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Vol. 61 No. 13 November 4-10, 2021
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PHL PRESIDENTIAL RACE: MARCOS OUT? SARA IN? Big turnout of overseas FilAm voters at registration in SF Consulate hailed
Petition filed to disqualify Bongbong; Bato wants him
By Jun Nucum
SAN FRANCISCO - More than 20,000 overseas Filipinos in California and nearby areas have registered as absentee voters until October 14, the last day of the extended registration. This was disclosed by the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco (PCGSF) headed by ConGen Neil Ferrer which stated that it was satisfied with the results despite many challenges faced mainly due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Page 8
By ALFRED GABOT, Editor in Chief
MANILA – Still smarting from his controversial Oxford University diploma claim, former Senator and presidential hopeful Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is now facing disqualification following the filing of petitions before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) seeking the cancellation his the Certificate of Aspiring President Marcos and Mayor Sara Duterte. Candidacy (COC) for president for in the May 9, 2022 elections. Page 9
DOH: PHL logs Sara for president caravan set, lowest new Disqualify Marcos Jr supporters hopeful she will run Covid-19 cases By Claire Morales True in 8 months bid moves forward By Be�ng Laygo Dolor, Editor
MANILA – Former senator Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Jr’s presidential ambitions may go down the drain if the Commission on Elections (Comelec) cancels his certificate of candidacy (COC). This, after a group of civic leaders and human rights groups filed a petition to disqualify the son and namesake of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos on Tuesday, Page 8 November 2.
DAVAO CITY – It aint over until its over. This may yet be the stand of supporters of Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte as they continue hoping that she will run for president through substition which ends on November 15. The presidential daughter filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for mayor at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) here on October 2, reiterating that she wanted to finish her last term as the local chief
executive of this city. To augment their calls for the presidential daughter to run for president, the convenors of the “Run, Sara, Run” said they will hold a grand caravan in Pasay City from Nov. 13 to 15 to continue urging Mayor Duterte to run for president in the 2022 polls. But Mayor Duterte appealed to her supporters to cancel their planned Cotabato to Manila caravan from November 4 to 15. “I am respectfully appealing toPage 10
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) logged 1,591 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Wednesday, November 3, the lowest single-day number of infections in nearly eight months. The government, meanwhile, is eyeing to achieve its targeted average daily vaccination rate of at least 1 million up to 1.5 million doses beginning Nov. 30, according to National Task Page 8
San Jose hosts PHL flag raising, marks FilAm month
Duterte’s satisfaction rating drops further VIEWS & COMMENTS
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U.S. Embassy update on visa processing
Cagayan de Oro’s Cindy Obeñita wins Miss Intercontinental crown in Egypt
Yuka Saso to become Japanese citizen
By A�y. Lozano
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