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Sea row with China to take backseat in APEC meetings DATELINE USA by YUJI
FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA
Two Philippine nationals arrested in immigration sweep across SoCal TWO Philippine nationals were among 244 foreign nationals arrested during a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) four-day sweep in Southern California. One of the men was 31 years old with convictions for battery and felony burglary, and was arrested in Los Angeles on Monday, Aug. 24. The other was a PAGE A2
Obama extends paid sick leave to over 300,000 federal employees ON Labor Day 2015, President Obama unveiled a new executive order that will require federal contractors to offer employees up to seven days of paid sick leave. Contrasting with Republican economic policies, Obama’s plan could benefit more than 300,000 federal US workers, who currently receive no paid leave, the White House said. “Right now, you have parents who PAGE A3
VINCENT GONZALES Inquirer.net
ECONOMIC issues, not territorial disputes involving China, will be at the forefront of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in the Philippines, President Benigno Aquino III said on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Aquino said APEC member countries will be interested about the developments in China as a major economic player in
the world. “China is a major economic player, and as far as the things that are happening in China currently, I’m sure all the other member countries, including the observing countries we will be inviting, will be curious to know what the plans of China are with regards to issues like the stock market, among other things–if there is tension with the so-called property bubble, the valuation of the Yuan,
and so on and so forth,” Aquino said. “But we will be tackling mostly—it’s an economic conference, so economic issues will be at the forefront,” he added. Asked if the Philippine government will bring up the country’s case against China over the disputed West Philippine Sea during the APEC meetings, Aquino said it would be proper to wait for the decision of the United Nations arbitral
tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. “I think we have already stated our positions through various fora. So, again, we will stress on the economy–economic issues–and, specifically, China’s major role in the world economy and things that are happening in the domestic scene as it impacts the rest of the world’s economy,” Aquino said. The Third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting is currently ongoing in Cebu.
Immigrants encouraged to naturalize despite barriers by
CHRISTINA M. ORIEL AJPress
LOS ANGELES—8.8 million lawful permanent residents are eligible to naturalize in the United States, but only 8 percent apply. Of that qualified population, 2.5 million are in California and 800,000 in Los Angeles County alone. Though naturalization is an ideal goal for most immigrants, obstacles still hinder the process of becoming a US citizen. Among them: cost, language barriers and low access to information. A roundtable discussion on Thursday, September 3 hosted by New America
Media, the New Americans Campaign and several citybased organizations at Los Angeles City Hall emphasized the urgency of getting immigrants to apply, especially with the elections coming up in 2016. “I can’t even remember when the idea of citizenship has been disparaged in the political forum the way it is being disparaged now…We think, what do we do? How do we respond? What do we say? It is so important that we encourage all of our colleagues, relatives, friends and audiences to take the idea of citizenship seriously,” said Sandy Close, exPAGE A2
APEC MEETING. Senior officials of the of the 21-member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation attend the Third Senior Officials Meeting in Cebu on Saturday, Sept. 5. Pres. Benigno Aquino III said that economic issues and not territorial disputes involving China will be at the forefront of the APEC meetings in the Philippines this November. Photo from APEC 2015 Media Operations Committee
Disappointed Clarkson to Gilas: Let’s go to Rio! Back nice words with Roxas or Poe to get by ALDER
ALMO Philstar.com
LOS ANGELES Lakers Fil-Am guard Jordan Clarkson is disappointed that he could not suit up for the 2015 FIBA Asia Men’s Championship and would be reduced to a cheerleader again. The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas put up a last ditch effort to make Clarkson eligible for the Olympic qualifier but did not beat the deadline on Tuesday, Sept. 8. “I’m very disappointed I won’t be able to play with the Gilas National Team during the FIBA Asia Championships from September 23 to October 3. We can all agree, the 12 men selected to represent the Philippines in this 2015 FIBA Asia Championship have earned the right and any continued efforts on my part would not be fair to the team. I will cheer Jordan Clarkson is disappointed but will cheer on the Gilas Pilipinas national team when PAGE A4
they go battle in the 2015 FIBA Asia Men’s Championship. Philstar.com photo by Alder Almo
action, PH tells China Duterte votes? Davao
THE Philippines welcomes the Chinese leadership’s recent pronouncement that they are committed to peace. But why the display of offensive weaponry at a recent parade? “Beijing must offer more than hollow promises if it wishes to secure peace in the disputed South China Sea and beyond, a spokesperson for the Department of National Defense (DND) said. The remarks came days after China flaunted its military might with a massive parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to mark the end of World War II on Sept. 3, although President Xi Jinping said at the event his country was dedicated to peace and does “not seek hegemony.” “The Chinese leadership should go beyond deceitful rhetoric claiming peaceful efforts before their aggression takes a greater and irreparable toll on the region and beyond,” Peter Paul Galvez, DND spokesman, said in a statement. Stop construction, militarization “We call on China’s government to show its PAGE A2
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IN the Senate, depending on who’s talking, Duterte’s withdrawal declaration would benefit any of the three known presidential aspirants. Before stepping out of the Inquirer office after a three-hour roundtable discussion with reporters and editors on Aug. 25, Duterte was asked who among presidential aspirants he thought would benefit should he withdraw from the race. Duterte said, “Binay.” He did not say why. Duterte then was mum on his opinions about Binay, saying he would rather not say anything about the Vice President. He insisted that he and Binay had never had a serious discussion on plans for the 2016 elections even if the Vice President during his sorties in Davao had hinted that his camp had been eyeing him as his running mate. PAGE A2