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Biden marks Fil-Am History Month by celebrating DATELINE USA ‘innumerable contributions’ of Fil-Ams in US Fil-Am official accuses FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA
fellow Daly City colleague of physical assault
DALY CITY – A Filipino American councilwoman in Daly City accused a fellow council member of physically assaulting her in City Hall. Councilmember Juslyn Manalo tearfully accused Councilmember Pamela DiGiovanni, whom she said had been bullying her, of slamming a door on her back, causing injuries. She released photos on social media of herself with her arm in a sling and of bruising on her back. Manalo spoke of the incident during a council meeting Monday, Sept. 26, saying “Councilmember DiGiovanni assaulted me in City Hall.” Manalo said she walked into a conference room in City Hall Monday afternoon when DiGiovanni told her she was in a meeting and allegedly slammed the door on her back as she was on her way out, NBC Bay Area News reported. Manalo said she was shocked, broke down in tears and called paramedics as well as filed a police report. She is also asking the city for an internal investigation, saying it was not an isolated incident. DiGiovanni denied the incident during
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UNITED States President Joe Biden paid tribute to the strength of Filipino Americans as the country celebrates October as Filipino American History Month. The commander-in-chief took to social media to “celebrate” the “innumerable contributions and
rich heritage” of the Fil-Am community. “Jill and I are proud to recognize Filipino American History Month and celebrate the innumerable contributions and rich heritage of Filipino Americans across our nation,” Biden wrote in a message posted on Twitter and Facebook. The message continued with, “We support, honor, and thank you for all you have done to help fulfill the promise of America for all of us.”
AMID unprecedented heat waves and major wildfires, California signed off on the state’s most ambitious effort to combat climate change with a $54 billion spending package designed to cut emissions and phase out fossil fuels. The $54 billion funding “complements” a group of bills that Governor Gavin Newsom signed on Sept. 16 that aim to move the state closer to 100% clean energy, Newsom’s office said. “We’re not interested in doubling down on stupid. We’re not interested in investing in the industries that have created the problems we’re trying to mitigate,” Newsom said after the signing at an event at the U.S. Forest Service office on Mare Island. Newsom, who has sought to become a national leader in climate change action, said that this iteration of California’s efforts to confront climate change is the first step of a larger plan that spans decades. Among other things, cut carbon dioxide
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Celebrating the ‘past, present, and future’: Filipino American History Month celebrates 30 years of honor and recognition of Fil-Am excellence by
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Unpacking California’s record-breaking $54 billion climate budget
In the U.S., October has been commemorated as Fil-Am History Month, following Congress’ declaration in November 2009. The month was chosen to mark the recorded presence in the continental United States as far back as October 1587. October 1992 was the first time that Filipino American History Month (FAHM) was celebrated
CONDOLENCES. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. (in black shirt with logo) visits the wake of veteran broadcaster Percival Mabasa, also known as “Percy Lapid”, in La Funeraria Paz at the Manila Memorial Park in Sucat, Parañaque City on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Abalos has offered a P500,000 reward for any information to find those behind Lapid’s ambush on the night of October 3. PNA photo by Avito Dalan
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THOUGH it feels as if Filipinos only just made it to the United States in the mid-to-late 20th century, it’s worth knowing that Filipinos made their mark centuries earlier. The first recorded Filipinos to touch North American soil arrived on Oct. 18, 1587; Filipinos arrived in Morro Bay, California before the United States was founded. The Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) — the Seattle, Washington-based that first commemorated October as Filipino American History Month — declared FAHM 2022’s theme as “Celebrating Our History and Legacies: 50 years of Filipino American Studies, 40 Years of the FANHS, and 30 Years of Filipino American History Month.”
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Foreign governments air alarm over PH media killings by Dexter
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MANILA— Several governments from Europe and North America took a rare collective stand against media killings in the Philippines by urging law enforcers to deliver swift justice to the assassins of veteran broadcaster Percival Mabasa, the second journalist murdered under the Marcos administration. On Tuesday, October 4 the Canadian and Dutch embassies — co-chairs of the global Media Freedom Coalition — were the first to voice grave concern over the killing of the hard-hitting government critic and vlogger known as Percy Lapid, who was
gunned down on Monday night, October 3 less than a kilometer from his home in Las Piñas City. “Journalist killings strike at the very core of media freedom and can create a chilling effect that curtails the ability of journalists to report news freely and safely,” they said in a joint statement on Twitter. German Ambassador to Manila Anke Reiffenstuel, in response to the CanadaNetherlands tweet, conveyed her full agreement. “Germany remains committed to advocate
People clean their flooded homes in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Noru in San Mateo, Rizal province on September 26, 2022. Photo by AFP/Jam Sta Rosa
Philippines tops global Palace defends BBM trip to Singapore, says Day of exits: Angeles, disaster risk index K V he was still performing job as President Calida resign; C s. V Rodriguez out u PAGE 7
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (center) meets with Singaporean Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan (L) and Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng (left side of Marcos) and several other officials at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Singapore. Photo by Tan See Leng’s Facebook
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MALACAÑANG on Tuesday, October 4 defended President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. after receiving heavy flak over his unannounced trip to Singapore to watch the Formula 1 night race over the weekend. Speaking to reporters, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said that Marcos carried out his duties as president while he was in Singapore. “We cannot be defensive about it. I am not going to be defensive about it. I would even dismiss yung [the] criticism. Yun ang [That is] insensitive. You are entitled to your own private time, private moments. If you love to
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by Nestor
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MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s three-month-old administration lost three key officials in one day with the resignation of Commission on Audit (COA) Chair Jose Calida and Press Secretary Trixie Cruz Angeles, and an announcement of former Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez’s official departure from Malacañang. Angeles cited health conditions in quitting her post on Tuesday, October 4 while Calida gave multiple reasons that were not
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MANILA — The Philippines ranked first on the list of global disaster risk hotspots based on the latest World Risk Index report, which measures a country’s exposure and vulnerability to natural hazards. The study, prepared by Germany-based Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft and the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) at Ruhr University Bochum, showed that the Philippines logged an index score of 46.82. The Philippines was also
one of the countries identified vulnerable to disasters caused by extreme natural events, which include earthquakes, storms or flooding. India trailed in second with an index score of 42.31, Indonesia came third with 41.46 and Colombia ranked fourth at 38.37. Mexico, Myanmar, Mozambique, China, Bangladesh and Pakistan also formed part of the world’s top 10 countries with the highest disaster risk scores. “Risk hotspots” were said to be located in the Americas and in Asia. The study assessed how
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