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JUNE 11-17, 2021
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Yuka Saso wins US Women’s Open, becoming DATELINE USA Filipino attacked first Filipino player to win golf major tournament FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA
at Manhattan subway station
A FILIPINO man was reportedly a victim of an unprovoked attack at a subway station in Manhattan. In an ABC7 New York Eyewitness News exclusive, the 52-year-old Filipino from Queens, who asked not to show his face or use his name, said he was attacked around 7:20 a.m. on Tuesday, June 8 after getting off the 6 train at the 103rd street station on the Upper East Side. A man, possibly also Asian, was being attacked by another man yelling “go back to where you come from.” When the victim managed to escape, the assailant turned to the Filipino man, cornering him on the platform and then allegedly punched him in the face multiple times. The suspect also reportedly told the Filipino man to “go back to where you came from.” “It seemed so random and so sudden,” the victim told Eyewitness News. “Kinda realized it’s potentially a hate crime
by RITCHEL
MENDIOLA AND CAROLINE GIOVANIE AJPress
FILIPINA Japanese golfer Yuka Saso has made history as the first player from the Philippines to win a golf major. Saso, 19, claimed victory at the 76th U.S. Women’s Open golf championship at the Olympic Club in
San Francisco on Sunday, June 6. “My dream was to be world No. 1 and win the U.S. Open, but I wasn’t thinking I would hold this trophy this week,” Saso said during the press conference following her win. After bouncing back from the two double bogeys in her first three holes, the Filipina teen triumphantly outlasted Japanese Nasa Hataoka in a sudden-
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Palace: Duterte-Duterte tandem in 2022 not happening by RITCHEL
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Newsom extends support for restaurants, bars as CA begins reopening GOVERNOR Gavin Newsom announced that the state of California will maintain pandemicrelated relief for restaurants, bars, breweries, and wineries to support business recovery. Restaurants will continue to be permitted to offer outdoor dining, while bars will still be able to sell to-go alcoholic beverages, partner with food trucks, restaurants, or catering companies to sell meals with drinks, and breweries and wineries can partner with restaurants for virtual dinners, according to a release from the governor’s office on Thursday, June 3. “The pandemic may be going away…” Newsom tweeted on Thursday. “But your togo cocktails don’t have to!” The announcement came ahead of the state reopening on June 15 and was built on California’s eighth notice of regulatory relief from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) that re-permits licensed businesses provide deliveries to customers, conduct virtual events like “Meet the Winemaker” or “Brewer Dinners,” expand their licensed footprint, and
death playoff in the final round. Saso mentioned the two early double bogeys which seemed to doom her chances. “I was actually upset,” she admitted about her poor start. “My caddie talked to me and said there are still many holes to go and to keep doing what I’ve been
GOLF CHAMP. Filipino Americans celebrate with U.S. Women’s Open golf champion Yuka Saso at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California on Sunday, June 6. Saso became the first Filipino ever to win a major golf event as she prevailed over Japan’s Nasa Hataoka in the sudden death playoff. Photo courtesy of Robert Beck/United States Golf Association
THERE is no chance of a Duterte-Duterte tandem happening during the 2022 elections, according to Malacañang. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday, June 9, said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will not run for vice president should his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara “Inday” Duterte, decide to run for the country’s top post. “Sa tingin ko po iyong isyu kung siya ay tatakbo o hindi, nakadepende po iyan, unang-una kung tatakbo si Mayor Inday Sara (I think the issue if he will run or not depends on whether Mayor Inday Sara will run),” Roque said in an interview with dzRH. “Kung tatakbo po si Mayor Inday Sara, sigurado po ako hindi siya tatakbo ng vice president (If Mayor Sara runs, I am sure he will not run for vice president),” the spokesman added. Roque noted that Duterte already wanted to retire, but maintained the president would make a decision that will be good for the country. “Naniniwala po ako na gusto ng magretiro ng Presidente, pero naniniwala din po ako na gagawa ng decision ang Presidente na mas makakabuti sa ating
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US to donate vaccines to PH, other countries California Public Health urges public by RITCHEL
MENDIOLA AJPress
THE United States has announced that it will donate 7 million of its surplus COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines and other Asian countries. In an effort to end the pandemic globally, the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden said 80 million vaccine doses will be distributed to various countries by the end of June 2021. An initial batch of 25 million doses will be donated by the U.S., of which 19 million doses will be shared through the World Health u PAGE 3 Organization-led COVAX facility, while ap-
proximately 6 million will be shared directly with countries experiencing surges as well as partners and neighbors of the U.S. Included in the 19 million doses shared through COVAX are the 7 million doses that will be distributed to the Philippines and other regions in Asia. “Approximately 7 million for Asia to the following countries and entities: India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Maldives, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, and the Pacific Islands,” the White House said in a fact sheet on Thurs-
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to report vaccine incentive scams by AJPRESS THE California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is asking Californians to be aware of and to quickly report any indications of possible fraudulent or other questionable activities by individuals attempting to take advantage of the state’s recently announced COVID-19 vaccination incentive programs. The first cash prize drawing of
$116.5 million Vax for the Win incentives program kicked off on June 4 to motivate residents to get vaccinated before the state’s reopening on June 15. Following the drawing, members of the public notified the state of scammers impersonating state officials through calls, email, text, and direct messages on social media. If you encounter a possible
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‘The Angelo Quinto Act’: California Assembly advances measure banning police use of restraints that cut off oxygen Bill in response to Fil-Am killed in police custody prohibits law enforcement from using knee-to-neck restraint among other practices
by KLARIZE
MEDENILLA AJPress
THE California Assembly on Wednesday, June 2 passed a bill that bans law enforcement from strangulation restraint tactics that cause asphyxia, a timely measure that has its roots in recent police killings of unarmed individuals. Passing overwhelmingly with a 49-5 vote, AB 490 was authored by Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) who is the chair of the Select Committee on
Police Reform. AB 490 specifically targets police restraint that causes “positional asphyxia,” a deadly condition in which a person who is restrained cannot get enough air. Positional asphyxia includes “knee-to-neck” restraint, a technique that led to the murders of Black American George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 and Filipino American Angelo Quinto in the Bay Area in December. The bill is also named The Angelo Quinto Act of 2021 in honor
of the 30-year-old Filipino. As previously reported in the Asian Journal, Quinto died after police responded to what his family described as an episode of paranoia. “Last year, we witnessed the death of my [Asian Pacific Islander] brother, Angelo Quinto, a Navy veteran, who was tragically killed by police when an officer knelt on his neck for nearly five minutes,” Gipson, who is Black American, said at a press conference recently. “We need to make
sure all methods of restraining someone do not turn unnecessarily deadly.” Gipson added that AB 490 “still allows officers to protect themselves in life-threatening situations, but it does not allow them to cut off anyone’s airway. The circumstances of Angelo Quinto’s death are a stark parallel to George Floyd’s, which both exposed loopholes in use-of-force policies.” The Angelo Quinto Act extends Angelo Quinto joined the U.S. Navy at 27 and was honorably discharged following medical
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concerns.
Photo courtesy Law Offices of John Burris