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MANILA—Beijing on Tuesday, Oct. 20 denied that their construction and operation of lighthouses in the South China Sea are intended to “change actual conditions” in the area. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) expressed its strong

opposition to China’s construction of lighthouses on Cuarteron (Huayang) Reef and Johnson (Chigua) Reef, which are located in the Spratly islands. “These actions are obviously intended to change actual conditions on the ground and aimed at bolstering China’s territorial claim in the South China Sea. We will not

accept these unilateral actions as a fait accompli,” the DFA said. However, China claimed that there is no need for it to bolster sovereignty claims over the disputed territory. “By setting up civilian facilities and facilities for public interests on its territory, the Chinese side aims to better serve the littoral countries

of the South China Sea and vessels passing through these waters. There is no such a thing as ‘changing actual conditions,’” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said. Hua stressed that China has indisputable sovereignty over the Spratly islands in the South China :_`eX `j ZfejkilZk`e^ Xe[ fg\iXk`e^ c`^_k_flj\j fe ?lXpXe^ fi :lXik\ife I\\] Xe[ :_`^lX fi Af_ejfe I\\] `e k_\ JgiXkcp ^iflg f] `jcXe[j% Sea and the adjacent waters.

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THE American Cancer Society on Tuesday, Oct. 20, announced new guidelines for mammograms, recommending that women with an average risk of breast cancer begin getting mammograms annually at age 45. The organization, which has long taken an aggressive approach to screening for the condition, also recommended that once women reach the age of 55, mammograms continue once every G8>< 8*

Study: Growing disparities among Western Asian American population

ASIAN Americans Advancing Justice released a new report about the growing Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (NHPI) populations in the West--including new demographics in Arizona, Hawaii, Oregon, Las Vegas, and Seattle. The report follows a new study from Pew Research Center, which shows the rapid growth of the Asian American population in the United States, fueled largely by immigration following passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of 1965. In 2065, about one in three Americans G8>< 8)

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TYPHOON Koppu is sweeping slowly across the northern part of the Philippines, destroying provinces and forcing thousands to flee from their homes. At least 100,000 families have been affected. The tropical cyclone, known as typhoon Lando in the Philippines, is over 500-kilometers in diameter. As of Wednesday evening, Oct. 21, it was crawling northeast towards the Calayan and Babuyan islands, Taiwan and lower Japan. The state weather bureau PAGASA N8;@E> K?IFL>?% I\j`[\ekj f] 9XiXe^Xp GXj`^ `e :Xe[XYX# GXdgXe^X ]fi[ [\\g Õff[j n_`c\ fk_\ij _fc[ fe kf ifg\j kf Xmf`[ Y\`e^ jn\gk Yp jn`ic`e^ issued an advisory at 11pm, saying Õff[nXk\ij% Jfd\ YXiXe^Xpj `e k_\ kfne i\dX`e jlYd\i^\[ \m\e `] kpg_ffe CXe[f _X[ Xci\X[p c\]k k_\ Zflekip fe N\[e\j[Xp# FZk% )(%

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DFA exec: 1.3 M overseas voters a ‘game-changer’ in 2016 polls

THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has announced on Monday, Oct. 19 that it has reached the 1.3 million mark of registered overseas voters for the 2016 elections. In a statement, Office of Civilian Security and Consular Concerns Undersecretary Rafael E. Seguis said that a total 1, 301, 598 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) became registered voters as of October 15, 2015. Seguis said that if 1.3 million overseas voters could influence at least three family members, their

sector could bring about 5.2 million votes to their preferred candidates. “Since overseas Filipinos are considered to be their family’s bread winners, it is not a stretch to surmise that each overseas Filipino can influence the vote of at least three family members. Thus, the 1.3 million active registered overseas voters are roughly equivalent to 5.2 million votes. This is a definite game changer for Philippine politics,” Seguis said. Majority of overseas Filipino vot-

ers are based in the Middle East and Africa, where 550,000 active registered voters reside. It is followed by 250,000 voters in the Americas, about 150,000 in Europe; and, 320,000 in Asia and the Pacific. Seafarers amount to 30,000 registered overseas voters. On its part, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) commended the embassies for including overseas voting registration in their services. “I hope we can further look into

the possibility of holding these registrations in public areas like malls, public squares and parks, community centers and other suitable places where the host government allows the conduct of election-related activities,” Comelec Chairman Andres D. Bautista said. Last June, the DFA completed the rollout of online voters’ registration program which is accessible to OFWs worldwide. Voters’ registration will end on October 31, 2015. (Aries Joseph Hegina/Inquirer.net)

Ex-Binay aide turns tables on Mercado Past is past, Bongbong says of dark Marcos years MANILA—Gerardo Limlingan, former aide and financial officer of Vice President Jejomar Binay, has turned the tables on former vice mayor Ernesto Mercado, claiming it was Mercado who originally owned OMNI Security Investigation and General Services and Meriras Realty & Development Corp., which were tagged as Binay’s “dummies” after winning anomalous contracts with the Makati city government. He branded as “false accusations” Mercado’s claim in earlier Senate hearings that Binay used OMNI, which cornered most of the security and janitorial and maintenance services in Makati City, as dummy to hide ownership of his assets. Limlingan said he was only able G8>< 8*

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SEN. FERDINAND “Bongbong” Marcos on Wednesday, Oct. 21 said he has been answering questions put to him about the dark period in the country’s when his father ruled unopposed, and was prepared to continue to do the same as he seeks the vice presidency. “I am looking towards the future. The past is the past,” Marcos said in Filipino in an interview with a morning television show. Marcos, who is the vice presidential running mate of Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, was asked how he would handle questions on the campaign trail concerning the years that his father, the late dictator Ferdinand

Marcos, ruled the country with an iron fist. Marcos, whose father was ousted in the 1986 people power uprising, said he had been answering those questions for the

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