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More people back Marcos than Duterte USA
DATELINE PCSO chief sues vlogger in US court FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA
PHILIPPINE Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Melquiades Robles has filed defamation and invasion of privacy charges against vlogger Claire Contreras, known as “Maharlika,” before a United States court. In a press conference on Sunday, August 4, Robles said he decided to file the cyber complaints before the Central District Court of California after Contreras allegedly maligned his family in her vlogs. Robles said he and his wife, Sherwil, went to the U.S. late last June to sue Contreras to “stop her from continuously harassing and maligning” them through her online vlog. Contreras, said to be a U.S. citizen, has been dubbed as the “queen of fake news” by many social media users because of her criticisms against the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and other government officials. Robles said that for almost a year now, he and his family have been subjected by Contreras “to an almost daily barrage of vicious, unjustifiable and blatantly false attacks through her YouTube channel called ‘Boldyak’ TV.”
Meanwhile, only 16 percent said that they identified themselves as pro-Duterte or were more supportive of the policies of the Dutertes and their political allies, a 4 percentage point decrease from the previous survey. NEARLY four out of 10 adult Filipinos prefer to be Five percent of respondents said they supported identified as pro-Marcos or administration supporters, the opposition, or those who identified themselves while only two out of 10 support the Duterte family and as being associated with the group of traditional their political allies, a survey commissioned by OCTA opposition such as former Vice President Leni Robredo Research shows. or the Liberal Party, a slight increase of 1 percentage In its second quarter Tugon ng Masa survey point from the previous survey, while 11 percent said conducted from June 26 to July 1, 2024, 36 percent said that they were ambivalent, or neutral, about their own that they identified themselves as pro-administration political preferences. or were more supportive of the administration of The National Capital Region and Balanced Luzon President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., an increase of 5 were among the areas with the highest number of percentage points from the previous survey conducted those who identified themselves as pro-Marcos at 43 in March. percent and 42 percent, respectively, while Mindanao by RED MENDOZA ManilaTimes.net
respondents remained strongly pro-Duterte at 50 percent, while those who said that they were proMarcos were at 25 percent. Class ABC and D also identified strongly as proMarcos, with 40 and 37 percent of respondents saying they strongly identified with the administration, while 33 percent of Class E respondents said they strongly identified with the Duterte family and their allies. Support for the opposition among major areas ranged from 0 to 16 percent, with the highest support for the opposition in the Visayas region at 16 percent, followed by the NCR and Balanced Luzon at 5 percent and 3 percent, respectively. The support for the opposition among socioeconomic classes also ranged from 2 percent to
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Carlos Yulo vows LA2028 encore, EJ Obiena hunts for redemption by JEANETTE I. ANDRADE Inquirer.net
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FROM the high of victory to the throes of defeat, the Philippines’ top sports heroes are training their sights on the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. “Definitely, I’ll be there, 100 percent,” Carlos Yulo said after a historic weekend at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Yulo will be 28 by the time the LA Olympics takes place but that won’t be the only thing different from his Paris stint. He will also fly to the U.S.
Harris’ California health care battles signal fights ahead for hospitals if she wins PNP urges Quiboloy to surrender, Fil-Am pro-Harris coalition RETURN OF LAPULAPU. The 40-foot bronze Lapulapu monument, also called the “Sentinel of Freedom,” is fully restored and re-erected at Agrifina Circle of Rizal Park in Manila as photographed on Monday, Aug. 5. The National Museum of the Philippines took the statue under its care in July last year for restoration PNA photo by Yancy Lim
WHEN Kamala Harris was California’s top prosecutor, she was concerned that mergers among hospitals, physician groups, and health insurers could thwart competition and lead to higher prices for patients. If she wins the presidency in November, she’ll have a wide range of options to blunt monopolistic behavior nationwide. The Democratic vice president could influence the Federal Trade Commission and instruct the departments of Justice and Health and Human Services to prioritize enforcement of antitrust laws and channel resources accordingly. Already, the Biden administration has taken an aggressive stance against mergers and acquisitions. In his first year in office, President Joe Biden issued
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assures due process, rights by CHARIE ABARCA Inquirer.net
MANILA — Top leaders of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday urged wanted religious leader Apollo Quiboloy to finally come out of hiding and surrender, assuring that due process and human rights would be respected. PNP chief Rommel Marbil first aired his demand before the Senate panel on public order and dangerous drugs’ Monday (August 5) hearing, maintaining that the June 10 operation to serve an arrest warrant against alleged rapist Quiboloy did not violate any
rules. “I assure, as the chief PNP, that we will assure you na i-surrender niyo na po si Apollo Quiboloy and the four others, nandito po kami and you will see na we follow the rules, human rights, and dito niyo lang po kami makikita na we follow yung human rights. We assure you po,” said Marbil. For his part, Police Brigadier General and Regional Director Nicolas Torre III shared Marbil’s point of view, also calling for Quiboloy to show up and spare Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) members from what they considered “harassment.”
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Philippines holds joint drills with US, Australia, Canada by MICHAEL PUNONGBAYAN Philstar.com
MANILA — Teaming up for the first time, warships from Australia, Canada, the Philippines and the United States sailed the waters of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in a two-day Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) aimed at promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said the respective air force assets of the four allied nations also participated in the exercise scheduled Aug. 6 and 7 within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). In a joint statement, Admiral David Johnston, Australian chief of Defense Force; Gen. M. A. Jennie Carignan, Canadian chief of Defense Staff; Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., AFP chief of staff and Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, said the
MMCA seeks to “uphold the right to freedom of navigation and overf light, other lawful uses of the sea and international airspace, as well as respect for maritime rights under international law, as ref lected in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.” The ranking military officials announced on Wednesday, August 6 that the joint sail demonstrates “our collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open IndoPacific.” They declared that the naval and air force units of participating nations will operate together, enhancing cooperation and interoperability between the four armed forces. “We stand together to address common maritime challenges and underscore our shared dedication to upholding international law and the rules-based
order,” the military officials said. “Our four nations reaffirm the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal Award as a final and legally binding decision on the parties to the dispute.” The AFP said the exercise featured a variety of naval and air assets from the participating nations, with the Philippines fielding the BRP Jose Rizal with a AW159 helicopter and the BRP Ramon Alcaraz. Australia’s involvement features a Poseidon Aircraft and Canada deployed the HMCS Montreal and a Sikorsky CH148 Cyclone helicopter. The AFP added that the United States military contributed the USS Lake Erie and a Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopter for the MMCA, which forms part of a series of events designed to enhance interoperability and cooperation among the participating
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celebrates selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Harris running mate by KLARIZE MEDENILLA AJPress
ON Tuesday, Aug. 6, a coalition of leading Filipino American Democrats celebrated the likely Democratic candidate Kamala Harris’s selection of Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, as her running mate in the 2024 presidential election. Filipino Americans for Harris Walz (FAFHW) — which was established on July 29 and formerly known as Filipino Americans for Harris — shared their support for Walz and highlighted some of his political achievements in a press release. “Governor Walz brings even more energy and excitement to the race for president. Vice President Kamala Harris made an excellent decision when she selected Governor Walz to be her vice presidential pick. He and Vice President Harris make an exceptional team for the race to the White House and we are looking forward to helping bring that victory in November!” FAFHW said. Walz, 60, has served as the governor of Minnesota since 2019. Previously, he represented Minnesota in the United States
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been selected by Vice President Kamala Harris as her running mate for the 2024 presidential election. File photo/https://mn.gov
House of Representatives from 2007 to 2019. As a Midwestern Democrat — which was a rarity in Congress at the time of his tenure — Walz supports LGBTQ rights, labor and workers’ rights, and increased gun control protocol (previously, he was a fervent gun rights advocate until the Parkland high school shooting in 2018). As governor, he signed off on a number of police reform bills
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