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14 patay sa lake burst sa Taiwan dahil kay Super Typhoon Nando / Ragasa

Venus L Peñaflor
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14 patay sa lake burst sa Taiwan dahil kay Super Typhoon Nando / Ragasa

HUALIEN, Taiwan — Umabot na sa 14 katao ang nasawi sa Taiwan matapos bumigay ang isang barrier lake sa Hualien County dahil sa malakas na pag-ulan dulot ng Super Typhoon Nando (international name: Ragasa).

Ayon sa Reuters, ang barrier lake ay likas na natabunan ng lupa o debris sa bundok at nabuo nang matabunan ang daloy ng tubig. Nang sumabog ito nitong Martes, napwersa ang tubig at putik na bumabaha ng malakas, na nagwasak ng tulay at rumagasa sa mga kalapit na bayan sa Kuangfu Township.

“It was like a volcano erupting…. the muddy floodwaters came roaring straight into the first floor of my house,” ani Hsu Cheng-hsiung, 55, lider ng barangay sa Kuangfu Township, na nakaranas ng paglusob ng baha sa kanilang tahanan.

Batay sa pahayag ni Lee Kuan-ting, opisyal ng Hualien County Government, may 14 nasawi at 18 ang nasugatan sa insidente. Samantala, iniulat ng National Fire Agency na may humigit-kumulang 124 katao pa ang nawawala matapos bumigay ang lawa.

Bago ang pagsabog, maraming tao ang nasa mga lokal na supermarket at grocery stores, na naging delikado nang pumutok ang lawa. Sa kabuuan ng isla, mahigit 7,600 katao ang inilikas dahil sa gigil ng bagyong Ragasa.

Ang barrier lake ay unang natuklasan noong Hulyo 2025 matapos mabuo dahil sa malalakas na landslide. Nang bumigay ito, tinatayang 75 porsyento ng tubig humigit-kumulang 60 milyong tonelada ang biglang bumuhos at nagdulot ng malawakang pinsala. Ayon sa mga eksperto, ang ganitong klase ng lawa ay lubhang delikado dahil maaaring bumigay anumang oras at magpakawala ng rumaragasang baha. Dahil sa kakulangan ng maagang babala at mabilis na paglikas, maraming residente ang naipit sa kanilang mga tahanan, dahilan upang tumaas ang bilang ng nasawi at nawawala.

Patuloy ang rescue operations sa Hualien habang binabantayan ng pamahalaan ang posibilidad ng iba pang paglusob ng baha.

6 senador sabit sa flood scam, Zaldy Co di iimbitahin, Hernandez isinuko luxury cars, P4.7B assets ni Co frozen

Venus L Peñaflor
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6 senador sabit sa flood scam, Zaldy Co di iimbitahin, Hernandez isinuko luxury cars, P4.7B assets ni Co frozen

MAYNILA — Patuloy ang pag-usad ng imbestigasyon ng Senado sa umano’y maanomalyang flood control projects matapos ibunyag ni Atty. Raymond Fortun na anim na senador ang lumilitaw sa mga dokumento mula sa computer ni dating Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez.

Ayon kay Fortun, abogado ni Hernandez, apat sa mga naturang senador ay kasalukuyang nakaupo habang dalawa ay dating miyembro ng Senado. “The list can actually be longer, because Brice said there are more inside that computer,” ani Fortun sa panayam ng One News Storycon.

Kabilang sa mga nabanggit si Sen. Joel Villanueva, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, at dating Sen. Bong Revilla. Lumalabas din sa records na may ibang mambabatas na naglaan ng pondo para sa flood control projects sa unang distrito ng Bulacan.

Nagsimula ang usapin matapos mismong inspeksiyunin ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ang mga depektibong flood control projects at pangalanan ang 15 contractors na nakakuha ng malalaking kontrata mula sa pamahalaan.

Inter-parliamentary courtesy para kay Zaldy Co

Samantala, iginiit ni Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson na hindi papadalhan ng imbitasyon si Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co dahil sa “inter-parliamentary courtesy.”

“He (Co) is still a congressman… merong tradition voluntary he can appear and testify or manifest pero to send invite or subpoena hindi proper,” ani Lacson.

Gayunman, bukas umano ang Blue Ribbon Committee kung nais ni Co na personal na dumalo at ipahayag ang kanyang panig. Sa pagdinig noong Martes, sinabi ni Hernandez na nasa P1 bilyong cash na inilagay sa 20 maleta ang kanilang isinakay sa anim hanggang pitong van at dinala umano kay Co sa Shangri-La Hotel sa Taguig.

Hernandez isinuko ang mga luxury car

Kabilang din sa imbestigasyon ang pagsuko ni Hernandez ng kanyang mga luxury vehicles sa Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) sa Taguig. Isinuko niya ang kanyang P30-milyong Lamborghini Urus at P12-milyong GMC Denali, at nakatakda ring ipasa ang kanyang P58-milyong Ferrari at ilang motorsiklo.

“Nandiyan na din yung Ferrari pero kailangan dadalin yung eksperto kasi hindi ma-charge, hindi ma-start,” pahayag ni ICI Adviser at Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong.

Dagdag pa rito, ibinigay na rin nina Hernandez at isa pang assistant engineer ang kanilang computer CPU na naglalaman ng listahan ng mga proyekto na iniimbestigahan ngayon ng Department of Justice (DOJ).

P4.7 bilyong air assets ni Co, pina-freeze ng DPWH

Samantala, hiniling ng DPWH sa Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) na i-freeze ang mahigit P4.7 bilyong halaga ng aircraft assets na umano’y pagmamay-ari ni Co at ng kanyang kapatid na si Christopher Co.

Batay sa ulat ng Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), nakarehistro ang mga ito sa Misibis Aviation & Development Corp., na pinamumunuan ng anak ni Co na si Michael Ellis. Kabilang dito ang Gulfstream 350 na nagkakahalaga ng $36 milyon at Agusta Westland AW1399 na nagkakahalaga ng $16 milyon.

Mayroon ding hiwalay na $7.9-milyong halaga ng aircraft assets ang Hi-Tone Construction and Development Corp. ni Christopher Co, kabilang ang $6.9-milyong Augusta A109E.

Kasama rin sa pinapahintulutang ipa-freeze ang $2-milyong Bell 505 aircraft na nakarehistro sa QM Builders, isa sa Top 15 contractors na unang binanggit ni Pangulong Marcos Jr.

Ayon kay DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon, humiling na rin sila ng full inventory mula sa CAAP, LTO, LRA, at MARINA hinggil sa lahat ng ari-ariang nakarehistro sa mga pangalan ng contractors at opisyal ng DPWH. “Hindi kami titigil hangga’t hindi nababawi ang pera ng taumbayan,” giit ni Dizon.

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Signal No. 2, itinaas sa anim na lugar habang lumalakas si Opong

Venus L Peñaflor
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Signal No. 2, itinaas sa anim na lugar habang lumalakas si Opong

MAYNILA — Patuloy na lumalakas ang Severe Tropical Storm Opong habang kumikilos ito pakanluran hilagang-kanluran sa Philippine Sea, ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) nitong Huwebes.

Sa 5 a.m. cyclone bulletin, sinabi ng PAGASA na si Opong ay magdadala ng malalakas na pag-ulan at matitinding hangin sa mga apektadong lugar.

Matatagpuan ang sentro ng mata ng bagyo sa layong 440 kilometro silangan ng Guiuan, Eastern Samar. Kumikilos ito pa-kanluran hilagang-kanluran sa bilis na 20 km/h, taglay ang maximum sustained winds na 110 km/h malapit sa gitna at pagbugsong hangin na aabot sa 135 km/h.

Itinaas ang Signal No. 2 sa mga sumusunod na lugar:

Luzon

  • Catanduanes
  • Katimugang bahagi ng Albay (Santo Domingo, Legazpi City, Camalig, Rapu-Rapu, Bacacay, Daraga, Jovellar, Manito)
  • Sorsogon

Visayas

  • Northern Samar
  • Hilagang at gitnang bahagi ng Eastern Samar (Can-Avid, Maslog, San Policarpo, Taft, Dolores, Jipapad, Oras, Arteche, Sulat, San Julian)
  • Hilagang at gitnang bahagi ng Samar (San Jorge, San Sebastian, Villareal, Zumarraga, Matuguinao, Pinabacdao, Almagro, Calbayog City, Talalora, Jiabong, Pagsanghan, Catbalogan City, Gandara, Motiong, Santo Niño, Tagapul-An, San Jose de Buan, Santa Margarita, Tarangnan, Calbiga, Daram, Paranas, Hinabangan)

Signal No. 1

Samantala, kabilang sa nasa Signal No. 1 ang natitirang bahagi ng Albay, Masbate (kasama ang Ticao at Burias Islands), Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Marinduque, Romblon, Oriental at Occidental Mindoro (kasama ang Lubang Islands), Quezon (kasama ang Polillo Islands), Rizal, Laguna, Batangas, Cavite, Aurora, Metro Manila, at iba pang bahagi ng Luzon kabilang ang Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, La Union at Pangasinan.

Sa Visayas, nakataas din ang Signal No. 1 sa natitirang bahagi ng Eastern Samar at Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, hilagang bahagi ng Cebu (kasama ang Camotes at Bantayan Islands), hilagang bahagi ng Negros Occidental, hilagang bahagi ng Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, at hilagang at gitnang bahagi ng Antique (kasama ang Caluya Islands at Calamian Islands).

Sa Mindanao, kabilang ang Siargao Island, Bucas Grande Island at Dinagat Island.

Posibleng landfall

Ayon sa PAGASA, posibleng mag-landfall si Opong sa Bicol Region sa hapon o gabi ng Biyernes, Setyembre 26, at tatawid sa Southern Luzon. Pagkatapos nito, tutuloy ang bagyo pa-kanluran hilagang-kanluran sa West Philippine Sea at inaasahang lalabas ng Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) sa Sabado, Setyembre 27.

“On the forecast track, Opong may make landfall over Bicol Region by tomorrow, 26 September, afternoon or evening and cross Southern Luzon throughout Friday. Afterwards, it will continue moving generally west northwestward over the West Philippine Sea and exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday, 27 September, afternoon or evening,” ayon sa PAGASA.

Dagdag pa ng ahensya, posibleng maging typhoon si Opong bago ang landfall at bahagyang hihina habang tumatawid ng kalupaan, subalit mananatiling typhoon o severe tropical storm. “Re-intensification is highly likely once Opong emerges over the West Philippine Sea,” sabi ng PAGASA.

Babala ng PAGASA

Inaasahang makakaranas ng stormy weather conditions ngayong Huwebes ang Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar at Samar. Nagbabala ang PAGASA ng posibleng pagbaha at pagguho ng lupa dahil sa katamtaman hanggang malakas na pag-ulan, gayundin ng banta sa buhay at ari-arian dahil sa malalakas na hangin.

Makakaranas din ng pag-ulan na may kasamang malalakas na bugso ng hangin ang natitirang bahagi ng Bicol Region, Quezon kabilang ang Polillo Islands, Rizal, Laguna, Batangas, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Aklan, Capiz, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Dinagat Islands at Surigao del Norte.

Magdudulot din si Opong ng maulap na kalangitan na may kalat-kalat na ulan at thunderstorms sa Central Visayas, Isabela, Aurora at natitirang bahagi ng Caraga.

Samantala, magdadala ang Southwest Monsoon ng paminsang pag-ulan sa Zambales, Bataan at Occidental Mindoro.

Asahan din ang maulap na kalangitan na may kalat-kalat na ulan at thunderstorms sa Metro Manila, natitirang bahagi ng Western Visayas, Negros Island Region, natitirang bahagi ng Central Luzon, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Palawan at Cavite.

Ang iba pang bahagi ng Luzon at Mindanao ay makararanas ng bahagyang maulap hanggang maulap na kalangitan na may pulupot na ulan o thunderstorms dulot ng localized thunderstorms at Southwest Monsoon.

Movie Review: Anderson’s One Battle After Another delivers American chaos

Paraluman P. Funtanilla
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Movie Review: Anderson’s One Battle After Another delivers American chaos

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another is a sprawling, audacious portrait of modern America that is both chaotic and deeply poignant. At nearly three hours long, this decades-spanning film combines political upheaval, cycles of oppression, and intimate family struggles into a provocative narrative that refuses to let history rest.

The film follows Bob Ferguson (Leonardo DiCaprio), a disillusioned revolutionary who now lives off the grid with his teenage daughter, Willa (newcomer Chase Infiniti). Their quiet existence is haunted by Bob’s past with Perfidia Beverly Hills (Teyana Taylor), a fierce radical whose early revolutionary zeal ignites the film’s powerful opening. From freeing immigrants at a detention center to confronting the military, Perfidia’s presence sets the tone for a story where political struggle is inseparable from personal desire.

Anderson captures both the absurdity and tragedy of America’s endless conflicts. Themes of gun violence, white supremacy, and immigration resurface in an almost cyclical fashion, underlining the notion that battles may change form but never truly end. Yet beneath the turbulence lies a tender thread: the evolving relationship between a father and daughter navigating survival, identity, and connection.

The performances elevate Anderson’s vision. DiCaprio offers a distinctly unpolished, almost Lebowski-esque turn, embracing vulnerability and eccentricity. Taylor commands the screen with searing intensity, while Sean Penn brings menace and mania to Col. Lockjaw, a military figure whose unchecked power embodies the rise of authoritarianism. Benicio Del Toro adds a soulful counterpoint as Sergio St. Carlos, a principled guide whose clarity of purpose encapsulates the film’s search for freedom.

Visually, the film is striking. Shot on VistaVision, it balances epic scope with moments of intimacy. Jonny Greenwood’s swelling score gives the narrative a mythic quality, heightening the sense that Anderson is capturing not just characters but the American psyche itself.

Inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland, One Battle After Another echoes Anderson’s earlier work in Inherent Vice while pushing further into contemporary urgency. It is messy, morally charged, and unapologetically political, a rarity in today’s studio landscape. Some may find its depiction of America muddled and chaotic, but that very disorder feels like the truth Anderson is after.

Rated R for pervasive language, violence, sexual content, and drug use, this 170-minute Warner Bros. release is not for the faint of heart. Yet it emerges as a remarkable achievement, both a satire and a lament, both sprawling and intimate. It is, without doubt, one of Anderson’s most ambitious and resonant works.

Rating: ★★★★ (4 out of 4)

Super Typhoon Ragasa, nanalasa sa Hong Kong; Signal No. 10 itinaas, bilang ng nasawi sa Taiwan tumaas

Venus L Peñaflor
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Super Typhoon Ragasa, nanalasa sa Hong Kong; Signal No. 10 itinaas, bilang ng nasawi sa Taiwan tumaas

HONG KONG. Nanalasa ang Super Typhoon Ragasa (Nando sa Pilipinas), na itinuturing na pinakamalakas na tropical cyclone sa mundo ngayong taon, sa Hong Kong nitong Miyerkules na may dalang hurricane-force winds at matinding ulan. Samantala, 14 na ang naitalang nasawi sa Taiwan dahil sa pagbaha.

Sa Hualien County, Taiwan, umapaw ang isang barrier lake at nagdulot ng biglaang pagbaha sa isang bayan matapos salantahin ng walang tigil na ulan na dulot ng bagyo, ayon sa Taiwan fire department. Simula Lunes, tinatamaan na ang Taiwan ng outer rim ng Ragasa na nagdala ng torrential rains sa buong isla.

Sa Hong Kong, halos walang tao sa mga kalsada matapos iutos ng mga awtoridad sa publiko na manatili sa loob ng kanilang mga tahanan. Malalaking alon ang tumama sa silangan at timog na baybayin ng lungsod.

“Areas which were previously sheltered may become exposed…seas will be phenomenal with swells,” ayon sa Hong Kong Observatory.

Taglay ni Ragasa ang hanging umaabot hanggang 200 kph at pinakamalapit ito sa lungsod sa mga susunod na oras, tinatayang nasa 100 kilometro sa timog ng teritoryo. Inaasahang mananatili itong super typhoon habang patungo sa Guangdong province ng China, na may higit 125 milyong residente, kung saan ito posibleng mag-landfall mula tanghali hanggang huling bahagi ng Miyerkules.

Dumaan na ang bagyo sa hilagang Pilipinas nitong Lunes at sa Taiwan nitong Martes.

Nagdulot din ng panic buying ang paparating na bagyo sa Hong Kong, kung saan pumila nang matagal ang mga tao sa supermarket at mabilis na naubos ang mga paninda. Maraming residente ang naglagay ng tape sa kanilang mga bintana upang mabawasan ang panganib mula sa basag na salamin.

Itinaas ng Hong Kong ang Typhoon Signal No. 10, ang pinakamataas na babala, na nag-aatas ng pagsasara ng mga negosyo at transportasyon. Naglabas din ng Amber rainstorm signal dahil sa patuloy na malakas na ulan, at ilang kalsada ang bahagyang binaha ayon sa South China Morning Post.

Nagbabala rin ang mga awtoridad sa posibleng pagtaas ng tubig-dagat na maihahambing sa pinsalang idinulot ng Typhoon Hato noong 2017 at Typhoon Mangkhut noong 2018. “The water level will reach the maximum around noon (0400 GMT),” ayon sa observatory, na posibleng umabot sa apat na metro.

Iniulat ng SCMP na isang babae at kanyang limang taong gulang na anak ang nahulog sa dagat matapos manood ng bagyo mula sa baybayin. Nailigtas sila ngunit kasalukuyang nasa intensive care.

Ayon sa pamahalaan, 49 pansamantalang evacuation centers ang binuksan at 727 katao na ang lumikas.

Samantala, mananatiling bukas ang Hong Kong Stock Exchange matapos baguhin ang patakaran noong nakaraang taon na ipagpatuloy ang kalakalan anuman ang lagay ng panahon.

Sa Guangdong, China, mahigit 770,000 residente na ang inilikas ayon sa state broadcaster na CCTV. Sa karatig-lungsod na Macau, itinaas din ang No. 10 warning signal nitong Miyerkules.

Japan’s most sacred Shinto shrine rebuilt every 20 years for over a thousand years

Paraluman P. Funtanilla
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Japan’s most sacred Shinto shrine rebuilt every 20 years for over a thousand years

ISE, Japan. Deep in the forests of central Japan, a centuries-old tradition continues as Shinto priests and woodsmen harvest ancient cypress trees in preparation for the reconstruction of Ise Jingu, the country’s most sacred Shinto shrine.

For more than 1,300 years, the shrine has been torn down and rebuilt every 20 years, a ritual known as Shikinen Sengu. The process, now entering its 63rd cycle, began earlier this year and will culminate in 2033 with a sacred ceremony transferring the enshrined deity to the newly completed structure.

The rebuilding, estimated at $390 million and spanning nine years, involves the painstaking work of Japan’s most skilled carpenters, woodcutters, and artisans. All 125 shrine buildings, along with over 1,500 ritual objects and garments, are recreated using traditional methods passed down through generations.

At the heart of Ise is the Inner Shrine, dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu, who has been worshipped there for two millennia. The shrine’s impermanence reflects Shinto’s emphasis on renewal and continuity.

“After 20 years, the shrine we are building will have deteriorated quite a bit. But instead of thinking, ‘It’s a shame to tear down something we worked so hard to build,’ we think, ‘It’s been 20 years, so we want the deity to move into a beautiful, fresh, new shrine,’” said Shinto priest Yosuke Kawanishi, whose family has long crafted miniature replicas of Ise.

The reconstruction has only been interrupted twice in history: during Japan’s civil wars in the 15th and 16th centuries, and after World War II. Despite these breaks, the cycle has endured as a defining tradition of Japanese spirituality and craftsmanship.

The ceremonies draw thousands of pilgrims and are part of a larger flow of about 7 million annual visitors to Ise. Observers often describe the rituals as deeply moving, connecting them with centuries of spiritual and cultural continuity.

“You can count with one hand the number of times you’ll witness something like this in your lifetime, so I really felt it was a rare and precious sight,” said visitor Yuto Nakase.

Even the felling of trees carries spiritual meaning. Woodsmen chant prayers and insert the tip of a cut tree into the stump of another, symbolizing regeneration. “You take a moment to appreciate that trees are living beings and engrave that feeling into your heart,” said Soju Ikeda, a lumber expert who manages traditional tree-felling practices.

Artisans at Ise spend decades preparing materials such as cypress and thatching reeds for future reconstructions, with cultivation often spanning longer than a human lifespan.

As night falls, priests perform purification rituals by lantern light, culminating in the consecration of sacred pillars beneath the shrine’s main sanctuary. Visitors describe the atmosphere as mysterious and transformative.

“It doesn’t say much, doesn’t show much and doesn’t offer much explanation. It’s something you feel,” said Kawanishi.

For many, the tradition embodies both fragility and endurance, a spiritual cycle that has withstood the tests of history and continues to shape Japan’s cultural identity.

Shinto officials in the priesthood pull a sacred timber on a wheeled platform into a position before unloading and moving it under the roof at the end of Mihishirogi Hoeishiki, a ceremony of the Shikinen Sengu ritual to rebuild main structures of the Jingu shrine complex for Shinto deities, at Toyoukedaijingu, also known as Geku, or the outer sanctuary of Jingu, in Ise, central Japan, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, after the cypress timbers were transported from Nagano prefecture’s Kiso region to the city. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Trump lashes out at world leaders in fiery UN speech, says nations are ‘going to hell’

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Trump lashes out at world leaders in fiery UN speech, says nations are ‘going to hell’

UNITED NATIONS. U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a combative 56-minute speech before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, urging countries to curb migration, abandon climate change initiatives, and adopt stronger measures against Russia while dismissing calls for a Palestinian state.

The address marked a return to Trump’s sharp rhetoric toward the U.N., which he frequently criticized during his first term. Delegates offered polite applause as he concluded his remarks.

Much of Trump’s speech centered on immigration and climate change, which he described as existential threats to Western nations. He praised U.S. immigration restrictions as a model for the world, declaring, “I’m really good at this stuff. Your countries are going to hell.” Human rights groups argue that migrants are fleeing hardship in search of better lives.

On climate policy, Trump dismissed scientific consensus, calling climate change a “con job” and warning that reliance on renewable energy would undermine Europe’s future. “Immigration and their suicidal energy ideas will be the death of Western Europe,” he said. This stance comes days after his meeting with Britain’s King Charles, a strong advocate for environmental action.

Trump also renewed his criticism of NATO allies, mocking European nations for continuing to purchase Russian oil. “They’re funding the war against themselves. Who the hell ever heard of that one?” he said, adding that the U.S. is prepared to impose tariffs against Moscow but would need Europe to adopt similar measures. He did not specify details but has considered sanctions extending to countries such as India and China.

Later, Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who pressed for more U.S. support against Russian advances. When asked if NATO should shoot down Russian aircraft entering allied airspace, Trump responded, “Yes, I do.”

On the Middle East, Trump rejected international moves to recognize a Palestinian state, saying, “The rewards would be too great for Hamas terrorists, for their atrocities.” He reiterated U.S. support for a ceasefire-for-hostages deal to secure the return of all remaining captives. “We have to stop the war in Gaza immediately. We have to immediately negotiate peace,” he said. Trump was also scheduled to discuss Gaza with Gulf leaders later in the day.

Trump, who has positioned himself as a peacemaker in pursuit of a Nobel Peace Prize, criticized the U.N. for failing to support his global peace initiatives. He also voiced personal grievances, joking that he and First Lady Melania Trump had once been stranded on a malfunctioning escalator inside the U.N. headquarters and that his teleprompter had briefly failed during the speech. “These are the two things I got from the United Nations — a bad escalator and a bad teleprompter,” he remarked.

PAGASA: Opong lumakas at naging bagyo na

Carlo Juancho Funtanilla
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PAGASA: Opong lumakas at naging bagyo na

MAYNILA. Itinaas ng Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) nitong Miyerkules ang kategorya ng tropical depression Opong matapos itong lumakas at maging isang tropical storm habang nasa loob ng Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

Ayon sa tropical cyclone bulletin ng PAGASA, “Opong is less likely to directly affect the weather condition of the country in the next 24 hours. The onset of heavy rains due to Opong is possible by tomorrow, 25 September, onwards.”

Inaasahang maglalagay ng Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 sa northeastern Mindanao, Eastern Visayas, at Bicol Region sa loob ng araw. Posibleng umabot sa Wind Signal No. 3 ang itaas habang tinatahak ni Opong ang PAR, dahil maaari itong lumakas hanggang severe tropical storm category.

Samantala, nananatiling malakas ang super typhoon Nando habang tumatahak sa coastal waters sa timog ng China.

Inaasahan ng PAGASA na kikilos si Nando pa-kanluran hilagang-kanluran patungo sa katubigan sa timog ng mainland China at posibleng mag-landfall sa southern China nitong Miyerkules ng hapon o gabi.

“Nando will begin to weaken due to marginally favorable environment over the waters south of mainland China and the increasing frictional effects due to proximity to land. Further weakening is expected post landfall this afternoon or evening,” ayon pa sa PAGASA.

Weather forecast
Sa Miyerkules, makararanas ng paminsan-minsang pag-ulan ang La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Pampanga, at Occidental Mindoro dahil sa epekto ng Southwest Monsoon.

Ang Metro Manila at iba pang bahagi ng Luzon ay makakaranas ng maulap na papawirin na may kalat-kalat na pag-ulan at thunderstorms dulot din ng Southwest Monsoon.

Sa Visayas at Zamboanga Peninsula, asahan ang bahagyang maulap hanggang maulap na kalangitan na may mga isolated rainshowers o thunderstorms.

Samantala, ang nalalabing bahagi ng Mindanao ay makararanas ng bahagyang maulap hanggang maulap na papawirin na may mga localized thunderstorms.

Alcantara nagbulgar ng mga pangalan; lahat ng DPWH projects sa Bulacan substandard ayon kay Brice

Venus L Peñaflor
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Alcantara nagbulgar ng mga pangalan; lahat ng DPWH projects sa Bulacan substandard ayon kay Brice

MAYNILA. Sa pagpapatuloy ng pagdinig ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee nitong Martes, ibinulgar ni dating Bulacan first district engineer Henry Alcantara ang mga pangalan ng ilang mambabatas at opisyal na umano’y nakinabang sa mga flood control projects sa kanilang distrito.

Pinangalanan ni Alcantara sina Sen. Joel Villanueva, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, dating Sen. Bong Revilla, Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, dating Caloocan Rep. Mitch Cajayon, at Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo.

Ayon kay Alcantara, si Bernardo ang tumulong sa kanya upang maitalagang district engineer ng Bulacan noong 2019. Simula 2022, sinabi niyang nagbaba si Bernardo ng pondo sa kanyang tanggapan na umabot sa P350 milyon, kapalit umano ng 25 porsyentong bahagi para sa mambabatas na nagpasulong ng proyekto.

Noong 2023, umabot sa P710 milyon ang kabuuang halaga ng mga proyektong naibaba ni Bernardo sa kanyang opisina. Pagsapit ng 2024, tumaas pa ito sa P3.5 bilyon, kabilang ang P2.85 bilyong alokasyon mula sa unprogrammed appropriations.

“Dito ay nagkaroon ng pagbabago sa porsiyento ng proponent na ngayon ay umabot na sa 30% kapag flood control at 25% kapag ibang klaseng proyekto, na siya ko ding ibibigay kay Usec. Bernardo sa pamamagitan ng aking driver,” pahayag ni Alcantara.

Dagdag niya, sa taong 2025, umabot sa P2.55 bilyon (P1.65-B mula sa NEP at P900-M mula sa GAA) ang naibaba ni Bernardo sa kanilang district office.

Binanggit din ni Alcantara na noong 2020 ay humiling si Sen. Villanueva ng multi-purpose building na nagkakahalaga ng P1.6 bilyon, ngunit P600 milyon lamang ang naaprubahan. “Hindi ito ikinatuwa ni Sen. Joel kaya napilitan kami gumawa ng paraan ni Usec Bernardo,” aniya.

Ayon pa kay Alcantara, hindi umano interesado si Villanueva sa flood control projects. Gayunpaman, iniutos daw ni Bernardo na maglaan ng proyektong nagkakahalaga ng P150 milyon. “Ang halagang P150-M ay dinala ko sa isang resthouse sa Brgy. Igulot, Bocaue, Bulacan na iniwan ko po sa tao nya na si ‘Peng’. Sinabi ko kay Peng na pakibigay nalang kay Boss (Sen. Joel), tulong lamang iyon para sa future na plano niya. Pero hindi po nila alam na doon galing iyon sa flood control,” ani Alcantara.

Samantala, sinabi ni Alcantara na noong 2024 ay naglaan si Sen. Jinggoy Estrada ng P355 milyon para sa mga pumping station at flood control projects sa Bulacan, bagama’t nilinaw niyang wala siyang direktang ugnayan sa senador.

Ibinulgar din ni Alcantara na mula 2022 hanggang 2025 ay nakapagpatayo si Rep. Zaldy Co ng 426 proyekto na nagkakahalaga ng hindi bababa sa P35.024 bilyon. Noong 2022, nakapagbaba rin si dating Rep. Mitch Cajayon-Uy ng P411 milyon na proyekto sa Bulacan.

Binanggit din niya ang pangalan ni Commission on Audit Commissioner Mario Lipana, na umano’y humingi ng listahan ng flood control projects sa Bulacan noong 2022. Ayon kay Alcantara, nakapagpasok si Lipana ng mga proyektong nagkakahalaga ng P1.4 bilyon, kung saan contractor umano ang kanyang asawa.

Lahat ng DPWH projects sa Bulacan substandard

Samantala, sa parehong pagdinig, inamin ni dating Bulacan 1st assistant district engineer Brice Hernandez na “substandard” ang lahat ng proyekto ng DPWH sa kanilang engineering office mula pa noong 2019, kabilang ang mga flood control structures, gusali, kalsada, at maging ang mga silid-aralan.

“Hindi po name-meet ‘yung eksaktong nasa plano, your Honor,” pahayag ni Hernandez.

Ayon kay Hernandez, nagsimula ang ganitong sistema nang dumating si Alcantara bilang district engineer noong 2019. “Wala pong tumama kung anong naka-specify sa plano. Hindi po na-meet lahat ‘yun. Lahat po [may porsyentuhan],” aniya.

Dagdag pa ni Sen. Bam Aquino sa pagdinig: “So may plano ang DPWH, merong budget ‘yan, pero dahil ang budget pinaghahati-hati ninyo, sa dulo, walang project na maayos na dumaan sa inyo, ‘yan ang testimony mo ngayon.”

NASA names 10 new astronauts, majority are women

Paraluman P. Funtanilla
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NASA names 10 new astronauts, majority are women

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA has unveiled its newest group of astronauts, selecting 10 candidates from more than 8,000 applicants to help lead future missions to the moon and potentially Mars.

For the first time in history, women outnumber men in an incoming astronaut class, with six women and four men chosen. The group includes a geologist who worked on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover and a SpaceX engineer who already flew to orbit on a billionaire-funded mission that featured the world’s first private spacewalk last year.

The candidates will undergo two years of rigorous training before becoming eligible for spaceflight.

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy emphasized the significance of the selection, noting that one of the new astronauts could be among the first to set foot on Mars. He also underscored the United States’ determination to maintain its leadership in space exploration.

“You are America’s best and brightest, and we’re going to need America’s best and brightest because we have a bold exploration plan for the future,” Duffy said during Monday’s ceremony at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. “Some are challenging our leadership in space, say like the Chinese … We are going to win.”

Since its inception, NASA has selected only 370 astronauts, the vast majority men. The 10 new additions will join the 41 active U.S. astronauts currently serving.

NASA’s flight operations director, Norm Knight, praised the incoming class as “distinguished” and “exceptional,” highlighting their diverse backgrounds. The group includes military pilots, a medical doctor, a former SpaceX launch director, and specialists in geology and engineering.

Air Force Maj. Adam Fuhrmann recalled receiving the call while stuck in rush-hour traffic, pulling into a parking lot to ensure he heard correctly. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Erin Overcash said her reaction was a mix of disbelief and excitement: “No way. I mean, I mean, yes, of course. But like no way.” She added that her experience living on a ship with 5,000 people would help her adjust to the challenges of space.

Among the most notable members of the class is Anna Menon, NASA’s first astronaut candidate, who has already been to orbit. She flew alongside billionaire Jared Isaacman on a SpaceX mission last September. At Johnson, she will join her husband, a former SpaceX flight surgeon selected in NASA’s previous astronaut class.

Also included is Lauren Edgar of the U.S. Geological Survey, who worked on the Curiosity rover and contributed to the Artemis program’s science team for the next planned moon landing, targeted no earlier than 2027. “I am so excited to be officially part of the NASA family,” Edgar said.

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