Leo Cloma posted a photo:
A baul or chest with 2 drawers
ESTIMATE: PHP 12,000 - 16,000
Early 1900s
Ilocos
Narra wood, lanite inlays, wrought iron
35.5 x 60 x 30 cm (14 x 23 1/2 x 11 3/4 in)
Lot 311 of the SALCEDO AUCTIONS
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Leo Cloma posted a photo:
A pair of Neoclassical brass candelabras
ESTIMATE: PHP 16,000 - 20,000
c. 1900s
European
Brass
48 x 15 x 14 cm (19 x 6 x 5 1/2 in) each
Lot 258 of the SALCEDO AUCTIONS
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Leo Cloma posted a photo:
EDDIE SARMIENTO (B. 1940)
Untitled (Boat)
ESTIMATE: PHP 6,000 - 10,000
Signed and dated '96' (1996, lower right)
Oil on canvas
61 x 45.7 cm (24 x 18 in)
Lot 173 of the SALCEDO AUCTIONS
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MANILA, May 18 — Philippine lawmakers were on Monday sworn in to serve as judges in the trial of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, the second attempt since last year to force her from office.
Sixteen votes in the 24-seat Senate would be needed to convict the daughter of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, an outcome that seems unlikely as the chamber is packed with her allies.
The Senate court has yet to set the trial dates, but ordered the charges be provided to Vice President Duterte.
The 47-year-old was impeached or formally accused by a large majority of the House of Representatives last week of graft charges and an alleged assassination plot against former ally President Ferdinand Marcos.
Under the Philippine constitution, an impeachment triggers a trial in the Senate, where a guilty verdict on any of the charges would see her removed and banned from elected office for life.
The vice president has declared her candidacy for president in the 2028 election.
The 23 senators present donned maroon velvet robes Monday and swore to “do impartial justice according to the constitution and the laws of the Philippines” at the trial.
Ronald Dela Rosa was the only senator not present as he evades an International Criminal Court arrest warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity for his role in ex-president Duterte’s deadly drug crackdown.
Duterte ally and Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, the chief judge, ordered the written charge sheet delivered to the defendant, requiring her to submit her reply within 10 calendar days.
“She is directed to appear before the session hall of the Senate of the Philippines upon notice,” Cayetano added.
Duterte swept to victory as the running mate of Ferdinand Marcos in 2022, but the alliance was broken last year when Marcos had her father arrested and turned over to the ICC where he now awaits trial over his deadly drug war. — AFP
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Circumcision is commonly associated with young Muslim boys as part of religious obligations and personal hygiene practices from an early age.
However, perceptions towards the procedure are gradually changing, as it is no longer viewed solely as a tradition but is increasingly being considered by adult males for reasons related to health, hygiene and personal comfort.
In line with growing awareness of self-care, discussions surrounding men’s intimate health issues are also becoming more open in modern society.
Aesthetic medical practitioner Dr Chen Tai Ho said the trend is not only gaining traction in Malaysia, but is also being observed in several other Asian countries such as South Korea and the Philippines, where circumcision is increasingly regarded as part of healthcare and lifestyle practices.
According to him, from a medical perspective, circumcision offers hygiene and health benefits, including helping to reduce the risk of infections in intimate areas.
“However, many adult males still delay treatment despite being aware of these benefits. Among the main reasons are fear, perceptions of pain, and concerns about the recovery period, which they believe may disrupt work and daily routines.
“Some assume that healing takes longer when performed in adulthood. They are also afraid of pain and worry that they may not be able to work as usual,” he told Bernama during a recent media briefing at Premier Clinic.
He said another common factor discouraging men from undergoing the procedure is the lack of awareness about modern methods, which are now faster and less invasive compared to traditional techniques.
According to Dr Chen, technologies such as stapler circumcision or ZSR, which he began using in 2018, have made the procedure simpler, with reduced bleeding and no need for stitches.
“When we explain these modern options, many people are actually hearing about them for the first time and become more confident in making a decision,” he said.
For Jonathan Chong, 39, it took him quite some time before deciding to undergo the procedure, partly due to friends’ experiences that had shaped his negative perception of circumcision.
“Based on what my friends told me, many said the traditional process took a long time to heal and was quite painful,” he said.
However, hygiene eventually became the turning point, especially as his active lifestyle, work commitments and frequent travel sometimes made it difficult to maintain personal cleanliness consistently.
“When travelling frequently, it can sometimes be difficult to maintain proper hygiene, which may lead to irritation. That was when I realised it was important to address the issue,” he said.
After learning about the modern ZSR technology, which offers a faster and more comfortable recovery process, Chong eventually decided to undergo the procedure. — Bernama
MANILA, May 15 — The Philippines vowed today to stop the chief enforcer of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war from fleeing the country to evade an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant.
Fugitive Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa barely escaped arrest on Monday when he sought refuge in the Senate building, but left unannounced for an unknown location on Thursday.
Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida confirmed Manila has received the arrest warrant for Dela Rosa from the ICC, but was waiting for the Philippine Supreme Court to resolve the senator’s petition challenging its legality.
“The Department of Justice will treat any attempt of Senator Bato Dela Rosa to leave the country as a mockery of justice,” Vida told a news conference.
Law enforcers and border officials were instructed “that if Senator Bato Dela Rosa would try to leave the country, that the appropriate arrest should be made”.
The ICC on Monday unsealed an arrest warrant against Dela Rosa, 64, accusing him along with Duterte and other “co-perpetrators” of the “crime against humanity of murder”.
Senate president Alan Peter Cayetano prevented government agents from arresting his political ally Dela Rosa on Monday, giving hime refuge in the building.
Dela Rosa served as national police chief from 2016 to 2018 during the early phase of Duterte’s anti-drug campaign and was elected to two successive six-year terms in the Senate in 2019 after retiring from the force.
The crackdown left thousands dead, many of them drug users and low-level narcotics peddlers, according to human rights monitors.
Dela Rosa has asked the Supreme Court to stop the government from enforcing the ICC arrest warrant and expressing preference to stand trial in a Philippine court if he were charged.
His boss Duterte was arrested in March last year, flown to the Netherlands on the same day, and is detained in The Hague awaiting trial. — AFP
MANILA, May 15 — Widespread power cuts struck the Philippines Friday, leaving millions without electricity in the tropical nation’s hottest month of the year.
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said rolling one-hour power outages hit parts of the capital Manila and the rest of the main island of Luzon from mid-afternoon.
These were due to “major grid disruptions” that affected transmission lines, as well as a maintenance shutdown of several major power plants, the NGCP and the Department of Energy said.
The disruptions are scheduled to spread to the central islands, leading to seven-hour power cuts, NGCP said.
“The public deserves a complete accounting of incidents of this magnitude,” Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said in a statement.
“We will ensure that all operational, technical, and compliance dimensions are fully examined and that appropriate actions are taken where warranted,” she added.
Garin did not say when the power supply will return to normal.
Luzon accounts for almost half of the Philippine population of 116 million, as well as economic output.
The outages are occurring in the hottest month of the year, when demand for air conditioning ramps up.
The power cuts occurred even though Philippine government agencies are observing a four-day work week, imposed shortly after the start of the Iran-US-Israel war. — AFP
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