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OCTOBER 27 - NOVEMBER 2, 2023 Volume 17 - No.3 • 16 Pages

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US, Philippines reaffirm alliance after DATELINE USA China’s dangerous maneuvers in WPS FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA

Fil-Am candidate for state assembly leads in California Democratic Party vote

LOS ANGELES – Jessica Caloza, the Filipino-American millennial running for a seat in the California State Assembly, emerged as the leading candidate in Assembly District 52’s California Democratic Party pre-endorsement conference vote over the weekend. “As a lifelong Democrat, I am honored to have earned the support of a diverse coalition of so many local grassroots

MANILA — The Philippines and the United States reaffirmed their commitment to their alliance following China’s dangerous maneuvers during a resupply mission in the West Philippine Sea. According to a White House readout, U.S.

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with Philippine National Security Adviser Eduardo Año after Chinese vessels hit a Philippine resupply boat and a Philippine Coast Guard vessel. “Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Año reaffirmed the

enduring alliance and friendship between our nations and discussed upcoming U.S.Philippine engagements and ways to further strengthen our close partnership,” the statement read.

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More Pinoys seeking repatriation from Israel

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by Mayen Jaymalin Philstar.com

Jessica Caloza, who is running for California’s 52nd district, finishes 1st place, with nearly triple the vote of the 2nd leading candidate. If elected, she would make history as the first Filipina in the state legislature. File photo

BLESSINGS. Security forces from the Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Coast Guard and Philippine Navy, as well as officials of the Commission on Elections and the Department of Education, are sent off with a chaplain’s blessings during the sendoff and turnover ceremony of personnel and resources for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections at Camp Crame, Quezon City on Monday, October 23. The elections will be held Oct. 30. PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler

Marcos vows ‘world-class’ AFP AFP fears increased China THE government will continue implementing programs and policies to make the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) “world-class,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said. “Rest assured that we will remain steadfast in transforming and modernizing the AFP into a world-class force that is respected by its counterparts and is a source of national pride,” the President said during the traditional dinner for the AFP Council of Sergeants Major in Malacañang on Monday, October 23. “So, let me likewise assure you that we will continue to implement programs and policies that will promote your welfare,

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harassment in West PH Sea

But military chief says he’s ready to defend country’s territory by Zacarian Sarao Inquirer.net

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday, October 25 is worried that China may further escalate its aggression and harassment within the West Philippine Sea following its recent collision

with Philippine vessels. AFP chief of staff Romeo Brawner Jr. made the pronouncement after Chinese vessels hit an AFP-contracted resupply boat and a Philippine Coast Guard ship in the West Philippine Sea on Sunday morning. “Kasi nga nage-escalate

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ASIDE from the three batches of 60 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have arrived from Israel, 120 are still expected to come home, according to Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) officer-in-charge Hans Cacdac. “We still have more or less 120 requests for repatriation,” Cacdac said in a radio interview, noting that the Philippine government is already processing the repatriation. “When I say process, it means calling them three times and making sure that they really want to go home.” Half of those who requested repatriation assistance, Cacdac said, had already finished

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San Lorenzo Ruiz finds permanent home at St. Patrick’s Cathedral by Momar G. Visaya AJPress

A SIGNIFICANT event for Filipinos took place on Wednesday, Oct. 25 as a threefoot bronze statue of the first Filipino Saint San Lorenzo Ruiz was permanently enthroned at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. Father Erno Diaz, the

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Auxiliary Bishop Edmund Whalen blesses the statue of San Lorenzo Ruiz before it was enthroned at the St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Wednesday, Oct. 25. AJPress Photo by Troi Santos


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