LOS ANGELES
VOL. XX, NO. 42
After ‘Walang Hanggan,’ Dawn gears up for new show
NOVEMBER 24-30, 2012
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Pinoy planned to join Taliban Greencard holder, 3 others charged in Los Angeles
Manny Pacquiao during one of his routine trainings at Griffith Park in Los Angeles as he prepares for his fourth and probably last fight with Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Dec. 8 in Las Vegas. Photo: Benny Uy
Pacquiao plans to pick up pace against Marquez LOS ANGELES, Nov 21, 2012 (AFP) – Manny Pacquiao says Juan Manuel Marquez won’t be able to out run him because he plans to fight at a faster pace when the two veteran boxers clash for the fourth time on December 8 in Las Vegas. “He is a good counter-puncher,” Pacquiao said of Marquez. “He is very patient and sits back and waits for action. “If I waited for him to throw the punches first, the fight would be boring. That’s why I have always been the one to make the fight See PACQUIAO MARQUEZ, page 8
US Attorney Andre Birotte Jr and LOS ANGELES, Nov 19, 2012 Bill Lewis, assistant head of the (AFP) – Four men have been charged bureau’s Los Angeles office. with plotting to join the Taliban and Santana and Deleon told a conAl-Qaeda to conduct “violent jihad” fidential source working for the aimed at killing Americans abroad, FBI that they “planned to travel to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Afghanistan to engage in ‘violent (FBI) said late Monday. jihad’,” said the FBI. Three of the four had undertaken The charges against the four preliminary training at firearms include “conspiracy to kill, kidnap, and paintball centers in southern maim, or injure persons and damage California, as preparation for further Fil-Am suspect Ralph Deleon property in a foreign country,” and training in Afghanistan, said an FBI helping a plot to kill or attempt to kill statement. The alleged plot aimed “to provide material sup- U.S. officers and American citizens. They also allegedly sought to help a “conspiracy port to terrorists by making arrangements to join Al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan in order to use a weapon of mass destruction outside the United States,” and a plot aimed at “bombing places to kill, among others, American targets,” it added. Ralph Deleon, 23, 21-year-old Miguel Alejandro of public use and government facilities.” Kabir was born in Afghanistan and is a naturalSantana Vidriales, and Arifeen David Gojali, also 21, were arrested on Friday and appeared in court ized U.S. citizen. Deleon was born in the Philippines and is a resident alien in California; Santana was Monday outside Los Angeles. The fourth man charged, Sohiel Omar Kabir, 34, born in Mexico and has applied for U.S. citizenship, is in custody in Afghanistan, said the FBI, quoting while Gojali is a US citizen.
Human Rights Watch urges Manila to disarm warlords MANILA, Nov 22, 2012 (AFP) – Human Rights Watch on Thursday urged Philippine President Benigno Aquino to do more to break up private armed groups, three years after 58 people were killed in the country’s worst political massacre. The watchdog’s Asia director Brad Adams said the government had failed to disband dozens of so-called “private armies” following the November 23, 2009 See HUMAN RIGHTS, page 8
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, one of the main guest speaker at the observance of the 3rd Anniversary of the Maguindanao Massacre along with Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Benjamin Pimentel (left), shares his thoughts before the members of the media and other guests who attended the event held Wednesday at the Filipino American Community of Los Angeles (FACLA) Social Hall in the Filipinotown. Photo: Benny Uy
Historic landmark in Long Beach saved by public-private partnership National advertising agency interTrend creates new headquarters in Long Beach’s historic ‘Psychic Temple’ built in 1905
Julia Huang, Chief Executive Officer of interTrend (left photo), signs the first of many support beams that will be used to renovate the historic Psychic Temple building in downtown Long Beach that will house the new headquarters of interTrend. Witnessing the event is Amy Bodek, Director of Development Services for the City of Long Beach, which has been looking for an investor to restore and preserve the second oldest building in the city built in 1905. The project will cost $2 million. Photos: Rhony Laigo
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