WEEKLY ISSUE 70 CITIES IN 11 STATES ONLINE Vol. IX Issue 408 1028 Mission Street, 2/F, San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel. (415) 593-5955 or (650) 278-0692 [email protected] Feb. 2 - 8, 2017 Anti-drug war suspended Beckham: Scandal a disgrace Senators: BI officials lying Defying travel ban protests Can Coco head KAPPT? PH NEWS | A3 SPORTS NEWS | A4 PH NEWS | A5 WORLD NEWS | A9 ENTERTAINMENT | B7 French model-dentistry student Robredo returns to is Miss Universe 2017 Duterte won’t help TNTs in U.S. Malacañang By Macon Araneta | By Daniel Llanto | FilAm Star Correspondent FilAm Star Correspondent Vice President Leni Robredo advised President Duterte on policy PASAY CITY -- Miss France, issues and sought clarifications about Iris Mittenaere, a model and dental the administration’s legislative priori- surgery student, won the crown in the ties on Monday night, in their first en- 65th Miss Universe pageant as she counter in Malacañang since she quit bested 85 of the world’s most beauti- his Cabinet last year. ful women during the competition on At the invitation of the Palace, Ro- January 30 at the SM Mall of Asia. bredo participated in the first Legisla- Mittenaere, the 5’7” stunner from tive-Executive Development Advisory the small town of Lille in northern Council (LEDAC) with Mr. Duterte and France, is the second French beauty leaders of Congress, including Senate queen to win the Miss Universe title. President Aquilino Pimentel III and Her coronation ended France’s Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. 63-year title drought since the victory Legal duty “As a mandated member of (L-R) President Donald Trump, President Rodrigo Duterte, Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (photos: www.intpolicydigest.org / www.manilacoconuts.co) Amid the intensified crackdown on illegal aliens in the U.S., President Duterte said no help of any kind is forthcom- ing to the thousands of undocumented Filipino immigrants there from the Philippine government. “To the Filipinos there, you better be on the right track. If you are not allowed to stay there, get out. Because if you are caught and deported, I will not lift a finger,” the President said at a press conference in Malacañang. (L-R) Pia Wurtzbach and Iris Mittenaere “You know that it is a violation of the law,” he added, referring to the TNT (“tago nang tago”) status of Filipinos who Vice-President Leni Rovbredo (photo: www.thelocal.fr) live and work in the states without proper documentations. (photo: www.fnf.org.ph) Duterte apparently supports the draconian executive order against illegal aliens of U.S. President Donald Trump, TO PAGE A7 TO PAGE A7 TO PAGE A7 AFP kills 15 jihadists trying to make Amnesty warns of crimes against Mancao surrenders 3 Central Mindanao an Islamic province humanity in Philippines years after escape By William Casis | FilAm Star Correspondent Philippine police may have committed crimes against humanity The Philippine National Police- Mancao surrendered on Monday Fifteen jidahists including an by killing thousands of alleged drug Criminal Investigation and Detection to the CIDG-National Capital Region, Indonesian were killed as the military offenders or paying others to murder Group (CIDG) is awaiting the decision according to its head, Senior Supt. Belli contimued to pound their lairs in as part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s of the Manila Regional Trial Court Tamayo. Butig, Lanao del Sur with artillery bar- drug war, Amnesty International said on where former Senior Supt. Cezar Mancao had earlier sent feelers rages, Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Wednesday. Mancao II, one of the accused in the to PNP Director General Ronald dela Eduardo Año said last January 29. An Amnesty report, which fol- Dacer-Corbito double murder case, Rosa and the CIDG director, Chief Citing intelligence reports, Ano lowed an in-depth investigation into would be detained. Supt. Roel Obusan, his “mistah” or said a total of 15 terrorists associated the drug war, also outlined what it said batchmates in Philippine Military with the Islamic State (ISIS) from the were other widespread police crimes Academy Class 1986, according to Maute and Hapilon groups died. He aside from extrajudicial killings that police sources. said there are ongoing ground op- mainly targeted the poor. The warrant of arrest was re- erations and “we expect there will be “Acting on orders from the very turned to the court on Tuesday morn- encounters forthcoming.” top, policemen and unknown killers ing, Tamayo told reporters. The Indonesian was identified as have been targeting anybody remotely In the meantime, Mancao will “Mohisen.” He was among the small suspected of using of selling drugs,” be detained at the CIDG-NCR office group of followers that Abu Sayyaf Rawya Rageh, a senior crisis adviser in Camp Crame, Quezon City, while sub-leader Isnilon Hapilon took with for Amnesty, told AFP. awaiting the issuance of the commit- him from Basilan to Butig to assess the “Our investigation shows that this ment order. wave of extrajudicial killings has been feasibility of establishing a “wilyat” or AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Eduardo Ano “We can’t really tell how long he Islamic province in Central Mindanao, (photo: www.wikipedia.com) widespread, deliberate and systematic, will be here because it’s the court’s de- allegedly at the behest of ISIS. and therefore may amount to crimes cision on where to commit him. But as Ano said they are still investigat- Ano also said that, based on intel- against humanity.” of now, for security reasons—because ing the possible group affiliation of ligence reports, there are two more Among a litany of alleged crimes, we can’t put him in any detention Mohisen - whether he is a member foreign jihadists with Hapilon and the Amnesty accused police of shooting together with other suspects in drugs, of ISIS, Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) or Maute brothers. dead defenceless people, fabricating Retired Col. Cezar Mancao [suspected members of the bandit Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). TO PAGE A7 TO PAGE A7 (photo: www.remate.ph) TO PAGE A7 A2 FilAm Star Feb. 2 - 8, 2017 ph news Aguirre says Lam’s man cleared him in extort rap U.S. denies establishing arms depot in PH after Justice Secretary Vitaliano disclosed that Sombero sent to “We will see until he (Som- Aguirre II said on Tuesday that him a text message of assurance bero) gets here,” Gordon said. Duterte warns of abrogating defense pact Wally Sombero, a representative under questioning by Sen. Leila “Sombero is the key person of casino mogul Jack Lam, had de Lima. Sombero is in Singa- here, because he is the one By William Casis | FilAm Star Correspondent cleared him from any involve- pore and was a no-show again whose been operating here for a ment in the alleged extortion of when the committee resumed long time.” The United States ambassa- Cagayan de Oro and Pampanga. friends but do not drag us into P50 million from Lam. its hearings on Tuesday. During the hearing, dor to the Philippines Sung Kim “They’re unloading arms in a conflict because I won’t allow Sombero is accused of brib- “Sir, for the record I’m Inquirer columnist Ramon on January 31, denied allega- the Philippines now. I am serv- it to happen. You will have Fili- Tulfo said he sought protective tions made by President Rodrigo ing notice to the Armed Forces pinos killed? How do we defend custody for Sombero from the Duterte that the Americans are of the United States: Do not do ourselves? You place us all in National Bureau of Investiga- establishing a permanent arms it. I will not allow it.” assured danger,” Duterte said. tion on Dec. 8 last year because depot in the Philippines. Duterte. “You do that (build a Sombero claimed that he was Duterte earlier asked the He reminded the U.S. forces weapons depot) and I will be being hunted by the chief of United States to stop unloading about the provision in VFA that there when you start building the Philippine National Police, weapons inside military camps there shall be no permanent the — even before you build the Director General Ronald dela in the country and warned he facility. first post.” Rosa. would abrogate the Visiting “A depot by any other name “Now, the Chinese missiles Dela Rosa was said to be Forces Agreement (VFA). is a depot. It’s a permanent are (aimed) at the American acting on the orders of Presi- Kim said that Duterte might structure to house arms. And I (bases) here. Their depot would dent Duterte to arrest Lam and have been fed the wrong infor- do not even know if there is a serve as their supply line (and his associates for bribing Ar- mation on the matter. nuclear (warhead) because that a target of opportunity). The gosino and Robles. “I think some misinforma- is prohibited here,” said Duterte. first missile (strikes will be) in NBI Director Dante Gierran tion was given to the President “It’s not allowed by the the Philippines. They will hit (L-R) Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre and Jack Lam confirmed Tulfo’s statement. and that’s why he gave that treaty. You do that and I will Cagayan, Palawan and Basa,” (Photo: www.calvinayre.com) Director Augusto Marquez statement expressing concerns consider a review and maybe added Duterte. of the PNP Directorate of Inves- about a possible weapons depot,” ultimately abrogate (the) Execu- Defense Sec. Delfin Loren- ing sacked Deputy Immigration watching the hearings. I have tigation and Detective Manage- said Kim. tive Order, abrogate the treaty zana said the Pentagon plans Commissioners Al Argosino and the same words as General ment denied that there was such Kim stressed the U.S.