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Volume 21 - No. 29 • 14 Pages
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DATELINE Boost now or wait? Many wonder how best to ride out COVID’s next wave FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA
GWYNETH Paige didn’t want to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at first. With her health issues — hypertension, fibromyalgia, asthma — she wanted to see how other people fared after the shots. Then her mother got colon cancer. “At that point, I didn’t care if the vaccine killed me,” she said. “To be with my mother throughout her journey, I had to have the vaccination.” Paige, who is 56 and lives in Detroit, has received three doses. That leaves her one booster short of federal health recommendations. Like Paige, who said she doesn’t currently plan to get another booster, some Americans seem comfortable with the protection of three shots. But others may wonder what to do: Boost again now with one of the original vaccines, or wait months for promised new formulations tailored to the latest, highly contagious omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5?
JULY 22-25, 2022
Also published in LOS ANGELES, ORANGE COUNTY/INLAND EMPIRE, SAN DIEGO, LAS VEGAS, NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY
Most Filipinos trust results of May elections – Pulse Asia by PIA LEE-BRAGO Philstar.com
MANILA — Most Filipino adults trust that the results of the May 2022 elections are accurate and credible, according to a Pulse Asia survey released
on Monday, July 18. During a virtual forum, Pulse Asia Research president Ronald Holmes presented the results of the survey on the Filipino voter’s perception of the conduct and legitimacy of the 2022 national elections commissioned by Stratbase ADR Institute.
LOS ANGELES — Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Joseph Marcos Manotoc is encouraging Filipino American professionals, especially his fellow Ilocanos, to move back to the Philippines to help in the realization of the province’s goal to become the commercial hub of Northern Philippines and eventually turn it into the gateway to East Asia. In a recent meet and greet event on July 12, organized by U.S. supporters at Noypitz Bar & Grill in Cerritos, Manotoc said the main reason for his California visit is to “hire” talented Fil-Ams who are willing to work with him to accomplish his future endeavors for the province. “We are working towards becoming the commercial hub of Northern Philippines and the gateway to East Asia. One of the hopeful purposes, why I am here, to be honest, is to invite you back to Ilocos Norte,” he said. He said he would definitely need the
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Marcos invites Filipinos to listen to first SONA by ALEXIS
ROMERO Philstar.com
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Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Manotoc meets with SoCal Fil-Am supporters
Holmes said the nationwide survey was conducted from June 24 to 27 using face-to-face interviews based on a sample of 1,200 representative adults 18 years old and above. The survey found that 82 percent of
VOTER SIGNUP. People wait for their turn to register at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) satellite registration center inside the SM City Dasmariñas in Cavite on Wednesday, July 20. The Comelec has resumed voter registration from July 4 until July 23, Mondays to Saturdays, including holidays. PNA photo by Gil S. Calinga
MANILA — President Marcos has invited Filipinos to listen to his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25, where he will discuss his key policies and priorities as the country’s 17th Chief Executive. “Nalalapit na ang ating pinaka-unang State of the Nation Address (Our first SONA is approaching),” Marcos said in a Facebook post published last Sunday, July 17. “Samahan niyo po ako at pakinggan ang estado ng ating bansa at ang mga plano at mithiin natin bilang isang sambayanan para sa mga susunod na taon (Join me and listen as I talk about the state of our country and our plans and aspirations as a nation in the succeeding years),” he added. Marcos’ first SONA will be held more than three weeks after he assumed office and on the same day that the 19th Congress will formally open session. He is expected to enumerate his priority bills and to ask Congress to pass measures that will help his administration carry out its programs. The President will also present the details of the government’s medium-term fiscal framework,
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US House agrees to block aid to PNP until PH meets basic human rights standards by XAVE
GREGORIO Philstar.com
MANILA — The House of Representatives of the United States has agreed on an amendment to a defense spending measure blocking aid, including equipment and training, to the Philippine National Police until the Philippines is deemed to have met basic human rights standards. The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for 2023, introduced by Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pennsylvania)
and adopted by the U.S. House through a voice vote, provides that no funding will be made available to the State Department for assistance to the PNP until the Secretary of State certifies that the Philippines has: • Investigated and successfully prosecuted police who violated human rights, ensured that they cooperated with judicial authorities in such cases, and affirmed that such violations have ceased • Established that the Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. National Police effectively protects the
Inquirer.net photo
Marcos to be consulted Boracay, Palawan and Cebu hailed as world’s best islands on ICC drug war probe DOT celebrates back-to-back accolades for PH destinations PAGE 4
by MOMAR
G. VISAYA
AJPress
Boracay Island
Inquirer.net file photo
THE Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) applauded the naming of the country’s three island destinations among “The 25 Best Islands in the World” of the New York-based travel magazine Travel + Leisure (T+L). Boracay Island — featuring its postcard perfect sunset — ranked 9th in the T+L World’s Best Island list, followed by the Palawan at 11th with a photo of an idyllic lagoon in El Nido, and Cebu at 16th with Taoist Temple, in Cebu City. According to T+L, readers
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were asked to “weigh in on travel experiences around the globe — to share their opinions on the top cities, islands, cruise ships, spas, airlines, and more. Readers rated islands according to their activities and sights, natural attractions and beaches, food, friendliness, and overall value.” “The Philippines is truly blessed with the unrivaled beauty of our natural resources coupled by the warmth and endless talent of the Filipinos manifested in this citation of Travel + Leisure that included our Cebu, Palawan, and Boracay in their prestigious list,” Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said.
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by MARLON
RAMOS, MELVIN GASCON Inquirer.net
MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will have to be consulted regarding the request of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the Philippines to comment on ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan’s move to resume the investigation into former President Rodrigo Duterte’s violent war on drugs, Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said on Monday, July 18. “There are state sovereignty issues involved. We need to cover
those points, first and foremost,” Guevarra told reporters via Viber. “[The president] has not had the occasion to discuss the ICC case thoroughly with anyone. But I intend to consult with him about it very soon,” he said. Guevarra, the justice secretary during the Duterte administration, said the Office of the Solicitor General was already studying several legal options in dealing with the ICC probe. The Philippine government,
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