wise’: Biden laughs off age gags

THE abortion pill will become available in Japan for the first time after the health ministry approved the drug used to terminate early-stage pregnancy.

Abortion is legal in Japan up to 22 weeks but consent is usually required from a spouse or partner, and until now a surgical procedure had been the only option.

The ministry said in a notification to healthcare officials on Friday it had approved the drug made by British pharmaceutical company Linepharma.

The drugmaker filed its product, a two-step treatment of mifepristone and misoprostol, for approval in Japan in December 2021.

Similar medication is available in many countries including France, which first approved the abortion pill in 1988, and the United States, where it has been available since 2000.

The approval of the pill to end

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 224, QUEZON CITY rtc2gzn224@judiciary.gov.ph 091536275421 (02) 86586669

IN RE: PETITION FOR GUARDIANSHIP OF THE ESTATE OF EDMUNDO F. RELUCIO, R-QZN-22-08854-SP MARIA LETICIA PRAXEDES RELUCIO MIRANDA, Petitioner, x---------------------------------------x AMENDED ORDER (Notice of Hearing)

In the Petition dated August 18, 2022, the petitioner alleged that she is of legal age, and the niece of Dr. Edmundo F. Relucio (“Edmundo”); Edmundo is an American citizen, married, a resident of the United States of America(“US.A.”), and has been declared incapacitated by US medical authorities by reason of age and illness; Edmundo admits that he cannot, without outside aid, take care of himself and manage his property within and without the U.S.A., and it is his personal preference that the petitioner be appointed as guardian for the sole purpose of pooling in all his remaining resources and place it all under the Dr. Edmundo F. Relucio Trust; his nearest of kin in the Philippines, other than the petitioner are his granddaughter Angelique Magdalene A. Bautista, and his niece Learni Magdalena A. Bautista, who both executed Affidavits of No Opposition; on November 19, 2019, Edmundo issued (1) an Illinois Statutory Short Form Durable Power of Attorney For Property in favor of his sister Corazon Sopena, (2) Power of Attorney for Healthcare in favor of his niece Armynd Mercado, and (3) General Power of Attorney in favor of the petitioner; Edmundo has dollar and peso accounts with Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, Fairview, Quezon City, and the bank requires that the petitioner be appointed as guardian by the court for purposes of withdrawal/closure of the said bank accounts. Petitioner prays that she be appointed as guardian over the property of Edmundo F. Relucio, and that letters of guardianship be issued in her favor.

WHEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the petition will be heard before this Court sitting at Room 701, 7th Floor, Hall of Justice Annex Building, Quezon City Hall Compound, Diliman, Quezon City on June 15, 2023 at 3:00 in the afternoon, at which date and time, Edmundo F. Relucio must be present if able to attend, and all persons interested and concerned may appear and show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted. The hearing will be through videoconferencing, and a link will be sent to all interested parties. For this purpose, the petitioner and all interested persons are directed to submit through the Court’s email/hotline their email addresses and mobile numbers not later than five (5) days before the hearing. If they have no means or facility for videoconferencing, they are directed to physically go to the court on the date and time of the hearing. The petitioner is directed to cause the publication of this Order once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines, to be chosen by raffle, and to furnish pregnancies up to nine weeks follows a ministry panel endorsement, which was postponed for a month as thousands of public opinions were submitted.

National broadcaster NHK said the total cost of the abortion pill and a medical consultation would be around 100,000 yen ($700). Abortions are not covered by public health insurance.

Surgical abortions can cost around 100,000 to 200,000 yen.

Mifepristone has been at the center of a high-profile US court battle in recent weeks.

The US Supreme Court has temporarily preserved access to the widely used abortion drug, freezing rulings by lower courts that would have banned or severely restricted its availability.

Campaigners in Japan are also pushing for better access to the morning-after pill, which prevents pregnancy.

Emergency contraception cannot currently be bought in Japan without a doctor's approval. It is also the only medicine that must be taken in front of a pharmacist to stop it being sold on the black market. AFP

US President Joe Biden took it on the chin Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner as he laughed gamely through sharp jokes about his age, and hit back with a few of his own. Washington's political and media elites gathered for their annual big-night-out in the US capital for an event that ranged from the traditional comedy gags to somber calls to free reporters imprisoned abroad.

Headlining the after-dinner entertainment was "Daily Show" correspondent Roy Wood Jr., who gleefully mocked Biden, 80, for running for a second term in the White House that could mean he is still president at age 86.

Wood noted recent angry

ROASTED. US President Joe Biden laughs during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, April 29, 2023. AFP protests in France against raising the retirement age.

"They rioted because they didn't want to work until 64. Meanwhile, in America, we have an 80-year-old man begging us for four more years of work," he dead-panned, drawing a broad smile from Biden, sitting only yards away.

"'Let me finish the job' – That's not a campaign slogan, that's a plea," Wood added.

"Say what you want about our president, but

"Say what you want about our president, but when he wakes up from that nap, work gets done."

Biden aimed one of his barbs at media mogul Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old owner of conservative TV network Fox News.

"You might think I don't like Rupert Murdoch, that's simply not true. How can I dislike a guy who makes me look like (29-year-old pop star) Harry Styles?" Biden joked.

He also targeted CNN presenter Don Lemon who was sacked allegedly after sexist and ageist on-air remarks. "Call me old – I call it being seasoned. You say I am ancient – I say I'm wise. You say I'm over the hill – Don Lemon would say that's a man in his prime." learned

The dinner institution had started to wither – first boycotted by Donald Trump, then shut down altogether to fend off COVID-19. Even last year, strict COVID testing, frequent use of masks and diminished attendance resulted in a low-key affair.

But this year's event for 2,600 guests was sold out, and attended by both Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Having the president and vice president in attendance restored a tradition last observed in 2016, the final dinner before Trump entered the White House.

"Folks, it is wonderful to be back here again, proving I haven't learned a damn thing," said Biden.