‘BB27’ Winner Ashley Says Vince Doesn’t Deserve ‘Hate’ After Shading Him

The Big Brother 27 houseguests are starting to reacclimate to the real world, and that means they have their phones back and are interacting with fans.

Winner Ashley Hollis, whose masterful social game led to her defeating runner-up Vince Panaro in a 6-1 vote in the finale, has seen fans criticizing him and third-place finisher Morgan Pope.

“FIRSTLY, No one deserves hate, not Morgan, not Vinny etc!” she wrote via X on Thursday, October 2. “These are real people, although I’m not close with Vinny and never had any type of relationship with him all season I still wish him the best and hope he’s doing well! 🙏🏾”

Fans were quick to point out that one of the first public posts that Ashley, 25, made after she was crowned the winner was throwing shade at Vince, 34. Ashley posted via Instagram a compilation of Vince criticizing her throughout the season, saying she did not deserve to win the game — or to make it far at all.

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“There’s truly no better feeling than beating a cry baby in 6-1 vote whewww 🥳🤭🤭🤭🤭😉🍾,” she wrote in the caption of her post on September 29. “Should’ve gotten me out week one babes! Oh wait, you failed at that because I won the power of veto and took myself off the block! #itsquietaintnobacktalk 😏 #bb27 🤫🤫 #teamashley.”

She is standing by her comments.

“Aht aht I said what I said! 🗣️ #standingonbusiness,” she responded to one fan via X.

“The first thing you did after getting evicted was throw hate at Vince,” another follower replied. “A sore loser is bad a sore winner is worse.”

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“He was an Ashley hater all season, one post… he will be fine 🤭,” Ashley fired back.

Ashley added in an interview with Us Weekly immediately after the finale that she “grew to like” Vince in the house.

“I actually did really grow to like Vince as a person throughout the game. He really is a nice guy,” she said. “Didn’t understand his gameplay and his jury management and giving people false hope. Didn’t really understand that part. But as a person, Vince was a nice guy overall.”

During the pair’s final two speeches to the jury, Ashley laid out her game, changing Vince’s perspective on the work she put in. She revealed to the jury that she is actually a lawyer and managed her threat level by playing dumb. Her mantra of turning enemies into allies resonated with the jury next to Vince, who she said “turned allies into enemies.”

“Anytime I saw a crack in anybody’s relationships, I took that crowbar and I opened it up more, and I stuck my way in there,” she told Us. “I attached myself to different people in the house and used them as shields in the game.”

Vince appeared to realize in real time that Ashley was earning votes throughout her speech, and he told Us that he did not handle the jury questioning as well as he could have.

“I knew I would probably get grilled a little bit,” he said. “They were pretty harsh on me, for sure. All of them were pretty, were pretty good questions, and I wasn’t the best [at] answering them.”

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Justin Baldoni’s Production Company Sued by New York Times: What to Know

Justin Baldoni‘s production company Wayfarer Studios LLC was sued by The New York Times in September 2025 over a dismissed defamation case against the publication.

Baldoni and Wayfarer originally sued The New York Times for $250 million in December 2024 over accusations that the outlet libeled the actor in its coverage of Blake Lively’s sexual harassment suit against her It Ends With Us director and costar.

Baldoni and his associates alleged that The New York Times “cherry-picked” information to mislead readers about his dispute with Lively in its December 2024 article “We Can Bury Anyone: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine.” The New York Times has consistently stood behind its reporting.

A significant legal setback for Baldoni and Wayfarer took place in June 2025 when Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed both Baldoni’s defamation suit against The New York Times and his $400 million countersuit against Lively. Three months later, The New York Times started legal proceedings against Wayfarer to recoup at least $150,000 in costs associated with Baldoni’s dismissed legal action, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly.

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Keep scrolling for a full rundown of the case.

Why Did Justin Baldoni Sue The New York Times?

Us confirmed that Baldoni and Wayfarer were among a group of 10 plaintiffs — also including publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel, plus It Ends With Us producers James Heath and Steve Saraowitz — who began legal proceedings against The New York Times over its December 2024 article “We Can Bury Anyone: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine.”

Chief among their complaints was that The New York Times and its reporters Megan Twohey, Mike McIntire and Julie Tate supposedly “cherry-picked and altered communications stripped of necessary context” to make Lively look more favorable in her sexual harassment suit against Baldoni. The lawsuit accused Lively — who the actor also countersued at the same time — of engaging in a “strategic and manipulative” media campaign by creating false “sexual harassment allegations to assert unilateral control over every aspect of the production [of It Ends With Us].”

“The Times story relied almost entirely on Lively’s unverified and self-serving narrative, lifting it nearly verbatim while disregarding an abundance of evidence that contradicted her claims and exposed her true motives,” Baldoni and his fellow plaintiffs alleged in their lawsuit.

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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are filming ‘It Ends with Us’ in January 2024. Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

Baldoni specifically rebutted accusations in the Times article that he repeatedly entered Lively’s It Ends With Us trailer while she was breast-feeding and once showed her a “pornographic video” featuring a fellow producer’s wife.

“This claim is patently absurd,” Baldoni’s legal team insisted in their suit. “The video in question was a (non-pornographic) recording of [producer Jamey Heath’s] wife during a home birth — a deeply personal one with no sexual overtone. To distort this benign event into an act of sexual misconduct is outrageous and emblematic of the lengths to which Lively and her collaborators are willing to go to defame plaintiffs.”

In response to Wayfarer’s defamation suit, a New York Times spokesperson told Us that the role of “an independent news organization is to follow the facts where they lead.”

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“Our story was meticulously and responsibly reported. It was based on a review of thousands of pages of original documents, including the text messages and emails that we quote accurately and at length in the article,” a rep for the outlet responded. “Those texts and emails were also the crux of a discrimination claim filed in California by Blake Lively against Justin Baldoni and his associates.”

According to the spokesperson, The New York Times planned to “vigorously defend against the lawsuit.”

Why Was Justin Baldoni’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times Dismissed?

Baldoni was dealt a double blow in June 2025 when Judge Liman dismissed both his lawsuit against The New York Times and his $400 million countersuit against Lively.

“The Wayfarer Parties have not alleged that Lively is responsible for any statements other than the statements in her CRD complaint, which are privileged,” Judge Liman ruled in his opinion and order filing on June 9. “The Wayfarer Parties have alleged that [Lively’s husband Ryan] Reynolds and [publicist Leslie] Sloane made additional statements accusing Baldoni of sexual misconduct and that the Times made additional statements accusing the Wayfarer Parties of engaging in a smear campaign.”

The judge went on, “But the Wayfarer Parties have not alleged that Reynolds, Sloane or the Times would have seriously doubted these statements were true based on the information available to them, as is required for them to be liable for defamation under applicable law. The Wayfarer Parties’ additional claims also fail. Accordingly, the Amended Complaint must be dismissed in its entirety.”

Judge Liman gave Baldoni and his legal team the chance to amend the dismissed claims for breach of implied covenant and tortious interference with contract, though the filmmaker’s lawyers opted not to do so.

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Justin Baldoni in December 2024. Raymond Hall/GC Images

“The Court’s decision on the motion to dismiss has no effect whatsoever on the truth that there was no harassment nor any smear campaign, and it does not in any way affect our vigorous defense against Ms. Lively’s claims,” Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman told People in June 2025. “Discovery is proceeding [in Lively’s lawsuit] and we are confident that we will prevail against these factually baseless accusations. Instead of revising the existing claims, our clients will be pursuing additional legal options that are available to us.”

Lively’s lawyers Esra Hudson and Mike Gottlieb hailed the countersuit dismissal as “a total victory and a complete vindication for Blake Lively” in a statement to Us.

“As we have said from day one, this ‘$400 million’ lawsuit was a sham, and the Court saw right through it,” they said at the time. “We look forward to the next round, which is seeking attorneys’ fees, treble damages and punitive damages against Baldoni, Sarowitz, Nathan and the other Wayfarer Parties who perpetrated this abusive litigation.”

Why Did The New York Times Sue Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer?

The New York Times Company sought “compensatory and punitive damages” of at least $150,000 related to Baldoni’s dismissed defamation claim in a motion filed in New York’s Supreme Court in September 2025, according to court filings obtained by Us.

The company accused Baldoni of violating New York’s anti-SLAPP law against lawsuits that seek to “inhibit the exercise of free speech and harass publishers by forcing them to expend time and resources on baseless litigation.” If Baldoni is found to have violated the law, he and Wayfarer associates may be required to pay “costs and attorney’s fees” related to their original suit.

“It is now well-established that news coverage of matters of public interest fall within the scope of the law,” the New York Times lawsuit asserted.

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The New York Times building in September 2025. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

The legal filing accused Baldoni of wrongly pursuing allegations of “false light” and “promissory fraud” against The New York Times, particularly over the timing of the publication of “We Can Bury Anyone: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine.” In his original filing, Baldoni accused The New York Times of violating a promise to hold off publication of the article until “noon on December 21, 2024” to give the filmmaker adequate time to respond.

The New York Times published the article just after 10 a.m. ET on December 21 but only after “receiving comment from the attorney for Wayfarer and its affiliates,” according to the publication.

“The Amended Complaint tried to construe the email as promising that the Article would not be published before noon on December 21, 2024,” the Times’ legal team argued.

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The New York Times Company subsequently alleged that Judge Liman’s June 2025 dismissal of Baldoni’s defamation claim proved that the actor’s accusations “lacked any basis in fact or law.”

“The District Court’s opinion makes clear that Wayfarer and its affiliates both commenced and continued the lawsuit against The Times without a substantial basis in fact and law,” The New York Times asserted.

The New York Times Company is seeking “reasonable costs, attorney’s fees and disbursements” pursuant to New York civil rights law, plus “further relief as [the] Court deems just and proper.”

In response to this latest suit, Baldoni’s lawyer Freedman told People: “Win, lose or draw, we refuse to cave to power brokers even in the face of seemingly impossible odds.”

“We continue to stand tall for a reason: the pursuit of truth, in the face of giants,” Freedman went on. “Our unwillingness to compromise our values, no matter the odds or the outcome, reflects a simple conviction that standing up for the truth and what is right matters. If the current laws protect legacy media in this manner, perhaps it’s up to us to ignite that change.”

Meanwhile, Lively’s sexual harassment trial against Baldoni is expected begin in March 2026.

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50 Cent Trolls Diddy With ‘Letter’ to Judge Ahead of Sentencing

50 Cent’s screwing with Diddy a day before the mogul finds out whether he’s headed off to prison or if he gets to go home … telling the judge to think of the general public’s need for baby oil. The rapper shared the message on Instagram Thursday…

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Kaitlyn Bristowe Hopes to Spill Tea With an ‘Are You My First’ Reunion

Kaitlyn Bristowe is pushing hard for an Are You My First? reunion.

“I might have to take it into my own hands and just do it on my podcast or my YouTube, because I need a reunion so bad,” Bristowe, 40, told Us Weekly exclusively at the “LadyGang” podcast’s LadyWorld festival in Miramar Beach, Florida, this past weekend.

The former Bachelorette star quipped that she wishes “people would just trust me on this one” because, as the host of the Hulu show, she has the inside scoop.

“The tea that has happened since filming to now, and the information I have received,” Bristowe teased. “I’m in the girl group chat with the cast, and I’m just like, this is where the TV magic is everybody.”

Kaitlyn Bristowe Hopes to Spill Tea With an 'Are You My First' Reunion
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Are You My First? season 1 — which Bristowe noted was “epic television” — premiered in August with her as the host alongside fellow Bachelor Nation alum Colton Underwood. The show followed a group of virgin singles looking for love, which is where the title comes from.

“I loved every second of it,” Bristowe said about the show. “If we had a reunion, it would sell season 2.”

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Bristowe, who previously hosted two seasons of The Bachelorette, told Us that Are You My First? was a whole other beast.

The Bachelorette hosting experience was a lot more intense because I had really big shoes to fill,” she explained. “To step in, I was like, ‘I’ve never done this before.’ I was reading a teleprompter while having an in-ear and having to cut for a commercial break. And I was like, ‘This is hard work.’”

Are You My First? was, well, “a first for everybody” — which was the major difference for Bristowe.

“It was their first time on TV. Somebody’s having their first kiss. I’m having my first season of a show. So it didn’t feel as much of a responsibility and pressure,” Bristowe explained. “It was like, well, whatever we make this, that’s what it is. So, I felt like I could be a little more myself.”

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Kaitlyn Bristowe at LADYWORLD ’25 Presented by e.l.f Cosmetics. Chelsea Lauren / Shutterstock

Bristowe took her hosting skills to the stage at LadyWorld on Sunday, September 28, to share “confessions” (like on her “Off the Vine” podcast) with the crowd and sing some original songs for the first time ever.

“They are very personal,” Bristowe said of her songs. She took the stage on Sunday with “If I’m Being Honest,” which was dropped in 2020 and a separate tune she wrote but has yet to be released.

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“When I was writing them, it was at such different times in my life for everything, but still, somehow, the lyrics apply to every point I’m at in my life,” she said. “That’s the beautiful thing about music, is people can write a song that means one thing to them, and somebody can listen to it, and it could mean something different to them. Everybody can relate to music or come together through music.”

When it comes to where she’s at in her personal life right now, Bristowe is staying tight-lipped for now.

“I’m in my private era,” she joked to Us. “I’m such an open book, so to keep one aspect of my life private when it comes to dating — which is the only thing I keep private — it feels really sacred and nice because my last two relationships felt so exposed.”

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Mayci Neeley Addressing Her Past Sexual Assault Got Cut From ‘Mormon Wives’

Mayci Neeley has had numerous story lines cut from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives — including her reliving her past sexual assault.

During an exclusive interview for the newest issue of Us Weekly, Mayci, 30, expressed gratitude for how her memoir, Told You So, has allowed her to address topics that she hasn’t always had the platform to share with an audience.

“Now that the book is coming out, I can share more of my story. Because I only got to share [on the show] stuff about [my son’s father] Arik — which I was super grateful for — since that’s what matters most to me,” she explained. “Sharing that part of my story is the hardest part for me to deal with to this day.”

Mayci also struggled with a past relationship with a guy she referred to as “Dick” in her memoir. Throughout the novel, Mayci revealed she experienced domestic violence, sexual abuse and more trauma while dating Dick in college.

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“For a while, the hardest part for me was dealing with the abuse that I dealt with and my sexual assault. So I brushed over it when I was filming for season 1 but it was all cut out of the show. I wish it wasn’t because I went back to the place where I got sexually assaulted and talked about different stories that happened to me there,” Mayci shared about the “very traumatic and heavy” experience. “But there’s so many women that can relate to that. I feel like it humanizes the show.”

The reality star, who has been on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives since it premiered in 2024, is hopeful she will get a platform to elaborate on her experience in future seasons.

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“There is so much more to it than what was shown on the show,” Mayci added. “Maybe then we can capture that on the show and give perspective and show a different light to the situation. I’ve always wanted to work on projects to help other women. I hope that maybe this can be a door to open that for me.”

While reflecting on past attempts to shine a light on screen, Mayci admitted that seeing the conversations end up on the cutting room floor wasn’t easy, saying, “It’s very traumatic and going back to certain places — knowing they can get cut — is hard. Sometimes it is hard to watch because we have real stories and I’m so glad that they were able to show them in season 2.”

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Mayci has since learned to create more boundaries when addressing her personal life.

“So now when I go into certain things that may be traumatic, I tell them, “I’m not sure I want to do this because I’m not sure if you’re going to cut it out.’ I feel like I’m more aware to protect my peace now with what I want to do and what I don’t want to do,” she shared with Us. “The show, though, is so successful for a reason so I also trust what they’re doing. I can’t be mad at the same time for that reason.”

Told You So ultimately became a place for Mayci to show sides of herself that haven’t been explored yet on screen — and offered her the place to rework through past trauma.

Told You So is out on October 7.

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After 6.9 magnitude quake: Developers, hotels assure public of property safety

Cebu’s largest property developers and hospitality groups have moved to reassure the public and investors that their facilities remain structurally sound and operational after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake shook the province on September 30.

Mandani Bay, a major mixed-use development in Mandaue, said preliminary inspections showed no major damage to its estate. The company has commissioned an independent structural consultant to conduct a full audit ‘as a precaution,’ noting that operations continue uninterrupted.

BE Hotels and Resorts, which operates residential and hospitality projects across Cebu, including BE Residences and Mabuhay Towers, reported no structural damage and said engineering teams remain on site to carry out further safety checks.

Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI), one of the region’s largest listed developers, confirmed all its projects were unaffected.

‘No structural damages were found across our sites. All residents were promptly attended to, and monitoring protocols were carried out to ensure their safety and comfort,’ the company said, adding that inspections would continue across its portfolio.

Tourism establishments, a key pillar of Cebu’s economy, also reported limited impact.

Jpark Island Resort and Waterpark in Mactan said its facilities were cleared following an engineering review, while Bai Hotel Cebu confirmed its building was safe for occupancy after an initial evacuation.

Cebu Safari and Adventure Park in Carmen declared both facilities and guests safe.

Nustar Resort and Casino Cebu said inspections showed no injuries or casualties and emphasized guest safety as its ‘utmost priority.’ Its shopping complex, The Mall at Nustar, temporarily suspended operations on October 1 to allow comprehensive structural assessments. Management said repairs, if required, would follow ‘the highest safety standards.’

Maayo San Remigio, a resort in northern Cebu, opted to suspend operations temporarily pending a full structural review, citing guest safety as the primary concern.

Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco visited Cebu on October 1 and ordered the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority to conduct safety inspections of heritage churches in Daanbantayan, Bantayan, Tabogon and San Remigio, alongside major tourism establishments in Metro Cebu and northern parts of the province.

The Department of Tourism (DOT) also activated its 151-TOUR hotline to field inquiries from travellers.

Industry executives underscored that disaster preparedness and rapid response protocols remain central to Cebu’s property and tourism sectors, which account for a significant share of the province’s economic activity.

‘The well-being of residents, tenants and guests remains our top priority,’ Mandani Bay said, echoing a sentiment repeated across Cebu’s business community as the province seeks to balance immediate safety concerns with sustaining investor and tourist confidence.

Input from commuting public, underrepresented sectors sought in solving transport woes

Department of Transportation (DOTr) is readying a directive that will allow the co-designing of a public transport system framework involving various sectors and underrepresented end users to address the challenges in public commuting and mobility.

At the Philippine Mobility Summit 2025, DOTr’s Supervising Transportation Development Officer Lucas Mangulabnan said the department’s order hoped to engage more people in the crafting of the framework for effective solutions to the country’s public transport system woes.

‘So, we’re pushing for this to be enacted as a Department Order to transform the way we work in the department. We hope that other implementing agencies can catch on as well and that we’re currently refining the legal aspect of the department order, and hopefully this will be rolled out soon,’ Mangulabhan told the forum recently.

According to Mangulabnan, the DOTr hopes to include persons with disabilities (PWDs), senior citizens, women, expectant mothers, small children, people with children, LGBTQ folk, people carrying heavy or bulky luggage, and other underrepresented end-users, or what he called the accessibility or inclusion reference group (AIRG), in the formulation of the framework.

The AIRG, he said, will function as an independent consultative group that will be ‘regularly and intimately involved’ in co-designing ‘with the technical consultants and experts in conducting the feasibility study and preparing detailed engineering designs for passenger facilities and conveyances while providing direct feedback and alternative solutions for the implementing agency to consider.’

Grab, which sponsored the Philippine Mobility Summit 2025, said people’s involvement in the crafting and designing of the government’s transportation and mobility plans was a step in the right direction.

‘To hear civilian voices, to enable the exchange of ideas, to co-create solutions to make mobility in the Philippines better is the appropriate approach because they are the ones who experience first-hand the problems or shortcomings during their daily commute. They are the ones who can identify issues and what can be done to address these effectively,’ said Grab Philippines’ Booey Bonifacio.

Mangulabnan admitted that experts and consultants usually involved in the planning and implementation of transport infrastructure projects were not regular riders of jeepneys, buses, nor motorcycle taxis – a situation wherein accessibility and inclusion in the public transport framework ‘tend to get lost’.

The co-design framework that the transportation department is developing hopes to make interactions happen between the AIRG, ‘people with lived experience,’ and technical experts and implementing agencies.

‘The government cannot do it alone and when it’s in place, we’re very much looking forward to seeing more involvement and active participation from the public in the delivery of our transport projects. It is public money, after all,’ Mangulabnan said.

The Philippine Mobility Summit, held recently at One Ayala in Makati City, is the culmination of the ‘Philippine Mobility Series,’ which discussed road safety, inclusive urban public spaces, low-cost mass transit, and transport transformation from April to August.

The first-ever such summit in the country was presented by AltMobility PH and co-presented by the DOTr, supported by the Move As One Coalition, and sponsored and co-sponsored by Grab, Ayala and GIZ, and The Asia Foundation and Ayala Land, respectively.

Pag-IBIG offers 90% savings loan, insurance aid for quake-hit members

Members of the Home Mutual Development Fund or Pag-IBIG Fund, who were affected by the recent disaster in the Cebu region may now borrow a calamity loan worth up to 90 percent of their total savings, including employer contributions and dividends.

Pag-IBIG vice president of the public and member relations group, Jack Jacinto Jr., said they are also assessing the condition of houses owned by members with existing housing loans, noting that those damaged homes may receive assistance through the lending insurance tied to their housing credit.

‘There are two things here, which are our Pag-IBIG calamity loan, that is in cash and applied for by the members. And the insurance for housing loan borrowers to cover the damage, especially those affected by the earthquakes,’ he said.

Repayment for the Pag-IBIG calamity loan will commence three months after its release and be fully repaid over a period of up to three years, a measure designed to provide members with sufficient time to recover from disaster-related losses, according to Jacinto.

Calamity loan applications can be filed online, providing members with convenient access to financial assistance without the need for in-person transactions.

Jacinto said that members with existing loans may still borrow under the program, although the loanable amount will be adjusted based on their outstanding balance.

‘Members may still apply for a loan, but the amount will be deducted based on what their savings can cover. Whatever their savings can still accommodate will be the amount that can be lent,’ he said.

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake jolted Cebu at 9:59 p.m. on Tuesday. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the epicenter is east of Bogo City at a 10-kilometer depth.

’Paolo’ now a typhoon; Signal No. 4 to be raised in northern Luzon

Paolo (international name: Matmo) intensified into a typhoon on Friday morning, October 3, with PAGASA set to raise Signal No. 4 over portions of northern Luzon and Aurora.

As of 8 a.m., Paolo was spotted over the coastal waters of Dilasag, Aurora.

The storm packed maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour near the center, with gusts of up to 180 kph.

Paolo is moving west-northwestward at 25 kph.

Wind signals

In its 8 a.m. weather bulletin, the state weather bureau said the following areas are under tropical cyclone wind signals:

Signal No. 3

northern portion of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan)

central and southern portions of Isabela (Dinapigue, San Mariano, San Guillermo, Echague, Jones, San Agustin, Cordon, City of Santiago, Ramon, San Isidro, Alicia, Angadanan, City of Cauayan, Benito Soliven, Naguilian, Luna, Reina Mercedes, Cabatuan, San Mateo, Aurora, San Manuel, Burgos, Gamu, Roxas, Palanan)

northern portion of Quirino (Maddela, Cabarroguis, Aglipay, Saguday, Diffun), the northern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Diadi, Bagabag, Villaverde, Ambaguio, Quezon, Solano, Bayombong)

Mountain Province

Ifugao

southeastern portion of Abra (Tubo)

northern portion of Benguet (Mankayan, Buguias, Kabayan, Bakun, Kibungan, Atok, Kapangan),

central and southern portions of Ilocos Sur (Sugpon, Alilem, Cervantes, Suyo, Tagudin, Santa Cruz, Sigay, Quirino, Gregorio del Pilar, Salcedo, Santa Lucia, City of Candon, San Emilio, Galimuyod, Lidlidda, Banayoyo, Santiago, San Esteban, Burgos)

northern portion of La Union (Sudipen, Santol, Balaoan, Luna, Bangar, San Gabriel, Bacnotan, San Juan)

Winds of 118 to 184 kph are expected within 12 hours in these areas, with typhoon-force winds likely once Paolo makes landfall or passes close by.

Signal No. 2

central and southern portions of mainland Cagayan (Peñablanca, Tuguegarao City, Enrile, Solana, Iguig, Tuao, Piat, Rizal, Santo Niño, Alcala, Amulung)

rest of Isabela

rest of Quirino

rest of Nueva Vizcaya

central portion of Aurora (Dipaculao, Baler, Maria Aurora, San Luis)

northern portion of Nueva Ecija (Carranglan, Bongabon, San Jose City, Pantabangan, Rizal, Lupao)

central and southern portions of Apayao (Conner, Kabugao)

Kalinga

rest of Abra

rest of Benguet

central and southern portions of Ilocos Norte (Nueva Era, Badoc, Pinili, City of Batac, Paoay, Currimao, Banna, Laoag City, San Nicolas, Sarrat, Dingras, Solsona, Marcos, Bacarra, Piddig)

rest of Ilocos Sur

rest of La Union

northern portion of Pangasinan (San Fabian, Sison, Pozorrubio, Umingan, San Jacinto, Laoac, Binalonan, San Nicolas, Natividad, Tayug, San Manuel, Asingan, Santa Maria, San Quintin, Dagupan City, Mangaldan, Manaoag, Bolinao, Anda, Bani, City of Alaminos, Sual, Labrador, Lingayen, Binmaley, Calasiao, Mapandan, Santa Barbara, City of Urdaneta)

Residents under Signal No. 2 may experience minor to moderate impacts from winds of 62 to 88 kph within 24 hours.

Signal No. 1

rest of mainland Cagayan including Babuyan Islands

rest of Aurora

northern portion of Quezon (General Nakar, Infanta) including Polillo Islands

Camarines Norte

northern portion of Camarines Sur (Siruma, Tinambac, Lagonoy, Garchitorena, Caramoan, Goa, San Jose, Presentacion)

Catanduanes

rest of Apayao

rest of Ilocos Norte

rest of Pangasinan

rest of Nueva Ecija

northern portion of Bulacan (Doña Remedios Trinidad, San Miguel, San Ildefonso, Norzagaray, San Rafael, Angat)

Tarlac

northeastern portion of Pampanga (Magalang, Arayat, Candaba, Mabalacat City)

northern portion of Zambales (Palauig, Masinloc, Candelaria, Santa Cruz)

Areas under Signal No. 1 could experience minimal to minor impacts from winds of 39 to 61 kph within 36 hours.

Severe winds

Typhoon-force winds may reach over 185 kph in areas under Signal No. 4. PAGASA warned of widespread damage to structures, power interruptions and uprooted trees in affected localities.

The state weather bureau also warned that the periphery of Paolo will bring strong to gale-force gusts over the following areas not currently under wind signals:

Friday, October 3: Batanes, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, Panay Island, Occidental and Oriental Mindoro, Northern Samar and Eastern Samar

Saturday, October 4: Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Region, Zambales and Bataan

Sea conditions

Gale warnings remain in effect over the seaboards of Northern Luzon and the eastern seaboard of Central Luzon.

Very rough to very high seas: Up to 11 meters over the seaboards of Isabela and northern Aurora, extremely hazardous even for large vessels.

High seas: Up to 6 meters along the eastern seaboard of mainland Cagayan, western seaboard of Ilocos Norte, and seaboards of Ilocos Sur and La Union.

Moderately high seas: Up to 5 meters across remaining seaboards of mainland Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, and Babuyan Islands.

Rough seas: Up to 4 meters off Batanes, seaboards of Aurora, and northern and eastern coasts of the Polillo Islands.

Moderate seas: Up to 3.5 meters in northern Quezon, Camarines Norte, Pangasinan, Catanduanes, and Camarines Sur.

Slightly rough to moderate seas: Up to 2.5 meters in exposed waters of Quezon, Bicol, Northern Samar, and western Zambales and Bataan.

PAGASA strongly advised against sea travel in these areas as waves and swell heights may worsen with Paolo’s approach.

Track and intensity

Paolo is forecast to move west-northwestward and may make landfall over northern Aurora or southern Isabela on Friday morning or around noon.

After crossing Northern Luzon, it is expected to emerge over the West Philippine Sea by late Friday and exit the Philippine area of responsibility on Saturday morning, October 4.

Konektadong Pinoy IRR tightens cybersecurity measures

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is putting in place extra screws to tighten the cybersecurity requirements of the Konektadong Pinoy Act ahead of the entry of new players.

The draft implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Konektadong Pinoy Act showed that new data transmission industry participants (DTIPs) would have to undergo more scrutiny upon entry.

For one, the DICT will come up with guidelines detailing the risk profile per DTIP segment, with considerations for factors like market share, network coverage, among others.

Once a DTIP enters the market, it will be asked to comply with the cybersecurity requirements of the DICT to prevent unauthorized access and protect national security. They have to conform to principles of National Cybersecurity Plan 2023-2028 and its future iterations.

In particular, the DICT will mandate DTIPs to set up a computer emergency response team. They will also be tasked to adopt a secure software development life cycle and zero-trust framework.

DTIPs also have to subscribe to global standards, particularly the International Organization for Standardization, National Institute of Standards and Technology and Center for Internet Security.

On top of this, DTIPs will be mandated to develop and roll out a risk management plan covering business continuity, data classification and supply security.

Likewise, they will be required to submit to the DICT a vulnerability assessment and penetration testing and a material report for every cybersecurity incident encountered.

Afterward, DTIPs have to secure a cybersecurity certification from a third-party organization in two years from registration. They also have to obtain a certificate of compliance from the DICT to proceed with their operations in the Philippines.

Failure to comply with these certifications will lead to the suspension of their operations. If they fail to be certified in six months, the DICT will revoke all of their licenses, and they will forever be prohibited from setting up data transmission in the country.

Prior to its enactment into law, the Konektadong Pinoy Act was flagged by telco providers for its alleged neglect of cybersecurity protocols by giving new DTIPs two years to get certified.

Information Secretary Henry Aguda, in response, said the IRR would reinforce the cybersecurity aspect of the law that seeks to entice more telcos to offer connectivity to Filipinos.