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Martial Law in Mindanao Planned for 5 More Years Despite Pinoys among top 20 Pinoy youth orchestra WBO says Horn won Trump Jr. met Russians Trump orders healthcare web browsers places in Vienna over Pacquiao to target Hillary reform by August PH NEWS | A2 PH NEWS | A4 SPORTS NEWS | A5 WORLD NEWS | A9 HEALTH & LIFESTYLE | B5 WEEKLY ISSUE 70 CITIES IN 11 STATES ONLINE Vol. IX Issue 431 1028 Mission Street, 2/F, San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel. (415) 593-5955 or (650) 278-0692 [email protected] July 13 - 19, 2017 DOLE slated to Martial law in Mindanao planned for 5 more years launch OFW ID By Corina Oliquino despite initial AFP assessment that ‘it’s too long’ FilAm Star Correspondent By Daniel Llanto | FilAm Star Correspondent The extension of martial law in Mindanao for five years or even longer becomes more certain as President Duterte meets with sena- tors next week to discuss this plan. Duterte is apparently seeking the consent of the Senate in extending martial rule beyond the 60-day limit set by the Constitution for such a MANILA -- In its newest cam- proclamation. paign to ease the lives of OFWs, the Duterte’s meeting with the Department of Labor and Employment senators led by Senate President (DOLE) will soon provide the iDOLE- Aquilino Pimentel III comes a day OFW Identification Card to replace after Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez an- the Overseas Employment Certificate nounced in a press briefing that he (OEC) of deploying migrant workers. planned to persuade Congress to ex “Under this program, all bona fide (L-R) Senate President Aquilino Pimentel II, AFP spokesman Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez (Photos: www.newbyte.ph / www.msn.com / www.asiancorrespondent.com) TO PAGE A7 TO PAGE A7 Ex-Police chief arraigned for alleged unexplained accumulated wealth Proposed ID system found By Macon Araneta | FilAm Star Correspondent discriminatory vs. Muslims Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales By Corina Oliquino| FilAm Star Correspondent ordered the filing of forfeiture cases before the Sandiganbayan against former Philippine Na- tional Police (PNP) Chief Alan Purisima for al- legedly amassing PHP 29.2 million in ill-gotten wealth during his time in office. In a resolution, Morales also ordered forfei- ture cases against Purisima’s wife, Ma. Ramona Lydia Purisima, and their sons Rainier Van Albert, Eumir Von Andrei, Alan Jr, and Jason Arvi. The forfeiture cases intend to recover the alleged unexplained wealth accumulated by (L-R) Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales and Ex-PNP Chief Alan Purisima Purisima and his family members. (Photo: www.notey.com / www.untvweb.com) TO PAGE A7 Grounds gained as a result of ‘principle and pragmatism’ By William Casis | FilAm Star Correspondent BEIJING, CHINA – July 12 marks the anniversary Photo via Presidential Communications (Government of the Philippines Official Facebook Page) of the arbitral ruling in favor of the Philippines over MANILA -- Muslims, senators, discriminatory policy which violates China against the West Philippine Sea (or South China human rights group and the military the constitutional right of Muslim Sea) disputed territories. But while the arbitral ruling expressed distaste in the Muslim ID Filipinos to equal protection under the has not taken center stage in the Duterte administration, card system implemented in certain law. It should be scrapped immedi- the country’s Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. provinces in Central Luzon. ately,” Gatchalian said. Romana assured that “we have not lost an inch of the In a Senate press release last July Gatchalian also said that the Mus- disputed territory.” 9 Sen. Win Gatchalian called for the lim ID system will only encourage hos- “I think we have gained,” Sta. Romana told Filipino immediate scrapping of the Muslim ID tility against Muslims in the affected journalists in Beijing for the Communication University of card system being implemented by lo- areas and is also unfair and “patently China (CUC) Senior Workshop for Philippine Media with cal government units (LGUs) in certain illegal in manner, making Muslims the theme “2017 Understanding China.” towns in Tarlac province to screen and susceptible to religious profiling by law “Now, the Chinese are saying they won’t build. There monitor potential security threats due enforcement authorities.” is a consensus to keep it (West Philippine Sea) now as a Ambassador Jose Santiago Sta. Romana to the ongoing Marawi crisis. “Terrorism is an unholy crime TO PAGE A7 (Photo: www.globaltimes.cn) “The Muslim ID card system is a TO PAGE A7 A2 FilAm Star July 13 - 19, 2017 ph news PH among top 20 web browsing countries Airstrikes resume in Marawi to By Macon Araneta | FilAm Star Correspondent flush out remaining terrorists The Philippines now ranks has introduced a bill that seeks No. 148 at 1.4 Mbps. MARAWI CITY — After report any presence of non- group also suffered 389 deaths number 15 among the top 20 to distinguish internet service As proposed by Campos in the guns were silenced by bad residents in their villages. since fighting started on May countries with the highest num- as “a basic telecommunications House Bill 5337, internet ser- weather on Tuesday night, the “We have to defend our 23. ber of web browsers, with some service within the jurisdiction vice suppliers that fail to deliver military resumed airstrikes municipality,” Macapil said. Herrera said the military 54 million Filipinos browsing and regulatory power of the escalating connection speeds Wednesday morning in a bid to Armed Forces Public Af- has devised a method to con- the web, revealed Deputy Mi- National Telecommunications within fixed deadlines face up to flush out remaining militants nority Leader Makati City Rep. Commission (NTC).” Php100,000 in daily fines that occupying portions of the city. Luis Campos Jr. “We have to enable the could last up to 500 days, or The Philippine Air Force The Internet World Stats NTC to effectively protect and reach up to Php50 million, for FA-50 planes dropped four (IWS) listed the top five coun- advance the rights and welfare every violation. 500-pound bombs towards tries with the highest number of internet users,” Campos. The bill also spares the the position of Maute and of internet users: China, 731.4 At present, internet service NTC and its officers from pos- Abu Sayyaf gunmen at 8 a.m. million; India, 462.1 million; Wednesday. the United States, 286.9 mil- Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, lion; Brazil, 139.1 million; and spokesperson for the military’ Indonesia, 132.7 million. Joint Task Force Marawi, said Those ranked just below the airstrikes were aimed at the Philippines are Italy, with about 80 gunmen who were 51.8 million users; Vietnam, still holding high-rise defensive 49.7 million; Turkey, 46.1 mil- positions. lion; South Korea, 45.3 million; President Duterte on and Thailand, 41 million. Tuesday said he needed about Campos said the figures 15 more days to end the Marawi were based on data from the In- fighting. (Photo: www.ksl.com) ternational Telecommunication In Linamon, Lanao del Union – the United Nations Norte, the local government specialized agency for informa- has urged officials in its eight fairs chief, Col. Edgard Arevalo firm enemy casualties – includ- tion and communication tech- villages to prevent the entry and said the military’s casualty as ing actual visuals by troops on nologies, country reports and Deputy Minority Leader Makati City Rep. Luis Ocampo Jr. recruitment of the terrorists. the fighting entered its 51st day the ground. (Jeoffrey Maitem, Facebook Inc., and was updated (Photo: www.metromanila.politics.com.ph) Linamon Mayor Randy Wednesday rose to 90 but did Richel V. Umel / inquirer.net) last March 31. Macapil urged the barangay not provide additional details. is regarded as a “value-added sible civil proceedings with re- officials to identify, register and Arevalo said the Maute The Makati lawmaker service,” thus making it out of spect to any directives they may said there’s no question that a the NTC’s reach when it comes issue to ensure the performance growing number of Filipinos to mandating minimum stan- of time-bound improvements in Pangilinan: Robredo, Sereno impeachment are relying increasingly on the dards and improvements. internet services. internet not only for communi- Akamai Technologies Inc.’s The measure seeks to bring cation, information, education State of the Internet Report up to date the 22-year-old Pub- a ‘waste of time’ and entertainment but also to as of the first quarter of 2017 lic Telecommunications Policy An impeachment trial sible impeachment cases against Robredo could be held liable earn a living by selling goods dubbed the Philippines’ 5.5 Law of the Philippines, which against Vice President Leni Ro- Robredo and Sereno. for “betraying public trust” and services, to shop and to Mbps average connection speed makes no mention at all of the bredo and Chief Justice Maria This will be tackled once when she criticized President perform financial transactions – as the slowest in Asia Pacific, internet or internet services. Lourdes Sereno will only be a the second regular session of Duterte’s drug war in a video from banking to paying bills. compared Thailand’s 16 Mbps, waste of time for the Senate, the 17th Congress resumes on message addressing foreign He said this is the rationale Vietnam’s 9.5 Mbps, Malaysia’s Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangili- July 24. delegates attending a United for Congress to be highly re- 8.9 Mbps and Indonesia’s 7.2 nan said on Wednesday. “That’s why this second Nations-sponsored convention sponsive in classifying internet Mbps. visit “It will be a waste of our year of Congress may become in February. service as a basic telecommuni- Mbps is short for mega- time in the Senate.
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