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Vol. 60 No. 29 February 25-March 3, 2021
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MORE HATE ATTACKS ON ASIAN-AMERICANS? Biden acts; Bonta, other CA officials file bill to curb crimes
California virus cases hit 3.4 M; measures to curb spread pushed
SACRAMENTO – California’s confirmed COVID-19 cases has soared to 3,455,361 with 49,877 deaths even as officials led by Governor Gavin Newsom are pushing measures to curb the spread of the virus. This as the California Department of Public Health reported5,303 newly recorded confirmed cases. As of February 23, local health departments have reported 93,893 confirmed positive cases in health care workers and 392 deaths statewide. Five counties moved to a Rob Bonta President Biden less restrictive tier, from Purple to Red (substanSACRAMENTO/WASHINGTON – As a spate of (widespread) tial): Humboldt, Marin, San hate attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific Mateo, Shasta, and Yolo. Marin Islanders continue, California officials led by State and Shasta were moved due to the blueprint’s Health Equity 18th District Assemblymember Rob Bonta have Metric. One county, Trinity, filed a bill to provide mental health services, more moved to a more restrictive from Orange (moderate) to access to compensation funds and promote restor- tier, Red (substantial). ative justice programs for hate crime victims. Forty-seven counties remain in the Purple (widespread) tier, On Monday, the California Legislature approved nine in Red (substantial) $1.4 million in funding to go toward tracking hate tier, and the two remained in the crimes cases in an effort to ultimately stop them. Orange (moderate) tier. As case numbers continue Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to sign it. to rise in California, Page 8 Page 9
FilAm engineer part of NASA Mars mission
MANILA/LOS ANGELES – Another Filipino American makes Filipinos and FilAms in the United States and elsewhere very proud. He is Baguio City-raised Filipino-American engineer Gregorio Galgana Villar III who was one of those who assisted in the safe landing of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Perseverance rover on Mars. The United States Embassy in Manila highlighted Villar’s achievement in its Facebook and Twitter posts. Villar said there are Filipinos in the project. “As we celebrate the successful landing of NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars, did you know that Fil-Am engineer Gregorio Villar III helped with its safe landing as the Entry, De- Page 8
MISSION TO MARS. Filipino-American Gregorio Villar III, an engineer at NASA, is part of the Mars 2020 mission that successfully launched America’s largest and most advanced rover called Perseverance to the Red Planet.
Drug firms wary of dealing with PHL due to Dengvaxia controversy By Be�ng Laygo Dolor, Editor MANILA – The Philippines has been unable to import large quantities of anti-coronavirus vaccines from drug manufacturers from the West as of yet and this could be due to the Dengvaxia controversy.
So said “vaccine czar” Carlito Galvez, Jr., who apologized to the public for the delays in the government’s mass vaccination plan caused by the delayed arrival of vaccines. That plan was supposed to have Page 8
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