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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EDITION
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Vol.62 No.44 June 15-21, 2023
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MARCOS VOWS PHL WILL NEVER BOW DOWN TO FOREIGN POWERS Senior citizen beaten up by By ALFRED GABOT, Editor in Chief racist neighbor MANILA – Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marin Las Vegas
Teodoro pushes defense buildup, says PHL ‘not a puppet of anyone
cos Jr. had a firm message of defiance as he led the By Gilda P. Balan, Correspondent commemoration of the 125th year Philippine indeLAS VEGAS - There are pendence on June 12 at the Quirino Grandstand at countless instances when the pothe Rizal Park and in ceremonies in Malacanang lice refuse to file appropriate hate attended by foreign ambassadors and other digni- crime raps against a suspect – a federal offense – and instead file taries. Page 9
Criminal raps filed vs. 2 generals, 48 cops in P6.7-B shabu haul in Manila
Consul General Neil Frank Ferrer of San Jose City Mayor Ma� Mahan Philippine Consulate in San Francisco
PHL flag raised in San Jose on 125th Independence Day
CAMP CRAME, Quezon City – Criminal cases have been filed against 50 police officers, including two generals, before the Office of the Ombudsman for their involvement in the alleged coverup in the P6.7-billion drug bust in October last year. Department of the Interior and
Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said those charged included 12 police commissioned officers (PCO) and 38 police non-commissioned officers (PNCO). The 12 commissioned officers charged with criminal cases included two generals, Page 8
lesser charges, resulting in an obvious miscarriage of justice. This is one such case. In Las Vegas last week, 75-year-old Amadeo Quindara was severely beaten by his neighbor, while hurling racial insults. The assault was Page 9
Desperate Filipinos turning to online loan sharks By Be�ng Laygo Dolor, Editor
Marcos, officials firm up 90-day SAN JOSE - As in previous pino Barongs and native Maria MANILA – It is not just hunyears before the COVID 19 pan- Clara and other Filipiñana attire plan for Mayon volcano eruptions dreds, but thousands, of lending By Jun Nucum
demic, the Philippine flag was again raised at San Jose City Hall in Santa Clara County as has been the traditional joint efforts of the devoted members of the Filipino community together with top local officials in the city and county. On the day itself of the 125th Philippine Independence from Spanish rule on June 12, more than a hundred guests, city and county officials, supporters and residents of the City of San Jose and beyond, many clad in Fili-
gathered around the City Hall main flagpole, sang the American and Philippine national anthems while they witnessed the American flag and Philippine flag raised one after the other. Not minding the warm heat of the sun while enjoying the late afternoon breeze at the same time, participants also witnessed dancers in native costume display their terpsichorean skills dancing Bulaklakan and Paypayan de Manila before everyone were led inside the City Page 7
By Jeanne Michael Penaranda
LEGASPI CITY — As Mayon Volcano in Albay province continues acting up, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. flew to Legaspi City with his Cabinet members and other officials and conducted a briefing on the status of preparations for assistance to victims and related activities. Marcos and the officials initially distributed relief goods and other assistance to those affected by the Mayon Volcano Page 8
IN ALBAY. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., together with Guinobatan Mayor Paul Chino Garcia, before a situa�onal briefing at Albay Astrodome with officials of local governments and na�onal government agencies. (Alfred Frias/PNA)
companies that have been victimizing hapless Filipino consumers, frequently seduced into borrowing what they believe are easy loans at friendly interest rates, only to turn out to be loan sharks charging usurious rates. Senator Joel Villanueva said the government should take a good look at numerous online lending platforms that victimize borrowers via abusive collection practices. He cited data from the Securities and Exchange Com- Page 8
Ex-Pres. Duterte wants cops in drugs shot dead PHL peso may breach P59 to a US dollar VIEWS & COMMENTS
SHOWBIZ
Did you enter the U.S. using a different name?
Vanessa Hudgens joins commemoration of PHL Independence Day
By A�y. Lozano
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SPORTS
EJ Obiena hurdles six meters pole, shatters Asian record Page 19
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