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Vol. 61 No. 36 April 14-20, 2022
NEWS AND VIEWS YOU TRUST
76 BURIED ALIVE, SCORES MISSING IN LANDSLIDES
Leyte, Samar, other areas hit hard by typhoon Agaton By ALFRED GABOT, Editor-in-Chief
LEYTE LANDSLIDES. Bodies in cadaver bags of people recovered from landslides in Baybay City, Leyte are processed by police officers, rescuers and other officials.
BAYBAY CITY, Leyte – Tropical depression Agaton battered Leyte and Samar provinces and other areas in the Visayas on April 10 before it left the country triggering massive floods and landslides brought about by rains bigger than those of typhoon “Ondoy” that killed at least 76 perPage 9 sons while over 140 people were missing.
Lupita Aquino, bishop bewail ‘desecration’ of Ninoy in Tarlac By Jun Nucum
SAN FRANCISCO - “Does he have to die again even in death?” Thus asked Lupita Aquino Kashiwahara referring to the reported ‘desecration’ of her brother Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.’s statue in Tarlac. Kashiwahara was echoing a Philippine Catholic Bishop’s query on the propriety of some Filipinos LUPITA AQUINO- in treating “the memory of a man whose Page 8 KASHIWAHARA
Diane Papan, a daughter of North County, for Assembly
DALY CITY- Raised in Daly City and Millbrae, Diane Papan is a product of northern San Mateo County with deep roots in the local communities. The youngest daughter of legendary Assemblyman Lou Papan, who served as both a Daly City Councilmember and long-time member of the State Assembly, Papan has emerged as a local leader in her own right, currently serving her second term on the San Mateo City Council as the Deputy Mayor. As a councilmember, Papan has distinguished herself by serving in many regional capacities including on the City and County Association of Governments Board, the Resource Page 8
MANILA — A United States congressman has visited the Philippines and vowed to support the military’s counter-terrorism efforts, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). In a statement, the AFP said that a U.S. congressional delegation led by Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego visited the Western Mindanao Command (WESMINCOM) in Zamboanga City on April 11 following the conclusion of the largest ever US-Philippines military Balikatan exercises. Gallego, a member of U.S. Page 10
DIANE PAPAN
Democrats celebrate appointment of Judge Jackson to Supreme Court, diversity of Biden administration WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Democrats are keeping their promise to the Filipino American community because they
US solon visits PHL, backs AFP’s counter-terrorism drive
make the difference. This as the President helped get America back to work, provided funding to support Asian American families and smallPage 10
Below-the-belt attack on Robredo daughter angers Church leaders, netizens By Be�ng Laygo Dolor, Editor
MANILA – Black propaganda may have been around for ages, but the most recent attack on the eldest daughter of presidential candidate Leni Robredo went beyond sickening. An obviously fake pornographic video came out this week showing Dr. Aika Robredo Page 10 engaging in a sex
Be vigilant, Pinoys in New York told
Fears allayed over stamps in overseas voting VIEWS & COMMENTS
SHOWBIZ
Issues that may KC Concepcion come up when ap- to star in new plying for Natural- Hollywood film ization By A�y. Lozano
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