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WEEKLY ISSUE 70 CITIES IN 11 STATES ONLINE Vol. IX Issue 395 1028 Mission Street, 2/F, San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel. (415) 593-5955 or (650) 278-0692 [email protected] Nov. 3 - 9, 2016 Sen. Cayetano lashes at former U.S. Ramos resigns as envoy, ambassador for ‘interfering’ with PH politics By Macon Araneta | FilAm Star Correspondent says Duterte is ‘full of s**t’ Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano shot prior to President Rodrigo Duterte’s back at outgoing U.S. Ambassador to state visit to Beijing. By Daniel Llanto | FilAm Star Correspondent the Philippines Philip Goldberg over Cayetano stressed there was noth- the latter’s recent remark that he and ing suspicious about the China trip Transportation Sec. Arthur Tugade being “unpublicized” because unlike made an “unpublicized” trip to China TO PAGE A7 From L-R, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, Sec. Arthur Tugade, U.S. Amb. Philip Goldberg (Photos: www.pnewscentral.ph / www.manila.coconuts.com / www.alchetron.com) 31 Pinoys transported to safety by embassy in Rome after quakes Former President Fidel V. Ramos By William Casis | FilAm Star Correspondent (Photos: www.clubmadrid.org) Thirty-one Filipinos who were for, loaded on a bus and transported to Former President Fidel V. Ramos said he finds Duterte “full of s…t.” break the ice and help restore the ties affected by Italy’s most powerful the nearby Perugia, out of harm’s way. resigned as the country’s special envoy In a television interview, Ramos of goodwill and friendship (between earthquake in 36 years are now in the “The Italian Red Cross helped take to China after criticizing President tried to act statesman-like by saying he the Philippines and China),” he added. custody of the Philippine Embassy in care of them, as well,” the embassy Rodrigo Duterte’s repeated diatribes resigned simply because he has done But in his op-ed piece in Manila Rome, said the Department of Foreign wrote. against the United States while cozying his job and that proper officials have Bulletin, Ramos indicated that he had Affairs (DFA). The DFA said the 31 Filipinos were up to China. In this context, Ramos taken over. “I’ve done my job… to TO PAGE A7 The embassy’s Officer Hector Cruz plucked from the mountainous assured all Filipinos were accounted TO PAGE A7 Arum’s prediction SFPD stops training with PNP over Beauty resigns title in the wake alleged extra-judiciary killings of comments caught on video By Corina Oliquino | FilAm Star Correspondent By Macon Araneta | FilAm Star Correspondent After 16 years of exchange train- ing program partnership with the Philippine National Police (PNP), San Francisco Police District (SFPD) is now cutting its training program ties to the country. SPORTS NEWS| A5 In a statement to the local CBS affiliate KPIX, SFPD said that this was due to “…concerns over allegations of Mocha Solution civil and human rights violations in the TO PAGE A7 FAS’ fast guide to NorCal Pinoy candidates Ms. Ecuador-Earth Katherine Espin (left) and Ms. PH-Earth Imelda Schweighart (right) Part 2. (Photos: www.oliverwillis.com / www.missosology.info) Here are more Filipino-American candidates running for office in the No- vember 8 general elections in their own words . After failing to win the Miss Ecuador Katherine Espin bagged the TO PAGE A4 Earth title and issuing controversial title in the said international competi- ENTERTAINMENT | B7 statements, Filipino-German Imelda tion. Schweighart on Monday voluntarily re- Soon after, a video posted by a ne- signed as Miss Philippines-Earth 2016. tizen showing Schweighart approach- Comic unmasked Schweighart and her mother ing her supporters and criticizing the Annabeth Bautista met with Lorraine winner went viral. Schuck, executive vice- president of The 19-second video clip was Carousel Productions. The organizers posted on YouTube on October 30 and of Miss Earth and Miss Philippines- later shared on Pageontology Facebook Earth, Carousel Productions, sub- page, a social media account solely sequently accepted Schweighart’s dedicated to beauty pageant updates. resignation. The video clip has been taken The 21-year old Schweighart down on YouTube but copies of the From L-R, Rob Bonta, Jim Navarro, and Mike Guingona failed to make it to the Top 16 in the video are still making rounds on Face- (Photos: www.wikipedia.org / www.wingsofangeltransport.com / www.twitter.com) Miss Earth 2016 competition held last book and Twitter. ENTERTAINMENT | B6 October 29 at SM MOA Arena. Miss TO PAGE A7 A2 FilAm Star Nov. 3 - 9, 2016 ph news LAPD vet hails Duterte’s & Estrada’s Cotabato mayor, 9 bodyguards war against illegal drugs slain in shoot-out with cops By William Casis | FilAm Star Correspondent By Macon Araneta | FilAm Star Correspondent A veteran officer of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has expressed his support to the Hours after President Ro- enforcers, which prompted anti-drug crusades of both President Duterte and Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada, saying that drigo Duterte threatened to in- them to fire back,” Galgo said. “drastic measures” have to be taken to address the illegal drug situation in the country. tensify his crackdown on crime Police said they suffered Retired LAPD Officer Scott Gilliam, who is in Manila to train members of the Manila Police Dis- following his trip to Japan, a no casualties. trict MPD to become instructors of Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program, described as mayor accused of drug traffick- Dimaukom made a name “commendable” the efforts of Duterte and Estrada to rid the country of drugs. ing was killed along with nine for himself by funding the con- “Having the same mission, you have to look at that point when things are terrible in the country. bodyguards in a shoot-out with struction of a pink mosque in And sometimes drastic measures have to be taken to address drastic situations, or when things get police. Saudi Ampatuan in a plea for beyond the point,” said Gilliam. Samsudin Dimaukom, the peace in the town which has “You have to do something different,” he added. mayor of Saudi Ampatuan, was been wracked by violence. Gilliam is the Director for Training of DARE America who, along with fellow DARE mentor Jeffrey one of more than 150 local gov- Duterte, who swept to Smith, were welcomed by Estrada at the Manila City Hall. ernment officials, judges and power in the May elections on Gilliam was one of Datu Saudi Ampatuan Mayor Samsudin police identified by Duterte Dimaukom a pledge to eradicate drugs, the founders of DARE in earlier this year as being in- (photo: www.vismin.politics.com.ph) described his critics as “fools” 1983 in Cali- fornia while volved in the illegal drug trade. and said he is not breaking any working as police officer The deadly crime war kom and his security personnel domestic laws by threatening of LAPD. Gilliam and has claimed more than 3,800 opened fire after anti-narcotics to kill criminals. Smith led 12 other DARE lives and drawn criticism from police stopped their vehicles at After his state visit to Ja- America instructors the United States, the United a checkpoint on suspicion they pan, Duterte threatened to step in training 72 members Nations and international were transporting illegal drugs. up police killings of drug sus- of the MPD to become rights groups who have accused Officers returned fire, pects. He announced his wish certified instructors police of summarily executing killing the men in the town of to get rid of illegal drugs in the of DARE, an international suspects. Makilala. Philippimes. He also told the classroom- based Police Spokesman Supt. “Suspects (were) heavily public to expect about 20,000 instruction that teaches Romeo Galgo said that Dimau- armed and fired upon the law or 30,000 more killings. elementary schoolchil- dren to avoid drugs and other harmful President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Mayor Joseph Estrada (right) vices. “I know (photo: www.trendingnewsportal.net.ph) that the Prosecutors appeal dismissal of Sen. Lito Lapid’s graft case President wants to cut By Macon Araneta | FilAm Star Correspondent down drugs in the Philippines. And I think that is very important. The fact that he has made an effort to stop drugs in the Philippines, I think that is a tremendous effort, “ Smith commented about Du- Ombudsman prosecutors fertilizer suppliers because the early resolution of their cases. terte’s anti-drug policies. appealed the Sandiganbayan’s preliminary investigation took 37 The prosecutors said “the Launched in 1983, DARE is a comprehensive education program taught in thousands of schools dismissal of the graft case against months, nine of them awaiting respondents’ silence may therefore in the U.S. and 52 other countries, including the Philippines. DARE curricula address drugs, violence, former actor-turned Sen. Lito Lapid Ombudsman approval of the indict- be interpreted as a waiver of such bullying, internet safety, and other high risk circumstances that today are too often a part of students’ for having taken too much time in ment prepared by the prosecutors. right” to the speedy disposition of lives. the preliminary investigation stage. The state prosecutors con- their cases. In an 11-page motion for tended Lapid and his co-accused The prosecutors said the It was Estrada who introduced DARE to the country in 1993 when he was vice-president and head reconsideration, the Office of the had asked the Ombudsman’s “baseless imputation of delay and of the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission (PACC). He now serves as chairman of DARE Philippines. Special Prosecutor said the court prosecutors for several deadline prejudice” should not be enough Estrada thanked DARE America for its support to his administration’s continuing effort to rid the should have looked at the cir- extensions for filing their counter- to prevent the Ombudsman from capital city of drugs and save the future of the young generation.