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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Volume 21 - No. 26 • 14 Pages
T HE F ILIPINO A MERICAN C OMMUNITY N EWSPAPER
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JULY 1-7, 2022
Also published in LOS ANGELES, ORANGE COUNTY/INLAND EMPIRE, SAN DIEGO, LAS VEGAS, NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY
New proposal may grant most Californians DATELINE USA Fil-Am-led nonprofit seeks with stipend amid rising gasoline prices to reduce gun violence, FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA
turn firearms into art
WITH hundreds of deaths by guns in America every single day, California-based nonprofit the Robby Poblete Foundation (RPF) is seeing the need to continuously expand its reach to other states, especially where gun-related violence is prevalent. In 2017, RPF was created by Filipina American Pati Navalta in honor of her son 23-year-old Robby Poblete who was killed by gun violence in Vallejo, California on September 21, 2014. Robby was learning to weld at a biotech company at the time of his death. Navalta, in an interview with the Asian Journal, said for the past years since the inception of the RPF, they have been actively pursuing initiatives based on their three programs: Gun Buyback; The Art of Peace; and Vocational Skills. She said the COVID-19 pandemic had somewhat put their activities on the sideline but they are slowly trying to pick up the pace. The RPF founder and executive director said they have recently partnered with
Relief checks will start from $350, depending on marital status and dependents by KLARIZE
MEDENILLA AJPress
like California where driving is essential. To help alleviate the financial burden of rising gas prices and inflation, Governor Gavin Newsom and ANYBODY who has had to commute by car over the state legislators have agreed to grant as much as last five months knows that the skyrocketing price of $1,050 to millions of Californians. As part of a $300 billion budget deal that was gas has been a major hindrance, especially in places
DUARTE Mayor Pro Tem Tzeitel ParasCaracci has died after nearly a three-year battle against lung cancer, the city announced on Monday, June 27. Paras-Caracci, 49, passed away from stage 4 lung cancer at home on Saturday, June 25, surrounded by family. She became the first Filipino American elected to the Duarte City Council in 2001. She served as the city’s mayor four times — in 2006, 2011, 2015 and 2019. In office for over two decades, she was considered the longest serving Filipino American elected official in the U.S. “We have suffered a huge loss in our city and I am profoundly saddened as Tzeitel was an immensely capable member of our Council, as well as a great personal friend to me, as well as many others. Her smile and energy were infectious, and it was an honor to serve on Council with her,” said Mayor Margaret Finlay in a statement. “On behalf of the
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Doctors discuss coronavirus vaccine authorization for kids 5 years old and younger by KLARIZE
MEDENILLA AJPress
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Tzeitel Paras-Caracci, Fil-Am mayor pro tem of Duarte, dies after cancer battle
announced on Sunday, June 26, the three-tiered program is estimated to benefit 17.4 million taxpayers in the state with lower- and middle-income households benefitting the most. Individuals who make less than $75,000 a year
ALL SET. Workers prepare the National Museum for the June 30 presidential inauguration of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assured the peaceful and orderly conduct of president-elect Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s inauguration, saying all hands are on deck for the logistical and security preparations. Philstar.com photo by KJ Rosales
AFTER more than a year of clinical trials, children in the United States between the ages of 6 months and 4 years old are now permitted to receive the COVID vaccine, nearly closing the gap between the unvaccinated and vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) signed off on vaccines for young children last week, one day after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced three new authorizations regarding coronavirus vaccines. Specifically, the FDA approved Pfizer shots for children between 6 months and 4 years old; Moderna shots for children between 6 months and 5 years old; and Moderna shots for children between 6 and 17 years old. (Previously, Pfizer was the only option for the latter age bracket.) According to Moderna, the company’s vaccine for 6-month-olds to 5-year-olds will have a quarter of the strength of the adult dose and should be administered in
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Philippine SEC has upheld order to shut down Rappler, says Ressa by KRISTINE JOY
Philstar.com
PATAG
MANILA — The Securities and Exchange Commission has upheld its 2018 decision to order the shutdown of news company Rappler Inc, its CEO and veteran journalist Maria Ressa said. In a statement made at the East West Center conference, Ressa said the SEC “affirmed its earlier decision to revoke the certificates of incorporation of Rappler Inc. and Rappler Holdings Corporation (RHC).”
“We were notified by our lawyers of this ruling that effectively confirmed the shut down of Rappler,” she added. The order is dated June 28, but a copy of it has yet to be made public. Ressa, who was speaking at the conference said they will appeal the decision, especially that the “proceedings were highly irregular.” The EWC, which is holding its conference abroad, shared Rappler’s Vice President Leni Robredo statement on its Twitter account. Rappler
Philstar.com photo
Despite difficulties under Supreme Court: Bongbong Marcos qualified to be elected to office Duterte, Robredo says no regrets PAGE 2
by KRIXIA
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SUBINGSUBING, MARLON RAMOS
by PIA LEE
Inquirer.net
MANILA — The “gods of Padre Faura” have cleared the way for Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s inauguration as the 17th president of the Philippines. Voting 13-0 with two abstentions, the Supreme Court threw out the legal challenges to Marcos Jr.’s presidential candidacy, delivering a blow to the victims of rights violations during the regime of his father, the late deposed dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Lawyer Howard Calleja (second from left), former lawmaker Satur Ocampo (second from right), The high court issued the and martial law survivors file a petition for certiorari to appeal the decision of the Commission on Elections en banc dismissing the disqualification petition against Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in this decision during its weekly May 18 file photo. Inquirer.net photo by Richard Reyes en banc session on Tuesday,
June 28, or two days before Marcos Jr. is sworn in. Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo has accepted the invitation to administer the president-elect’s oath of office in a ceremony at the National Museum. The justices upheld the resolution of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) dismissing two petitions separately filed by martial law survivors and rights activists seeking Marcos Jr.’s disqualification on the basis of his tax evasion conviction in 1995. Reacting to the tribunal’s vote,
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BRAGO Philstar.com
MANILA — Despite the difficulties she went through due to her political differences with President Duterte, Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, June 28 said she has no regrets. During the final episode of her weekly radio program “BISErbisyong Leni” on dzXL, Robredo said the hardships and not being allies of the President motivated her and her team “to look for ways and become better.” “All the difficulties given
to us, those were actually the things that made us better. We learned to look for ways and accomplish our goals. And to my mind, those made us perform better. Because when it’s hard, you find ways to do your work well,” Robredo said in Filipino. Robredo was the top target and biggest victim of disinformation even after the May 9 elections, reports said. Admitting her office suffered much since 2016, Robredo refused to say what her team went through. “For us, the difficulties were blessings,” she said.
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