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M AY 3-9, 2019 Volume 12 - No. 28 • 16 Pages 133-30 32nd Ave., Flushing, NY 11354 • 2500 Plaza S. Harborside Financial Center, Jersey City, NJ 07311 • Tel. (212) 655-5426 • Fax: (818) 502-0858

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DOJ: Authorities arrest person who uploaded ‘Bikoy’ videos by KRISTINE JOY

Philstar.com

National Bureau of Investigation agents brought Rodel Jayme to the Department of Justice on Thursday, May 2 for inquest. Philstar.com photo

DATELINE

USA

FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA

Fil-Am arrested on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in LA THE Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Friday, April 26 arrested a Filipino American United States Army veteran in Reseda, California, on suspicion of plotting a massive terrorist attack in Los Angeles after a lengthy investigation by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, according to records unsealed on Monday, April 29.

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PATAG

MANILA— The Department of Justice confirmed on Thursday, May 2, that authorities have arrested the individual who allegedly uploaded the anonymous videos of a certain “Bikoy” who tagged the Dutertes to the narcotics trade. In a message sent to reporters, Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete, also DOJ spokesperson, told reporters: “It was the person who uploaded the video who was arrested for cybercrime, specifically cyberlibel.”

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LABOR DAY. Workers group gather at Mabuhay Rotonda in Quezon City to celebrate Labor Day on Wednesday, May 1. Various groups championing workers’ rights took to the streets and called for better working conditions. These include ending contractualization or “endo (end of contract),” the passing of the Security of Tenure Act, and increasing minimum wages nationwide to P750 per day. Inquirer.net photo by Grig Montegrande

PH gov’t to tighten rules on work permits by RITCHEL

MENDIOLA AJPress

THE Bureau of Immigration on Wednesday, May 1, announced that the government will tighten rules on issuing work permits for foreigners “to ensure that jobs that can be done by Filipinos will not be given to foreigners.” In a BI press release, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said that the joint guidelines on the issuance of work and employment permits to foreign nationals have been signed by the A Chinese worker is seen at the construction site of the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge bureau, the Bureau of Internal Revenue, the Department of Labor and Employin Manila. The project is funded by loans from the Chinese government. Philstar.com photo by Russell Palma ment and the Department of Justice.

“We saw a rise in the number of foreign nationals in the previous years due to emerging industries such as the online gaming industry,” Morente said, in reference to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators, where 138,001 foreign nationals are employed, according to data released by DOLE and BI. “Issues and challenges only appear now. This has never been a problem in the past because of the relatively smaller number of foreign nationals working in the Philippines then,” he added. In 2018, BI issued 83,670 special work permits which were valid for six

Pew poll: 69% of Filipinos UN experts urge PH gov’t to stop red-tagging satisfied with how democracy is working work of Corpuz, and to ensure her physical safety,” the UN special rapporteurs said as THREE United Nations spe- reported by Rappler. cial rapporteurs on WednesAmong those were special day, May 1, urged the govern- rapporteurs Michel Forst for ment to refrain from linking Situation of Human Rights Detheir colleague Victoria Tauli- fenders, David Kaye for ProCorpuz to the Communist Par- motion and Protection of the ty of the Philippines (CPP). Right to Freedom of Opinion “We call on the Philippine and Expression and Fionnuala Government to immediately Ní Aoláin for Promotion and stop these unacceptable at- Protection of Human Rights tacks on the human rights and Fundamental Freedoms by NATHALIE

ROBLES

AJPress

A RECENT survey released by Washingtonbased polling firm Pew Research Center revealed that a majority of Filipinos are satisfied with how democracy works in the Philippines. The study, which measured satisfaction with the performance of democracy in different parts of the globe, was released on April 29 and showed that across the 27 countries

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while Countering Terrorism. Forst, Kaye and Ní Aoláin said that the allegations against Corpuz were made “without grounding in fact or law.”. They noted that the government “are in retaliation for her invaluable work defending the human rights of indigenous peoples worldwide, and in the Philippines.” “The criminalizing discourse used by Philippine Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, United Nations special rapprteir on the

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rights of indigenous people

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