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APRIL 1-7, 2022 Volume 15 - No.21 • 16 Pages
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Two Filipinos attacked in NYC; community DATELINE USA leaders stage #FilipinosRiseUp rally USS Abraham Lincoln FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA
arrives in Manila with proud Fil-Am sailors
MANILA — The United States Navy continues to foster its ties with the Philippines and its other allies by conducting military exercises, showing off joint-capabilities with the arrival of USS Abraham Lincoln that’s manned by several Filipino-American sailors. “Our commitment to allies and partners and friends has never been more important to this region than right now,” Rear Adm Jeffrey T. Anderson said on Thursday. Select representatives of the media were brought to the aircraft carrier that was in the middle of the West Philippine Sea via a CMV-22 Osprey last week. Among USS Abraham Lincoln’s 5,000 crew members are Filipinos, some of whom have not been home in years. “Ang total mission ng barko is makapaglaunch ng mga eroplano kung kailangan. Kada isa sa amin may role kami dun sa sa big, overall picture ng condition na
by MOMAR
G. VISAYA
AJPress
TWO Filipinos in New York City were added to the growing list of community members who have been victims of brutal, unprovoked attacks. Both incidents happened in midtown Manhattan a few blocks from each other. On Sunday, March 27, a 73-year-
old Filipino was reported to have been assaulted by a homeless individual while on his way to church between 8th Avenue and 40th Street in Manhattan. The following morning, a 53-year-old Filipino was beaten unconscious and robbed by another homeless individual at a McDonald’s store on 7th Avenue near 34th Street. According to a Daily News report, the man assaulted inside McDonald’s identified
MANILA — The Philippines and the United States launched the largest-ever joint military drills in the archipelago nation on Monday, signalling deepening defence ties as fresh tensions surface in the disputed South China Sea. The war games are the last under outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, who previously threatened to cancel exercises and axe a key military deal with longtime ally the United States as he pivoted towards China. Nearly 9,000 Filipino and American soldiers will take part in the 12-day training event across the main island of Luzon, which is usually an annual affair but was
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FDA allows second COVID boosters for 50 and older by AJPRESS
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Philippines, US kick off their largest-ever Balikatan exercises
as Melvin Dizon pleaded for help from the staff and customers but no one came to help him. “I said, ‘Help, help, please call the cops,’” Dizon told the Daily News from his Bellevue Hospital bed on Tuesday. “I was hoping people were going to help me, but they didn’t ... they were just watching and they didn’t get involved. I guess they’re scared.”
PACQUIAO MOTORCADE IN QC. Presidential candidate Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao waves to the crowd during his motorcade campaign with his wife Jinkee in Barangay Tatalon, Quezon City on Tuesday, March 29. Pacquiao asked city residents to vote for him in May elections. PNA photo by
ELIGIBLE adults can start getting a second booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine following the United States Food and Drug Administration’s authorization this week. The FDA on Tuesday, March 29 announced that it is expanding emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to allow adults 50 and older to get another booster shot at least four months after they received their first booster dose. “Current evidence suggests some waning of protection over time against serious outcomes from COVID-19 in older and immunocompromised individuals. Based on an analysis of emerging data, a second booster dose
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‘Ready for the Comeback’: FilAm Nani Coloretti makes Tourist arrivals picking up as PH history in Biden’s administration welcomes more foreign visitors M G. V by
by MOMAR
G. VISAYA
AJPress
THE past two years have been extremely challenging for the global tourism industry, but Department of Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat believes that “by all indications, the worst of it is over and our recovery
is proceeding on the right track.” “We’ve painstakingly laid the foundation for our big comeback, and we’re ready and fully prepared to have you back,” Puyat said as she addressed the participants of ‘Kabayan Ano, Latest?’, organized by the
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NANI Coloretti is now the highest ranking Filipino American in the Biden Administration as the U.S. Senate voted Tuesday, March 29 to confirm her nomination as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. “Nani will bring strong leadership experience and the ability to inspire the next generation of Filipino
American leaders in Hawaii and across the country,” said Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii. “I am proud to call Nani a friend, and I look forward to continuing to work with her in her new role at OMB.” Sen. Schatz was one of the 57 senators who voted to confirm Coloretti. The Office of Management and Budget works with federal agencies
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