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Vol. 61 No. 41 May 19-25, 2022
NEWS AND VIEWS YOU TRUST
12 senators proclaimed, unveil plans By Claire Morales True, Managing Editor
PASAY CITY – The Commission on Elections, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, proclaimed the 12 winning senators in the May 9 elec12 SENATORS PROCLAIMED. The Commission on Elec�ons, si�ng as Others proclaimed are Sherwin Gatchalian, Francis Escudero, Mark tions and presided at their oath-taking the Na�onal Board of Canvassers, proclaim the 12 winning senators Villar, Alan Peter Cayetano, Joel Vilanueva, Juan Miguel Zubiri, Jo- in ceremonies at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in led by topnotchers Robin Padilla, Loren Legarda and Rafael Tulfo. seph Victor Ejercito, Risa Hon�veros and Jose Estrada. Pasay City attended by close family members and some officials. Leading the newly proclaimed senators was actor Robinhood “Robin” Padilla, whose father, Casimero “Roy” Padilla Sr., was an actor, director and former Assembly- Page 8
SC ASKED TO STOP COUNT, MARCOS PROCLAMATION Divisiveness, animosity bewailed
Incoming admin will be forced to cut spending, raise taxes
By ALFRED GABOT, Editor-in-Chief
MANILA — Two petitions, one by so-called victims of martial law, seeking to stop Congress from canvassing votes for president and the cancellation of the candidacy of presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. have been filed before the Supreme Court. The Senate and the House of Representatives which sit jointly as the National Board of Canvassers for the president and vice president, meanwhile, appeared undisturbed by the petitions, as they scheduled the canvassing of votes for president and vice president on May 24 starting at 2 p.m. to May 25 to May Page 9 27 at 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
By Be�ng Laygo Dolor, Editor
UNITED STATES President Joseph Biden, Jr. (center) welcomes Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. (le�) and Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel G. Romualdez to the White House where the US president hosted the US-ASEAN Special Summit. Discussed were strengthening of �es between the US and ASEAN, the digital economy, sustainability, regional energy transi�on, economic coopera�on, healthcare and supply chain resilience, among others.
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Responding to AAPI hate
By Cherie M. Querol Moreno HIS year marks the 30th anniver- the birth of a parent to the birth of a child sary of the enactment* of Asian as 25 years holds true today, many AmeriAmerican and Pacific Islander cans may not know or have forgotten the Heritage Month, a historic event unto it- motivation behind the designation. Now self. If the definition of a generation or more than ever, however, Page 11
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MANILA – Incoming President Ferdinand Marcos Jr will be inheriting a government so heavily in debt that it needs some $6.52 billion (P326 billion) in new revenues annually for the next 20 years. This is over and above the yearly national budget that has been operating at a deficit for years. The soon-to-exit Duterte administration is leaving behind an external debt of around $240.4 billion (P12.02 trillion) following six years of deficit spending partly due to its facing a global pandemic that crippled the economy. This, after the previous administration of the late President Benigno Aquino III had left office leaving behind a surplus of $20 billion (P1 trillion). He Page 8
Balikbayan from US, 2 others with Omicron variant
Sara to be DepEd secretary, Abalos at DILG VIEWS & COMMENTS
What happen during a Naturalization interview with USCIS officer
By A�y. Lozano
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SHOWBIZ
FilAm Olivia Rodrigo wins big with 7 trophies at 2022 Billboard Music Awards Page 16
SPORTS
Carlos Yulo cop 5 golds, FilAms shine at SEA Games Page 21
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