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APRIL 11-17, 2024 Volume 35 - No. 15 • 12 Pages
T HE F ILIPINO A MERICAN C OMMUNITY N EWSPAPER
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‘We stand as one’: PH, US, Japan forge historic trilateral cooperation to protect Indo-Pacific region WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., United States President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida forged a stronger trilateral alliance on Thursday afternoon, April 11, as they vowed to protect the Indo-Pacific region to secure a better future for all. In his opening remarks, President Marcos said that the trilateral meeting between the Philippines,
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the U.S. and Japan is “bound by a shared vision and pursuit of a peaceful, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific” region amid challenges to international rules-based order. “Facing the complex challenges of our time requires concerted efforts on everyone’s part, a dedication to a common purpose, and unwavering commitment to the rules-based international order.
This is a meeting that looks ahead,” President Marcos told President Biden and Prime Minister Kishida in their trilateral meeting at the White House. “As we deepen our ties and enhance our coordination, we seek to identify ways of growing our economies and making them more resilient, climate-proofing our cities and our societies, sustaining our development progress, and forging a
peaceful world for the next generation,” he added. President Marcos also emphasized that the meeting is an opportunity for them to define the future they want, and how they intend to achieve it as one. For his part, President Biden said that the “new era of partnership” with the Philippines, the U.S. and Japan is anchored on building an Indo-Pacific PAGE 2
More Pinoys identify with Marcos than Duterte – poll
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by JANVIC MATEO
FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA
‘Love is with me’ – 2nd gen Asian Americans share challenges of care giving for elderly immigrant parents THE tradition of caring for one’s aging parents is embedded in Asian culture. But 2nd generation AAPIs face multiple challenges in caring for their immigrant parents, including a lack of support, finances, and just plain time. In its 2020 report: “Asian Americans 65 and Older,” the Administration for Community Living — an agency within the federal Department of Health and Human Services — notes that the Asian American population age 65 and older was 2,492,874 in 2019 and is projected to grow to 7.9 million by 2060. Older AAPIs largely live in three states: California, Texas, and New York, noted the report. More than 9% of the elderly AAPI population lives in poverty, with an average annual income of $30,788, and just $19,561 for older Asian American women. About 25% of Asian American seniors live with their adult children. ‘We Care’ The National Asian Pacific Center on PAGE 4
First-ever Listas campaign helps women prepare for emergencies WOMEN are among the leading groups primed for disaster preparation, according to the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES). As a result, CalOES is launching Listas, a first-of-its-kind campaign to empower women with emergency resilience knowledge in the face of disasters ranging from extreme heat to winter storms to wildfires. At a Thursday, April 4 briefing hosted by Ethnic Media Services and California Black Media, a CalOES leader, a state assemblymember and a mother of two who works as a teacher discussed the Listas campaign and how it can empower women as resilience leaders in ethnic communities. Preparing women for emergencies The campaign, launched in March during Women’s History Month, builds off of research that identified two key groups of women who would most benefit from disaster preparation resources: “the head of the household and the messenger,” said Diana Crofts-Pelayo, Assistant Director of Crisis Communication & Public Affairs at CalOES. “These heads are women who bear the weight of responsibility making ends meet while taking care of children or elderly PAGE 3
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MANILA — A majority of Filipinos identify themselves either as pro-Marcos administration or pro-Duterte family, with most of them saying they support the current president more than his predecessor, according to a survey on political preference conducted by the OCTA Research Group. Results of the March 11 to 14 survey released on Monday, April 8 showed that about 31 percent of the respondents said they support President Ferdind Marcos Jr. and his administration, while 20 percent said they support the Duterte family and their political allies. Only four percent of the respondents said they support the opposition, while 29 percent said they neither support the Marcos administration, the Duterte family nor the opposition. Another 15 percent said they do not know or refused to answer the question. The survey was conducted amid the public disagreements between Marcos and his allies and some members of the MOM-DAUGHTER BOND. Laila Zinggon and her daughter Asiyah join the celebration of Eid’l Fitr at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City Duterte family. on Wednesday, April 10. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. earlier declared April 10 a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Earlier this year, former President Rodrigo Duterte the culmination of the fasting month of Ramadan for Muslims. PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler PAGE 2
PERA Act: US senators propose Second arrest warrant $2.5 billion security boost for PH issued vs Quiboloy by AJPRESS
UNITED States Senators Bill Hagerty (RTN) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Philippines Enhanced Resilience Act of 2024 (PERA Act) on Wednesday, April 10. The bipartisan bill aims to bolster and modernize the U.S.-Philippines alliance by significantly increasing U.S. security assistance. This move comes in response to heightened aggression by China in the South China Sea and the broader Indo-Pacific region. The PERA Act, introduced amidst a leaders-level summit among the United States, Japan, and the Philippines in Washington,
D.C., seeks to address growing security challenges faced by the Philippines, a crucial treaty-based ally of the United States. The legislation proposes an annual authorization of $500 million in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) grant assistance to the Philippines for each fiscal year from 2025 to 2029, totaling $2.5 billion over five fiscal years. Senator Hagerty emphasized the importance of strengthening cooperation between the U.S. and the Philippines in the face of mounting security threats. “As the United States and the Philippines face growing challenges to security and prosperity in the West Philippines Sea PAGE 2
by FRANCO JOSE C. BAROÑA ManilaTimes.net
A PASIG City court issued on Thursday, April 11 an arrest warrant against Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder Apollo Quiboloy and his co-accused for qualified human trafficking. Also ordered arrested were Jackielyn Roy, Cresente Canada, Paulene Canada, Ingrid Canada and Sylvia Cemañes. In her ruling, Pasig RTC acting presiding judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa denied Quiboloy's motion to defer or suspend the
VP Sara still mum on future political plans, says 2028 is still too far ahead by ZACARIAN SARAO Inquirer.net
In a recent survey conducted by Pulse Asia, Vice President Sara Duterte emerged as one of the most preferred presidential candidates in 2028. Photo from Facebook/@MayorIndaySaraDuterteOfficial
proceedings and hold in abeyance the issuance of a warrant of arrest pending the resolution by Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla of their motion for reconsideration. The prosecution opposed the motion. "This court, after personally examining the information and its supporting documents, finds probable cause for the arrest of all the accused," Estacio-Montesa said. This was the second warrant PAGE 2
MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, April 8 chose to remain silent on her future political plans even after emerging as a top choice for president in a recent Pulse Asia survey. According to Duterte, she instead would like to focus on her current work as vice president and education secretary, rather than discussing her future plans in politics. “Napakalayo pa kasi ng 2028 para natin pag-usapan sa ngayon (it’s still too far ahead, 2028, for us to discuss it now),” she told reporters in a
chance interview. “What we’re doing now, and what we all need to do, is to work first and contribute to nation-building,” she added. Most preferred In a recent survey conducted by Pulse Asia, Senator Raffy Tulfo and Duterte emerged as the most preferred presidential candidates in 2028. Tulfo garnered a 35 percent preference share among the respondents, while Duterte almost tied at 34 percent. Meanwhile, former Vice President Leni took the third spot with 11 PAGE 2