Duterte Drops Peace Talks, Threatens to Kill Red Leader Joma Sison
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(415) 593-5955 or (650) 278-0692 [email protected] July 27 - Aug 2, 2017 Duterte drops peace talks, threatens to kill Red leader Joma Sison By Daniel Llanto | FilAm Star Correspondent Given the chance, President Duterte said he the government, that is my job,” Duterte said. would kill Communist Party of the Philippines “I am here to bully you and to kill you because (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison for the death of there’s a war going on between us and you are kill- government troops in the hands of CPP-controlled ing my soldiers,” he said. “Maybe, I will kill you if I New People’s Army (NPA) rebels and also for calling have the chance.” the President a bully because of his supposed iron- “No more (peace) talk, let’s fight,” Duterte said fist policies. as he called the CPP-NPA enemies of the state. “I’ll For the NPA attacks on government facilities save money, buy new equipment, the precision- and personnel even while peace negotiations were guided missile.” going on, as well as the name-calling, an enraged In his State of the Nation Address (SONA), Du- Duterte vowed to now no longer talk with com- terte said he will order soldiers and police to shoot munist rebels and instead, focus his quest for peace the rebels if they continue their atrocities against with Muslim rebels. government forces. “You do anarchy, I will order “Correct ka diyan, 100 per cent,” Duterte ad- soldiers and the police to shoot even if I have to bury dressed the self-exiled Sison referring to the latter’s thousands of Filipinos,” he added. (L-R) CPP Founder Jose Maria Sison and President Rodrigo Duterte “bully” tag. “I bully people who want to overthrow TO PAGE A7 (Photo: www.manilatoday.net) Martial law extended; Customs gets flak for new requirement to include Divorce, same-sex senators explain their receipts of new purchases in balikbayan boxes marriage top new votes By William Casis | FilAm Star Correspondent legislative agenda By Daniel Llanto By Macon Araneta Senate President Pro to monitor the proper imple- FilAm Star Correspondent FilAm Star Correspondent Tempore Ralph Recto on July mentation of Republic Act 24 called for the immediate 10863, which pegs at P150,000 Prospects look up for the eventual “activation and convening” of the total annual value of tax- congressional passage of divorce and a joint Senate-House oversight free balikbayan box shipments, same-sex marriage in the Philippines committee to review the imple- “is the right group to probe if after the House of Representatives mentation of the law governing the rules are indeed unreason- adopted these as part of its priority balikbayan boxes. able.” measures as Congress opened its sec- He cited mounting com- “We should review it. ond regular session last July 24. plaints against the unreason- Because of the complicated re- Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, known able documentions required by quirements, balikbayan boxes for herding only the legislative agenda the Bureau of Customs to send will be wrapped in red tape,” enunciated by President Duterte, said (L-R) Sen. Bam Aquino, Sen. Francis Pang- balikbayan boxes. Recto said. divorce and same-sex marriage are ilinan, and Sen. Franklin Drilon The Congressional The oversight committee’s (Photo: www.cnnphilippines.com) BOC Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon Customs and Tariff Oversight convening is also made urgent Voting 261-18, Congress over- (Photo: www.commons.wikimedia.org) Committee, which is mandated TO PAGE A4 whelmingly approved President Rodrigo Duterte’s request for an extension of martial law and the sus- Top cop admits he took ‘order’ from Duterte to re-instate pension of the writ of habeas corpus until December 31 in Mindanao during policeman involved in the slaying of Leyte town mayor July 22’s joint session in the House of Representatives. By Macon Araneta | FilAm Star Correspondent House Speaker Pantaleon Alva- rez announced that “the results of the Philippine National Police Marcos, then chief of the (PNP) Chief Director General PNP-Criminal Investigation voting showed that 262 congressmen Rep. Geraldine Roman voted affirmative and 18 negative.” Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on July and Detection Group (CIDG) (Photo: www.khon2.com) “As per the Constitution and the 26 suggested President Duterte Region 8 chief were among the Rules of the Joint Session, the motion prodded him to reinstate Supt. 19 policemen charged for the on top of the House’s order of busi- to extend martial law and the suspen- Marvin Marcos while a justice killing Albuera, Leyte Mayor ness along with the proposed shift to sion of the writ of Habeas Corpus department’s official said he Rolando Espinosa Sr. and Raul a federal form of government and the are approved by Congress,” declared downgraded the police offi- Yap, another drug suspect, while approval of the Bangsamoro Basic Law Alvarez after the nominal voting which cer’s murder case to homicide inside Baybay sub-provincial jail (BBL). came following the seven-hour mara although he was does not know in Leyte. Both the federalism measure PNP Chief “Bato” Dela Rosa details of the killings. TO PAGE A7 (Photo: www.wazzuppilipinas.com) TO PAGE A4 TO PAGE A7 A2 FilAm Star July 27 - Aug 2, 2017 ph news Foreign human rights official irked Duterte not rebuffed by U.S. legislators urging by denied visit to De Lima, calls for Trump to revoke White House invitation international attention By Corina Oliquino | FilAm Star Correspondent Liberal International (LI) protocols set by the Philippine Human Rights Chair Markus National Police-National Cus- In Washington, US legisla- Democrat Congressman that the US Congress’ obligation pinos; and there is no account- Leoning visited detained Sen. todial Center for such appoint- tors expressed their strong Jackie Speier, on the other is to not only advocate human ability on the police officials’ Leila de Lima in her cell at ments. opposition to President Duterte hand, said she was “disgusted” rights but to defend it. actions.” Camp Crame last July 22 but The police claimed to have for the ongoing war on drugs at Trump’s invitation for Du- Filipinos: the real judge on Moreover, The Philippine his colleague, LI President lost the letter of Minoves, who by his government and asked terte to visit the White House. the ongoing drug war -- Mala- Star reported that in some areas Juli Minoves, was denied entry was previously foreign minister President Donald Trump to take of the Philippines, police of- by custodial center officers on of Andorra and ambassador to back his previous invitation ficers have “allegedly” received Saturday due to conflicts in the United Nations (UN). for Duterte to visit the White under-the-table payments for paperwork. House. “encounters” in which drug After the visit, Leoning told Minoves flew to the Philip- On May 23, leaked tran- suspects are killed. The pay- reporters he believes Minoves pines from London only to script of the phone call con- ments allegedly ranged from felt very ashamed that a high- visit the Senator who has been versation between Duterte and Php8,000 for killing a person ranking visitor from overseas detained at the PNP Custodial Trump on April 29 revealed who uses drugs and Php15,000 was not allowed to see De Lima. Center in Camp Crame. He the latter’s repeated invitation for killing a “small-scale “I protest and I am very arrived in the country Saturday for Duterte to visit the White pusher.” disappointed by this but at the morning. House. ‘I will never go to America’ same time, people will realize Malacanang spokesperson On May 24, twelve US In his counter response against here and abroad how arbitrary Ernesto Abella said the govern- senators from the Democratic comments by US legislators this detention is,” Minoves said. ment’s refusal to allow the LI Party urged Trump to delay his Duterte said he has no plans of Minoves said they noti- president to visit De Lima can- invitation to Duterte until the going to the United States dur- fied the Philippine National not be given “political color.” Philippines has exerted some President Rodrigo Duterte ing and even after his term as Police (PNP) about the visit on “Is it incompetence then? efforts to promote and affirm (Photo: Presidential Communications (Government of the Philippines) president. July 24, more than five days in Is competence being used as human rights. The 12 US sena- Official Facebook Page) “There will never be a time advance. an excuse for the government’s tors argued that Trump’s invita- that I will go to America during tion might send a wrong signal “We need to call (Duterte’s) canang my term or even thereafter,” to the American public that the deranged policy out for what it In a press briefing on July Duterte said in an interview in US Government is supporting is: state-sanctioned vigilantism 21, Presidential Spokesperson Davao City when asked if he has the Philippines’ campaign on that contravenes the rule of law Ernesto Abella said that Filipi- plans to visit the US regardless illegal drugs. and damages the international nos are the only and real judge of his comments about former According to The Philip- standing of the Philippines,” of its current situation amid President Barack Obama.