Manila Standard - 2017 December 30- Saturday

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LIZA: WORLD’S ‘MOST BEAUTIFUL FACE’ By Nickie Wang ACTRESS Liza Soberano topped the annual list of 100 women with the most beautiful faces in the world – as revealed by British film critic TC Candler and the organization The Independent Critics. The Star Magic artist, turning 20 next week,

ranked ahead of Australian actress Margot Robbie, French model and actress Thylane Blondeau, Taiwanese star Tzuyu, British actress Emma Watson, who dominated the same list in 2011, and international film stars Emilia Clarke, Natalie Portman, and Lupita Nyong’o. “The Annual Independent

Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Faces 2017” was announced in a YouTube video on Dec. 27 and has received two million views in just 24 hours. It’s the third time for Soberano to be included in the list, having placed sixth in 2015 and second last year. Kapamilya stars Kathryn Bernardo, Jessy Mendiola

and Nadine Lustre join Soberano on the list ranking 60th, 71st, and 78th, respectively. Kapuso actress Kim Domingo also made the list at the 96th spot. Meanwhile, the Philippines was also well-represented in the male version of the list with James Reid Next page

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Shooting at Shaw: 10 cops get sacked “[The] matter will be in- were called to Barangay AddiBy John Paolo Bencito and Joel E. Zurbano vestigated fully even if there tion Hills following an earlier

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HE Palace on Friday vowed a thorough investigation after Mandaluyong police opened fire on the wrong vehicle and killed two people, including a woman on the way to hospital on Shaw Boulevard late Thursday night.

appears to be excessive force utilized by police authorities,” Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said. The policemen involved have been disarmed and their movements have been restricted, he added. The incident occurred on Thursday night when police

shooting during an argument between residents. But they mistakenly opened fire on a van that they thought was carrying the shooter but which in fact was carrying six construction workers taking a woman injured in the incident to hospital, said Metro Manila Next page

PRETTY FACE. Liza Soberano, who turns 20 next week, topped the annual list of 100 women with the most beautiful faces in the world—as revealed by British film critic TC Candler and the organization The Independent Critics.

Hope gauge at all-time high—SWS NINETY-SIX percent of Filipinos said they are entering 2018 with hope —a new all-time high surpassing the previous record of 95 percent achieved in 2002, 2011, and 2016, the latest Social Weather Sta-

tions survey revealed Friday. The latest survey, conducted from Dec. 8 to 16, also revealed that only 4 percent will enter the New Year with fear, the lowest since the 4 percent in 2011.

This is one point below the 5 percent in 2016. On the other hand, 46 percent of Filipinos said they made New Year’s resolutions for 2017. Of that number, 18 percent Next page

High court tells Palace, Congress to explain ML By Rey E. Requejo THE Supreme Court has ordered leaders of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, Malacañang and defense officials to comment on petitions seeking to stop the one-year extension of

martial law and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in Mindanao. In an en banc order, the justices said they found the petition filed by opposition lawmakers against the extension to be sufficient in Next page

Health sees drop in blast injuries BLATANT MISCOMMUNICATION. Police investigate the crime scene (above) in Barangay Addition Hills in Mandaluyong City as the body of a man on the ground is put onto a stretcher after local officials and police opened fire on a vehicle carrying a woman wounded in a separate shooting incident being transferred to hospital in Manila. Police take fingerprints (upper right) of a dead man on the ground while NCRPO Director Oscar Albayalde interrogate 10 police involved in the incident senior police officers say was the result of a ‘mistaken identity.’ AFP, Manny Palmero

Du30 extols Rizal’s life and works

MAKING TIDIER. A maintenance worker from the City Hall of Calamba in Laguna does last-minute cleaning up Friday of the stone monument of Dr. Jose Rizal in preparation for the 121st martyrdom of the man suggested in 1901 by the American Governor General William Howard Taft to the US- sponsored Philippine Commission to name him a national hero for Filipinos. Lino Santos

MANY of the ills that existed during Rizal’s time continue to plague society today, President Rodrigo Duterte said in a speech to be delivered Saturday to mark the 121st anniversary of national hero Jose Rizal’s death by firing squad. “As an author and as a scholar, he denounced the corruption, greed and other social ills that up to this day continue to plague our society,” Duterte said. “Even in death, he imparted upon us his aspirations for a nation that is free from the scourge of injustice, tyranny

Storm-hit Lanao Sur in state of calamity By Nash B. Maulana and Sara Susanne Fabunan MARAWI CITY—The provincial government of Lanao del Sur, jabbed by the sight of rubble and ruins faced by residents from the Tropical Storm “Vinta,” declared Friday a state of calamity throughout the province.

Lanao del Sur Gov. Bedjoria Soraya Alonto-Adiong said the death toll from Vinta rose to 28 on Friday in 11 worst affected towns of her province. Alonto-Adiong said disaster workers were continuing the search for seven still missing persons in the towns of Wato-Balindong, Tugaya, Madalum, Piagapo,

Poonabayabao, Maguing, Bubong, Ramain, Tamparan, Marantao, Wato, and Bacolod Kalawi. The Provincial Board said Resolution 74- S. 2017 was prompted by the landfall of Vinta last week, which it said resulted in massive damage to agricultural crops, infrastructure Next page

DFA sticks to ‘strategic silence’ on China By Sara Susanne D. Fabunan FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said Friday there will be “no change” in his policy

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and that he will continue to observe his so called “strategic silence” to “protect the interest” of the Filipinos living and working around the world. “Whether you talk about

diplomatic negotiations, whether you talk about diplomatic relations, or you talk about operational security, there are times when the DFA has to observe Next page

THE Department of Health claimed Friday President Rodrigo Duterte’s political will was expected to decrease the number of firecrackers-related incidents during the New Year’s eve celebration across the predominantly Christian nation of 106 million people tomorrow. An executive order that restricts the use of fireworks will be implemented for the first time this weekend—the new rules and guidelines similar to the ones implemented by Duterte in Davao City during his term as mayor. As of Dec. 28, the DoH recorded 61 firecrackersrelated injuries, suggesting a downtrend from the total 637 cases last year, said DoH spokesman Lyndon Lee Suy. “People would say, ‘Nagawa ito sa Davao (this worked in Davao), I guess it can be done in the entire country,’” Suy said. In Quezon City, Mayor Herbert Bautista said giving and selling firecrackers to children was a no-no in the country’s former capital. “Quezon City is a childfriendly city. That’s why Next page

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