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Clinton, Trump square off in first debate Fiery discussion included jobs, race, nat’l security and scandals

by KLARIZE

MEDENILLA AJPress

NEITHER Donald Trump nor Hillary Clinton held back in their much-anticipated first presidential debate on Monday, September 26.

Moderated by “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt, the debate explored topics like the economy, job creation, race relations amid police brutality and national security in the wake of attacks from the Islamic State (IS).

However, a great portion of the evening was spent discussing scandals which have dominated news coverage for this election

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National, state lawmakers hope to maximize impact of AAPI vote IN celebration of National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, September 27, elected officials encouraged Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) to secure their right to be heard by registering to vote.

The nonpartisan organization, Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAvote), invited national and state legislators from across the country to discuss the importance of raising voter turnout amongst AAPIs during a web conference on Tuesday. They are the fastest-growing demographic and electorate in America, and represent critical votes in PAGE A4

WWII Filipino veterans congressional gold medal act closer to passage FILIPINO veterans who fought in World War II are closer to receiving the Congressional Gold Medal (CGM), one of the highest civilians awards in the United States.

After the Senate unanimously approved the Filipino Veterans of WWII Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015, the bill received enough co-sponsors in the House of Representatives.

On July 13, the bill passed in the Senate and was sponsored by the likes of Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Dean Heller (R-Nev.), Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Brian Schatz (D-HI).

As of Monday, September 26, the House version of the bill received 299 co-sponsors including Representatives Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Joseph Heck (R-Nev), Juan Vargas (D-Calif.), Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), Mark Takai (D-HI) Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) and vice presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA).

The award would collectively honor the more than 260,000 Filipinos who lent their efforts on behalf of the United States during the second world war. As previously reported by the Asian Journal, less than 16,000 of those soldiers are alive today.

“This is a significant step forward in the long battle for due recognition of our veterPAGE A3

cycle like the birther conspiracy, Trump’s tax returns and Clinton’s emails.

The debate acted as a microcosm of the overall election race as both candidates were in full attack mode, each questioning the other’s qualifications for the presidency. The debate got particularly heated when the subject of physical fitness and endurance to maintain the presidency came up.

“She doesn’t have the look. She doesn’t have the stamina,” Trump confidently declared. “I said she doesn’t have the stamina. And I don’t PAGE A2

Boxing history’s longest reigning Filipino champ, Donnie “Ahas” Nietes, adds the Wolrd Boxing Organization’s (WBO) inernational flyweight title to his impressive list of accomplishments with the help of head trainer, Edmond Villamor (left) and other ALA boxing staff on Saturday, September 4 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

Contributed photos by Jhay Oh Otamias / Philboxing.com

US senators reconsider Filipino boxer Nietes wins 12 rounds and military assistance to unanimous decision in flyweight debut PH amid drug war

by ERIC

by PATRICIA LOURDES Philstar.com

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AN American senator warned that the United States government may take action if the extrajudicial killings and state-sanctioned violence continue in the Philippines.

Sen. Patrick Leahy said that the spate of killings in the Philippines as a result of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs lack respect for international human rights commitments.

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ANTHONY LICAS AJPress

CARSON, Calif. — Filipino boxer Donnie “Ahas” Nietes dispelled any doubts about his viability as a flyweight by defeating former WBC champion Edgar Sosa to claim the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) title at the StubHub Center on Saturday, September 24.

Nietes, who now holds a professional record of 39-1-4 (win-loss-

draw), earned the judges’ nod in all 12 rounds of the fight to win a unanimous 120-108 decision. His opponent seemed to play the aggressor in order to make up for lost rounds, especially later in the fight when Nietes managed to land devastating counterattacks.

An overhand right from the firsttime flyweight late in the tenth round visibly rattled Sosa. The more experienced fighter managed to avoid an extended trip to

the canvas, but drops to a professional record of 52-10 after Saturday night.

“Hindi ako nagmamadali na iknockout si Sosa (I wasn’t in a hurry to knockout Sosa),” Nietes told reporters and fight fans after the match.

His decisive win was preceded by strong performances from Filipino boxers throughout the event’s main card.

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5 Fil-Ams named to Trump’s APA advisory committee

by CHRISTINA

M. ORIEL

AJPress

AS the November election approaches, the campaign of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump formally announced its Asian Pacific American (APA) Advisory Committee in an effort to reach out to the fast-growing Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) electorate.

The formation of the committee was first introduced during an APA National Forum at the sidelines of the Republican National Convention last July, the Asian Journal previously reported.

Ron Villanueva, a member of the Herman Martir, a pastor in Former U.S. Congressman Steve Utah Attorney General Sean Brunswick, Ohio Mayor Ron “The committee members will support Virginia House of Delegates Texas Austria of Ohio Reyes AJPress photo by Falconi Robert Macabagdal PAGE A2

Duterte eyes ‘open alliances’ with China, Russia

by DANA

SIOSON

AJPress

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday, Sept. 26, that he is about “to cross the Rubicon” with the United States as he seeks to forge closer economic ties with China and Russia.

In a speech during the oath-taking rites of the Malacañang Press Corps, the president said he had brought up the topic during a conversation with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

(ASEAN) Summit held in Vientiane, Laos earlier this month.

“We had a one-on-one meeting and I said, ‘I think I’m about to cross the Rubicon with the United States, at least for the six years [of my term],” Duterte relayed.

“I will need your help in everything – trade, commerce – and I will open up.”

He said he also plans to talk with Chinese President Xi Jinping about inviting Chinese businessmen to invest in the Philippines.

“I have talked to Xi JinPAGE A3

De Lima: ‘Enough! Just arrest me now!’

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TARRA QUISMUNDO Inquirer.net

“STOP the madness,” Sen. Leila de Lima appealed to President Duterte and his allies on Wednesday, Sept. 28, saying she believed that a reported “riot” at New Bilibid Prison (NBP) where an inmate was killed and four others wounded was a government warning to prisoners who had refused to link her to the illegal drug trade in the national penitentiary.

Seemingly feeling cornered, helpless and out of options, De Lima laid herself out to Mr. Duterte, daring the President to get it done and over with.

“Enough! Just arrest me now!

That’s really what you want to do.

Send me to jail now!” De Lima

Senator Leila de Lima delivers her privilege speech during regular session at the Senate in Pasay City.

Inquirer.net photo by Arnold Almacen

screamed during a news confer- me, Mr. President! I’ll wait for you!” ence in the Senate. she said.

“I’m here! Do what you want to PAGE A2

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PAGE A1 believe she does have the stamina.

To be president of this country, you need tremendous stamina.�

Clinton fired back, referencing her opponent’s lack of political experience. “As soon as he travels to 112 countries, negotiates a peace deal, a cease-fire, a release of dissidents and opening of new opportunities in nations around the world, or even spends 11 hours testifying in front of a Congressional committee — he can talk to me about stamina,� Clinton retorted.

Mixed feelings Post-debate polls failed to come up with a clear consensus of a winner following the debate, and it was largely due to medium. Online-based polls show that Trump won, including Drudge Report which declared him the victor by 83 percent. He also won in online surveys conducted by CNBC (67 percent) and TIME (55 percent).

However, in polls conducted by more traditional means, Clinton came out on top.

For example, one poll conducted by CNN indicated that Clinton won the debate with 62 percent of viewers, while only 27 percent believed Trump performed better. Moreover, Public Policy Polling prescreened participants who were willing to vote on a winner after the debate, and 51 percent declared Clinton the winner over Trump’s 41 percent.

Additionally, it seems that each candidate won among members in their respective parties.

The Republican National Committee (RNC) believed that its nominee held his own as a non-

Establishment candidate. “Donald Trump showed he is the only candidate in this race with the ideas to stimulate our economy, defeat radical Islamic terrorism, and keep our streets safe in every community,� RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement. “The American people deserve better than a dishonest career Washington politician defending a failed status quo, and Donald Trump showed tonight he is the only candidate with the big picture leadership our country needs.�

However, Democrats everywhere think that Clinton won the debate, including Melissa Ramoso, national coordinator for Filipino Americans for Hillary, who said that the debate “reaffirmed�

Clinton’s qualifications as president. “I think Secretary Clinton made all her supporters very proud,� Ramoso told the Asian Journal after a debate watch party at Far Bar in Los Angeles. “It was clear that she dominated the debate and held her ground. She was factual, prepared and executed her answers well. She was not afraid to counter Mr. Trump’s claims without warrants.�

Ramoso added: “She knew she was on the world’s stage, and it was her moment to show that she was prepared for the debate despite Mr. Trump criticizing her.

She even stated, ‘I prepared to be President, and I think that’s a good thing.’�

Grace Barrios, vice president of outreach for Pilipino American Los Angeles Democrats (PALAD) and a Clinton delegate during the

Democratic National Committee, also attended the watch party and agreed that Clinton’s performance underscored her “clear plan� for the presidency, especially in terms of economic growth, education, national security among other issues.

Barrios said that the former secretary of state’s performance also highlighted Trump’s shortcomings. “It was very clear that [Clinton] is in complete command of policy and the political will to implement it,� Barrios told the Asian Journal. “Having Donald Trump debate her showed us his lies, innuendoes including birtherism and his plans whenever he had one are not beneficial to many of average Americans. Last night strengthened, even more, my commitment to ensure we will have Secretary Hillary Clinton as our first woman president.�

The watch party was hosted by AAPI for Hillary, California Democratic Party Asian Pacific Islander Caucus, API Caucus - California Young Democrats, Filipino Americans for Hillary - Southern California, Korean Americans for Hillary Los Angeles and Korean American Democratic Committee.

The groups will hold another debate watch party for the upcoming vice presidential debate on Tuesday, October 4, at Far Bar. The party will also honor Joe Montano, a Filipino-American senior staffer to Sen. Tim Kaine, who passed away in July.

Another debate party for the second presidential debate on Sunday, October 19 will also take place at Far Bar.

US senators reconsider military assistance...

PAGE A1 Leahy noted that more than 3,000 people have been killed in the 12 weeks that Duterte announced his war on drugs. “While there are ways we can find out which units were involved in these abuses, if President Duterte’s government is unwilling to work with us, including by refusing to investigate allegations of abuses, then we are faced with a broader issue that cannot be remedied simply by withholding assistance from specific units or individuals,� Leahy said on Tuesday, Sept. 27.

The US State Department is yet to discuss with the Senate their current assistance for the Philippines which will affect their national budget for 2017. “It may be necessary to consider further conditions on assistance to the Duterte government to ensure that US taxpayer funds are properly spent and until that government demonstrates a commitment to the rule of law,� Leahy said.

The senator authored the Leahy Law which prohibits the US Department of State and Department of Defense from providing assistance to foreign military units that violate human rights. “I wrote the Leahy Law, which applies worldwide, to ensure that the US is not complicit in human

Sen. Patrick Leahy

Sen. Benjamin Cardin

rights violations committed by forces that might receive US assistance, and to encourage foreign governments to hold accountable perpetrators of such abuses,�

Leahy said.

Leahy stressed that stability requires legitimate governance and protection of human rights. “I also know, as do most people, that when governments condone extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances, and prey on vulnerable populations, they are sowing the seeds of instability, not preventing it,� Leahy said on Tuesday.

The senator added that Duterte should instead focus on improving services for Filipinos by holding law enforcement accountable and strengthening the judiciary.

Meanwhile, Sen. Benjamin Car-

din said Duterte has “chosen the wrong way� in his war against narcotics. “President Duterte, in advocating and endorsing what amounts to mass murder, has chosen the wrong way. Senator Leahy is absolutely right when he said that a lack of respect for rule of law and democratic governance breeds instability, distrust and sometimes violence,� Cardin said.

Cardin noted that more than 6,000 people would be killed as a result of extrajudicial killings in the country by the end of the year based on the current trends.

The killings have been attributed to drug suspects who reportedly resisted arrest but the president rejected calls to investigate the deaths and claimed that the killings were lawful.

Duterte has also declared the killings of drug suspects as proof the success of his anti-narcotics campaign, Cardin said. “But these recent reports of thousands of extra-judicial killings as well as detentions and a lack of respect for international human rights commitments are profoundly troubling,� Cardin said.

Cardin added that the killings undermine the mutual goals of the Philippines and the US to uphold liberal democratic values in the region and to strengthen international law. “I too am greatly concerned that unless we are able to see a more constructive approach on these issues from the government of President Duterte — an approach that is just as serious about combatting the scourge of narcotics, but approaches the issue in a legal framework — that we may need to consider taking these steps,� Cardin said.

7TH ANNIVERSARY OF TYPHOON ONDOY. Residents of Barangay Bagong Silangan in Quezon City light candles at San Isidro Labrador Parish Church to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the deadly flooding unleashed by Tropical Storm “Ondoy� in their community.

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5 Fil-Ams named to Trump’s APA...

PAGE A1 and strengthen ties to each community and provide recommendations on how best to ensure AAPI voices are heard and included in the campaign,� said a release by the Trump campaign on Sunday, Sept. 25, a day ahead of the first presidential debate against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

The 31-member committee — comprised of a mix of male and female elected, appointed and grassroots leaders who believe in the Republican nominee’s message to “Make America Great Again� — includes co-chairs Guam Gov. Eddie Calvo and Northern Mariana Islands Gov. Ralph Torres, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao and Korean Americans for Trump founder Lisa Shin.

Of that number, five are Filipino-Americans: former U.S. Congressman Steve Austria (ROhio); Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes; Brunswick, Ohio Mayor Ron Falconi; Ron Villanueva, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates; and Pastor Herman Martir of Texas.

Reyes, who is Filipino on his father’s side, spoke on behalf of the Trump campaign during the Presidential Election Forum hosted by Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) and the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) in August.

He highlighted the real estate billionaire’s views on issues like business regulations and immigration and even clarified the controversial Philippines as a

“terrorist nation� remarks. “I think Filipinos need to educate themselves that Donald Trump can truly make America great again,� Reyes told the Asian Journal at the party’s convention in July.

Noting how the AAPI vote is crucial and could swing races, the Republican National Committee (RNC) has been trying to court the population, most notably with the launch of the Republican Leadership Initiative (RLI) in 2015 to train AAPI millennials to engage their communities on a grassroots level. “The diversity of Mr. Trump’s AAPI advisory council represents his commitment to the interests of our entire AAPI community,�

Fil-Am Ninio Fetalvo, a spokesman for the RNC, told the Asian Journal in an email. “Coupled with the RNC’s historic ground game efforts that have had a presence in AAPI communities across the country for the past three years, we are confident that Asian Americans will turn out for Mr. Trump and the Republican Party ticket on Election Day.�

He added that the strength of the RNC’s outreach showed when AAPIs leaned more to the right during the 2014 midterm elections.

Additional members of the committee will be added in the future, the Trump campaign said.

The Clinton campaign shrugged off Trump’s attempt to convince AAPI voters to vote for him, noting that it has been engaging with the population since

the former secretary of state launched her presidential bid.

Earlier this year, her campaign released an AAPI fact sheet that outlined her plans to address various matters, ranging from reducing the visa backlog for Filipinos and fighting for comprehensive immigration reform. “Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to gain the AAPI vote by launching an Asian Pacific American Advisory Council with less than 50 days before the election is too little, too late. Hillary Clinton has had a career-long record of fighting for the best interests of the AAPI community, and has shown her commitment since the start of her campaign. Hillary Clinton has specifically laid out a comprehensive plan to tackle the issues that AAPIs care about.

This November, we are confident that the AAPI vote will reflect the community’s overwhelming support for her,� Jason Tengco, AAPI outreach director of Clinton’s campaign, told the Asian Journal in an email.

In May, nonpartisan groups APIAVote, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC and AAPI Data released “Inclusion, Not Exclusion,� a voter survey examining the trends within the Asian American population.

According to the findings, 31 percent of Filipinos reported a favorable view of the Republican Party, compared to 64 percent of Filipinos for the Democratic Party.

Thirty-six percent of Filipinos responded that they are planning to vote for Clinton, while 11 percent for Trump.

Filipino boxer Nietes wins 12 rounds...

PAGE A1 After earning a controversial victory from what turned out to be an accidental bumping of heads in his first fight against Juan “El Penita� Jimenez, �King� Arthur Villanueva came back to settle the score in spectacular fashion.

Moments after escaping from the corner of the ring during the second round, Villanueva caught Jimenez with a fierce right cross as the challenger stepped around “King� in an attempt to deliver a blow of his own.

That punch sent “El Penita� sprawling face first into the canvas and drew a collective gasp from fight fans in the arena. Referee Jimmy Cantu stopped the

fight as Jimenez, who now holds a record of 22-11-0, struggled to find his legs, resulting in Villanueva’s successful defense of his WBO Asia-Pacific Bantamweight title. The victor improved his record to 30-1-0.

Meanwhile, Mark “Magnifico� Magsayo handily defeated Ramiro Robles, who was a late replacement on the fight lineup with a current professional record of 13-6-1. Magsayo scored knockdowns in the second and seventh rounds, but both fighters managed to go the distance.

After earning a unanimous decision, “Magnifico� retained his recently won WBO featherweight title and his undefeated

(15-0) professional record.

Saturday’s matches showcased the formidability of fighters coming out of the Philippines, and signaled promise for the future of Filipino boxing.

Nietes had told members of the media that he wanted to explore heavier weight classes in pursuit of more illustrious matchups. “Mate-test ko kung hanggang saan ang lakas ko dito sa 112 (pounds) (I’m testing my strength at 112 (pounds)),� Nietes said after his victory. “Ahas,� who hasn’t lost a fight in 12 years, proved on Saturday night that he will be a force to be reckoned with in the flyweight division.

De Lima: ‘Enough! Just arrest me...

PAGE A1 Mr. Duterte and De Lima have been at odds since 2009 when she, as head of the Commission on Human Rights,investigated extrajudicial killings in Davao City when he was still the city’s mayor.

After being elected President in May, Mr. Duterte warned Congress not to investigate a war on drugs that he planned to launch or there would be a clash between him and

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In spite of that warning, De Lima, who had been elected to the Senate and designated chair of the committee on justice and human rights, launched an inquiry into the killing of thousands of drug suspects that had also drawn concern from the United Nations, United States, European Union and international human rights groups.

Angered, Mr. Duterte accused De Lima of raising campaign funds by collecting payoffs from convicted drug lords serving their sentences at NBP, which was under her jurisdiction when she was secretary of justice in the Aquino administration.

Last week, after she presented at the Senate inquiry a confessed hit man who testified that Mr. Duterte ordered the Davao killings, the President’s allies stripped her of her post as chair of the investigative committee.

House probe Mr. Duterte’s allies in the House of Representatives also launched an investigation of the drug trade at NBP, with Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II himself presenting drug convicts as witnesses against De Lima.

But one inmate, convicted kidnapper Jaybee Sebastian, refused to join the others in linking De Lima to the drug trade in the national penitentiary.

Sebastian, who De Lima had

said was a government asset at NBP when she was the head of the Department of Justice (DOJ), was wounded in the reported riot at NBP along with inmates Peter Co, Vicente Sy and former Philippine National Police Insp. Clarence Dongail. Convicted drug lord Tony Co was killed.

After learning about the supposed riot, De Lima called a news conference to express doubt about what really happened.

Gov’t tactic “The official version of the DOJ is that this was a riot. Absent other available reliable information, I am not discounting the fact that this is another way of the government [to persuade] the Bilibid 19 to testify against me, and that this incident should serve as a lesson to those who refuse to cooperate with the government and do Aguirre’s and MalacaĂąang’s bidding,â€? De Lima said.

Bilibid 19 refers to 19 high-profile convicts whom De Lima ordered transferred to the National Bureau of Investigation detention center in December 2014 after a raid on NBP that led to the discovery of their continued illegal drug operations while serving their sentences at the national penitentiary.

Once more denying the government’s allegations, De Lima said the Palace should “stop this tragic, desperate and despicable actions� if her suspicion was true.

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Amb. Yparraguirre denies maid’s abuse charges US to remain close PH friend, partner

by MOMAR

G. VISAYA

AJPress

NEW YORK – Ambassador Lourdes Yparraguirre has denied abusing her former maid, 59-yearold Milagros Braza, who filed a complaint of maltreatment against the ambassador.

According to reports, Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said they were looking into the allegations made

by Braza against Yparraguirre, the Philippine permanent representative to the United Nations.

Yparraguirre said Braza was considered and treated as a part of the family as she had worked as house staff with family members for a total of almost 15 years, including as service staff for 5 years in the official residence of the ambassador who was assigned in Vienna from June 2000 to April 2015 and in New York for almost a year.

Braza’s contract of employment was “terminated for cause” on December 31, 2015 and Yparraguirre had executed and submitted to the DFA on February 5, 2016 a sworn statement denying Braza’s allegations.

Susan Ople, president of the Blas F. Ople Policy Center, broke the news at a media forum on Saturday, Sept. 17 that Milagros Braza has filed a complaint with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) against her former employer, Ambassador Lourdes Yparraguirre.

Accoding to GMA News, Ople said the complaint was filed as Braza was still affected by the verbal abuse she allegedly suffered from Yparraguirre.

“Dalawa yung gusto niya: yung una, gusto niya talaga ma-pursue yung case kasi hanggang ngayon, hindi niya makalimutan yung nagawa sa kanya,” Ople explained.

“Milagros was also with the ambassador in Vienna. Doon pa lang, meron nang kakaibang nangyayari sa kanya. [But] her sworn affidavit focused mainly on what happened to her while in the US. Ang gusto lang niya, I guess, to hold accountable yung kanyang employer.”

In her statement, Ambassador Yparraguirre repudiates in the strongest terms the accusations against her by Ms. Braza as misleading, blown out of proportion and definitely untrue.

In accordance with US laws, Braza was paid a monthly salary of $2,000 with medical/health insurance, free board and lodging and paid vacation leave while she worked as a service staff in the of-

ficial residence of the ambassador in New York.

According to Yparraguirre’s statement, Braza was assigned in the three-bedroom residence “a room with a bay window with a good view of the East River and the New York skyline, and adorned with paintings and pretty wall paper. The room is provided with a 42” television, a computer desk with executive chair, airconditioning and heater, and a toilet and bath with a jet massage shower.”

Upon her arrival at the official residence, Ambassador Yparraguirre advised her that she might be requested to temporarily vacate the room if several guest relatives stay in the official residence. And this happened once on December 25, 2015.

Braza wrote an email to then DFA Secretary Albert del Rosario, detailing her situation that started when she joined the ambassador in June 2015. The two-page affidavit detailed how Braza was lent to the ambassador’s relatives without extra payment.

She was reportedly made to work for Yparraguirre’s niece in New Jersey from October 25 to 29, 2015 and she continued working despite having a fever. During Thanksgiving week, Braza claimed she was also lent out to another relative in New York.

Yparraguirre, in her statement obtained by the Asian Journal, denied this allegation that she was lending Braza to her relatives.

Yparraguirre said that she, accompanied by Braza, went to visit her niece in Morristown, New Jersey during a 3-day weekend after the latter gave birth prematurely and they helped prepare the baby’s room. On another occasion, the Ambassador requested Braza to go to her niece in Manhattan to help attend to her three (3) young boys (while one of her two (2) nannies was away for a few hours to run errands) and two (2) nephews (whose Mom was rushed to the hospital). Aside from Braza, there were three other adults watching over 5 boys for 5 hours.

Because she was tired of doing the household chores during the holidays and she didn’t want to sleep on an airbed in the living room, Braza reportedly asked Yparraguirre if she could find a cheap hotel where she would stay for the night.

“Lantang-lanta na po sa pagod ang katawan ko, hindi pa ako makatulog sa sala dahil dinadaandaanan ako ng mga tao,” Braza said.

Ambassador Lourdes Yparraguirre

Braza claimed that her statement angered Yparraguirre and she began to shout at her and asked her to leave immediately.

“Habang nagliligpit po ako ng mga gamit ko, sinabihan niya ako na tinawagan niya isang colleague niya na papupuntahin ang pulis sa bahay kaya sobrang takot ko, tumawag po ako ng 911,” she added. “Tapos sinabihan pa po niya ako na within 30 minutes, dapat makalabas na ako sa bahay, ayaw na daw po niya makita pagmumukha ko,” Police officers arrived at the scene and asked the ambassador if she had a housekeeper.

Although under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations the official residence is inviolable, Ambassador Yparraguirre allowed the police officers to enter the residence and talk to Braza and they told her that if she did not want anymore to work for the ambassador, then she should leave. Yparraguirre told the police officers that Braza can leave anytime.

Fearing for her own safety and security of the official residence and personal property after the guests left to watch a Broadway play, Yparraguirre told Braza that she can leave that same night after asking Braza to call up her relatives in Queens and in New Jersey to pick her up from the official residence.

Braza left with her personal belongings and her official and regular Philippine passports, Immigration/G5 visa documents, US Social Security Card, Aetna Medical/health Insurance Card, Bank of America ATM Card, and her Philippine Social Security System Card. On the first working day of January 2016, the Ambassador Yparraguirre’s executive assistant informed Braza that she will be provided with return plane tickets for Manila and assisted at the JFK airport on her departure.

WASHINGTON – The United States has said it will remain a friend of the Philippines even as it seeks to pursue alliances or partnerships with China and Russia, two superpowers Washington sees as potential adversaries.

“They’re a sovereign nation and we’re certainly not going to hold them back from pursuing closer relations with either of those countries,” State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner said at a briefing on Monday.

The United States can remain a close friend and partner of the Philippines despite President Duterte’s declaration of his intention to seek alliances or partnerships with China and Russia, Toner said.

Toner said US ties with the Philippines are one of the most enduring bilateral relationships within the Asia-Pacific region and a cornerstone of stability for 70 years.

Washington continues to work

closely with and focus on its relationship with the Philippines in many areas of mutual interest including counterterrorism and economic development, he said.

“With regard to them pursuing alliances or partnerships with China and Russia, they’re a sovereign nation and we’re certainly not going to hold them back from pursuing closer relations with either of those countries. And it’s not a zero-sum game,” he said.

Asked if Duterte’s barbed remarks against President Barack Obama and the US government was what one would expect from an ally, Toner said: “We’re not deaf; we do hear what he says.

And yet, I would just say that our cooperation with the Philippine government remains strong and unabated so we continue to engage in close cooperation on a number of areas of interest.

“We’re going to keep up that cooperation until we hear otherwise,” he added.

Despite Duterte’s public pro-

Mark Toner

nouncements “we’ve not, though, seen anything with regard to our relations with the Philippines, that would indicate a shift, if you will, or a turning away.

“And so US cooperation continues. I don’t know what to call it – a disconnect or what – but we continue to work with the Filipino government,” he said. (Jose Katigbak / Philstar.com)

Duterte eyes ‘open alliances’ with China...

PAGE A1 ping. I’m going to China. I will open up all avenues of trade and commerce. They can come in,” he said.

Duterte, however, clarified that he is not totally breaking ties with the U.S. “Actually, I said I’m not really breaking ties, but we will open up alliances with China, and I had a good talk with Prime Minister Medvedev. He’s there waiting for my visit,” Duterte told reporters in a press briefing following the oath-taking rites.

On Monday, Sept. 26, the Philippine peso dropped to its lowest

since 2009, as foreign investors sold Philippine stocks for the 23rd straight day. According to economic analysts, this was led

by Duterte’s outbursts against the U.S. and the United Nations, and by the administration’s campaign against illegal drugs.

“After China, I think I’ll go to Japan and I’ll go to Russia,” he continued. “Never mind about the ratings. I will open up the Philippines for them to do business alliance of trade and commerce.”

Duterte also clarified that he is not inclined to talk about military alliances, especially in dealing

with the territorial disputes in the South China Sea. “If America wants to go to war about China Sea, he can have his day. I will not participate. I will not join a war that would only destroy my country because we are not really up to arms of the opposite side. Nothing will happen to us,” he added.

The president also reiterated that he will not conduct joint patrols with other countries.

Before his planned visits to China and Russia, Duterte will fly to Hanoi on Sept. 28 and 29 to enhance the country’s strategic partnership with Vietnam.

WWII Filipino veterans congressional gold...

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ans who courageously fought side by side with the Americans in the defense of freedom and democracy,” Minister Patrick Chuasoto, Charge d’Affaires ad interim of the Philippine Embassy said in a statement.

If passed, the Filipino WWII veterans join other ethnic military groups that have been awarded the CGM like the Tuskegee airmen, the Navajo Code Talkers, Women Air Service Pilots and more, according to Cecilia Gaerlan, executive director of Bataan Legacy Historical Society, an organization that seeks to

preserve the historical significance of Filipinos’ role in WWII. The Filipino Veterans of WWII Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015 was introduced on June 11, 2015 and was supported by the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) and the Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project (FilVetREP).

FilVetREP was formed last year to obtain national recognition and awareness of the Filipinos’ efforts in WWII. They plan to conduct research on the Filipino American experience during the war and seek

to bring the Filipino side of the war to light.

The California State Board of Education recently approved curriculum changes of the state’s high schools to incorporate more information about Filipinos’ roles in the war in Grade 11 U.S. History lesson plans.

Earlier this year, the United State Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) rolled out a new family-based immigration program for Filipino WWII veterans and their families called the Filipino World War II Veterans Parole Program.

(Klarize Medenilla/AJPress)

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Sights, sounds, and tastes of diverse cultures come alive at the Springs Preserve’s Asian Heritage Celebration LAS VEGAS — More than 1,900 guests sampled the sights, sounds and tastes of Far Eastern cultures Saturday, September 24 as the Springs Preserve hosted its third annual Asian Heritage Celebration.

Featuring fun activities for the entire family, the event celebrated Southern Nevada’s many and varied Asian cultures through live entertainment, food, cultural exhibits, games and crafts.

A highlight of the event was a full slate of live music and dance performances featuring Filipini-

ana Dance Company of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Kaminari Taiko, the Rising Asian Pacific Americans Coalition for Diversity, K-Krew Las Vegas, Thai American Trio, and a Lion Dance by Lohan School of Shaolin.

The event also featured a bonsai tree display, tea ceremonies, an exhibit of traditional clothing and bicycles, henna tattoos, and retail and food vendors. Kids enjoyed free crafts includingKorean masks and Chinese drums, and had their pictures talen with Pokemon

characters.

Chef Chen Wei Chan of Wazuzu at Encore offered cooking classes, with tips for making Vegan Crunchy Rolls and Drunken Noodles.

The Springs Preserve Asian Heritage Celebration was made possible through the generous support of Wynn Resorts, NV Energy, the Nevada State Treasurer’s Office and the Asian Journal.

For more information about this and other Springs Preserve events and programs, visit springspreserve.org.

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Why Donaire won’t vote for Pacquiao as president

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THEY may share the same trade and distinction as worldclass Filipino boxers, but Nonito Donaire Jr. isn’t a fan of Manny Pacquiao the politician.

And if Pacquiao, currently a senator, decides to go for the highest public office in the land someday, he won’t have Donaire’s vote for now.

“Honestly, I probably wouldn’t [vote for Pacquiao as president],” the Filipino-American boxer said in a video posted by Luis Sandoval of fighthype.com.

Donaire is in Los Angeles to promote his WBO super bantamweight title defense against Magdaleno, which, interestingly, will be held in the undercard of Pacquiao’s fight with Jessie Vargas in November 5.

After taking the dais and talking about his upcoming fight, Donaire spent some time talking to reporters, even about things other than boxing. He was then asked about his thoughts on Pacquiao running for Philippine president in the future.

Donaire pointed out that Pacquiao lacks the commitment at this point.

“In order for you to become the president, you have to take the words of the people, you have to be there, you have to have the time,” he said.

Pacquiao is known to wear different hats, and in fact, has chosen to hold his training for Vargas at a gym near the Senate office in Pasay City after sessions.

Some observers believe Pacquiao has set his sights on the presidency, with the senate as his springboard. He had been congressman representing Sarangani province, and was noted for his absences, which Donaire also singled out.

“He’s not presented himself

Nonito Donaire Jr. AJPress file photo by Robert Macabagdal

well as a politician. He’s presented himself as a celebrity,” said Donaire. “For once, he is the most absentee in the congress.”

“But in terms of becoming the president, you have to put your effort, your mind,” he added.

Pacquiao’s commitment to his duties as a public servant has again been put in question when he decided to resume fighting just five months after announcing his retirement. After defeating Bradley last April, Pacquiao said he is hanging up his gloves to focus on politics.

The Filipino then quickly changed his mind, announcing his fight with Vargas. And Donaire has called him out for it.

“Sometimes you gotta be true to your word. I love Manny, he’s a great friend of mine, but I’m looking at it as a man who wants the country to become better,” said Donaire.

“In order for him to get my vote, he has to commit. If he says ‘I’m retired’, then you stay that way.”

National, state lawmakers...

PAGE A1 hotly contested political contests throughout the nation, according to Democratic Rep. Judy Chu of California’s 27th district.

“We have gone from being marginalized to being the margin of victory,” said Chu during the conference. “Regardless of what party you belong to, or which candidate you back, there’s one thing I know: we, the AAPI population make a difference in this election.”

The November election will set the course for emergent policy debates on issues affecting the AAPI community like immigration, education and the economy, said Democratic Virginia House Delegate Mark Keam on Tuesday.

However, Rep. Grace Meng (DNew York) of the state’s 6th district pointed out during the conference that only about 60 percent of eligible AAPI voters typically registers to vote. In comparison, the registration rate is 78 percent amongst all eligible Americans.

“If we don’t secure a seat at the table, we’re going to be on the menu,” said New Jersey Assemblyman Raj Mukherji on Tuesday.

He went on to say that voter turnout drops dramatically, particularly

amongst first generation Americans, in off-year elections.

Mukherji called upon voters to cast their ballots during these less publicized contests, where their voices would have a greater effect on the outcome. He hopes the wave of political engagement that comes with a presidential race will not dissipate in the years that follow.

“2016 is going to be the largest mobilization effort of AAPI voters we’ve ever seen in history,” said APIAVote Executive Director Christine Chen.

However, time is running out.

Registration forms must be postmarked or submitted online by Friday, October 14 in New York, Tuesday, October 18 in Nevada, and Monday, October 24 in California.

APIAVote partners will continue to conduct outreach and signup events throughout the registration period in 25 states at grocery stores, cultural centers, temples, boba shops, and a wide variety of other locations. These gatherings also allow people to check the status of their registration, learn what’s on their ballots, and develop a plan for November 8. (Eric Anthony Licas/AJPress)

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AAG gives annual Asian American Community Awards On Saturday, Sept. 24, the Asian American Group (AAG) presented Community Achievement Awards to 13 outstanding Las Vegas citizens. This is the twelfth anniversary of the Gala Awards night. The event, which was sold out with over 530 attendees, was held at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino Grand Ballroom. Attendees wore traditional dress for their countries of origin or evening wear. There were cocktails and a silent auction prior to the program, which included entertainment from India and China, the awards and dinner.

Individuals who honored as follows in the order of presentation were: Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Kristine McMillan; Brian Brannaman Senior Vice President of Operations Dignity

Health - St.Rose Dominican nevada ; William Resh, M.D., nevada Heart Vascular Cardiology Group; Li Yee Erika Guo, M.D., Internal Medicine; Ammar Kerio, Dentist Smiles Today Dental Center; Brenda Halvorson, Chief Executive Officer Papillion Grand Canyon Helicopters; Marce Casal, President/CEO Well Care Pharmacy; Vu Luu, M.D., Anesthsiology Consultants, Inc.; Dhaval Shah, M.D., Clinical Infectious Diseases Specialist-CIDS; Dr. Ruby Gill, India/Las Vegas Government Liaison Community Leader; Steve Lee, President, AREAA-Las Vegas Chapter Asian Real Estate Association of Amrica; Yeaji Suh, PHD, O.M.D, Chief Academic Officer Wongu University of Oriental Medicine; Marianne Blaha, Founder, International Culture Connections Club.

The AAG is an organization with a mission of unifying and strengthening the community.

It has united Asian leaders in the community to work with law enforcement, other charities, elected officials, recognizing the outstanding contributors to our community each year and to identify and help areas of the community in need.

Marion E. Cahlan - Edison Elementary School & Matt Kelley Elementary School has been “adopted” by the AAG and is helped yearly with books, toys and meals for the students.

The past few years, AAG has awarded college scholarships to students in need. In 2015 AAG & AACnV gave away 1,000 turkeys and plan to double the donations this year.

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THE word on the street is that for the next six years, the Philippines will “cross the Rubicon” with the United States, an idiom which means to pass a point of no return.

This was stated by no less than President Rodrigo Duterte to reporters on Monday, Sept. 26, wherein he recalled his previous meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Laos earlier this month.

He also revealed that the Philippines could enter possible economic alliances with Russia and China, countries he called that are on the “other side of the ideological barrier.”

“We had a one-on-one meeting and I said, ‘I think I’m about to cross the Rubicon with the United States, at least for the six years [of my term].

I will need your help in everything – trade, commerce – and I will open up,” Duterte said.

However, Duterte clarified that the Philippines has no plans to cuts its ties with the U.S. Asked to explain what he meant with his “cross the Rubicon” remark, Duterte pointed out an apparent loophole in the defense agreement by the two countries.

“There is an RP-U.S. Pact that was in the ‘50s.

It says that an attack on the Philippines would be an attack of the United States. But in the United

States Constitution, it says that before a President can declare war, with anybody in defense of an ally, he has to go to Congress for permission to go to war. That’s the problem. So if Congress will not give him that authority, what will happen to us?” Duterte said.

For his part, Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. who just came back from his visit to the U.S., said that the president was just expressing his desire to pursue an independent foreign policy.

“He was saying that to dramatize what he feels are the areas that would need further strengthening insofar as our relationship with the US is concerned,” Yasay said.

For decades, the Philippines and the U.S. have maintained strong bilateral relations based on support for international security, joint strategic goals in the Asia Pacific, a mutual commitment to democratic values, and historical ties. Such immutable partnership has been strengthened for years by vibrant democracies that are committed to each other in strength and prosperity.

The U.S. has always recognized the Philippines as an indispensable partner for upholding vital

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American interests in the region.

The people between the two countries have also shared a tradition of working together from countering extremism, to strengthening economic ties and international security, and to fighting poverty and

creating opportunities for prosperity and growth.

Unless both countries commit to the same goals, this enduring partnership will jeopardize the mutual political, economic and strategic benefits they have for their people. (AJPress)

An overwhelming majority of Filipinos in America do not support Duterte’s efforts to become more independent from the US SUPPORTERS may have praised Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for standing up against America in declaration that he is not a puppet of Uncle Sam and that his administration’s foreign policy is veering away from the United States. But as far as Fil-Ams are concerned, this is not a good idea.

In the online viewer poll of The Filipino Channel’s daily newscast “Balitang America,” an overwhelming 92 percent of viewers who voted said they do not support Duterte’s efforts for the Philippines to become more independent from America.

Only 8 percent believe Duterte is on the right track when he thinks the Philippines can do things on its own. They are encouraged by the belief that he is the first president who can truly assert the Philippines’ sovereignty as an independent nation This finding is understandable and even expected, considering the fact that these same viewers are kababayans who live and work in the United States, remitting their hard earned dollars to their family back in the Philippines, helping keep the Philippine economy afloat.

Those who do not support Duterte’s policy believe the Philippines still needs the United States, especially in the light of the territorial dispute

against China’s “bullying” in the West Philippine Sea. The Fil-Am They also value all the help the Filipinos get from our long time Perspective ally especially during times of natural disaster, as well as the trade, investment and employment opportunities that kababayans back home enjoy as a result Gel santos-Relos of the Philippines’ diplomatic and economic relations with America.

As ABS-CBN News reported, if Duterte loosens the Philippines’ ties with the U.S., the Philippines could stand to lose about $1.3 billion in foreign direct investments, more than $150 million in development aid, and about $8.3 billion in goods that the Philippines exports to America every year.

Recent headlines, however, make more kababayans in the U.S. worry. As Duterte strengthens his stand to distance the Philippines from the U.S., he has been “warming up” to China and Russia.

Duterte has clarified that while he is “not yet ready to really break ties with the U.S., he said he “will open up alliances with China.”

ABS-CBN News further reported that Duterte

also said that the country may need Russia’s help if the Philippines distances itself from the United States.

“I’ve been talking with PM Medvedev. One-on-one kami.

Walang nakaalam noon. I said, ‘I think I am about to cross the Rubicon between me and the U.S., at least for the six years. I would need your help and everything — trade, commerce. I will open up,” the president said.

On top of these concerns is the fear of some kababayans of how Duterte’s belief, or non-belief of God, may affect how he stirs the Philippines from democratic to communist principles.

“What if there is no God?” was the question Duterte posed during the oath-taking ceremony of Malacañang Press Corps officials on Monday, Sept. 26, with reference to his bid to revive capital punishment in the Philippines.

“Ang mga tao sa Pilipinas hindi na naniniwala sa batas because fear is not there,” Duterte said in a report by ABS-CBN News and other media.

“Hindi tumalab yung death penalty noon kasi hindi in-impose. One, because of the Catholic

church. Second, the bleeding hearts, because only God can kill. Ang problema niyan, I ask you, what if there is no God?” Duterte said.

ABS-CBN News also quoted the president questioning God’s presence when women and children are raped and killed.

“So, where is now God when a one-year-old baby, an 18-month-old baby is taken from the mother’s arms, brought under a jeep and raped and killed. So where is God?” Duterte said.

I can hear Duterte’s supporters contend that this should not be an issue because there should be separation of powers between the State and Church, and that Duterte’s philosophical question and position should be respected and not taken against him.

WHAT DO YOU THINK? Do you support Pres.

Rodrigo Duterte’s policy of distancing the Philippines from the United States and building stronger ties with China and Russia? *** Gel Santos Relos is the anchor of TFC’s “Balitang America.” Views and opinions expressed by the author in this column are are solely those of the author and not of Asian Journal and ABS-CBN-TFC. For comments, go to www.TheFil-AmPerspective.com, https://www.facebook.com/Gel. Santos.Relos

No Fil-Am plot to oust Duterte IT all started with a radio interview on Commentary Manila radio station DZRH on September 19, 2016 when Pres.

Duterte’s C o m m u n i c a t i o n s Rodel Rodis Secretary Martin Andanar announced the news that Filipino Americans in New York were planning a coup against Pres. Duterte in January of 2017.

This is how Andanar said he learned the news: “I was just talking to somebody in New York now who is also a member of the Cabinet – I won’t mention his name. But he also heard of the Fil-Ams in New York who are planning.

They are hatching a plan to oust the President by January 2017. There is this kind of report. “ Andanar added that he even asked this unnamed official if he has evidence to prove it or if this is another hearsay.

“It’s really about the evidence that you have, isn’t it? (If there is) you let me know (because) it is the concern for the government and it should be a concern for the nation because it’s a destabilization talk,” Andanar said he told the official.

Although Andanar never identified the source of his news, there were only two cabinet officials who were in New York in that time period - Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay, Jr. and Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella.

Two days after Andanar’s news, Secretary Yasay addressed the issue when he spoke at a Town Hall meeting with the Filipino-American community at the Philippine Consulate in New York.

“I do not know whether those reports are true, I deny having said those things and I am sure Sec. Ernie Abella would

not say those things,” he said.

So it appears the question is not whether Yasay or Abella can provide any evidence of the plot to Andanar but whether Andanar has any evidence that “a member of the cabinet” actually provided him with information about such a plot. Or did Andanar just make it up as a joke?

According to Wikipedia, Andanar is “a former Filipino television news anchor, radio commentator, podcaster, audio blogger, voice-over artist and comedian.”

Unless reading a teleprompter as a former television anchor qualifies one as a journalist, it does not appear that Andanar has the credentials to even understand what hearsay means.

The lack of any evidence of this “FilAm plot” did not stop Andanar from further inflaming the issue in subsequent press conferences.

Two days after the DZRH radio interview, Andanar announced from Malacanang Palace that the administration has already identified the people behind the supposed plot of Filipino Americans.

“We have names. We know who you are,” he said. “We are aware of this and we have names, I’ve received names but I’m not going to mention it because, you know, I was also a journalist and we might be charged with libel,” Andanar said in a press briefing.

According to the news reports, Andanar declined to provide any clue on the identities of the people who are allegedly plotting Duterte’s ouster because he said he did not want to be sued for libel. He insisted, however, that the information was provided by “credible

sources.”

The difference between Duterte’s Secretary of Communications Martin Andanar and Hitler’s Minister of Propaganda Josef Goebbels is that the latter never claimed to be a “former journalist.” Goebbels famously said “It is the absolute right of the State to supervise the formation of public opinion.”

It was Goebbels’ boss who famously said: “If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.”

Andanar was undeterred by Yasay’s denial and persisted in his quest. “We have to confirm, we have to vet, but whatever they’re planning, just think twice because it is not lawful when you bring down a government. And rest assured that we will protect our president,” he said.

Andanar has used unconfirmed hearsay reports about an imagined conspiracy to launch a witch hunt against Filipino Americans who are critical of the Duterte administration. He wants them to “think twice” about participating in any anti-Duterte demonstrations. It was intended to intimidate Duterte’s critics in the U.S. Perhaps Andanar did not imagine everything. I can confirm that there really were conversations by Filipino Americans in New York and in other parts of the U.S. about asking Pres. Duterte to resign. I know I am on Andanar’s black list because I participated in that teleconference.

On September 8, 2016, Balitang America aired an interview with “Filipino American human rights lawyer” Ted Laguatan where he criticized Pres.

Duterte for damaging the good relations of the Philippines with the US. “I’m sorry for him that he cannot con-

trol his mouth and his brain because it gives us a bad image as a nation. It is unfitting because he is seen speaking like that against the world, against the leader of the United States, against Filipino interest. There’s only one solution.

He should resign,” he said.

The following week, on September 13, the U.S. Pinoys for Good Governance (USP4GG) led by Loida NicolasLewis from New York held a national teleconference to discuss Laguatan’s call for Duterte to resign.

While there was support for the sentiment, there was also concern that it was not yet time for it and such a call would only be used by Duterte supporters to attack his critics.

There was also a suggestion for US Pinoys to write a letter to Pres. Duterte to ask him to tone down his language and his attacks on the US, an ally supporting the Philippines claim to the West Philippine Sea. In the end, US Pinoys for Good Governance voted unanimously to support a resolution to buy a jet ski and donate it to Pres. Duterte to help him fulfil his campaign pledge to jet ski to the Scarborough Shoal to plant a Philippine flag on it in defiance of China’s efforts to transform it to an island fortress.

So it is quite possible that someone heard about this US Pinoys’ teleconference and about discussions calling for Duterte to resign and word of it reached this unnamed cabinet official in New York who may have passed it on to Andanar. As anyone familiar with the perils of how a “broken telephone” works, the retelling of the conversion misstated the original call for Duterte to resign, to a call to impeach him, all the way down to a call to supporting a coup to oust him.

The remaining mystery is the date.

According to Andanar, the Fil Am conspirators are planning to stage their coup in January of 2017. As one who participated in that September 13 teleconference, I can confirm that no one suggested a specific date for Pres.

Duterte to resign.

But I think I know the source of the date Andanar is referring to.

We should remember that in his campaign speeches, candidate Duterte repeatedly promised to resign if he is not able to solve the problems of crime and drugs in his first six months in office.

Duterte said on January 20, 2016: “I will not ask for a (full) term…I ask for three to six months and I will finish them,” said Duterte, referring to criminals, drug lords, and corrupt public officials, during a symposium in Manila at the De La Salle University.

Speaking on behalf of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, on September 19, 2016, Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo said of Duterte’s promise:“In the campaign, he categorically said that the drug problem would be solved in six months or he would step down. But of course he is not a man of one word. His words cannot be trusted and he gives a lot of excuses. He made the people believe.”

Duterte assumed the presidency on June 30, 2016. Duterte’s self-imposed six month term will expire on December 30, 2016. So on January 1, 2017, Duterte will resign. This is not according to the Fil-Am conspirators, as Andanar alleges. This is according to Pres.

Duterte himself.

Mystery solved.

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GUN GALORE. President Rodrigo Duterte looks at firearms seized by the police which were displayed by the Police Regional Office 12 when he visited General Santos City.

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Duterte sorry for wrongly tagging officials in ‘drug matrix’

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MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 27 publicly apologized for mistakenly implicating a number of officials in the “drug matrix.”

Duterte said that despite verifying the information from the police report four times, he still discovered lapses. He said the names of former Pangasinan governor and now Pangasinan Rep. Amado Espino Jr., Pangasinan Provincial Administrator Rafael “Raffy” Baraan and Pangasinan Board Member Raul Sison were wrongly included in the matrix. For this, the president apologized.

“But insofar as the drug, I think that somehow we were negligent in counterchecking during the first report. So kay Espino, and even to Sison at kay Baraan, ‘yung kapatid, (‘wag ‘yung undersecretary sabit talaga ‘yun), I would like to apologize to you publicly. And I would say now I am very sorry,” Duterte said in his speech after inspecting a suspected shabu laboratory in Pampanga.

“But trabaho ko ‘yan, it’s part of my territory, I cannot be perfect and sometimes you are correct when you say that life is never fair,” he added.

Duterte said he spent several nights discerning their connection and involvement in the New Bilibid

Prison drug trade, but he said there was a gap that he could not explain.

He added they were probably inflicted due to rumors and hearsays or politics or they were purposely tagged without really checking the validity of their involvement.

On Aug. 25, 2016, the president released the drug matrix showing the involvement of Sen. Leila de Lima and Espino in the narcotics trade inside the Bilibid. The matrix also showed the links of De Lima’s driver Ronie Dayan, former Justice Undersecretary Francisco “Toti” Baraan III, his brother Rafael, retired Gen. Franklin Bucayo and Sison.

Duterte, however, maintained that aside from the three, all the others were rightfully implicated.

The president said he could not apologize for Rafael’s involvement in black sand mining, which the latter got convicted for an administrative case, but he is sorry for tagging him in the illegal drug trade.

Duterte said he takes full responsibility since he was the one who released the drug matrix and even said he is willing to be charged if need be.

“No, I take full responsibility.

Ako ‘yung nag-announce, hindi naman (sila). Sabi ko... I take full responsibility, even if the soldiers and the police would commit a serious wrong, I will assume that mistake. And they can file charges

at me, fine. But my answer to the judge would really be something like, ‘Nagkamali ako, I am sorry but I have to inform the people immediately so that they can take regard of their surroundings and prevent the contamination of drugs,’” Duterte said.

“Hindi ako (ma-pride) na tao.

Hindi ako kargado ng pride chicken kagaya ng iba. Ako kapag mali.

Masama nga ang bunganga ko, pero ‘pag ako nagkamali, it comes from the heart, I am very sorry,” he said.

Duterte, however, clarified that the agencies that came up with the drug matrix did not do anything wrong with the validation but there was a lapse in connecting the personalities involved.

“Nothing went wrong, everybody was correct. But the focusing was, there was lapses. Connect-connect ‘yan, connect-connect ‘yan, connect-connect. They probably hit a snag somewhere and they stopped.

So tinitingnan ko ‘yung iba, ‘yung DILG... magtrabaho kayo, give me a chart there. Hindi ko ma-connect e,” he said.

Duterte said he would publicly name officials mostly barangay captains, mayors, governors and congressmen, once he comes back from his Vietnam trip. He said he wants the public to know the identities of the criminals and corrupt officials.

A UNITED Nations (UN) rapporteur on Monday, September 26, expressed her intention to come and investigate the alleged summary killings in the Philippines.

President Rodrigo Duterte last week extended an invitation to his international critics from the UN and the European Union (EU) to come and probe the killings that have occurred so far during his administration’s campaign against illegal drugs.

Although the Philippine government has yet to issue a formal invitation, Agnes Callamard, UN rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, told Agence France-Presse that she would solicit one.

“I welcome the reports recently (conveyed) through the media that the president and government of the Philippines will invite a UN mission to investigate the alleged extrajudicial executions,” Callamard said.

However, she added that she

was seeking security guarantees for people she planned to speak with.

“The date and scope of the fact-finding mission will be discussed and negotiated with the government, along with essential guarantees,” she said.

Callamard noted that those would include “my freedom of movement and freedom of inquiry, and the assurance that those who cooperate with me will not be the object of retaliation, such as intimidation, threats, harassment or punishment.”

According to the Philippine National Police (PNP), over 3,300 deaths linked to the administration’s “war on drugs” have been recorded from July 1 to the third week of September.

The list included both deaths from legitimate police operations and vigilante-style killings.

International bodies such as UN, EU, and the United States have expressed condemnation of the killings.

Duterte, however, insisted on continuing the government’s campaign against illegal drugs,

stressing that his international critics should not meddle with the country’s national affairs.

Open investigation During the oath-taking of Malacañang Press Corps officials on Monday, Duterte admitted that there were indeed extrajudicial killings in the country.

However, he stressed that those incidents were not sanctioned by the government.

“My government is not into the business of making mummies,” the president pointed out, referring to the way dumped bodies were wrapped in packaging tapes.

He also proposed an “open” and “no-holds-barred” investigation.

“I’m staking my life, my honor, the presidency. I have no illusions here,” Duterte said.

“They shouldn’t threaten me on extrajudicial killings, or else I will also demand that the United States of America and EU be investigated alongside with me.

Because they have committed far more injustice and have done horrific things.”

Duterte to bare drug list after Vietnam trip by alexiS RomeRo Philstar.com

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte will reveal more names of officials with suspected links to illegal drugs trade after his two-day visit to Vietnam as part of his brutal crackdown on narcotics.

Duterte said the list, which has about 1,000 names, includes lawmakers, local executives, barangay officials and members of the judiciary.

“The latest, I hope I will (reveal), Inshallah (God willing), upon my return (from Vietnam),” the president said.

“I will have one session with the media and I will read (the names).

This would be again about the judges, some congressmen, mayors, there are a lot of them, barangay captains, almost all, and the police, military one or two,” he added.

In previous speeches, Duterte said the third list contains the names of about 40 judges and several Chinese individuals and

President Rodrigo Duterte will expose officials with alleged connections to drug lords upon return from Vietnam.

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barangay captains. He said he is leaving it to the military and police to deal with the suspected drug personalities.

The president has so far tagged more than 160 incumbent and retired local executives, lawmakers, uniformed men, judges and baran-

gay captains in the narcotics trade.

Duterte said the shame campaign was meant to inform the public about the true state of the country.

Critics argue that the naming of suspected drug offenders violate due process.

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Chinese ships harass Filipino fishers in Panatag

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CENTENARIAN. President Rodrigo Duterte (right) kisses the forehead of 108-year-old Lourdes Marquez in ceremonies for the signing of rules implementing the Centenarians Act of 2016 at Malacañang’s Rizal Hall. The law grants a cash gift of P100,000 to persons who reach the century mark.

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IMF, ADB raise 2016 growth outlook for PH Up at 6.4% from 6% on strong investment, consumption, infra plans

by mAyvelin U. CARAbAllo ManilaTmes.net

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have both revised upward their 2016 growth forecasts for the Philippine economy to 6.4 percent on the back of strong investment, private consumption, and the government’s plan to improve infrastructure and human capital.

In separate reports released on Tuesday, Sept. 27, the IMF and ADB both said the Philippine economy could grow by 6.4 percent this year, higher than their previous forecast of 6 percent.

The economy grew by 7 percent in the second quarter of the year, bringing the first-half expansion to 6.9 percent.

IMF and ADB’s latest forecast is well within the government’s 6 percent to 7 percent official target this year.

Sustaining the solid economic performance will require a continued domestic reform agenda and capacity-building investments, they said.

Favorable outlook In a statement on the conclusion of its Article IV consultation with the Philippines, the fund said the outlook for the economy remains favorable despite external

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headwinds.

Its executive directors commended Philippine authorities for the strong macroeconomic management, citing the robust growth and low inflation regime.

They noted, however, that the macroeconomic performance has not led to corresponding improvements in poverty reduction, inequality, and unemployment.

“They considered that the administration has an opportunity to put the economy on a higher and more equitable growth path,” the IMF noted.

Its directors supported the government’s goal to accelerate poverty reduction and their priorities on structural reforms.

“They called for well-targeted infrastructure and social spending, including for education and health, especially in rural areas, as well as continued efforts to enhance competition and open the economy to foreign investment,” the fund noted.

The IMF directors also encouraged efforts to increase investments in infrastructure and human capital, improve targeting of social spending, enhance competitiveness and foreign direct investment, and making the financial system deeper and more inclusive.

In this regard, it projected unemployment to decline to 5.9 percent in 2016 and 5.7 percent in 2017.

Moreover, the IMF directors supported the wider fiscal deficit target to 3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) from 2017, anchoring fiscal policy to a broadly stable public debt-to-GDP ratio.

“They noted that this would allow a welcome boost to infrastructure and social spending, while ensuring fiscal sustainability” it said.

Despite this, the fund highlighted the need for additional revenue to finance further infrastructure and social spending and welcomed plans to implement a comprehensive tax reform that would be revenue positive, more equitable, and efficient.

“They urged the authorities to formulate a medium-term public infrastructure plan with clear project prioritization and appropriate choices between budget and PPP [public-private partnership] spending, with due consideration of contingent liabilities. Further efforts to strengthen public financial management and budget execution were also encouraged,” it said.

The public debt-to-GDP ratio is expected to decline, while the current account surplus is expected

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MANILA — Chinese Coast Guard ships harassed Filipino fishermen in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal off Zambales recently despite calls

by President Rodrigo Duterte for China to allow fishing in the area, which is in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone.

Three Chinese Coast Guard vessels and two Filipino boats were seen at the traditional fishing route last Sept. 6, according to Philippine Coast Guard reports submitted to the National Security Council—Task Force West Philippine Sea. “The Chinese Coast Guard Vessel moved to the location of a Filipino banca. Upon reaching the Filipino banca, a Chinese Coast Guard personnel onboard a rubber boat ordered the Filipino banca to leave the area,” the NSC quoted the PCG as saying in a statement issued on Tuesday, Sept. 27.

The NSC said the crew of the Filipino boat was bargaining with the Chinese Coast Guard personnel to let them stay in the area to fish. Another Chinese Coast Guard rubber boat headed towards the Filipino fishing bancas.

The local fishermen, however, refused to leave the area.

“During that time, the captain of the Filipino banca signaled his crew members to return to their mother boat,” the NSC said.

Philippine Coast Guard operatives then spotted another Filipino boat approaching the shoal.

“When the Filipino banca was around three nautical miles from Bajo de Masinloc (another name for Panatag Shoal), it was blocked by the Chinese Coast Guard. The Filipino banca outmaneuvered the Chinese Coast Guard vessel,” the PCG report said.

One of 10 Chinese ships monitored by the Department of National Defense near Bajo de Masinloc on Sept. 6.

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“Two Chinese rubber boats were deployed to intercept the Filipino banca from reaching Bajo de Masinloc. The Chinese rubber boats eventually disengaged and went back to their respective mother boats.”

The three Filipino boats stayed within the area for the night but left in the morning for fear of being harassed by the Chinese ships.

NSC said the PCG monitored a China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy ship patrolling the shoal the following day. A Chinese Coat Guard vessel was also seen near the vicinity of the shoal on Sept.

10.

“The PCG reported the Chinese Coast Guard vessel moved closer to the position of a Filipino banca.

The Chinese Coast Guard vessel launched a rubber boat and encircled the banca,” NSC said.

“A number of the Chinese Coast Guard personnel were seen taking photos and videos. The Filipino banca decided to leave the area to avoid further harassment.”

Yasay: PH to use ‘quiet diplomacy’ Sought for comment, Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. said the Philippines would con-

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Duterte, however, had to apologize to three individuals last Monday for the lapses in the verification of some names in his drug matrix.

In a press conference in Arayat, Pampanga, Duterte admitted that he could not explain the inclusion of the names of former Pangasinan governor and now fifth district Rep. Amado Espino Jr., former provincial administrator Rafael Baraan and board member Raul Sison in the list. The three were included in the drug matrix he presented to the media last month.

“It may be either intrigue or

gossip or it was purposely done without really checking the validity (of information about their involvement to drugs),” Duterte told reporters last Monday.

Somehow, we were negligent in counterchecking during the first report,” he added.

Also in the drug matrix were Sen. Leila de Lima, her former driver Ronnie Dayan and former justice undersecretary Francisco Baraan III. Duterte, however, did not apologize to them, saying there is enough evidence linking them to illegal drugs Duterte said his apology to the

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tinue to use “quiet diplomacy” to address its maritime dispute with China.

“We have verified that these vessels are not the small kind of vessels traditional fishermen would be using to access Scarborough Shoal,” Yasay told reporters in Malacañang Tuesday.

“We will thresh it out with China to see if this is true. From what we saw, they do not have any fishing activity.”

Yasay said there are no indications for now that the Chinese ships are planning to conduct reclamation in the shoal.

“It seems that our suspicion that they intend to pursue reclamation activities have no basis,” he said.

Early this month, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said at least ten Chinese ships were spotted around the Panatag Shoal.

In 2012, Chinese surveillance ships blocked a Philippine Navy vessel chasing Chinese poachers who had harvested endangered species in the area.

China has since maintained its presence in the shoal and has been preventing Filipino fishermen from entering what used to be their traditional fishing route.

three officials did not undermine the credibility of his drug list.

“I said it is my duty to tell the nation what’s happening but it is also my duty that if I commit wrong, I should apologize. That is the way to go in this world,” the president said.

“As a lawyer, when you make public a certain wrong against a person, you’d have effectively destroyed his reputation. So fair is fair.

I have committed a lot of mistakes in my life,” he added.

“I will not pretend that I am perfect. I have so many faults in life.”

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Signature drive for Marcos Libingan burial reaches SC Reds seek to halt US military exercises BAGUIO CITY – Marcos loyalists submitted to the Supreme Court signatures showing support for the burial of former president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.

Thousands had affixed their signatures on a house-to-house and online campaign launched by various Marcos loyalist groups like the United Marcos Loyalist of the Philippines and Kilusang Kaisipan at Diwang Pilipino and the BBM Youth Movement.

Marcos counsel Hyacinth Antonio said the submission was timed with the memoranda of respondents and petitioners with the SC TRO on the burial last month.

They want to bring to the SC’s appreciation that so many Filipinos are favoring a hero’s burial for Marcos based on what the law prescribes, she added.

Among the primary points in their manifestation is the fact that Marcos was a former president of the republic and a soldier, Antonio said.

UMLP president Vince Avena said it’s about time that the Philippines moves on.

“This cannot happen as long as we let the past dictate our life as a country today,” he said.

“Though we do not ask that the past be forgotten, we should, however, as the only self-proclaimed Christian nation of Asia,

forgive. Whatever former president Ferdinand Marcos has done in the past, the Almighty God has already judged him; that being the case, who are we to withhold from him the kind of burial he deserves?

“As the Supreme Court of the land, we ask that the judges not be swayed by their personal opinions of people who think they have been unjustly treated – but as impartial judges, decide based on the law of the land.”

Harrold Toledana of BBM Youth said they are launching the signature campaign to support the Marcos family and to have the late strongman buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. (Philstar.com)

IMF, ADB raise 2016 growth outlook...

PAGE A7 to decline in 2016 to 2017 due to higher commodity prices and infrastructure related imports.

Appropriate policy The IMF directors considered the current monetary policy stance as appropriate in view of low inflation and near zero output gap, but noted the need for continued vigilance, particularly in light of fiscal stimulus.

They commended the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for the smooth implementation of the new interest rate corridor and deposit auctions, which will improve monetary policy transmission and help develop domestic capital markets.

On the other hand, they encouraged the BSP to stand ready to take measures if there are signs of overheating or accelerating credit growth.

Moving forward, the fund encouraged the passage of the central bank charter that would authorize the issuance of central bank securities and BSP recapitalization.

The financial system remains sound and expressed support to the authorities’ use of targeted prudential policies to strengthen resilience and limit systemic risks.

In line with this, the IMF said inflation is expected to return to within the BSP’s 2 percent to 4 percent target range later this year and in 2017 as commodity prices stabilize and strong economic activity continues.

The fund also welcomed the focus on financial deepening and inclusion as essential elements of the inclusive growth strategy.

The directors emphasized the importance of strengthening the anti-money laundering framework,

including making tax evasion a predicate crime.

Vigorous growth Vigorous economic growth is expected to continue through 2016, though at a more moderate pace in the second half as the impact of election spending fades, Manilabased ADB said in an update of its flagship “Asian Development Outlook 2016.”

“The outlook for the Philippine economy remains strong amid buoyant investment and domestic consumption,” said Richard Bolt, ADB country director for the Philippines.

A continuation of the strong growth hinges on advancing the reform agenda, which includes measures to address infrastructure bottlenecks, stronger efforts to develop rural and regional areas, and enhancing transparency and accountability in government.

Fiscal policy is also expected to be expansionary in 2017, with the budget spending set to increase by 11.6 percent over the 2016 level, with significant increases earmarked for infrastructure, education, health, and social protection, it added.

The proposed tax changes, including lower corporate and personal income tax rates, are expected to improve the business environment and underpin further growth, with any reduction in tax revenue to be offset by a potential broadening of the value-added tax base, an increase in oil excise taxes, and the streamlining of current tax incentives to investors.

Foreign direct investment inflows almost doubled from January to June 2016 from last year, and the outlook for private investment

remains favorable, particularly if the government follows through on commitments to ease the cost of doing business, address infrastructure bottlenecks, and accelerate public-private partnership projects, the study said.

Inflation is expected to remain subdued at 1.8 percent for 2016, below the previous ADB forecast of 2.3 percent, with the impact of the drought on food prices less than anticipated.

ADB’s updated assessment noted key risks to the outlook include weaker than expected demand from major markets for Philippine exports.

Strengthening the rural economy is also key, given the higher prevalence of poverty in regions outside the main cities, the report said.

Earlier, Fitch-owned BMI Research upgraded its forecast to 6.9 percent from 6 percent; Japanese investment bank Nomura and London-based consultancy firm, Capital Economics, raised their forecasts to 6.7 percent – Nomura from 6.3 percent and Capital Economics from 6.5 percent.

Singapore’s DBS Bank revised its forecast from 6.3 percent to 6.6 percent; Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse from 6.2 percent to 6.5 percent; and global financial services firm J.P. Morgan to 6.4 percent.

On the contrary, Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings, HSBC, Metrobank Research, and Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) said they were keeping their previous economic projections for year. S&P maintained its 6.1 percent outlook, HSBC and Metrobank kept their forecasts at 6.3 percent and BPI at 6.2 percent.

by Artemio A. DumlAo Philstar.com

BAGUIO CITY - The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) is urging the Duterte administration to order the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to stop the US military exercises set next week in Luzon.

At the same time, the CPP reiterated its call for the abrogation of the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty and other treaties such as the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) and the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).

“These US military exercises are most untimely as the Duterte regime is trying to promote lay down its foundations for an independent foreign policy,” the CPP said.

“The amphibious maneuver exercises to be conducted by the US military will simulate scenarios of a sea-to-land invasion,” the CPP said, describing the planned Philippine Amphibious Landex Exercises to be conducted on October 4 to 12.

Four US naval ships—the USS Frank Cable, USNS Washington Chambers, USNS Millinocket and USNS Bowditch—are docked at Subic Bay since Monday. The USS BHR, USS Green Bay and USS Germantown will also join, where at least 1,400 US service-

Philippine and US military will make a simulated amphibious assault in Luzon next week.

men are expected to participate in the exercises.

Meanwhile, two C-130 Hercules aircraft with 100 Airmen from the 374th Air Wing (Japan) and 36th Contingency Response Group (Guam) are in Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base in Lapu-lapu City.

According to the CPP, the war exercises undermine the efforts of the Duterte administration to work out a peaceful settlement over the overlapping claims at the South China Sea. “These counteract the desire of the people to demilitarize the international trade route and

guarantee equal access to everyone,” the group said.

The 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty, according to CPP, would not benefit the Philippines since there are no assurances that the US will come to the aid of the country in times of war.

They added that the Philippines could even get dragged into US wars.

“There never was and there will never be mutual defense between the Filipino people and US imperialism because there are no common interests shared between the oppressed and their oppressors,” the CPP said.

ESTABLISHING A MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CARE PROGRAM. Senator Risa Hontiveros (right) leads a Senate hearing looking into a proposal seeking to provide a more comprehensive, sustainable and multi-sectoral approach to address malnutrition. “Poor nutrition harms our children, our mothers, our nation. We need to scale up nutrition during the first 1,000 days of life. Under-nutrition during the first 1,000 days is critical to the future health, wellbeing, and success of a child. It affects the child’s ability to grow, learn and become productive adults,” Hontiveros said. Also in photo are (from left) Senators Sonny Angara and Nancy Binay.

Senate photo by Cesar Tomambo

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Journal Xian Lim supports Kimerald’s return

by MJ

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ManilaTiMes.neT caught up with Xiam lim and found out a couple of new developments in the actor-singer’s career and personal life.

First off, he proudly shared that he is now a vlogger—that is a video blogger—as he arrived at an event for a grocery chain at the World Trade center with his own HD camera and a selfie stick ready for action.

For Xian, video blogging is his way of updating his fans on his off camera finding his YouTube channel Xianlim8, especially since he is frequently misinterpreted and Xian Lim confirms that his team up hounded by bashers over his work with Kim chiu is taking a break.

and personal life. “i feel like what they see on TV is not enough. There are so many things i want to share. i want to have this platform so i could showcase to them what’s going on in my life… not just show business but the different side.”

Xian also confirmed rumors that his tandem with Kim Chiu, known as “KimXi,” is taking a break. apparently, Kim is now preparing for her reunion movie with her first hit love team with Gerald anderson.

Xian stated for the record the “Kimerald” return has his full support. “i support Kim and i’m sure they’re going to produce a very wonderful material. i am happy for them.”

Max Eigenmann reveals: Jake Ejercito is the father of Andi’s daughter WHaT had been a persistent rumor has finally been confirmed.

Jake ejercito is in indeed the real father of andi eigenmann’s daughter ellie. actress Max eigenmann, halfsister of andi, blurted out the secret in an episode of the radio program “Good Times With Mo.” During the podcast with disc jockey Mo Twister, Max was asked to comment about the recent spat between her half-sister and the son of former president Joseph estrada on Twitter. “it doesn’t bother me, whatever. They’re always like that,” Max said. “You know he (Jake) is the father of my niece, right?”

Mo clarified with a follow-up question, “Yeah, not biological, right? But still, father figure.” “no, he is. They did a (Dna) test... Yeah, he’s the dad,” Max replied.

“They’re co-parenting. That’s why he always posts photos of my niece,” she added.

Just last month, the ex-couple had a heated Twitter exchange

Actress Andi Eigenmann and her daughter Ellie.

when Jake insinuated that andi is using him to promote her upcoming film “Camp sawi,” a movie about girls trying to mend their broken hearts in a camp. in the same month, Kapamilya actor albie Casiño said he felt

relieved after an alleged Dna test revealed that he’s not the father of andi’s daughter ellie. it was in 2011 when andi got pregnant. she pointed at ex-boyfriend albie as the father of her child. (Philstar.com)

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Why my heart breaks over Brangelina’s split Lu

WHaT could have been a wonderful day to welcome the fall season became a day of mourning. it was indeed the start of the “fall”– only, i wasn’t talking about crisp leaves and beautiful autumn colors. it’s the fall of my all-time favorite power couple.

T h e e n d o f a n e ra : i t ’s “Brangelina” no more. i speak for most people when i say it was shocking to learn about angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt calling it quits. after 12 years and six kids together, and after their two-year wedding anniversary, Jolie filed for divorce.

The news left so many fans (including me) heartbroken while we remember the oncehappy-you-and-me-against-theworld romance that the couple shared.

The divorce document was filed in los angeles on Monday, sept. 19, which cites “irreconcilable differences,” the usual boilerplate language in divorce proceedings, with no details about what the differences entailed. it says the two separated last Thursday, sept. 15. it indicates Jolie is not seeking spousal support. she lists “miscellaneous jewelry and other personal effects,” and earnings from and after the separation as “separate” property, and indicates community and quasi-community property are to be determined. it lists their six kids (Maddox, 15, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, shiloh, 10, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 8). in addition, she wants Pitt to have joint legal custody of the kids but she wants their sole physical custody. Divorce attorneys say that’s rare, even in celebrity divorces.

Celebrity divorce lawyer neena Tankha, a partner at the new York firm Warshaw Burstein says, “They’ve been co-parenting for so many years, it’s unusual and surprising to see one parent asking for sole custody at this late stage. it suggests there was some incident or series of incidents that made angelina think to question his parenting. it’s a very aggressive move for someone who has co-parented in the way this family has been accustomed.”

When asked what makes this divorce different, Tankha says, “They have six children and that’s not typical for celebrity couples at all — in fact, i can’t think of another celebrity couple with six children. But in the end, even a celebrity divorce is still a divorce.”

Tr u e e n o u g h , j u s t l i k e any celebrity divorce, speculations and gossip are going around. some say an affair has caused the split (not that it’s

unusual in Hollywood); some say it’s substance abuse. a report confirmed that Pitt is under investigation for child abuse by the l.a. County Department of Children and Family services following an incident on a private plane in which he allegedly got “verbally abusive” and “physical” with one of the couple’s kids in front of Jolie and at least some of their other children. later, Pitt, 52, issued a statement to People, saying, “i am very saddened by this, but what matters most now is the well-being of our kids. i kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time.”

Whatever the reason for their divorce, it doesn’t matter anymore. none of it will change what has been decided. i just hope it will not be a messy one and they’d still end up civil towards each other.

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Immigrant Living: 101 and Beyond Monette AdevA MAglAyA (part 2 of 2 parts) LET’S do a reality check. So okay, your partner is the consummate slob and you have to pick up after him. He thinks he has a maid living with him for free. He has this maddening habit of not putting the toothpaste cap back on. That’s easy. Get one with a cap that snaps back on. The point is to find a way to work around an annoyance or when all else fails, accept the tiny irritations.

With time and patience, things get easier. As you get older and hopefully, wiser, your eyes dim and your hearing goes for a reason. You become less critical as you see the bigger picture more clearly and the end game is within sight. You become aware of your own mortality.

The point is that you can choose to look through the lens of kindness and forgiveness and instead see if he still has those itty bitty, wonderful things about him that attracted you to him in the first place. His sense of humor maybe or the way he still makes you laugh…

Love is a two-way street. Note how you behave towards him.

How do you look to him? Do you take the time and the effort to look va-va-voom and give him that look that can make his heartbeat race just a tad? Or did you let yourself go, letting gravity and the ravages of time run rough shod over your physical appearance? Put up a fight. There’s help out there. Or do you nag him to death for every little thing? Do you make him feel small with your smartass barbs? Or does he feel he can soar like an eagle when you are around him?

Don’t buy into the modern concept of the throwaway or trade-up society that seems to imply you can change partners every five years or so. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. It may work for cars and appliances but falls flat for human relationships.

Fix what can yet be fixed. Nurture what can grow into something beautiful. Eat humble pie, if you have to. There is no shame if you truly love. Ask a Higher Power to help you keep things whole.

When you value your partner and are mindful of him or her,

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Two magical words Las Vegas Legacy Lions Club installs “Gratitude is the memory of the heart.”

— Jean Baptiste Massieu

it shows that you are grateful for his part in your life and that you are interested in going the distance and making the relationship work maybe even till life beyond death.

Taking your husband, wife or partner for granted is the biggest cause of so many divorces these days. If alarming numbers are to be believed, half the population already live in Splitsville.

There is a disproportionate number of single moms and single dads worldwide struggling with severely diminished finances and dealing with court-appointed visits. They juggle schedules, shuttling children in two locations and in cases of bitter, acrimonious divorces, compete for their children’s affections while complicating things further by starting up new relationships. All these are piled on top of broken, disappointed, cynical lives.

They are left to deal with what I call the BIG D’s – the doldrums of doubt, darkness, disease, depression, desperation, dejection, disappointment, discouragement and disillusionment. You just wish you can DELETE all these ugly D’s from your life. Some go to the deep end. Sadly, tragically some of these cases end in death.

Love has died. Nothing matters. Yet love, according to the “Desiderata” is as perennial as the grass. While there is life, hope springs eternal. Those who are not put off by a disastrous relationship think that the “right one” is just around the corner.

Perhaps. But if they do not learn from their previous mistakes, they are doomed to repeat them.

There’s that D again. They will cycle in and out of one disastrous relationship after the other.

Single parenthood is no cakewalk in most cases. Ask around.

Do not believe the distortion of truth in movies spun by Hollywood or this trend of celebrities adopting babies and the media glamorizing the lives of single parents. That is one tall tale of an ego on overdrive. There is no romantic or comedic element in going it alone. Single parenthood is more like the Theater of the Absurd. The honest truth: there

is little glamour or fun in single parenthood – in far too many cases, just an endless, harrowing tale of one struggle after the next.

There are exceptions of course. Unless you made a foolish or tragic fatal choice or fate played a dirty trick on you and you ended up meeting and marrying the partner from hell. He or she could be a sociopath, a psychopath, a criminal, a user, a liar, a pervert, a druggie, a murderer, a serial philanderer or just unfit to live in this planet with another human being.

Perhaps, the best way to happiness would be to love, appreciate and say “thank you” to the one you’re with every single day of your life together. And while you’re at it, blow a kiss to the heavens for making you a winner in the love lottery stakes sending you someone you love or can learn to love AND (THE BLESSING of all blessings) who loves you back!

Love is not a 50-50 proposition. It’s not even giving 110% of yourself to the other. It sounds sentimental, sappy and old fashioned but whether you like it or not, it is giving of yourself without counting the cost. It is the pure, intrinsic nature of life’s greatest mystery - LOVE. Those couples buried six feet deep, side by side at Forest Lawn probably understood what love and devotion meant. Their souls may have fused. Their hearts in the life beyond beat as one. That is one story you can believe in.

(Or if you’re in for a laugh and have a sly, dry, wicked sense of humor, you might say those savvy couples probably got a twofer from the cemetery plot sales rep!

LOL ;) How to find THE ONE if you’re on the hunt? Or how can you make THE ONE realize that you’re THE ONE for him or her without beating him or her over the head?

That is one story for yet another day. *** Nota bene: monette Adeva maglaya is SVp of Asian Journal publications, Inc. to send comments, e-mail monette.

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officers, members for 2016-2017

LAS VEGAS, NV - The Las Vegas Legacy Lions Club (LVLLC), now on its third year of outstanding service to the community, installed its officers and new members for 2016-2017 at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino on Saturday, September 10. Past Lions District 46 Governor Lion Noni Rybka installed the officers while Lion Donald Watson, D46/ Zone4C chair, inducted the new members. This was learned from Cynthia Deriquito, LVLLC Charter president and Past Lions Zone 4C chair.

Installed into office were Dante F. Fontimayor, president; Rosabelle M. Calbay, first vice-president; One Miguel Arkangel, second vice president; Cynthia G. Deriquito, secretary; Bianca S. Bataclan, assistant secretary; Veronica L. Fontimayor, treasurer; Jesusa J. Barro, auditor; Aldy Calbay, PRO-Internal; Michael StaJuana, PRO-External; Emelene Garcia, Lion Tamer; Ruby Hao, Tail Twister; Resty M. Lopez, Membership chairperson; Frank Hao, Kathleen Deriquito, Noel Lopez, and Carlos Garcia, Board of Directors; Salve Vargas Edelman, Guiding Lion; and Past Lion District 46 Governor Noni Rybka, adviser.

In his acceptance speech, Fontimayor announced the LVLLC’s centerpiece project will focus on re-building a Lunch Counter for San Pascual Elementary School in San Narciso, Zambales in the Philippines.

In June 2016, prior to his formal installation as LVLLC president, Fontimayor and his wife Veronica, traveled to San Pascual Elementary School and distributed backpacks filled with school supplies to some 150 students. During their tour of the school, a dilapidated cafeteria which serves as school Lunch Counter, caught the attention of Fontimayor. On the spot, he decided to make it his priority project to re-build the cafeteria for the teachers and children of the school.

Fontimayor said that LVLLC will continue its support of all projects related to the Lions FirstSight Foundation, a major program of the Lions Club International (LCI).

Among these ongoing projects, which started with Charter President Cynthia Deriquito’s term, are the “Kids FirstSight, “ a program that provides vision screening to Nevada’s pre-school, pre-verbal children, six months to

the LVLcc officers for 2016-2017 following their installation (3rd from left) Lions Dante Fontimayor, president; rosabelle calbay, 1st Vp; cynthia Deriquito, secretary; bianca bataclan, asst. secretary; Jesusa barro, auditor; Ving Fontimayor, treasurer; Kyle Fontimayor, asst. treasurer; emelene Garcia, Lion tamer; carlos Garcia, director; michael StaJuana, pro/external; and resty Lopez, membership chair, with guest inducting

Lion Donald Watson, District 46/Zone 4c chair, inducts the new members of Las Vegas Legacy Lions club. photo shows the inductees with their sponsors (from left) LVLLc president Dante Fontimayor, LVLLc secretary cynthia Deriquito, inductees michael StaJuana, Kyle Fontimayor, bianca bataclan, LVLLc treasurer Ving Fontimayor, inductees emelene Garccia,

six years of age, to identify eye problems and diseases such as amblyopia (lazy eye) and strabismus (crossed-eyes) at their reversible and curable stages before they reach the age of six; the Nevada Early Intervention Services (NEIS) which provides regular vision screenings to children and their families; to partner with Lens Crafters on its “OneSight Eye Van” project; and to carry on collecting eyeglasses for recycling in support of LCI’s SightFirst Foundation.

According to Fontimayor, the club will also continue its tradition of participating in the Opportunity Village’s “Magical Fores,” an annual Christmas event, and engage in other community outreach activities in the Filipino American community.

In 2014, then president Deriquito, in tandem with Resty Lopez who followed her into the presidency in 2015, personally donated $2000 toward the purchase of a $7,500 Spot Vision Screener─ a vital instrument essential to the fulfillment of its priority project: vision screening for Nevada children and their families─ with $5,500 coming from various individual donors and other Lions clubs.

Other recent projects of LVLLC under the past administrations include financial assistance of $2,450 toward the construction of a library for the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), a project proposed by Rosabelle and Aldy Calbay, first vice president and PRO/Intrnal Newly-installed LVLLc president respectively, in response to the Dante Fontimayor officially accepts needs of PUP students. The his mandate: to Serve money came from club fundrais-

LVLLc charter president cynthia Deriquito honors past D46 Governor Noni rybka with a certificate of Appreciation for her continuous support of LVLLc from its inception to inspiring various projects that won for LVLLc two prestigious patches from the Lions club International. Looking on are LVLLc prexy DFante

ing activities such as mahjong sessions, a popularity contest, a bowling tournament, and a golf tournament in addition to Club members’ personal contributions.

Considered the largest Charter Club in District 46 that encompasses Nevada, the LVLLC falls under the Family Membership and Military Club category. It has 81 Charter members composed of spouses who had either served or currently serving in the military, their siblings and children.

Though still in its infancy, the three-year-old club is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Patches from Lions Club International (LCI). For its pioneering effort to establish a family-cum-military Lions club, the LVLLC received its first Patch from the LCI. Then in 2015, the club sponsored the Coronado Leo Club, a school-based Alpha Leo Club with 65-75 youth members.

Leo Clubs provide community services to students as part of their high school curriculum.

For this, LVLLC scored its second Patch from the LCI as Leo Club Sponsor, and remains its host club that supports their projects and guides them during meetings.

For more information and details on how interested readers can help and support LVLLC’s various fundraising efforts to fund community projects in Las Vegas and in the Philippines, please contact Fundraising Event chairs Lion Cynthia Derequito at (702) 338-8570 or e-mail to cynderix@yahoo.com and Lion Veronica Fontimayor at (757) 348-6616.

Lion Donald Watson, District 46/Zone 4c chair, receives a certificate of Appreciation from LVLLc charter president cynthia Deriquito for inducting new members of the Las Vegas Legacy Lions club on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Sahara Hotel & casino. Looking on are LVLLc prexy Dante Fontimayor (left) and LVLLc

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What saddens me most is that Jolie and Pitt had gone through a lot together. They are like the ultimate hashtag #marriagegoals. They are both multimillionaire movie stars, both famous human-rights activists, owners of luxury properties in the USA and abroad, and the parents of six children. They’ve shown the world that a celebrity marriage can work if you are willing to make it work. That gave people hope. It gave me hope that love can truly conquer all despite the odds.

But that’s just how life is: relationships end, marriages fail.

It doesn’t matter if you have all the money in the world, have a gorgeous spouse and talented

children. I realized now that these Hollywood stars are just like us.

When things get tough, they deal with it the way most of us, regular people, do.

And just like Tankha says, at the end of the day, a celebrity divorce is still a divorce.

Now that it is in the hands of their lawyers, the harrowing events will inevitably follow. And just like any other divorce, it will be painful and unsettling. The only difference between their divorce and regular people’s is that everybody will be watching.

People will talk and they will be brutal. And this, I believe, is what the couple should be prepared for.

My heart breaks over this news, and I know I am not alone.

But like any heartbreak, it will mend. I sincerely hope that after all of this, ‘Brangelina’ fans will find another couple to root for and maybe, make them believe again that “forever” can (still) be found in Hollywood. *** monet Lu is a marikina-born, award-winning celebrity beauty stylist with his own chain of monet Salon salons across Southern california and Las Vegas, Nevada. Ultimately, monet is known as an all-around artiste who produces sold-out fashion and awards shows as well as unforgettable marketing campaigns. monet is also the founder of the revolutionary all-natural beauty products such as enlighten, your solution

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Your Immigration Solution Atty. NANcy Miller & BeN loveMAN ImmIgratIng through marriage is a very common way to get a green card. Once a U.S. citizen and an alien agree to marry each other, they must work out the details of when and where to marry and how the immigration of the non-citizen fits into their plans. there are three different ways to accomplish this. two of them involve K visas. the other involves completion of the entire process in the home country via a family petition and consular processing.

K-1 visas are for fiancés of U.S. citizens. a K-1 visa requires that the parties have a genuine intent to marry; the legal capacity to marry within 90 days of entry; and have met in person at least once in the last 2 years. In rare circumstances this final requirement can be waived for extreme hardship or if satisfying the requirement violates strict cultural customs. the minor children (under the age of 21) of a K-1 visa holder can accompany or follow the K1 beneficiary on a K-2 visa. a K-3 visa is issued to an alien who had married a U.S. citizen; is the beneficiary of an immediate relative visa petition; and seeks to enter the United States to await approval of an immigrant visa (green card). the K-4 classification allows minor children of the K-3 to immigrate as a derivate of the K-3. the K-3 process is similar, but not identical, to that of a family petition and consular processing. grounds of inadmissibility applicable to the beneficiary, previously approved K visas filed by the petitioner and the petitioner’s criminal history all affect the possible issuance of a K visa.

Health@Heart PhiliP S. chuA, MD, FAcS, FPcS tHE glutathione craze seems to have spread to various countries, including the Philippines, inspired mostly by the desire for a fairer complexion and quest for the fountain of health and youth.

Knowing that any substance or drug we use, including “simple” aspirin, is associated with possible adverse side-effects, the concern about the safety of longterm use of glutathione comes into question.

What is glutathione?

Popularly known as gSH and nicknamed glute, this substance is a protein (a tripeptide) made up of three amino acids: cysteine, glutamic acid, and glycine.

It is normally produced by our body and found inside every cell in our body, including the cells of the immune system. gSH is a detoxifying agent, an essential scavenger, and neutralizer of the bad free oxygen radicals and peroxides that destroy cells. Our body glutathione is really a potent (“master”) antioxidant that enables the cells to maintain intracellular health and also helps repair damaged Dna. Which foods contain glutathione? this substance is found in fresh fruits, vegetables, walnuts, fish, and freshly prepared meats.

Dr. Dean Jones, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and director of nutritional health sciences at Emory University, stated that people who eat well probably have enough glutathione from their diet. Under normal situation and in general, there is really no need for any glutathione or any other food supplement.

What conditions can lower GSH? Low levels or deficiency of glutathione have been seen in people with diabetes, high blood pressure, HIV/aIDS, low sperm count, cataract, among smokers, and those with cancer. However, most of these individuals, except those who are unable to eat properly and are emaciated because of their illness, will still not have glutathione deficiency.

Who, then, should take glutathione?

Scientifically speaking, only those with proven glutathione deficiency by blood test should receive glutathione supplement.

Oral glutathione pills are destroyed by gastric juices in the stomach, and are not absorbed.

Hence, the pill form of glutathione is useless. However, there is some evidence in newer studies that seems to suggest otherwise. this substance can also be given

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Current Issues & Recent Nevada Coin Mart celebrates Developments in K Visas one year anniversary Subsequent to entry on the K visa (and after the marriage of the K-1 to the petitioner), the K beneficiary must apply to adjust status to permanent residence. a K visa holder can only adjust status based on the marriage to the K petitioner. approval of the application leads to permanent residency as a conditional resident in most cases. But the process is not always smooth.

Divorce, separation, or the ageing-out of children complicates the path from K status to permanent residency. recent court decisions have mitigated these complications. recent case law has confirmed that K-1/K-2 visa holders are still eligible to adjust status despite divorce. this is because eligibility is established at entry.

However, they may only adjust on the basis of the marriage to the U.S. citizen petitioner and must establish the marriage was bona fide.

For K-3/K-4 visa holders, divorce is a bigger problem. this is because eligibility for adjustment of status is tied to the visa petition from the petitioner.

Divorce results in revocation of the petition. However, divorce will not be the end of the road for the K-4 derivative upon a showing that a family relationship continues to exist with the petitioner. Separation, legal or in fact, will not destroy eligibility for the K-3/K-4 visa holder so long as the marriage was bona fide. aging out (turning 21) is an issue that affects K-2/K-4 beneficiaries. Until recently, USCIS policy held that K-2 visa holders lost eligibility for residency if the process was not completed before they turned 21. However, the courts have determined that eligibility is fixed as of entry so a K-2 visa holder’s age is locked in as of the date of entry provide the K-1 parent marries the K-1

petitioner within 90 days of entry to the U.S. the K-4 visa category carries a variation of this problem. a person is eligible for a K-4 visa if they are the under 21 year old child of a K-3 beneficiary.

However, a K-4 visa holder adjusts as the beneficiary of an immediate relative petition filed by the U.S. citizen petitioner. that petition is only valid if the marriage between the petitioner and the K-3 parent took place before the K-4 turned 18. thus, a K-4 visa holder over the age of 18 at the time their parent married the petitioner, could enter the U.S. in K-4 status but would not be allowed to adjust their status. there is a glimmer of hope for those with this issue. a recent court decision held a K4 visa holder can adjust status without an approved visa petition. the court left unanswered the question of how such an adjustment of status could be accomplished but still the door has been opened.

Whether the couple should apply for a fiancé visa, a K-3 visa or choose the consular processing route are major decisions. Consultation with an experienced and knowledgeable immigration lawyer will allow the couple to determine which method best suits their situation. ***

by AJPress

COmmUnIty members, leaders and loyal customers came out to nevada Coin mart on Saturday, Sept. 24 to mark the one year anniversary of the store’s current location.

Owned by neil Sackmary, nevada Coin mart is the leading buyer of jewelry, gold, silver, coins, and other valuables at premium, competitive prices. as a gemologist with over 20 years of experience, Sackmary credits the success of his business to being involved in the local community and building relationships with customers.

Customers are given red carpet treatment and are attended to with the utmost respect, which keeps them coming back. “my wife (Sheila) and I are here 365 days a year from 9 to 6 every day,” Sackmary said. “this business could not do what it does without the support of the community.”

He went on to say that is a “testament to why we work so hard.”

Las Vegas mayor Pro tem Steve ross was present at the anniversary celebration and gave the store a proclamation, commemorating Sept. 24, 2016 as “nevada Coin mart Day.” “there are few businesses that immerse themselves in the community to make themselves a community partner — and that’s Reeves, miller, Zhang & Diza exactly what nevada Coin mart Law corporation’s offices are does,” ross said in his remarks. located in pasadena, Irvine, San “you have immersed yourselves

Nevada coin mart owner Neil Sackmary and Las Vegas mayor pro tem

in this community more than any other business I can think of.” ross noted the Sackmarys’ commitment to various causes in the community, particularly in helping women and veterans.

In addition to the phenomenal customer service, nevada Coin mart prides itself in owning the latest technology, including three X-ray spectrometers ($30,000 each), to ensure that customers are getting their money’s worth. though the equipment inside the store may be pricey, Sackmary said he is not afraid to spend money in order to keep improving

Francisco, Las Vegas and makati city. telephone: (800) 795-8009 E-mail: immigration@rreeves. com Website: www.rreeves.com. *** the analysis and suggestions offered in this column do not create a lawyer-client relationship and are not a substitute for the

Glutathione caution by intravenous injection. It also comes in an aerosol nasal spray, but its effectiveness and the practicality of its application and how adequately it boosts the blood level of glutathione for those with a deficiency are still uncertain. Liposomal Encapsulation technology (LEt) allows encapsulated medication to slip through the stomach and into the small intestine for effective absorption but it is an expensive option.

What happens if GSH is used by healthy people?

Healthy people, with no evidence of a glutathione deficiency, as we intimated earlier, do not need a glutathione supplement. the glutathione-derived from food will, as a rule, be enough for them to maintain healthy cells, unless they abuse themselves by smoking, excessive alcohol intake, using illegal drugs, etc. When healthy individuals use glutathione anyway, intravenously or by nasal aerosol, their body will not have any added protection or benefit. they will just be wasting money and subjecting themselves to yet undefined potential health risks associated with long-term use of the exogenous (laboratoryproduced) glutathione.

Are GSH whitening skin creams safe?

In the market today, there are dozens of bleaching or whitening products for the skin. One of them is glutathione facial cream/ lotion, and the others are facial soaps with glutathione as bleaching/whitening agent. While anything substance applied to the skin is absorbed by the body into the bloodstream (like dermal medication patches), we have not found any information on the adverse side-effects of gSH in these cosmetics for the skin.

People allergic to milk protein and organ transplant patients are advised against using any form of glutathione.

How does GSH whiten the skin?

One side effect of topically (locally) applied glutathione as a cosmetic slows down the production of melanin (a protein manufactured by melanocytes in our skin that gives the skin the brown color), and as a result, there will be less melanin pigment and the skin becomes whiter. While this particular side effect of topical glutathione on the complexion is good, factual information is not available for the safety of chronic use of glutathione, even as a skin bleaching agent.

Does GSH cure autism, Parkinson’s Disease, or cancer?

Commercial ads claim glutathione is effective in the treatment and cure of autism, alzheimer’s, male infertility, Parkinson’s Disease, and even

cancer. Unfortunately, there is no scientific evidence to support these claims. Some people consider gSH and the other cure-all “food supplements” as scams and the snake oils of the Ribbon cutting to mark the store’s one year anniversary present.

Does GSH have any role in cancer therapy? there is no scientific evidence that glutathione prevents, cures, or aggravates any form of cancer.

In one study it was observed that women with ovarian cancer who were undergoing chemotherapy, “those given the glutathione (intravenously) not only had fewer side effects from the chemotherapy but also had better overall survival rates.”

Are drug makers liable for bad effects of their products?

Unless it can be proven that the drug manufacturer had lied to, or hid vital safety information from the US Food and Drug administration (FDa) when it applied for the drug approval and patent, or neglected to appropriately apprise the FDa of any life- or health-threatening complications caused by the drug after its wide circulation and clinical use, the manufacturer, in general, cannot be held legally liable for the side effects of its product. as long as the company acted in earnest, good faith, and had complied with all the rules, regulations, and stringent criteria of the FDa, it may not be held liable. this is especially true when the manufacturer voluntarily withdraws the drug from the market upon discovery of the danger. In reality, though, more often than not, the issue becomes convoluted and much more complex, as greedy ambulance chasers come to the picture. this is especially common in large cities in the United States, where lawyers advertise on giant billboards and on tV commercials egging people on to sue health care providers for drug or surgical complications, “totally free legal service if you lose.” a time-honored sage advice perhaps older than civilization itself: caveat emptor! Let the buyer beware!

Please visit philipSchua.com Email: scalpelpen@gmail.com. *** philip S. chua, mD, FAcS, FpcS, cardiac Surgeon Emeritus in Northwest Indiana and chairman of cardiac surgery from 1997 to 2010 at cebu Doctors University Hospital, where he holds the title of physician Emeritus in Surgery, is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is a Fellow of the American college of Surgeons, the philippine college of Surgeons, and the Denton A. cooley cardiovascular Surgical Society.

He is the chairman of the Filipino United Network – USA, a 501(c)(3)

the business. the store also has a wellequipped surveillance system and employs former police officers as security guards. nevada Coin mart, which was established in 1971, is licensed by Clark County to legally buy jewelry from the general public.

For more information, please visit www.nevadacoinmart.com. nevada Coin mart 4065 S. Jones Blvd.

Las Vegas, nV 89103 Phone: (702) 776-7061 Hours: monday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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STATE OF NEVADA - COUNTY OF CLARK I, JOSEPH P. GLORIA, the duly appointed Registrar of Voters for the County of Clark, State of Nevada, do hereby certify that the General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on said date. Pending candidate challenges may result in a candidate not appearing on the election ballot. A list of Election Day polling places is also included in this notice.

WITNESS MY HAND and SEAL this 14th day of September, 2016.

JOSEPH P. GLORIA Registrar of Voters

LIST OF CANDIDATES TO BE VOTED UPON AT THE NOVEMBER 8, 2016 GENERAL ELECTION Party Abbreviations as they will appear on the ballots are defined: Democratic Party: Independent Amercian Party: Libertarian Party of Nevada: No Political Party: Non Partisan: Republican Party: PRESIDENT / VICE PRESIDENT FOUR-YEAR TERM Castle, Darrell / Bradley, Scott IAP Clinton, Hillary / Kaine, Tim DEM De La Fuente, Roque “Rocky” / Steinberg, Michael NPP Johnson, Gary / Weld, Bill LPN Trump, Donald J. / Pence, Michael R. REP None of These Candidates UNITED STATES SENATE SIX-YEAR TERM Cortez Masto, Catherine Gumina, Tony Heck, Joe Jones, Tom Sawyer, Thomas “Tom” Williams, Jarrod M. None of These Candidates REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS TWO-YEAR TERM DISTRICT 1 Bakari, Kamau A. D’Silva, Reuben Perry, Mary Titus, Dina DISTRICT 3 Goossen, David Markowitz, Warren Rosen, Jacky Tarkanian, Danny DISTRICT 4 Brown, Steve Hardy, Cresent Kihuen, Ruben Little, Mike STATE SENATE FOUR-YEAR TERM DISTRICT 1 Spearman, Patricia “Pat” Ter-Petrosyan, Arsen “Arsen T” DISTRICT 3 Friedrich, Jonathan Palmerston, Dennis Segerblom, “Tick” DISTRICT 4 Atkinson, Kelvin DISTRICT 5 Buck, Carrie Hagan, Tim Woodhouse, Joyce DISTRICT 6 Cannizzaro, Nicole Seaman, Victoria DISTRICT 7 Parks, David Schjang, Kimberly

DEM NPP REP IAP NPP NPP

DEM IAP LPN NPP NP REP

DISTRICT 1 Brean, Howard Monroe-Moreno, Daniele DISTRICT 2 Carver, Owen Hambrick, John DISTRICT 3 Araujo, Jr., Nelson DISTRICT 4 McArthur, Richard Piro, John DISTRICT 5 Ham, Artemus “Art” Miller, Brittney DISTRICT 6 Maffatt, Carlo McCurdy, II, William DISTRICT 7 Fawzy, Jennifer Neal, Dina

DISTRICT 8 IAP Frierson, Jason NPP Moore, John REP Ross, Norm DEM DISTRICT 9 Gardner, David NPP Yeager, Steve IAP DEM DISTRICT 10 REP Brooks, Chris Shelton, Shelly M. LPN DISTRICT 11 REP Diaz, Olivia DEM IAP DISTRICT 12 Ohrenschall, James Riggins, Mark Warren, Troy Ethan DEM DISTRICT 13 Anderson, Paul REP DISTRICT 14 Carlton, Maggie LPN Howard, Melody REP DEM DISTRICT 15 Anderson, Elliot Vaughan, Stan REP DEM DISTRICT 16 Swank, Heidi REP Uehling, Edmund LPN DEM DISTRICT 17 Newsome, Ronald Thompson, Tyrone DEM REP DISTRICT 18 Carrillo, Richard A. DeCorte, Christine DEM LPN DISTRICT 19 Edwards, Chris

Woodbury, Melissa DISTRICT 28 Cornwell, Wesley Flores, Edgar DISTRICT 29 Cohen, Lesley Elizabeth Silberkraus, Stephen DISTRICT 34 Bilbray-Axelrod, Shannon Williams, Matt

REP

REP DEPARTMENT 3 DEM Hales, Dave Ortiz, Felicia DEM DEPARTMENT 4 REP Marciano, Len Newburn, Mark DEM TRUSTEE, CLARK COUNTY REP SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUR-YEAR TERM DISTRICT A REP Vaughan, Richard DEM Wright, Deanna

REP DEM DISTRICT 35 Jones, Brent A. Watkins, Justin DEM REP DISTRICT 36 Hof, Dennis LPN Oscarson, James REP DEM DISTRICT 37 Lyttle, Sean D. DEM REP REP Marchant, Jim DEM DISTRICT 41 Jauregui, Sandra DEM REP REP Phillips, Nick DEM DISTRICT 42 Bustamante Adams, Irene DEM REP REP Scheff, Howard DEM COUNTY COMMISSION FOUR-YEAR TERM REP DISTRICT A DEM DEM Sisolak, Steve Thomas, Michael REP DEM LPN REP

REP DEM

DEM REP

DEM

JUSTICE OF THE DEM SUPREME COURT REP SIX-YEAR TERM LPN SEAT A Hardesty, Jim None of These Candidates REP SEAT E Parraguirre, Ron D. DEM None of These Candidates REP COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE SIX-YEAR TERM DEM DEPARTMENT 1 Tao, Jerry None of These Candidates DEM DEPARTMENT 2 LPN Gibbons, Michael None of These Candidates REP DEPARTMENT 3 DEM Silver, Abbi None of These Candidates DEM DISTRICT COURT JUDGE REP FOUR-YEAR UNEXPIRED TERM DEPARTMENT 15 Gale, Bruce L. REP Hardy, Jr., Joe

LPN DISTRICT 20 DEM Linton, Carol REP Spiegel, Ellen

DEPARTMENT 20 REP Johnson, Eric DEM Levy, Anat “Annette”

DISTRICT 18 Hammond, Scott T Marks, Alexander

DISTRICT 21 REP Armstrong, Derek DEM Fumo, Ozzie

REGENT, STATE UNIVERSITY REP SIX-YEAR TERM DEM DISTRICT 6 Carter, Patrick Wixom, Michael B. DEM REP MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOUR-YEAR TERM DEM DISTRICT 1

REP IAP

DISTRICT 22 Aguirre-Insua, Luis Pickard, Keith DISTRICT 23 Jordahl, Craig

STATE ASSEMBLY TWO-YEAR TERM

DISTRICT E Brooks, Lola Tew, Patrice MEMBER, VIRGIN VALLEY WATER DISTRICT MESQUITE FOUR-YEAR TERM Anderson, Travis Ramaker, Sandra K. TRUSTEE, OVERTON POWER DISTRICT 3 MOAPA FOUR-YEAR TERM Leavitt, Chad D. Pulsipher, Billy H.

TRUSTEE, OVERTON POWER DISTRICT 7 AT LARGE FOUR-YEAR TERM DISTRICT B Bennett, Dave Kirkpatrick, Marilyn DEM Metz, Judy Williams, Kevin M. REP TOWN ADVISORY BOARD DISTRICT C LAUGHLIN Brown, Larry DEM TWO-YEAR TERM Sedlmeyer, Stephen REP Bethards, Stephanie Sue Brunelle, David P. DISTRICT D Henry, Bruce Osnaya, Anthony REP Knauss, Martin Weekly, Jr., Lawrence DEM Mackey, Gina M. Maniaci, James “Jim” CANDIDATES FOR McBride, Noreen Forristal NONPARTISAN OFFICES Ochs, Kathy

DISTRICT 11 Chan, Lesley Ford, Aaron D. Frazier, Jon

DISTRICT 19 Goicoechea, Pete Hansen, Janine

Blakely, Robert Hughes, Tim

MAYOR MESQUITE FOUR-YEAR TERM Litman, Allan S. Pereida, Arthur V. COUNCILMEMBER AT LARGE MESQUITE TWO 4-YEAR TERMS ONE 2-YEAR UNEXPIRED TERM Ballweg, David P. Benham, Mike Delaney, Cynthia “Cindi” Rapson, George West, David D. Wursten, Brian JUSTICE OF THE PEACE HENDERSON, TOWNSHIP DEPARTMENT 1 TWO-YEAR UNEXPIRED TERM Bateman, Sam Davidson, Michael Gruber, Harvey Nathan, Gayle Posin, Jeffrey Zeller, Shane JUSTICE OF THE PEACE LAS VEGAS, TOWNSHIP DEPARTMENT 3 SIX-YEAR TERM Letizia, Harmony Marshall, Janiece DEPARTMENT 6 Kern, Rebecca Yeager, Bita DEPARTMENT 7 Bennett, Karen Ginn, Vincent “Vinny” DEPARTMENT 13 Bachman, Shana Baucum, Suzan

2016 POLLING PLACE PRECINCTS ADVENT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3460 N RANCHO DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89130 2044 2360 ALAMO, TONY ELEMENTARY 7455 EL CAMINO RD LAS VEGAS, NV 89139 1318 1327

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7706 7723 DEL WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL 2200 REUNION DR HENDERSON, NV 89052 1395 1511 1520 1550 DERFELT, HERBERT ELEMENTARY 1900 S LISA LN LAS VEGAS, NV 89117 6632 6633 6642 DESERT BREEZE COMMUNITY CENTER 8275 SPRING MOUNTAIN RD LAS VEGAS, NV 89117 6109 6440 6674 6675 6694 DESERT OASIS HIGH SCHOOL 6600 W. ERIE AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89141 6490 6531 6716 6751 6752 DESERT PINES HIGH SCHOOL 3800 HARRIS AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89110 4384 4530 4540 4552 4557 DESERT VISTA COMMUNITY CENTER 10360 SUN CITY BLVD LAS VEGAS, NV 89134 3040 3413 3727 3788 DESKIN, RUTHE ELEMENTARY 4550 N PIONEER WAY LAS VEGAS, NV 89129 3702 3704 3759 DICKENS, D L (DUSTY) ELEMENTARY 5550 MILAN PEAK ST NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89081 2464 2729 2730 DISKIN, PAT ELEMENTARY 4220 RAVENWOOD DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89147 1611 1615 1621 DONDERO, HARVEY ELEMENTARY 4450 RIDGEVILLE ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89103 1624 1625 1631 1632 DOOLEY, JOHN ELEMENTARY 1940 CHICKASAW DR HENDERSON, NV 89015 7583 7584 7585 7590 7591 DOWN, JAMES TOWERS 5000 ALTA DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89107 3796 DURANGO HIGH SCHOOL 7100 W DEWEY DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89113 1038 1039 1616 1617 DURANGO HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER/YMCA 3521 N DURANGO DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89129 3217 3769 3771 EARL, IRA ELEMENTARY 1463 MARION DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89110 4381 4513 4532 4535 EISENBERG, DOROTHY ELEMENTARY 7770 W DELHI AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89129 3430 3431 3732 ELIZONDO, RAUL ELEMENTARY 4865 GOLDFIELD ST NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89031 4504 4505 4506 4512 ENTERPRISE LIBRARY 25 E SHELBOURNE AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89123 1331 1336 ESCOBEDO, EDMUNDO SR MIDDLE SCH 9501 ECHELON POINT DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89149 3547 3606 FAISS, WILBUR AND THERESA MIDDLE 9525 W MAULE AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89148 6657 6735 FERRON, WILLIAM ELEMENTARY 4200 MOUNTAIN VISTA ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89121 5622 5623 5624 5631 FERTITTA, FRANK AND VICTORIA MS 9905 W MESA VISTA AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89148 6470 6545 6730 6736 6738 FINDLAY, CLIFFORD O MIDDLE SCHOOL 333 W TROPICAL PKWY NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89031 2391 2393 2483 2617 FIRE STATION #24 - CLARK CO

7525 DEAN MARTIN DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89139 1692 1693 1702 1704 FIRE STATION #47 - LAS VEGAS 91 RIDGE PINE ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89138 3576 3746 FIRE STATION #83 HENDERSON 100 BURKHOLDER BLVD HENDERSON, NV 89015 5651 5652 FIRE STATION #97 HENDERSON 1550 AMADOR LN HENDERSON, NV 89014 7614 7615 FIRE TRAINING CENTER 4425 W TROPICANA AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89103 1642 1643 1645 1655 FITZGERALD, H P ELEMENTARY 2651 REVERE ST NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89030 4017 4309 4310 FONG, WING AND LILLY ELEMENTARY 2200 JAMES BILBRAY DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89108 3813 3841 3842 FOOTHILL HIGH SCHOOL 800 COLLEGE DR HENDERSON, NV 89015 7354 7360 7361 7594 FORBUSS, ROBERT L ELEMENTARY 8601 S GRAND CANYON DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89148 6499 6547 FREMONT, JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL 1100 E ST LOUIS AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89104 5047 5350 5356 5564 FRENCH, DORIS ELEMENTARY 3235 E HACIENDA AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89120 7050 7097 7707 FRIAS, CHARLES AND PHYLLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5800 BROKEN TOP AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89141 6493 6530 6548 GALLOWAY, FAY ELEMENTARY 701 SKYLINE RD HENDERSON, NV 89015 7604 7605 GAREHIME, EDITH ELEMENTARY 3850 N CAMPBELL RD LAS VEGAS, NV 89129 3720 3780 3787 GARRETT MIDDLE SCHOOL 1200 AVENUE G BOULDER CITY, NV 89005 7554 7555 7561 7563 GARSIDE, FRANK MIDDLE SCHOOL 300 S TORREY PINES DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89107 3782 3784 3826 GEHRING, ROGER ELEMENTARY 1155 E RICHMAR AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89123 1342 1343 1345 GIBSON ELEMENTARY 271 LEISURE CIR HENDERSON, NV 89074 7682 7683 7684 7691 GILBERT, C.V.T. MAGNET SCH 2101 W CARTIER AVE NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89032 4507 4508 GIVENS, LINDA RANKIN ELEMENTARY 655 PARK VISTA DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89138 3557 3565 GOLDFARB, DANIEL ELEMENTARY 1651 ORCHARD VALLEY DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89142 5410 5413 5417 GOOD SAMARITAN LUTHERAN CHURCH 8425 W WINDMILL LANE LAS VEGAS, NV 89113 6648 6649 6720 GOOLSBY, JUDY AND JOHN ELEMENTARY 11175 W DESERT INN RD LAS VEGAS, NV 89135 6728 6729 GOYNES, THERON AND NAOMI ELEMENTARY 3409 W DEER SPRINGS WAY NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89084 2479 2480 GRACE IN THE DESERT EPISCOPAL CHURCH 2004 SPRING GATE LANE LAS VEGAS, NV 89134 3365 3385 3800 3808 GRACE VALLEY REFORM CHURCH 1370 E ROBINDALE RD LAS VEGAS, NV 89123 1678

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3723 JACOBSON, WALTER ELEMENTARY 8400 BOSECK DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89145 6602 6604 6611 JEFFERS, JAY W ELEMENTARY 2320 CLIFFORD ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89115 4550 4556 4560 4593 JOHNSON, WALTER MIDDLE SCHOOL 7701 DUCHARME AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89145 3773 3863 3864 JOHNSTON, CARROLL M MIDDLE SCH 5855 LAWRENCE ST NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89081 2400 2481 2736 JYDSTRUP, HELEN ELEMENTARY 5150 DUNEVILLE ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89118 1652 1653 KATZ, EDYTHE AND LLOYD ELEMENTARY 1800 ROCK SPRINGS DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89128 3765 3772 KELLER, DUANE MIDDLE SCHOOL 301 N FOGG ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89110 5323 5324 5326 5521 5522 5523 KESTERSON, LORNA ELEMENTARY 231 BAILEY ISLAND DR HENDERSON, NV 89074 7413 7415 7417 7612 KIM, FRANK ELEMENTARY 7600 PEACE WAY LAS VEGAS, NV 89147 1612 1613 1614 1623 KING, MARTHA ELEMENTARY 888 ADAMS BLVD BOULDER CITY, NV 89005 7553 7562 7564 KING, MARTIN ELEMENTARY 2260 BETTY LN LAS VEGAS, NV 89156 2430 2751 KNUDSON, K O MIDDLE SCHOOL 2400 ATLANTIC ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89104 5056 5537 5570 5580 5597 LAKE, ROBERT ELEMENTARY 2904 METEORO ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89109 5596 5598 LAKES LUTHERAN CHURCH 8200 W SAHARA AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89117 6625 6631 6634 6673 LAMPING, FRANK ELEMENTARY 2551 SUMMIT GROVE DR HENDERSON, NV 89052 1410 1411 1675 LAS VEGAS HIGH SCHOOL 6500 E SAHARA AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89142 5034 5403 5412 5612 5613 5617 LAS VENTANAS RETIREMENT COMM 10401 W CHARLESTON BLVD LAS VEGAS, NV 89135 6652 6653 LAUGHLIN LIBRARY 2840 S NEEDLES HWY LAUGHLIN, NV 89028 1074 1750 1751 1753 LAWRENCE, CLIFFORD JUNIOR HIGH 4410 S JULIANO RD LAS VEGAS, NV 89147 1601 1602 1605 6703 6708 6709 LEAVITT, JUSTICE MYRON MIDDLE SCH 4701 QUADREL ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89129 3710 3758 3760 3766 LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL 150 W DEER SPRINGS WAY NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89084 2446 2456 2737 LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL 3700 LIBERTY HEIGHTS AVE HENDERSON, NV 89052 1328 1349 1354 1356 1367 1389 LIED MIDDLE SCHOOL 5350 W TROPICAL PKWY LAS VEGAS, NV 89130 2653 2693 2700 2701

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7352 7611 7613 NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT 2730 AIRPORT DR NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89032 3742 3855 4635 OBER, D’VORRE AND HAL ELEMENTARY 3035 DESERT MARIGOLD LN LAS VEGAS, NV 89135 6514 6515 6521 O’ROARKE, THOMAS J ELEMENTARY 8455 O’HARE RD LAS VEGAS, NV 89143 2602 2605 2624 2633 ORR, WILLIAM MIDDLE SCHOOL 1562 E KATIE AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89119 5372 5560 5574 5575 5587 5589 PARADISE ELEMENTARY 900 COTTAGE GROVE AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89119 5584 5588 7501 7502 7503 PARADISE PARK COMMUNITY CENTER 4775 MCLEOD DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89121 5593 5594 5595 PARKDALE RECREATION CENTER 3200 FERNDALE ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89121 5036 5390 5620 PARSON ELEMENTARY 4100 THOM BLVD LAS VEGAS, NV 89130 2037 2709 2710 PASEO VERDE LIBRARY 280 S GREEN VALLEY PKWY HENDERSON, NV 89012 7633 7634 7635 PIGGOTT, CLARENCE ELEMENTARY 9601 RED HILLS RD LAS VEGAS, NV 89117 6643 6644 6645 PINNACLE COMMUNITY CENTER 2215 THOMAS W RYAN BLVD LAS VEGAS, NV 89134 3383 3728 PORTOFINO SENIOR APT HOMES 1001 LAS PALMAS ENTRADA AVE HENDERSON, NV 89012 7622 7623 7624 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OFFICE 515 SHADOW LN LAS VEGAS, NV 89106 4612 4614 5555 RAINBOW LIBRARY 3150 N BUFFALO DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89128 3395 3738 3747 3748 3749 RED ROCK COUNTRY CLUB 2250 A RED SPRINGS DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89135 6512 6513 6517 RED ROCK SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH 5500 ALTA DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89107 3791 3792 REED, DORIS ELEMENTARY 2501 WINWOOD ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89108 3833 3834 3844 3852 REEDOM, CAROLYN S ELEMENTARY 10025 RUMRILL ROAD LAS VEGAS, NV 89178 6540 6667 6731 6732 REFLECTION BAY GOLF CLUB 75 MONTELAGO BLVD HENDERSON, NV 89011 7534 RHODES, BETSY ELEMENTARY 7350 TEALWOOD ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89131 2611 2613 2614 RIES, ALDEANE COMITO ELEMENTARY 9805 LINDELL RD LAS VEGAS. NV 89141 6712 6713 6715 6719 6721 ROBERTS, AGGIE ELEMENTARY 227 CHARTER OAK ST HENDERSON, NV 89074 7694 7695 7702 7703 ROGERS, LUCILLE ELEMENTARY 5535 S RILEY ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89148 1302 1603 1604 6737 ROGICH, SIG MIDDLE SCHOOL 235 PAVILLION CENTER DR. LAS VEGAS, NV 89144 3364 3374

ROUNDY, DR C OWEN ELEMENTARY 2755 MOHAWK ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89146 5541 5542 5543 5544 ROWE, LEWIS E ELEMENTARY 4338 S BRUCE ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89119 5585 5591 5592 RUNDLE, RICHARD ELEMENTARY 425 N CHRISTY LN LAS VEGAS, NV 89110 4522 4523 4525 SAHARA WEST LIBRARY 9600 W SAHARA AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89117 6635 6651 6655 6663 6664 SANDY VALLEY SCHOOL 1420 PEARL AVE SANDY VALLEY, NV 89019 6487 SARTINI PLAZA 900 BRUSH ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89107 6605 SAVILLE, ANTHONY MIDDLE SCHOOL 8101 N TORREY PINES DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89131 2644 2655 2663 2665 SAWYER, GRANT MIDDLE SCHOOL 5450 REDWOOD ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89118 1661 1662 1664 SCHERKENBACH, WILLIAM AND MARY ELEM 9371 IRON MOUNTAIN RD LAS VEGAS, NV 89143 2600 2603 2604 SCHOFIELD, JACK JR HIGH SCHOOL 8625 SPENCER ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89123 1137 1346 7661 7662 SEARCHLIGHT COMMUNITY CENTER 200 MICHAEL WENDELL WAY SEARCHLIGHT, NV 89046 1067 1072 SEDWAY, MARVIN MIDDLE SCHOOL 3465 ENGLESTAD ST NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89032 4304 4305 4306 4307 SEWELL, CHESTER ELEMENTARY 700 E LAKE MEAD PKWY HENDERSON, NV 89015 7366 7570 7572 SHADOW HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH 7811 VEGAS DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89128 3761 3762 3764 3770 SHADOW RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL 5050 BRENT LN LAS VEGAS, NV 89131 2457 2660 2672 2673 SIENA SOCIAL CENTER 10525 SIENA MONTE AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89135 6526 6726 6727 SIERRA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL 8100 W ROBINDALE RD LAS VEGAS, NV 89113 1303 1304 1307 1609 1618 1695 SILVER MESA RECREATION CENTER 4025 ALLEN LN NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89032 2008 2366 2606 2607 SILVER SKY ASSISTED LIVING 8220 SILVER SKY CIR LAS VEGAS, NV 89145 3361 3866 SILVER SKY AT DEER SPRINGS AST LIV 6741 N DECATUR BLVD, BLDG #3 LAS VEGAS, NV 89131 2650 2654 SILVERADO HIGH SCHOOL 1650 SILVER HAWK AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89123 1334 1335 1344 1687 1688 1689 SILVESTRI, CHARLES MIDDLE SCHOOL 1055 E SILVERADO RANCH BLVD LAS VEGAS, NV 89123 1351 1352 1353 1368 SIMMONS, EVA G ELEMENTARY 2328 SILVER CLOUDS DR NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89031 2385 2386 2738 SMALLEY, JAMES E AND A RAE ELEM 304 E PARADISE HILLS DR HENDERSON, NV 89015 7592 7593 7595

SMITH, HAL ELEMENTARY 5150 E DESERT INN RD LAS VEGAS, NV 89122 5394 5395 5614 5615 SMITH, HELEN ELEMENTARY 7101 PINEDALE AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89145 3774 3775 6601 SNYDER, WILLIAM ELEMENTARY 4317 E COLORADO AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89104 5576 5577 5578 5579 SOLERA AT ANTHEM 2401 SOMERSWORTH DR HENDERSON, NV 89044 1509 1528 1552 1719 1720 1727 ST SIMEON SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH 3950 S JONES BLVD LAS VEGAS, NV 89103 6040 6066 6424 6434 STATON, ETHEL ELEMENTARY 1700 SAGEBERRY DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89144 3370 3382 3386 STUCKEY, EVELYN ELEMENTARY 4905 CHARTAN AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89141 6609 6610 6613 STUPAK COMMUNITY CENTER 251 W BOSTON AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89102 5562 SUN CITY ALIANTE 7390 ALIANTE PKWY NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89084 2440 2500 2666 SUN CITY ANTHEM COMMUNITY CENTER 2450 HAMPTON RD HENDERSON, NV 89052 1521 1525 1712 1715 1717 1718 1721 1722 SUN CITY MACDONALD RANCH 2020 W HORIZON RIDGE PKWY HENDERSON, NV 89012 1513 1514 1517 1674 7641 7642 SUN CITY MESQUITE REC FACILITY 1350 FLAT TOP MESA DR MESQUITE, NV 89034 2466 2477 2775 2776 SUNRISE ACRES ELEMENTARY 211 N 28TH ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89101 4069 4543 4546 4547 SWAINSTON, THERON MIDDLE SCHOOL 3500 W GILMORE AVE NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89032 4502 4583 4584 TANAKA, WAYNE N ELEMENTARY 9135 W MAULE AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89148 6533 6733 6734 6739 TARKANIAN, LOIS AND JERRY MS 5800 W PYLE AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89141 6492 6494 6497 6544 TARR, SHEILA ELEMENTARY 9400 W GILMORE AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89129 3756 3786 TARTAN, JOHN ELEMENTARY 3030 E TROPICAL PKWY NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89081 2409 2463 THE CROSSING 7950 W WINDMILL LN LAS VEGAS, NV 89113 6656 6658 6725 THOMPSON, SANDRA ELEMENTARY 7351 N CAMPBELL RD LAS VEGAS, NV 89149 3604 3607 TOMIYASU, BILL ELEMENTARY 5445 ANNIE OAKLEY DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89120 7047 7048 7049 7530 TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY 3300 RIVERSIDE DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89108 4633 4641 4642 4643 TWITCHELL, NEIL ELEMENTARY 2060 DESERT SHADOW TRL HENDERSON, NV 89012 7625 7631 7632 ULLOM, J M ELEMENTARY 4869 SUN VALLEY DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89121 5625 5632 5633

VALLEY VIEW RECREATION CENTER 500 HARRIS ST HENDERSON, NV 89015 7569 7571 VEGAS VERDES ELEMENTARY 4000 EL PARQUE AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89102 5532 5533 5534 5535 5552 VETERANS MEMORIAL LEISURE SVC CTR 101 N PAVILION CENTER DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89144 3363 3373 3375 3380 WALNUT COMMUNITY CENTER 3075 N WALNUT RD LAS VEGAS, NV 89115 4434 4559 4562 4563 4566 WARD, GENE ELEMENTARY 1555 E HACIENDA AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89119 7079 7506 7508 WARD, KITTY M ELEMENTARY 5555 HORSE DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89131 2661 2662 2671 WASDEN, HOWARD ELEMENTARY 2831 PALOMINO LN LAS VEGAS, NV 89107 4621 5553 5554 WATER OF LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH 5430 S GRAND CANYON DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89148 6463 6471 6527 WENGERT, CYRIL ELEMENTARY 2001 WINTERWOOD BLVD LAS VEGAS, NV 89142 5404 5405 WEST CAREER TECH ACADEMY 11945 W CHARLESTON BLVD LAS VEGAS, NV 89135 3544 3734 WEST FLAMINGO SENIOR CENTER 6255 W FLAMINGO RD LAS VEGAS, NV 89103 1633 1634 1635 1641 WEST LAS VEGAS LIBRARY 951 W LAKE MEAD BLVD LAS VEGAS, NV 89106 4028 4461 WEST PREPARATORY MIDDLE SCHOOL 2050 SAPHIRE STONE AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89106 4526 4527 WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHR 4601 W LAKE MEAD BLVD LAS VEGAS, NV 89108 3814 3815 3824 3831 4634 WHITE, THURMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 1661 W GALLERIA DR HENDERSON, NV 89014 7334 7341 7422 7730 WHITNEY ELEMENTARY 5005 KEENAN AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89122 7387 7515 7522 WHITNEY LIBRARY 5175 E TROPICANA AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89122 7524 7525 7531 WHITNEY REC CENTER 5712 MISSOURI AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89122 5641 5642 7054 7526 7527 7528 7529 WIENER, LOUIS JR ELEMENTARY 450 E ELDORADO LN LAS VEGAS, NV 89123 1683 1684 1686 WILLIAMS, WENDELL P ELEMENTARY 1030 J ST LAS VEGAS, NV 89106 4467 4510 4616 WILLOWS COMMUNITY CENTER 2775 DESERT MARIGOLD LN LAS VEGAS, NV 89135 6520 6654 WINCHESTER CULTURAL CENTER 3130 MCLEOD DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89121 5430 5572 5573 WOLFE, EVA ELEMENTARY 4027 W WASHBURN RD NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89031 2372 2384 2387 WOLFF, ELISE ELEMENTARY 1001 SEVEN HILLS DR HENDERSON, NV 89052 1390 1394 WOODBURY, C W MIDDLE SCHOOL 3875 E HARMON AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89121 5603

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5604 WOOLLEY, GWENDOLYN ELEMENTARY 3955 TIMBERLAKE DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89115 2740 4564 4565 4567 4573 4650 WRIGHT, WILLIAM V ELEMENTARY 8425 BOB FISK AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89124 6538 6539 6549 6666 WYNN, ELAINE ELEMENTARY 5655 EDNA AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89146 6685 6686 6705 6706

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2016 BALLOT QUESTIONS STATE QUESTION NO. 3 Amendment to the Nevada Constitution Shall Article 1 of the Nevada Constitution be amended to require the Legislature to provide by law for the establishment of an open, competitive retail electric energy market that prohibits the granting of monopolies and exclusive franchises for the generation of electricity?

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EXPLANATION & DIGEST EXPLANATION— This ballot measure proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to require the Legislature to provide by law for an open, competitive retail electric energy market by July 1, 2023.

The law passed by the legislature must include, but is not limited to, provisions that reduce costs to customers, protect against service disconnections and unfair practices, and prohibit the granting of monopolies and exclusive franchises for the generation of electricity. The law would not have to provide for the deregulation of the transmission or distribution of electricity.

Approval of this ballot measure would add a new section to the Nevada Constitution establishing that every person, business, association of persons or businesses, state agency, political subdivision of the State of Nevada, or any other entity in Nevada has the right to choose the provider of its electric utility service, including but not limited to, selecting providers from a competitive retail electric market, or by producing electricity for themselves or in association with others, and shall not be forced to purchase energy from one provider. The proposed amendment does not create an open and competitive retail electric market, but rather requires the Legislature to provide by law for such a market by July 1, 2023. The law passed by the Legislature cannot limit a person’s or entity’s right to sell, trade, or otherwise dispose of electricity. Pursuant to Article 19, Section 2, of the Nevada Constitution, approval of this question is required at two consecutive general elections before taking effect.

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REBUTTAL TO ARGUMENT FOR PASSAGE A “Yes� vote would amend Article 1 of the Nevada Constitution so that the Legislature would be required to pass a law by July 1, 2023, that creates an open and competitive retail electric market and that includes provisions to reduce costs to customers, protect against service A Constitutional measure to deregulate energy markets in Nevada is unnecessary. No evidence disconnections and unfair practices, and prohibit the granting of monopolies and exclusive exists that deregulation provides additional choice, advances renewable energy, or creates lower franchises for the generation of electricity. rates.

A “No� vote would retain the provisions of Article 1 of the Nevada Constitution in their current form. These current provisions do not require the Legislature to pass a law that creates an open and competitive retail electric market and that includes provisions to reduce costs to customers, protect against service disconnections and unfair practices, and prohibit the granting of monopolies and exclusive franchises for the generation of electricity.

Nevada’s average rates are 44% lower than California’s, and 20% lower than the U.S. generally.1 Deregulation hasn’t produced lower prices for residents or businesses in states that have tried it.

Nevada’s public policies are advancing renewable energy. Nevada’s largest utility ranked 7th nationally for added solar last year.2 Customers receive energy from 45 large-scale renewable projects capable of supplying 700,000-plus homes.3 Projects are 100% competitively bid, so customers DIGEST— Article 1 of the Nevada Constitution contains various rights granted to the people of get the lowest cost. Deregulated markets have not been shown to support renewable energy Nevada. Approval of this ballot measure would add a new section to Article 1 of the Nevada Con- growth. stitution that would require the Legislature to provide by law, no later than July 1, 2023, for an open, competitive retail electric energy market with protections that entitle customers to safe, reliable, and Utilities plan 20 years ahead to be there for Nevadans in the long-term, providing safe, reliable competitively priced electricity. The law passed by the legislature must include, but is not limited service.4 Deregulation takes away that safety net, exposing us to unpredictable energy markets. to, provisions that reduce costs to customers, protect against service disconnections and unfair practices, and prohibit the granting of monopolies and exclusive franchises for the generation of Supporters of Question 3 say that 24 states allow for some level of deregulation. What they don’t electricity. This constitutional amendment would have an impact on public revenue; however, the tell you is that Nevada is one of them. Implementing more deregulation would take years and cost amount of the impact cannot be determined.

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Existing law, found in Title 58 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, generally authorizes a single utility to provide electric service to customers in each electric service territory in the state. This means The above rebuttal was submitted by the Ballot Question Committee composed of citizens opposed that most Nevadans are required to purchase electricity from a single provider. Utility providers are WR WKLV TXHVWLRQ DV SURYLGHG IRU LQ 156 &RPPLWWHH PHPEHU %UDGOH\ 6FKUDJHU &KDLU

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3 https://www.nvenergy.com/brochures_arch/RenewablesBrochure.pdf.

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Vote YES on Question 3, the Energy Choice Initiative.

Nevada has some of the highest electricity rates in the West.1 In addition, as ratepayers, we are ARGUMENT AGAINST PASSAGE limited in the types of renewable energy we can purchase because most of us are forced to buy energy from a monopoly.2 Many businesses, including those who would relocate here and create Deregulation of the energy market means a loss of control by Nevada’s citizens. We allowed the new jobs, want more renewable energy.3 airlines to be deregulated, and today air travel is a nightmare.1 We allowed the banking system The problems with the current energy policy are: WR EH GHUHJXODWHG DQG WKH KRXVLQJ DQG ÂżQDQFLDO FULVLV IROORZHG 2 It was deregulation of energy markets in California that allowed the Enron disaster.3 In fact, Nevadans considered deregulating ‡ 7KH HOHFWULFLW\ UDWHV ZH SD\ DUH ODUJHO\ GLFWDWHG E\ WKH 3XEOLF 8WLOLWLHV &RPPLVVLRQ QRW WKH IUHH the energy market in the 1990s, but the rolling blackouts and power shortages of the Enron crisis market.4 $QG WKRVH UDWHV SURYLGH IRU D JXDUDQWHHG UHWXUQ SURÂżW IRU WKH XWLOLW\ FRPSDQ\ 5 taught us that deregulation was too risky.4 We should not forget those lessons now, and this initia‡ 7KHUH LV D OHJDO PRQRSRO\ LQ PRVW RI 1HYDGDÂśV HOHFWULFLW\ PDUNHW DQG WKH UDWHV FKDUJHG WR FXVWRP- tive should be defeated. ers are not subject to pressure from competition.6 ‡ :LWKRXW DQ RSHQ PDUNHW LW LV GLIÂżFXOW IRU 1HYDGDQV WR WDNH DGYDQWDJH RI QHZ WHFKQRORJLHV LQ HQ- In state after state over the last three decades, proponents of deregulation across the country have ergy generation.7 promised that “energy choiceâ€? would mean lower costs, but the results have been ever-higher pric‡ 1HYDGD UHVLGHQWV DQG EXVLQHVVHV RIWHQ FDQQRW FKRRVH WKH VSHFLÂżF W\SH RI HOHFWULFLW\ WKH\ ZDQW² es for energy, charged by private companies outside the control of state agencies.5 that fueled by renewable resources.8 In deregulated New York, residential customers wound up paying energy costs 70% above the naQuestion 3 is a constitutional amendment that would create a right for Nevadans to purchase ener- tional average.6 ,Q 7H[DV UHWDLO FRQVXPHUV SD\ ÂżIWHHQ SHUFHQW KLJKHU HOHFWULFLW\ ELOOV DIWHU GHUHJXODgy from an open electricity market. Residents and businesses will be allowed to purchase electricity tion than before it.7 And in Connecticut, customers of deregulated energy providers saw uncontrolfrom a provider of their choice. lable price jumps with little or no warning, increases the state was unable to stop or limit.8 Even this initiative’s proponents agree that Nevada will no longer be able to set or secure any certain price or A YES vote on Question 3 means you support: rate structure, and therefore will not be able guard against the same thing happening here. Deregulation of the energy market was supposed to offer consumer choice and better pricing and services, ‡ (OLPLQDWLQJ WKH PRQRSRO\ RQ UHWDLO SRZHU VDOHV 9 EXW LW GLG QRW DQG WKHUH LV QR ZD\ WR JXDUDQWHH LW ZLOO SURYLGH DQ\ EHQHÂżW DW DOO WR 1HYDGDQV ‡ &UHDWLQJ D QHZ PDUNHWSODFH ZKHUH FXVWRPHUV DQG HQHUJ\ SURYLGHUV FRPH WRJHWKHU 10 ‡ 3UHVHUYLQJ WKH XWLOLW\ ZKHWKHU LWÂśV 19 (QHUJ\ RU DQRWKHU XWLOLW\ DV WKH RSHUDWRU RI WKH HOHFWULF GLV- Currently, Nevada’s utility companies are regulated by the state, which approves or rejects any tribution grid.11 changes to rates and ensures that utilities cannot gouge Nevada customers.9 Recent studies show ‡ 3URWHFWLQJ FRQVXPHUV E\ UHTXLULQJ WKH 1HYDGD /HJLVODWXUH WR HQDFW ODZV WKDW HQWLWOH 1HYDGDQV WR that Nevada consumers enjoyed the second-lowest rates of energy price increase in the country, safe, reliable, and competitively priced electricity that protects against service disconnections and largely due to the prudent management of the market by public agencies.10 By contrast, U.S. Deunfair practices.12 partment of Energy data shows that electricity prices have risen more steeply in states with energy ‡ 3D\LQJ UDWHV IRU HOHFWULFLW\ WKDW DUH VHW E\ DQ RSHQ DQG FRPSHWLWLYH PDUNHW QRW DQ DSSRLQWHG deregulation programs similar to that proposed by this initiative than in those without.11 government agency.13 ‡ $OORZLQJ HQHUJ\ SURYLGHUV WR RIIHU HOHFWULFLW\ IURP DQ\ VRXUFH Âą LQFOXGLQJ UHQHZDEOH VRXUFHV Âą Nevada’s energy is too important of a public resource to permit the unpredictable and uncontrollawithout needing the approval of the Commission.14 ble cost increases that this market deregulation initiative would threaten. We should vote “Noâ€? on ‡ .HHSLQJ 1HYDGDÂśV UHQHZDEOH HQHUJ\ SRUWIROLR VWDQGDUG LQ SODFH DORQJ ZLWK 1HYDGDÂśV RWKHU UH- WKLV YHU\ Ă€DZHG EDOORW PHDVXUH DQG HQVXUH 1HYDGDQV FDQ PDLQWDLQ FRQWURO RYHU WKH VWDWHÂśV HQHUJ\ newable policies.15 market ‡ $OORZLQJ WKH &RPPLVVLRQ WR FRQWLQXH WR UHJXODWH 1HYDGDÂśV HOHFWULFLW\ PDUNHW EXW LQVWHDG RI UHJXlating a single provider, they regulate the competitive market.16 The above argument was submitted by the Ballot Question Committee composed of citizens opposed to this question as provided for in NRS 293.252. Committee member: Bradley Schrager Many people believe that competition in the electricity market drives prices down and provides &KDLU SULYDWH FLWL]HQ 7KLV DUJXPHQW ZLWK DFWLYH K\SHUOLQNV FDQ DOVR EH IRXQG DW www.nvsos. more resource options for residents and businesses.17 To date, 24 states have passed legislation gov. or regulatory orders that will allow some level of retail competition.18 It’s time for Nevadans to have a choice.

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Vote YES on Question 3.

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2. Effective upon the dates set forth in subsection 3, every person, business, association of persons or businesses, state agency, political subdivision of the State of Nevada, or any other entity in Nevada has the right to choose the provider of its electric utility service, including, but not limited to, selecting providers from a competitive retail electric market, or by producing electricity for themselves or in association with others, and shall not be forced to purchase energy from one provider.

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Question 4 seeks to exempt durable medical equipment from sales tax. On the surface, this ex- The Department of Taxation has indicated that the implementation and administration of the exempemption seems like a good thing, providing tax relief to those in need. However, this exemption is WLRQV VSHFLÂżHG ZLWKLQ 4XHVWLRQ FDQ EH SHUIRUPHG XVLQJ FXUUHQW UHVRXUFHV UHVXOWLQJ LQ QR DGGLWLRQDO really a wolf in sheepâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothing: ÂżQDQFLDO LPSDFW XSRQ VWDWH JRYHUQPHQW ,W LV YDJXHO\ ZRUGHG ZLWKRXW FOHDU GHÂżQLWLRQV RI ZKDW VSHFLÂżF GHYLFHV ZLOO EH H[HPSW DQG ZKR Prepared by the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau â&#x20AC;&#x201C; August 10, 2016 ZLOO EHQHÂżW leaving such determination to the Legislature; 2. It decreases an unknown amount of revenue from an already strained budget, creating the MEDICAL PATIENT TAX RELIEF ACT need for higher taxes in the future; and EXPLANATION â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is 3. It uses the law to provide special privileges to a special-interest group at the expense of evmaterial to be omitted. eryday taxpay ers.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Tax exemptions have consequences for the taxpayer; the same consequences as tax subsidies, tax breaks, tax abatements, and tax incentives. The Nevada Department of Taxationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2013-2014 Tax Expenditure Report states that Nevada has 243 such tax expenditures that cost taxpayers Section 1. Article 10 of the Nevada Constitution is hereby amended by adding thereto a over $3.7 BILLION a biennium.1 new section to be designated as Section 7, to read as follows: Sec. 7. The legislature shall provide by law for the exemption of durable medical Who is footing the bill for all those exemptions? You, the local taxpayer. equipment, oxygen delivery equipment and mobility enhancing equipment prescribed for human You should be mindful of the most recent government â&#x20AC;&#x153;giveaways,â&#x20AC;? such as the approval of $1.3 use by a licensed provider of health care acting within his or her scope of BILLION in subsidies to Tesla2, $215 MILLION in tax incentives to Faraday3, and $7.8 Million in tax practice from any tax upon the sale, storage, use or consumption of tangible personal property. abatements to six different companies relocating to Nevada4.

Ask yourself, is Question 4 just another â&#x20AC;&#x153;giveaway,â&#x20AC;? and is there any follow-up to see if promises made for these â&#x20AC;&#x153;giveawaysâ&#x20AC;? are promises kept?

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Fuel Revenue Indexing The question also needs to be asked, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t this just another burden on Nevada taxpayers? If it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, why in 2003 and again in 2015 did our governors go after a BILLION-plus dollars in tax in- 6KDOO &ODUN &RXQW\ FRQWLQXH LQGH[LQJ IXHO WD[HV WR WKH UDWH RI LQĂ&#x20AC;DWLRQ WKURXJK 'HFHPEHU the proceeds of which will be used solely for the purpose of improving public safety for roadway creases5?

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2 Editorial: Tesla in the News, Las Vegas Review Journal, July 26, 2016, http://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-tesla-the-news.

3 Faraday Future gets OK to begin grading at North Las Vegas site, Las Vegas Review Journal, July 28, 2016, http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/economic-development/faraday-futuregets-ok-begin-grading-north-las-vegas-site.

4 More tech companies moving to Nevada, Las Vegas Review Journal, July 25, 2016, http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/more-tech-companies-moving-nevada.

5 Assembly Bill 4, Senate Bill 2, and Senate Bill 8: 20th (2003) Special Session; Senate Bill 483: 78th (2015) Session.

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If the ballot question is approved, the Clark County Board of Commissioners may amend its ordinance consistent with the ballot question.

Revenues collected from the indexed increases in these taxes are required to be used in accordance with requirements established by state law, including the construction, maintenance, and repair of public roadways and highways located within Clark County only, and as necessary for the safe and HIÂżFLHQW XVH RI VXFK LPSURYHPHQWV 5HYHQXHV JHQHUDWHG SXUVXDQW WR WKH SDVVDJH RI WKLV TXHVWLRQ shall not be used for the purpose of constructing transit facilities, transit operation or maintenance of a transit system which are supported by other programs unrelated to fuel revenue indexing.

Currently the Regional Transportation Commission receives the revenue and awards it to each local governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approved project request. As of March 31, 2016 at least 140 projects have been awarded with a total allocation of $338 million, and at least 4,368 jobs being formed.

Voting to not index would require Clark County to stop future indexing of fuel taxes and limit local governments from beginning any new street and highway improvement projects, maintenance of exLVWLQJ URDGZD\V DQG SXEOLF VDIHW\ HQKDQFHPHQWV WKDW ZRXOG KDYH RWKHUZLVH EHHQ ÂżQDQFHG WKURXJK the continuation of fuel revenue indexing.

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&RQWLQXDWLRQ RI IXHO UHYHQXH LQGH[LQJ ZLOO LPSURYH URDGV WKURXJKRXW &ODUN &RXQW\ UHGXFH WUDIÂżF Vote YES on Question 4 because there are better ways to fund the state than on the backs of our congestion, make for safer and shorter commutes and save commuters money annually. sick, injured, and dying.

All proceeds can only be used in Clark County for road maintenance and improvements and will be The above rebuttal was submitted by the Ballot Question Committee composed of citizens in favor subject to full public disclosure and oversight, including annual audits. of this question as provided for in NRS 293.252. Committee members: Josh Hicks (Chair), Alliance to Stop Taxes on the Sick and Dying PAC; Doug Bennett, Alliance to Stop Taxes on the Sick A vote to continue indexing will cost an estimated 2.8 cents per gallon in 2018. Based upon a 25and Dying PAC; and Dr. Joseph Kenneth Romeo, private citizen. Pursuant to NRS 293.252(5)(f), mpg average, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s less than one-tenth of 1 cent per mile, or roughly 1 cent per 10 miles traveled. the Committee does not believe the measure will have any environmental impact or impact on the ,QGH[HV LQ VXFFHHGLQJ \HDUV ZRXOG FRQWLQXH WR GHSHQG XSRQ WKH UDWH RI LQĂ&#x20AC;DWLRQ DV WKH\ KDYH EHHQ public health, safety, and welfare. This rebuttal, with active hyperlinks, can also be found at www. in the previous 3 years of indexing. nvsos.gov.

In return, commuters will save money. Poor roads impose hidden costs on Clark County families and businesses, including an estimated $906 in excess fuel and lost time and $365 in vehicle operating costs annually. Road improvements will reduce these annual costs for drivers, and the projects will FISCAL NOTE be a major boost in economic activity, creating roughly 25,000 good-paying jobs and $1.5 billion in wages in Clark County.

FINANCIAL IMPACT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; CANNOT BE DETERMINED OVERVIEW Question 4 proposes to amend Article 10 of the Nevada Constitution by adding a new section, designated Section 7, that would require the Legislature to provide by law for an exemption from the sales and use tax for durable medical equipment, oxygen delivery equipment, and mobility enhancing equipment prescribed for human use by a licensed provider of health care acting within his or her scope of practice.

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Without passage of Question 5, we will not have the funding necessary to complete at least 186 vital road improvement projects. The measure will keep every penny in southern Nevada and allow Clark County to access state and federal matching dollars that will otherwise go outside our County.

Road improvements will also improve safety by providing safer alternatives for bicyclists and pedestrians, thereby improving travel for all users, including safer routes to school for our children. Safer roads equal safer commutes and fewer crashes and injuries, which saves commuters through reduced insurance rates, saves taxpayer dollars through reduced demand for public safety personnel, DQG DOORZV ODZ HQIRUFHPHQW WR IRFXV PRUH RQ FULPH UDWKHU WKDQ RQ WUDIÂżF UHODWHG LVVXHV

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