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(415) 593-5955 or (650) 278-0692 January 4 - 10, 2018 MSNBC report says Facebook Compromise deal bared to free trained Duterte campaign, others By Macon Araneta FilAm Star Correspondent Social media giant Facebook is in PH NEWS | A2 all sequestered Marcos assets hot water after reports revealed that By Daniel Llanto | FilAm Star Correspondent the social networking site sent out Curry hits season best teams to train politicians around the A draft executive order that aims to lift the executive order 3-pointers made after injury globe — including President Rodrigo sequestering all the alleged ill-gotten wealth of the Marcos Duterte — to use the platform as a family in exchange for a monetary donation to the government campaign tool, said an MSNBC report. is in the works. The essence of such a compromise agreement The report named Duterte as with government was earlier discussed if only in passing by among the global strongmen whose President Duterte. campaign teams were among the hand- The draft EO is contained in a document posted on the ful who received training from Face- Facebook account of education advocate Gang Badoy Capati, book for their propaganda strategy, which is being held high by known Marcos loyalist Oliver and later used the social network for Lozano. its political leverage. Capati said the document seemed to be addressed to the MSNBC said Facebook is a global SPORTS NEWS | A5 Justice Department and appeared to be proposing the possible company and it was ground zero for grant of immunity to the family of the late dictator Ferdinand this (Russian President Vladimir) Pu- Marcos. Trump threatens to tin and Duterte playbook, long before The document as drafted by the Lozano & Lozano-Endria- cut Palestinian aid Zuckerberg was playing naive about no Law Office suggests the creation of a legal team to study the fake news. Marcos loyalist Oliver Lozano government’s compromise agreement with the Marcoses. It TO PAGE A7 (Photo: www.alchetron.com) TO PAGE A7 Former Customs chief implicated in biggest illegal drug Supreme Court finds sufficient form and substance shipment re-appointed to Office of Civil Defense by Duterte in petition opposing martial law extension By Corina Oliquino | FilAm Star Correspondent By William Casis | FilAm Star Correspondent WORLD NEWS | A9 MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte re-appointed former Bureau It’s raining cats, dogs and of Customs Chief Nicanor Faeldon as more animals at Gina’s deputy administrator for the Office of Civil Defense. Malacañang released Faeldon’s ap- pointment letter last December 22. Faeldon gave his resignation later three times before President Duterte accepted it. His resignation was trig- gered by the PHP 6.4 billion shabu shipment that slipped past Customs when he was still the Bureau’s chief. “From the tone of his resignation, ENTERTAINMENT | B7 Nicanor Faeldon (L-R) Rep. Edcel Lagman and Presidential spokeperson Harry Roque TO PAGE A7 (Photo: www.goodfilipino.com) (Photo: www.nicanorfaeldon.com) STORY ON PAGE A7 The Last Jedi tops box office sales PH’s silence on world issues ‘strategic,’ meant to protect Pinoys Opposition congressmen get working and living in different countries – Foreign secretary no budget for their districts By Macon Araneta | FilAm Star Correspondent By Daniel Llanto | FilAm Star Correspondent Foreign Affairs Sec. Alan Peter Amid complaints of blatant par- for their congressional districts were Cayetano said last December 29 that tisanship from minority members of instead re-aligned to education, the there will be “no change” in his policy the House of Representatives, Speaker military and police. ENTERTAINMENT | B8 and that he will continue to observe his Pantaleon Alvarez admitted that op- Without the now abolished pork so called “strategic silence” to “protect position congressmen were deprived of barrel system, House members are the interest” of the 10-million Filipinos their allocations in the 2018 national nonetheless entitled to a share in the Remains of Archbishop working and living around the world in budget and the funds supposed to be TO PAGE A7 170 countries. Camomot, candidate for “Whether you talk about diplomat- ic negotiations, whether you talk about sainthood, exhumed diplomatic relations, or you talk about CARCAR CITY, Cebu — The re- operational security, there are times mains of Cebuano Archbishop Teofilo when the DFA has to observe what Camomot, a candidate for sainthood, I will call strategic silence,” stressed was exhumed on Wednesday. Cayetano. He then asked the public to The skull and bones were then resort to “reading between the lines.” placed inside a wax figure of the well- He said his Department’s silence loved prelate, which was displayed for was in line with President Rodrigo public viewing at the Domus Teofilo Duterte’s independent foreign policy (House of Teofilo) in Barangay Val- where the Philippines would be “a DFA Sec. Alan Peter Cayetano ladolid, Carcar City. friend to everyone but an enemy to no (Photo: www.senate.gov.ph) The remains of the prelate went one.” through forensic examination for about “We sometimes make room to apparent silence on foreign issues nine hours by Manila-based experts negotiate. I’m just saying we cannot was aimed at appeasing countries in led by Dr. Erwin Erfe. change next year,” Cayetano said. dispute. House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez TO PAGE A4 Cayetano said the Philippines’ TO PAGE A7 (Photo: www.rappler.com) A2 FilAm Star January 4 - 10, 2018 ph news Duterte dispenses Palace duties in Davao Videos show Barangay tanod, Mandaluyong cops fire at van DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte spent his first day of office for 2018 at the and kills hospital-bound woman after getting wrong info presidential guest house in Barangay Panacan in Bunawan By William Casis | FilAm Star Correspondent district here. Duterte met Indonesian Malacañang Palace vowed Adventure van that was taking Foreign Minister Rethno Mar- for a deeper probe after Man- Ambaon to hospital. sudi behind closed doors past 3 daluyong police opened fire on Mhury Jamon, one of the p.m. Wednesday. a vehicle and killed two people, three construction workers In a statement, Malaca- including a woman on the way who survived, told reporters ñang said both Duterte and the to a hospital on Shaw Boulevard that when the barangay tanod Indonesian Foreign Minister last week, said Presidential told them to stop, they did, and agreed to elevate cooperation Spokesman Harry Roque. went out the vehicle as ordered. on trade, maritime security, President Rodrigo Duterte “(The) matter will be Still, two barangay tanod went education, and in eradicating (Photo: www.upi.com) investigated fully even as there toward them and shot at them. terrorism. appears to be excessive force Police who were alerted to Duterte also told Marsudi earlier appealed to Jakarta to utilized by police authorities,” the shooting incident, saw the he was looking forward to the spare the life of Filipino house- Roque added. barangay tanod pursuing the resumption of the Philippines- maid Mary Jane Veloso, who The policemen involved in van, and also gave chase, then Indonesia sea routes to further was sentenced to death over the incident, Roque said, have fired repeatedly at the vehicle. strengthen trade between the drug charges. been disarmed and their move- When the police arrived, the two countries. President Joko Widodo ments, restricted. NBI Dir. Dante Gierran barangay tanod left. The statement added that later agreed to wait for the Justice Sec. Vitaliano Agu- (Photos: www.twitter.com) Jamon said police told he also told Marsudi that he result of the litigation involving irre II has ordered the National them to get out of the vehicle or was interested in the intensi- the alleged recruiters of Veloso. Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Nicolas, Albert Buwag and Kim “They said that practically they would be fired upon but by fied maritime security against In his first working day for to conduct a parallel probe into Rufford Tibunsay. all of them fired their guns. It this time, two of the construc- foreign and local terror groups, 2018, Duterte also met with the shooting. Albayalde said the shoot- was only some guys who arrived tion workers were on the floor especially in the so-called Phil- officials from the Bureau of Fire He directed NBI Director ing happened when police were last who did not fire their guns,” outside the van. ippine backdoor. Protection and Davao City’s Dante Gierran to conduct a case brought to Barangay Addi- Albayalde said, referring to the Amboan was lying on her The Philippines and Indo- Central 911 over the NCCC Mall build-up on the incident, and if tion Hills following an earlier responding back-up policemen. husband and construction nesia earlier agreed to cooper- fire. evidence warrants, file appro- shooting during an argument Videos of the incident, worker Eliseo Aluad and Jayaon ate against terror and religious The fire and Central 911 of- priate charges against those between residents. aired on local television, show had already been shot too. radicalism, especially in the ficials had briefed the President responsible. They mistakenly opened policemen with guns drawn, Jamon said they shouted to wake of the Marawi siege. on what really transpired based Metro Manila Police Chief fire on a van that they thought surrounding the van as gun- the police that they were taking Two more Indonesians — on the outcome of the initial Director Oscar Albayalde or- was carrying the shooter but shots rang out. an injured person to hospital Mohammad Ilham Syahputra investigation.