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Indicted Noynoy Aquino Fears Jail, Sets Motion for Reconsideration Only PH has favorable Pinoy teachers, domestics San Miguel head to buy Devices bigger than smart- New bill to protect workers view of N. Korea wanted in China into Inquirer phones to be screened from ICE PH NEWS | A2 PH NEWS | A3 BUSINESS & TECH | A8 LIFESTYLE | B1 LEGAL & LAW | B4 WEEKLY ISSUE 70 CITIES IN 11 STATES ONLINE Vol. IX Issue 432 1028 Mission Street, 2/F, San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel. (415) 593-5955 or (650) 278-0692 [email protected] July 20 - 26, 2017 PH Court of Appeals denies $2B awarded by Hawaii Indicted Noynoy Aquino fears jail, Court to martial law human rights violations victims sets motion for reconsideration By Macon Araneta By Daniel Llanto | FilAm Star Correspondent FilAm Star Correspondent Admitting that he fears going to jail like his party mate and close politi- Victims of human rights violations cal ally Sen. Leila de Lima, former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III during the Marcos martial law regime said on July 17 he would file a motion for reconsideration on the Ombuds- lost $2 billion in indemnity after the man’s decision indicting him for alleged graft and usurpation of authority in Court of Appeals (CA) denied their pe- connection with the 2015 Mamasapano massacre. tition to enforce the final judgment of This is the first time Aquino faced the possibility of standing trial in the US court awarding them damages court and even possibly going to jail since turning over power to President in the said amount. Duterte last year, although he had received flak under the new administra- Instead, the CA’s 12th division, tion for his supposed mis-handling of the Mamasapano operation as well as sustained the ruling issued by the Re- the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program. gional Trial Court in Makati City dis- Aquino told reporters that he would file a motion for reconsideration missing the complaint for recognition of the Office of the Ombudsman’s decision issued last week indicting him and enforcement of foreign judgment for usurpation of authority under Article 177 of the Revised Penal Code and filed by Priscilla Mijares, Loretta Ann violation of Section 3 (a) of Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Rosales, Hilda Narciso Sr., Mariani Practices Act. Dimaranan and Joel Lamangan in “I’d be lying if you’d say (I have no fears). I always adopt the attitude of their behalf and on behalf of the class preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. That is a healthy attitude. plaintiffs in US case Class Action MDL My sisters, actually they came here Friday night. Before I got the chance to 840 consisting of approximately talk to my lawyers, they were asking all about these things because they (L-R) Ex-PNP Chief Alan Purisima and Former President Noynoy Aquino TO PAGE A7 TO PAGE A7 (Photo: www.politicsforbreakfast.blogspot.com) Overview De Lima charges Aguirre with ‘grave misconduct, Full-scope Medi-Cal granted to undocumented Isabella’s story oppression, incompetence’ By Harvey I. Barkin By William Casis | FilAm Star Correspondent children below 19 years old but for how long? By Harvey I. Barkin of committing negli- gence – a violation of Most undocumented immigrants According to Calforniahealthline. the Revised Penal Code stay under the radar by necessity. org, 189,434 undocumented children – when he supposedly When the California Department of signed up with the program from “failed to investigate Health Care Services implemented enrollment in May 16, 2016 until and prosecute a single Senate Bill 75 (a.k.a Health4AllKids) April this year. Some sources project case of drug-related” in May 2016, expanding full-scope the number between 180,000 and extra-judicial killings. Medi-Cal coverage to income-eligible 200,000. De Lima said she children regardless of immigration sta- But in November, Donald Trump has information that tus, there was a brief window for some won as president and he didn’t lose Aguirre issued a legal to come out of hiding. TO PAGE A7 directive to the Nation- al Prosecution Service Isabella (NPS) that “no public Imee asks Supreme Court to order release of Ilocos 6 (L-R) Sen. Leila De Lima and DOJ Sec. Vitaliano Aguirre II prosecutor is allowed By Macon Araneta | FilAm Star Correspondent Isabella was eight years old when (Photo: www.ilovepagadian.com) to file a case against she came to the US with her mom For the alleged failure to look into any law enforce Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos Daissy and her sister from Colombia. It extra-judicial killings and fake news, ment official enforcing the administra- remarked if there is terrorism in is not known how they came to the US Justice Sec. Vitaliano Aguirre II faces tion’s war on drugs.” Marawi, there is a hostage crisis in but they came for a better future and criminal and administrative charges “This is the reason why up to the Congress as she asked the Supreme the best treatment for Isabella. before the Office of the Ombudsman present, and after more than 7,000 Court to take over the habeas corpus Isabella’s condition caused her to filed by detained Sen. Leila de Lima. deaths, not a single case of PNP case of the six detained Ilocos Norte fall often and get tired fast. Mere walk- In her 27-page complaint, the Sen- (Philippine National Police) killing or officials pending before the Court of ing was a feat and she would shy away ator (who was jailed over her alleged ‘death under investigation’ recorded Appeals and ordered their release. when she knew people observed her involvement in the illicit drug trade by the PNP itself as drug-related kill- The so-called “Ilocos Six” unnatural gait. It just got in the way during her stint as justice secretary ings, other than those cases exposed -- Pedro Agcaoili Jr., Encarnacion of a normal healthy child’s life. Daissy under the previous administration) in the Senate EJK hearings, was ever Gaor, Josephine Calajate, Genedine said Isabella had so much tears that spelled out the multiple wrong-doings investigated or prosecuted by the NBI Daissy had to shed them for her. (L-R) Ilcocs Norte Rep. Rodolfo Farinas and Jambaro, Eden Battulayan and Evan- done by Aguirre. (National Bureau of Investigation) and They sought the help of a certified Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos geline Tabulog – appealed to the First, De Lima accused Aguirre TO PAGE A7 (Photo: www.interaksyon.com) TO PAGE A7 TO PAGE A7 A2 FilAm Star July 20 - 26, 2017 ph news PDP-Laban out to learn Philippines: the only Asia Pacific country with ideology from Communist ‘favorable view’ toward North Korea –study Party of China By Corina Oliquino | FilAm Star Correspondent Fujian Province, CHINA bers of the Philippine political — President Rodrigo Duterte’s party to undergo “policy train- South Korea expect the US to political party is enlisting the ing” at the CPC provincial party come and help them. According help of the Communist Party of school in Fujian. to Pew Research, Americans also China (CPC) to train its mem- China has thousands of support this move. bers. party schools at different levels. “In both countries, large majorities expect this would happen: 91 percent of South Ko- reans expect US assistance in the event of a military conflict with North Korea, and 82 percent of the Japanese say the same,” the Pew Research said. “Nearly two-thirds of Americans (64 percent) say the US should use military force to defend its allies in Asia in the event that they get into a seri- ous military conflict with North Korea,” the report added. In another report by The Philippine Star, in a briefing organized by the Foreign Service Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III (Photo: www.politics.com.ph) (Photo: www.aljazeera.com.tr) Institute in Manila, South Korea is not pushing for an “artificial The successful July 4 test Korean Peninsula. over North Korea’s nuclear unification” with North Korea The ruling Partido These are special academic of an intercontinental ballistic The Pew Research Center program. but more of its denuclearization. Demokratiko ng Pilipino-Lakas institutions attended by the missile (ICBM) by North Korea study which was conducted in On the issue of whether to According to the official prompted criticisms from the February and May in the US and increase economic sanctions from the the Foreign Service ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) is in CPC’s 80 million members United States, as well as other six other Asia Pacific countries against North Korea or to pursue Institute, South Korea is using a talks with CPC for a partner- where they learn ideology and countries in the Asia Pacific shows the Japanese are the deepening ties in order to resolve “strategic approach” in dealing ship, including having members administration, debate policy region. most negative on North Korea at Pyongyang’s nuclear program, with North Korea to pursue the of Mr. Duterte’s party learn the directions and undergo leader- According to the study 94 percent. Across the region, people in the Asia Pacific are “complete dismantlement of the ways and ideology of China’s ship training. conducted by Pew Research, Pew Research noted that only “largely united” in their concerns North’s nuclear program and sole governing party. The Philippine Department even before the missile test, “only Filipinos have a generally that there is no clear consensus the establishment of a peaceful Senate President Aquilino of Foreign Affairs (DFA) issued Americans and many people positive view of North Korea, on how to deal with the issue. regime.” “Koko” Pimentel III, president a brief news release on June 30 in the Asia Pacific region have with more than half (53 percent) “Among the more economi- Furthermore, the Foreign of PDP-Laban, reportedly dis- about Pimentel’s visit.
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