Weekend Balita October 22, 2016

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VOL. XXIII, NO. 38

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October 22 - 28, 2016

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Duterte: ‘I am not breaking away from US’ By Jelly F. Musico

MANILA, Oct. 19 (PNA) – President Rodrigo Duterte has clarified that he is not breaking away from the Philippines’ old ally United States. ”The basic question of the Filipinos – I know what’s in their mind, why is Duterte breaking away from the United States? No, I am not breaking away,” Duterte said in an exclusive interview with China Central Television (CCTV) before he left for a four-day state visit in China.

Special Assistant Christopher Go shows President Rodrigo Duterte a video clip of the violent dispersal of protesters near the US Embassy in Manila following a meeting with the Filipino community at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Beijing, China on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Also in the photo is Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar. (MNS photo)

President Duterte said he just want to be friendly with other countries including Asian neighbor China. ”I just want to be friendly with anybody. You do not constrain, do not restrain me from doing business with China,” he said. The Filipino leader said he was sincere in seeking stronger alliance with China

as well as with Russia, which he might also visit within this year. ”I believe in sincerity and I believe in the basic fundamentals of human sincerity,” Duterte, who said his grandfather is a Chinese, said. President Duterte said the Philippines should not be too constrained to follow the See NOT BREAKING, page 8

Defense chief: Duterte didn’t consult Cabinet on stand to cut military exercises with US MANILA, Oct 19 (Mabuhay) – President Rodrigo Duterte did not consult officials of his Cabinet before he made statements in scrapping the Philippines’ joint military exercises with the United States, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Wednesday. At the Commission on Appointments (CA) panel hearing on Lorenzana’s ad interim appointment, Sen-

ate President Pro-Tempore Franklin Drilon asked: “You cannot deny that we are also benefiting from this (PHUS joint exercises), so why should we terminate this?” Lorenzana then replied: “Mr. chair, I really don’t know because the President has been issuing statements without consulting the Cabinet.” Lorenzana said there is no

is still conducting initial assessment on the damages, thus no exact figures could be provided. “Lawin” started to batter regions I, II, III, Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR) and V when it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility earlier this week. It made landfall in Cagayan province Wednesday evening.

BEIJING, Oct 20 (Mabuhay) – President Rodrigo Duterte said he was once denied of a United States visa when he planned to visit a girlfriend in college. Speaking to the Filipino community in China’s capital on Wednesday, Duterte complained why the Americans can enter the Philippines visa-free when Filipinos had a hard time securing a travel document to visit the US. “America? Miski ako hindi ako makapunta doon, hindi ako bigyan ng visa ng mga…” he said. He narrated that he was asked what would happen if he decided to marry and stay in the US. “Sabi ko, ‘Mr. Consul, even if you offer me free visas for a lifetime and even if you offer me 10,000 dollars, I’d still

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Heavy damages on infra, agri expected in 5 regions battered by ‘Haima’ MANILA, Oct. 20 (PNA) -- Heavy damages on infrastructure and agriculture sectors are expected in the five regions battered by supertyphoon “Lawin” (international name Haima), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said. At a media briefing Thursday morning, NDRRMC Spokesperson Mina Marasigan said the agency

Duterte reveals being denied a US visa in the past

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Aquilina Soriano Versoza as she is recognized by the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors.

LA Supervisors honor former Hollywood actress-turned-activist By Abner Galino

A former Hollywood actress-turned-community activist was recently honored by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for her “immeasurable contributions to the Filipino American community.” Aquilina Soriano Versoza, who played a notable role in a comedy film “Troop Beverly Hills” in 1989, was presented a plaque on Tuesday (October 18) during an LA Board of Supervisors’Scroll of Recognition in honor of the Filipino American history month. “I am so honored and so proud that I received the award with the members and leaders of my organization. It inspires me to more, to foster a really strong voice for the Filipino American community,” Versoza told Weekend Balita/US Asian Post.Versoza said it was the first time she was ever recognized by a government body. “And it really felt good,” she added. The LA County Board of Supervisors noted that Versoza was the founder and current Executive Director of the Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California, “a vehicle See LA SUPERVISORS, page 8

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