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Belmonte: Zero chance of Duterte impeachment by Paolo
roMero and Christina Mendez Philstar.com
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte
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mANILA — Any impeachment move against president-elect rodrigo Duterte in the 17th Congress will have zero chance of success, speaker feliciano Belmonte Jr. said on tuesday, June 28. Belmonte, vice chairman of the Liberal Party (LP), was trying to douse speculations over brewing impeachment efforts against Duterte, saying such talk was divisive and harmful to the nation. “Let’s face it, the chances of that (impeachment) are zero and nobody would even think of it. Let’s give the new president a chance to run the country with-
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out talk of impeachment or anything like that being uttered by anybody from any political party,” Belmonte told reporters. he said he was not aware of the sources of reports on the issue. As a witness to various impeachment processes, including those of former president Joseph estrada in 2000, the late chief justice renato Corona in December 2011 and former ombudsman merceditas Gutierrez earlier that year, Belmonte said he can tell conditions for such ouster moves are not present in Duterte’s case. “Definitely I don’t see any reason whatsoever for the president to fear this, or to even include it
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CA increases education funding, underrepresented students benefitted
sACrAmeNto — Gov. Jerry Brown approved the 2016-2017 state budget on monday, June 27, which includes historic education legislation that would improve educational opportunity and make college more accessible for all students. the bill’s signing includes a minimum guarantee of $71.9 billion allocated to K-12 schools and the CCC this year, which is the highest level in state history, according to a statement from Brown’s office. the two budget trailer bills, sB 828 and AB 1602, would allocate more of the state’s budget for improving college readiness for K-12 students, increasing enrollment into University of California (UC) schools for the 2017-
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Leo Herrera-Lim, consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Los Angeles, speaks at the resolution presentation for Philippine Independence Day at LA City Hall on Friday, June 24. Klarize Medenilla / AJ Press
Robredo to Filipinos: ‘Unite to LA City Hall celebrates support the next administration’ PH Independence Day
Census: Asian Americans still fastest-growing racial group in US
AsIAN Americans comprise America’s fastest-growing racial group, according to data released by the United states Census Bureau. the Asian American population grew by 19 percent between 2010 and 2015. meanwhile, Native hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NhPIs) are the second fastest-growing group, rising at 13 percent during the same period. In comparison, the nation’s overall population grew by 4 percent. today, there are an estimated 21 million Asian Americans and 1.5 million NhPIs living in the country. In 2015, the Census Bureau reported that for the first time in history, more than half of the children born in the Us were minorities. In California, New mexico, texas, hawaii, and the District of Columbia, more than half of the general population come from a minor-
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sioson
AJPress
Vice President-elect Leni Robredo
VICe President-elect Leni robredo urged filipinos unite as one nation to support the next administration in her speech on sunday, June 26, at the Philippine embassy in tokyo, Japan. “Dahil ho kailangan tayong mag-aspire ulit bilang isang bansa, sana kung ano ang differences na pinagdaanan noong nakaraang eleksyon, handa tayong isantabi iyon para suportahan
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iyong ating susunod na magiging Pangulo; para suportahan iyong susunod na administrasyon (Because we need to aspire again as one nation, i hope that whatever differences we’ve been under through the previous elections, we’re ready to set it aside to support our next president; to support the next administration),” robredo said. robredo was invited to tokyo by Philippine Ambassador to Japan manuel Lopez over
memBers of the filipino-American community gathered at City hall on friday, June 24 to join Los Angeles filipino Association of City employees (LAfACe) in celebration of the 118th anniversary of Philippine Independence Day. LAfACe, with support from LA City Councilmembers Jose A. huizar of District 14 and mitch o’farrell of District 13 and Joel Jacinto, commissioner of the Department of Public Works, recognized the filipino achievements throughout LA, particularly filipinos employed by the city. huizar and o’farrell led a presentation at a city
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Study: PH one of Asia’s PNP probes killings in anti-drug operations unhealthiest countries mANILA — the Philippines is still one of the unhealthiest countries in Asia, lagging behind India, malaysia, thailand, Vietnam and sri Lanka. Based on a survey by pan-Asian insurance giant AIA Group, the Philippines scored 61 out of 100, below the regional average of 64. It is tied for ninth overall with Korea, India and singapore. the Philippine American Life and General Insurance Co. (Philam Life) is an AIA subsidiary. Intuit research director thomas Isaac said that the Philippines actually ranked lower this year compared with similar surveys in 2011 and 2013. hong Kongbased Intuit research was tapped by AIA to undertake the regional survey. “scores in the Philippines have practically remained static,” Isaac said in a press presentation yesterday. “It received a score of 63 in the 2011 survey and 61 in the 2013 survey.” the Philippines has not only remained below the regional average of 64. “eighty percent of adults in the Philippines are not
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mANILA — the Philippine National Police Internal Affairs service (IAs) has started investigating the killings of suspected drug dealers during alleged shootouts with policemen conducting anti-illegal drug operations since may 10. IAs spokesperson shella Castillo said part of the agency’s mandate is to investigate police operations which resulted in deaths either by police officers or the subject of their raids to ensure the police observed operational procedures. “Based on mandate, we are here to investigate every death in police operations involving drugs,” Castillo said. the PNP said 29 suspected drug pushers were killed during police operations from may 9 to June 15, and 25 others
Crime scene investigators examine a vehicle used by two drug suspects killed during an alleged shootout with officers along NIA Road in Quezon City on June 21, 2016. Joven Cagande / Philstar.com
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Filipino bishops say Church doctrine on homosexuality remains by Klarize
Medenilla AJPress
A filipino Catholic priest said on monday, June 27 that Pope francis’ comments of compassion toward the LGBt community was not a call to change the Church’s doctrine on homosexuality. the comment comes from fr. Jerome secillano, executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference
of the Philippines (CBCP) episcopal Commission on Public Affairs, who responded to Pope francis’ comments made on sunday, June 26. the pontiff said that Christians and the roman Catholic Church should apologize to the LGBt community and ask for their forgiveness for the Church’s maltreatment throughout history. “I believe that the church not only should apologize to the person who
is gay whom it has offended,” the pope said, “but has to apologize to the poor, to exploited women, to children exploited for labor; it has to ask forgiveness for having blessed many weapons.” But secillano assured that the Pope’s remarks were “not in any way related to the doctrine of the Church on homosexuality,” but rather referenced civilian treatment of the LGBt community.
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“What the apology implies is that homosexuals should also be treated with respect, compassion and with high regard for their dignity as human beings,” secillano told reporters. the Pope’s comment on sunday mirrors similar remarks he made earlier in his papacy in which he asked, “Who am I to judge?” when it comes to the judgment of LGBt individuals. “the question is: If a person who
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