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California DREAM Loan Program More than 3,000 undocumented undergraduate students will have access to a system-wide student loan program for the first time as the University of California implements the California DREAM Loan Program it sponsored, UC President Janet Napolitano announced last Friday. The financial aid offices of UC’s nine undergraduate campuses will be reaching out to undocumented AB 540 undergraduates with offers of loan assistance through the program, now available for the 2015-2016 academic year. Under Assembly Bill 540, qualifying undocumented students are charged resident fees and exempted from out-of-state supplemental tuition. “By reducing barriers and expanding access to higher education for undocumented students, the University of California is investing not only in the future of these students, but also in the future of our state and nation,” said Napolitano. The DREAM loan program, proposed by Napolitano in 2014, was authorized that same year when the Legislature passed SB 1210, authored by state Sen. Ricardo Lara. Funding was not made available until this academic year. The initial $5 million for the California DREAM Program, equally funded by the University of California and state general funds appropriated to UC, will be distributed according to need across campuses. “The DREAM loan program will grow our college-educated workforce and make good on the promise that a college degree is possible for all hard-working, qualified California students regardless of their immigration status,” Lara said. Under current law, undocumented students who graduate from a California high school and meet the California DREAM Act requirements are eligible Read More …

Liza Soberano (MNS Photo) Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach believes Kapamilya star Liza Soberano would make a good beauty queen. Wurtzbach made this remark during a Twitter question and answer where she was asked who among the local celebrities could become Miss Universe. “I can think of a lot. But if I had to pick one.. Liza Soberano. She’s beautiful,” she answered. Wurtzbach’s response sent Soberano’s followers abuzz, with most of them saying the beauty queen has great taste. — Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach mingles with the crown before paying a courtesy call on President Benigno S. Aquino III in Malacañang Palace.(MNS photo) Soberano, who is the lead actress in the upcoming ABS-CBN series “Dolce Amore,” is one of the first Filipino celebrities who congratulated Wurtzbach when she won Miss Universe last December. Both of them are part of the Star Magic family. (MNS)

Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte holds a sub-machinegun as admirers take a selfie with him during the 23rd Defense and Sporting Arms Show at SM Megamall on Wednesday. In his speech, Duterte again espoused his idea of governance despite being non-committal to running for the presidency. (MNS photo) MANILA  (Mabuhay) – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte claimed that he could end crime and corruption in the country within three to six months if he is elected president in the May 2016 polls. In a radio interview, Duterte said he may not be the “nicest” presidential candidate but he can deliver what he promised: to rid the country of crime and corruption. “Sinasabi ko sa taongbayan, kung gusto niyo ng malinis ang bunganga, very civil, very courteous, doon na kayo,” Duterte said. “Pero kung gusto niyo naman ‘yung nagmumura pero tinutupad ang pangako, I will deliver. In three to six months, I will stop drugs and criminality,” he said. Asked by Enriquez how it was possible to stop drugs and criminality within months after assuming office, Duterte said, “Sabi nila imposible, pero posible.” Duterte said if you have been into the presidency for one week and no one believes in you or follows your order, “Bumitiw ka na.” One of the criticisms being hurled at Duterte is that in Davao, crime persists. “Meron pero hindi ganoon karami,” Duterte said, explaining that his detractors include on their list “minor” crimes such as smoking in public, urinating in public, and speeding. Duterte said Read More …

President Benigno S. Aquino III, with Liberal Party Presidential bet Mar Roxas, flashes the Laban “L” sign along with the members and officers of the Liberal Party during the Liberal Party (LP) Joint National Directorate and National Executive Council (NECO) Meeting at the LP Headquarters in Balay, Cubao, Quezon City on Wednesday (September 30). (MNS photo) MANILA  (Mabuhay) – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte alleged that his fellow presidential candidate Mar Roxas, former Interior Secretary, had a breakdown after Typhoon Yolanda devasted Tacloban in 2013. Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan) is considered the most powerful storm in history ever to make landfall. Yolanda, which hit the country on November 8, 2013, affected over 1.4 million families and killed around 6,300 people. In a radio interview, Duterte claimed that he had witnessed how Roxas dealt with the situation in Tacloban, the most heavily damaged area in the country. “Mar Roxas got the scare of his life during Yolanda,” Duterte said. “I was there on Day 2. Si Mar nagka-breakdown,” Duterte alleged. “I was there. I was talking to him. Nag-mo-monologue siya,” he said. “He was not acting like a person who was in charge of a disaster (relief operation), giving commands or critical orders.” He said there were dead people lying on the streets. “Pagpasok ko pa lang, sabi ko pakitanggal ‘yung tatlong pulis diyan nangangamoy na, ‘yung pulis na patay, the carcass if you want to call it,” Duterte recounted. He said he did not see the Navy and there Read More …