US Army Wants to Play More Robust Role in Asia-Pacific
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Permit No. 203 AM 1450 550 E. 8th St., Ste. 6, National City, San Diego County CA USA 91950 | Ph: 619.474.0588 | Fx: 619.474.0373 | Email: [email protected] | www.asianjournalusa.com Chula Vista M-F 7-8 PM CA 91910 US Army wants to play more robust role in Asia-Pacifi c Philstar.com | WASHING- TON, 1/1/2014 – The US Mexican drug cartel now Army wants to play a more “Dad, Are We Rich?” robust role in the Asia-Pacifi c in Phl – PDEA to reassert its relevance in the Arturo Cacdac Jr. said Mexico Philstar.com | MANILA, based on a true story region. was the latest foreign coun- 12/27/2013 - A Mexican drug The move came at a time try that has smuggled illegal cartel is now selling shabu when the Obama administra- drugs, particularly shabu, (methamphetamine) in the tion deemed the region to be into the country, in addition Philippines, the Philippine By Simeon G. Silverio, Jr. America’s next national secu- to China and West African Drug Enforcement Agency Publisher & Editor, rity priority, the Washington nations. (PDEA) said yesterday. San Diego Asian Journal Post reported. “We have monitored Authorities believed the Following its pullout from Chinese drug syndicates, then 84 kilos of shabu worth P420 Vietnam, the US Army has West African drug syndicates. San Diego, California million seized during an op- played a diminished role in Now we have confi rmed that eration at a ranch in Lipa City, the Asia-Pacifi c, focusing the Mexican Sinaloa drug Batangas on Christmas Day “Dad, are we rich?” instead on defending Western syndicate has also penetrated could be traced to the Mexi- Europe from a Soviet inva- the Philippine market,” said can Sinaloa drug syndicate. Romy’s four-year-old son Justin sion. PDEA director general (Continued on page 15) asked him this as Romy pulled out of But it is now seeking to his $3 million mansion. They were make a comeback in an area inside his $150,000 late model Mer- handled almost exclusively Tacloban City rushes to bury cedes Benz sports car in a gated affl u- by the US Navy and Marines ent community in San Diego, Califor- with Air Force support, the nia. Romy was a director of one of the newspaper said. Yolanda dead biggest hospitals in the county, mak- GMA News | TA- Gen. Vincent Brooks, new ing well over $500,000 a year. Army commander in the Pa- CLOBAN, 2/2/2014 -- Local “Why do you ask that?” Romy offi cials in Tacloban City are cifi c, has drawn up a “Pacifi c asked his son. Children of a Tondo slum frolick in the waters of the Pathways” plan, which calls rushing against time and bad “Because my friend Jason said we seaside town weather to complete the pro- for land forces to effectively have nice cars and a big house and respond to small confl icts, cessing of 1,400 unidentifi ed therefore we are rich.” isolated acts of aggression and bodies left behind by Typhoon Romy smiled. He remembered growing up in one of the poorest slum areas in Ton- natural disasters. Yolanda as more residents do, Manila, the Philippines with his three brothers and sister. They were so poor that To overcome what he calls complain of the stench com- their family could only afford to eat twice a day, once in the morning and once at four the “tyranny of distance,” ing from them. bodies are also lying in nearby in the afternoon. He thought this was a common practice until he learned his friends Brooks is trying to make his The corpses, which are Barangay Basper. and their families ate at least three times a day. When he confronted his father about it, forces more maritime and contained in sealed but tat- Hilberto Perez, a resident, he simply answered, “That’s too much. One should only eat twice a day.” expeditionary. tered body bags, have been said that aside from fl ies, His father passed away when Romy was ten-years-old. His mother and her children He is seeking authoriza- lying in an open fi eld in hungry dogs have also been were forced to fend for themselves. Romy was the youngest, his brother Angelo was tion to send key elements of a Barangay Suhi nearly two attracted to the cadavers lying 12, his sister Myra was 14, Martin was 16, and Danny was 18. They ran a small funeral US-based infantry brigade to months since the deadly ty- out in the open. parlor business that catered to the community, composed mostly of the poor. When Asia and keep them there for phoon struck. Another 1,000 (Continued on page 7) someone in the area died, people could not afford the cost of burial services, so a wake months, rotating every few was held for days until funds were raised. One way of raising money, aside from dona- (Continued on page 2) weeks to different nations to List of Philippine holidays conduct training exercises. “We can no longer afford in 2014 to build combat units and put Philstar.com | MANILA, ity with our Chinese-Filipino Let’s use hydrogen fuel, senator tells gov’t them on a shelf to be used 9/30/2013 - Still a few months brethren who have been part by Norman Bordadora, only in the event of war,” the before 2014, President Beni- of our lives in many respects Inquirer.net | MANILA, Post quoted Brooks as saying gno Aquino III has already as a country and as a people; 12/27/2013—Senator Ferdi- in an internal planning docu- declared at least 18 national 31 January 2014 may be de- nand Marcos Jr. has called on ment. holidays to be observed next clared as a special (non-work- his colleagues to start consid- The Marines, who regard year. ing) day without detriment to ering his proposal for the de- themselves as America’s fi rst Aquino signed on Septem- public interest," the Proclama- velopment of hydrogen as an and only maritime infantry ber 25 Proclamation No. 655, tion read. alternative source of power. force, are dismissive of the which declares the holidays The Proclamation also said Marcos’ push for his en- Army plan. including the Chinese New Decembers 24 and 26 shall be ergy bill came after a series “They are trying to create Year and Decembers 24 and declared as additional special of steep price hikes affecting a second Marine Corps in the 26. non-working holidays nation- both electricity and petroleum Pacifi c,” an unidentifi ed Ma- The Proclamation said the wide "to foster closer family products days before Christ- rine general told the Post. Chinese New Year is one of ties and enable our country- mas. Deuterium is abundant in the deepest trenches on earth found in the PHL “To save their budget, they the most revered and festive men to observe Christmas “The latest big-time price want to build a force the na- events celebrated not only in more meaningfully." increases in both petroleum year, were expected. There “A sustainable hydrogen tion does not need,” he added. China but also in the Philip- Meantime, the proclamations declar- products and electricity in the is a compelling need to shift power industry will extricate The Pacifi c Pathways pines. ing national holidays for the observance last few weeks, with price to hydrogen as an alternative us from the cruel cycle of initiative will keep a rotating of Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha shall be "The joint celebration is a adjustments in power until fuel as a long-term-solution,” world oil price increases in (Continued on page 7) manifestation of our solidar- (Continued on page 14) the fi rst few months of next Marcos said in a statement. (Continued on page 7) Father and Son, USN Retired: The Life Stories of Quintin Ramil, Sr. & Jr. By Quintin R. Ramil, Jr petitioned three of her siblings. 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