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Extreme heat prompts ‘flex alert’ for energy conservation As the heat wave raged on, Californians were urged to power down and conserve energy to prevent a statewide power outage on monday, June 20 when the California Independent system operator (Iso) issued a flex Alert on from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. A flex Alert is a preventative measure issued during periods of excessive heat to combat potential strains to California’s power grid. the Iso asked Californians to switch off unnecessary light, delay major appliance use until after 9 p.m. and keep the home thermostat at 78 degrees at the lowest. flex Alerts are typically issued in the summer or during major heatwaves. this was the first flex Alert of 2016. the temperatures have already been blamed for power outages on monday. According to ronald Nichols, president of southern California edison, there were minor outages from 10,000 to 20,000 of edison’s customers but no rolling blackouts were expected, Nichols

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PH sees rise in drug killings ahead of Duterte’s presidency Catholic bishops “disturbed”

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PoLICe killed 11 presumed drug dealers over the weekend, acting on the promise of recently elected President rodrigo Duterte’s campaign to eradicate crime in the country. Drug dealers were killed during undercover sting operations based in manila, Laguna, Bulacan, rizal, Bohol and Cebu, according to Philippine media reports on the morning

of monday, June 20. many of those killed had “resisted arrest”, according to police reports. “there was a shootout between undercover police officers and drug peddlers when the men sensed they had sold PhP500 ($10.80) worth of drugs to policemen,” Adriano enong, rizal police chief told the media. this weekend’s toll adds to the

surge of drug-related killings that have occurred since Duterte won the presidential seat on may 9. there have been more than 40 suspects killed since then in comparison to the 39 that were killed in the previous four months. there has been speculation that suggests that policemen who are involved in the drug trade are car-

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S. Valente ManilaTimes.net

Advocates expect favorable Supreme Court ruling on immigration policies

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Media barred from Duterte inauguration on June 30

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ImmIGrAtIoN activists expect to hear a ruling in favor of policies meant to protect millions of undocumented residents before the supreme Court’s term ends this month. however, they say more work will need to be done to enact comprehensive immigration reform. of immediate concern are the Deferred Action for Parents of Us Citizens and Lawful Permanent residents (DAPA) program and expansions to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, both proposed by President Barack obama in 2014. the programs could protect up to 4 million people in the Us from deportation and provide work authorization for three years on a renewable basis. the policies at issue are “temporary, but essential so that people can remain with their families here,” said marielena hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), during a panel discussion hosted by the Center for American Progress

rying out killings of individuals who are likely to implicate them as soon as Duterte officially takes office on June 30. however, ronald dela rosa, Duterte’s choice for police chief of the Philippines, said in a radio interview that he would be able to determine if the “people were killed in rub-outs.” Incoming Interior secretary Ismael sueño said that Duterte’s promise to

MORE CONVENTION. Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim (left of Pres.-elect Rodrigo Duterte) and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) leader Datu Abul Khayr Alonto (right of Duterte) shake hands. The two largest Moro groups in the country will craft a new proposal that will grant greater autonomy to Bangsamoro hoping this will finally lead to a lasting peace in strife-torn Mindanao. The “Moro convention” will allow stakeholders to provide inputs on the proposal, which will refine the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).

PNP confirms recovered severed head belonged to Canadian hostage the Philippine National Police (PNP) on tuesday, June 21, confirmed that a severed head found in front of a cathedral in Jolo, sulu, belongs to Canadian hostage robert hall, who was beheaded by members of the Abu sayyaf Group (AsG) last June 13. hall was beheaded by his captors after the AsG failed to receive the P600 million ransom being demanded by the group for his safe release. hall is the second Cana-

dian beheaded by the AsG this year. Last April, the AsG beheaded John ridsdel after the AsG failed to receive the P600 million ransom they were also demanding for the safe release of ridsdel. the bandit group initially asked for P1billion ransom for their kidnap victims. hall and ridsdel along with Norwegian Kjartan sekkingstad and filipina maritess

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Duterte to US Ambassador Goldberg: Are you with us or not? you with us or are you not with us?,” he said, adding that he was ready to claim the West PhilipDAVAo CItY — “Are you with pine sea once the United Naus or are you not with us?” tion’s tribunal favored the Philipthat was the question raised by pine diplomatic protest. President-elect rodrigo Duterte Duterte mentioned the 1952 to Us Ambassador Philip Gold- mutual Defense Agreement beberg during the envoy’s courtesy tween the Philippine government visit on June 13 here, he revealed and the United states “desiring on tuesday, June 21. to declare publicly and formally speaking before business ex- their sense of unity and their ecutives at the smX Convention common determination to deCenter, Duterte disclosed that he fend themselves against external has asked Goldberg about this armed attack.” concern amid our maritime disthis was agreed upon “so that pute with China. no potential aggressor could be “Because I told Goldberg, are u PAGE A2 by neStor

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President-elect Rodrigo Duterte with US Ambassadors Philip Goldberg.

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BeCAUse of “limited space,” members of the media will not be allowed to cover the inauguration of President-elect rodrigo Duterte on June 30 in malacañang. martin Andanar, the incoming chief of the Presidential Communications office, on monday said only the governmentrun television PtV4 and radio-television malacañang (rtVm) will be allowed inside the rizal hall. Andanar added that reporters can monitor the event at their working area at the New executive building. “talagang masikip sa loob ng rizal hall. hindi siya ganun kalaki. so, iyong atin namang mga kasamahan sa rtVm ay sanay naman sila sa mga (rizal hall is not that big. But then, our colleagues in rtVm are

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Former Senate President Maceda dies at 81

mANILA — former senate president ernesto madarang maceda died last night at st. Luke’s hospital in Quezon City after suffering a stroke two weeks ago. the family announced that maceda was taken off life support at 8:58 p.m. after his eldest son manny arrived from the Us. maceda, 81, has had a colorful political life and an outstanding record of public service that spanned 43 years, including being one of 12 senators who voted for the ouster of the Us bases in 1991. earlier in the day, maceda’s son edmond said they were just waiting for manny to arrive from the United states before doctors made a final assessment on whether to “turn off the machine.” elected to the senate a year before martial law was declared by then president ferdinand marcos, maceda was nicknamed “mr. exposé” by the defunct Philippine free

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Former Senator Ernesto Maceda

Press magazine for his various privilege speeches that exposed irregularities in government. In one such speech, he labeled the multibillion-peso deal between the Public estates Authority and a thai company named Amari as the “grandmother of all scams.” the transaction, which took place during the ramos admin-

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