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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EDITION
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By Be�ng Laygo Dolor, Editor MANILA – From Senator Imee Marcos advising the president to dismantle his Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases, to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin heaping praise in former president Benigno Aquino III, and even to San Miguel Corp. head Ramon Ang saying he expects Senator Manny Pacquiao to win the presidency next year, all signs point to the allies of President Rodrigo Duterte either leaning away from him, or abandoning him outright. Since last month, Marcos has been taking potshots at the Duterte administration, when she first charged the government of “one horrific year” of mishandling the coronavirus pandemic. This week, she re- Page 8
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2 fresh diplomatic protests filed;US bolsters forces, airs warning By ALFRED GABOT Editor in Chief
CHINA’S Corve�e class warship (inset) at Kagi�ngan reef as mari�me mili�a vessels ‘invade’ West Philippine Sea, raising further tensions in the region.
MANILA – Six vessels of the Chinese navy, including at least three warships, and some 240 Chinese militia vessels continue to swarm the West Philippine Sea raising the tension further in the region as the government branded the refusal of the ships to leave as detriCONSUL GEN CONSUL GEN mental to the peace and security of the area, according Edgar Badajos Elmer Cato to the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK - The Department of Foreign Af- (NTF WPS). fairs has completed the appointment of new Consul Generals in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. This after former Philippine envoy to Libya Elmer G. Cato and former Consul Gen- Page 8
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240 CHINA WARSHIPS, VESSELS SWARM WEST PHL SEA, WON’T FLEE
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Vol. 60 No. 36 April 15-21, 2021
In a statement, the NTF-WPS said Armed Forces of the Philippines patrols spotted two Houbei class missile warships at Panganiban Reef, one Corvette class warship at Kagitingan Reef, and one navy tugboat at Zamora Reef. There were also two People’s Liberation Army Navy vessels seen in Bajo de Masinloc. “All these warships of the PLA Navy contribute to the militarization of the area,” the NTF-WPS said in a statement. Page 9
San Mateo More Fil-Ams laud Bonta’s appointment, County now a zone’ wife Mia seeks post ‘hate-free Cherie M. Querol Moreno By Jun Nucum
Executive Editor
S A N FRANCISCO/NEW YORK More prominent leaders of the Filipino community, including those from areas outside the San Francisco Bay Area, continue to pour in their overwhelming support for the appointment of lawyer Roberto Bonta, the first Filipino Page 8
BoS President David Canepa coauthors bill to condemn and deter hate crimes vs AAPIs.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - San Mateo County Board of Supervisors President David Canepa fulfilled his big promise to constituents. Page 11
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