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Duterte says Yellows, Reds unite to oust him by NESTOR

CORRALES Inquirer.net

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte claimed on Wednesday, Oct. 4 that members of the Liberal Party (LP) and the communist rebels were in an alliance to remove him from the presidency. “But what is really very clear is ‘yung Left pati––ang kaalyado ng Left is, ng mga Bayan is the‌ mga‌ ‘yung mga dilaw,â€? Duterte said in a press conference in MalacaĂąang. Yellow refers to the political color of the LP, Duterte’s political opponents.

“Gusto nila ako paalisin dito sa MalacaĂąang. O ‘di bigyan mo akong panahon magbalot. Eh basta-basta na lang tayo‌ But, I will show to the Republic that we have a very serious problem with our government officials,â€? Duterte said. The president has said he was no longer interested with the resumption of the peace talks with the communists following the series of attacks carried out by the New People’s Army (NPA) against government forces. When asked if Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno and Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales

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DATELINE Congress fails to renew Children’s Health Insurance Program by budget deadline FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA

Congressional committee introduces new replacement childcare bill

AS Washington continues the battle over the future of American health care, the United States Congress over the weekend failed to renew federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), allowing the program to expire by the end of the year. CHIP is a program created under Medicaid that has funded affordable healthcare for nearly 9 million children of low-income families. Through the program, states receive federal funding to establish low-cost health insurance for children. Congress was set to re-establish the $15

were behind destabilization plots against him, Mr. Duterte claimed they were part of the “concerted effortâ€? to oust him. “In fairness also to the ladies, actually [they are] just part of the concerted effort which I cannot clearly state would be a part of the program ng Left,â€? Duterte said. In the same press conference, Duterte said he would file impeachment complaints against Sereno and Morales. Earlier, Duterte said that Sereno and Morales are being used by his political opponents to destabilize his government. â–

SIXTH VISIT. President Rodrigo Duterte made his sixth visit to Marawi City on Monday, October 2, where he led the inauguration of the Bahay Pagasa Project at Barangay Bito Buadi Itowa that is intended for the residents of Marawi who were internally displaced due to the conict in the area. Malacaùang photo by Robinson Niùal

Las Vegas gunman’s Filipina girlfriend said she had no knowledge of plan by RAE

ANN VARONA AJPress

MARILOU Danley, the Filipino girlfriend of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, said she had no knowledge of Paddock’s plan when meeting with the FBI at the Los Angeles Federal Building on Wednesday, October 4. Investigators are hoping she can provide key information on what led to Paddock’s

shooting rampage that left at least 59 people dead and over 500 injured in what is being considered the deadliest shooting attack in modern U.S. history. “I knew Stephen Paddock as a kind, caring, quiet man,� said Danley in a statement read by her attorney on Wednesday. “He never said anything to me or took any action that I was aware

Marilou Danley Photo courtesy of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

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THE Senate Judiciary Committee held a congressional hearing for Trump administration’s ending of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) on Tuesday, October 3, just two days before many DACA recipients must renew their permits. The hearing was the first of step of finding a solution for DREAMers, who are set to lose benefits once the program expires in

JUST days before the announcement of President Donald Trump’s latest version of the travel ban, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) quietly introduced an amendment to its record regulations that would allow federal officials to collect data from immigrants’ social media history. The DHS published the new rule in the Federal Register last week that would include “social media handles, aliases, associated identifiable information, and search results� as a part of an immigrant’s file. The new rule takes effect on Oct. 18. Affecting green card holders as well as naturalized citizens, the DHS — along with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) — now has permission to look through immigrants’ posts on their Facebook,

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Senate committee holds hearing for DACA, future for DREAMers Panelists encourage Congress to pass a permanent, long-term plan for undocumented youth

Immigration applicants to be subjected to further gov’t surveillance by KLARIZE

MEDENILLA AJPress

Duterte challenges Sereno, Morales: Let us open our bank books by DANA

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PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, October 2, challenged Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno and Ombudsman Conchita Morales to join him and

There is still tight security and police presence along Las Vegas Boulevard where Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino is located. On Sunday night, October 1, Stephen Paddock sent bullets and terror down on thousands attending a country music concert from his 32nd oor hotel room in Mandalay. Paddock killed at least 59 people and injured 527 more in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. AJPress photo by Robert Macabagdal

Homeland Security Cayetano: PH open to UN probe to begin collecting but asks for someone ‘without bias’ immigrants’ social AJP media information THE Philippine government is ready to welcome experts from the United Nations (UN) who would conduct an objective assessment of human rights situation in the country, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said. Cayetano relayed this message from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during their first meeting in New York on Friday, September 30, according to a statement from the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). “We will fully cooperate and work with you on a rationale, open, fair dialogue on our campaign against crime and illegal drugs,� Cayetano told the Secretary-General. The top diplomat, however, requested the international body to

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