STEALING FREE NEWSPAPER IS STILL A CRIME ! AB 2612, PLESCIA CRIME PH child labor still unchecked WEEKLY ISSUE 70 CITIES IN 11 STATES ONLINE Vol. IX Issue 445 1028 Mission Street, 2/F, San Francisco, CA 94103 Tel. (415) 593-5955 or (650) 278-0692 Ocotber 19 - 25, 2017 Pro-Duterte group supports revolutionary PH NEWS | A3 Rockets beats Warriors gov’t if President is ousted on opening day By Daniel Llanto | FilAm Star Correspondent A group called Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Execu- tive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC) emerged in the middle of the controversy generated by the latest threat made by President Duterte to declare a revolutionary government if the political opposition carries on with its de-stabilization and ouster plot. The plot to de-stabilize and eventually oust Duterte from SPORTS NEWS | A5 the presidency was confirmed in what looks like a well-funded campaign of MRRD-NECC to sway public opinion on the serious- Nokor: ‘Nuclear war any ness of the threat and the justification for such a declaration of a moment!’ revolutionary government if the problem persisted. In a statement, MRRD-NECC said all moves that seek to de- stabilize his administration and eventually oust him from power are doomed to fail because of the people’s overwhelming support for his governance. “Let us not be swayed and sweet-talked by these de-stabilizers and demagogue politicians whose only advocacy is to grab power from the government. Let us continue to support the President in his advocacy against illegal drugs, corruption, criminality, insur- WORLD NEWS | A9 gency and poverty and condemn and oppose these plotters and de-stabilizers,” the Duterte support group said. President Rodrigo Duterte Kate Winslet on (Photo: www.rt.com) TO PAGE A7 Weinstein PH kicked out of UN council if EJK Sen. Poe cites Customs janitor with denials, non-resolution continue a Porsche to urge lifestyle checks By William Casis | FilAm Star Correspondent By Macon Araneta | FilAm Star Correspondent Human Rights Watch (HRW) Deputy Director for Asia Phelim Kine ENTERTAINMENT | B6 warned that the Philippine govern- ment will not get away scot-free even Regine, Sarah, Mark if President Rodrigo Duterte takes his in concert together campaign against illegal drugs away from the Philippine National Police (PNP). “If Duterte believes that declaring another suspension in police killing operations will ease pressure for a UN-led international investigation into the drug war, he should think again,” he said. ENTERTAINMENT | B7 He noted that the change in public sentiment coupled with low ratings is a sign that Duterte “is finally feeling the Southeast Asian IS head heat” but it doesn’t end there. Senator Grace Poe “His war won’t end until there is (Photo: www.stateofthephilippines.com) justice and accountability for its thou- Saying that lifestyle checks should ed by these agencies go to government & Maute chief killed but sands of victims,” he said. be the easier way to pin down the Al coffers,” she said. HRW Geneva Director John Fisher Capones at the Bureau of Customs She acknowledged that corruption terror threat remains earlier cautioned that if the govern- (BoC) and the Bureau of Internal Rev- has plagued these two revenue-gener- By Daniel Llanto ment continues to deny and not resolve enue (BIR), Sen. Grace Poe on October ating agencies for the longest time. FilAm Star Correspondent these killings, the Philippines can be 16 said “It’s time to put an end to the “We have seen Customs employees kicked out of the United Nations Hu- gall and hubris of these people who with meager salaries acquire properties The military achieved a major man Rights Council (UNHRC) al- had it too good for way too long under with values way beyond what they sup- victory in the now month-long Marawi though this is “very rare and extreme.” the pretext of serving the people.” posedly can afford,” said Poe. City siege when government troops It is a measure that can be taken by the “This is a sure-fire way of forfeiting For example, she said Ruben killed Islamic State (IS) Southeast UN General Assembly in New York. the money these people have siphoned, Taguba, the father of Mark Taguba, the Asian head Isnilon Hapilon and Maute (T-B) HRW Deputy Dir. Phelim Kine and HRW Geneva Director John Fisher TO PAGE A7 stem corruption at the agencies they whistleblower in the PHP 6.4 bil group leader Omarkhayam Maute but (Photos www.hrw.org) work, and ensure that revenue collect- TO PAGE A7 security analysts believe this does not eliminate the terror threat in Mind- anao, let alone Southeast Asia. Covered California responds to Trump’s Order, Majority of Filipinos believe EJKs exist, Catholic Church Kumar Ramakrishna, a terrorism expert from Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam insurance reduction cuts in new Obamacare should monitor anti-drug campaign – survey School of International Studies, said By Corina Oliquino | FilAm Star Correspondent the death of Isnilon in particular is “a overhaul attempt significant operational and symbolic MANILA – Support for the Du- from one quarter to another since Sep- All the news coming out of Wash- prepared to renew from Nov. 1 through blow to IS-linked groups in Mindanao terte administration’s “war on drugs” is tember 2016, according to the latest ington might lead to the conclusion Jan. 31. The system is trying to make and to ISIS Central in Syria” but he the majority sentiment among Filipi- Pulse Asia Survey. that health insurance in California is in sure you will not be priced out of cov- cautioned that it was far from the end nos at 88 percent with levels of aware- Pulse Asia also notes that for Sep- trouble. Not true. erage. Many--if not most--Californians of IS in the strife-torn southern Philip- ness in the Philippines as a whole and tember 2017, awareness of the cam- If you are getting a subsidized who have gained coverage through the pines or Southeast Asia. in the various areas and classes have paign against illegal drugs being policy through Covered California, be TO PAGE A7 TO PAGE A7 remained unchanged year-on-year and TO PAGE A7 A2 FilAm Star Ocotber 19 - 25, 2017 Ocotber 19 - 25, 2017 FilAm Star A3 ph news Lacson to hazing suspect Trangia: Attend hearing or face arrest PH efforts to eliminate child labor cited but Ralph Trangia, one of the primary suspects Declassifying testimony sugarcane, domestic workers, the sexually in the fatal hazing of Horacio Tomas “Atio” Cas- Before the hearing, Lacson said, the com- tillo III may be cited for contempt and ordered mittee would have a caucus on “how to go about exploited remain unchecked arrested if he fails to attend today’s Senate hear- declassifying” the testimony that another Aegis ing on the matter, Sen. Panfilo Lacson warned on Juris member, John Paul Solano, gave in a By William Casis | FilAm Star Correspondent Tuesday. closed-door session last month. The Senate committee on public order and The committee may also release the tran- The United States Department of Labor dangerous drugs has summoned 14 persons, script of Solano’s testimony if he refuses to talk (DOL) commended the Philippine government’s including Trangia, to shed light on the death of during the hearing, Lacson said. efforts to eliminate child labor amid reports from the University of Santo Tomas law freshman last “We may also share his testimony [with] the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) that month. the Department of Justice and the Manila Police around 2.1 million Filipino children are exposed Lacson, the committee chair, said that the District conducting the investigation,” he said. to hazardous labor, which includes mining. 14, mostly members of Aegis Juris, were invited (Jocelyn R. Uy / inquirer.net) The findings of the DOL’s Worst Forms of to the hearing set on Sept. 25 but none of them Child Labor report for 2016 showed the Philip- showed up. pine government has made a significant advance- “If they ignore the subpoena and do not ap- ment in its drive to ensure the protection of pear [today], they may be cited for contempt and children’s welfare. could be ordered arrested,” he told reporters. It said this was realized through policies such Trangia flew to Chicago with his mother, as the release of the revised and expanded list Rosemarie, hours after Castillo’s death on Sept. of hazardous occupations for children and the 17 was reported by the media. They returned to passage of the Children’s Emergency Relief and the country on Oct. 10. Protection Act last year. Aside from Trangia, also summoned by the It also cited the establishment of the Inter- Senate are Arvin Balag, Aeron Salientes, Mhin net Crimes Against Children Office under the (Photo:site.clkss.org.ph) Wei Chan, Mark Anthony Ventura, Oliver John Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division of the Philip- Audrey Onofre, Ranie Rafael Santiago, Zimon pine National Police (PNP) and the updating of Padro, Joshua Joriel Macabali, Karl Matthew the Philippine Program against Child Labor. Villanueva, Jose Miguel Salamat, Danielle Hans The DOL also praised its Philippine coun- Matthew Rodrigo, Axel Munro Hipe and Mar- Ralph Trangia terpart’s amendments to the Revised Rules on child labor laws remains challenging due to the celino Bagtang. (Photo: www.cnnphilippines.com) Labor Laws Compliance system, which prioritizes limited number of inspectors, lack of resources inspection of establishments employing minors. for inspections, and inspectors’ inability to enter Tne Philippine Department of Labor and private homes,” it added. Employment (DOLE) stated that this is the fifth The DOL urged the Philippine government 2 dead as rains, floods hit Zamboanga year that the country has gotten such a citation.