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Marjorie Barretto has finally

admitted that former Caloocan Two after deadly Typhoon Hagibis flooded
Mayor millions in Japan, more heavy rain looms
Recom Two weeks after Typhoon Hagibis killed more than 80
people in Japan with flooding and landslides, the same hard-hit
Echiverri is areas on Honshu Island may experience dangerous flooding
the father of again, because of a heavy rain linked to Typhoon Bualoi.
her youngest Significant rainfall is forecast to begin along the eastern coast
of Honshu, which includes Tokyo.
daughter.
Mekeni recalls pork-based products amid African swine
F
ormer actress Marjorie Barretto put
an end to speculations and admitted
that Enrico “Recom” Echiverri,
fever reports

former Caloocan mayor and later
House representative, is the father of her
youngest daughter
r.
Marjorie was referring to her seven-year-old
daughter Erich who only appeared in social
media photos posted by the Barrettos last
February 2018.
M
ekeni Food Corp. on Saturday October 26,
2019 ordered a recall of all its pork
products amid reports that some have
tested positive for African swine fever (ASF).
It has submitted samples of its products to the
Bureau of Animal Industry under the Department of
Agriculture and an independent testing facility.

“Recom Echiverri is the father of my
youngest daughter. That’s all I have to say,”
Marjorie said in an interview aired Tuesday
over ABS-CBN’s “TV Patrol.” Marjorie also
admitted she was not “proud” of this, which
was why she never announced it to the
public.
The Department of Agriculture last month confirmed that the ASF virus has reached some backyard
farms in the Philippines, spelling disaster for the nation’s hog industry and pushing up prices of
other meat products as consumers avoid pork.
While the disease is usually fatal in pigs but not harmful to humans, the ASF can cause major
economic loss to swine industries. The Philippine government culled hogs in several locations and
enforced a temporary ban on the importation of pork meat products from countries affected by the
virus.

President Duterte back on motorcycle days after accident

P resident Rodrigo Duterte is riding a motorcycle again, a few days after he figured in an accident inside the
Malacañang Complex.

In a Facebook post by Senator Chrisopher “Bong” Go, former special assistant of the President, they can be seen on a
motorcycle alongside each other. The caption reads: Ready na kami ni Tatay Digong!!! Sama kayo? Ready Set Go!!!
– Kuya Bong Go.

“After the dinner last night, when he went to Bahat Pagbabago he decided to ride the motorcycle for few minutes.
Parang exercise,” presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo told reporters on October 25, 2016. “If you notice that’s
a three-wheel motorcycle. Walang kaproble-problema. Hindi sesemplang ‘yun. Sinubukan niya lang”.

Duterte had scrapes and bruises in a motorcycle accident inside the Presidential Security Group compound within the Malacañang Complex on October 16.
He had to cut short his trip to Japan on Tuesday, where he attended the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito, because of severe back pain which his
doctor said was a case of muscular spasm.

Plummeting rice Manila, private PSC spends P1.7

prices: How will our
rice farmers cope ?
It’s a very bad time to
be a rice farmer. A
precipitous drop in rice prices is endangering the
incomes and livelihoods of more than two million
Filipino rice farmers nationwide.
It has confirm that rice prices are dropping. It has
reported the prices to as low as P9 per kilo in
Pampanga and P7 per kilo in Nueva Ecija and
Bataan. Farmers fear rice prices will only drop
further come next harvest season.
Farmers need our supports whose incomes and
livelihoods are now hurting because of rice
ratification. Politicians must also tread carefully
when it comes to helping our farmers. Policies
driven by good intentions, yet lacking in careful
thought, can often do more harm than good.
firms launch
'incentivized'
plastic waste
program
The Manila City government, in
partnership with the Pasig River
Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC)
and various private companies, on
Saturday launched an incentivized
plastic waste collection program as part
of efforts to address the country's waste
problem and save Pasig River from
pollution.
million for PH
women's volleyball
Japan camp
In a bid to end a
long medal drought, the Philippine Sports
Commission (PSC) sent the national
women’s volleyball team to a training camp
in Japan in preparation for the country’s
hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA)
Games.
RESULTS: October 2019 CPA licensure
exam
Congratulations to the New Marians
Certified Public Accountants were 9 out of
48 passed the examination. To the 48 strong
Marians, keep dreaming. Believe that you
can do it no matter what. God bless you all!