Duterte on narco policemen...

will go up to the generals," he said. "At one time, maybe I will announce all the names of those whom I believe are corrupt and involved in illegal drugs."

Duterte, a staunch anti-drug advocate, said the "best way to deal" with these police officers is to kill them.

"Don't bring them to court. Shoot them dead. Observe due process? Why would I keep you alive?" he said.

If he were still president, Duterte said he would order the whole police force to surrender all issued and illegal firearms within 24 hours and let the military take over.

"The Army would be happy to take over, and I supposed that is what should happen," he added. 

Mayon unrest may last for a few...

PAGE A1 sector of the volcano,” Bornas said.

“There have been past eruptions similar to this where the volcano is quietly effusing lava and this activity lasted for months,” she added. “We might get that activity.”

Bornas said that the lava flows have reached a distance of one kilometer away from the crater.

As of Tuesday, Phivolcs said the Mayon Volcano saw one volcanic earthquake, spewing 723 tonnes of sulfur dioxide.

Those living in the volcano’s permanent risk zone, according to Bacolcol, will have to remain in the shelters for at least the next few months. More than 14,000 residents have been staying in evacuation centers, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

"Parang ganoon na nga ang mangyayari (That seems to be the case),” he said when asked if this meant that residents inside the volcano’s permanent danger zone would have their stay prolonged for a few months.

“Unless we lower the alert level, we have no choice but to have those who live inside the permanent danger zone stay in evacuation centers. There should be no people in the permanent danger zone in the first place,” he explained.

Phivolcs classified Mayon Volcano under Alert Level 3 last Thursday due to “potential explosive activity happening within days or weeks.”

If a volcano’s magma is at or near the surface, and its activity could lead to dangerous eruptions within weeks, an Alert Level 3 is announced.

State seismologists determined that increasing the danger zone beyond eight kilometers from the active crater would require a higher warning level.

Albay Governor Edcel Greco Lagman has already extended the “danger zone” of the volcano to seven-kilometer radius. 

Most Asians support a rmative action...

PAGE A1 the researchers.

“Well, I always feel a little mixed about it. I think there are people that cannot advocate for themselves that it probably has helped, but I think it also has hindered those individuals that have either accomplished a lot on their own because people make an assumption that they got helped or that you’re part of a quota,” said a Japanese women in her 60’s.

Support for affirmative action among U.S.-born Asian Americans is slightly higher than that of immigrants, 56% to 52%.

Pew conducted the survey in six languages between July 5, 2022 and January 27, 2023 with a margin of error of 2.1%.

The release of the poll conducted both online and by mail coincides with a decision expected from the U.S. Supreme Court early this summer in the cases of Students for Fair Admissions vs Harvard and Students for Fair Admission vs the University of North Carolina.

Conservative Ed Blum argues that affirmative action in college admission discriminates against Whites and Asian Americans.

An overwhelming majority of Asian Americans surveyed do not think race should be a factor when deciding student enrollment.

Only 21 percent think race should be a consideration in college admissions.

Most think high school grades, standardized tests and community service should be bigger factors.

Sally Chen of Chinese for Affirmative Action in San Francisco was a student at Harvard when the case was going through the federal courts. She testifed in favor of Harvard’s admission policy.

“I think there’s confusion that students can get in solely on the basis of race,” she told AsAmNews during a phone interview. She described college admissions as a “confusing and anxiety-inducing process. There s confusion about what these institutions are doing wth this information.”

Phil Wong of the New York Chapter of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance agrees. “We’ve seen the data,” said Phil Wong, the president of the Chinese American Citizens