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HEADLINES
1.HELEN THREATENS EXTREME NORTH:
Helen, suspected to affect the northernmost part
of the country, still up and is expected to create
heavy rainfall in the north

2.TAXI DRIVER CHARGED 3,600 PESOS

FROM NAIA TO CUBAO:
LTO seeks to investigate a case with the LTFRB
after a taxi driver charged 3600 pesos from NAIA
to cubao

3.WORLDS LARGEST RADIO TELESCOPE

STARTS OPERATING IN CHINA:
World's largest radio telescope starts operating in
southwestern China to search for an intelligent life
outside the galaxy

4.CLINTON-TRUMP RACE NARROWS ON

THE DOORSTEP OF THE DEBATES
5.ECONOMIC
TEAM
CONFIDENT
OF
SUSTAINED GDP GROWTH
6.NOVEL METHOD MAY HELP BURN
VICTIMS GROW NEW SKIN

A new technique can hasten skin regeneration.

What is this new method and how is it done?

7.SNAPCHAT SUNGLASSES WITH CAMERA

Snapchat surprised the world last night by

unveiling Spectacles, its first hardware product.

8.FC BARCELONA DOMINATES SPORTING

GIJON
After the midweek draw with Atletico Madrid, FC
Barcelona got back to winning ways in their game
against Sporting Gijon
END OF HEADLINES
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PATRICK

CHESTEL:
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Friday
asked victims of a taxi scam to come forward
and file a case against those involved, in order
to help prevent similar incidents from happening.
The LTO Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvente
uttered his desire to get a lead to find the
suspects in an interview with DZMM. A victim of
a taxi scam posted an account of her encounter
with scammers on September 18, but had not
yet pursued any action against the suspects due
to fear that someone might come after them.
According to the victim, "Janine," the driver of
the taxi they rode from the Ninoy Aquino

International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 to a bus

terminal in Cubao asked them for fare
amounting to P3,600. He was accompanied by a
barker, who entered the taxi as soon as they got
in. They pretended to go along with them and
they told them we needed to withdraw money
from an ATM machine but as soon as they got
off the taxi near policemen, they dropped were
able to flee as the police chose not to pursue
them. Others have commiserated with the victim
on Facebook regarding the incident, and shared
that they encountered the same men. According
to Galvante, those found guilty of overcharging
can be fined P5,000 on the first offense,
P10,000 for a second offense, and P15,000 for a
third offense. The LTO can investigate the case
with the Land Transportation Franchising and
Regulatory Board (LTFRB), and ask airport
authorities to watch out for the modus as well.
The LTO secures people that they will take up
the case with the Department of Transportation
to prevent same incidents.
PATRICK

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The race between Hillary Clinton and Donald
Trump has narrowed to essentially a dead heat
nationally in the latest ABC News/Washington Post
poll, raising the stakes dramatically for the first
presidential debate Monday night.

NIKKI:
The race between Hillary Clinton and Donald
Trump has narrowed to essentially a dead heat
nationally in the latest ABC News/Washington
Post poll, raising the stakes dramatically for the
first presidential debate Monday night. A vast 74
percent of Americans plan to watch the debate.
And while eight in 10 say it wont change their
minds, that leaves more than enough to shift the
balance in an increasingly closely fought
contest, with unprecedented levels of qualms
about both major-party candidates. Trump, in
particular, is running competitively despite
persistent doubts. Around six in 10 Americans
continue
to
see
him
as
unqualified,
untrustworthy, temperamentally unsuited or
insufficiently knowledgeable of world affairs to
serve effectively as president. Yet hes
capitalizing on strength in his core support
groups and on Clintons own weaknesses,
including concerns about her health.

Watch the first presidential debate at 9 p.m. at

(name ng channel natin), live coverage and
analysis of the debate will begin on (website
kunwari ng news natin) at 7 p.m. ET.
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The world's largest radio telescope named FAST
began operating in southwestern China Sunday, a
project which Beijing says will help humanity
search for alien life.

KAREN:
The 500-meter Aperture Spherical Radio
Telescope (FAST), nestled between hills in the
mountainous region of Guizhou, began working
around noon. Built at a cost of 1.2 billion yuan
($180 million), the telescope dwarfs the Arecibo
Observatory in Puerto Rico as the world's
largest radio telescope, with a reflector as large
as 30 football fields. FAST will explore space
and search for signs of intelligent life, it added.
China sees its ambitious military-run, multibillion-dollar space program as symbolizing the
country's progress. It plans a permanent orbiting
space station by 2020 and eventually a manned
mission to the moon. Wu Xiangping, directorgeneral of the Chinese Astronomical Society, as
saying that the telescope's high degree of
sensitivity "will help us to search for intelligent
life outside of the galaxy." Construction of FAST
began in 2011, and local officials vowed in
February to relocate nearly 10,000 people living
within five kilometers to create a better
environment for monitoring. In the past China
has relocated hundreds of thousands of people
to make way for large infrastructure projects
such as dams and canals. The area surrounding
the telescope is remote and relatively poor. It
was chosen because there are no major towns
nearby.
PATRICK

Economic managers and monetary authorities

are
assuring
investors
the
countrys
macroeconomics fundamentals remain solid
amid the tirades made by President Duterte
against U.S President Barack Obama, UN
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and the
European Union over his all-out war against
illegal drugs.
Economic team starts pacifying investors after
foreign funds have been flying out of the
Philippines Stock Exchange via massive while

the peso is nearing the 48 to $1 level. Bangko

Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando Tetangco
Jr. said in a speech before banker, traders,
brokers, fund managers, and underwriters, the
Philippines is in a relatively strong position
compared with many advanced economies and
emerging market economies. Tetangco was
guest of honor at the joint general membership
meeting of Money Market Association of the
Philippines (MART), ACI Philippines, Investment
Houses of the Philippines (IHAP), Trust Officers
Association of the Philippines (TOAP), National
Association of Securities Broker Salesmen Inc.
(NASSI), and the Fund Managers Association of
the Philippines (FMAP). He pointed out the
Philippines have had 70 consecutive quarters of
positive Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth
since 2009. On the other hand, inflation
remained manageable averaging 1.5% in the
first 8 months of the year well within the 2 to 4%
target set by the BSP. He also cited recent
banking sector indicators continued to indicate
solid asset growth, improving quality of loans,
and capitalization above international norms.
Tetangco added, and we quote, Clearly, we are
standing on a solid foundation and we can
further build on that foundation by strengthening
our institutions, in particular through particular
through capital market reforms.
However, S&P Global Ratings earlier said there
will be no higher rating for the Philippines over
the next 2 years amid the countrys lower middle
income economy as well as rinsing uncertainties
surrounding the stability, predictability, and
accountability under Duterte administration. The
rating agency noted President Duterte has a
strong focus on improving law and order, which
has allegedly resulted in numerous instances of
extrajudicial killings since he came to power.
But, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III
argued the Duterte administrations economic
pronouncements anchored on its 10-point
socioeconomic agenda have been clear and
consistent from the very beginning. Novel
method may help burn victims grow new skin:
study
The new predictive technique could be
employed in this field as a method of predicting
the limit to which the skin could be stretched
Researchers have developed a novel method
that measures the limit to which human skin can

be stretched, an advance that could help grow

new skin for burn victims. The procedure is done
by inflating a balloon to stretch the skin. Skin
where streching happens grows nmore often,
like stretch marks in the belly during pregnancy
This research led to the discovery of how far
skin can be stretched without getting damaged
and which parts of the skin is most viable for
burn victims. Hydrated skin is harder to break
than dry brittle skin This research can help in the
production of creams which can improve the
skin and hasten the healing process of burn
wounds
Messaging app firm Snapchat has announced
its first gadget - sunglasses with a built-in
camera. The device, which the company is
calling Spectacles, will go on sale later this year
priced at $130 (100). The glasses will record up
to 30 seconds of video at a time. As part of the
announcement, Snapchat is renaming itself
Snap, Inc. The renaming decision underlined the
companys apparent ambition to go beyond the
ephemeral messaging app, a product which is
highly popular with young people. On Saturday,
Snap released some limited information about
how the glasses will work. Footage will be
recorded in a new, circular format which can be
viewed in any orientation, the company said.
The battery on the device will last about a day. A
light on the front of the device will indicate to
people nearby when the glasses are recording.
Prior to confirmation from Snap about the
product, news website Business Insider
published a promotional video it found on
YouTube showing the product. The video has
since been taken down. Spectacles will remind
many of Google Glass, an ill-fated attempt by
the search giant to create smart glasses.
However, with a far lower price point, and likely
adoption by influential celebrities, Snaps
Spectacles stand a solid chance of being seen
as cooler than Googles attempt.FC Barcelonas
wonderful 5-0 victory at Sporting threw up plenty
of fascinating stats, and Sergi Roberto played a
part in many of them. Hes now Baras top
supplier of assists in La Liga with four, while Luis
Surez is outright top scorer with five goals.
It all started in the 28th minute with a through
ball pass in the air from Arda Turan to Luis
Suarez and he clipped the ball past the
goalkeepers challenge and placed the ball at

the back of the net, scoring the first goal for

Barcelona. The next goal was initiated by a pass
from Turan to Neymar, followed by an excellent
pass to Sergi Roberto from the right hand side
and he delivered a beautiful cross, resulting to a
beautiful header by Rafinha, securing Barcas
2nd goal in the 31st minute. During the second
half, Lora made a rough challenge on Sergi
Roberto, with the referee giving him a red card
which had him sent off and made Gijon play with
only 10 men on the pitch. At the 81st minute,
another pass was made by Neymar onto Sergi
Roberto once again, with the latter crossing the
ball to the inside of the box but Paco Alcacer
was unable to secure the goal as he struck the
crossbar before Neymar was on hand to bundle
home the rebound. 4 minutes just after the third
goal, Arda Turan once again enabled an attack
with a pass to Denis Suarez, who made a
stunning turn and passed it to Sergi Roberto
delivering a fine cross into the box with Arda
Turan being unmarked and allowed him to seal
Barcelonas fourth goal. Just 2 minutes before
full time, Barcelona was able to add another
goal with Denis Suarez providing a beautiful
through ball pass to Neymar, and was able to
finesse the ball into the back of the net. Neymar,
then again tried to add another goal but only
strucked the woodwork and was unlucky. After
the match, Neymar gave his shirt to a disabled
fan who still supported the club, despite his
condition.