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SEPTEMBER 6 - 12, 2024 Volume 17 - No.43 • 16 Pages
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US condemns China’s aggression, DATELINE USA reminds defense treaty covers attacks Procession held FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA
to honor Fil-Am cop killed in pursuit crash
by Ian Laqui Philstar.com
MANILA — The United States has condemned the recent aggression by Chinese maritime forces against a Philippine Coast Guard ship on August 31 (Manila time). The U.S., a treaty ally of the Philippines, called the incident "dangerous and escalatory,"
according to a statement from the U.S. State Department. The condemnation follows a Chinese Coast Guard vessel's ramming of the Philippine Coast Guard's BRP Teresa Magbanua three times near Escoda Shoal. "The PRC's unlawful claims of 'territorial sovereignty' over ocean areas where no land territory exists, and its increasingly aggressive
Community mourns death of San Diego police officer Austin Machitar SAN DIEGO – A procession was held Friday, August 30 to honor Filipino American police officer Austin Machitar, who was killed in a fiery crash while pursuing a suspect in San Diego. First responders from the San Diego FireRescue and the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) stood with their vehicles on the bridges near the State route 52 interchange to pay tribute to SDPD Officer Michitar, who was on his way to his final resting place, FOX 5 reported. Machitar’s body was being moved from the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office to El Camino Memorial in Sorrento Valley ahead of his funeral. Community members have been mourning the loss of Machitar, bringing flowers and candles to the scene of the crash. Others brought cards and flowers to the Northern Division police station where the FilAm officer was assigned. The American flag was flown half-staff at the station in honor of Machitar, who served with the SDPD for about 5 ½ years. SDPD Chief Scott Wahl described Machitar as a “San Diego kid” who “was the kind of guy you want on your team.” “He was athletic,” Wahl said. “He was a competitor. He had a passion for training. … Austin had a very infectious smile and a character that made him one of a kind.” Machitar was killed Tuesday, August 27 following a fiery traffic crash in San Diego that also killed a motorist, who allegedly fled from an attempted late-night traffic stop. The crash sent Officer Zach Martinez, who was in the police car with Machitar, through the windshield
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actions to enforce them, threaten the freedoms of navigation and overflight of all nations," the U.S. statement read. The U.S. reiterated its call for China to align its claims and actions with international law and to desist from "dangerous and destabilizing conduct." It also reaffirmed the 73-year-old Mutual
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13 dead as storm Enteng causes slides, flooding by The Inquirer Staff Inquirer.net
TOTAL BAN. Senator Mark Villar, with fellow senators Raffy Tulfo and Sherwin Gatchalian, presides over the public hearing to ban the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), at the Senate in Pasay City on Wednesday, September 4. During the hearing, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. said the winding down of POGOs starts next month. PNA photo by Avito Dalan
VP Sara apologizes anew for asking Quiboloy followers to back Marcos in 2022 polls by Neil Jayson Servallos Philstar.com
MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte reiterated her apology for asking the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) to support Ferdinand Marcos Jr. when he ran for the presidency in 2022. “I was on the mistaken belief that we were together on the platform of unity and continuity. I made a mistake and I ask for
your forgiveness,” said Duterte, who ran with Marcos under the UniTeam ticket. Pastor Apollo Quiboloy endorsed the tandem of Marcos and Duterte in the 2022 elections. After two years, the vice president broke free from the UniTeam, saying it was only good for the elections. Shortly after, she resigned from the Cabinet as Department of Education secretary. Duterte said she would reveal her reason for
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MANILA — A total of 13 people have so far been reported to have died following nonstop rains brought by Tropical Storm Enteng on Sunday, September 1 and Monday, reports from disaster response agencies and local governments showed. Malacañang on Monday, September 2 ordered the continued suspension of classes at all levels as well as work in government offices in Metro Manila and Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region on Tuesday due to the projected rains expected to be spawned by the combined effects of the southwest monsoon (“habagat”) and Enteng (international name: Yagi). In Antipolo City, seven people were killed due to landslides and drowning. Relly Bernardo, head of the Antipolo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, said three people died from landslides, while the other four died from separate drowning incidents. The landslide victims included a 27-year-old pregnant woman and two children, he said in a radio interview. Four people—Jemimah Ibuña, 17, and Claire Dosdos, 27, of Cebu City, and Federico Sabangan Sr., 76, and his son, Federico Jr., 29, of Biri town in Northern Samar—died in separate landslides in Cebu City and Northern Samar. In the Bicol region, the Naga City police said an 8-month-old baby girl was pronounced dead on
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