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OCTOBER 18-24, 2018 Volume 29 - No. 39 • 2 Sections – 16 Pages

T H E F I L I P I N O –A M E R I C A N C O M M U N I T Y N E W S PA P E R

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Palace hopes 2019 poll winners will cooperate with Duterte admin by DARRYL JOHN

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IMEE FOR SENATOR. Ilocos Norte Governor Maria Josefa Imelda “Imee” Marcos files her Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for senator at the Commission on Elections main office in Manila on Tuesday, October 16. PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan

WINNERS of the 2019 midterm elections are expected to cooperate with the Duterte administration, Malacañang said on Wednesday, October 17, as the Commission on Elections wrapped up the filing of certificates of candidacy.

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the government hopes that the winners of the 2019 polls, regardless of whatever party they are representing, will “reinforce the President’s endeavors in fulfilling the public’s call for genuine and meaningful change.” “Given the high level of appreciation exhibited by the people in favor

of this administration, we look forward to newly elected officials in Congress coordinating with us towards the advancement of vital pieces of legislation that ensure the promotion of the people’s welfare,” Panelo said in a statement. “We are similarly eager to work with our 2019 chosen leaders at the local

level for convergences and operations for peace and order, social welfare and disaster risk management, among others,” he added. There are many familiar names as well as new ones in the upcoming senatorial race. Among the senatorial hopefuls

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USA

DATELINE PH election to UN rights committee draws criticisms FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA

DESPITE rights groups’ complaints, the Philippines has been re-elected in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday, October 12, through an uncontested balloting in the UN General Assembly. According to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), the country’s election “puts pressure” on the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte to “address numerous allegations of rights violations.” The Philippines is one of the 18 countries that made it to the 47-member council. It received 165 out of the 192 votes cast by UN member states and would serve another threeyear term in the council starting next year. Presidential spokesperson and chief legal counsel Salvador Panelo said, “The Philippines’ election … is a recognition that our government respects human rights and will not tolerate abuse by those in authority.” “Getting a seat in the [UNHRC] is a repudiation of the critics and detractors on the president’s unrelenting war [on] illegal drugs,” he added.

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US gov’t announces new P1.35-B Marawi project THE United States government has a launched the Marawi Response Project, which aims to improve economic and social conditions of communities affected by the conflict last year. In May 2017, ISIS-inspired local terrorists sieged Marawi City, resulting to a declaration of martial law in Mindanao. U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim announced the P1.35-billion project that expands livelihood activities in the city and nearby areas, the U.S. Embassy said in a statement. The Marawi Response Project is a threeyear project of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) that will offer micro grants to displaced and host communities in the war-torn city. These grants will address short-term needs, support employment readiness for the youth and help connect them to Mindanao’s service sector. “The U.S. government shares the concern of the Philippine government for ongoing economic, social, health and education needs of the people of Marawi and neighboring municipalities,” Kim said. Kim was in Marawi City when he announced the project. He met with Lanao del Sur Gov. Bedjoria Adiong, Vice Gov. Mamintal Adiong

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Nevada’s elected officials Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Rep. Jacky Rosen (NV-03), Rep. Dina Titus (NV-01), and Rep. Ruben Kihuen (NV-04), along with the Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project (FILVETREP), presented the Congressional Gold Medals (CGM) to Nevada’s Filipino WWII veterans. AJPress photo by Robert Macabagdal

Nevada elected officials honor WWII FilVets with Congressional Gold Medal Filipino World War II veterans receive their medals in Las Vegas by KLARIZE

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AFTER nearly seven decades of living in the shadows of other war veterans, the Filipino veterans of World War II have finally received their long-overdue recognition. On Saturday, October 13, Nevada’s elected officials Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Rep. Jacky Rosen (NV-03), Rep. Dina Titus (NV-01), and Rep. Ruben Kihuen (NV04), along with the Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project (FILVETREP), presented the Congressional Gold Medals (CGM) to Nevada’s Filipino WWII veterans. “The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honor that Congress can bestow, and no group is more deserving than the Filipino veterans of World War II,” Cortez Masto said in a press release. The veterans who received their CGM replicas at Saturday’s ceremony included Regalado Baldonado, Jose Cosgayon, Jaime Creencia, Epifanio Dancel, Aurelio Dela Cruz, Marcelino Esguerra, Ruben Lacanienta, Leonardo

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Rep. Jacky Rosen, Susie Lee, Steve Sisolak, Rep. Grace Meng and DNC Chair Tom Perez with members of the Filipino-American Democrats of Las Vegas during a Kamayan Feast on Sunday, October 14. AJPress photos by Robert Macabagdal

As November 6 approaches, Democratic candidates court Fil-Am voters in Las Vegas by CHRISTINA

M. ORIEL

AJPress

WITH the November midterm elections approaching in less than three weeks, this past weekend in Las Vegas was packed with get out the vote events for candidates down the ballot. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) comprise 10 percent of Nevada’s electorate and have shown to be a key swing vote in major races in recent years. Because of this, both parties have been courting this demographic leading up to November 6. A new survey released by APIAVote and AAPI Data revealed that nationwide, 48 percent of AAPI Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez was in Las Vegas over the voters are “more enthusiastic” about voting in weekend to campaign for Democratic candidates down the ballot, including this year, up 20 percent from the last midterm in Steve Sisolak for governor and Rep. Jacky Rosen for Senate.

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Aquino, former Cabinet officials, Joma: Peace possible in our lifetime senators face raps over DAP by AJPRESS

by AJPRESS FORMER President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, along with with some of his cabinet officials, and incumbent opposition senators are facing 274 counts of alleged malversation of public funds acquired through the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP). Truth and Justice Coalition President Greco Belgica on Monday, October 15, led the filing of the complaints at the Office of the Ombudsman. “So nag-file po tayo ngayon ng ating kaso against DAP... dahil sa pagkaka-lustay nila ng pera ng taum-

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Former President Benigno Aquino III

ACCORDING to Jose Ma. Sison, peace during our lifetime is possible. In an interview with The Manila Times, the founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the umbrella organization of the National Democratic Front (NDF) and the New People’s Army (NPA), is hopeful that peace with the government will be achieved sooner or later in Jose Ma. Sison spite of a series of reversals. a fine agreement and if it’s for the “Kung maganda ang kasunduan benefit of the people, why not? If and for the benefit of the people, we can talk and settle our problems, bakit hindi? Kung makukuha sa why do we have to resort to violence usapan bakit kailangan pang tu- and fierce fighting?)” he asked. muloy sa pukpukan o santong Sison also said that at the peoInquirer.net photo paspasan? (If we are able to reach u PAGE A2


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