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Comelec asks SC to reverse decision allowing Poe to run by TeTch
Torres-Tupas Inquirer.net
Grace Poe to run for president and sought a redeliberation on the Commission on elections her qualifications. (Comelec) on tuesday, march In its 56-page motion for re22 asked the supreme Court to consideration, the poll body reverse its decision allowing sen. said Poe’s petition should be
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dismissed for lack of merit. taking a cue on the dissenting opinions of several justices including senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, Comelec insisted that there was no majority vote finding the lawmaker naturalborn filipino. “hence, there is no factual or legal basis for the ruling that the petitioner is a qualified candidate for president in the may 9, 2016, national elections,” the motion stated. “there is therefore a need for the court to redeliberate and revote on the issue of citizenship to avoid the dire repercussions that the majority decision has brought in its wake … With due respect, the court should reexamine its majority decision, for its lePAGE A2
3 ISIS-claimed attacks in Brussels kill at least 34, wound over 230
ROUND 2. Presidential candidates (from left) Vice President Jejomar Binay, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Sen. Grace Poe and former DILG chief Mar Roxas take the stage for the second round of the ‘PiliPinas Debates 2016’ at the Performing Arts Hall of the University of the Philippines campus in Cebu City on Sunday, March 20. Philstar.com photo by Krizjohn Rosales
Education, health issues snubbed in second Philippine presidential debate by Janvic
MaTeo Philstar.com
While there were discussions on climate change, disaster preparedness and corruption, the issues that were discussed noticeably skipped education and public health. other issues that were discussed include the freedom of Information bill, the use of coco levy funds, the use of typhoon Yolanda funds, addressing criminality, the West Philippine sea dispute and the mamasapano incident. Kabataan party-list group first nominee sarah elago expressed disappointment over the lack of
mANILA—Discussions on the second presidential debates steered away from the issues of health and education, which were supposedly part of the topics to be covered by the second from the AJPress NEWS TEAM AcroSS AMEricA debate. Previous reports said the second leg of the Pilipinas 2016 by agnes consTanTe / AJPress presidential debates held at the At least 34 people were killed and more than 230 were University of the Philippines in wounded tuesday, march 22, in explosions claimed by the Cebu would cover issues such Islamic state at an airport and metro station in Brussels, as climate change, disaster preBelgium. paredness, corruption, education three attacks went off tuesday morning, with twin and public health. PresIDeNt Barack obama became blasts at the Brussels airport at around 8am and one at the first sitting Us president since 1928 the maelbeek metro station near the european Union (eU) to visit Cuba when he landed on the is- headquarters at around 9am. As of press time, 14 people land nation for a three-day visit on sun- were killed at the airport and 20 at the metro station. day, march 20. A third bomb at the airport was neutralized, said florence “this is a historic visit, and it’s a histor- muls, a spokeswoman for the Brussels Airport, according ic opportunity to engage with the Cuban to the Chicago tribune. people,” obama said, according to the the camp of manny decision to ban manny “What we feared has happened,” Belgian Prime minister Associated Press (AP). Charles michel told reporters, according to the Los Angeles Pacquiao said it is “a Pacquiao. however, it on monday, march 21, in an unexpect- times. “In this time of tragedy, this black moment for our shame” that an upscale is a shame that he is ed moment, obama and Cuban President country, I appeal to everyone to remain calm but also to mall mall in Los Angeles punishing someone for raul Castro held a joint press conference, show solidarity.” banned the boxer for expressing his religious a rarity in a country where media is subIn response to the attacks, Belgium raised its terror alert his recent comments on beliefs,” Koncz’s stateject to stringent state control. ment read. to the highest level. flights in and out of Brussels Airport same-sex relations. the United states severed diplomatic are canceled until further notice, the entire city’s transport It was reported last Kim Wong Balitangamerica.tv ties with Cuba in 1961 and imposed a system has been shut down, as well as international train carried the statement of week that Pacquiao has trade embargo after the country’s former travel into the country. Pacquiao’s adviser mi- found the doors of the president, fidel Castro, led a revolution Brussels police have issued a wanted notice for a man chael Koncz saying that Grove, a high-end shopthat incited fears of communism spread- pictured in CCtV footage who was seen pushing a luggage while it is the Grove’s ping center, slammed ing to the Western hemisphere. In De- trolley in the airport, along with two other suspects. the prerogative to ban Pac- before him when he cember 2014, obama announced the Us three suspected participants in the attack are believed to quiao, they are saddened took his entourage to a movie date. by the decision. PAGE A2 have died in the explosions, according to BBC. this after Grove own“It is America and Belgian federal prosecutor frederic Van Leeuw has called the three blasts in Brussels “terrorist attacks,” according the owner of the Grove er rick Caruso tagged PAGE A4 is entitled to make that PAGE A2
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USA
Obama meets with Cuban Pres. Castro in ‘historic’ visit
discussion on education. “the venue is a state university. most of those tuned, in both on tV and in social media, are millennials, students. Yet for unexplained reasons, there was not even a single question about education fielded during tonight’s presidential debate. We cannot emphasize how disappointed the youth sector is,” she said in a statement. “education is a primordial issue that needs to be thoroughly debated upon. Issues ranging from K-12 to education spending PAGE A4
Pacquiao camp on LA mall ban: It’s a shame
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OVER THE $81-M MONEY LAUNDERING SCAM
AAPI director leaves Clinton campaign
the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) outreach director for Democratic candidate hillary Clinton has left the campaign. Lisa Changadveja, who was first appointed outreach director last August, is moving to Colorado to take a position with the Democratic Party, Clinton campaign spokeswoman Xochitl hinojosa told NBC News. “the campaign is expected to announce a new director of AAPI outreach very soon,” hinojosa added. Changadveja, who first joined Clinton’s campaign team in 2007 during her first presidential bid, broke the news in an email first dated march 18, according to reuters. the resignation comes two months after the Clinton campaign formed an AAPI PAGE A2
DND: EDCA bases to enhance PH defense, disaster response
Kim Wong is back, vows to tell all during Senate hearing by DaxiM
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mANILA—midas hotel junket casino operator Kim Wong is back in the country and is ready to tell all he knows about the $81-million money laundering at the rizal Commercial Banking Corp., before the senate Blue ribbon Committee on march 29, by JuLie M. aureLio according to a statement issued by his counsel Inquirer.net tuesday, march 22. Lawyer Victor fernandez said his client returned mANILA — the selec- nal stages of preparation to the country last sunday from singapore. he is tion of five Philippine for full implementation. DND spokesperson ready and willing to testify before the senate, acbases to be utilized in the enhanced Defense Coop- Peter Paul Galvez said cording to fernandez. As this developed, fernandez questioned the eration Agreement will the agency was “greatly increase the military’s pleased that the hard timing of the filing before the Department of Justice capability for maritime work put into by both (DoJ) of a money laundering complaint against his security and humanitar- parties has reached this client by the Anti-money Laundering Council. “the timing of the case filing is suspicious, he ian assistance and disas- milestone of an outsaid. “It is our impression that some very powerful ter response, according come.” “this would greatly people are afraid of what our client will disclose Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, Civic to the Department of advance our capabilities that’s why a premature case was filed against him National Defense. Construction Action Detail Cebu, place a concrete slab that will become the the DND has wel- not only for maritime se- by AmLC.” floor for a new two-classroom school building at Biasong High School. NMCB-3 the lawyer said authorities “probably think that is deployed to several countries in the Pacific area of operations conducting comed the development, curity, as we train togethconstruction operations and humanitarian assistance projects. noting that at last, the er, but more importantly, filing the case will deter our client from coming Navy photo by Steelworker 1st Class Honer Villanueva eDCA has reached the fiPAGE A2 PAGE A2