STEALING FREE NEWSPAPER IS STILL A CRIME ! AB 2612, PLESCIA CRIME Duterte jokes: PH a Chinese province WEEKLY ISSUE 70 CITIES IN 11 STATES ONLINE Vol. IX Issue 463 1028 Mission Street, 2/F, San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel. (415) 593-5955 or (650) 278-0692 February 22 - 28, 2018 Duterte’s crack against using condoms criticized PH NEWS | A2 by family planning, women’s rights advocates By Macon Araneta | FilAm Star Correspondent Ethics charges vs. De Lima Sen. Risa Hontiveros said the Pres- Trillanes, Lacson dropped ident should stop making thoughtless, reckless and irresponsible statements at the expense of public health. “It’s not pleasurable if there’s con- dom? President Duterte seems to be overly concerned with pleasure. There is nothing pleasurable or funny about the rise in our cases of HIV and teen pregnancy,” said Hontiveros. By disapproving of condoms as a PH NEWS | A3 safe and reliable form of contracep- tion, Hontiveros said, “the President is Team USA beats Slovaks denying the public the widest array of options to plan their families, protect in Olympic hockey themselves from sexually transmitted (L-R) : Sen. Risa Hontiveros, Human Rights Watch’s Carlos Conde and Gabriela Sec. Gen. Joms Salvador diseases (STDs) and curb the growing (Photos: www.asiantribune.com / www.hrw.org / www.newstalk990.com) number of teenage pregnancies.” Hontiveros, chairperson of the In a country like the Philippines To illustrate his point after saying His latest wisecrack elicited laugh- Senate Committee on Women, Chil- where more than 10,000 people are that the use of condom is not pleasur- ter from returning overseas workers dren, family Relations, and Gender infected with Human Immuno-defi- able, Duterte pretended to eat candy from Kuwait as he commented on Equality, said that the President’s pub- ciency Virus (HIV) and where four out with the wrapper on. family planning and contraception, ar- lic disapproval of condoms also put the of 10 teenagers are mothers, President “May pills libre.... Huwag ‘yang guing against the use of condoms as an burden of family planning on women. Rodrigo Duterte’s remarks against the condom kasi hindi masarap ‘yang option but women and human rights “The President’s statement is a SPORTS NEWS | A5 use of condom is “no laughing matter.” condom,” said Duterte. advocates were outraged about it. TO PAGE A7 Trump backs new checks Rise of armed conflict risks seen as U.S. on gun buys Illegal dumping of sewage, floods from warship operates in disputed waterway typhoon create ‘cesspool’ in Boracay By Daniel Llanto | FilAm Star Correspondent By Lara Climaco | FilAm Star Correspondent Years of aggressively marketing Boracay Island as the ultimate happen- ing place for all sorts of travelers has come to a head with President Rodrigo Duterte describing the famous tour- ist destination a “cesspool”. He meant LEGAL & LAW | B4 it literally, because some establish- ments have reportedly been dumping The many talents untreated wastewater into the island’s of Bruno Mars tranquil waters. The Department of Environment DENR Sec. Roy Cimatu and Natural Resources (DENR) has so (Photo: www.angminero.com) far issued notices of violation to 51 es- tablishments. The Agency is monitor- comply with the law, or else face clo- ing 300 establishments for compliance sure. The remedy is either to connect (L-R) PH Ambassador to China Chito Sta. Romana and USS Carl Vinson with the Philippine Clean Water Act of to the sewage treatment plant of Bora- (Photos: www.arabnews.com / www.nationalinterest.org) 2004, which requires establishments cay Island Water Company (BIWC) or With China’s military now able States, Philippine Ambassador to and households alike to dispose their install their own wastewater treatment to match the firepower of the United TO PAGE A7 septic waste to a treatment facility. facilities. The DENR has noted that ENTERTAINMENT | B7 Violators are given two months to TO PAGE A7 Selection of new major Indon prez confers highest award on top cop Dela Belo clinic padlocked for selling telco player delayed Rosa, intending to duplicate his anti-drug strategy unregistered cosmetic products By Macon Araneta | FilAm Star Correspondent By William Casis | FilAm Star Correspondent By Lara Climaco star, “ their highest honor given to FilAm Star Correspondent The Philippine Food and Drug Ad- government officials. ministration (FDA) padlocked a Belo Indonesian President Joko Giving the potential new major Medical Group (BMG) clinic pharmacy Widodo presented to Dela Rosa the player (NMP) in the telecommunica- in Alabang, Muntinlupa City for selling “Bintang Bhayangkara Utama,” the tions industry a fighting chance is 11 cosmetic and drug products not highest medal for the National Police. more important than sticking to the registered with the FDA. Widodo previously expressed his March deadline set by President Rodri- A surveillance video of a second intention to duplicate the Philippine go Duterte, according to Department test-buy operation conducted by FDA (L-R) INP Gen. H. Muhammad Tito Karnavian police strategy to solve his country’s of Information and Communications operatives showed a clinic cashier and PNP Chief Ronald Dela Rosa drug menace. Technology (DICT) OIC-Sec. Eliseo Rio getting one of the products worth PHP (Photo: www.pinoytrending.altervista.org) It was reported in a Jakarta Post Jr. who has clarified that it wasn’t a 22,000 (US $440) from the pharmacy. Considering Philippine National report that mentions awards for the “hard and fast deadline” to begin with. TO PAGE A7 Thus, DICT and the National Telecom- Police (PNP) Director Gen. Ronald “Bato” police chiefs of the Philippines, Aus- munications Commission (NTC) will dela Rosa a rock star, the Indonesian tralia and Singapore, Gen. H. Dra. Vicki Belo TO PAGE A7 Police awarded him a “meritorious service TO PAGE A7 (Photo: www.belomed.com) A2 FilAm Star February 22 - 28, 2018 ph news Palace aide says ‘fake news’ Duterte’s comment to make PH a Chinese province maybe a joke abound to incite Edsa revolt but implies policy leaning towards Asian giant – geopolitics expert By Daniel Llanto | FilAm Star Correspondent By Corina Oliquino | FilAm Star Correspondent A Senate inquiry into the alleged unholy interest of special MANILA – President Rodrigo Du- borough Shoal in the South China Sea. China assistant to the president Chris- terte joked about making the Philippines “I respect Xi Jinping, they assured us In an interview with GMA News’ topher “Bong” Go in the procure- a province of China at an event on at- they will not build anything on Scarbor- Balitanghali, geopolitics expert Jay Ba- ment of Navy frigates diverted to tended by Filipino-Chinese businessmen ough,” Duterte said at the anniversary tongbacal said President Duterte’s joke the proliferation of “fake news” last February 19. celebration of the Chinese Filipino Busi- about the Philippine becoming a province which Go claimed were fielded In a report by ABS-CBN News, Chi- ness Club according to The Philippine of China is an indication of his “adminis- to incite people into launching nese Ambassador to the Philippine Zhao Star. tration’s policy to favor the Asian giant.” another Edsa revolt in time for Jianhua, who was at the same event, “(Xi) is a man of honor. They can Batongbacal said that although Du- Assistant to President Christopher the February 25 people power ‘Bong’ Go interpreted President Duterte’s joke as an even make us ‘Philippines, province of terte’s remark was made in jest, it should (Photo: www.reuters.com) anniversary. indication of wanting to have closer ties China,’ we will even avail of services for not be ignored by the public. Go said the “fake news” or between the countries. free,” Duterte said. “Well, siyempre biro lang naman baseless news reports are directed President Duterte’s joke comes amid In jest, President Duterte even said, ‘yan... Ganon pa man makikita natin na at the President and his administration to provoke people to launch public outcry over China’s naming of five “If China were a woman, I’d woo her.” doon sa malawakang polisiya ng pamaha- another Edsa revolt. undersea features in the Benham Rise (or In a report by The Philippine Star, in laan para nga masyadong kumikiling tayo “Inuudyukan ang Pilipino na mag rebolusyon kasi malapit Philippine Rise). the same speech, President Duterte said sa China,” Batongbacal said. na yung Edsa anniversary,” he said. “Alam nyo nagsalita na ang Filipino with 16 million votes, hanggang ngayon ang popularity ni In a Facebook post, geopolitics he was even willing to share the Philip- “Ang taong-bayan hindi dapat President Duterte 80 percent kasi alam ng tao nagtatrabaho sya. expert Jay Batongbacal said the In- pines’ oil to China. pinapalampas ang mga ganyang biro no, Hindi pa ba sapat ito na mandato ng Pilipino?” ternational seryosong ikaw “Inuudyukaan nila na mag-Edsa III. Sa tingin nyo ba mag- Hydrographic ang pinuno ng papaloko pa ang mga sundalo? Alam naman nila na mahal ng Organization bansa. Wala Pangulo ang kasundaluhan,” Go said. (IHO-IOC- akong nadinig Go hit news outlets and a blog for publishing “malicious” GEBCO) has na presidente articles that he said encourages Filipinos to overthrow President approved last ng ibang bansa Duterte. year the names na nagbibiro During the Senate inquiry into the controversial procurement proposed by ng ganyan,” of Navy frigates, Duterte’s longtime aide criticized a Rappler article China for the Batongbacal titled “AFP, DNP assure Robredo: No support for revolutionary underwater added. government,” published November 8, 2017. features. Batong- Go slammed Rappler for only publishing Robredo’s side with- In another bacal noted out asking for the statements of Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana and a report by that foreign Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero, Armed Forces chief of staff.