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VOL. XXIII, NO. 14
LOS ANGELES / ORANGE COUNTY / INLAND EMPIRE
May 7 - 13, 2016
THE LEADING SOURCE OF NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR FILIPINO-AMERICANS
Aquino: Why support another dictator? MANILA, May 4 (Mabuhay) – Survey front runner Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was again the target of President Benigno Aquino III’s campaign speech in Iloilo on Tuesday, wherein he questioned Duterte’s style of leadership. Aquino said Duterte acts like a dictator who threatens to violate the Constitution, citing the mayor’s statement that he will close down Congress to thwart attempts to have him impeached over allegations of hidden wealth. “Pinag-aralan ko po ‘yung ating Saligang Batas at hinahamon ko po kayo lahat dito, lahat ng nakikinig sa atin, hanapin niyo sa Saligang Batas: Saan ang kapangyarihan ng Presidente na i-abolish ang Kongreso?”
Aquino told the crowd gathered at the Plazoleta Gay in Iloilo Tuesday night. Iloilo is considered a bailiwick of the ruling Liberal Party (LP), with party stalwart Senate President Franklin Drilon hailing from the said province. “I-abolish rin ang Supreme Court, baka iyon ang susunod, ewan ko. Pero hanapin ho niyo, walang ganung karapatan. Sinasabi nga ho: Sa Saligang Batas, co-equal branch e. See DICTATOR, page 8
In a campaign sortie for Mar Roxas and his runningmate Leni Robredo, President Benigno Aquino said Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte acts like a dictator who threatens to violate the Constitution, citing the mayor’s statement that he will close down Congress to thwart attempts to have him impeached over allegations of hidden wealth.
5 Filipino scientists among Asia’s top 100 scientists By Ma. Cristina C. Arayata
MANILA, May 5 (PNA) – Five Filipino scientists were recently hailed among the Top 100 Scientists in Asia. The list was released by The Asian Scientist Magazine (ASM), an online publication which aims to raise awareness on the quality research in Asia. Four of the Filipino scientists are members of the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), an attached agency of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). They are National Scientists (NS)
Ramon Barba, Angel Alcala, Edgardo Gomez and Gavino Trono, Jr. The other Filipino scientist is Alfredo Mahar Francisco Lagmay, a member of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP), which as also an attached agency of DOST. Barba, who ranked 3rd on the list, was conferred as national scientist in 2014 for the mango flowering induction technology that he developed. Mango flowering induction technology allows year-round production See SCIENTISTS, page 8
Vice President Jejomar Binay signs the TRUTH (Truthful, Responsible, Upright, Transparent and Honest-Elections) Covenant at the Manila Cathedral on Monday. Presidential candidates Jojo Binay, Mar Roxas and 20 senatorial candidates attended the covenant signing organized by Radyo Veritas.(MNS photo)
Silicon Valley firm ordered to pay back wages to Pinoy workers
Binay camp to other candidates: Don’t celebrate yet
The Department of Labor (DOL) has been doing a remarkable job of protecting and enforcing the rights and privileges of workers in California, whether they here working illegally or have H-1 visas (working). A federal court in San Francisco has recently entered a consent judgment that ordered an electronics manufacturer based in Silicon Valley to pay $80,000 in minimum wage and overtime back pay to some of their Filipino workers they hired overseas. The court also ordered the electronics company to pay an additional amount in damages to its Filipino workers in violation of the Fair Labor Standard Acts (FLSA). $8000 in civil penalties were also assessed by the court against the electronic firm identified as BITMICRO Networks Inc based in Fremont in Northern California. The court also reminded the employer that they are prohibited from retaliating against workers who exercise their rights under the law. BITMICRO Networks Inc. is a publicly traded tech company that develops, manufactures and deploys flash stortage systems.
MANILA, May 5 (Mabuhay) – The camp of Vice President Jejomar Binay on Thursday advised other presidential candidates not to celebrate yet amid their rise in the surveys. “To the other candidates: Do not celebrate yet, good things are about to happen, Binay is coming,” lawyer Rico Quicho, the Vice President’s spokesperson, said in a press statement. “It will be a tight race all the way to Election Day,” he added. He said the surveys do not capture the intense ground campaigning by the Vice President’s core supporters and parallel groups nationwide.
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“These efforts have intensified after April 29 which was the last day of the surveys. The final visibility push this week via motorcades, house to house campaign and sectoral events like the Indigenous People’s summit for Binay in Cagayan de Oro last Tuesday showed the winning path for the Vice President,” he said. He said Binay’s determination and composure energizes their ground troops “who are pounding the streets and knocking on doors as we speak.” He echoed Binay’s optimism that history will repeat itself just like in 2010 when he won the vice presiSee BINAY, page 8