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Vol. 62 No. 2 August 18-24, 2022
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JOINT PHL-U.S. SEA PATROLS EYED AS CHINA TENSION LINGERS Filipinos in Taiwan told to be alert, remain vigilant SPECIAL REPORT:
PHL private colleges, universities in crisis
By ALFRED GABOT, Editor-in-Chief
MANILA – As China started new military drills with planes, helicopters, warships and missiles, following the visit of another United States Congress delegation in Taiwan after US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy By Be�ng Laygo Dolor, Editor Pelosi, the Philippines declared it is ready to MANILA – Philippine private conduct joint patrols with the United States schools are facing an existential Page 9 crisis, with established school after in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). MEETING IN US. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may meet US President Joe Biden next month.
Marcos set to attend UN meet in New York - envoy
NaFFAA upbeat, vows to work, push FilAms to greater heights By Jun Nucum
By Claire Morales True, Managing Editor
MANILA – If plans will not miscarry, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will be in the United States next month to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York and meet heads of states on the sidelines. Philippine Ambassador to the Washington D.C. Jose Manuel Romualdez disclosed preparations are under way for the Marcos state visit, but did not indicate if Marcos will meet US President Joseph Biden Jr. in the White House although there is an standing invitation for the state
visit from Biden. Marcos was given the assurance that he will have “full diplomatic immunity” as head of state, despite a long-standing contempt order that had prevented him from entering the US. Romualdez said in an online media forum which was reported by various Manila media like ABS-CBN that plans are afoot for Marcos to hold several bilateral meetings with other heads of states in New York. Romualdez also reported that Marcos has started preparing a speech for the event as Page 8
school shutting down for good. At the start of this week, parents and students of the Colegio de San Lorenzo (CSL) were Page 8
Marcos to extend state of public health emergency By Jeanne Michael Penaranda
NaFFAA pioneers (from 3rd le� to right) Gloria Caoile. Jon Melegrito, Rodel Rodis, Brendan Flores, Loida Nicolas-Lewis and Michael Dadap, among others, at the conference in Las Vegas. LAS VEGAS - The new crop across the U.S. of officers of the biggest group of The officers of the National Filipino associations in the Unit- Federation of Filipino Ameried States vowed to continue with can Association (NaFFAA) led much energy and vigor whatever by President Mariela Fletcher their predecessors have started made the pledge at the just conto further serve and improve cluded NaFFAA’s 14th National the plight of Filipino Americans Empowerment Confer- Page 8
MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said he is considering extending the validity of the state of public health emergency amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Marcos said lifting the state of emergency, which is slated to last until September 12, would invalidate the emergency use authorization and compassionate special permits issued by the Food and Drug Ad-
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US issues health, travel advisories on PHL; DoH reacts
US Congresswoman hands medals for Filipino war veteran VIEWS & COMMENTS
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September 2022 Visa Bulletin
Liza Soberano, Bea Alonzo to star in Hollywood films
POC to honor Lydia de Vega in a museum
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