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NOVEMBER 1-7, 2018
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
Volume 29 - No. 41 • 2 Sections – 18 Pages
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Trump declares he can end birthright citizenship through executive order Nevada lawmakers, AAPI leaders respond to proposal that directly violates the 14th Amendment which guarantees “equal protection of the laws” of the United States...with all the benefits.” But 38 other countries do grant birthright citizenship, including Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and many other countries in the American continents.
concept that is widely interpreted as a constitutional guarantee. In an exclusive interview with U.S. PRESIDENT Donald Trump Axios, the president falsely claimed on Tuesday, October 30 announced that, “for 85 years,” the U.S. is “the that he is preparing to issue an ex- only country in the world where a ecutive order that would eliminate person comes in and has a baby, birthright citizenship in the U.S., a and that baby is essentially a citizen by KLARIZE
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Fil-Am mail bomb suspect reportedly kept list of over 100 potential targets
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FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA
Fil-Am media ‘game changers’ share stories from their careers, inspire young Fil-Am creatives to follow their passion WHEN Ricky Nierva was a young boy, he loved to draw. Inspired by the cartoons he would rush home to watch as a kid, he would draw pictures on his bedpost, around his room and the walls of his home. His mother, instead of forbidding him to draw altogether, came home one day with stacks of paper and asked him to express his creativity on paper. “I will never forget that. My parents, instead of getting angry at me for destroying the house, they allowed me to express myself and were really supportive of me,” Nierva said. “But I never knew that it could actually be a job.” Nevertheless, he decided to pursue fine arts, eventually landing a job at Pixar Anima-
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NEW CUSTOMS CHIEF. President Rodrigo Duterte administers the oath of newly-appointed Bureau of Customs Commissioner Rey Guerrero during a ceremony at the Presidential Guest House in Davao City on Tuesday, October 30. As a marching order to Guerrero, Duterte instructed him to “double the zealousness” in performing his mandate of ridding the agency of corruption. The chief executive also expressed optimism that Guerrero would be able to do his job well, noting that he was a “good and honest” man. Malacañang photo by Karl Norman Alonzo
Sayoc makes first court appearance
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ANN VARONA
AJPress
CESAR Sayoc, the man suspected of sending at least 15 potentially explosive devices to high profile Democrats and Trump critics, had a list of over 100 potential targets, according to recent reports. The reports came as the 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc Jr., the suspect who mailed the half-Filipino, half-Italian U.S. citizen bombs to various Democratic officials last week. appeared in federal court in Florida Photo courtesy of the Broward County Sheriff for the first time on Monday, October
29 where he was ordered held without bail after being arrested by FBI last Friday, October 26. Sayoc faces five federal charges—interstate transportation of an explosive, illegal mailing of explosives, threats against former presidents, threatening interstate communications, and assaulting federal officers — and could receive up to 48 years in prison if convicted. Federal authorities have not yet pub-
licly released the names of the targeted individuals and organizations on the list, but have begun privately notifying those listed. The Associated Press reported that more elected officials were included in the list. The FBI also reported early Monday that authorities intercepted a suspicious package on Monday that was addressed to CNN’s office in
Barely a week after reopening, litter found on Boracay beach by NATHALIE
ROBLES
AJPress
THREE days after its reopening, Boracay island once again faced problems as visitors flocked the world-famous destination. Piles of trash were seen along its coastline while businesses and establishments were fined for violating environmental laws. Tourists and locals witnessed the improper trash disposal seen on the newlyrehabilitated island, which had been closed for the past six months.
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A report from The Philippine Daily Inquirer stated that first-time Russian visitors were dismayed by a pile of uncollected trash they saw on the roadside of D’Mall Plaza at Barangay Balagbag. Aside from that, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has yet to enforce a ban on single-use plastics on the said island. Stores and restaurants still contain their food and drinks on disposable materials such as plastic plates, cups and straws. DENR Undersecretary Island visitors walk through the temporary port set up by the Boracay Inter-agency Task Force.
US Navy chief visits PH, receives updates named 5th worst country for the on South China Sea Palace retracts military takeover of Customs PH prosecution of journalists killings AJP
ADM. John Richardson, United States chief of naval operations, received an update on the situation in the South China Sea during his recent visit to the Philippines. Richardson went to Palawan to get an update on the disputed waterway from Lt. Gen. Rozzano Briguez, commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Western Command. The U.S. Navy top officer visited the country from October 28 to 29 with a focus on US and Philippine maritime domain awareness and naval capabilities. “The work the U.S. Navy does with the Philippines every year is critical to the peace and stability of the region and the development of both our militaries,” Richardson said. Richardson’s two-day visit to the country also placed emphasis on the importance of the two countries’ alliance to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. “It’s important that we continue to collaborate with our partner and ally. We look forward to
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MALACAÑANG on Tuesday, October 30, retracted the order of President Rodrigo Duterte to have the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) take over the Bureau of Customs (BOC) as critics slammed the move as unconstitutional. Duterte recently appointed AFP chief of staff Rey Leonardo Guerrero to head the BOC, replacing Isidro Lapeña, who The bureau is being put in the hot seat after former commissioner Isidro Lapeña was named Technical Educa- admitted magnetic lifters seized by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in August Philstar.com photo tion and Skills Development may have contained at least P6.8 billion worth in shabu. Authority (TESDA) secretary, out how to effectively meet will be deployed in the BOC after BOC officials and exec- the challenges of corruption only to “make their presence utives were fired. felt.” in this country.” Over the weekend, he orPanelo likened the situPresidential spokesperson dered the AFP to takeover the Salvador Panelo clarified that ation to the act of putting a BOC, “while we are sorting the members of the military u PAGE A4
by AJPRESS A REPORT from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) revealed that the Philippines, for the second time in a row, remained fifth among the countries with the worst prosecution of journalist killers. In the recent CPJ’s 2018 Global Impunity Index report, the Philippines followed countries in the Middle-East Asia and African regions, namely Somalia, Syria, Iraq and South Sudan. The said report ranked countries that exempted and/or failed to prosecute alleged journalist killings. Afghanistan, Mexico, Colombia, Pakistan, Brazil, Russia, Bangladesh, Nigeria and India ranked next to the Philippines in
the same CPJ report. For four years, specifically from 2011 to 2014, the Philippines ranked third on the same list. However, the rank favorably dropped to fourth in the years 2015 and 2016. In 2017, the country moved down to fifth place as reported by The Philippine Daily Inquirer. The New York-based organization noted that at least 324 journalists worldwide have been murdered with 85 percent of those cases, or about 275 of them, having perpetrators who remain unconvicted of their crimes. CPJ Impunity Campaign Consultant Elisabeth Witchel said that the report revealed that
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