THE NEWSPAPER
VOLUME XV NO. 1 January 1-15, 2017 WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA
A FEMALE guerrilla commands a New People’s Army platoon in Medina,
Misamis Oriental during the 48th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). Negotiations between the CPP’s political arm and President Rodrigo Duterte’s government are underway to end one of the world’s longest-running Maoist insurgencies. (FROILAN GALLARDO, ABS-CBN NEWS)
95% of Pinoys greet New Year with hope
SAYS BASTE DUTERTE IS ‘IMPORTANT’ TO HER
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MANILA – The United States embassy denied that there is a US plot to oust President Duterte. The embassy, through an email sent by press attaché Molly Koscina to The US, 15
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ANILA – Almost all Filipinos will enter the New Year with hope, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
The SWS survey, taken from Dec. 3 to 6, found 95 percent of adult Filipinos who said they are entering 2017 with hope rather than with fear – up from 92 percent last year. Only five percent will enter the New Year with fear. The survey was based on face-to-face interviews of 1,500 adults 18 years old
and above nationwide. The 95 percent matched the all-time high 95 percent who were also hopeful in 2002, 2003, 2011 and 2012. SWS said hope for the New Year has always been high, starting at 87 percent when the pollster first undertook such surveys in 2000.
ELLEN ADARNA
US embassy denies ouster plot vs Rody
WHAT’S INSIDE
95% OF PINOYS, 15