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Minority lawmakers binatikos ang anti-dynasty bill; Bishop Alminaza nanawagan na ipasa ito

Venus L Peñaflor
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Minority lawmakers binatikos ang anti-dynasty bill; Bishop Alminaza nanawagan na ipasa ito

MAYNILA – Binatikos ng ilang minority lawmakers ang bersyon ng panukalang anti-political dynasty na inihain ni House Speaker Faustino Dy III at House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, tinawag itong “mapanlinlang” at maraming butas, habang nananawagan ng mas matibay at tunay na batas para hadlangan ang political dynasties.

Aabot sa 13 panukala ang nakabinbin sa Kamara upang tukuyin at ipagbawal ang political dynasties. Sa unang tingin, ayon kay Deputy Minority Leader at ML Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima, mukhang makatwiran ang House Bill No. 6771 dahil nililimitahan nito ang isang miyembro ng pamilya sa bawat elective position. “Pero hindi talaga. Nililimitahan lang, hindi ipinagbabawal ang political dynasties. Paano kung sabay-sabay tumakbo at manalo ang pamilya sa karamihan ng anim na elective positions mula national hanggang barangay level? Malinaw na political dynasty pa rin iyon,” ani De Lima.

Inilarawan din ng Makabayan Bloc, binubuo nina ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio, Gabriela Party-list Rep. Sarah Elago, at Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co, ang panukala na kulang at mapanlinlang. “Nililimitahan lang nito ang magkakamag-anak sa pagsasabay sa parehong national at local positions, pero puwede pa rin silang humawak ng iba’t ibang puwesto. Malabnaw na ang panukala at mas malabnaw pa kapag sinalang sa deliberasyon,” sabi nila.

Nagbabala rin si Senior Deputy Minority Leader Edgar Erice ng Caloocan City na maaaring palakasin pa ng panukala ang political dynasties. “Sa ilalim ng proposal na ito, puwede ang isang pamilya na magkaroon ng limang opisyal nang sabay-sabay, isang senador, isang kongresista, isang gobernador, isang mayor, at isang barangay captain. Kung mahahalal na Liga President ang barangay captain, puwede rin siyang maging councilor o miyembro ng provincial board. Hindi ito anti-dynasty bill; pinapawalang-bisa nito ang umiiral na batas laban sa political dynasties, na laban sa Article 2, Section 26 ng 1987 Constitution,” ani Erice.

Kaugnay nito, sinabi ni Obispo Gerardo Alminaza, tagapangulo ng CBCP Episcopal Commission on Social Action–Justice and Peace, na mahalaga ang pagbuwag sa political dynasties upang wakasan ang katiwalian. “Dapat maipasa agad ang Anti-Dynasty Law. Ilang dekada nang namamayani ang ilang pamilya sa politika, at pati ang mga bagong politiko ay mabilis na pinalalawak ang impluwensya sa pamamagitan ng kanilang mga kamag-anak. Kailangang wakasan ang katiwalian; walang ibang puwede,” ani Alminaza, na nanawagan na ang pamahalaan ay pamunuan ng karapat-dapat at bagong kandidato.

Ayon sa datos ng Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, mayroong hindi bababa sa 18 political dynasties na may limang o higit pang miyembro sa pampublikong opisina na nanalo sa halalan noong Mayo 2025. “Maraming rehiyon na pinamumunuan ng matitinding political dynasties ang nananatiling mahirap at hindi naaabot ng social services ang lahat ng komunidad,” ani Alminaza, na nananawagan ng mga hakbang para sa pananagutan at pag-iwas sa pagpapatuloy ng dynastic control.

Itinatampok ng panawagan ng mga mambabatas at lider ng Simbahan ang agarang pangangailangan na maipasa ang tunay na anti-dynasty law upang itaguyod ang patas na representasyon, pananagutan, at mabuting pamamahala sa Pilipinas.

Rollback sa presyo ng langis inaasahan sa susunod na linggo

Carlo Juancho Funtanilla
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Rollback sa presyo ng langis inaasahan sa susunod na linggo

MAYNILA – Inaasahan ang bawas-presyo sa mga produktong petrolyo sa susunod na linggo, ayon sa Department of Energy Oil Industry Management Bureau o DOE OIMB.

Sinabi ni DOE OIMB Assistant Director Rodela Romero na batay sa apat na araw ng trading sa Mean of Platts Singapore, ang posibleng adjustments ay ang mga sumusunod:

Gasoline, rollback na humigit kumulang P0.30
Diesel, rollback na humigit kumulang P0.60
Kerosene, rollback na humigit kumulang P0.65

Paliwanag ni Romero, hindi kasama sa mga pagtatayang ito ang operating cost ng mga oil company at iba pang premium.

Ayon sa kanya, ang posibleng bawas-presyo ay bunga ng pagluwag ng oil prices habang muling nakatuon ang mga investor sa peace talks ng Russia at Ukraine.

Dagdag niya, nakaapekto rin ang pagbaba ng oil prices ng 2 percent noong Lunes matapos maibalik ng Iraq ang produksyon sa isang oilfield na kumakatawan sa 0.5 percent ng world oil supply.

Tinukoy na ang final adjustments pagkatapos ng huling trading day ngayong Biyernes, ayon pa kay Romero.

Karaniwang inanunsyo ng mga oil company ang opisyal na price adjustments tuwing Lunes at ipinatutupad ito kinabukasan.

OpenAI, Microsoft sued over alleged role of ChatGPT in Connecticut murder-suicide

EDGARDO HERNAL
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OpenAI, Microsoft sued over alleged role of ChatGPT in Connecticut murder-suicide

SAN FRANCISCO —The estate of an 83-year-old Connecticut woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that ChatGPT fueled her son’s paranoid delusions and contributed to a murder-suicide in their Greenwich home.

Police said Stein-Erik Soelberg, 56, a former tech worker, killed his mother, Suzanne Adams, in early August by beating and strangling her before taking his own life.

The complaint, filed Thursday in California Superior Court in San Francisco, claims OpenAI “designed and distributed a defective product” that validated and intensified Soelberg’s delusional beliefs. It is among a growing number of cases nationwide accusing AI chatbots of contributing to deaths.

According to the lawsuit, ChatGPT repeatedly affirmed Soelberg’s belief that he was being surveilled and that people around him, including his mother, posed threats. It alleges the chatbot encouraged his emotional dependence, suggested his mother was monitoring him, and characterized ordinary encounters with delivery drivers, police officers, and friends as part of a conspiracy.

OpenAI, in a statement, called the case “heartbreaking” and said it is reviewing the filings. The company noted ongoing efforts to improve ChatGPT’s ability to detect emotional distress, de-escalate conversations, and connect users to crisis resources. It also cited recent enhancements including strengthened safety controls and expanded access to support hotlines.

Publicly available videos on YouTube show Soelberg scrolling through conversations in which ChatGPT allegedly told him he was not mentally ill, validated his suspicions of surveillance, and affirmed his belief that he was chosen for a divine purpose. The lawsuit claims the chatbot failed to recommend mental health support or decline to engage in delusional content.

The complaint alleges ChatGPT reinforced Soelberg’s belief that his home printer was a surveillance device and that his mother and a friend attempted to poison him. It also claims the chatbot told him he had “awakened” it into consciousness. The chats reportedly include exchanges in which Soelberg and the chatbot expressed affection for each other.

Although the publicly released transcripts do not show discussions about harming his mother or himself, the lawsuit states that OpenAI has not provided the full chat history to Adams’ estate.

The filing also targets OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, accusing him of overriding internal safety objections in order to accelerate product releases, and names Microsoft as a defendant for approving the rollout of an allegedly unsafe version of ChatGPT in 2024. Twenty unnamed OpenAI employees and investors are also listed.

Microsoft declined to comment.

Soelberg’s son, Erik, said in a statement that he wants the companies held accountable for decisions that “isolated” his father and placed his grandmother at the center of a fabricated reality.

This is the first wrongful death lawsuit involving a chatbot to include Microsoft and the first to allege a chatbot’s involvement in a homicide rather than a suicide. The estate is seeking unspecified damages and a court order requiring stronger safety measures in ChatGPT.

The estate’s lead attorney, Jay Edelson, also represents the family of a California teen whose parents allege ChatGPT encouraged the boy to take his own life. OpenAI is facing multiple similar lawsuits across the country, while other chatbot makers, including Character Technologies, are confronting their own wrongful death claims.

The complaint argues that Soelberg encountered ChatGPT at a particularly vulnerable moment after the release of GPT-4o in May 2024. That version, the lawsuit says, was engineered to be more emotionally expressive and sycophantic, while critical safety guardrails had been loosened.

The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI rushed the release to beat a competing product from Google by a single day, compressing months of safety testing into one week over objections from its internal safety team.

OpenAI replaced the model with GPT-5 in August, adding changes intended to reduce sycophancy and minimize emotional overvalidation. Some users later complained the updated version felt less personable. Altman said at the time that certain behaviors had been paused out of caution related to mental health concerns and that the issues had since been addressed.

Tinaasan ng DA ang max SRP ng imported red onions

Carlo Juancho Funtanilla
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Tinaasan ng DA ang max SRP ng imported red onions

MAYNILA – Itinaas ng Department of Agriculture (DA) ang maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) para sa imported na pulang sibuyas sa wet markets simula bukas.

Kinumpirma ni Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. na ang bagong MSRP ng red onions ay P150 kada kilo mula sa dating P120 kada kilo.

Aniya, mananatili naman sa P120 kada kilo ang presyo ng dilaw at puting sibuyas.

Ipinaliwanag ni Tiu Laurel na ang pagtaas ng presyo ay sanhi ng mas mataas na halaga mula sa mga source countries gaya ng China, Holland, at India. Dagdag pa niya, “We have to adjust as we see the dollar strengthened while the peso weakened. That’s part of the equation.”

US seizes Venezuelan oil tanker, heightening regional tensions

Venus L Peñaflor
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US seizes Venezuelan oil tanker, heightening regional tensions

WASHINGTON — The United States has taken control of a Venezuelan oil tanker in international waters, a move that could intensify already heightened tensions in Latin America and beyond.

President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that the vessel, named the Skipper, had been seized off the Venezuelan coast. “As you probably know, we’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela,” he said. “Large tanker, very large, largest one ever seized, actually.”

Attorney General Pam Bondi posted a video on X showing armed personnel rappelling from a helicopter onto the ship, securing the deck with weapons drawn. She stated that the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, and the US Coast Guard, “with support from the Department of War, executed a seizure warrant for a crude oil tanker used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.”

Bondi said the tanker had been sanctioned for several years for its alleged role in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations. “This seizure, completed off the coast of Venezuela, was conducted safely and securely—and our investigation alongside the Department of Homeland Security to prevent the transport of sanctioned oil continues,” she wrote.

A senior US official confirmed the operation occurred in international waters without incident or casualties among either US personnel or the tanker crew. The vessel was carrying Venezuelan crude and had previously been linked to Iranian oil, prompting a federal judge to issue a warrant for its seizure.

The tanker was reportedly en route to Cuba, but the oil’s final destination was intended to be in Asia after being brokered through Cuban intermediaries. The official added that further seizures may follow in the coming weeks as the US continues to apply pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Trump provided few details about the seizure. Asked about the fate of the oil, he replied, “We keep it, I guess,” and declined to comment on ownership of the tanker. He also said he had not recently spoken with Maduro.

Venezuela condemned the move in a statement, calling it “an act of international piracy.” The government accused the US of targeting Venezuela’s natural resources rather than addressing migration, drug trafficking, democracy, or human rights. “It has always been about our natural wealth, our oil, our energy, the resources that belong exclusively to the Venezuelan people,” the statement said.

Cuba, already facing widespread power outages due to its aging energy infrastructure, relies heavily on oil imports from countries like Venezuela, Russia, and Mexico. The Cuban government had no immediate comment on the seizure.

The tanker’s confiscation comes amid an ongoing US campaign of pressure against Venezuela, which has included deploying thousands of troops and a carrier strike group to the Caribbean, targeting suspected drug trafficking boats, and issuing repeated threats against Maduro. So far, US strikes have reportedly killed 87 people and destroyed 23 alleged drug vessels. Administration officials are reportedly preparing contingency plans in case Maduro is removed from power.

Maduro did not address the tanker’s seizure in a speech delivered Wednesday as the news circulated internationally.

This action highlights growing US-Venezuela tensions and underscores the potential for broader regional impacts, particularly for countries dependent on Venezuelan crude.

Ikinasa ng CIDG ang pag aresto kay Mayor ER Ejercito, babaeng negosyante sa kasong graft

Arman B. Cambe
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Ikinasa ng CIDG ang pag aresto kay Mayor ER Ejercito, babaeng negosyante sa kasong graft

Calamba City, Laguna — Ikinasa na ng Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)-Calabarzon ang malawakang pagtugis laban kay Pagsanjan Mayor Emilio Ramon “ER” Ejercito at negosyanteng si Marilyn Bruel matapos silang masentensyahang guilty ng Sandiganbayan sa kasong graft kaugnay ng insurance deal para sa mga turista at boatmen sa Laguna.

Ayon kay Lt. Col. Ganaban Ali, CIDG-Calabarzon regional chief, mayroon nang nakatalagang stand-by team sa warrant section upang ipatupad ang mga arrest warrants matapos makakuha ng kopya ng mga warrant of arrest na inisyu ng korte.

Ang bench warrants of arrest para sa finality of judgement o Service of Sentence ay naka-address sa hepe ng Pagsanjan Police, National Bureau of Investigation Director, Laguna Provincial Director, CIDG-Camp Crame sa Quezon City, at sa iba pang opisyal ng batas.

Inisyu ang mga warrant para kay Ejercito at Bruel noong Oktubre 21, 2025 ni Chairperson, Associate Justice Michael Frederick Musngi. Inutusan ng Sandiganbayan-Fourth Division na isagawa ang warrant sa loob ng 10 araw mula sa pagtanggap nito.

Samantala, pinalitan na si Ejercito ng kanyang bise alkalde na si Jan Garcia, na ganap nang naluklok bilang alkalde ng Pagsanjan noong Disyembre 2, kasunod ng paglabas ng warrant of arrest sa aktor-politician na napatunayang guilty sa paglabag sa Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.

Itinalaga bilang bagong vice mayor si Konsehal Cocoy Fernandez kamakailan sa ilalim ng rule of succession.

Magkapatid na whistleblowers, State witnesses na; Atong Ang, walang special treatment ayon sa Palasyo

Venus L Peñaflor
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Magkapatid na whistleblowers, State witnesses na; Atong Ang, walang special treatment ayon sa Palasyo

MAYNILA – Inilagay na bilang state witnesses sa ilalim ng Department of Justice (DOJ) Witness Protection Program (WPP) si whistleblower Julie “Dondon” Patidongan at ang kanyang kapatid na si Ellakim sa ilang kaso kaugnay ng mga nawawalang sabungero o cockfight enthusiasts.

Sa isang 120-pahinang resolusyon, nilinis ng DOJ sina Patidongan at Ellakim sa mga kasong isinampa laban sa kanila kaugnay ng reklamo ng pamilya ng mga nawawalang sabungero.

“[T]he DOJ dismissed the charges against Patidongan and Ellakim Patidongan as they have been admitted as state witnesses by the DOJ Witness Protection Program,” ayon sa panel ng mga prosecutors.

Ang reklamo ay may kinalaman sa serious illegal detention at multiple murder, kabilang pa ang iba.

Ayon kay Justice spokesperson Polo Martinez, hindi na isasama sina Patidongan at Ellakim sa impormasyong isinumite sa korte.

Ngunit si Patidongan ay nananatiling respondent sa isang kasong kidnapping at serious illegal detention sa Manila court para sa umano’y pagdukot kina John Claude Inonog, James Baccay, Marlon Baccay, Rondel Cristorum, Mark Joseph Velasco, at Rowel Gomez. Ito ay hiwalay na kaso, ayon kay Martinez.

“Procedurally, as to that case, he is not automatically discharged,” dagdag niya.

Ayon sa Rules of Criminal Procedure, maaaring i-discharge ng regional trial court ang isa o higit pang akusado sa isang kaso sa pamamagitan ng mosyon ng prosecution at may pahintulot ng akusado, upang maging state witness. Kailangan ng prosecution na ipresinta ang ebidensya at sworn statement ng bawat state witness. Kapag na-discharge ang akusado, itinuturing itong acquittal.

Sa isang hiwalay na ruling, nakita ng DOJ na may prima facie evidence na may reasonable certainty of conviction para kasuhan si businessman Charlie “Atong” Ang at 21 iba pa ng kidnapping with homicide at/o kidnapping with serious illegal detention.

Pinasya naman ng panel na i-dismiss ang reklamo laban kay actress Gretchen Barretto, dating NCRPO chief retired Police General Jonnel Estomo, at mga anak at kamag-anak ni Ang.

Walang Special Treatment kay Atong Ang – Palasyo

Kaugnay nito, sinabi ng Palasyo na walang special treatment para kay Ang, matapos makitaan ng DOJ ng prima facie evidence sa kasong kidnapping with homicide kaugnay ng mga nawawalang sabungero.

Ayon kay Palace Press Officer Atty. Claire Castro, nais ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na maisampa ang kaso batay sa ebidensiya. Hindi aniya suportado ni Pangulong Marcos ang agarang pag-iimbestiga kung walang sapat na ebidensiya upang hindi maapektuhan ang inosenteng indibidwal.

Dagdag pa ni Castro, nasa kamay na ng korte ang kaso ni Ang, kaya mahirap magspekula na bibigyan siya ng special treatment.

Renewed Thailand Cambodia border clashes intensify, thousands flee homes

EDGARDO HERNAL
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Renewed Thailand Cambodia border clashes intensify, thousands flee homes

SURIN, Thailand —Renewed fighting along the Thailand Cambodia border continued without letup on Wednesday, displacing hundreds of thousands of residents as both militaries exchanged heavy fire across multiple provinces.

Associated Press teams positioned on the Thai side reported hearing outgoing artillery amid escalating hostilities rooted in longstanding territorial disputes. The clashes reignited after a skirmish on Sunday that wounded two Thai soldiers and effectively nullified a fragile ceasefire brokered in July through Malaysian mediation and pressure from United States President Donald Trump.

Trump said he expects to speak with both leaders on Thursday and expressed confidence he could again help halt the violence, although Washington had yet to make contact with Bangkok regarding any new ceasefire efforts.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Thailand would continue defending its territory, while Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen vowed a strong counteroffensive. The latest round of fighting has killed more than a dozen people and forced the evacuation of about 400,000 residents in four Thai border provinces, Thai military spokesperson Rear Adm. Surasant Kongsiri said. Cambodia’s defense ministry reported more than 127,000 villagers evacuated on its side of the frontier.

Thailand said five soldiers had been killed and dozens wounded. Cambodia reported nine civilian deaths, including a baby, and 46 others injured.

Tensions also spilled into regional sports. Cambodia withdrew its delegation from the 33rd Southeast Asian Games, which opened Tuesday in Thailand, citing safety concerns raised by athletes’ families.

The July ceasefire, reaffirmed during an October meeting in Malaysia, had called for the removal of heavy weapons, improved coordination on clearing land mines and other measures to prevent renewed conflict. However, both countries continued trading accusations and intermittent fire across the border. Cambodia complained that 18 of its soldiers captured before the ceasefire had not been returned. Thailand accused Cambodia of laying new land mines that injured Thai troops.

The conflict intensified this week as Thailand deployed jet fighters to strike what it described as military targets. Cambodia positioned BM 21 rocket launchers with a range of up to 40 kilometers.

By mid afternoon Wednesday, the Thai army’s northeastern regional command reported that Cambodian forces had launched 79 BM 21 salvos totaling 3,160 rockets, used artillery 122 times and carried out 63 drone bomb attacks. A hospital in Surin province was evacuated after rockets landed about 500 meters away.

Thai forces also reported destroying a crane on a hill near the historic Preah Vihear temple, alleging it was being used for electronic surveillance and command operations. A curfew from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. was imposed in four districts of Sa Kaeo province under existing martial law orders.

In Surin city, around 550 evacuees sheltered in a gymnasium as the fighting continued. Among them was 37 year old farmer Thidarat Homhual, who worried about her livestock and pets left behind.

“We are behind the front line. We can live like this. It is OK,” she said. “But I want it to be over.”

Rehab ng waterworks system ng SPC, mas pagtitibayin sa pagtutulungan ng LGU at SPCWD

Venus L Peñaflor
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Rehab ng waterworks system ng SPC, mas pagtitibayin sa pagtutulungan ng LGU at SPCWD

SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna — Isang positibong hakbang ang isinagawa para sa mas epektibo, magkakaugnay, at people-oriented na serbisyo sa tubig sa lungsod matapos ang matagal na hindi pagkakaunawaan sa pagitan ng Local Government Unit (LGU) at ng San Pablo City Water District (SPCWD).

Nagpulong ang Board of Directors ng SPCWD kasama ang mga department heads at opisyal ng lungsod sa pangunguna ni Mayor Najie Gapangada upang talakayin ang pagsasaayos at pagpapabuti ng supply ng tubig. Pinangunahan naman ni Water District Chairman Architect Michael Manansala ang SPCWD sa pagpupulong, na nagbigay-linaw sa mga isyung bumabalot sa kinabukasan ng water district at tiniyak ang suporta ng LGU sa mga proyektong magpapalakas at magpapahusay sa serbisyo.

Taliwas sa mga kumakalat na balita tungkol sa pagsasapribado, tiniyak ng LGU na ang walang ganitong plano at layunin nito ay mas maayos na ugnayan at koordinasyon sa pagitan ng SPCWD at ng bagong administrasyon ng lungsod.

Parehong ipinakita ng LGU at SPCWD ang kanilang propesyonalismo at tunay na dedikasyon sa public service, na tiyak na mapapahalagahan ng kanilang mga nasasakupan.

Ayon kay Mayor Gapangada, ang pagkilos na ito ay isang magandang simula para sa mas matatag at maaasahang serbisyo ng tubig na nakatuon sa pangangailangan ng bawat residente ng San Pablo City.

Ang pulong na ito ay nagbigay-daan para sa mas bukas na komunikasyon, mas epektibong proyekto, at sama-samang pagtutok sa kapakanan ng mamamayan, na nagbibigay pag-asa para sa mas maayos at sustainable na waterworks system sa lungsod.

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