The Standard - 2015 October 11 - Sunday

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VOL. XXIX  NO. 241  3 Sections 24 Pages P18  SUNDAY : OCTOBER 11, 2015  www.thestandard.com.ph  editorial@thestandard.com.ph

DPWH SLAMS BASELESS YARN ON PROJECTS

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MARCOS FOR VP LAUNCHES FORMAL BID, GETS ENDORSED BY ESTRADA By Joel E. Zurbano

SENATOR Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. officially launched his candidacy for vice president on Saturday by assailing the failings of the Aquino administration, particularly in poverty alleviation, job creation, criminality and public transportation.

Flanked by former President Joseph Estrada, Senator Juan Ponce Enrile and his mother, Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos, the 58-yearold senator officially announced his candidacy amid vigorous cheers of “Marcos pa rin [Marcos still]!” from hundreds of supporters. “I accept the challenge of generations. I accept the challenge with all humility,” Marcos said in Filipino at the Puerta Real of Manila’s

historic Intramuros district. The cheers even grew stronger when Estrada, who is the incumbent mayor of Manila, endorsed Marcos’ candidacy. “I did not have second thoughts nor did I have any difficulty in reaching this decision: It is my honor to endorse our honorable Senator Bongbong Marcos,” Estrada said, reminding the people of Marcos’ experience as governor of

Ilocos Norte and in the Senate. Apart from Estrada, Enrile and Imelda, Bongbong’s sisters, Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos-Manotok and Irene Araneta were also at the event. Marcos was also supported by his cousin Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez and his wife Cristina Gonzales, Las Piñas City Rep. Mark Villar, former Manila Rep. Harry Angping and his wife, incumbent congresswoman Zenaida. Next page

Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (left) joins the 2016 vice presidential race during the official launching held at the Puerta Real Gardens in Intramuros, with Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada among his endorsers and well-wishers. EY ACASIO

ABOVE AND BEYOND THE GREEN

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UN URGES ACTION ON LUMAD CRISIS By Florante Solmerin and John Paolo Bencito THE United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Saturday urged the Aquino administration to act on the worsening crisis faced by indigenous people in Mindanao, called lu-

mad, and protect them from further attacks. The UNHCR said more than 6,000 lumad have fled their homes in Mindanao because of atrocities and threats from the military and militias and “have not benefited from state protection.”

“Respect for the rule of law should be upheld by ensuring that the perpetrators of these killings causing displacement will be apprehended and prosecuted... so they can return to their communities... and feel protected by the government,” the UN Next page agency said.


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