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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EDITION
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Vol.62 No.42 June 1-7, 2023
NEWS AND VIEWS YOU TRUST
TEVES GETS ANOTHER 60-DAY SUSPENSION
5 more suspects in murder CA takes lead of Governor Degamo recant in stopping rise of hate crimes
By ALFRED GABOT, Editor in Chief
MANILA – The House of Representatives has voted to suspend Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo By Gilda P. Balan, Correspondent “Arnie” Teves Jr. for another 60 days and stripped SACRAMENTO - The State him off all his committee membership over his con- of California has taken yet another tinued unauthorized absences and disorderly con- step to stop Asian hate. The Commission on the State duct which resulted in his failure to perform his duof Hate was created to strengthen ties as House member. Page 9
FilAm NAAC founder sued, denies allegations of fraud By Gilda Balan, Correspondent & Be�ng Laygo Dolor, Editor
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ANGELES – What beAG Bonta open and hopeful ganLOS nearly two decades ago as a non-profit orin talks with President Marcos California-based ganization whose mission was to OAKLAND, California - The Filipino American top cop of the State of California disclosed he welcomes and is open to a dialogue with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. This surfaced during a virtual roundtable discussion organized by the Office of the State of California Attorney General Rob Bonta on the occasion of the month of Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). Page 21
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serve low and moderate-income families and communities, and to advocate for Asian American and other under-represented communities in the areas of small business development and affordable housing, turned into a legal nightmare that supposedly earned its founder and her associates millions of dollars courtesy of the state’s coffers. The National Asian American Coalition (NAAC) filed a lawsuit against its founder and former
the state’s efforts to arrest the rise in hate crimes and incidents, as well as to foster improved relations across California’s diverse communities. It is part of California’s Civil Rights Depart- Page 9
Former central bank exec warns Maharlika fund to spur tax hikes By Be�ng Laygo Dolor, Editor
Faith Bau�sta, Founder of NAAC
CEO, Faith Bautista, alleging that she headed a conspiracy intended to enrich herself at the expense of the State of California. Once considered a champion of the community, Bautista is accused of committing fraud receiving stolen property, deceit, and negligent misrepresen- Page 8
MANILA – It is not only illtimed, but some of its provisions are downright undemocratic. So said a retired senior executive of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP, the Philippines’ central bank), who warned that the Maharlika fund bill that was passed this week by the Senate would very likely spur the need for higher taxes. Former BSP deputy governor Diwa Gunigundo told Page 8
Philippine debt rises to P13.91 trillion as of April FilAm cum laude graduate addresses SFSU class of 2023
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VIEWS & COMMENTS
What you should know before applying for Naturalization By A�y. Lozano
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SHOWBIZ
‘Eat Bulaga’ stops airing on GMA network, may move to other station? Page 18
SPORTS
Yulo eyed for Asian Games instead of FIG world tourney Page 19
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