farms

The Barber Surf Rake. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Cleaning tons of marine debris

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MTRCB affirms 'X' rating for 'Dear Santa'

Top 4 fashionista-friendly picks to binge

8 official entries for 2025 CinePanalo named

FDCP honors 100 years of Eddie Romero at PH Film Industry Month opening

'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' opens spooky season

Vivamax heats up September with new originals

Shakira compares Spanish tax office to 'Inquisition'

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Real Perfection makes its mark as new 'skincare for all'

By Tessa Mauricio-Arriola - August 31, 2024

New suncare brand rises

The Philippine Legacy partners anew with Michael Cinco for fashion gala with a cause

Triple birthday celebration for Yoli Ayson, Beging Soriano and Agile Zamora

Bigger, better curated travel expo set for the weekend

Cappadocia beckons with its geographical wonders

Globe unleashes new possibilities with the all-new GPlan Plus

The Sunday Times Magazine

A life in song, service, and sacrifice

September 8, 2024

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Rediscovering Guangdong

Gordon Ramsay Fish & Chips

Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill lands in PH

Water filters and rainwater catchment tanks provide access to clean water, a critical need for the survival of communities affected by El Nino and La Nina.

Over 75k typhoon-hit Filipinos receive aid from DigiPlus, BingoPlus Foundation

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Why aren't we kinder to parents?

The Manila Times CSI

British Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils (second from left) visits the Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation’s largest solar power plant in Batangas. PHOTO FROM THE BRITISH EMBASSY

Expats & Diplomats

UK's Mobilist invests in renewable energy IPO in the Philippines

Stock indices as of September 6, 2024

Resolving RFID issues before penalizing motorists

By Ira Panganiban - September 3, 2024

TecPlata's newly dredged 10-meter access channel, positioning the terminal as a leader in the Buenos Aires region. PHOTO from ICTSI

TecPlata deepens Buenos Aires channel

By Genivi Verdejo - September 4, 2024

PAR Architecture Principal and Design Architect Alysa Yvette Par. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Ibaan cultural center design wins SG award

By The Manila Times - September 3, 2024

Heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Enteng in Manila. PHOTO BY JAM STA ROSA VIA AFP

Green Industries

Is the Philippines disaster-prepared?

By Ludwig Federigan - September 7, 2024

Times senior reporter Kristina Maralit (left) moderates the Fireside Chat with other speakers Sally Lopez, Jed Velarde, Yochika Nakagawa and Maria Teresa Villanueva.

Learners, teachers meet at Times Student Forum

By The Manila Times - September 5, 2024

Boardroom Watch

By Leah C. Salterio - September 6, 2024

Photo shows part of the assistance distributed to farmers in Barangay Sapilang in Bacnotan, La Union, on Aug. 30, 2024. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

La Union receives P48.7-M agri assistance

By Leander C. Domingo - September 5, 2024