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JANUARY 12-18, 2024 Volume 17 - No.14 • 16 Pages

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Pres. Marcos, Widodo discuss DATELINE USA South China Sea amid rising tensions FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA

by GAEA KATREENA CABICO Philstar.com

Andrei Gianan is remembered for his ”infectious smile, his goofy personality and his big heart.” Image from GoFundMe

MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Indonesian President Joko Widodo discussed Wednesday. January 10 developments in the South China Sea and

regional cooperation initiatives during their meeting in Manila. In a joint press conference after their bilateral meeting, Marcos said he and Widodo had a “fruitful and honest discussion on regional events of mutual interest such as the developments in the South China Sea.”

by DEXTER CABALZA, RUSSEL P. LORETO

LOS ANGELES – Filipino American Andrei “Nico” Gianan was shot dead in Manhattan Beach on New Year’s Day and his family appeals for help identifying his killer. Andrei Gianan, 24, was working his shift at Wingstop in San Pedro on New Year’s Eve before making his way to Manhattan Beach to attend a party. Around 1 a.m. on Jan. 1, he was shot in the head by an unidentified assailant at the intersection of 11th and Peck Ave. in Manhattan Beach. “This was a total, senseless act of violence and he was just at the wrong

Inquirer.net

TRASLACION 2024. Devotees cheer upon seeing the arrival of the Black Nazarene at the Quiapo Church in Manila on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The “Traslacion” procession lasted almost 15 hours. PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan

7 of 10 Pinoys unhappy with government handling Marcos to see Duterte of inflation – Pulse Asia ‘if he wants a meeting’ MANILA — Seven of 10 Filipinos are not happy with the way the Marcos administration is handling inflation, or the rate of increase in the prices of basic goods and services. According to a Pulse Asia survey conducted from Dec. 3 to Dec. 7 last year, 73 percent of Filipinos disapproved of the Marcos administration’s performance on inflation, the national issue that concerns them the most. Only 9 percent gave it the thumbs-up. Because of this, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. got a net approval rating on

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Seeking luck, miracles, redemption: 6M flock to Nazarene

Fil-Am shot dead on New Year’s Day, family appeals for help

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The two leaders also tackled enhanced cooperation among member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). “The Philippines and Indonesia affirmed our insistence on the universality of the

by GERMELINA LACORTE, JEROME ANING

Philstar.com

“President Marcos is always available to President Duterte. The president will contact him now to ask if he wants a meeting,” Communications Secretary Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil told reporters in a message on Viber. Duterte cohosted on SMNI “Gikan sa Masa, Para sa

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Senator criticizes plan to import jeepneys from China by CRISTINA CHI

Inquirer.net

MANILA — Malacañang on Sunday, January 7 said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is open to a meeting with his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte after the former president said on Saturday, January 6 that he wanted to talk to Marcos regarding embattled network Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI).

MANILA — Gina Catabay, 54, walked barefoot from her home in Quezon City toward Manila, hoping to touch or kiss the Black Nazarene, an icon of a dark-skinned Jesus Christ, as its carriage was pulled through the streets of the capital, in one of the world’s biggest displays of religious devotion. On Tuesday, January 9 she was one of an estimated 3.3 million Catholic faithful who celebrated the return of the traditional “Traslacion,” or grand procession, after a threeyear hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MANILA — Sen. Raffy Tulfo has expressed opposition to the government’s alleged plan to import modern jeepney units from China to replace the traditional jeepney vehicles even as modern jeepneys made by local manufacturers are more affordable — a move that he said “reeks of corruption.” Tulfo said that local jeepney manufacturers can produce modern

vehicles at a lower price than the cost of importing China-made jeepneys, which are pegged at P2.6 to P2.9 million per unit. “Our waters in the West Philippine Sea are already being occupied by China. Will we let our roads be occupied by them?” Tulfo said in Filipino. Tulfo cited as an example the price points of vehicles made by local manufacturers Sarao and Francisco Motors, which he said make modern

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