INSIDE THE POST Volume 2 Number 10 LOS ANGELES DECEMBER 24, 2018 YOYOURUR WINDOW WINDOW TO TO THE THE FI FILIPINO-AMERICANLIPINO-AMERICAN COMMUNCOMMUNITYITY Maligayang Pasko sa inyong lahat! Ako Bicol solon, aide killed in Bicol HOMELAND, Page 3 US GOV’T SHUTS DOWN No deal reached on budget, border wall WASHINGTON — A partial leaders produced no apparent Senate both scheduled rare federal shutdown took hold early compromise. “We don’t have a Saturday sessions. House Saturday after Democrats refused deal. We’re still talking,” Senate members were told they’d get to meet President Donald Trump’s Appropriations Committee 24 hours’ notice before a vote. demands for $5 billion to start Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., The gridlock blocks money for nine erecting his cherished Mexican told reporters. of 15 Cabinet-level departments border wall, a chaotic postscript Late Friday, Mulvaney sent and dozens of agencies, including for Republicans in the waning agency heads a memorandum the departments of Homeland days of their two-year reign telling them to “execute plans Security, Transportation, Interior, controlling government. for an orderly shutdown.” He Agriculture, State and Justice. Putin says US Vice President Mike Pence, wrote that administration officials The lack of funds will disrupt Trump son-in-law and senior were “hopeful that this lapse in many government operations and raising risk adviser Jared Kushner and appropriations will be of short the routines of 800,000 federal of nuclear war White House budget chief duration” — an expectation that employees. Roughly 420,000 The Capitol is seen at day’s end Mick Mulvaney left the Capitol was widely shared. workers were deemed essential prior to the government shut- US & WORLD, Page 15 late Friday after hours of With negotiations expected and will work unpaid just days downin Washington, Friday, bargaining with congressional to continue, the House and (See SHUTDOWN, Page 11) Dec. 21, 2018. Duterte orders US reaffirms annihilation PH security of NPA, fronts commitment MANILA — President Rodrigo MANILA — Washington Duterte on Saturday ordered has reaffirmed its security the military to “destroy” the commitment to the Philippines New People’s Army (NPA) as he under the 1951 Mutual Defense refused to reciprocate the holiday Treaty, which some officials BSP exec sees ceasefire declaration of the rebels. wanted reviewed over what they “We do not subscribe to their thought was its vague wording of sustained PH ceasefire. We are ready for US guarantee of military support economic growth anything. Do not fight them, in the event of a foreign attack. destroy them,” Duterte said in a Secretary of State Michael BUSINESS, Page 14 speech before soldiers at Camp PH BET IS MISS UNIVERSE. Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Pompeo met with Foreign Affairs Manuel Y. Tan in Compostela Nel-Peters, of South Africa, right, crowns new Miss Universe Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. at the Valley. Catriona Gray, of Philippines, during the final of 67th Miss Uni- State Department in Washington The Communist Party of the verse competition in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. yesterday. The meeting was Philippines (CPP) has declared a follow-up to their phone a five-day holiday ceasefire but conversation last October. Malacañang said the government 2 Fil-Am elected officials In a statement, the US embassy would not declare any ceasefire. back Itliong Avenue plan in Manila said the two officials “Law and order means you discussed cooperation on issues have to destroy — not really fight, LOS ANGELES -- A proposal Aujero Small, the former the first of mutual concern, including but destroy the Communist Party to rename a portion of Temple Fil-Am elected to the California counterterrorism and regional of the Philippines, including its Street that traverses Historic State Assembly and the latter the concerns such as the situation Fil-Am R&B legal fronts and infrastructure,” Filipinotown got a boost last week first Fil-Am to become mayor and in the Korean Peninsula and the Duterte said. following the endorsement of councilmember of Culver City. South China Sea. singer H.E.R. gets The President, in a speech in two prominent elected Filipino- The proposal seeks to “The secretary reaffirmed the 5 Grammy nods Davao City on December 19, American officials. rename to Larry Itliong Avenue enduring US-Philippines alliance, The two endorsers were State the portion of Temple Street PROUDLY PINOY, P 12 said the communist rebels do not including commitments under the deserve mercy as he slammed Assemblyman Rob Bonta and from Figueroa St. in downtown Mutual Defense Treaty of 1951,” Yearning for (See NPA, Page 6) Culver City Mayor Thomas (See ITLIONG, Page 8) (See US, Page 6) PH Christmas VIEWS, Page 4 Tsunami kills 222 in Indonesia Page 13 Page 2 PHILIPPINE POST December 24, 2018 December 24, 2018 PHILIPPINE POST Page 3 SHUTDOWN: No deal reached on budget, wall Ako Bicol congressman, (From Page 1) before Christmas, while 380,000 cop escort killed in Albay will be furloughed, meaning they’ll stay home without pay. DARAGA, Albay — Ako Those being furloughed Bicol Rep. Rodel Batocabe, include nearly everyone at NASA known as an ally of President and 52,000 workers at the Internal Rodrigo Duterte, and his police Revenue Service. About 8 in 10 escort died while being taken to employees of the National Park a hospital in Legazpi City shortly Service will stay home and many after they were peppered with parks were expected to close. bullets by four unidentified men The Senate passed legislation in Daraga, Albay on Saturday ensuring workers will receive afternoon. Supt. Benito Dipad, chief of back pay, which the House seemed US President Donald Trump sure to approve. Daraga Municipal Police Station, Some agencies, including the and Senate Minority Leader gave details of the crime in a Pentagon and the departments of Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. phone interview with the Inquirer. Veterans Affairs and Health and Despite saying last week he’d The 52-year-old Batocabe was not blame Democrats for the on his way to a gift-giving event Human Services, were already Ako Bicol Rep. Rodel Batocabe leads a gift-giving event on Friday, closure, Trump and his GOP allies for senior citizens and persons funded for the year in agreements Dec. 21, 2018, a day before he was shot at a similar event in Daraga, spent the last two days blaming with disabilities in Barangay reached earlier, and they will his hometown in Albay. operate as usual. Democrats anyway. Trump said Burgos in Daraga, Albay. The U.S. Postal Service, now was the time for Congress The police chief said the busy delivering packages for the to provide taxpayers’ money for activity was not coordinated with Diaz sustained six gunshot third term in the House — was holiday season, will not be affected the wall, even though he’s said the police, which was a “very wounds — two in his head, and running for mayor of Daraga in because it’s an independent repeatedly that Mexico will pay risky thing to do,” Barangay one each in his left chest, abdomen the 2019 elections. agency. Social Security checks for it — something that country Burgos being considered a rebel- and both legs. A lawyer by profession, will still be mailed, troops has repeatedly rebuffed. infested area. Five civilian bystanders were Batocabe finished his Economics will remain on duty and food “This is our only chance that Batocabe and his security also injured in the attack. and Bachelor of Laws degrees, inspections will continue. we’ll ever have, in our opinion, escort, SPO1 Orlando Diaz, Dipad identified them as both with honors at the University Also still functioning will be because of the world and the way were about to enter the covered Hayde Non Llorera, Gregorio of the Philippines in Diliman, the FBI, the Border Patrol and the it breaks out, to get great border basketball court at the Burgos Mediavillo, Nelia Millenia, Jesus Quezon City. Coast Guard. security,” Trump said Friday. Elementary School at around 3 Medes and Loresita Lomerio. While in law school, he Transportation Security Democrats will take control of p.m. when they were shot. Batocabe was vice chairman worked in Congress as researcher, Administration officers the House January 3, and they Batocabe had eight gunshot of three House committees — on eventually being promoted as will continue to staff airport oppose major funding for wall wounds in his body, according to dangerous drugs; good government legislative staff chief, according checkpoints and air traffic construction. Chief Supt. Benigno Durana Jr., and public accountability; and to the website of Ako Bicol party- controllers will also remain at Looking for a way to claim spokesperson of the Philippine natural resources. list group, of which he was the work. victory, Trump said he would National Police. Batocabe — who was on his president. Trump has openly savored accept money for a “Steel Slat a shutdown over the wall for Barrier” with spikes on the top, 3 more bodies found day after solon’s slay months, saying last week he’d be which he said would be just as “proud” to have one and saying effective as a “wall” and “at the DARAGA, Albay -- Three Friday he was “totally prepared for same time beautiful.” bodies were found in Daraga, a very long” closure. While many Trump called GOP senators to Albay, on Sunday, one day after of Congress’ most conservative the White House Friday morning, Ako Bicol Rep. Rodel Batocabe Republicans were welcoming but Republicans said afterward and his police bodyguiard were such a confrontation, most GOP that the session did not produce murdered in the same town. lawmakers have wanted to avoid a strategy.