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MARCH 7-13, 2019 Volume 30 - No. 10 • 2 Sections – 16 Pages

T H E F I L I P I N O –A M E R I C A N C O M M U N I T Y N E W S PA P E R

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PDEA: 64 politicians on ‘narcolist’ seek reelection by NATHALIE

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THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) revealed on Tuesday, March 5, that 64 out of 82 politicians in the yet-to-bereleased “narcolist” are vying for reelection this upcoming midterm polls. PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino stated that the said politicians were all aiming for a local seat this election. He confirmed the number with the list of those who filed their certificates of candidacy. “I think it’s 64. They filed their COCs and the remaining 18 de-

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PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino

USA

FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA

Senate expected to pass resolution blocking Trump’s national emergency Trump likely to veto the resolution FOLLOWING Senator Rand Paul’s announcements over the weekend that he intended to support a resolution to block President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell on Monday, March 4 confirmed that there were enough votes in the Senate for the resolution to pass. If the resolution were to pass, Trump would be forced to veto the resolution that would otherwise prevent him from accessing approximately $8 billion for border wall construction. “I think what is clear in the Senate is there will be enough votes to pass the resolution of disapproval which will then be vetoed by the president and then all likelihood the veto

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‘Immigration rights in limbo’ say immigration reform advocates

AS President Donald Trump marked the completion of two years into his presidency just last month, immigration remains to be the biggest issue for his administration, which has remained persistent in its immigrant curbing efforts and the wall along U.S.-Mexico border. In an immigration rights briefing on Thursday, February 28, immigration reform and rights advocates highlighted what they saw were the key issues still yet to be resolved. “As we’ve seen, the White House has rolled out dozens and dozens of anti-immigrant policies over the last two years in everything starting with the Muslim ban, attacks on refugees, to last year’s family separations, anti-immigration legislative proposals, the public charge rule, and many other attacks,” said Kerri Talbot, director of federal advocacy at The Immigration Hub based in Washington, D.C. “The immigration community has just had so much to deal with within the last two years,” she added. Continuous DACA challenges Among the policies continuously challenged policies since Trump came into office were the

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ASH WEDNESDAY. A little boy joins his father as the priest applies ashes on their foreheads in the observance of Ash Wednesday at the Baclaran Church in Paranaque City on Wednesday, March 6. Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head. The ashes symbolize the dust from which God made us. PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan

Manny Villar tops ‘Philippines’ richest list’ once led by Henry Sy Sy heirs enter ‘Richest Filipinos list’ after patriarch’s demise MANILA — Real estate tycoon Manuel “Manny” Villar is now the Philippines’ richest, according to Forbes magazine’s 2019 ranking of the world’s wealthiest that also showed a slump in both the number of billionaires and their total wealth amid global economic headwinds. Villar, 69, managed to grow his net worth to $5.5 billion as of March 5 this year from $3 billion in the same month in 2018 through his real estate business, placing him at the 317th spot in Forbes’ billionaire club. Villar is the chairman of Starmalls, one of Philippines’ largest mall operators,

and Vista Land & Lifescapes, one of the country’s leading integrated property developers. The Philippines’ richest list was previously dominated by Henry Sy, Sr. who was the country’s wealthiest man for 11 years in a row. The retail tycoon passed away last January 19 at the age of 94. In the second spot is 92-year-old JG Summit founder John Gokongwei, whose real-time net worth dropped to $5.2 billion from $5.8 billion a year ago. JG Summit has interests in air transportation, telecommunications, banking, food, power and property.

Next to Gokongwei is ports and gaming magnate Enrique Razon, Jr., whose fortune hit $4.8 billion as of this month from $4.9 billion last year. Razon chairs the International Container Terminal Services, the country’s leading terminal operator that, according to Forbes, has $1.1 billion in sales. Henry Sy’s legacy Despite the death of the family patriarch who dominated the richest Filipinos list for 11 years in a row, the legacy of the late Henry Sy Sr. continues to make waves in the business community, with Real estate tycoon Manny Villar

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Sara Duterte responds to criticism over Imee Marcos’ degree: Everyone’s a liar

Lorenzana clashes with Locsin over PH-US Mutual Defense Treaty

MANILA — Hugpong ng Pagbabago head Sara Duterte-Carpio responded to criticism that their candidate Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday, Marcos wasn’t honest about her March 5, countered Foreign Secretary Teodoro “Teddysupposed university degrees. boy” Locsin Jr.’s pronouncement about the 1951 Mutual “Lahat sila sinungaling. Lahat Defense Treaty (MDT). ng tao sa mundong ito [ay] sinunLocsin stated “in vagueness lies the best deterrence” galing (All of them [Otso Diretso] on the decades-old defense agreement between the are liars. Everyone in this world Philippines and the U.S.. This was during a joint press is a liar),” Duterte-Carpio told conference with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reporters covering a campaign on Friday, March 1. event on Wednesday afternoon. Lorenza, who is pushing for a review of the MDT, reShe said Tuesday that Marcos leased a statement that contradicted Locsin’s argument. Sara Duterte-Carpio slams the opposition for also being “liars.” Philstar.com photo would address the issue of misu PAGE A3 by RITCHEL

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representing her academic credentials after it was found she did not earn a degree from Princeton University and the University of the Philippines Diliman. Reporters covering Hugpong’s campaign events, however, reported that Marcos — once again — did not address the issue when asked on Wednesday, March 6. “Let’s just ignore their criticisms, I will focus on pushing for my public programs,” Marcos

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Measles cases surge in PH as health experts urge people to get vaccinated by

RAE ANN VARONA AJPress

Children with measles are confined at San Lazaro Hospital in Manila.

Inquirer.net photo

THE number of measles cases in the Philippines has skyrocketed within the first two months of this year according to health experts and government officials. As of Saturday, March 2, the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) reported 16,349 measles cases and 261 resulting deaths since the beginning of this year. Most measles cases came from Calabarzon with 3,877 cases and 78 deaths, followed by the National Capital Region with 3,617 cases and 76 deaths. In a report released Friday,

March 1, UNICEF warned that measles around the world were surging to “alarmingly high levels,” with ten countries—including the Philippines—accounting for the majority of the total increase. Outbreaks were also reported for several countries previously declared measles free. Despite measles being highly preventable, 98 countries saw an increase in measles cases in 2018 compared to 2017, according to the report. The top three countries with the highest increases between 2017 and 2018 were Ukraine (30,338), the Philippines

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