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Vol.63 No.14 November 16-22, 2023
NEWS AND VIEWS YOU TRUST
Meeting with Biden, Xi, other leaders; going to LA, Hawaii
Duterte critic De Lima out on bail, goes home to Iriga City
By ALFRED GABOT and CLAIRE MORALES TRUE Editor in Chief and Managing Editor
SAN FRANCISCO – For the third time since taking over Malacanang on June 30, 2022, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is in the United States, this time meeting with US President Joe Biden and leaders of 21 member nations of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in a two-day summit and related and business meetings at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco and elsewhere. Page 9
MARCOS IN SFO. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets, commends and thanks the vibrant Filipino community at the South San Francisco Conven�on Center together with First Lady A�y. Louise Lisa Marcos, Speaker Mar�n Romualdez and Cabinet members including Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual, Economic and Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan, Informa�on and Communica�ons Technology Secretary Ivan John Uy, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno, Tourism Secretary Chris�na Frasco, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, Energy Secretary Rafael Lo�lla, Presiden�al Assistant Antonio Lagdameo and Transporta�on Secretary Jaime Bau�sta. Also in photo are Philippine Consul General Neil Ferrer and Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez.
MANILA – What was supposed to be one of the flagships of the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has been mired in one controversy after another. After naming the President and CEO of the multi-billion peso fund last week, it was learned that the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) had been tweaked by Malacanang to allow Marcos’s choice to fill the post, among others. Under the original IRR, his choice of Rafael Consing Jr would not have made the grade as he
lacked the qualifications necessary to head such a large fund. Then a bloc of lawmakers warned this week that the Maharlika Investment Fund had “dangerous” provisions and had lacked “thorough scrutiny.” The Makabayan bloc of members of the House of Representatives led by ACT-Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro said “crucial safeguards” that were in the original draft of the bill creating the super fund had been removed. Page 6
By Jeanne Michael Penaranda
Voters blame Controversy continues politicians’ rhetoric for rise in Asian to hound Maharlika fund hate crimes By Be�ng Laygo Dolor, Editor By Gilda P. Balan, Correspondent
SAN FRANCISACO - A new survey has found that most voters in the all-important key battleground states that are seen to determine who wins the next presidential election are holding political leaders accountable for the rise in hate crimes that target Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). It must be noted that Filipinos and FilAms are frequently categorized as part of the Pacific Islander community rather than Asian Americans. Page 5
IRIGA CITY, Camarines Sur — Following her release on bail from the PNP Detention Center in Camp Crame, former senator Leila de Lima prayed at the Minor Basilica in Manaoag and flew to her home in Iriga City to the delight of supporters, friends and relatives. Page 7
The 13 lifetimes of Greg Macabenta By Rodel Rodis
SAN FRANCISCO - I cannot tell the future but through the magic of the International Date Line, I learned in San Francisco on October 10 that my friend, Greg Macabenta, had passed away in his Paranaque home on October 11 after undergoing dialysis earlier in the day. I remained in shock for much of the day as I mourned the passing of a friend who had done much to shape and influence Philippine history and Filipino American history. Page 21
SC affirms another Marcos wealth case dismissal Abalos, Gomez lead exodus to Partido Federal party VIEWS & COMMENTS
SHOWBIZ
Relatives of Care Home Owners may be petitioned as Caregivers
FilAm Olivia Rodrigo gets 6 Grammy nominations
By A�y. Lozano
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SPORTS
Pacquiao peps up Paris Olympics bound Eumir Marcial Page 16
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