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Albayalde ‘liable’ for graft charges By Macon Ramos-Araneta and Rey E. Requejo
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WO Senate panels investigating corruption in law enforcement on Friday recommended the filing of drug and graft charges against resigned Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde and 13 of his former subordinates who were accused of reselling confiscated narcotics.
Senator Richard Gordon, who heads dicated that Albayalde at least had knowlthe justice and the Blue Ribbon commit- edge of the illegal drug transactions. tees, said testimony before his panels inGordon dismissed the denials of the so-
called ninja cops as “a comedy of lies.” A spokesman for the PNP referred any questions about Albayalde to his legal counsel. Gordon noted that Albayalde had called several police officials, including Aaron Aquino, who is now director general of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, and Rudy Lacadin, formerly of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, to get them to drop the dismissal of his men.
Bella Hadid: The near-perfect face
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Facial cosmetic surgeon Dr Julian De Silva says Bella Hadid (top) has a near-perfect face at 94.35 percent ‘accurate’ to the Golden Ratio of Beauty Phi, which measures physical perfection. Hadid is followed in the top five by (above, from left, in order) Beyonce, Amber Heard, Ariana Grande, and Taylor Swift. Former PNP Chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde
Senator Richard Gordon
BEAUTY—of a face or of a piece of architecture—may well be subjective and rely mainly on the “eye of the beholder.” But there is an axiom that humans have a desire to get calculated results of even the most abstract things. The UK Daily Mirror, quoted by Ya-
hoo, has said there is a scientific formula to figure out how beautiful a face is, suggesting “this might sound bizarre to a woke millennial but trust us when we say, scientists have had it figured out for a while now.” Next page
Robredo lead over Marcos widens by 15k
ROAD INVESTIGATION. A task force in Camp Bado, Dangwa has been activated to investigate the killing of eight people, their bodies found Thursday along Marcos Highway in Sitio Poyopoy, Barangay Taloy Sur, in Tuba, Benguet—initial inquiry suggesting the victims had been dead for at least two weeks. ‘Task Force Found Cadavers’ is headed by Benguet provincial police OIC Col. Elmer Ragay, and includes the provincial crime lab, the provincial criminal investigation and detection group as well as the provincial legal officer. Dave Leprozo
VICE President Leni Robredo has extended her lead over Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. by over 15,000 votes after the manual recount in the three pilot provinces the former senator picked in his protest before the Presidential Electoral Tribunal. In a resolution, the Supreme Court, sitting as the PET, on Friday said that Robredo’s overall, nationwide lead— after votes in Negros Oriental, Iloilo, and Camarines Sur were re-counted— increased from 263,473 to 278,566. Marcos had picked the three provinces as part of his effort to prove that cheating happened in the 2016 polls. Robredo got 1,510,178 votes from the pilot provinces as opposed to Marcos’ Next page
Quake forces Rice farmers to get one-time P5k cash doleout 1.9-m students to skip classes Angat Dam level dips; water service cut eyed
rice farmers a one-time cash gift of P5,000 in December. The Cabinet, he said, had earlier ruled out a “safeguard TO EASE the impact of liberalization, Agriculture Secretary duty” on imported rice as inflationary and opted instead to William Dar on Friday said the government is set to grant Next page
By Rio N. Araja
SOME 1.9-million students in Mindanao have been forced to stay off their classes indefinitely following the 6.3 earthquake that rumbled Wednesday underneath three regions in Mindanao, the Department of Education said Friday. DepEd’s announcement coincided with at least five light to moderate aftershocks continuing to rock the area, where five people were left dead and dozens injured. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported that a 4.5-magnitude aftershock struck Tulunan in North Cotabato at 1:50 a.m. Friday. Earlier, a 4.8-magnitude aftershock took place at 11:05 p.m. Thursday. Intensity 4, which may feel like the passing of a heavy truck and cause hanging objects to swing considerably, was recorded in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato. Another two aftershocks, measuring 4.7 and 5.2 in magnitude, were also recorded on Thursday at 9:53 a.m. and 2:18 p.m. A 4-magnitude aftershock also occurred at 9:24 p.m. Wednesday, hours after the shock of the 6.3-magnitude tremor. Next page
Agriculture Secretary William Dar inspects rice at the San Andres market in Manila. Norman Cruz
THE level of Angat Dam, Metro Manila’s main water source, has dropped, prompting regulators to warn Friday of water service interruptions. Angat’s water level was at 187.28 meters as of 6 a.m., down
Du30 rides again, hops on Go’s bike PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte hopped on the big bike of Senator Christopher Lawrence Go on Thursday—or the day after the Chief Executive figured in a minor Next page
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More OFWs HIV positive
By Vito Barcelo
A COALITION of migrant Filipino workers on Friday expressed fears over the continuing increase in the number of workers like them who continue to be diagnosed with the immunodeficiency virus. Next page
This aerial photo taken on June 28, 2019 shows the low water level of Angat Dam in Norzagaray, Bulacan. AFP
Deadly pig virus spreading despite control efforts By Othel V. Campos
Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the department had been vigilant in monitoring the spread of the disease DESPITE efforts to contain the African swine fever, the vi- with the assistance of the local government units. rus has spread to as far north as Nueva Ecija and to the south Next page in Dasmariñas City in Cavite.
‘Teddyboy’ turns down panda gift By Rey E. Requejo FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. says he has politely declined an offer from a Chinese Next page