HEADLINES: Marcos to military: Foil ouster attempts | May 25, 2024

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READ: Marcos to military: Foil ouster attempts

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the military's «mission is not over,» as they still needed to thwart attempts to overthrow the government. In his speech during his visit to the Joint Task Force Tawi-Tawi headquarters in Bongao town, Tawi-Tawi, on Thursday, Marcos said he has been going around military camps to stress the urgency of fighting destabilization. Marcos made the statement amid claims that a group of police officials was plotting to unseat him.

READ: Masinloc fishers seek help from lawmakers

Filipino fishermen on Friday made an impassioned plea to lawmakers to help them return to their traditional fishing grounds in Bajo de Masinloc. The two panels went to Masinloc town for a public consultation with the fisherfolk and local officials as part of their investigation into the «gentleman's agreement» said to have been reached by the Duterte administration and the Chinese government to defuse tensions in the West Philippine Sea. Masinloc fisherfolk complain that fishing in Bajo de Masinloc has become more difficult because their movements are restricted by the China Coast Guard and the Chinese maritime militia. The Chinese coast guard has even been directed to detain «trespassers» who venture into Bajo de Masinloc beginning next month. China has taken control of the shoal, claiming it is part of its territory, despite being well within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.

READ: 'Aghon' affects wide swathe of central Philippines

SIGNAL No. 1 was raised Friday over a wide area in central Philippines due to Tropical Depression «Aghon,» the first storm to hit the country this year. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Signal No. 1 is up over Sorsogon, Albay, Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte and Masbate, including Ticao and Burias Islands in Luzon. Aghon was tracked 135 kilometers north-east of