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OCTOBER 21-27, 2021

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Volume 32 - No. 42 • 12 Pages

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Comelec dismisses ‘false reports’ on 2022 elections by ZACARIAN

SARAO

Inquirer.net

MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) dismissed a “false report” which claimed that Commissioner Rowena Guanzon is pushing for the scrapping of the May 2022 polls that went viral on social media. “Commissioner Guanzon is NOT, repeat NOT, recommending that the 2022 National and Local Elections be scrapped,” said Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez. “This Adobo Chronicles report

stating otherwise is obviously #fakenews. #fightfake,” he added. The report came from The Adobo Chronicles, a satirical website founded in 2013, which describes itself as “the best source for unbelievable news.” Meanwhile, in a following tweet, Jimenez admitted that he is “leery” in accepting satirical news. “In an environment where a significant segment of the public are unable to separate fact from fiction, I am leery of accepting the ‘satire card’,” said Jimenez.

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The Comelec spokesperson also earlier denounced another post that spread on social media claiming that the Comelec has disqualified Vice President Leni Robredo from the presidential race. “VP Leni Robredo has not been disqualified. Video and articles that imply or suggest otherwise are #fakenews. COMELEC’s reminders on prohibited sources of funding apply to all would-be candidates. #fightfake,” Jimenez tweeted on Sunday, October 17. These claims surfaced over DINE-IN. People enjoy having a dine-in lunch for a buffet at Cabalen Restaurant ‘Eat All U Can, Eat All U Want’ inside the mall in Quirino

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Highway, Fairview, Quezon City on Wednesday, October 20. The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Diseases (IATF) allowed a maximum of 30-percent venue capacity except for those in areas under a granular lockdown. PNA photo by Ben Briones

Palace: Duterte not remiss in investigating drug war killings by RITCHEL

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California becomes only state with ‘moderate’ COVID-19 transmission level

THE Golden State is currently the only state in the country that has improved to a “moderate” rate of transmission for COVID19, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) The findings come as the state continues to have strict mask and vaccination mandates in place, including wearing face coverings at outdoor venues and vaccine requirements for schoolchildren. The updated figures, released Monday, October 18, show that California is the only one of the 50 states to reach that level with a

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More women are targets of xenophobic hate Immigrant women account for most of the victims of hate crimes. Why is this phenomenon so pervasive?

MUSLIM, Asian and Latina women are the main victims of xenophobic attacks in the United States during an increase in hate crimes against immigrants. The phenomenon, said experts convened by Ethnic Media Services, reflects the fact that marginalized groups end up being the scapegoat for everything that goes wrong in the country. But why women? According to the new survey “Islamophobia in the eyes of Muslims,” women (76.7%) are more likely than men (58.6%) to be victims of Islamophobia, and 91% of women reported that Islamophobia affects their emotional and mental well-being compared to 84% in the case of men. “Women are viewed as a symbol of a visible (wearing the hijab), external and opposing culture,” said Basima Sisemore, researcher for the Global Justice Program at the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley, who conducted the survey. “And

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President Rodrigo Duterte

Malacañang photo by Simeon Celi

PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte is “not remiss” in his obligation to investigate human rights abuses in the country, according to Malacañang. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday, October 20, made the statement after the Philippine Department of Justice (DOJ) released a 21page information table on over 50 cases of deaths during police anti-drug operations. “I can only commend the DOJ for this conclusion because this

PAL urges ‘no facility quarantine protocol’ for fully vaccinated passengers from N. America by MIGUEL

R. CAMUS

Inquirer.net

MANILA — Philippine Airlines (PAL) is calling for the removal of quarantine stays in an accredited hotel or other designated facilities for fully vaccinated passengers arriving from North America. Dexter Lee, PAL chief strategy and planning officer, said the flag carrier was working with Presidential Adviser Joey Concepcion and OCTA Research group on the proposal, adding this was now being evaluated by the COVID-19 Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF).

“Our suggestions have received positive feedback and [these are] now with the IATF technical working group for further deliberation,” Lee said in a statement on Thursday, October 21. The proposed “no facility quarantine protocol” will cover returning Filipino tourists and those allowed to travel to the Philippines, such as current and former Filipino citizens and foreign spouses of Filipino nationals residing in North America, including Canada and the United States. Currently, passengers arriving from North America are subjected to a minimum

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proves that the President has not been remiss in his obligation to investigate perpetrators of these crimes,” he said in an interview at the Kapihan sa Manila Bay news forum hosted by Marichu Villanueva. According to Roque, the matrix belies “all claims” that Duterte is responsible for the killings. “I think these findings of the DOJ will belie all claims that the President is responsible under the principle of command responsibility because on the contrary, it proves that the Philippine state has in fact investigated and prosecuted

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TEN months after a Filipina American mother was reported missing, her husband was taken into custody on suspicion of murder. Larry Millete, 40, was arrested at his home in Chula Vista, California on Tuesday, October 19 in relation to the case of his wife, May “Maya” Millete who has been missing since the beginning of January this year. He was charged with murder and possession of a semiautomatic rifle prohibited under California’s assault weapons ban, according to San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan.

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John Riel Casimero begins US training for title defense by BONG LOZADA Inquirer.net

MANILA — John Riel Casimero has arrived in Los Angeles to start training ahead of his title defense against Paul Butler on December 11. The WBO bantamweight champion posted his arrival at Los Angeles International Airport on his Youtube channel Quadro Alas It’s My Boy that showed him and his brother Jayson going through the various stages inside

Husband of missing Fil-Am mom in California arrested by RITCHEL

individuals for these extralegal killings,” he said. Further, the matrix shows no evidence of the chief executive’s “culpability.” “I don’t think it says anything about the culpability of the President because in the 52 cases there’s not been an instance where there’s been a determination that the President ordered the killing or that the President did not do anything to punish those who committed criminal acts,” said Roque. On Tuesday, Oct. 19, the DOJ authorized the release of an

the terminal. “So guys here we are again, we’re back at work. Let’s go, December 11,” said Casimero in Filipino. Casimero will be making his fourth defense of the strap which he won from Zolani Tete via third round technical knockout in November 2019. It was a messy road to Casimero’s mandatory title defense over Butler with new outfit Probellum the only

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“As the evidence unfolded in this case, it pointed in one direction — that [Maya] was murdered,” she said during an afternoon news conference. Larry’s lawyer, Bonita Martinez, said that she was “very, very surprised” about the arrest since a body has not been recovered. “This is a surprise to me since they have no proof Maya is dead, and I believe she is still alive,” Martinez told KFMB-TV. However, Stephan pointed out that prosecutors can file a murder charge without having a body. “The law is so crystal clear that we cannot let someone murder someone and gain a benefit by hiding the body in a way that we

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John Riel Casimero

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