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APRIL 12 -18, 2019 Volume 12 - No. 25 • 16 Pages
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Duterte: I won’t reveal where I keep my wealth by NESTOR
CORRALES Inquirer.net
The PCIJ also raised questions about the presidential MANILA – President Rodrigo family’s law firm and failure to Duterte on Thursday, April 11, disclose some business intersaid he won’t disclose where he ests in their Statement of Askeeps his wealth following the sets, Liabilities and Net Worth release of a three-part Philippine (SALN). “Wag kayo maniwala sa baCenter for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) series on the increase sura ng oposisyon. I will explain it…Well, sabihin ko sa inyo in in his family’s earnings.
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due time (Do not believe garbage from the opposition. I will explain it. I’ll tell you in due time),” Duterte said in his speech during the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDPLaban) rally in Bacolod City. But for now, the president said he isn’t revealing where his
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FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA
DAY OF VALOR IN WASHINGTON. Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba, a son of a Filipino World War II veteran, shakes the hand of 101-year-old Celestino Almeda, the oldest living Filipino veteran in the Washington DC area, during the Bataan Day commemoration at the National World War II Memorial on Tuesday, April 9. Photos by Bing Branigin.
US judge okays reparation for martial law victims A UNITED STATES federal judge approved the transfer of proceeds from late President Ferdinand Marcos’ ill-gotten assets to compensate the human rights victims of the martial law regime on Tuesday, April 9. New York City district court Judge Katherine Polk Failla signed the order that mandates the transfer of $13.75 million or about P715 million from the retrieved properties of the Marcos family to the victims of the dictatorial rule. “The Republic’s OSG (Office of the Solicitor General) sought to kill the settlement and prevent (a) distribution to human rights victims,” the statement from American lawyer Robert Swift, who represented the 9,539 human rights victims, read. “However, Judge Failla found that the Republic’s New York attorney had actual and apparent authority to bind the Republic to the settlement,” the unified class counsel statement added. Swift, who was the lead counsel for the martial law victims, said that $13.75 million will also cover the fees related to the settlement such as counsel fee, incentive award, collec-
Senate President Vicente Sotto III
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3 senators file resolution to rebuke US lawmakers for ‘interference’
Day of Valor in the nation’s capital honors Bataan & Corregidor heroes
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “I can think of no other place I would rather be today than at this ceremony, remembering with you the courage and sacrifice, the resilience and the strength of the Defenders of Corregidor and Bataan.” U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David H. by GAEA KATREENA CABICO Philstar.com Huntoon (Ret) said those words on Tuesday, April 9, at the NaMANILA — Three senators, including Senate Presitional World War II Memorial dent Vicente Sotto III, filed a resolution to rebuke some where community leaders, diplomembers of the United States Congress for supposedly mats, veterans, families, and vetmeddling with the country’s affairs following their coneran advocates gathered to mark demnation of Sen. Leila de Lima’s detention and jourthe 77th anniversary of the Fall of nalist Maria Ressa’s arrest. Bataan and Corregidor. On April u PAGE 2 9 and May 6, 1942, over 72,000 Filipino and American soldiers surrendered to Japanese Impe- Filipino World War II Veterans Celestino Almeda (left) and Rey Cabacar share a light moment rial Forces and were forced to after the solemn ceremony. march for over 65 miles to prison mon values, of our purposeful paign. His father-in-law was ascamps. In the infamous Bataan lives, and of our mutual respect signed at Clark Air Force Base u PAGE 5 Death March, approximately and compassion for each other for a number of years. 10,000 Filipino and 700 Ameri- that transcends and, in time, In his remarks, Philippine can soldiers died. can surmount the pain and suf- Ambassador Jose Manuel G. “Here at this national shrine fering of war.” Romualdez noted that this by NEIL ARWIN MERCADO of service, we pause to reflect on A 40-year veteran with the year’s theme of the “Day of Inquirer.net their service, to remember their U.S. Army, Huntoon served as Valor” or “Araw ng Kagitingan” MANILA — The United Nations Population Fund courage, and their resilience in Superintendent of the U.S. Mili- is “Sakripisyo ng Beterano ay FEDERAL officials on Tuesday, April 9, (UNFPA) reported that the Philippines’ population the face of death,” Huntoon add- tary Academy at West Point. He Gunitain, Gawing Tanglaw ng ed. “Learning about and teaching has a deep personal connec- Kabataan Tungo sa Kaunlaran.” dismantled a $1.2 billion Medicare scam grew by 1.6% annually from 2010 to 2019. According to the report, the annual population others the stories of these heroic tion with the war in the Pacific This theme “underscores the peddling unneeded orthopedic braces to hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting el- growth rate in the country is faster than India (1.2%), soldiers from the U.S. and from as his father worked in the staff sacrifices of our war veterans the Philippines matters. In doing of General Douglas MacArthur and urges our youth to draw inderly and disabled patients through call cen- the United States (0.7%) and China (0.5%). UNFPA’s report also showed that the country’s an- so, we are reminded of our com- during the New Guinea camters in the Philippines and in Latin America. u PAGE 2 u PAGE 2 According to the Justice Department, the scheme — which has been described as one of the largest health care frauds in United States history — relied on overseas call centers to pry Medicare numbers from beneficiaries. Twenty-four people were charged, by JAIME LAUDE pines-U.S. joint Balikatan exercises. including doctors accused of writing bogus Philstar.com The US Marines’ helicopter carrier was prescriptions. MANILA — The supposed unidentified reportedly near China-controlled Panatag “These defendants — who range from aircraft carrier seen by local fishermen Shoal. corporate executives to medical professionOfficials said the USS Wasps was only bound for Panatag Shoal was the USS als — allegedly participated in an expansive Wasps, a helicopter carrier of the U.S. Ma- around 35 to 40 nautical miles off Zambales. and sophisticated fraud to exploit telemedirines participating in this year’s joint Ba- Panatag is farther away at around 160 nauticine technology meant for patients othcal miles from the mainland. likatan exercises, officials said. erwise unable to access health care,” said Balikatan spokesman on the U.S. side, 2Lt. Reports said fishermen from Zambales Brian Benczkowski, the assistant attorney on their way to fish in Panatag or Scarbor- Tori Sharpe, pointed out the deployment of general for the department’s criminal diviough Shoal saw fighter jets taking off and USS Wasps and the F35B fighter jets highsion, in a statement. landing on the unidentified aircraft carrier. lights the U.S. support to its regional allies The Associated Press (AP) reported that “What was monitored is with the Balika- and partners. officials said the profits from the scheme Earlier, this year’s Balikatan planners and tan exercise, along with our two Philippine were laundered through offshore shell comNavy ships,” said Maj. Ericson Bolosan, organizers said USS Wasps with its empanies and then were used to purchase spokesman for the Northern Luzon Com- barked F35B figher jets will be operating in exotic cars, yachts, and luxury real estate international waters while conducting flight mand (Nolcom). around the world. Bolosan was referring to the USS operations. They added that the scam was detected Beefing up last summer after beneficiaries complained Tthe amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) maneuvers alongside the Philippine Navy offshore Wasps, an amphibious assault ship with The U.S. has increased its military presF35B Lightning II stealth fi ghter jets. The Alcaraz (PS 16) in support of Exercise Balikatan 2019 on Friday, April 5. u PAGE 5 patrol vessel BRP Ramon U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker ship was deployed at this year’s Philipu PAGE 3
Philippines’ 1.6% annual population growth rate 24 charged in billion dollar trumps India, US, China Medicare brace scam
Philippines, US ships conduct drills near Panatag Shoal