February 13-15, 2019 Volume 29 - No. 11 • 3 Sections - 20 Pages
USA
DATELINE Fil-Am federal workers reflect on longest gov’t shutdown ahead of a possible second closure FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA
‘Move to change Philippines to Maharlika? Referendum needed’ by ALEXIS
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rename the Philippines “Maharlika.” In a speech delivered in Maguindanao last Monday, February 11, Duterte said former president Ferdinand Marcos was right in calling for a change in the country’s name to Maharlika, noting that the name “Philippines” has colonial origins.
CHANGING the Philippines’ name would require a new law and the public’s approval in a referendum, Malacañang said after President RoFILIPINO-AMERICAN Ted Aquino has been drigo Duterte revived a proposal to an air traffic controller at John Wayne Airport in Irvine, California for more than 20 years. After emigrating from Manila, Philippines to Tustin, California, a lengthy job search got him this gig, which he said he enjoys. “I’ve always loved airplanes, and wanted to be a pilot originally, but I figured air traffic controllers also have an important job, so THE Department of Tourism (DOT) has allowed more I got it and have been happy for the last 20 or than 300 hotels and tourism hubs to operate in Boraso years,” Aquino told the Asian Journal in a cay following a rigid assessment by the Inter-Agency recent phone interview. He’s been happy with it, that is, until re- Task Force that carried out the island’s six-month recently. Aquino was one of the thousands of habilitation. These establishments were allowed to accept reser“non-essential” federal workers who worked without pay during President Donald Trump’s vations from visitors, bringing the number of available 5-week government shutdown, the longest u PAGE A3 shutdown in American history. As previously reported by the Asian Journal, the shutdown was the result of an impasse
Trump ‘extremely unhappy’ with current deal
He said Spanish colonizers had named the country after King Philip II who also financed Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition to the Philippines. “Actually, Marcos was right. During the time of Marcos, he wanted it changed. Maharlika. The Republic
of Maharlika because Maharlika is a Malay word and it means serenity,” Duterte said. The president lamented the proposal was overshadowed by allegations that Marcos was a dictator. “Pero OK na yan. Balang araw pali-
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Hotels, tour hubs open in Boracay
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Governor Newsom announces draw down of California National Guard on Southern Border SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday, February 11, announced that he has signed a General Order rescinding previous authorization for California National Guard operations at the U.S.-Mexico border that allowed California National Guard personnel to perform duties traditionally undertaken by the federal government there. “The border ‘emergency’ is a manufactured crisis. And California will not be part of this political theater. Which is why I have given the National Guard a new mission. They will refocus on the real threats facing our state,” said Newsom. “This is our answer to the White House: No more division, xenophobia or nativism.” Currently, approximately 360 members of the California National Guard are deployed at the U.S.-Mexico border. These National Guard personnel were deployed at the request of the White House to provide support for the federal government in border operations. Last week, President Donald Trump an-
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World-renowned Boracay island reopened its doors to local and foreign tourists, delighting them with a rehabilitated beachfront that looked like what people fell in love with 30 years ago. Philstar.com photo by Walter Bollozos
EXCLUSIVE TOUR. President Rodrigo Duterte goes on a tour inside the new Maguindanao Provincial Capitol Building in Buluan, Maguindanao for the unveiling ceremony of its marker on Monday, February 11. Also in the photo is Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Governor Mujiv Hataman and Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu. Malacañang photo by Albert Alcain
More parents having their kids US providing PH P300-M vaccinated for measles – Duque for intel operations by JOVIC
YEE, MARICAR CINCO
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WHILE the measles outbreak has yet to be controlled, the Department of Health (DOH) is slowly regaining the trust of parents who are having their children vaccinated for the preventable disease. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said this on Monday, February 11, as he made his rounds in Metro Manila and Parents wait for the names of their children to be called for inoculation at noticed that the number of chil- Corazon Aquino Health Center in Tondo, Manila.
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THE United States has vowed to provide the Philippines about P300 million in funds to help boost its intelligence operations as it grapples with threats posed by extremist groups, Malacañang said Monday, February 11. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said the commitment reflected the “very strong” alliance between the Philippines and
its defense treaty partner U.S. “Terrorism knows no boundaries, politics, religion and creed. It is the new evil in the world that strikes at every country and every continent and all membernations of the United Nations really should help and cooperate with each other to combat and crush terrorism,” the spokesman said in a press briefing. He made the announcement weeks after a twin bombing
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Inquirer.net photo by Earvin Perias
DAY ONE OF CAMPAIGN PERIOD
Mirror, mirror who are the wisest senatorial bets of them all?
MANILA – Day One of the 90day campaign period for the senatorial derby kicked off on Tuesday, February 12, with the usual pomp, gimmicks, giveaways and glowing political speeches of aspirants. Did somebody say something that’s music to the voters’ ears? Take a look at how various candidates from political parties and coalitions put up their best to sway the decision making of the electorate: Breakfast at Old Balara Bayan Muna chair and MakSenator Grace Poe spends the first day of the campaign period on Tuesday, February 12, with the school children of Payatas in Quezon City. Inquirer.net photo by Ryan Leagogo abayan senatorial candidate Neri
Colmenares found a unique way to start his campaign for the 2019 midterm elections on Tuesday: answering questions of senior citizens during a breakfast in Barangay Old Balara, Quezon City. Around 50 elderly residents of the barangay asked Colmenares’ views and plans on issues like the pension of senior citizens and beneficiaries of the Social Security System. The former lawmaker vowed to continue fighting for the causes Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said the commitment reflected the “very strong” of the masses, as this has been alliance between the Philippines and its defense treaty partner, the U.S.
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Released photo by Jason W. Fudge/U.S. Marine Corps