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January 24-30, 2025
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Donald Trump sworn in as 47th US president DATELINE USA from the AJPress NEWS TEAM across America
Undocumented Filipinos in US advised about their rights as mass deportation threat looms
LOS ANGELES – On President Donald Trump’s first day in office Monday, January 20, the Philippine Embassy issued an advisory reminding undocumented immigrants about their rights. “All Filipinos in the United States have rights, regardless of their immigration status,” according to the advisory, titled “Kabayan, May Karapatan Ka!” “The Philippine Embassy and Consulates General in the United States are here to ensure that Filipinos are informed, safe and supported. Kabayan, you deserve to know your rights.” The advisory was released as Trump prepares to issue 10 executive orders related to immigration, including declaring a national emergency at the border, raising fears of mass deportation. u PAGE 4
by Rogelio Constantino Medina AJPress
THE swearing-in of Mr. Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United States of America, on January 20, 2025 was held inside the Capitol Rotunda due to extreme weather condition in Washington, D.C. Earlier, President-elect Trump and former President Joe Biden entered the Capitol side by side, the incoming president and the outgoing president together. They were flanked by a military honor guard contingent in the halls and followed by their wives and the outgoing and incoming vice presidents.
“Good morning,” Trump said as he entered the Capitol with Biden. Asked how they felt, Biden responded: “Well.” Emancipation Hall’s overflow viewers jumped to their feet in applause as the president-elect walked into the Capitol Rotunda and onto their screens. They started a muted “U-S-A” chant that quickly fizzled as the announcer asked everyone to take their seats for the ceremony. Governors had also been relegated to the Emancipation Hall overflow viewing space, including Republicans Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, Florida Gov. and former presidential candidate Ron
Pres. Marcos hails Trump inauguration, eyes collaboration by Luisa Cabato Inquirer.net
Trump’s first trip as president will be to view aftermath of LA fires, says report Trump was invited to visit the wildfire area amid his war of words with CA Gov. Gavin Newsom LOS ANGELES – President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday, January 18 that he will “probably” travel to California next week to view the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles County. “I will be, probably, at the end of the week,” he told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Saturday. “I was going to go, actually yesterday (Jan. 17),” the president-elect added, “but I thought it would be better if I went as president. It’s a little bit more appropriate, I suspect.” Meanwhile, sources told NewsNation that Trump’s first official trip of his second administration will be to visit areas ravaged by the LA fires after his inauguration late next u PAGE 2
DeSantis, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat. Kari Lake, a former candidate for senator and governor of Arizona, was also present. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer entered the Capitol. Asked how he felt, Schumer, the New York Democrat, holding a bright blue cap said, “Feel great about the bills.” Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, said it is “bright, sunny outside and bright in our heart.” Johnson said he expects “a lot” of executive orders u PAGE 2
PRICE DOWN. A worker unloads a sack of rice from a truck in Tondo, Manila on Monday, January 20. The Depatment of Agriculture has set the maximum suggested retail price of imported rice to PHP58. PNA photo by Yancy Lim
MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday congratulated newly sworn-in U.S. President Donald Trump and expressed eagerness to work with his administration. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the U.S. on January 20 (U.S. time). “Congratulations to POTUS @realdonaldtrump and to the American people on another peaceful transfer of power in their Nation’s nearly 250-year history. I look forward to working closely with you and your Administration,” Marcos said in a statement. “The strong and lasting PH-US alliance will continue to uphold our shared vision of prosperity and security in the region,” he added. Last November 19, Marcos had a “friendly” and “productive” call with Trump, where he expressed the Philippines’ desire to further deepen its ties with the U.S. “It was a very good call, it was a very friendly call, very productive. And I’m glad I was able to do it. I think u PAGE 2
Marcos slams Duterte ‘lies’on items in budget law by Germelina Lacorte, Melvin Gascon Inquirer.net
MANILA — Malacañang on Monday, January 20 branded as “lies” the alleged presence of blank items in the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA), or whose amounts were supposedly meant to be filled out at the behest of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his close associates. In an interview in Taguig City, the president denied allegations by former President Rodrigo Duterte and his allies that the 2025 GAA was riddled with blanks. “He’s lying. He’s a [former] president, he knows that you cannot pass a GAA with a blank,” he told reporters after the launch of
the Tesla Center Philippines. Marcos was reacting to allegations made by Duterte about alleged irregularities in the bicameral conference committee report on the 2025 GAA, which aired in an online podcast on Saturday, January 18. Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab found the blanks in the approved report of Congress’ bicameral committee and said that it was the first time for him to see such a thing in his 15 years in the House of Representatives. California Attorney General Rob Bonta A former chair of the House appropriations panel, Ungab claimed that several portions of u PAGE 2
Photo from Facebook/@RobBonta
Fil-Am attorney general leads Leave impeach raps alone, Marcos urged fight against Pres. Trump’s birthright citizenship order by Jeannette I. Andrade Inquirer.net
MANILA — Deputy Minority Leader France Castro urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. not to interfere with the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte while calling on Congress to heed Filipinos’ demand for accountability and justice. “This is not about politics. This is about upholding the principles of good governance and ensuring that public officials remain accountable to the Filipino people,” Castro said. PROTEST FOR IMPEACHMENT. Protesters at the corner of White Plains and EDSA demand that According to Castro, Vice President Sara Duterte be held accountable for her actions. Inquirer.net photo by Lyn Rillon “Congress has a constitutional
duty to process this case immediately. The people deserve accountability and transparency.” As of January 19, Duterte faces at least three impeachment complaints in the House of Representatives with a fourth one announced, but not yet filed. The first complaint of 24 articles was filed on December 2, 2024, with the charges divided into four main points: graft and corruption, bribery, betrayal of public trust, and “other high crimes.” The second complaint was filed by 70 activists, led by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, u PAGE 4
California and 21 other states file a lawsuit seeking to block Trump’s executive order LOS ANGELES – California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading the state’s fight against President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. Bonta announced on Tuesday, January 21 the state is filing a lawsuit seeking to block the executive order. The lawsuit – joined by 21 other states and San Francisco – argues that the order violates
the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Section 1401 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. “The president’s executive order attempting to rescind birthright citizenship is blatantly unconstitutional and quite frankly, un-American,” The Filipino American attorney general said in a statement. “We are asking a court to u PAGE 4