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Opposition Sees Duterte's Term Extension Behind Push for Federal System of Gov't STEALING FREE NEWSPAPER IS STILL A CRIME ! AB 2612, PLESCIA CRIME Warriors win over Nuggets for 5th time WEEKLY ISSUE 70 CITIES IN 11 STATES ONLINE Vol. IX Issue 457 1028 Mission Street, 2/F, San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel. (415) 593-5955 or (650) 278-0692 January 11 - 17, 2018 Opposition sees Duterte’s term extension SPORTS NEWS | A5 behind push for federal system of gov’t By Daniel Llanto | FilAm Star Correspondent Oprah for prez? For the opposition, President Duterte’s term extension is the hid- den agenda in the proposed shift from presidential to federal system of government. Congress is now rushing a draft constitution to be in the ballot in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in May this year. Senate Majority Leader Franklin Drilon, chairman of the opposition WORLD NEWS | A9 Liberal Party, vowed that his fellow minority senators will stop any move U.S. judge blocks Trump to extend Duterte’s term. from ending DACA (L-R) Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano, Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes and Akbayan party-list Rep. Tom Villarin Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Ale (Photos: www.youtube.com / www. cbcpnews.com / www.newsbyte.ph) TO PAGE A7 Majority of Pinoys believe Duterte Health secretary to personally visit school is better than PNoy – SWS Survey children put at risk by dengue vaccine By Corina Oliquino | FilAm Star Correspondent By William Casis | FilAm Star Correspondent WORLD NEWS | A9 dzBB, majority of Filipinos believe Health Sec. Francisco Duque III President Rodrigo Duterte is “bet- will start visiting schools with stu- USAID adds PHP330M ter” than former President Benigno dents who face possible severe dengue ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III. symptoms after being injected with the for Marawi rehab According to the survey, 70 per- controversial Dengvaxia. cent of those surveyed believe Duterte In a news forum, Duque said he has performed better than Aquino, will go first to a Marikina school, and with only eight percent saying other- will also inspect certain schools in the wise. rest of the National Capital Region, In a report by The Philippine Star, Regions 3 and 4-A, and Cebu. (L-R) President Rodrigo Duterte and for- SWS asked the question, “Kung iku- The visit, Duque said, is part of mer president Noynoy Aquino III kumpara ang pag-ganap ni Pangulong heightened monitoring efforts for the (Photo: www.gmanetwork.com) Rodrigo Duterte sa kanyang tungkulin 837,000 school children given the MANILA – According to the latest mula Hulyo 2016 sa pagkaganap ni vaccine. COMMUNITY AWARENESS | B3 release of Social Weather Stations dating pangulong Aquino mula Hulyo The health chief said some inspec (SWS) survey through radio station TO PAGE A7 DOH Sec. Francisco Duque III TO PAGE A7 (Photo: www.doh.gov.ph) Western Union to return $586M to scam victims Pre-paid mobile loads valid for one Tax reform law will benefit some but not the poor, say congressmen year as 3rd telco player sets up questioning legality of TRAIN before Supreme Court By Lara Climaco | FilAm Star Correspondent By Daniel Llanto | FilAm Star Correspondent panies a grace period of six months to As the TRAIN (Tax Reform for fully comply with the directive. Acceleration and Inclusion) Law “We allowed this to prevent their begins to figuratively run over consum- COMMUNITY AWARENESS | B3 systems from the possibility of crash- ers in terms of much higher prices, ing if changes are made abruptly, the Makabayan bloc of lawmakers in which will not only highly inconve- Congress is all set to file this week a Sara Duterte one of 12 preferred nience the consuming public but may petition questioning its legality and even cause serious damage to the telco propriety before the Supreme Court. for senator in 2019 -- 2 surveys industry,” said DICT OIC-Sec. Eliseo ACT Teachers party-list Rep. An- By Corina Oliquino Rio Jr. tonio Tinio said they will file a petition FilAm Star Correspondent Trade Sec. Ramon Lopez portrayed seeking to invalidate the TRAIN Act, the extended validity of pre-paid load which President Duterte signed into MANILA – Davao City Mayor as the Duterte administration’s Christ- law last month to generate revenues to and presidential daughter Inday Sara mas gift to Filipino consumers. The fund the government’s infrastructure Duterte-Carpio is one of the 12 pre- DICT, Department of Trade and Indus- program. ferred candidates by Filipinos in 2019, DICT OIC-Sec. Eliseo Rio Jr. try and the National Telecommunica- This occurred as farmer groups (Photo: www.terrapinn.com) according to an unpublished Social tions Commission signed a joint memo warned that the TRAIN law will result Weather Stations (SWS) and Laylo Pre-paid load bought in bulk, at circular to this effect last December 20 in increased production cost of major Research Strategies survey. minimum denominations of PHP 300, because “the government wishes to af- staples and agricultural produce. Kilu- In a report by The Philippine Star, is now valid for one year in the Philip- ford subscribers more time to use their sang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) the survey was conducted by SWS from pines. As announced last month, the pre-paid mobile credits.” said in a statement: “The additional December 8 to 11 of last year and was one-year validity should cover pre- Pre-paid credits purchased as excise tax on petroleum products will not released publicly in its website but paid load credits regardless of amount part of promos or other services with (Top) ACT party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio directly impact the agricultural pro- published online by radio dzRH last starting January 5 but the Department specific period of use were the only (Bottom) KMP Sec-gen Antonio Flores duction cost as farmers and agricultur- of Information and Communications exceptions mentioned when the joint (Photos: www.act-teachers.com al producers use diesoline and gasoline January 4. www. bulatlat.com) TO PAGE A7 Technology (DICT) gave telecom com- TO PAGE A7 TO PAGE A7 A2 FilAm Star January 11 - 17, 2018 ph news Marcos compromise, shift to federal gov’t seen as ‘I am not running for Senate in 2019’ – Bongbong Marcos authoritarian regime’s brain-washing of the public Former Sen. Bongbong By Macon Araneta | FilAm Star Correspondent Marcos on Wednesday said he would not run in the 2019 sena- torial elections so he could “fin- ish” his electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo. “Why would I run for sena- tor, I already won as vice presi- dent?” he said at the weekly Kapihan sa Manila Bay. “I will see this petition through because I believe that this is an honest fight… I won’t stop this,” he said. “What really was the true result? Who really Former Sen. Bongbong Marcos won? Those are important [to (Photo: www.opnlttr.com) know].” Robredo’s election lawyer, Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Caguioa, replaced to end what Romulo Macalintal, quickly re- Bayan (PDP-Laban) included he alleged was the “unfair and sponded to Marcos’ statements, him in its senatorial slate. unjust” handling of his electoral saying the former senator was Marcos accused Robredo protest. “too presumptuous” or was of cheating after he lost to her “That’s one option,” he said “just dreaming.” by over 230,000 votes, an al- of seeking Caguioa’s ouster. “I “If he won as vice presi- legation the Vice President had don’t know if that’s what we dent, why is it that it was Ro- strongly and repeatedly denied. would be doing. But we should bredo who was proclaimed by He made it to the top 12 definitely do something so it Congress as winner?” Macalin- possible senatorial candidates would be fair and to put an end Sen. Risa Hontiveros tal said in a statement. in the 2019 elections, accord- to this.” (Photo: www.canadianinquirer.net) Duterte endorsement ing to a Social Weather Stations Macalintal said Marcos was Akbayan Sen. Risa Hon- fate of the Duterte government. clamor for a revolutionary gov- The namesake of the late survey on Dec. 8-17, 2017. “merely trying to preempt the tiveros said that the Duterte The Marcos compromise deal ernment primarily to persuade dictator Ferdinand Marcos said ‘Unfair and unjust’ PET coming results of the recount government is testing the will fortify its political alliance the military to support the he would not stop pursuing Marcos also accused the of ballots where his ridiculous waters and “conditioning the and federalism will extend the idea. “Fortunately, the proposal his protest even if President Presidential Electoral Tribunal and frivolous claim of massive public’s mind” about two is- term limits of power-hungry was shelved in the meantime Duterte would endorse him as (PET) of being unfair and want- election cheating will be proven sues: absolving the Marcoses public officials. The public must because it failed to shore up a candidate and neither would ed its chair, Supreme Court false.” (Dj Yap, Pathricia Ann of their crimes and pushing for not be hoodwinked,” added the support from the public and he run even if the ruling Partido Associate Justice Benjamin V. Roxas / inquirer.net) Duterte’s term extensions via opposition Senator. sway the military,” the Senator federalism. Together with its com- explained. Hontiveros said that the mand of fake news, she said the She called on the public not Councilor Al-ag takes oath as Davao City vice mayor sudden talks of a “no elec- Duterte government is testing to be swayed by the govern- DAVAO CITY — Third President Duterte on Fri- tion” scenario, term exten- the waters, measuring public ment’s attempt to condition district Councilor Bernard day last week accepted Paolo’s sion and proposals to drop all perception regarding the ac- them into accepting its grand Al-ag on Wednesday formally resignation.
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