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MANILA – Vice President Jejomar Binay has regained his lead in the latest survey on presidential candidates conducted by Pulse Asia. The non-commissioned poll, conducted from Dec. 4 to 11, found 33 percent of 1,200 respondents want Binay, the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) standard-bearer, as president. Binay’s rating jumped by 19 percent from the 14 percent he garnered in the Pulse Asia survey in September. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo
Duterte and Sen. Grace Poe, with 23 and 21 percent, respectively, were statistically tied at second place. Duterte, who filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for president under the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan on Nov. 27, got a sevenpoint increase in his rating from 16 percent in September. Poe suffered a five-point drop in her rating from 26 percent. Liberal Party standard-bearer Mar Roxas took the fourth slot with 17 percent, down from 20 percent in September. Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago was in fifth place with four
percent, up from three percent in September. Most favored Duterte was the most favored presidential candidate in Mindanao, obtaining 43 percent voter preference. In Metro Manila, Binay, Duterte and Poe shared the top spot, obtaining 30 percent, 27 percent and 21 percent, respectively. In the rest of Luzon, Binay with 34 percent and Poe with 29 percent were the leading presidential bets. Binay was also the top choice among Visayans with 34 percent and Roxas, 27 percent.
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Union City middle school renamed in honor of Fil-Am labor leaders
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DATELINE Clinton, Sanders, O’Malley take stage in final 2015 Democratic presidential debate FROM THE AJPRESS NEWS TEAM ACROSS AMERICA
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A HISTORICAL moment for Filipino-Americans in the United States took place Friday, Dec. 18, when a middle school in Union City, California was officially renamed in honor of Fil-Am labor leaders Larry Itliong and Philip Vera Cruz. Alvarado Middle School is now officially ItliongVera Cruz Middle School, and is believed to be the first school in the nation named for Filipino Americans. “We’re very honored,” Johnny Itliong, the son of Itliong, told the Asian Journal on behalf of his family. “We’re also honored to have Philip Vera Cruz’s name alongside Larry’s even though they didn’t see eye to eye on many occasions. But they both stood up for the rights of people, first and foremost of their Filipino brothers and sisters, the manongs, and then for all others.” Itliong and Vera Cruz were key leaders who helped organize the United Farm Workers union in the 1960s and led Filipino farmworkers who were the first to walk out in the Delano Grape Strike on Sept. 8, 1965. “I think it’s so important that we recognize Larry Itliong and Philip Vera Cruz [who] inspire all of us to be change makers that we need in our community, our state our nation and our world,” state Assembly-
SIX days before Christmas, the three Democratic presidential candidates faced off in New Hampshire for the final Democratic presidential debate of 2015 and offered their opinions on issues such as terrorism, gun control, healthcare and foreign policy. Hosted by ABC, the two-and-a-half hour debate took place Saturday, Dec. 19, in New Hampshire where Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders holds the lead, despite former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s significant national lead. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley also participated in the debate.
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Obama visits families of San Bernardino shooting victims Friend of shooters arrested and charged
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Miss Philippines wins Miss Universe crown Host Steve Harvey mistakenly announces wrong name, creates confusion and controversy
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crown for Miss Universe 2015 on live television Sunday, Dec. 20 at the Planet Hollywood Resort & “I WANT to show the world Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. – the universe, rather – that I “To be a Miss Universe is both am confidently beautiful, with an honor and a responsibility. I a heart.” will use my voice to influence the Those were the words of Miss youth and to raise awareness to Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtz- certain causes, like HIV awarebach, 26, who took home the ness, that is timely and relevant AJPress
to my country which is the Philippines,” she said, during the final question-and-answer portion of the night. In true beauty pageant fashion, the final crowning did not go without drama and a surprise ending when show host Steve Harvey, a comedian and
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Duterte-Marcos is the new ‘AlDuB’
PRESIDENT Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle visited San Bernardino, California on Friday, Dec. 18, to meet privately with families of the victims of the mass shooting in the city that killed 14 and injured more than 20 others. The president was slated to stop in San Bernardino while en route to his Christmas vacation in Hawaii, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said on Wednesday, Dec. 16, but was not set to make a public appearance. In his third address to the nation from the
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LABOR groups and people supportive of the candidacy of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday, Dec. 19, said they have repackaged the tandem as “Team AlDuB.” A take from the phenomenal noontime show love team between Alden Richards
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and Maine “Yaya Dub” Mendoza, popularly known as “AlDub,” the political “AlDuB” refers to Alyansang Duterte-Bongbong. Bongbong is Marcos’ nickname. Duterte, the feisty mayor whose certificate of candidacy as a substitute candidate for President of PDP-Laban was recently accepted by the Commission on Elections, topped a recent pre-election survey, dis-
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DOT surprises PH’s 5 millionth visitor
comed and greeted the lucky Filipino-American female tourist at the Ninoy Aquino International MANILA – Department of Terminal 2. Tourism (DOT) officials on MonThe lucky visitor, 23-year day, Dec. 21 dawn surprised the old New York-based Gabby 5 millionth person to visit the Grantham, received a bouquet Philippines this year. of flowers from the DOT officials Tourism Assistant Secretary which caught her by surprise. Alan Canizal and Undersecretary Canizal said that Grantham will Benito Bengzon Jr. warmly welu G8>< 8* by ROSETTE
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