Manila Standard - 2016 September 8 - Thursday

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DU30, OBAMA FINALLY MET—DFA OFFICIAL

By John Paolo Bencito

VOL. XXX • NO. 208 • 4 SECTIONS 20 PAGES • P18 • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 • www.thestandard.com.ph • editorial@thestandard.com.ph

VIENTIANE—President Rodrigo Duterte met with United States President Barack Obama late Wednesday and the two have supposedly “ironed out their differences,” the Department of Foreign Affairs announced here late Wednesday night. “President Obama and President Duterte have already talked to each other. I think they ironed out their differences,” DFA spokesman Charles Jose said, adding that there will be another opportunity for Duterte and Obama to talk during the US-Asean meeting on Thursday. Next page

Slur stuns Clinton, Trump DINNER BUDDIES. President Rodrigo Duterte watches a cultural performance at the gala dinner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit at Vientiane, Laos beside Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Indonesian President Joko Widodo. JOHN PAOLO BENCITO

Davao blast blamed on ISIS-linked Maute Ex-intel chief: Narco-terrorists out to create Asian base Asean hits China for ‘escalating tensions’ VIENTIANE―The leaders of the Association of South East Asian Nations on Wednesday expressed concern over China’s continuing reclamation in the disputed areas in the South China Sea. But the 10-member regional bloc avoided mentioning the landmark ruling favoring the Philippines in its row with Beijing, an advance draft of the chairman’s statement showed. Still, Beijing’s island-building in theSouthChinaSea,labeled“illegal” Next page

US used jets to boost PH sea patrols THE United States is giving the Philippines two used military aircraft, the Coast Guard said Wednesday, to help Manila expand sea patrols in the face of its territorial disputes with China. The two Sherpa 30-seater aircraft will be delivered in December, Coast Guard spokesman Commander Armand Balilo told AFP. “It will help us in the movements of the Philippine Coast Guard like patrol missions,” Balilo said. Next page

By Sara Susanne D. Fabunan US PRESIDENTIAL bets Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump weighed in on President Rodrigo Duterte’s son of a whore remark, expressing disappointment with the newly elected leader of the Philippines. Clinton, the Democratic Party candidate, told reporters during her campaign sortie that Obama’s decision to cancel the meeting was the prudent thing to do. “When the president of the Philippines insulted our president, it was appropriate and a Next page

By Francisco Tuyay and Funny Pearl A. Gajunera

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HE bomb attack in Davao City that killed 15 people and wounded 70 others was pulled off by a local terrorist group with links to the Islamic State, a former top cop said Wednesday.

Former police intelligence director Rodolfo Mendoza said the Daulat-ul Islamiya or the Islamic State of Lanao belonging to the Maute Group engineered the Davao blast to gain international prominence and to establish itself as an Asian terror cell. VENGEANCE MINE. President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to personally deal with a group of Islamist militants by publicly—his term—eating them “It was the handiwork of alive. Duterte described in detail how he would carry out his revenge against the group, based on remote jungles in the country’s far south. the IS purposely to fulfill and maintain their status as a proDrug user’s Profile vincial state in Asia,” Mendoza said, referring to the Davao DRUG users in the Philippines Drugs Board says in a report. House committee on dangerous City bombing. start as early as age 10, and they And as of Aug. 23, 2016, there drugs, on Wednesday expressed Shortly after the bombing, are included in the 1.8-million us- were 1,194 HIV-positive illegal- alarm over the Philippine Drug Abu Sayyaf spokesman Muaers and 4.8-million lifetime users drug users in the country, the re- Enforcement Agency’s report that mar Askhali said that the bandit 53% of illegal drugs, with shabu be- port says. six-year-old children are now begroup was responsible for the Unemployed ing the most popular drug being Surigao del Sur Rep. Robert ing used by drug syndicates to sell Davao City attack, but Mendoza abused globally, the Dangerous Ace Barbers, chairman of the Next page dismissed the claim, saying the Abu Sayyaf was never affiliated with the Islamic State. “Askhali mistakenly admitted to a media entity that it was the 28% Daulat-ul that is responsible for College graduates the bomb attack,” he said. “Based on our information, the Maute group led by Abdullah was the primary perpetrators By Sandy Araneta of the Davao City bombing,” SCHOOLS around the counNext page Mendoza said. 44% try have been receiving bomb In Metro Manila threats, disrupting classes and causing panic and stress in 4.8M Lifetime users the aftermath of the Davao Carlos Zarate, one of the bill’s 1,194 HIV-positive City bombing, the Palace said principal authors, said he is hopeWednesday. FACIAL COMPOSITE. The Philippine National Police has released the drug user ful the Senate would be able to “While the said bomb threats artist’s sketch of the suspect in the deadly explosion in Davao City on Sept. give the same level of enthusiasm 2, which killed 15 and wounded 70 others near midnight at the night mar- turned out to be a hoax, we reitin passing the measure en route to ket of the southeastern coastal city. Police say those responsible belong to erate our call for police visibility its becoming a law. an extremist group. Next page The approved measure was a LIGHT to moderate rain and consolidated version of 15 bills thunderstorms are expected filed at the House of Representaover Mindanao, Eastern Vitives in the 17th Congress. sayas, Batanes and the Ba“We hope the Senate version buyan group of islands, while late strongman Ferdinand Marcos Theodore Te announced that the By Rey E. Requejo would also be expedited so that isolated rain showers or thunat the Libingan ng mga Bayani in 15-member bench decided to exPresident Duterte can sign this derstorms will prevail over THE Supreme Court has ex- Taguig City. tend the status quo order, which long awaited measure before Metro Manila and the rest of tended until Oct. 18 its status quo After the conclusion of the oral was set to expire on Monday, to the year ends,” Zarate said. the country, the weather buante order temporarily stopping arguments on petitions against the give magistrates time to resolve reau said Wednesday. Next page the government from burying the Marcos burial, Court spokesman the case on its merits. Next page

Drug abuse leads to HIV, board warns

Bomb hoax spreads in MM schools

House raises SSS pension By Maricel V. Cruz THE House committee on government enterprises and privatization on Wednesday passed a consolidated measure granting a P2,000 Social Security System pension hike for its pensioners. The panel, chaired by Rep. Jesus Nonato Sacdalan of North Cotabato, passed the revived measure which had failed to get enacted into law after it was vetoed by then President Benigno Aquino III. Bayan Muna party-list Rep.

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