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Garcetti announces initial endorsement of Clinton ‘in error’ but stands by backing by Agnes
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LOS ANGELES Mayor Eric Garcetti endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Thursday, Nov. 5. “I’m proud to endorse Hillary Clinton for president because I know that she understands the challenges and opportunities facing our cities and will be a powerful leader in building our future,” Garcetti said in an initial endorsement. But shortly after his announcement came a one-line news release stating that the statement was sent in error. The original release came from Garcetti’s press office, which BELENISIMO SA TARLAC. Children dressed as angels perform during the opening of the ‘Belenismo sa Tarlac,’ a province-wide competition is a violation of city ethics rules on the art of making a Nativity scene known locally as the ‘belen’ at Camp General Servillano Aquino in Tarlac. that govern campaign endorseManilaTimes.net photo by Mike De Juan ments. It is against both city and state law to use government staff equipment and time for campaign press releases, including “Today’s approval of a fixed uated through four clinical tri- endorsements. by Agnes ConstAnte At a Thursday afternoon event dose combination containing a als involving 3,171 participants. AJPress new form of tenofovir provides Individuals were randomly as- in Westwood, Garcetti said the THE Food and Drug Adminis- another effective, once daily signed to take either Genvoya or announcement shouldn’t have tration (FDA) on Thursday, Nov. complete regimen for patients another FDA-approved HIV treat- happened and called it a “boo5, approved a new drug to treat with HIV-1 infection,” Edward ment. Results indicated that the boo,” according to Los Angeles HIV in patients 12 years of age Cox, director of the Office of new drug effectively decreased Daily News. Bill Carrick, Garcetti’s 2017 and older. Antimicrobial Products in the viral loads and was comparable The drug, Genvoya, is a fixed- FDA’s Center for Drug Evalu- to other treatment options. dose combination tablet that ation and Research, said in a An estimated 1.2 million peotreats HIV-1 in adults and pedi- statement. ple aged 13 and older have HIV, atric patients weighing at least The new form of tenofovir in according to the Centers for Dis77 pounds, who have never pre- Genvoya has not been previ- ease Control, while an additional viously taken HIV therapy and ously approved. It provides lower 150,000 people in the same age HIV-infected adults whose HIV- levels of tenofovir on the blood- range are infected with the virus SAN FRANCISCO – Fili1 virus is currently suppressed. stream, but higher levels within but are unaware of it. Genvoya contains elvitegravir, cells where HIV-1 replicates, acGenvoya is not recommended pino American Olympic diving cobicistat, emtricitabine and te- cording to an FDA release. for patients with severe kidney gold medalist Victoria Manalo Draves may soon join the ranks nofovir alafenamide. The safety of the drug was eval- impairment. n sports legends in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. Draves was nominated to the Hall of Fame whose roster inwould be subjected to forensic an investigation on all incidents cludes Joe DiMaggio, Willie PAGE A2 t authorized by law to make an ar- tests, including fingerprints to of the tanim-bala scam at Mays, Bill Russell, Juan MarNaia to similarly undertake ichal, Frank Robinson, Rosie rest and need the Philippine Na- determine its origin. Stories of victims of harass- a case buildup on the possible Casals, Joe Montana and Billie tional Police-Aviation Security Group (PNP-Avsegroup) to step ment of departing passengers, criminal and/or administrative Jean King. in, make the arrest and file the mostly unaccompanied, center liabilities of all individuals and The Bay Area Sports Hall of on their alleged lack of proof of agencies involved, whether pub- Fame committee will determine appropriate charges. lic or private,” according to a if Draves merits inclusion on the “OTS personnel or X-ray scan- sufficient reason to travel. “They will ask for documents, department order that Caguioa ballot that goes out to 60-80 reners as well as baggage inspectors cannot make an arrest,” he such as letters of invitations, just signed on Monday and released porters and sports writers in the said. “An airport police should to delay the passenger and im- Wednesday. Bay Area in December. The new The NBI agents assigned to inductee class will be announced be summoned to make a believ- press on the unsuspecting victim that she or he had been profiled. the task force are Manuel An- in January 2016. able scam.” While the role of the porter is Most of the victims were seafar- tonio Eduarte, chief; Manuel Recognized in the 1948 edi“to spot a target and sometimes ers who usually carry money and Fayre Jr., executive officer; Den- tion of Life Magazine as one a planter of supposed evidence almost always have various des- nis Asistio, team leader; Joselito of the top athletes at the 1948 whichever is convenient for tinations. They will ask for a visa Guillen, assistant team leader; Olympics, Draves achieved possible airport violations,” the despite the explanation of some and Aubren Cosidon, Rodelio fame internationally as the first seafarers that visa will be issued Velez and Marvin Villena, mem- woman in Olympic history to source said. NBI agents are looking at re- by their employer in the next bers. win gold medals in both springCaguioa ordered the task board and platform diving comcords as far as several years ago destination,” the source said. According to the source, force to coordinate with “all rel- petitions. to determine and identify memsometimes the intention was evant government agencies” to bers of the syndicate. Born in San Francisco to an “They are now cross-referenc- simply just to delay the passen- accomplish their job. English immigrant mother and a At least two alleged victims of ing the incident report and air- ger, especially those who were tanim-bala have sought the help port workers on duty and even rushing to board their flights. “These airport workers will ac- of the NBI: American missionary those who are in the immediate vicinity of the area and make cept anything from the harassed Lane Michael White and Maria them explain their presence,” passengers who sometimes Paz Triaz. PAGE A3 t Lane, who was detained after for its efficiency in some key secwere even grateful to be allowed the source said. arriving from the United States, tors. to leave,” the source said. 100 bullets seized was charged with illegal posNBI task force The source said that based on Roughly 60 percent of that The justice department session of ammunition but was money was spent on roads, the records furnished by airport officials, close to 100 rounds of spokesperson, Emmanuel Capa- freed on bail. Triaz was allowed bridges, and schools, according ammunitions of various calibers ras, told reporters Wednesday to leave for Singapore after to Economic Planning Secretary had been seized by OTS person- that an NBI special task force signing a waiver stating that Arsenio Balisacan, who spearhad been formed to look into the the bullet found in her bag was heads the recovery program. nel since January of this year. an amulet. (With a report from Money has also been used for The source added that seized airport scams. The task force will “undertak e Jerome Aning) evidence like bullets and slugs start-up capital for survivors of
FDA approves new drug to treat HIV
re-election campaign consultant, told the Los Angeles Times that the mayor’s staff followed the initial announcement with the “error” email after realizing that it was an inappropriate use of city resources. Still, Carrick said the endorsement stands and would be re-sent with a non-governmental email account. “They obviously know that was a no-no,” Carrick said, according to the Times. City rules dictate that penalties of $5,000 per count may be assessed for violations, but whether Garcetti will be subject to fines for his action has yet to be determined. Garcetti’s endorsement comes a week after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his support for Clinton. Last week, her campaign announced she has received endorsements from more than 80 mayors around the country. “Like Mayors across the country, I am working hard to bring shared prosperity to every corner of our city. And in Hillary Clinton, Mayors will have a parter – someone who is ready to stand up for our mainstream economy, and the people who need help
the most,” Garcetti said. While the mayor’s support of the Democratic presidential frontrunner was expected, his announcement represents a new development in his relationship with the Clintons, as both parties have not always backed the other. In the 2008 presidential elections, he gave his support to Barack Obama, who was a senator from Illinois at the time. Then in 2013, former president Bill Clinton endorsed Garcetti’s opponent, Wendy Greuel, in the Los Angeles mayoral race. Garcetti said he had met with Clinton privately on Thursday at a fundraiser she held in Hancock Park, the Daily News reported. “She asked me a lot about L.A., our economy, immigration and some of the work in the city that we’re doing on immigrant rights,” he said, according to the Daily News. “We talked a little about tech jobs and the environment.” “I look forward to working with my fellow Angelenos and across the nation to assure that Hillary Clinton is the next president of the United States,” Garcetti said. n
Fil-Am ’48 Olympics diving champ nominated to sports hall of fame
NBI: ‘Laglag bala’ scam targets…
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Filipino father, Draves faced discrimination when the San Francisco’s Nob Hill diving club required that she drop her father’s Filipino name, Manalo, and take her mother’s maiden name, Taylor, in order to be acceptable to the organization. Draves persevered and
claimed gold medals in the 3meter springboard and the 10meter platform competitions at the 1948 Olympics. Her performance continues to serve as an inspiration for all athletes interested in competition regardless of race, creed or national origin. (Inquirer.net)
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