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Volume 29 - No. 40 • 2 Sections – 20 Pages
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Tens of thousands of Clark County residents cast ballots in early voting Obama mobilizes Nevadans at rally for Democratic candidate for the Senate Jacky Rosen by KLARIZE
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ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda addresses over 1,800 delegates in the One Young World forum in The Hague last Saturday. She cites the Philippines as among the countries currently under preliminary examination by her office. Photo screengrabbed from One Young World live feed
the turnout on the first day of early voting in 2014 and 4,000 more than any CLARK County voters broke records midterm in the county’s history. Voters said that the wait at many of last weekend when tens of thousands of residents cast their ballots during the these early voting locations was around first few days of Nevada’s early voting. 30 minutes. By 5 p.m., more than 27,000 According to The Nevada Indepen- people had submitted their ballots. “I think there’s a lot of interest in this dent, the turnout by 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20 was at 22,000, which is double election and there’s no better way for
voters to get out and express their voice in the community than to come out and vote, so we’re very happy with the turnout,” Clark County Registrar of Voters Joe Gloria told Las Vegas Now. With Filipinos considered the largest Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) group in Nevada, especially in Clark County, community leaders have
PH drug war still under Senators reject PH examination, ICC says THE HAGUE – International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda is continuing with her preliminary examination of the Duterte administration’s so-called war against illegal drugs despite the country’s withdrawal from the treaty that created the tribunal. Speaking before over 1,800 delegates at the One Young World last Saturday, October 20, Bensouda cited the case in the Philippines as among those currently being handled by her office.
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Mayweather rematch closer as Pacquiao signs with PBC MANILA — A potential blockbuster rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather has moved a step closer as the Filipino icon confirmed his signing with Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions (PBC). Eight-weight world champion Pacquiao said he would close out his storied career by facing “top PBC fighters” in announcing late Monday the tie-up with influential Mayweather adviser Haymon’s organization. “My team will work closely with Al Haymon for the remainder of my career to deliver the most anticipated fights with the top PBC fighters,” Pacquiao said in a statement. “Those are the fights the fans want to see and the ones I want to have to close out my career,” he added. Pacquiao said last week that he was “90 percent” sure a bout with former four-division world champion Adrien Broner would happen in January, possibly in Las Vegas. “Pacquiao’s first defense of the World Box-
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withdrawal from IPU by AJPRESS SENATORS Franklin Drilon, Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, and Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, October 23, opposed the proposal of House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for the Philippines to withdraw from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). “I oppose the proposal of Arroyo that we withdraw from the IPU just because this global body of parliamentarians expressed its concern over the political persecution of our fellow Senators Leila de Lima and (Antonio) Sonny Trillanes,” Senate minority leader Drilon said. “House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo should mind her own and we will mind our own,” the minority leader added. Lacson also claimed that the country’s withdrawal from the union is “premature” and also on the wrong premise as reported by The Manila Times. “The IPU has yet to act on its Human Rights Committee’s recommendation to the IPU Governing Council. Having said that, it is premature, if at all, to denounce
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President Rodrigo Duterte checks the condition of the wounded soldiers he visited at the Universidad de Sta. Isabel-Health Services Department in Naga City on Tuesday, October 23. Malacañang photo by Alfred Frias
Palace: Trillanes not off the hook
(Calida) and he said he will not file a motion for reconsideration but will immediately appeal the ruling of the court, with respect to SOLICITOR General Jose Calida will run the non-issuance of the warrant of arrest,” to the Court of Appeals to reverse a Makati Panelo told reporters. court’s rejection of the Department of Jus“There are procedural matters decided by tice’s motion to arrest Sen. Antonio Trillanes the court, which to my mind are erroneous, IV over a revived coup d’etat case, Malaca- [like] how it accepted evidence despite the ñang said on Tuesday, October 23. fact that they were all secondary evidence. Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo claimed There are questions that can be properly the Makati court’s ruling was a “pyrrhic vic- raised in the Court of Appeals and subsetory” for the rebel-turned lawmaker whose quently, in the Supreme Court,” he added. 2011 amnesty was voided by President RoThe Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV smiles after the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 148 rejected the Justice drigo Duterte. Branch 148 rejected the Justice department’s Department’s petition for an arrest warrant and travel ban against him on Monday, October 22. “I’ve talked with the solicitor general ManilaTimes.net photo by DJ Diosina u PAGE A2 by CATHERINE
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Facebook purges 95 pages and PDEA: No slowdown of 39 accounts in the Philippines anti-drug operations websites that contain little substantive content and SOCIAL netare full of disworking site ruptive ads.” Facebook on “These pagTuesday, Octoes ranged from ber 23, has shut political to endown a total of tertainment 95 pages and content, but 39 accounts all were sharlinked to Presiing links to the dent Rodrigo same advertisDuterte and ing click farms Imee Marcos, Inquirer.net photo off Facebook,” daughter of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos for op- Facebook said as reported by The Philippine Daily Inquirer. erating as a “spam network.” Although Facebook did not deliberAccording to a statement from Facebook, the said pages and accounts were ately named all the pages and accounts “encouraging people to visit low quality u PAGE A3
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rallied to make voting accessible for eligible voters, including pushing for ballots in Tagalog and early voting sites in Filipino-centric areas. The Seafood City location on Maryland Parkway will host early voting this weekend, Saturday, Oct. 27 and Sunday, Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Tuesday, October 23, that the government’s fight against illegal drugs will remain continuous as it reported the 110,395 anti-drug operations conducted from July 2016 to September 2018. “There is no slowing down in the operations since the aim is for the country to have drug-free barangays,” PDEA spokesman Derrick Arnold Carreon said in a forum held at the Philippine Information Agency in Quezon City. The heavily criticized war against drugs recorded 4,948 drug personalities who died in the 2,336 anti-drug operations, including the 94 recorded from Aug. 31 to Sept. 30 as reported by The Philippine Star. The operations conducted from July 2016 to September 2018 declared 8,766 of the country’s 42,044
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