Marcos to PNPA grads: Serve country with integrity, justice

By Vince Lopez

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos

Jr. on Friday urged the Philippine National Police Academy’s Masidtalak Class of 2023 to become agents of justice and serve with high moral integrity in protecting the people despite the current roadblocks which was on the path of new servicemen and women of the land.

“As the citizen’s peacekeeping force, be just, be morally upright, and commit yourself to protecting and defending the rights of our people notwithstanding the current challenges faced by the PNP organization,”

Mr. Marcos said in his speech during the 44th PNPA Commencement Exercises in Camp Mariano Castañeda in Silang, Cavite.

OVER THE SPRATLY ISLANDS—As a Philippine Coast Guard plane carrying journalists flew over the Spratly Islands in the hotly disputed South China Sea, a Chinese voice issued a stern command over the radio:

"Leave immediately." The order came from a radio operator

PNPA RITES. For the first time as Chief Executive, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. attends the 44th Commencement Exercises of the ‘Masidtalak’ (Reliable servants of the motherland with Honor and Wisdom whose Purpose is Peace) Class of 2023 of the Philippine National Police Academy on Friday in Cavite. PCO Photo on a Chinese coastguard vessel 3,500 feet (1,000 meters) below -- one of dozens of ships seen prowling the waters. AFP was one of several media outlets given the rare opportunity on Thursday to fly over some of the dozens of tiny islands and reefs where the Philippines, China,

‘EDCA pact quenching thirst with poison’

By Rey E. Requejo

P1.20 hike in gas pump price seen; Meralco rates up

By Alena Mae S. Flores

PUMP prices may go up on Tuesday by up to P1.20 per liter for gasoline and P0.35 per liter for diesel based on the first four days of global oil trading data. The estimate by one industry source dovetailed with a statement from the director of the Oil Industry Management Bureau of the Department of Energy, Rodela Romero, who said they expect an increase in the prices of gasoline and diesel and a minimal rollback or no adjustment for kerosene.