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T HE F ILIPINO A MERICAN C OMMUNITY N EWSPAPER
Volume 33 - No. 20 • 12 Pages
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New report: Elderly Asian Americans experience fear of physical assault A NEW report shines a light on how the past two years exacerbated threats to the safety and wellbeing for Asian American elders ages 60 and up. The report takes a close look at data released by Stop AAPI Hate and AARP on the 10,905 reports it received of hate incidents against AAPIs from March 2020 to December 2021. Of these 10,905 hate incidents, 824 were reports of hate incidents against Asian American elders aged 60 and up. The new report shows that Asian American elders were most likely to face discrimination on public streets (36.7% of all reported incidents) and at businesses (26.7% of reported incidents). It further indicates that 26.2% of the reported incidents against Asian American elders involved physical assault. The report, also released during Older Americans Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, demonstrates how these
Congress proclaims Marcos, Duterte as PH’s new leaders by JEANNETTE
I. ANDRADE, JULIE M. AURELIO Inquirer.net
MANILA — Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was proclaimed as the country’s 17th president on Wednesday, May 25, 36 years and three months since his family hastily evacuated Malacañang Palace after the fall of his father’s
dictatorship, bringing both the hope of unity to the nation and the fears of a return to strongman rule. His running mate, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte also was proclaimed vice president. Marcos, 64, and Duterte, 43, won the May 9 elections, in a stunning landslide victory, with more than double the number of votes received by their
PHILIPPINE Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez will not be the country’s next secretary for the Department of Foreign Affairs as he would still be the country’s envoy to its treaty ally. Romualdez himself dispelled rumors that he would be the country’s next top diplomat while on CNN Philippines’ “The Source” on Thursday, May 26. “I’ve been told that so many times, sometimes, I’m beginning to believe it, but to be very honest about it… President-elect Marcos and I had a meeting and he told me that he was very pleased with how effective I have been in Washington DC,” Romualdez said. “He told me that he would like me to continue what I’ve been doing in Washington, with the relationship that we’ve been able to establish there.” There have been talks that Romualdez
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COVID-19 booster shots available to kids ages 5-11 at Southern Nevada Health District vaccine clinics
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PH envoy to US Romualdez clarifies he will remain serving as ambassador
closest rivals. The official canvassing by Congress, acting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), was completed after just a little over 15 hours with 98.84 percent, or 171 out of 173 certificates of canvass (COCs), containing a total of 53,815,484 votes.
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (left) and House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco (3rd from right) proclaimed President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr., as the winner of the May 9 elections during a joint session of Congress in Batasan Hills, Quezon City on Wednesday, May 25. Marcos is joined by sister Senator Imee Marcos (2nd from left), mother and former first lady Imelda Marcos (3rd from left), wife Liza Araneta-Marcos (right of president-elect), son Joseph Simon (behind his mother), sister Irene Marcos-Araneta (2nd from right), and cousin House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez. PNA photo by Avito Dalan
IN another step to promote protection against the coronavirus ahead of summer, the Southern Nevada Health District is administering CoVID-19 vaccine booster doses to children 5 through 11 years of age at all its vaccine clinics. This move comes after federal health officials on May 20 approved the additional dose for the young age group who have received the first two doses of the PfizerBioNTech vaccine. Currently, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is the only vaccine authorized or approved for children ages 5 through 17 years. Children and teens need two doses of a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Everyone ages 12 years and older should also get a booster shot, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. The approval also comes as children head into summer vacation. “The news that FDA has authorized a booster for
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American, Asian diplomats pay courtesy call on Bongbong Marcos by NEIL
ARWIN MERCADO Inquirer.net
MANILA — Four diplomats paid a courtesy call Monday, May 23 on presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ahead of his proclamation as the next chief executive of the country. Japanese Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko, South Korea Ambassador Kim Inchul, India Ambassador Shambhu S. Kumaran, and United States Chargé d’Affaires Heather Variava separately visited Marcos Jr. in his headquarters in Mandaluyong City. In an interview with the media, PAGE 5
Ambassador Kumaran said among those tackled during his visit was the commitment to continue the “excellent bilateral relations” between India and the Philippines. “We requested his continued support for the development of excellent bilateral relations between India and the Philippines,” Kumaran said. “We’ve been having excellent progress over the past few years and we look forward to continuing the progress and dynamism under the new administration,” he added. Kumaran likewise said strengthening the military and the health sector in the Philippines was also discussed during the President Rodrigo Duterte
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US Navy ship to be named for Filipino sailor Telesforo Trinidad by MOMAR
G. VISAYA
AJPress
UNITED States Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Thursday, May 19 that a future Arleigh Burke-class guidedmissile destroyer will be named USS Telesforo Trinidad (DDG 139), honoring the bravery and heroism of Fireman 2nd Class Telesforo De La Cruz Trinidad, the only Filipino in the U.S. Navy to be awarded the Medal of Honor. “Since being sworn in as The guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) steams through the Mediterranean Sea. Photo by Journalist 2nd Class Patrick Reilly / Wikimedia Commons secretary, I have wanted to honor
his heroic actions by naming a ship after him,” said Del Toro. “This ship and her future crew will be a critical piece in strengthening our maritime superiority while also emphasizing the rich culture and history of our naval heritage.” The Navy secretary shared that the first time he learned about Petty Officer Trinidad’s story was as a midshipman at the Naval Academy. Trinidad was born Nov. 25, 1890 in Aklan. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy after the United States
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PNA photo
Duterte thanks Filipinos after term by HELEN
FLORES Philstar.com
MANILA — President Duterte again expressed his gratitude to the Filipino people for electing him president, even as he apologized for his “shortcomings.” “In a few days I’ll be out. All that I did, for me, that’s it. The best that my efforts can really achieve. If that is still not enough, I’m sorry I can’t do anything more,” the President said in Filipino and English during the inauguration of the new building of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in Pasig City on Monday, May 23. “The things that I failed to do, mostly not because of negligence
or I have shortcomings but the time really – six years – would not be enough to finish all the projects,” he added. Duterte also took the opportunity to thank the media, particularly television networks, for their coverage of his presidency. “To all of you, including TV networks, I would not mention, thank you. And your help in my journey in the six years, you gave me the honor to be the president of the Philippines. Thank you very much,” he said. In a speech during the launching of the digital innovation efforts of the Philippine Postal Corp. last Thursday, May 19,
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