Tenorio: Pealpl7-45 by Rafael H

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII LIBRARY Tenorio: pealPL7-45 By Rafael H. Arroyo the chief executive pointed out. ment but also to extend the dead- that you want to reenact it, then Variety News Staff Public Law 7-45, which was line to Sept. 30, 2000. reintroduce and approve it again. GOVERNOR Froilan C. Tenorio enacted in 1992, extended the The extension did not sit well But the point is, why have the is asking the Legislature to con length of time within which cer with then acting Gov. Jesus C. statute in the book when it is not sider a complete repeal of Public tain critical service agencies may Borja who subsequently vetoed effective," the governor stressed. Law 7-45, the law that prevents be able to hire non-US citizens, the measure. Asked if he sees a continued .certain government agencies from up to Sept. 30, 1995. The administration came back need for non-resident workers in hiring non-US citizen employees. Such a law specifically gave saying that the Legislature should government, Tenorio said: "I This was learned in a letter the such agencies as PSS, CHC, OPA, just repeal the whole thing in- never denied that we did not need governor sent legislative leaders the Commonwealth Utilities· stead ofjust moving the deadline. them." the other day announcing he has Corp. and the Department of Pub "From the very beginning, But according to the governor, signed a new law strengthening lic Works an exception to the gen that's my position. I have told the even if the statute is repealed, he the Office of the Public Auditor. eral prohibition on non-US gov Legislature repeal it and stop just will continue to encourage hiring Although the letter focused on ernment hiring but only up to the suspending it. What they have through manpower agencies, es- the need of the OPA to keep most September deadline. been doing is merely extending pecially for such critical agencies of its non-resident staff, Tenorio Froilan C. Tenorio Several months ago, the Legis the deadline. That's a stupid way like CHC and PSS. in an interview yesterday, said he emor told the Variety. lature passed House Bill 9-400 of enacting laws," said Tenorio. "If I had my way, if I were the wants some other agencies to be "With that statute in the books, seeking to maintain the restric "If you don't like the law, you one recruiting the teachers for PSS, able to continue hiring non-US we can't hire foreign doctors like tion as a rule of thumb for govern- repeal it and when the time comes Continued on page 8 citizens, notably the Public School Canadian, Filipinos or from any System and the Commonwealth other countries. So what I am tell Health Center. ing our lawmakers is that let's "Actually, the main reason why repeal it and when the time comes we want this law repealed is be that we don't need to do it any cause we need more doctors for more, then we pass a law that we CHC and more auditors for the can't hire any more non-US citi Public Auditor's Office," the gov- zens to work for ovemment," Changes to CNMI adoption law vetoed By Rafael H. Arroyo . too difficult, I think we will Variety News Staff actually weaken our families," A BILL seeking to provide for said the governor in his veto a more stringent CNMI adop message to the presiding offic ~ /i : • . tion law has been disapproved ers of Legislature. by Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio. "Adoption is an important ~~':?!:~;',~;' Senate Bill 9-145, authored part of both Chamorro and by Sen. Juan S. Demapan was Carolinian cultures. It must be vetoed after the chief executive regulated, of course, but it found some of its provisions should not be restricted too se Miss CNMI-Universe 1994 Elizabeth Tomokane arranges flowers and candles on the grave of a departed impractical and unnecessary. verely," added the chiefexecu relative at the Chalan Kanoa cemetery yesterday. Hundreds, maybe thousands, of faithful flocked to In tum, the chief executive tive. cemeteries during All Saints Day to remember their dead. recommended that the Legisla Senate Bill 9-14.5 would have ture consider an alternative bill imposed a five-year residency in consultation with the judi requirement for both the adopted child and the adopter. Islanders remember dead cial branch. "All in all this legislation goes It also seeks to put in a provi By Mar-Vic C. Munar in the morning. occasion like they do during too far. By making adoptions Continued on page 8 Variety News Staff A bigger crowd arrived in the Christmas. SCENT of flowers wafted on the afternoon to catch up with the 4 The Laniyo family gathered air while candle lights flickered p.m. Mass. around the tombs of the patriarch in what is normally a gloomy cem Filipina Marivic de Leon and Continued on page 8 Grand jury indicts etery in Chalan Kanoa as people her relatives said prayers before remembered their dead on All the tomb of their mother. Miyazawa Souls' Day yesterday. It was a solemn observance she for 'ice' Along with the solemn spirit was not exactly accustomed to. Weather By Rick Alberto came the perennial hazards that She comes from a place where Variety News Staff accompany the occasion: traffic All Souls' Day is observed the A GRAND jury has slapped Akira jams and parking problem. same way people celebrate feasts. Outlook Miyazawa with four new charges "These problems do not really "In Manila cemeteries, people arising from a shooting incident matter because we can't escape celebrate this occasion with danc , . last Oct. 18 that led to the discov them during this occasion," said ing, singing, loud music and all ery of some 200 grams of one observer who wanted to be thosecommercialstuff," DeLeon methemaphetamine, or ice. identified only as Tom. "Theim obseryed, "while here, you really In an indictment filed Tuesday portant thing is that ~e show our have to show respect for the dead. by the US government, the Japa dead loved ones that' we have not So we do as Saipanese do.''. nese national was charged with: forgotten them." All Soul's pay is also an event Becoming • Possession of ice with intent Tom, like everyone else who for family reunions, said Rose mostly cloudy with to distribute; didn't want to jostle for parking Laniyo. scattere shower • Using or carrying firearm in space, visited his dead relative at She said family members saved Akira Miyazawa Continu~d on page 8 the Chalan Kanoa cemetery early and spent a great deal for the PAC NEW~.PAPER STACKS 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-THURSDAY-NOVEMBER 2, 1995 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1995 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS ..mD ~ US-Sokor talks preparation underway SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - that South Korea double its troops, Washington and Seoul New law strengthens OPA Gen. John Shalikashvili, chair share of the cost of keeping U.S. have agreed to review the ac man of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of troops in its territory, raising its cord. By Rafael H. Arroyo vetoed by then Governor Larry I. Iection and expenditure of all pub generated funds appropriated by Auditor shall promulgate its own Guerrero. lic funds are detected and pre CNMI law, not to be less than $1 procurement regulations but sub Staff, arrived in Seoul Wednes contribution to dlrs 600 million Similar talks also are under Variety News Staff GOVERNOR Froilan C. Tenorio After that, there was an attempt vented. million and deposit the monies in stantially similar to CNMI Pro day to prepare for annual talks a year by 2000. way in Japan following the rape has signed into law a bill to by the Seventh Legislature to over Saying he has no problem with a special account for the use of curement Regulations and shall on the U.S.-South Korea mili About 37,000 U.S. troops are of a schoolgirl, allegedly by strengthen the Public Auditor's ride Guerrero's veto triggering a the new mode of funding the of the OPA. administer its own procurement tary alliance. currently stationed in South Ko three U.S. servicemen. The chief American delegate rea under a mutual defense South Korea and the United Office by giving it more indepen momentary legal tussle on fice, Tenorio said his Office of Aside from effectively amending function. for the 27th annual U.S.-Ko treaty, and most of the won cost States also will discuss whether dence and authority. whether the measure had become Management and Budget is ready the Commonwealth Auditing Act The new statute also empowers rean Security Consultative of keeping them is borne by to hold next year's "Team Senate Bill 9-6, S.D. l, authored law in 199 I. to make the necessary one per of I 983 with regards to budgeting the public auditor to appoint and Meeting, Defense Secretary South Korea. Spirit" joint military exercises. by Sen. Paul A. Manglona and In his transmittal letter to the Leg cent funding available beginning procedures, the new law also gives remove employees as he or she William Perry, is to arrive Other issues will include a The springtime exercises have known as the Public Auditor islature announcing the enactment the second quarter of fiscal year autonomy for the office on per deems necessary to perform the Thursday from Japan for the South Korean demand to amend been canceled for the past two Amendments Act of 1994, be of the new Public Auditor law, 1996.

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