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GMA Network
3 days ago
- Politics
- GMA Network
78% of Pinoys want VP Sara Duterte to face impeachment trial —OCTA survey
Majority of Filipinos believe Vice President Sara Duterte should face a Senate trial or impeachment court, according to survey results released Monday. Based on OCTA Research's Tugon ng Masa (TNM) survey, 78% of Pinoys want Duterte to face a Senate trial or impeachment court to respond to the charges and formally clear her name. Only 13% disagreed while 9% said they did not know the answer or have no answer. 'These findings reflect strong public support for accountability and due process in addressing the allegations against the Vice President,' OCTA said. The non-commissioned survey was conducted from April 20 to 24 through face-to-face interviews with 1,200 male and female respondents aged 18 and above. According to OCTA, the survey has a margin of error of ±3 % at a 95% confidence level. "Subnational estimates for the geographic areas covered in the survey have the following margins of error at a 95% confidence level: ±6% for Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao," OCTA said. The House impeached Duterte on February 5, with over 200 lawmakers endorsing the complaint. On the same day, the Articles of Impeachment were transmitted to the Senate but the upper chamber adjourned without addressing the case. On February 25, Senate President Francis 'Chiz' Escudero said the processes related to Duterte's impeachment trial would start on June 2. However, Escudero on May 29 said the presentation of the Articles of Impeachment before the Senate was moved to June 11 to prioritize the passage of the items in the administration's legislative agenda before the end of 19th Congress. Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa recently said that he and other senators are working on their drafts of a Senate resolution seeking to dismiss the impeachment case against Duterte. Duterte was accused of betrayal of public trust, culpable violation of the Constitution, graft and corruption, and other high crimes. The Vice President has denied the allegations. —KG, GMA Integrated News
Hindustan Times
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Unni Mukundan denies assaulting former PR; claims it's ‘propaganda' to harm friendship with Tovino Thomas
Ever since news broke on Monday evening that a police complaint was filed against actor Unni Mukundan by his former PR manager, Vipin Kumar, for alleged physical and verbal assault, the two have indulged in a he-said-he-said while talking to the media. After the manager claimed that Unni allegedly beat him up for praising Tovino Thomas' film, the actor denied all claims. (Also Read: Malayalam actor Unni Mukundan accused of beating up manager; police complaint filed) After filing a police complaint with the Info Park police in Kochi, Vipin spoke to the media and said, according to India Today. 'I did promotions for Tovino Thomas' Narivetta. I had posted praising the film, which Unni didn't like. He called me that night and asked me to stop working for him. I said okay.' Vipin then claimed that Unni had asked him to come to the parking lot of his building on Monday, where he was assaulted. The FIR states that Unni hit Vipin in the face, damaged his sunglasses and threatened to kill him. 'He beat me up after abusing me…I worked with him for six years. I am a PR consultant and work with other actors, he knows that. He's frustrated that he didn't get good films after Marco. Even Get Set Baby failed at the box office. He was supposed to direct a film, but Gokulam Movies withdrew. He is showing that frustration on the people around him. None of them are with him now. Even I have my limits,' claimed Vipin. According to TNM, police have filed charges against Unni under sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 126(2) (wrongful restraint), 296(b) (uttering obscene songs, ballads, or words in a public place), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), 324(4) and 324(5) (causing loss or damage) of Bhariya Nayay Sanhitha (BNS). Vipin also filed a complaint against Unni with FEFKA (Film Employees Federation of Kerala) and AMMA (Association of Malayalam Movie Artists). Unni spoke to Manorama Online and denied all allegations of assault levied against him by Vipin, including that a confrontation took place over Tovino. He admitted that he visited Vipin's flat in Kochi with a mutual friend, Vishnu Unnithan, and claimed their conversation took place in a CCTV-monitored area. The actor claimed that the manager was trying to 'tarnish his reputation' and that he had confronted him about that. 'Yes, I removed and broke his sunglasses, but I did not engage in any act that could be called physical assault,' said Unni, adding that this was 'propaganda meant to harm (him) and Tovino Thomas.' 'I personally called Tovino and explained the situation. We've been friends since we entered the industry and share a strong bond. No false rumour can destroy that friendship,' he added. Unni also claimed to be 'shocked and saddened' by how someone who worked with him for years would turn against him. Unni also claimed that he asked Vipin to write an apology and return the passwords to his accounts. He also claims that the former PR manager was 'blackmailing' him and stealing 'credit' during Marco promotions. Unni alleged that there are numerous complaints against Vipin in the film industry, including one by a female actor to the ICC. Meanwhile, Tovino has not addressed the issue and is busy promoting his recent release Narivetta on social media.
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Fact check: Misinformation after Biden's cancer diagnosis
A statement released by the former US President Joe 's office and cited by international media informed that the 82-year-old had been diagnosed with an "aggressive" prostate cancer that had "metastasized to the bone." Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The cancer diagnosis drew an outpouring of sympathy from supporters and rivals alike. But the news also ignited speculations among Trump allies, and misinformation on social media platforms. Hours after the information became public, inaccuracies started circulating about Biden's diagnosis and speculations about whether his medical condition was known before and hidden from the public. These were shared by prominent political figures and commentators. DW Fact check analyzed the most viral claims. Claim: "What I want to know is how did Dr Jill Biden miss stage five metastatic cancer or is this yet another coverup???" Donald Trump Jrwrote on X. The post reached 5.4 million people and was liked by 37K people at the time of publishing. DW Fact check: False X Post by Donald Trump Jr. claiming that Biden has "stage five" metastatic cancer (Image: @DonaldJTrumpJr/X) In the post, the US president's oldest son and CEO of the Trump Organization refers to Biden's prostate cancer as a "stage five" cancer. This is inaccurate and can lead to confusion. German Cancer Aid (German: Deutsche Krebshilfe) is a not-for-profit organization that fights cancer in all its forms. It explains that there are two internationally standardized classifications for prostate cancer: the TNM staging system and the Gleason grading system. How are cancer diagnoses classified? The TNM classification describes the overall stage of different types of cancer, based on standards that indicate: the size and extent of the tumor (T), if the cancer cells have invaded the lymph nodes (N) and if metastases (M) are present in other organs. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Once determined, these values are combined to assign an overall stage, usually described with a Roman number from I (1) to IV (4). As the American Cancer Society explains, stage I cancers are less advanced and have a better prognosis, while in stage IV the cancer has spread (metastasized) to distant parts of the body and might require intense treatment. The Gleason grading system, on the other hand, is specific to prostate cancer and is used to assess its aggressiveness in terms of cell differentiation and growth pattern. Pathologists examine prostate tissue and assign grades from 1 to 5, depending on how much the tumor cells resemble healthy prostate cells. Lower grades indicate bigger similarity, while higher ones describe a bigger difference. The grades of the two most common tumor cells are then added up, resulting in the Gleason score with a range between 2 to 10. In short, both medical standards describe different characteristics. The TNM classification system evaluates the stage of development of different types of cancer, while the Gleason grading system determines how aggressive a prostate cancer is. What is Biden's diagnosis? The statement released by the Personal Office of Joe Biden said his prostate cancer was characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5), meaning a very aggressive cancer. Claiming that Biden has a "stage five metastatic cancer" is therefore false, as there is no "stage five" (V) cancer in the TNM classification system. In his post, Donald Trump Jralso talks about "Dr Jill Biden" missing her husband's cancer diagnosis. It is worth clarifying that Jill Biden is not a doctor in the medical sense but in an academic one. According to her biography, she holds a Doctor of Education (EdD) and doesn't have a degree in medicine or health sciences-related areas. Jill Biden has, nevertheless, dedicated part of her career as an advocate for more cancer education and prevention. Back in 1993, she launched the Biden Breast Health Initiative to educate high school girls about early detection and prevention of this type of cancer. Claim: "Prostate cancer is the easiest cancer to diagnose when it first starts and to watch it progress to bone metastases. […] For even with the most aggressive form, it is a 5-7 year journey without treatment before it becomes metastatic. [...] It is highly likely he was carrying a diagnosis of prostate cancer throughout his White House tenure and the American people were uninformed," reads a screenshot of an X post by Dr , founder and CEO of Atossa Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for breast cancer. X Post by Dr. Steve Quay claiming it was "highly likely he (Biden) was carrying a diagnosis of prostate cancer throughout his White House tenure" (Image: @quay_dr/X) Quay is also known for co-authoring the book The Origin of the Virus, which supports the hypothesis that the virus causing COVID-19 originated from a laboratory. The post reached 5.5 million users and was liked 39K times, at the time of publishing. DW Fact check: Unproven In his viral X post, Donald Trump Jralso raises the question of whether Biden's medical condition had been covered up and shares a screenshot from an X post shared by physician and scientist, Dr Steven Quay. Dr Quay claims that it is "highly likely" that Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer while he was still president of the United States and that the "American people were uninformed" about this. Biden's physical health and mental capacity were the focus of scrutiny during the last months of his presidency. He dropped out of his reelection campaign weeks after a bad performance during a debate against his then-rival, Donald Trump. On May 20, journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson released the book Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again. The book has made headlines as the authors allege Biden's inner circle hid his physical and cognitive decline from the public during his presidency and particularly in the lead-up to the 2024 election, and Biden's potential re-election. Biden's current prostate cancer diagnosis is not included in the book. In February 2024, the White House published Biden's official health summary. The document signed by the longtime president' , Dr Kevin C O'Connor, mentions Biden was being treated for a removed basal cell carcinoma (a common and relatively unaggressive form of skin cancer), obstructive sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux and stiffened ambulatory gait. But there wasn't any mention of the small nodule that was found during Biden's routine physical exam last week, and which the mediahad already reported, before the prostate cancer was confirmed. As Biden's 2024 health summary describes, it is not the first time that Biden has been diagnosed with some type of cancer. In 2023, the same physician confirmed to the New York Times the removal of the cancerous lesion from the president's chest, as cited in the summary. X Post by political commentator Nick Sortor (Image: @nicksortor/X) The information around Biden's cancerous lesion resonates with another claim by the political commentator Nick Sortor. He re-posted an old video of Joe Biden in which he is heard saying he had cancer. Sortor then asks whether the Biden administration has been covering up his health diagnosis "for years." Has Biden already admitted to having had cancer in the past? The video appears to be from a speech Biden gave in Massachusetts in 2022. During his speech, Biden said "that's why I and so damn many other people I grew up [with] have cancer." The video published by Sortor has not been digitally doctored, as suspected by some users online. The official White House transcript of the speech confirms Biden said those words. At the time, the clip had caused controversy and was shared, especially by Biden's opponents, to highlight that the US President was announcing he had cancer. The White House, however, dismissed this claim and said the then-US President was referring to a previous diagnosis of skin cancer. Biden's former spokesperson, Andrew Bates confirmed the former US President had had non-melanoma skin cancer removed (Image: X) Biden's former spokesperson, Andrew Bates, posted a link that confirmed Biden had had non-melanoma skin cancers removed before he became president. This, nevertheless, did not quell the criticism, especially among those who have highlighted that Biden was speaking in the present tense in Massachusetts, not in the past tense. Now, the post has resurfaced as part of Biden's official cancer diagnosis. As to whether the Biden administration has covered up his health diagnosis "for years," as Sortor claims, or Donald Trump Jr., this is something Biden's team has denied in the past. His former spokesperson, Karine Jean-Pierre, said in 2024, as part of the controversy over Biden's health said that the administration had been "transparent" about the former president's health. "We have put forward a thorough, transparent annual report on his health," she said. No statement has been made by Biden or his office on the new speculations.
DW
20-05-2025
- Health
- DW
Fact check: Misinformation after Biden's cancer diagnosis – DW – 05/20/2025
US President Trump's allies have fueled speculation about Biden's recent aggressive cancer diagnosis, implying that his medical team may have concealed the condition. A statement released by the former US President Biden's office and cited by international media informed that the 82-year-old had been diagnosed with an "aggressive" prostate cancer that had "metastasized to the bone." The cancer diagnosis drew an outpouring of sympathy from supporters and rivals alike. However, the news has also ignited speculations among Trump allies and misinformation on social media platforms. Hours after the information became public, inaccuracies about his diagnosis and speculations about whether his medical condition was known before and hidden from the public started circulating and were shared by prominent political figures and commentators. DW Fact check analyzed the most viral claims. Claim: "What I want to know is how did Dr. Jill Biden miss stage five metastatic cancer or is this yet another coverup???" Donald Trump Jr. wrote on X; the post reached 5,4 million people and was liked by 37 K at the time of publishing. DW Fact check: False X Post by Donald Trump Jr. claiming that Biden has "stage five" metastatic cancer Image: @DonaldJTrumpJr/X In the post, the US President's oldest son and CEO of the Trump Organization refers to Biden's prostate cancer as a "stage five" cancer, which is inaccurate and can lead to confusion. German Cancer Aid (German: Deutsche Krebshilfe ) is a not-for-profit organization that fights cancer in all its forms. It explains that there are two internationally standardized classifications for prostate cancer: the TNM staging system and the Gleason grading system. How are cancer diagnoses classified? The TNM classification describes the overall stage of different types of cancer, based on standards that indicate: the size and extent of the tumor (T), if the cancer cells have invaded the lymph nodes (N), and if metastases (M) are present in other organs. Once determined, these values are combined to assign an overall stage, usually described with a Roman number from I (1) to IV (4). As the American Cancer Society explains, stage I cancers are less advanced and have a better prognosis, while in stage IV the cancer has spread (metastasized) to distant parts of the body and might require intense treatment. The Gleason grading system, on the other hand, is specific to prostate cancer and is used to assess its aggressiveness in terms of cell differentiation and growth pattern. Pathologists examine prostate tissue and assign grades from 1 to 5, depending on how much the tumor cells resemble healthy prostate cells. Lower grades indicate bigger similarity, while higher ones describe a bigger difference. The grades of the two most common tumor cells are then summed, resulting in the Gleason score with a range between 2 to 10. In short, both medical standards describe different characteristics: the TNM classification system evaluates the stage of development of different types of cancer, while the Gleason grading system determines how aggressive a prostate cancer is. What is Biden's diagnosis? The statement released by the Personal Office of Joe Biden said his prostate cancer was characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5), meaning a very aggressive cancer. Claiming that Biden has a "stage five metastatic cancer" is therefore false, as there is no "stage five" (V) cancer in the TNM classification system. In his post, Donald Trump Jr. also talks about "Dr. Jill Biden" missing her husband's cancer diagnosis. It is worth clarifying that Jill Biden is not a doctor in the medical sense, but in an academic one. According to her biography , she holds a Doctor of Education (EdD) and doesn't have a degree in medicine or health sciences-related areas. Jill Biden has, nevertheless, dedicated part of her career as an advocate for more cancer education and prevention. Back in 1993, she launched the Biden Breast Health Initiative to educate high school girls about early detection and prevention of this type of cancer. Claim: "Prostate cancer is the easiest cancer to diagnose when it first starts and to watch it progress to bone metastases. […] For even with the most aggressive form, it is a 5-7 year journey without treatment before it becomes metastatic. [...] It is highly likely he was carrying a diagnosis of prostate cancer throughout his White House tenure and the American people were uninformed," reads a screenshot of an X post by Dr. Steven Quay , founder and CEO of Atossa Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for breast cancer. X Post by Dr. Steve Quay claiming it was "highly likely he (Biden) was carrying a diagnosis of prostate cancer throughout his White House tenure" Image: @quay_dr/X Quay is also known for co-authoring the book The Origin of the Virus, which supports the hypothesis that the virus causing COVID-19 originated from a laboratory. The post reached 5,5 million users and was liked 39K times, at the time of publishing. DW Fact check: Unproven In his viral X post, Donald Trump Jr. also raises the question of whether Biden's medical condition had been covered up and shares a screenshot from an X post shared by physician and scientist, Dr. Steven Quay. Dr. Quay claims that it is "highly likely" that Joe Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer while he was still president of the US and that the "American people were uninformed" about this. Biden's physical health and mental capacity were the focus of scrutiny during the last months of his presidency. He dropped out of his reelection campaign, weeks after a bad performance during a debate against his then-rival, Donald Trump. In February 2024, the White House published Biden's official health summary . The document signed by the longtime president's physician, Dr. Kevin C. O'Connor, mentions Biden was being treated for a removed basal cell carcinoma (a common and relatively unaggressive form of skin cancer), obstructive sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux and stiffened ambulatory gait. But there wasn't any mention of the small nodule that was found during Biden's routine physical exam last week, and which the media had already reported, before the prostate cancer was confirmed. As Biden's 2024 health summary describes, it is not the first time that Biden has been diagnosed with some type of cancer. In 2023, the same physician confirmed to the New York Times the removal of the cancerous lesion from the president's chest, as cited in the summary. X Post by political commentator Nick Sortor Image: @nicksortor/X The information around Biden's cancerous lesion resonates with another claim by the political commentator Nick Sortor. He re-posted an old video of Joe Biden in which he is heard saying he had cancer. Sortor then asks whether the Biden administration has been covering up his health diagnosis "for years." Has Biden already admitted to having had cancer in the past? The video appears to be from a speech Biden gave in Massachusetts in 2022. During his speech, Biden said "that's why I and so damn many other people I grew up [with] have cancer." The video published by Sortor has not been digitally doctored, as suspected by some users online. The official White House transcript of the speech confirms Biden said those words. At the time, the clip had caused controversy and was shared, especially by Biden's opponents, to highlight that the US President was announcing he had cancer. The White House, however, dismissed this claim and said the US President was referring to a previous diagnosis of skin cancer. Biden's former spokesperson, Andrew Bates confirmed the former US President had had non-melanoma skin cancer removed Image: X Biden's former spokesperson, Andrew Bates, posted a link that confirmed Biden had had non-melanoma skin cancers removed before he became president. This, nevertheless, did not quell the criticism, especially among those who have highlighted that Biden was speaking in the present tense in Massachusetts, not in the past tense. Now, the post has resurfaced as part of Biden's official cancer diagnosis. As to whether the Biden administration has covered up his health diagnosis "for years," as Sortor claims, or Donald Trump Jr., this is something Biden's team has denied in the past. His former spokesperson, Karine Jean-Pierre, said in 2024 , as part of the controversy over Biden's health, which ultimately led to him withdrawing his candidacy for president, said that the administration had been "transparent" about the former president's health. "We have put forward a thorough, transparent annual report on his health," she said. No statement has been made by Biden or his office on the new speculations. Thomas Sparrow contributed to this report Edited by: Astrid Prange De Oliveira, Rachel Baig
The Wire
19-05-2025
- Politics
- The Wire
Those Opposing Caste Survey in Karnataka are Among the Most Socially Advanced Communities in the State
Brahmins, Vokkaligas, and Lingayats – the three communities that have been opposing the caste survey claiming that it is 'unscientific' – are among the most socially advanced communities, leaked portions of Karnataka's Social and Education Survey show. The survey, commissioned by the previous Siddaramaiah government in 2015, measured overall backwardness in terms of social, educational and livelihood indicators. Caste associations of Brahmins, Vokkaligas, and Lingayats have been consistently opposing the survey on various grounds, their biggest grouse being that the survey had under-counted their communities. However, the caste survey was aimed at measuring social backwardness and not populations of individual castes or sub-castes. Leaked portions of the survey, which TNM accessed, suggest that Brahmins, Vokkaligas, and Lingayats are among the state's most socially advanced communities. These findings are broadly in line with the findings of the O Chinnappa Reddy Commission, which submitted its report in April 1990. The leaked portion of the survey is only a partial list of the scores of 23 'main castes' that are among the numerically larger caste groups. The document shows that five communities are the least socially backward, starting with Brahmins, followed by Christians, Vokkaligas, Neygis, and Lingayat-Veerashaivas. Muslims are seventh. The survey measures and assigns scores for social, educational, and livelihood backwardness and an overall score after taking these into account. Communities are given scores out of 100 for social backwardness, out of 68 for educational backwardness, and out of 32 for livelihood, which add up to a total score of 200. The higher the score, the greater the backwardness. The various communities scored between 12 and 147 out of 200 on overall backwardness, with the mid-point being 90. Those with a score higher than 90 were categorised as Most Backward, 50-89 as More Backward, and those with a score of 20-49 as Backward. Communities with a score of below 20 were considered as General. Brahmins, who comprise 2.62% of the state's population according to the survey, have the lowest score on overall backwardness at 11.29. This is the only community on the list of 23 that has a score below 20. On social and educational backwardness, the community scores 1.12 and 1.19 respectively, and on livelihood backwardness, 8.98. Lingayats, who constitute 11.09% of the state's people, have an overall score of 41.58, while Vokkaligas form 10.31% of the state's population and score 42.6.
