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BI nabs American hired killer in Subic by TeTch
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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested an American national killer for hire in Subic on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said Yoshikoson Umeko haddon was arrested by agents of the bureau’s fugitive search unit (FSU). he said the BI is already preparing the deportation of had-
den who is currently detained at the BI facility in Camp Bagong Diwa. Morente said he issued the mission for haddon’s arrest after being informed by the US embassy that the fugitive’s passport has been revoked by the State Department, thus making him an undocumented alien. hadden is wanted in the US following the arrest warrant issued last year by a US district court in Virgina.
he was reportedly facing a case for capital murder, killing for hire and solicitation of adult to commit felony. haddon will be placed in the immigration blacklist after he is deported to prevent him from returning to the Philippines, Morente said. “US authorities have described him as a dangerous felon, thus his continued presence here poses a serious threat to public safety,” the BI chief added.
Negotiation for Pacquiao vs. Horn WBO welterweight fight underway The negotiation for the fight between World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and hard-hitting WBO intercontinental welterweight champion Jeff horn in April is moving fast according to the promoters of the two boxers. Duco Promotion’s Dean Lonergan said that he met with Top Rank Promotion head Bob Arum on Tuesday, Jan. 10 to bring Pacquiao’s title defense fight to Australia. “We’re all working toward getting Manny Pacquiao to fight Jeff horn in Australia,” Lonergan told The Manila Times via overseas call on Wednesday (Tuesday in Las Vegas). “Jeff horn is firm as the No. 1 contender.” “We are now sorting out the best venue and the best deal that we could secure for both fighters,” he said. “I’m very much confident of securing the fight. I think we’re very close to making it sure that this fight happens in Australia and I’ve got no doubt that in two to three weeks everything will be okay.” Lonergan, who will return to New Zealand within the week, said the Pacquiao fight would probably be one of the greatest sporting events to ever happen in Australia. “This will be the biggest fight in Australian boxing history. Pacquiao is loved not only by the boxing fans but all over the world including Australia and that’s one of the greatest sporting nations in the planet. We have a deal at the moment. We already agreed in principle and to some other things,” he added. “The fight could be held in the east coast of Australia and
VIN D’HONNEUR. President Duterte is joined by chief military and police officials during the vin d’ honneur at Malacañang Palace on Wednesday, Jan. 11. Also in photo are Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and PNP chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa. Vice President Leni Robredo was disinvited by Malacañang to the first vin d’honneur of President Duterte, her spokesperson said. Malacañang photo
McCain: China presents Asian nations with false choice by pia Lee-Brago Philstar.com
Bob Arum and Manny Pacquiao
we already talked with various sponsors in Queensland, Victoria and Wales that the fight will be secured in the Australian soil,” Lonergan said. “We’re expecting 40 to 50 thousand people to fill the venue.” The possible venue for the fight is the 52,000-capacity Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. he said the bout would feature Australian fighters since Australia is known for a vibrant boxing scene. At the same time, Lonergan also believes the Filipinos in Australia and New Zealand would love to see Pacman fight in the Down Under. “It will be a fantastic for Manny Pacquiao’s career,” he said. “There are 250,000 Filipinos living in Australia and there are 60,000 or 70,000 Filipinos living in New Zealand, but I’m also expecting lot of Filipinos to come to Australia once Pacquiao fights there.” Lonergan said that the only thing missing now is Pacquiao’s
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approval. But he is confident that Arum would convince the fighting senator to fight in Australia. “I’m confident that Bob Arum will get the deal done with Manny’s approval,” he said. horn, 28, holds an undefeated 16-0-1 win-loss-draw record with 11 knockouts against the 38-year old Pacquiao’s 59-6-1 with 38 knockouts. Arum will be flying to Manila anytime soon to present the details of the contract to Pacquiao. “Once I get everything put together I will get Manny’s approval and talk with him sensibly there in Manila. Well why he (Pacquiao) wouldn’t sign the contract if it’s a good deal,” Arum said in a separate interview. Arum added that a PacquiaoMayweather rematch would not happen this year. “There’s no indication that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be coming out from retirement this year,” he said. (Josef T. Ramos/ManilaTimes.net)
ChINA is presenting Asian countries with a “false” choice between itself and the United States and is trying to make them believe the balance of power has shifted in its favor with Washington on the decline, according to US Sen. John McCain. McCain, chairman of the US Senate Committee on Armed Services, voiced his observation at a lecture before the heritage Foundation, an American think tank based in Washington. If China is truly committed to a “peaceful rise,” he said it should be a vital partner in upholding the rules-based international order and not use its growing power and position to disrupt it. China, McCain said, has maneuvered toward a policy of intimidation and coercion in support of its objective, especially under the leadership of President Xi Jinping. When the Permanent Court of Arbitration took up the case against China’s vast claims in the South China Sea, the senator said China operated as a bully and demanded the silence of other countries. Beijing threatened with harsh consequences those that supported the international ruling, which invalidated China’s nine-dash line
claim, McCain said. When China didn’t get its way, it dismissed the ruling – issued in July – as a US-led conspiracy and vowed defiance, he added. China’s leaders view the last two centuries as aberrations of history, he said, as they seek to reclaim China’s status as the dominant power in the Asia-Pacific. “In other words, China’s leaders want to dictate the economic and security rules of the road for Asia. But they view the United States as the primary obstacle to achieving this goal,” McCain said. The senator said China has used trade as a weapon in disputes with its neighbors as well as cyber technology to steal intellectual property from foreign businesses. China harassed fisherman from the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia, stepped up armed incursions around the Senkaku Islands administered by Japan in the east China Sea and conducted dangerous intercepts of military aircraft flying in international airspace, McCain said. “So, China has presented the nations of Asia with a false choice: are you with us, or are you with the United States? And those that fail to make the right choice in China’s eyes must prepare for the consequences,” he pointed out. “There is no doubt China’s hys-
terical threats and heavy-handed diplomacy have produced backlash. But that is not to say such pressure cannot be effective,” he added. “China will likely persist in pressuring the nations of Asia to fall in line with its challenge to the rules-based order. It appears to believe the balance of power has shifted, that America is in decline, and that now is the right time to right what it views as historic wrongs,” McCain stressed. “I believe this judgment is wrong. But the true danger is if other nations in Asia reach the same conclusion,” he added. While the US cannot choose for Asia whether to uphold and defend the rules-based order, McCain said the US can make the choice an easier one as he urged the new administration of president-elect Donald Trump to “demonstrate renewed US leadership in the Asia-Pacific, by choosing to remain actively engaged in the world as an indispensable economic and security partner.” “We chose to play a leadership role in the world, not to abandon our allies and partners, and to bear the costs of doing so,” McCain said. “That choice has, at times, been unpopular. But it was, and still is, the right choice. And that is the choice we must be prepared to make today.”
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