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B (Bully, Bribery, Bilateral Pacts, Bodyguard) .. p 14

Not Ordinary Farming .. p 11

Complicated Aff airs

Remittance slowdown to narrow PHL’s current account surplusThanksgiving Reunion

(Continued on page 18)

By Simeon G. Silverio, Jr.Publisher & Editor

Asian Journal San Diego

Chapter 21

Despite Danny’s wife’s Mindy’s protests, he invited his Mexican daughter Blanca and her mother to his son’s JR’s house for a Thanksgiving dinner. He made sure his sisters and some of their children were there too meet their new-found relative.Everybody was pleased when the two arrived, except for Mindy, who was wary Danny’s attention and affection might be diverted from her and her daughter Carol, to the two Mexicans who had returned into her husband’s life.Danny’s children from his fi rst wife were happy. Although they did not approve of their father’s philandering ways, they knew Blanca was conceived after their parents’ divorce. They were pleased with their Mexican sister, with her white, fl awless skin, long eyelashes and sharp nose. She stood in contrast against her Filipina sister, Carol, who, although beautiful in her own right, was considered or-dinary in the Philippines. Over there, the likes of a mestisa like Blanca would be a shoo-in to become a beauty queen, if not a movie star. This did not escape Mindy’s attention, who was worried for her daughter.“Baka ma-insecure iyang anak mo (Your daughter might feel insecure),” she cau-tioned Danny. But Danny brushed her worries aside, savoring the moment when all of his chil-dren - the four from his fourth wife, one from his Mexican girlfriend, and another one from his second Filipina wife - were all together. Danny’s sisters, Marlene and

Linda, were also excited. “Naku, ang ganda ng pa-mangkin ko (My niece is beautiful),” Marlene blurted out. She kissed Mercedes upon seeing her, reminding her they had fi rst met when Blanca was baptized. In fact, she stood as the girl’s baptismal sponsor.“Of course,” Mercedes re-membered. In that moment, she put aside her anger at Danny for abandoning her, so she too could savor the moment.

The warm welcome she received from her Filipino relatives overwhelmed Bi-anca. Growing up as an only

child by her single parent mother, she was happy to have two big brothers to protect her and two elder sisters to give her tips on life. In addition, she had a little sister in Carol and

Attn: Any one familiar with the real original organization and start of OPERATION

SAMAHAN as a non-profi t organization for community service will show that three Filipino American Physicians working with non paid Filipino nurses and lay volunteers seeded the roots of what is now an active community clinic with several offi ces in San Diego County.

Unfortunately, majority of these original founders have noted a complete withdrawal of OPERATION SAMAHAN from the original concept for which it was intended. The concept was that of a project by Filipinos to

Provide Medical Care to those in Need but can not afford it. Further, the integration of Filipino community organizations with OPERATION SAMAHAN is completely lost, probably contributing to a slower rate of progress when compared with other community clinics. In particular, San Isidro, the

original Mexican American com-munity Clinic is now one of the big HMO’s in the county. Others, start-ing later than SAMAHAN like LA MAESTRA and NORTH COUNTY can show more accomplishments than SAMAHAN.

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When the Philippine Na-tional Bureau of Investiga-tion (NBI) raided the apart-ment in Olongapo that night of May 7, 2010, they found a den of iniquity - money, computers, a gun, video cam-eras, memory sticks and a pregnant young teenage girl in bed with a man more than twice her age. The man’s fa-ther was there also. They are American-Filipinos and had been holding two children, 15 and 16 year-old sisters, in their power and infl uence since they were ten years old. Medical evidence shows that


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by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIA-NO, OFW Journalism Consor-tium | MANILA—THE country exited from the 2008 global eco-nomic crisis, but the numbers of Filipinos deployed for overseas work slowed down in post-crisis 2010.

Final 2010 deployment data showed that migrant worker deployment dropped to 3.39 percent compared to 15.1 percent

PHL migrant worker deployment slows

down in 2010

(Continued on page 9)An OFW leaves for abroad

by JEREMAIAH M. OPINIANO, OFW Journalism Consortium | MANILA—THE World Bank projects that the country’s current account surplus this year will narrow, partly as a result the increas-ing trade defi cit and the projected slowdown of de-ployment of overseas Filipino workers.

According to the World Bank’s East Asia and Pacifi c Region in its quarterly update, the narrowing current account was due to, among others, the weakness of Philippine exports in major export desti-nation countries; the strength-ening of the real value of the peso that impacts on export growth; and the migration-related developments that will impact on the infl ux of more remittances from abroad.

The current account is an item in the balance of pay-ments (BoP) that covers trade in goods, services, income and current transfers, and the remittances from overseas Fil-ipinos. Remittances are said to be the biggest contributors to the current account.

The BoP, meanwhile, sum-marizes a country’s fi nancial transactions with the rest of the world.

If the current account is in surplus, there is more money coming in than out to the country’s fi nancial system, while the opposite happens when the item is in a defi cit level.

Exports of services, the World Bank report adds, also showed signs of weakness given a sharp decline in the fi rst quarter of 2011.

The World Bank projected that the current account sur-plus will narrow to 2.7 percent of gross domestic product, from 4.2 percent in 2010.

As of March 2011, the current account surplus stood at US$933 million, or 1.4 percent of GDP, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas showed.

GDP is the sum of all goods and services produced locally.

The World Bank said that remittance slowdown will be a result of the turmoil in some of the Middle East and Northern

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By Aurora Vega-Buzon, Chua Tin-say Vega | MANILA | SAN FRAN-CISCO | SAN DIEGO, 7/8/2011 -- Celso, his wife and 2 minor children ages 11 and 13, arrived in the U.S. in March 2008 as permanent residents/ green card holders, based on a peti-tion from his U.S. citizen mother. After getting their green cards, Celso and his family applied for re-entry permits as they wanted to go back and continue managing their Philip-pine business. Celso also wants his children to finish high school in the Philippines before finally settling in the U.S. for good. Before their re-entry permits expired, Celso and his family came back to the U.S. and applied for their second re-entry per-mits in May 2010. The 2nd re-entry permits will expire in September 2011 but Celso and his family plan to come back only in April 2012, during the children’s school break.

HAVING RE-ENTRY PERMITS DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT CELSO AND HIS FAMILY WILL BE ADMITTED BACK AS PER-MANENT RESIDENTS/ GREEN CARDHOLDERS, especially if they intend to come back after the expiry of their permits. At the port of entry, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers are instructed to check if people like Celso and fam-ily, are “applicants for admission”. If they are, CBP officers are further

instructed to issue Notice(s) to Ap-pear (NTA) and place Celso and his family in removal (deportation) proceedings. Section 101(a)(13)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended, lists down specific instances where a permanent resident/green card holder is con-sidered to be “seeking admission”, despite possessing an unexpired green card:

(i) Abandoned or relinquished status; (ii) Been outside the U.S. for a continuous period of more than 180 days; (iii) Engaged in illegal activity outside the U.S.; (iv) Left the U.S. while in removal proceedings; (v) Committed any crime under INA 212(a)(2) involving moral turpitude, drugs, prostitution, etc.; or (vi) Is attempting to, or did return without inspection or at a place not autho-rized.

Generally, green card holders like Celso and family who possess re-entry permits have demonstrated that they do not intend to abandon their status as permanent residents. But it is advisable that the whole family return to the U.S. before their re-entry permits expire.

Also, even with valid and unex-pired re-entry permits, Celso and family still need to prove at the port of entry that despite their prolonged absence, they have maintained a per-manent U.S. home/residence (either owned or rented), maintained bank

accounts in the U.S., filed income taxes, have business or employment connections in the U.S., etc.. They may also have to give good and valid reasons for their extended stay abroad.

If the CBP officer at the port of entry is unsure whether Celso and family are “applicants for admis-sion”, the latter will be asked to ap-pear at a deferred inspection hearing at a USCIS district office. During said deferred inspection, Celso and family need to prove they have not abandoned their permanent resident/green card status.

Plenty of green card holders, espe-cially seniors, go out of the U.S. for 6-9 months at a time, with only brief returns to the U.S.; or leave the U.S. for more than 1 year without bother-ing to get re-entry permits. Some permanent residents accept employ-ment abroad as they cannot find jobs here, without filing any application to preserve permanent residence status. Others make frequent and several trips outside the U.S. totaling more than 180 days in a year, and then apply for naturalization. Like Celso, these green card holders face possible issues of abandonment of permanent resident /green card sta-tus, and even removal/deportation.

Securing permanent resident/green card status is hard enough as it is, and this is further exacerbated by fre-quent visa regressions over the years. Thus, it is important for permanent residents to be aware of the require-ments of the law in maintaining and protecting their status.

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By ELLSON A. QUISMORIO, Manila Bulletin | SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan, Philippines, June 16, 2011 — He’s a stranger in a strange place, doing a strange thing. But somehow everything makes per-fect sense to Japanese national and third grade “pupil” Etsuo Yamagata.

“I want to study English, Tagalog, and Pangasinense,” Etsuo said in stammering yet comprehensible English. He is 63 years old.

Belinda Yamagata, 57, Etsuo’s Filipino wife and long-time employ-ee of a leading Japanese electronics company, helps prepare the student daily for his classes at Jose Macam Paningbatan Sr. Elementary School here in the town of San Juan.

As a routine, Belinda or “Belen” accompanies her husband to school every morning before going to the local market. Thursday was no dif-ferent.

“Every day, we leave the house at 6:50 a.m. and walk to school together. We treat it as exercise,” she said.

After having kamote and coffee

Japanese sexagenarian

enjoying 'second childhood'

for breakfast, Etsuo emerges from their eye-catching pink house carry-ing a back pack, and clad in a white T-shirt, walking shorts and rubber shoes. “I also like pandesal,” he quipped.

As soon as he stepped out, three kids half the man’s height joined Etsuo in the 10-minute walk to Jose Macam. He would attract a few more pupils along the way.

Belen swore it was a familiar sight. “He’s very friendly to kids. He gives them candies and plays with them. The kids like him a lot.”

For the children here, this old, foreign student is a celebrity.

Etsuo used to be a city council member back home in Okazaki City in Japan. Here in Jose Macam, he acts and is treated like an ordinary Grade Three pupil, said school head Arlene Sabangan.

“The kids are already used to him. He does all the things that a usual Grade Three pupil does,” Sabangan said, while pointing out that the sexagenarian is being accommo-


Etsuo Yamagata, 63, is in Grade 3

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To patriots and friends,Thanks for your prayers. The

plenary session went well. It is gratifying to see that the collec-tive sacrifi ce of thousands of ev-eryday heroes of Gawad Kalinga is catching the attention of world leaders.

*CNN, through their interna-tional correspondent Andrew Stevens who moderated the ses-sion, proposed to do a documen-tary on our ground up develop-ment template.

*The head of ADB hopes to

World Economic Forum: A View from the Ground

By Tony Meloto

(Refl ections after speaking at the plenary session of the World Economic Forum in Jakarta last June 13 with Jeffrey Sachs and other global leaders).

revisit GK now that we are doing social entrepreneurship.

*Jeff Sachs wants to do a big forum with us in Manila.

*The Vice President of indone-sia said he will support GK in his country.

Earlier at 730 am I attended a

fi nance and investment forum with Secretary Purisima and with CEOs of the top banks and investment houses. I was the only social entrepreneur in the high level crowd but it made me proud to be there because I was

with our competent and well respected Secretary of Finance. Secretary Cesar mentioned about the creation of the National En-trepreneurship Council through a Presidential Executive Order to raise half a million social entre-preneurs and acknowledged the importance of the private sector like GK in making it happen. The investors were excited about the proposition to build a new generation of wealth creators in our country.

They pointed out that the Phil-ippines, like Indonesia, is now attractive to investors because of the new leadership but they suggested that we should cater to the domestic market rather than build an export driven economy. I couldn’t agree more.

It was amazing for me to wit-ness how our simple faith in action and affection for those at the bottom of the pyramid could capture the attention of global policy makers and wealth gen-erators at the World Economic Forum.

*The GK Center for Social Innovation is a hybrid of phi-lanthropy and social business to achieve impact, scale and sustainability.

*Social business for us is not confi ned to micro- enterprises but especially those that can scale and mainstream like com-mercial business and include the micro in their supply chain. Our middle brother concept as the missing link in business devel-opment is new and interesting to a lot of people here. Like us, many do not believe in teaching old business models that are not relevant and responsive to the urgent social needs of the world.

*Social business is about optimum profi t – not maximum profi t – for greater social impact and benefi t.

*Social business will need the brightest and the best from the top business and management schools as wealth creators at

There is always something new at the San Diego Zoo - and the same goes for the San Diego Zoo Kids website. The new kids.sandi-egozoo.org site is full of photos, videos and interactive games and is designed for children ages 3-11. The format and features include nearly everything a kid could want to know about animals in an easy-to-navigate site. And for fun, kids can switch between a zoo and sa-fari theme as they browse the site.

“We designed the “San Di-ego Zoo Kids” site as a way for children to connect to animals and their habitats, even when they’re not able to visit the Zoo or the Safari Park,” said Debra Erickson, director of communications and interpretation for San Diego Zoo Global. “We expect kids and their parents will visit this site whenever they want to learn something new about creatures and their features or have questions about wildlife.”

The site focuses on different characteristics of animals, with features like “The Nose Knows,”

Website Designed With Kids In Mind: San Diego Zoo Kids

which is about all the fascinating types of noses found on animals. The “Fantastic Frogs” feature shares with children the amazing colors and varying sizes of the world’s amphibians. In “Precious Pandas,” kids can learn about these rare black and white bears and what makes the species so unique, like the fact that they’re carnivores but eat mostly bamboo - a plant!

For those in the mood to play, the newest online game from the San Diego Zoo is “Safari Park Ad-venture,” which challenges players to become a ranger and protect wildlife. Players take a virtual sa-fari and have to collect 30 different cards along the way to achieve the rank of ranger. Once a ranger, they

GK, A Model of Social Responsibility Starting Them Young With Conservation

Tony Meloto of Gawad Kalinga with some of the leaders behind Enchanted Farms, a social enterprise

home and not job seekers abroad, fl ying Filipino brands, using local materials, making the land productive while protecting the environment and harnessing the creativity and genius of a gifted people.

*To do this we need to develop our SQ -social quotient – not just our IQ and EQ. The bright-est and the best should not leave the least behind but invest their time, talent and treasure to make the least the best; turn our human liabilities to assets though caring and sharing where there is opti-mum profi t for all.

*Big business will migrate CSR- corporate social responsi-bility to CSI – corporate social investment. Investing in bringing people out of poverty through social entrepreneurship will ex-pand the market base and make good business sense.

I mentioned Shell particularly as one of our biggest corporate social investors in building our Center for Social Innovation to raise more social entrepreneurs.

*There is a huge social ven-ture capital fund but not enough viable social businesses like Hu-man Nature and enough social

entrepreneurs to invest in.If anything, the entire WEF is

validating our development strat-egy and build philosophy.

At the end of the day, the bot-tom line is how we value our humanity as an expression of our faith in God who became human to help us discover what is divine in us and for all of us together to appreciate the gift of this rich and beautiful planet.

I just retired to my room at the Shangrila to remove my shoes. I miss my wife and my bed at home and the simple life at the GK Enchanted Farm in Bulacan.

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When he turned into an octo-genarian, the last of his bosom friends and shipmates died in San Francisco. He said “Awannen iti maka-ammo dagiti sikretok” – there is no one else left who knew his secrets.

Talks abounded saying he had a Japanese girlfriend in San Francis-co while his family was left in the Philippines. Those remained jests of endearment, however, as no one really confirmed any of the talks.

He also appeared, in his old age, to be confused on what he had really been doing at the time the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.

In front of the guys, he says that he had been inland on R&R with a woman he picked up at a club the night before. With my mother-in-law around, his story goes that he had been with buddies playing poker when they heard the thumps of bombs.

He was, however, consistent on the tail end of the story after estab-lishing where he was or where he was not.

“We heard the thumps but we were not bothered at first. Minutes later, we heard planes roaring over us. We thought they were ours doing unscheduled exercises. Then

we heard sirens blaring. Military jeeps screeched up and down the roads. From loud speakers, we heard, ‘Hurry back to your sta-tions. We are being attacked.’

We scrambled and comman-deered whatever vehicle was available in our rush to the shore. To my chagrin, however, my ship was already on fire like the others. I just found myself helping to fish out those who had jumped from the ships and swam ashore. One of my bunkmates was covered all over with soot, panting, barely making it to the shore.

“I thought that the Japanese were landing on the Islands. They would have easily defeated us as they have definitely succeeded in confusing us. I mean, I did not even know what else to do because there was no command on what we should do.

“Of course, I thought of my safety. I removed my dungarees. If worse went to worst, I thought, I could just blend with the locals.”

Dad was short and stocky, almost Hawaiian in features.

“So, the woman, the one you were with before the attack, was she pretty?” I had often asked.

“Oh! Yes, she was,” he always said. “Japanese-Hawaiian beauty.” He would beam with a wink.

When mom was around and I asked “So, did you win in that poker game?”

“You know, I don’t remember. In the confusion, I really don’t remember.”

DAD, SINGLE ALL THROUGHOUT HIS EARLY NAVY LIFE, DID NOT REALLY CARE HOW HE SQUANDERED HIS DOLLARS. Later, when confronted with family and clan money problems, he would say “I really regret losing bundles of money playing poker in those days. I could have saved those and would have come handy now. But, at that time, there was really noth-ing else we could do during our idle times on the ships when we were at sea.”

He learned to apportion his

dollars after he met, courted, and married my mother-in-law, Caridad Madriaga.

Mommy is a descendant of the Malay Ilocano stock that occupied Northern Luzon’s western shores. It is said that if most Filipinos would perish due to an economic upheaval, the Ilocanos would sur-vive. Dealt with a narrow strip of land bounded by the China Sea on the west and the Cordillera Moun-tains on the east, Ilocanos had to wake up with the roosters’ early morning crowing, surviving on whatever the meager land sprouted for them. They also became a spend thrift people often jested as the people who would not buy your ware even if you physically try to wrest the money off their clamped fists.

Borne from fairly dark an-cestors, Mommy grew up to be a not so but fairly dark Filipina beauty with thick lashes, pursed lips and gentle cascading nose.

With her de-meanor, she and her relatives sur-vived the rigors of the war under the wings of a Japanese officer.

“He was a Harvard University graduate and very much a gentle-man,” says she of the officer.

“Were you in love with him,” I had asked.

“I tried not to because he was the enemy.”

“But…?”“I had to be nice to him. He

spoke both Japanese and English and taught me Japanese, translating the little English I know. And if not for him, my family would not have had rice and meat and fish during the war.”

“Did he ever…”“Make advances on me? I told

you he was very much a gentle-man. Besides, they had what you now call comfort women. I would think that he had his urge releases with the choicest of them.”

The Japanese plucked comfort women from the prettiest lasses from a barrio. The women’s fear of being hurt further or killed if they tried to escape shackled them in dormitory like rooms where the soldiers repeatedly ravaged them whenever the Japanese had to have their urges released.

“I don’t know what she had seen in me,” my mother-in-law says. “He said after their final victory in the war, he would bring me home to Japan and marry me there. Of course, they lost. I believe he was with General Yamashita when they were cornered by the Igorots in Kiangan, Ifugao. I have not heard of him again.”

“Did you ever wish that you heard of him again?”

“It did not matter because right after the war, I met your daddy.”

Mommy had just been orphaned along with his younger five broth-ers and four sisters. At the bedside of her dying mother, she had prom-ised to forever take care of her younger siblings. She then stayed, along with other cousins, with her uncle and aunt in Pasay, a suburb of Manila, to start a living to fulfill her promise.

“One day, my aunt, who is a labandera, asked me to iron two sets of US navy uniforms,” says mommy. “Medals studded both sets of the white and blues. Stripes,

too, which I guessed of a high ranked officer, rode on their shoul-ders and cuffs.”

“This officer is looking for a wife,” the aunt said. “And I showed him your picture. He is interested to meet you.”

Mommy just laughed it off, thinking that the aunt was just kid-ding. After all, who would be a US navy officer who could be inter-ested in a simple and poor Filipina girl like her?

“When this old man came at night to fetch his uniforms, I was surprised because I was expecting an Americano. He was a Filipino whose head only towered under my chin. I had to be cordial though when my aunt introduced me to him. And then I thought that was it.

“The following night, however, he came back. My aunt had to force me out of the room to meet with him, saying I cannot be im-polite. He had flowers for me, ciga-rettes and a bottle of rum for uncle, and chocolates for everybody else in the house.

“And then almost every night, he showered me with more flowers, drowned uncle with more rum, and sweetened everyone with more chocolates.

“Everyone in that house loved him.

“I did not.“I told my aunt, ‘don’t you see

that he is very much older than

me?’”“Don’t you be stupid about this

age thing,” the aunt had said. “The important thing is he’s got dollars to make you comfortable for the rest of your life.”

“I didn’t really care.“Then one day, he came in his

uniform, saying that he wanted to bring me to the officers’ club. My aunt insisted that I go but I refused without a chaperone. He agreed be-cause, after all, it was his birthday and might as well treat everyone. So, all we went with my aunt, uncle, cousins, and four neighbor friends.

“At the club, I was puzzled. I have never seen nor could have

imagined tall white and black Americanos salute a midget Filipino. It was only then that it dawned on me that he was really an officer.

“Oh! And he could dance.“By the end of the night, he

told me that he would be sailing back to the mainland US to complete his service. He won-dered if, when he comes back, I could marry him.

“You will know when you come back,” mommy had said.

Throughout the time he was gone, mommy sang or hum to

herself one of the popular songs then that was a highlight at the of-ficers club.

You told me you love meYet you went awayTo the land where no one caresYou have flown like a humming

beeTake me with youManila memoryWhen you are sadWhen you are gladPlay the sweet melodyManila memoryI’ll always loveLike a cooing doveTake me with youLove and be free When he did come back, she told

him affront, “You know I promised to take care of my younger broth-ers and sisters when my parents died.”

With his $200.00 monthly pen-sion, he said “We will both take care of them.”

To be continued…

(Publisher’s Note: Pusoy is Rudy D. Liporada’s second novel and third book being serialized in Asian Journal. One can get a copy of the book through Amazon.com – A Russian Poker - or by calling the author at 858-722-1465.)

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SACRAMENTO --- Law enforce-ment leaders from across the state of California today criticized the deep cuts to the Department of Justice’s law enforcement budget that specifi-cally targeted anti-gang and anti-drug programs.

The general fund reduction proposals would reduce by $71 million the budget of the Division of Law Enforcement. This could lead to the loss of several hundred special agents and other personnel, the dissolution of 55 statewide task forces - many of which coordinate responses to transnational gang and drug crime - and the loss of investi-gators on the state’s new Mortgage Fraud Strike Force. As a result, two entire law enforcement bureaus could be shut down, the Bureau of Investigations and Intelligence (BII) and the Bureau of Narcotic Enforce-ment (BNE).

California Narcotic Officers’ Asso-ciation President James C. Hodges:

“Yesterday’s budget agreement contained a bad surprise - the budget decimated the General Fund resources available to Attorney General Kamala Harris’ office for law enforcement purposes. The impact of these cuts will be the shutting down of all BNE task forces, as well as their offices. Each of you may recall that these same cuts were proposed in 2009 during the Schwarzenegger administration. Fortunately, the Legislature wisely rejected those proposed cuts. The reasons for rejecting those cuts in 2009 are as valid today as they were in 2009. In fact, they have become accentuated over the past two years. It is fact that the Mexican drug cartels have dramatically increased their profile in California… Addi-tionally, the significant challenges local law enforcement will face in 2011 with public safety realignment is further reason to restore the BNE task forces. The fact is that the loss of BNE task forces will force local

California Law Enforcement Leaders Decry Public Safety Cuts in Proposed Budget - Will

“Cripple” Anti-Gang and Anti-Drug Effortslaw enforcement - who will tell you frankly that they lack the expertise to deal with these sophisticated, multi-national criminal enterprises - to put scarce resources to fill the void left by the loss of BNE task forces. This is a diversion of local law enforcement resources that will unacceptably undermine their efforts to make public safety realignment work.”

Irvine Police Chief and California Police Chiefs Association President Dave Maggard:

“There were strong imperatives that existed in 2009 and still exist today for the restoration of the BNE (Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement) and still exist today for restoration of the BNE task forces: the Mexican drug cartels are steadily moving their operations into the Califor-nia; drug cartel violence is already spilling over into the United States; the Sinaloa Cartel is becoming firmly entrenched in California; FBI sources with whom we have spoken believe that a majority of the 200 reported abductions in California are attributable to Mexican drug cartels enforcing their business arrange-ments; and prosecutors are noting a disturbing diversification of the cartels where they are also engaged in human sex trafficking, as well as their more “traditional” metham-phetamine trafficking….Local law enforcement relies on the ability of the BNE task force to combat the increasingly sophisticated crime families involved in drug trafficking and in human trafficking.”

California District Attorneys Asso-ciation President Gregory D. Totten:

“If this cut is allowed to stand, numerous entities within DOJ will be devastated. Though funded by the Restitution Fund, the Witness Relocation and Protection Pro-gram is staffed by DOJ personnel. A reduction in services within this program jeopardizes the ability of law enforcement to protect and re-

locate vital witnesses. Of additional concern is the potential negative impact on forensic services provided by DOJ. State forensic labs assist counties across the state with blood-alcohol and drug testing that is cru-cial to all types of prosecutions. This cut portends access to justice issues inasmuch as the availability of these services will become less uniform, specifically in counties that do not have local labs.”

Imperial County District Attorney Gilbert G. Otero:

“As a district attorney in a county bordering Mexico, I would like to take this opportunity to urge you to oppose the Governor’s proposal to cut $71 million from the Department of Justice, Division of Law Enforce-ment’s budget. Such a move would have a major negative impact on public safety in my county, in the state and across the entire nation.”

San Diego District Attorney Bon-nie Dumanis:

“The purpose of this letter is to share my concern with the proposed cuts to the California Department of Justice, Division of Law Enforce-ment (DLE). As the elected District Attorney of San Diego County, my office investigates and prosecutes crime along California’s border on a daily basis. It is through col-laboration with the Division of Law Enforcement that we are able to see results from our efforts to stem the tide of violent crime crossing into California….The work of the Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement and the Bureau of Intelligence and Investigations is a key piece to a statewide strategy to prevent gang crime….I understand the challenges in balancing the state’s budget, but urge you to keep in mind that most local law enforcement agencies are taking severe staffing reductions, especially the smaller agencies, and we will need the assistance of DLE

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Easily AmusedGuest Writer: Melody Lapot

There are many activities that can easily keep me entertained for numerous hours. It just all depends on what I am in the mood for. There are days when I feel like watching a movie mara-thon on a hot summer day, hid-ing away in the cool and secured comforts of my own living room, sprawled out on the couch with a tub of ice cream nestled before me. Or I can engage in watching video games for several hours, some-times for numerous days straight. If truly motivated, I would sit at

my piano or take out my fl ute and learn to master a new piece. This would take a good 4-5 hours out of my day. I dabble in a few new arts and crafts to keep my interests up but if you wire it down to the core of my entertain-

ment, I love to draw and make com-ics.

Work-ing on comics or il-lustra-tions can be very thera-peutic

and I would feel the most con-tent when I am able to just draw from the heart. There are still times when I get artist’s block

and nothing comes out. I handle this by doing something else that is art related, such as hand-crafting, sketching, or writing stories to fi ll the void. Art is kind of a double-edged sword that can relieve you from or torment you with frustration. In the past two years, I’ve been collaborating, and I use this term very loosely, with some of my artsy friends from online and offl ine to make comics and stories.

As much as we enjoy creating something together, we just can’t seem to see our series through. This is really disappointing, especially when I really enjoy making it. Most of the time, I take on my own projects but I’m just as bad at com-pleting them. I think the problem is that I start with an intrigu-ing idea, draw it out and I would eventually hit a snag and end up being unhappy with the story’s execution or I can’t think of what would happen next. So I’ll go

back and revise, dislike those revisions and the next thing you know, I have gone through ten different possible openings and gone nowhere. Sometimes it’s nice to work with a partner to keep you on track as well as to bounce around ideas.

Loving art at a young age

I’ve loved art since the tender age of fi ve and I have my sister and brother to thank for giving me the inspiration to continue to draw. I recall a time when I was about ten years old and I sat with my brother for three hours in our living room and I busted out 15 drawings in that time period. My mom was astonished and a little worried and told me to take a break from it. Sailor Moon is my all-time favorite anime show and even up

until now, I’m still a die-hard fan. Sailor Moon had been the great foun-dation of my art style and over the years, I’ve pieced together other styles that culti-vated into

some unique style.

EVEN BEFORE THE SHOW CAME TO THE STATES, I WAS DRAWING SAILOR MOON characters at any given

opportunity in class. A lot of my classmates then didn’t under-stand why I was so obsessed with the show and I got teased a lot for it. Aside from being one of my favorite shows, it was also the last connection that kept me linked with the culture I grew up with. From all we’ve discussed in class about the Identity Crisis

in the Filipino community, Sailor moon was the culture I identifi ed with and to have it looked down upon allowed me to slip into a depressive state.

Coming to the States from Japan was a great culture shock and a great struggle to adjust to. I left all my friends behind, I was alone, ridi-culed and teased for

being different from some of the things I reluctantly had to deal with. Doing art was my way of escaping from sadness and eventually I found friends that enjoyed my work and I didn’t feel so alone. To-gether with my childhood best friend, Cassey Neal, we made so many comics together and wrote fan fi ctions of our favorite shows and enjoyed every minute of it.

Choosing between Art or Writing in Junior High and High School

In Junior High and High School, I continued to draw nu-merous pictures and occasionally made comic strips. At this time, I was mainly focused on becoming a writer and I practiced my writ-ing more often. I was very much into video games and writing fan fi ction and convinced myself that I was going to become a profes-sional writer. Unfortunately,

when I got to high school, my passion for writing dwindled dra-matically during my sophomore year. Two years in a row, I’ve suffered through two horrible English teachers that desecrated my passion for writing. Howev-er, during the later years of high school I started making more comic strips about my boyfriend at the time and his friends going on strange adventures. They were unique characters on their own and the ideas they gave me for comics blossomed overnight. By graduation, I’ve made two series called: The Adventures of Evan Grove and Mallets (a sequel to The Adventures of Evan Grove). They weren’t large series but they were a stepping stone onto something greater in the future.

Before college, I didn’t give any thought in aiming for an Art degree because I was incredibly focused on becoming a writer and I did what I could to obtain that goal. When that “dream” died out, I returned to my fi rst love and pursued the arts. Throughout my life, I’ve had people ask me, “Are you going to become an artist when you grow up?” Now I can honestly give a clear answer to that old, haunting question. My friends would be the ones to give me that last push to think about be-coming a comic artist. I was re-luctant to take art classes in high school because of all the horrify-ing testimony from friends. It wasn’t the subject’s faults; it was the teachers that were anything but supportive of their students.

Publishing Art in College

I was really nervous about tak-ing my fi rst art classes at San Di-ego City College. I didn’t know what to expect and what I feared most was the risk of losing my

Melody Lapot

Sailor Moon

There are many activities that can easily keep me entertained for numerous hours. My dream for entertaining myself is to do some-thing I love and share it with others.

Even though I’ve tried many other things that I found interesting and joyful, art always comes out on top (music comes to a close second.) Ultimately, I draw for myself.

How clean is your garage? That’s assuming you have a ga-rage, of course. If you’re lucky – or smart – you don’t have one and in that case you can simply read this and make fun of your family and friends who do have one of the hated things.

Here’s another question: how clean is a garage supposed to be? Sure, we see photos of spotless, near-empty garages in

Workin’ in the garageIt’s a garage! They’re not supposed to be clean

Architectural Digest but just how close to reality is that for most of us?

The average garage for the average family (whatever your defi nition of average may be) probably has at least some of these items:

Gardening toolsOld paint (a few cans still good

but most dried up long ago)Rope

Snow toys left over from a weekend in the snow 12 years ago

Tools (how many depends on how handy the user pictures him or herself); many get unused

RagsJumper cables (you never

know)OilA few old car partsA bicycle or twoCases of water, soda and/or

beer

There’s more

Beyond those things, a good number of garages have:

SkisSkateboardsBarbecue equip-

mentHibachisMore toolsMore paintSomething fl am-

mableDusty boxes of

tax, income and expense records

Boxes of other papers too impor-tant to throw away but forgotten about years ago anyway

New(er) beach umbrella

Old(er) beach umbrella

Sand toysEquipment from

basketball, softball, baseball, tennis, soc-cer, golf, bowling, or any other sport someone at some-time in the family indulged in

And even more

And fi nally, I imagine that at least a few garages have:

A partially dismantled carA partially dismantled off road

vehicleA partially dismantled boatA jet ski or two or three (any

one of which may also be dis-mantled)

A hang gliderAn old trophy or two from

childhoodItems tossed out when you

redecorated but liked too much to throw away (even though you admitted that it might just be time to let the disco ball go)

Now for my big mess

My suppository – sorry, I meant repository - of the rarely used, often unneeded, and gener-ally forgotten items include:

Some of the above plusDog leashesOld fi sh aquariumOld fi sh aquarium equipment

including heater, pump, gravel, plastic plants, stones, miniature skin diver to aerate the tank, and more – so much more

Old plastic kid’s poolToys for the old plastic kid’s

pool

Equipment for the new plastic kids pool

Twenty feet of fl oor to ceiling shelving to hold even more stuff such as the 30 year old reel-to-reel tape recorder someone gave me that needs to be repaired so when I get it repaired I can use to listen to old tapes of me when I was on radio (on the very remote chance I still even have the things)

Boxes of old (as opposed to at least somewhat newer) books although I have tossed some of those away. After all, why keep

a history book that stops before the entire west-ern hemisphere was discovered?

Three tons of dust

Finally in most

garages there might, might, be room for a car or two. But have you noticed how often people let a car that cost them tens of thousands of dollars set out in the sun and rain while they put the stuff worth a whole lot less inside? It doesn’t make sense of course, but hey, we’re people – we don’t have to

make sense.

Stop looking and start cleaning

Back to the point of all this: I’ve been thinking about clean-ing the garage but you can’t just rush into it. Certain steps and methods are required:

The means to a clean

See a need (1-2 months) Recognize the need (2-3

weeks) Accept that the need must be

satisfi ed (10 days) Begin planning stages (1

month) Start plans (1 month) Arrange necessary tools and

or equipment - including but not limited to garbage bags (1 week)

Get motivated (2-3 days) Get motivated (2-3 days) Really get motivated (4 days) Start work (uh oh, rain - see

Weather Channel) Start work (whoops soccer

game - check schedule) Start work

So you can see that should I start immediately, there’s no way to fi nish before the fi rst of next year – even using best case scenario numbers (and we know that never happens). So like I said, I’m going to putter (it’s a thing dads do) just as soon as I head to the garage and fi nd a soda and/or beer. It’s not too early to start is it?

My late sister Jan had this to say about garage cleaning: “I think Newton explains it best: An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

So, cleaning a garage would need to be done by some-body who originally was at rest. Now you’ve got to wonder who at rest and in their right mind would actually get up to clean the garage. Therefore, clean-ing the garage willfully and wholeheartedly would seem to fall under the category of an ‘unbalanced force’. So clean-ing the garage is for unbalanced people. Done. Guilt gone. Sigh. All is right with the world. Glad I could help.” I’m glad too, Jan, I’m glad too.


IMMIGRATION 911 by Atty. Susan V. Perez | SAN DIEGO, 7/8/2011 -- When the January 2011 visa bulletin was published by the Department of State, it showed that most of the family-based categories had retrogressed between one and three years beginning on January 1, 2011. For Filipinos, most of the waiting times for family members will be an incredible 12 to 23 years come 2011. The 1st preference cat-egory (unmarried sons and daugh-ters of U.S. citizens) goes from a 13-year to a 16-year wait. In the 2A category (spouses and children

of permanent residents) the wait expands from a mere 6 months to 12 years. In the 2B category (adult sons and daughters of permanent residents), the wait increases from 9 years to nearly 11 years. For married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens (3rd preference category) does the wait remain roughly the same: 23 years. The State Depart-ment explained the reason for the great retrogression. It said that dur-ing the past two years the cut-off dates for most family preference categories advanced at a rapid pace. This resulted in a dramatic increase in the petitions filed in the recent months. This has required the ret-rogression of many Family prefer-ence cut-off dates for January in an effort to hold number use within the various numerical limits.

When the visa number regresses after an application for adjust-ment of status has been filed, and the alien appears to be eligible for such adjustment, he or she is allowed to remain in the United States until a visa number again becomes available. The applica-tion is held in abeyance pending a visa number availability only if the application is otherwise approv-able. Approvable means that the application has complied with the substantial requirements of the law

How Did The Retrogression Affect My Pending Visa Application?

for adjustment of status. While the case is awaiting availability of the regressed visa number, the alien is eligible for issuance of interim benefits such as an employ-ment authorization document and advance parole for the purposes of employment and travel outside the United States and return. However, if the alien is ineligible for adjust-ment due to an issue not related to visa availability (e.g., criminal conviction), the application should be denied accordingly. Therefore, the adjudication, including the in-terview, should proceed regardless

of the visa number availability at the time of adjudication to deter-mine the applicant’s eligibility. In Maria’s case, she can continue to renew her employment authoriza-tion and parole document until she gets her legal permanent resident card. She should be able to work and travel just like a legal perma-nent resident.

What about those visa applicants who are waiting for their visas outside the United States? They have to wait until the priority date becomes current again. If they had taken their medical exams and their scheduled interview has been can-celled because of the retrogression, they have to do another medical exam. Hopefully they don’t have to pay for the affidavit of support and visa fees again. What happens if the visa applicant turns 21 dur-ing retrogression. If the applicant sought immigrant status before retrogression and turned 21 a few months after retrogression but be-fore the interview he or she should be protected by CSPA and should not be considered to have aged out. If he or she let one year pass before seeking the immigrant status and then the visa retrogresses, he or she may still be able to file later when visa becomes available. If visa retrogresses during one-year

window, new one-year period begins once visa becomes avail-able again. The applicant has to calculate his or her age on the date the visa becomes available again. For example, Jose’s F2A priority date became current on August 1, 2009. He took no action and the visa retrogressed in June 2010. The visa became current again in October 2010. Jose has until October 1, 2011 to seek immi-grant status. He has to calculate adjusted age on October 1, 2010 to see if he was still under 21 and qualifies for a F-2A visa.

We welcome your feedback. If you have any immigration questions, please feel welcome to email me at [email protected] or call 619 819 -8648 to arrange for a telephone consul-tation.

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passion for art. Luckily, I’ve encountered a few good friends who mentally prepared me for constructive criticism. They were honest about what flaws they saw in my work in order to help me grow.

My professor was strict but she was also accepting of all the various styles that each of us brought to class. I couldn’t help but feel intimidated by some of the other more talented artists in class. It was clear to see that my work was nothing in compari-son but she was clear to explain why the designs were working or not. Once in a while, I did see a few students breakdown from frustration but she stood by them and worked with those who struggled. “Understanding Design” was a difficult class but proved to be useful in the other two art classes I was taking that semester. “3-dimensional Art” would prove later to be by far the most difficult traditional art class I would take up.

Since I’ve entered SDSU, I’ve gained experience in getting my artwork published in two anthologies and working for the Daily Aztec. Even though I haven’t “hit it big” with my art yet, I’ve certainly gained valu-able experience in collaborating with several artists and writers. It is only a matter of time when my work will pay off.

If there was something I want-ed to add or wished I could have done, it would be gymnastics. I think it would be really cool to do back flips, somersaults, one-hard pinwheels, etc, etc. See-ing that I’m such an anime fan, being able to imitate those flashy action scenes would just grant me some major geek points. Aside from the cool factor, what I also admire is their confidence. They have eminent trust in the laws of physics and the momen-tum of their bodies. They seem to fear nothing. But I think it’s a little too late for me to be jump-ing off balance bars and doing back flips.

My dream for entertaining my-self is to do something I love and share it with others. Even though I’ve tried many other things that I found interesting and joyful, art always comes out on top (music comes to a close second.) Ulti-mately, I draw for myself.

Melodie Lapot was a 3-year student at City College and is

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Easily Amused currently a 2-year student at SDSU majoring in Japanese. She was also a student of Dr. Dirige in Asian Studies 460, “Contem-porary Issues in Filipino Ameri-can Communities” last Spring 2011.

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Many among us believe that one can already re-marry if his or her spouse has been away for several years. This is not really a miscon-ception, but is actually allowed under the old law, particularly the Civil Code of the Philippines which recognized the subsequent marriage, for so long as the absent spouse had been unheard of for seven consecu-tive years. There was no need to go to court to get a declaration. But there was a problem with this Civil Code provision, because it conflicted with the Revised Penal Code (the criminal statute) which makes the remarrying spouse criminally liable for bigamy unless there is first a judicial declaration that the absent spouse is presumptively dead.

Since August 3, 1988, it has been the Family Code that governs the case of missing spouses. And the rules have changed dramatically. First, the period of absence has been shortened from seven years to four years. The reason given for this amendment is that it is now easier to communicate, so if noth-ing is unheard of after four years, it presumably means that the missing spouse is already dead. This period is further shortened to just two years, if the missing husband was last seen boarding a plane or ship that went missing, or joined the armed forces and took part in war, or was other-wise in danger of death. This provi-sion is found under Article 41 of the Family Code, which provides:

Art. 41. A marriage contracted by any person during subsistence of a previous marriage shall be null and void, unless before the celebration

Missing Husbandof the subsequent marriage, the prior spouse had been absent for four consecutive years and the spouse present has a well-founded belief that the absent spouse was already dead. In case of disappearance where there is danger of death under the circumstances set forth in the provisions of Article 391 of the Civil Code, an absence of only two years shall be sufficient.

For the purpose of contracting the subsequent marriage under the pre-ceding paragraph the spouse present must institute a summary proceeding as provided in this Code for the dec-laration of presumptive death of the absentee, without prejudice to the effect of reappearance of the absent spouse. (83a)

Our hypothetical today concerns Eldah who got married to Joel ten years ago in Pangasinan. After just a few months, Joel suddenly did not come home anymore, but left behind his clothes and other personal belongings in their house. Although Eldah has not heard from Joel, she has received unconfirmed reports from relatives and friends that Joel went to the Middle East. There was no way for Eldah to really find out what happened to Joel.

Meanwhile, young and beautiful as she still is, Eldah met Richard with whom she has deeply fallen in love. Eldah approached us for advice on how she can legalize her union with Richard.

As can be gleaned from Article 41 of the Family Code which we cited above, three conditions must be present before Eldah can legally

marry Richard. First is that her first husband Joel must have been absent for a period of at least four years. Here, Joel left Eldah and has not contacted her since ten years ago. Therefore, the first condition appears to have been satisfied.

The second condition is that Eldah must have a well-founded belief that Joel was already dead. In our case, although Eldah has not heard from Joel, she has nonetheless received news that Joel is in the Middle East. With such information, Eldah cannot sincerely claim that she honestly believes Joel to be already dead.

But let as assume for the moment that the last thing Eldah heard about Joel was that he was kidnapped by some outlaws in Mindanao. This situation would appear to satisfy the second requirement, since it is public knowledge that many kidnap victims in Mindanao are killed by their abductors. Nonetheless, still under this assumed scenario, Eldah must comply with another require-ment, which is to go to court to get a declaration that Joel is presumed dead. She cannot just by herself make such a declaration. There must be a court order to that effect.

After Eldah finally gets the court decision declaring Joel to be pre-sumptively dead, she and Richard can lawfully wed, without having to worry about being charged with bigamy. Again, without the final court declaration of presumptive death, the marriage between Eldah and Richard would be void, and they even face the risk of being charged with bigamy. (As a side note, this is the same rationale behind Article 40 of the Family Code which requires a final court decree of nullity of a previous void marriage).

But there is still one problem here. If one day Joel returns and executes and submits an affidavit of his reap-pearance to the local civil register, Eldah’s marriage to Richard will automatically lapse. In lieu thereof, Eldah’s previous marriage to Joel will be resurrected. Although Eldah is already with Richard, she will still be shackled to Joel. Imagine the con-fusion such a situation would bring! Unbelievable, isn’t it? But this is really in Article 42 of the Family Code:

Art. 42. The subsequent marriage

referred to in the preceding Article shall be automatically terminated by the recording of the affidavit of reappearance of the absent spouse, unless there is a judgment annulling the previous marriage or declaring it void ab initio.

A sworn statement of the fact and circumstances of reappearance shall be recorded in the civil registry of the residence of the parties to the subsequent marriage at the instance of any interested person, with due notice to the spouses of the subsequent marriage and without prejudice to the fact of reappearance being judicially determined in case such fact is disputed. (n)

So, what’s the best option for El-dah if she wants lasting peace? Our advice is for her to file a petition in Court to declare her marriage to Joel as null and void ab initio, not on the ground that Joel is already dead, but because Joel suffers from psycho-logical incapacity under Article 36 of Family Code, or on other grounds that would void their marriage. From what we have learned about Joel’s behaviour, it appears that he was already incapable of performing his marital obligations to Eldah from the very start. His sudden departure without the knowledge of Eldah and without informing her where he was going and his future whereabouts, betrays the absence of the necessary psychological capacity to enter into and sustain a marital relationship.

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Atty. Rogelio Karagdag , Jr. is licensed to practice law in both Cal-ifornia and the Philippines. He prac-tices immigration law in San Diego and has continuously been a trial and appellate attorney in the Philip-pines since 1989. He travels between San Diego and Manila. His office address is located at 10717 Camino Ruiz, Suite 131, San Diego, CA 92126. He also has an office in the Philippines at 1240 Apacible Street, Paco, Manila, Philippines 1007, with telephone numbers (632)522-1199 and (632)526-0326. Please call (858)348-7475/(858)536-4292 or email him at [email protected]. He speaks Tagalog fluently. Articles written in this column are not legal advice but are hypotheticals intended as general, non-specific legal information. Readers must seek legal consultation before taking any legal steps.


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Community

by Ardee Lee

“Former employees of Philip-pine Cotton Corporation will be holding a reunion in Las Vegas, Nevada from October 21-23, 2011.” This was announced by Jess Gomez who is coordinating the event. Gomez served as Area Manager for Region I covering the Ilocos sphere of the Corpo-ration before he managed the Alacan, Pangasinan Area.

“This is going to be exciting,” remarks Rudy D. Liporada. “Former co-employees gather-ing from all over the world to share our past endeavor serving farmers in the Philippines in the cotton cash crop business.” Liporada served as Finance and Administrative Manager for the Tarlac Offi ce in Area II.

“Former Technical Division Chief Johnny Capuyan will be our guest speaker during the program,” adds Gomez. “Ben Fonbuena is coordinating those coming from other countries

Bulak Pinoy International to hold Las Vegas Reunion

like Canada and Australia while Rosalina Falla is our coordina-tor for those coming from the Philippines.”

The Philippine Cotton Corpo-ration was a quasi-government company until it was absorbed with the Cotton Development Institute into the Cotton Devel-opment Administration (CODA) on February 11, 1998 by virtue of Republic Act 8486. CODA is the sole agency of the govern-ment tasked to undertake initia-tives that will spur the growth of the local cotton industry through cotton research, development and extension. As an agency, CODA is attached to the Philip-pines’ agriculture department, but fully autonomous in terms of its organization and manage-ment.

For more information on the Bulak Pinoy International Reunion, one can contact: Jess Gomez at 619-948-4726, Ben Fonbuena at 323-317-3005, or Rudy D. Liporada at 858-722-1465.

By Ardee Lee

Jay Ruiz, Jr. was inducted as the new president of The Filipino Company (TFC) Lions Club International – District 4-L6 last July 3, 2011 at the Applebee’s Restaurant in Bonita, California. It was also in celebration of the Club’s second year anniversary.

“It is also a reaffi rmation of our Lions Mission,” comments, out-going President Josie Rabelas. “That is to empower members to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions

J. Ruiz, Jr.- Inducted TFC Lions Presidentclubs.”

As a member, Ruiz, Jr. had been active specially in the orga-nized feeding of Mexican needy nationals across the border at least three times a year.

Inducted also as offi cers by Guest Speaker Blessie Trott were: Rudy D. Liporada, 1st Vice President; Ellen Guevarra, 2nd Vice President; PCT Jay Ruiz, Sr., Secretary and Lion Tamer; Jorge Balares, Treasurer; Balou Lansangan, Assistant Treasurer; Art Arboleda, Mem-bership Director; and Laudette Palero, Tail Twister. Trott is the 1st Vice District Governor of District 4-L6.

Serving as two year board of directors are: Linda Arboleda, Priscilla Garrovillas, Connie Milligan, Daughlet Ordinario, and Josie Rabelas. Serving as one year board of directors are: Art Arboleda, Ellen Guevarra, Dale Mariano, Denny Milligan, and Laudette Palero.

The TFC Lions Club is among the active clubs in San Diego that undertakes medical mis-sions in the Philippines. It was chartered by Jay Ruiz, Sr. It is one of the 45,000 clubs and 1.35 million members that make the Club the world’s largest service organization.

(NATIONAL CITY, CA) PASACAT will have open Ron-dalla workshops on Mondays beginning July 11, 530 pm - 645 pm at the PASACAT Center, 102 East 16th Street National City. Participants will be provided the history of the Rondalla and other indigenous instruments of the Philippines. The workshops serve as an introductory class on playing the unique instruments - the bandur-ria, octavina and laod. The bandurria originated from Spain and has four-teen strings divided into six groupings and played with a plectrum.

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18, 25 and conclude on August 1. The workshops are free and PASACAT has limited quantities of instruments for rent.

“The lilting sounds of the Rondalla captures the essence of the Philip-pines and with our folk dance, completes the picture of the richness of our culture,” affi rmed Anamaria Labao Cabato, PASACAT Executive Director.

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in crisis-year 2009.In actual numbers, 1,470,826

new-hire and re-hired land- and sea-based overseas workers were deployed in 2010, still higher than the 1,422,586 in 2009 (the height of the crisis’ impact).

Growth rates are computed by subtracting the difference between the current and previous years’ totals and by dividing that difference with the total of the previous year.

Actually, the slowdown was already felt in 2009: the growth between 2009 deployment and 2008 deployment (1,236,013) was 14.7 percent.

The growth rate difference between 2008 and 2009 was only 0.4 percent, data from the Phil-ippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) showed.

The 2010-versus-2009 growth rate slowdown was felt in both land-based and sea-based work-ers. For land-based workers, the 2010 deployment (1,123,676) was only 2.89 percent higher than the 2009 fi gure (1,092,162).

As for seafarers, the 2010 deployment —a historic high of 347,150— is a 5.06 percent growth from 2009 deployment (330,424).

The slowdown in migrant deployment somewhat matches the slowdown of the growth of overseas Filipinos’ remittances between 2009 and 2010.

The US$18.762 billion of

total remittances in 2010 was an 8.16 percent growth from 2009 remittances (US$17.384 billion). The 2009 fi gure is 5.61 per-cent bigger than 2008 numbers (US$16.426 billion).

Both fi gures are declines from the 2008-versus-2007 growth for remittances: 13.68 percent.

Remittances from land-based overseas Filipinos in 2010 (US$14.956 billion) is a 7.24 percent growth from 2009 fi gures (US$13.947 billion). Figures for 2009 are 4.15 percent higher than the US$13.392 bil-lion in 2008.

Seafarers, for their part, sent US$3.806 billion in 2010 or

PHL migrant worker de-ployment

slows down in 2010


11.93 higher than the 2009 volumes worth US$3.4 billion. The 2009-versus-2008 growth rate was 12.06 percent, while the 2008-versus-2007 growth rate of seafarers’ remittances was 35.69 percent.

Last Wednesday, First Metro Investment Corp., the investment arm of the Metrobank Group, said overseas Filipinos’ emit-tances of the overseas Filipino workers may slow down this year due to ‘external uncertain-ties”.

First Metro president Roberto Juanchito Dispo said that remit-tance growth rate will be at 5 percent, or lower from the earlier projection of 8 percent.


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a newly-found father with whom she already had a warm and lov-ing relationship after just a few weeks of knowing each other.

It was a happy family reunion. Blanca’s cousins clustered around her, inquiring about her background. It was difficult to communi-cate with her, though, since she only spoke Spanish; however, their bloodlines were enough to bind them altogether.

“Come, try our Fili-pino dishes,” Marlene led the Mexican mother and daughter to the dinner ta-ble. Although there was the traditional Thanksgiving turkey, the spread also included some roasted pig (lechon), adobo, lumpiang shanghai (eggrolls) pancit (noodles)and others.

“Taste the chocolate meat,” JR told his sister.

“Pero no esta chocolate (But this is not chocolate),” Blanca said after tasting the dish.

Everybody laughed, including Mercedes. She once tried it be-

(Continued from page 1) fore when she had attended one of the family reunions while she was still Danny’s girlfriend.

“Its pork blood,” JR told her. “Do you like it?”

Although surprised, Blanca admitted it was good.

She particularly liked the lumpia and the pancit, noticing the Filipinos leche flan dessert was similar to the Mexican’s flan, both of which came from their Spanish colonizers.

Mercedes enjoyed the moment, although she noticed the cold treatment from Mindy, Danny’s wife. She understood the be-havior. If she were in Mindy’s

shoes, she would have also felt threatened and jealous. Danny’s Filipino relatives reminded her why she enjoyed his company so much, in ad-dition to his good looks and charming ways. She felt comfortable with the Filipinos and would have been pleased to be their in-laws. Unfortunately, her own father stood on the way, driving a wedge between her and Danny. Danny’s uncar-ing attitude did not help, especially when he went missing in her life for years. She wondered what would have been had they gotten married. At the very least, she would have experienced being a wife, since she remained single after the two parted ways.

AFTER DINNER, everybody gathered in the living room to look at the old family photos Marlene brought.

“That’s your grand-pa,” she told her niece Blanca. The sepia colored photo showed a handsome young man dressed in sharkskin suit, wearing black and white combination shoes, his left foot atop a small stool. The photo must have taken during the 1950s.

“Here he was as an old man before he passed away,” Marlene pointed to Blanca a colored photograph of a man sitting on a sofa in his daughter’s living room in San Diego.

“And this is your grandmother, su aguela,” Marlene said, not sure whether she used the right Spanish term for grandmother. “Here she was as a young wom-an, and here, as an older one.”

“Do you know who this young boy was?”

Blanca looked at the photo of a five-year-old dressed in shorts and a white long sleeved shirt.

“Mi papa (My dad)?” she

asked.Everybody laughed.“Of course,” Marlene agreed.

Blanca was pleased, The blanks in her background were gradually being filled out. Her aunts told her more about her father’s family, how their medi-cal doctor father provided them with an affluent lifestyle in the Philippines, complete with a car, a family driver and maids. All of them finished college, except for Danny, the apple of their mother’s eye, who was spoiled. When her sister Linda married her childhood boyfriend who had joined the United States Navy, the rest of the family members migrated to the U.S. one after another.

THE FOLLOWING MON-DAY, Danny met with a few friends and inquired about peti-tioning his newly-found Mexi-can daughter to become a U.S. resident.

“You better consult a lawyer,” Bobby advised him. “This is a delicate matter.”

“You don’t have too,” Monte intervened. “You will just be wasting your money. Just walk into the Post Office and file for an application for a U.S. passport. You are an American citizen, and she is your daughter; therefore, she too is an American citizen.”

“Are you sure?”“Yes, that’s what a friend of

mine did.”Danny agreed with him, for

it was what he did in the case of his daughter Carol. Danny walked into the American em-

bassy in Manila, showed Carol’s birth certificate indicating he, an Ameri-can citizen, was her father. He was told to file an application. In a matter of months, it was approved and Carol was granted an American passport. In fact, when he talked to a postal em-ployee in San Diego, this was precisely the advice he received.

Doing so with his daughter, Blanca, was not as easy, however. He had to have her birth

certificate translated from Spanish to English. He also had to gather other relevant papers before he started filing for an application.

AFTER JUST A FEW WEEKS IN AMERICA, Mindy began getting restless. She was not comfortable staying with the family of Danny’s son JR; she knew they could not stay there forever. However, with Danny’s limited income from his first wife’s pension, they could not afford an apartment. She also learned getting a job in the U.S. was difficult, especially since they arrived during a major recession. Being only a high school graduate did not help as she did not qualify for the very few jobs available.

“Why don’t you apply as a saleslady in a Filipino store?” Danny asked her.

“Ay naku, sayang lang ang pagod ko, ang liit-liit na suweldo (My efforts will be useless as the pay is too low),” she replied.

“How about being a caregiv-er?” he asked.

The job was too demanding for her since she was used to being idle in the house all day. Finally, she decided to stay with a cousin in Temecula who managed a homecare facility. She realized she had to take the job despite her reservations, for the money Danny gave to her, which was half of the $1,400 pension he got

from the benefits of his deceased first wife, was too little.

But her daughter Carol would not go with her.

“I want to stay here in San Di-ego,” she demanded. “I already have friends here and I like it here.”

She was told by a friend about the hot weather in Temecula.

With the new onslaught of his problems, Danny could not take it all in. He felt his head burst-ing. He felt dizzy and was sweat-ing. He was worried he might be having a stroke.

“Take me to the hospital,” he told Mindy.

“But I cannot drive.”“Call JR,” Danny ordered. And

he passed out. – AJ

(To be continued)

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Tuwing hapong ang lalaki’y uupo sa may bintanaay nagkukuwento siya sa lalaking nakahigamga tanawin na magaganda at nakakamanghaang lalaking nakahiga naman hayu’t tuwang-tuwa.

Napakahalaga ng isang oras na kuwentuhanpara sa lalaking palagi na lamang sa higaanmundo niya’y napapalawak at muling nabubuhaysa bawat kuwentong naririnig sa galaw ng buhay.

“Sa labas ng bintana’y matatanaw ang isang lawana kung saan ay maraming bibe ang s’yang naglipanahabang naglalanguyan lahat sila ay tuwang-tuwamga batang nanunuod hayan nga at basang-basa.”

“Ilang kabataan naman laruang bangka ang hawakpinapaanod nila sa tubig, hindi nasisindakmay magkasintahan din sa paligid ay naglalakadsa kanilang mukha pagmamahalan ay mababakas.”

“At kung tatanawin mo nama’y ang kabilang ibayoaba ay mukhang naman siyang napakalapit ditomga ilaw na nagkikislapan gintong pinung-pinohindi mo na nanaising mga mata’y isarado.”

Joke of the week: A young woman went to her doctor com-plaining of pain. “Where are you hurting?” asked the doctor.”You have to help me, I hurt all over”, said the woman.”What do you mean, all over?” asked the doctor, “be a little more specific.” The woman touched her right knee with her index finger and yelled, “Ow, that hurts.” Then she touched her left cheek and again yelled, “Ouch! That hurts, too.” Then she touched her right earlobe, “Ow, even that hurts”, she cried. The doctor checked her thoughtfully for a moment and told her his diagnosis, “You have a broken finger.”

Scriptures: First Reading: Isaiah 55:10-11. This passage tells us that God is not just “all talk.” When He talks, His words accomplish His intended purpose. The word of the Lord has power, and it never fails in His intended purpose. This also means that God’s Word has a purpose. He didn’t speak in unfathomable mysteries just to blow our minds, or confuse us, or leave things up to any possible interpretation. When God speaks, He speaks to accomplish a purpose. Second Reading: Romans 8:18-23. Paul was not ignorant or blind to the sufferings of human existence; he experienced more of them than most any of us today. Yet he still considered that the future glory far outweighed the present suffer-ings. This coming glory will not only be revealed to us, but it will actually be revealed in us.

Gospel: Matthew 13:1-9. Jesus often used a boat as His “pulpit” (Mark 2:9). It gave Him a place to speak away from the press of the crowd, it provided good acoustics, and probably a nice backdrop. The idea behind the word parable is “to throw along side of.” It is a story thrown alongside the truth intended to teach. Parables have been called “earthly stories with a heavenly meaning.” (Note: these com-

Not Ordinary Farmingmentaries were taken from David Guzik’s.)

Reflections: “A man’s recep-tion of God’s Word is determined by the condition of his heart.” A secondary lesson would be “Sal-vation is more than a superficial, albeit joyful, hearing of the Most scholars think the parable was originally optimistic in outlook, in that despite failures eventually the “seed” will be successful, take root and produce a large “crop”. It is the first parable to occur in Mark, which according to the Q hypothesis was the first book it

occurred in. Mark uses it to highlight the re-

action Christ’s previous teachings have had on people as well as the reaction the Christian message has had on the world over the three decades between Christ’s ministry and the writing of the Gospel. Without that commitment one will never fully understand Jesus or be helped by his mes-sage. If one does not correctly understand the parables, this is a sign that one is not a true disciple of Jesus. He teaches in this way so that their sins will then not be forgiven. He quotes Isaiah 6:9-10, who also preached to Israel knowing that his message would go unheeded and not understood

so that the Israelites’ sins would not be forgiven and they would be punished by God for them. Some doubt whether this was Je-sus’ original meaning or whether Mark added this interpretation himself. The full explanation of the meaning of the parable stresses that there will be dif-ficulty in Jesus’ message taking hold, perhaps an attempt by Mark to bolster his readers faith, per-haps in the face of a persecution. This parable seems to be essential for understanding all the rest of Jesus’ parables, as it makes clear what is necessary to understand Jesus is a prior faith in him, and that Jesus will not enlighten those who refuse to believe, he will only confuse them.

The seeds falling on the road represent those who hear the word but dismiss it straight away - the synoptics state that the wicked one (Matthew’s wording)/Satan (Mark’s wording) is the one who takes the word away. The seeds falling on the rocks rep-resent those who hear the word, but only accept it shallowly - the synoptics state that these sorts of people reject the word as soon

as it causes them affliction or persecution. The seeds falling on thorns represent those who hear the word, and take it to heart, but allow worldly concerns, such as money, to choke it. The seed fall-ing on good soil represents those who hear the word, and truly understand it, causing it to bear fruit. The parable teaches us that the very same gospel message which breaks down honest hearts and leads to repentance, hardens the hearts of the dishonest and confirms them in their path of disobedience.

Quotation of the week: “Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” Henry David Thoreau

This prayer to Our Lady of Mount Carmel derives from an antiphon, “Flos Carmeli” (“The Flower of Carmel”), composed by St. Simon Stock (c. 1165-1265). St. Simon Stock is said to have received the Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (commonly called “the Brown Scapular”) from the Blessed Virgin Mary herself, when she appeared to him on July 16, 1251 (now theFeast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel).

This prayer, therefore, is often tied to the Brown Scapular and is also recited as a novena before the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. It can, however, be re-cited at any time for any need.

Prayer to Our Lady of Mount Carmel

O most beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Im-maculate Virgin, assist me in this my necessity. O Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein that you are my Mother.

O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart, to succor me in this my necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. O show me herein that you are my Mother.

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us that have recourse to thee. (3 times)

Sweet Mother, I place this cause in your hands. (3 times)

A Prayer on the Feast of Our Lady of Carmel, Saturday,

July 16, 2011

Date:July 16Type of Feast:Optional MemorialPrayers:Prayer to Our Lady of Mount

Carmel1History:According to the traditions of

the Carmelite order, on July 16, 1251, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to St. Simon Stock, a Carmelite. During the vision, she revealed to him the Scapular2 of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, popularly known as the “Brown Scapular.” A century and a quarter later, the Carmelite order began to celebrate on this date the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

The Carmelites had long claimed that their order ex-tended back to ancient times-indeed, that it was founded on

Mount Carmel in Palestine by the prophets Elijah and Elisha. While others disputed this idea, Pope Honorius III, in approv-ing the order in 1226, seemed to accept its antiquity. The celebra-tion of the feast became wrapped

up with this controversy, and, in 1609, after Robert Cardinal Bellarmine examined the origins of the feast, it was declared the patronal feast of the Carmelite order.

From then on, the celebration of the feast began to spread, with various popes approving the celebration in southern Italy, then Spain and her colonies, then Austria, Portugal and her colonies, and finally in the Papal States, before Benedict XIII placed the feast on the universal calendar of the Latin Church in 1726. It has since been adopted by some Eastern Rite Catholics as well.

The feast celebrates the devo-tion that the Blessed Virgin Mary has to those who are devoted to her, and who signal that devotion by wearing the Brown Scapular. According to tradition, those who wear the scapular faith-fully and remain devoted to the Blessed Virgin until death will be granted the grace of final perse-verance and be delivered from Purgatory early.

Link: http://catholicism.about.com/od/holydaysandholidays/p/OL_Mount_Carmel.htm

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

By Scott P. Richert, About.com Guide

Our Lady of Mount Carmel with the Christ Child, angels, and souls in Purgatory. Baroque sculpture from Beniaján, Spain. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons user Jayzaran) (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons user Jayzaran)


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Grabe ang ang rebelasyon ng dalawang katulong ni Maricel Soriano, na dumulog at humingi ng tulong sa programa ni Mon Tulfo ito’y tungkol sa pang-aapi na ginagawa sa kanila ng kanil-ang amo na si Maricel Soriano.

Ang mga katulong na humingi ng tulong kay Mon Tulfo ay sina May Cachuela at Camille Acojeda, na disidido sila na idi-manda ang nasabing aktres dahil sa pang-aabuso nito sa kanila.

Naging laman nga ng ibat-ibang tv programs ang nasabing balita, at shock ang marami sa naging imahen ni Maricel tungkol sa kanyang pagiging hindi makatao na pakikisama sa

kanyang mga katulong.

Puro mura raw ang lagi inaabot ng mga katulong sa Diamond star kapag nagagalit sa kanila, minsan pa nga may hinahanap na make-up ito nung hindi makita ay itinapon ang lahat niyang make-up sa kanila at nag-wala ito.

Isa mga katulong na nagsabi na tinadyakan

pa raw siya ni Maricel dahil sa pagwawala nito , at sinabi pa raw ni Maria sa kanila “Anu mag-didimanda ka ,marami akong pera at kayo mga hampaslupang katulong lang,”.Hindi pa nata-pos ang tagpong yun, kumuha pa raw ng baril sa Maricel at papatayin daw sila,kung hindi lang daw napigilan ni Sebastien ay malamang daw napatay sila ng Diamond Star.

Dahil sa nangyari yun, min-abuti ng dalawang katulong na tumakas na lang at humingi ng tulong sa kinauukulan, kaya

ngayon nasa baran-gay na ang kanil-ang reklamo kay Maricel pero hang-gang ngayon wala pa ring nilalabas na pahayag mula sa kampo ng aktres.

Kahit kumalat na sa ibat-ibang shows ang naturang balita, tahimik pa rin ang Maricel So-riano.Pero ayon na rin sa sabi ng isang katulong,kailangan daw madimanda at i-rehab si Maricel

Soriano.

Isang napakalaking paninira ito sa imahen ni Maricel, kaya dapat mag-

salita siya tungkol sa bagay na ito.Marami na tuloy ang

galit sa Diamond Star lalo na kung mababasa ninyo ang mga com-ments ng mga tao sa ilang Social Networks

sa internet.

Hindi nila akalain na ganito ang ugali ng isang Maricel Soriano, hinahangaan pa naman

daw nila ito pero ganito pala ito at hin-

Maricel Soriano, Inireklamo Ng Dalawang Kasambahay !!!

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Edu ManzanoMaricel Soriano

Come summer 2011, SeaWorld San Diego is going to the sea turtles! A new attraction called Turtle Reef will allow guests to get an up-close look at more than 60 threatened or endangered sea turtles here in the marine-life park, as well as learn more about the threats sea turtles face in the wild. In addition, it will feature thousands of tropical fish, and a new ride that takes passengers on an exciting rescue mission of their own. SeaWorld broke ground for Turtle Reef in November 2010 and construction is scheduled to be complete in the summer of 2011.

The focal point of Turtle Reef will be a nearly 300,000-gallon aquarium featuring adult Hawksbill and green sea turtles — some more than 50 years old — as well as younger green sea turtles that hatched at SeaWorld in 2009.

“We are thrilled to feature these amazing creatures, some of which are endangered species,” said Thad Dirksen, the park’s curator of fishes. “And our hatchlings are a testament to our stellar husbandry practices

Seaworld Announces Interactive Sea Turtle Attraction For Summer 2011

and ability to design habitats that allow animals to thrive.”

As guests make their way through Turtle Reef, they will take a journey through the life cycle of sea turtles, learning about where they live, how they nest, what they eat and what threats they face. The total immer-sive experience also will include a game called Race for the Beach, and a touch screen map, Turtlelink, where guests can learn about sea turtle tracking and SeaWorld’s res-

cue efforts and conservation. Riptide Rescue, a new ride just outside the aquarium, will spin passengers in boats on a rescue mission of their own.

The new sea turtle attraction will also illustrate how trash and pollu-tion can affect the species, with two cylindrically-shaped aquariums: one with jellyfish and one with trash that can be mistaken for food. This exhibit will help illustrate how sea

Turtle Reef at Seaworld San Diego

Don’t blink, or you just might miss it. Starting Saturday, July 2, the fastest land animal will be showing off its speed ev-ery day at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Shiley’s Cheetah Run shows Safari Park guests the cheetah’s astounding speed - 0 to 70 mph in just 4 seconds. Cheetah Run is part of the Park’s extended-hours program, Sum-mer Safari: African Extrava-ganza, which runs from July 2 to Aug. 21, during which the Park is open until 7 p.m.

Located near Lion Camp,

Fastest Feature At San Diego Zoo Safari Park Debuts For Summer Safari: Africa Extravaganza

Cheetah Run will take place at 5 p.m. daily, weather permit-ting, and is included with Park admission and membership. Cheetah Run is made possible through the generosity of local philanthropist Darlene Shiley

and is named in honor of Shiley, one of the participating cheetahs.



Let me start this article by publicly admitting my bias. I am a Filipino-

American international lawyer with a Master of Laws Degree in International Law.

Whatever views I express on the issue at hand, therefore, should be understood that it is coming from that perspective.

SPRATLYS ISSUE

The Spratlys Islands is a chain of several hundred islands and reefs lo-cated in the busy maritime commer-

B (Bully, Bribery, Bilateral Pacts, Bodyguard) S (Spratlys,

Sino Saber-rattling, Sling Shot, Sea Law)

cial path of the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). These islands are known to be rich fi shing grounds and believed to have vast deposits of oil and natural gas estimated to be about 17.7 billion tons. This is sup-posed to surpass even the reserves of Kuwait.

The Philippines has claims of ownership and jurisdiction over some parts of the Islands. So do China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei.

Most recently, there were reports in Beijing about China’s planned installation of its most advanced oil rig in the West Philippine Sea.

“BULLY” and Sino Saber-rattling

During Foundation Day to cel-ebrate the 113th year of the Depart-ment of Foreign Affairs, P-Noy had this to say on the Chinese re the Spratlys Islands; “If we allow them to bully us, the next genera-tion of Filipinos will fi nd themselves squeezed into just one island. If we let them push us around, our 7,100 islands will dwindle into just two digits. It is not fair for others to claim what is clearly ours.”

The fact that the President de-scribed the Chinese behavior and approach as “bullying”, before a crowd of Philippine diplomats could actually mean a Call to Action for the latter to go ahead and “take the bully by the horns.”

In almost the same period, another Call to Action was made by Filipino-American Billionaire lawyer Loida Nicolas Lewis over the reports of Beijing’s planned installation of its most advanced oil rig in the West Philippine Sea.

Of course, Loida is doing this in her private capacity and as Chair of the U.S. Pinoys for Good Gover-nance (USP4GG). The fact that she is a known supporter and friend of P-Noy is irrelevant. She had this to say in a You Tube broadcast; “This is an invasion, this is an intrusion, this is an appropriation of land and oil that belong to the Philippines…..China is a bully. China is about to steal oil in our territorial waters.”

Quoting from the Philippine Na-tional Anthem she said, “Sa manlu-

The picture above is of Pagasa Island taken from a Philippine Air Force C-130 four years ago. It is also called “Thitu” Island in international maps. The air base is called Rancudo Airfi eld - named after a PAF general who previously commanded the PAF.It’s the largest of the Spratly islands, excluding Spratly Island itself and is also the largest island currently occupied by the Philippines. The runway is approxi-mately 1290 meters long and 100 meters wide and is constructed from cement and crushed coral. The runway was originally developed to include arresting gear to enable it to land F-8 Crusaders but this never came to pass. An F-8 detachment was however based on Palawan island 100 or so miles to the east. The Philippine government has committed to improving the facilities on the island including paving the runway for use in all weathers and constructing hangars and other support facilities to base aircraft (OV-10s semi-permanently?). Over the years, the Philippines has also constructed concrete bunkers and gun emplacements on the island. It houses several anti-aircraft artillery (40mm Bofors) pieces as well as several fi eld artillery pieces (M101A1 105mm howitzers). AFP personnel posted here receive “Loneli-ness” pay. Source: http://www.hueybravo.net/spratley.htm

lupig, di ka pasisiil.” Then proceed-ed, “Here is a manlulupig, here is a bully, China who is about to rape our country, Mother Filipinas….. This is a Call to Action to all Global Filipi-nos……Let us fi ght with placards, let us fi ght with words. We are like David. Let us sharpen that stone and hit it to Goliath China.”

The broadcast ended with the fol-lowing words from the same song, “Aming ligaya na pag-may nang-aa-pi, ang mamatay nang dahil sa iyo.”

SLING SHOT

As a supporter of both P-Noy and Loida, I know that they are sincere; they mean what they say and usually “put their money where their mouth is.”

China is a Goliath indeed by virtue of its vastly superior military forces of 2.17 million soldiers, extensive fi nancial and economic resources and undisputed political infl uence in the community of nations. However, I am not so sure if it is as stupid as the Goliath that David was dealing with. We better have a sling and a stone that could not miss, penetrate Goliath’s defenses without diffi culty and immobilize him so as to “bully” no more.

BILATERAL PACTS and BRIB-ERY

P-Noy also said during the DFA Foundation Day, “ the territorial dispute over the Spratly Islands at West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) became complicated because the Arroyo administration included other countries in the exploration of the Philippines’ 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone.”

Why would GMA allow it? It is alleged that in exchange for the grant of concessionary loans of $2 billion / yr or a total $8 billion for 4 years which were easily sources of corruption, GMA had to give some concessions as well.

SEA LAWS

The best shot for the Philippines is International Law. This is the closest thing to Loida Lewis’ call to “fi ght with words” All the States involved in the Spratlys Islands dispute are all signatories to the Law of the Sea Convention. The position of all these States on maritime jurisdiction begin and end with the provisions of the Convention. As Maritime expert Professor Ian Townsend-Gault said, “there is nothing vague or specula-tive about the basic principles ap-plicable in the South China Sea. The dotted lines indicated on Chinese and Taiwanese maps, the Philip-pine Kalayaan lines, and even the Vietnamese petroleum blocks des-ignation, are now relegated to being merely of historical interest. “

The provisions on Exclusive Economic Zones (200 nautical miles from baselines) are quite clear and the doctrine of the continental shelf is a settled law. The International Court of Justice determined it in the North Sea Continental Shelf Cases of 1969.

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the Seabed Disputes Chamber were set-up pre-cisely to deal with disputes. There is Customary international law based on more than 65 ocean boundary agreements; jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice; and ad hoc courts of arbitration on maritime boundaries.

China, whose baseline is more

than 900 nautical miles from the Spratlys is basing its claim on a map supposedly made during the Sung Dynasty on the 12th Century. Inter-national Law does not support this assertion but China is a powerful member of the UN Security Council and it is determined to assert and enforce its claim.

BODYGUARD and SEA (South-east Asia)

To neutralize a bully, you may have to call on a bodyguard. The Philippines has a mutual defense treaty with the United States. That’s why the former now wants a reassur-ance from the latter.

It is also a member of the Asso-ciation of Southeast Asian Nations which believes in the right of every State to lead its national existence

free from external interference, subversion or coercion; and in the settlement of differences or disputes by peaceful manner.

Working with the group to deal with China using peaceful, diplo-matic and legal means would be the wiser move.

The Philippines had concluded several bilateral agreements with China. More than 80% of them were made during the Arroyo Administra-tion under suspicious circumstances. P-Noy might want to pursue renego-tiation of these agreements for the mutual benefi t of both.

Laws are made for the service of men. International laws are made for the service of Nations and men. Chi-na may want to display its MIGHT. But the Philippines can always assert its RIGHT!

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the16 year-old was used as a sex slave and pregnant at the time of the arrest.

Her sister ran away from the sex den to fi nd help and protec-tion and tell the horrifi c story of years of abuse to the Preda social workers. Her statement contains allegations of sexual exploitation, the making of child pornography, sexualization and exploitation of the children in photographs and videos which were stored on hard disks and on a laptop found in the apartment.

These photographs were seen by an Assistant Secretary of Justice and showed the main suspect with the child on a bed in the apartment surrounded by what appeared to be hundreds of thousands of US dollars and Philippine pesos and stuffed into the child’s bikini together with a gun.

Mysteriously, the money dis-appeared soon after the arrest. When the suspects were brought to Manila and jailed, the comput-ers and the laptop and forensic evidence were withheld by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for unknown reasons and were not submitted to the pros-ecutor at that time, they claim they did so months later.

Despite the efforts of the Preda Foundation legal department

to convince the NBI and the Department of Justice to submit the forensic evidence - the pho-tographs, the gun and the money to the prosecutor and pursue jus-tice, nothing was done then. The evidence allegedly mysteriously disappeared.

This led to the dismissal of the charges of traffi cking against the two accused. They were released from the NBI detention cells in Manila and immediately took a plane back to California. Alleg-edly, they claimed they never got back any of the money from the NBI arresting agents. The NBI agent in charge said some money was spent as expenses and claimed that there was no incriminating forensic evidence that showed any child abuse.

This failure to prosecute prompted the Preda paralegal team to fi le charges themselves against the accused for child sexual abuse under Republic Act 7610. Appeals to the NBI to submit the forensic evidence produced some results recently. The NBI said they submitted the forensic evidence to the docket section under the offi ce of the city prosecutor Emilie Fe M.De Los Santos. But that evidence has not yet reached the desk of prosecutor Melani Fay Banarez who is assigned to the case.

Yet the one shining moment came last 19 May 2011, when prosecutor Melani Fay Banarez reviewed all the existing evi-dence and determined that the medical evidence of one sister showing her to be pregnant, the

statements of the other younger victim and other strong evidence showing that they were sexually abused by the suspects since they were 13 and 14 years of age. This and other evidence was suf-fi cient for Prosecutor Banarez to fi le the charges before the Olon-gapo city Regional Trial Court Branch 73. This is an important and positive step in the right direction.

The dark clouds of unknow-ing and inaction that allow the regular dismissal of child abuse complaints and charges that have traditionally hung-over the prosecution of sex offenders who molest and rape children, parted for one bright shining moment and a shaft of light has shone through. How long this spotlight will remain on the case has yet to be seen. But the human rights workers and child defenders are determined to see it through to the end and pursue justice.

Yet justice, the heart of a civilized and caring nation, can-not be done until the system is cleansed of corrupt practices and procedures, unfair tactics, brib-ery and skullduggery. It is in the implementation of the law justly, honestly and with compassion and discipline as determined by the circumstance of the case that a peaceful and equal society will prevail. END


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Ayon pa nga sa barangay chair-man na humahawak ng kaso, dati na raw ng may record sila kay Maricel dahil sa pangma-maltrato, may nauna na raw ng katulong na nagreklamo dahil sa pakikitungo nito sa kasambahay na hindi makatao.

Grabe pinakakain raw ng Diamond Star ng mura ang mga katulong nito, ewan namin kung saan makakarating ang pangya-yari nito kaya dapat magsalita si Maria, kung anu ba ang totoong nangyari.

Basta bukas ang aming column kung anu man ang pahayag ni Maria, dahil mismo kami nadis-maya sa mga isiniwalat ng mga katulong.Akala namin pambida si Maricel, yun pala kontrabida pala ito sa totoong buhay?

ANGEL LOCSIN AT PHIL YOUNGHUSBAND VERY SWEET DAW SA VICTORY PARTY NG AZKALS!Very sweet daw ang dalawa sa vic-tory party ng Azkals, habang nagpapawis si Phil puro punas naman daw si Angel.Samanta-lang tuwang-tuwa naman si Phil sa suporta na binibigay sa kanya ni Angel, lalo na sa huling laban nila.

Dagdag pa nga ni Phil, baka magbakasyon daw silang dalawa sa ibang bansa pero hanggang ngayon wala pa ring pag-amin ang dalawa kung sila na nga sa ngayon.

Paano na kaya si Luis Manza-no, na pilit pa rin niyang binaba-likan si Angel Locsin? Nagka-roon pa nga sila ng exchange tweet ang dalawa na muntik pa silang nagkasamaan ng loob pero

humingi na rin ng sorry ang anak ni Gov. Vilma Santos.Nagbanta naman si Angel na may ilalabas siyang baho ni Luis kung hindi ito titigil, respeto raw ang kailan-gan ng aktres.

Pero sa nakikita namin, impo-sible na magkabalikan pa ang dalawa mas nakikita namin na mas lalong nagiging sweet sina Angel at ang pinagkakaguluhan ngayon na si Phil Younghusband ng Azkals.Marami tuloy na mga kababaihan na naiinggit kay An-gel, dahil sa kanya na si Phil.

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May live video streaming pa ito sa USTREAM TV na naka-post din sa aming facebook at sa FB ng Asian Journal.May fi eld reporter kami na kausap si Aileen Billiones ng dating showbiz announcer ng DZME sa Pilipinas.Maraming salamat rin sa mga messages ng aming mga ka-facebook during the live streaming.

Dumating din ang aming guest sexy star na si Ramona Revilla, kasama ang kanyang asawa na si Eng’r Fred. Ayon kay Ramona tuloy na tuloy na ang kanilang kasal sa Nov.4 na mangyayari sa Shangrila Makati.Sina Sen. Jinggoy Estrada at Imelda Papin ang kanyang mga magiging Ninong at Ninang.Wala pa kam-ing complete lists of names,pero sabi ni Ramona more in Politics ang darating na mga tao instead na showbiz people.Basta Best Wishes na lang kina Ramona at Fred!!!

Maricel Soriano, Inireklamo Ng Dalawang Kasambahay !!!

(Continued from page 5)turtles often confuse trash for food and can die after ingesting these items.

“I think it’s important that our guests can learn that they too can play a role in keeping trash and pol-lution out of the sea turtles’ ocean environment,” said Dirksen.

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, a portfolio company of The Black-stone Group (NYSE:BX), operates 10 parks across the U.S., including SeaWorld parks in San Diego, San Antonio and Orlando, Fla.; Busch Gardens parks in Tampa, Fla. and Williamsburg, Va.; Discovery Cove and Aquatica in Orlando; Sesame Place near Philadelphia, Pa.; and water parks Adventure Island in Tampa and Water Country USA in Williamsburg.

The 10 parks play host to 23 mil-lion guests each year and employ 20,000 people nationwide. To learn more, visit www.seaworldparksan-dentertainment.com or call toll-free (888) 800-5447. Additionally, Sea-World Parks & Entertainment cre-ated the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund, a non-profi t, private charitable foundation com-mitted to supporting wildlife and habitat conservation, research, edu-cation and animal rescue programs worldwide. Learn more at www.swbg-conservationfund.org.

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There are three cheetahs who are trained to run off leash for Cheetah Run: Amara, Shiley and Johari. Each day, one of these cheetahs will run down a 330-foot straight track while chasing a mechanical lure at-tached to its favorite toy. Guests, who could be as close as 7 feet away, may feel the wind as the cheetah passes by.

“You are so close to the

cheetahs here at the Safari Park,” said Janet Rose-Hinostroza, animal training manager for the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. “You can hear them breathing; you can hear their claws ripping the sod as they go past you. It is an incredible, exhilarating experi-ence.”

In addition to Cheetah Run,

this summer the Park features acrobats, a storyteller and an Af-rican chief as part of its African Extravaganza. The celebration begins as soon as visitors step onto the Park’s front plaza, with the beat of an African drum set-ting the rhythm for adventure. Inside, Chief Kahle will provide a warm welcome, pose for pic-tures and hand each child their very own safari hat. Abantwana, the storyteller, will spin tales of

San Diego Zoo Safari Park ...


African wildlife while guests play instruments that help the stories unfold.

Entertainers who dance,

pole climb and hula hoop will lead guests to a high-energy show by the African Acrobats of Tanzania, which includes jug-gling, contortionism and amaz-ing balancing acts. Guests can join African artisans to create beaded necklaces or decorate sa-fari hats in the African Activities Plaza. From 4 to 7 p.m. each day, guests will have an opportunity to make African music. Robert the Zebra, a digitally animated equine who jokes with children, and interactive animal puppets are sure to bring smiles to young faces.

The 1,800-acre San Diego

Zoo Safari Park (historically

referred to as Wild Animal Park) is operated by the not-for-profi t San Diego Zoo and includes a 900-acre native species reserve. The organization focuses on conservation and research work around the globe, educates mil-lions of individuals a year about wildlife and maintains accredited horticultural, animal, library and photo collections. The Zoo also manages the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research. The im-portant conservation and science work of these entities is sup-ported in part by The Foundation of the Zoological Society of San Diego.

Africa (MENA) region, and also the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

“The impact of the ongo-ing turmoil in the Middle East should remain modest for the Philippines,” the World Bank wrote, “provided the turmoil does not spread to the larger economies.”

Countries affected by the MENA unrest account for only 2.3 percent of the estimated 8.5 million Filipinos working overseas.

But since 16 percent of the US$18 billion total remittances, and 28.7 percent of the total 1,470,826 overseas Filipino workers deployed in 2010 are from the MENA region, the World Bank said that the spread-ing of the MENA turmoil would represent “a signifi cant downside risk for remittances.”

The MENA countries with un-rest that the World Bank identi-fi ed in its report include Bahrain, Sudan, Libya, Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Oman, Algeria, and Jordan.

As for Japan, the World Bank said that while the disasters “had a negative short-term impact” on the Philippines, the medium-term net impacts of the Japan natural disasters are “uncertain but likely to be small”.

Remittances that pass through the country’s formal banking system boost the country’s dollar reserves–as refl ected in the gross international reserves–helps boost the Philippine peso, and helps stabilize the country’s BoP position.

THE METAMORPHOSIS ByErnie D. Delfi n | FOUNTAIN

VALLEY, 7/8/2011 -- For over a couple of decades now, my wife and are often invited to a some commencement or gradu-ation parties around this time of the year. It seemed so long ago that people my generation have had our own parties, after graduating from the university. Vividly, I still remember my own graduation so I can eas-ily feel the excitement of the new graduate who will soon embark into another journey of his young life! That’s the reason why graduation is called “commencement” when the graduates start another phase of life’s journey . Once upon a time, many moons ago we were those twenty something gradu-ates who dreamed BIG dreams after college!

The new graduate now inevita-bly face lots of real life chal-lenges in his pursuit of happi-ness or “happyness” (according to the movie starring Will Smith) With the socio-economic, reces-sionary business climate these days, the average graduate looking for a job might be forced to accept a “lesser”job versus the ideal job he was dreaming of. That is where the challenge starts , when the graduate’s expectation meets the reality of the market place. The law of the jungle where the survival of the fi ttest comes to play, as employers may have hundreds or thousands of applicants to fi ll a position. An unsolicited advice to the graduates: “In your unending quest for your rightful place in the sun, do not despair, life’s road to success is never fi nished nor always a cemented freeway like Interstate 5, but many times you have to travel through unchartered paths, full of stones and rocks and even some thorny plants or dead ani-mals along the way. Like camp-ing in the wilderness, you have to expect the unexpected. That will make your journey more exciting and memorable. And yes, pray a lot as it always con-nects you to an Infi nite Source for inspiration who gives you the energy and courage to move on! Good luck and God bless you in your journey!”

-------- After a brief hiatus this sum-

mer, the young graduate, unless he is going directly to a graduate school, is expected to fi nd and

Today’s Graduates And Their “Pursuit Of Happyness”

( The Jose Antonio Vargas Coming out Story as an “Illegal” Immigrant)

land a job of his “ dreams” , and be in the real world. Many graduates will temporarily move back home to his family, while taking time to digest or refl ect some serious thoughts and ask-ing himself “what now”? I read that about 5 years ago, about 67 percent of college graduate moved back home to Dad and Mom. This year, it has climbed to 85%! The melo-dramatic scenes in the minds of these recent graduates as well as their parents, who for 4 years or more, were used to the non-presence of their grown up chil-dren at home, will be a bitter sweet experience dealing with each other once again. And it may cause some real readjust-ments for both expectant parents and the returning (adult)child. A psychologist in Orange County, Dr. Barry Ross said that this situation is “re-igniting the feel-ings and patterns that were going on earlier in childhood. If the graduate is living at home under his parents’ roof, the child starts to feel what is felt like 5 or l0 years go. He may start to act in younger ways again”. This change my not encourage true independence but in some ways regression.

Dr. Ross has some pragmatic suggestions for parents whose adult children have moved back home after college: “Give the new graduate some fl oating in the pool with a drink, but 10 weeks or so later, the new gradu-ate needs to get off the raft”. Without progress, Dr. Ross notes, the graduate may become an emotional cripple. That may be true to the average WASP culture, but it is probably not true to many Filipino American families that I know.

As a working student throughout all his college years, who averaged only about 6 hours of sleep during week-days, I can easily see clearly the stark difference of my own experiences in college versus the experiences of my own chil-dren and their friends here in America. It takes considerable degree of patience, pragmatism and wisdom not to compare my life (and that of my genera-tion) about 40 years ago in the Philippines versus the life of our children in the USA as the socio-economic, cultural politi-cal landscape is like day and night. For some of us immi-grants who experienced some

form of hunger and many wants, it may be hard to reconcile and accept that our children today are living with excess food, different gadgets and toys that are mere dreams of the average person in third world countries. The Millionaires Next Door authors Stanley and Danko de-scribed this phenomenon as “the fi rst degree immigrant created the wealth, the second generation enjoyed it and the 3rnd genera-tion fi nished it!”

Having a son, who is now a working professional, who still lives with us is also a rare bless-ing as it has many advantages ---- economically, emotionally and culturally. For instance, my wife and I has an in-house computer expert and we can be on an extended vacation for weeks or even months without even worrying what is happen-ing to an “empty” house. Yes, no one is complaining as we



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©2011 Michael R. Tagudin. All rights reserved. About the Author: Michael R. Tagudin Educated as an engineer in the Philippines, the City of Los Angeles employee hopes his legacy of poems will provoke a dialogue about the human condition. He is donating the proceeds from the book “Crushed Violets” to the “Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST)”, a non-profit that provides public awareness and advocacy efforts against human trafficking in the City of Angels. To learn more, visit www.castla.org. To help, call the CAST 24 hour hotline 888.KEY.2.FRE(EDOM) or 888.539.2373. Contact [email protected] for more information about ordering the book “Crushed Violets.”

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by Romeo Nicolas

AFP Modernizationmore than ever….”

East Palo Alto Police Chief Ronald L. Davis:

“The purpose of this letter is to share my concern with the proposed cuts to the California Department of Justice, Division of Law Enforce-ment (DLE). …On June 5, 2011, two young men fired over a dozen bullets into a vehicle containing an innocent family of four leaving a baby shower in East Palo Alto. …The heinous nature of this shooting shocked the entire Bay Area and un-derscores the real and serious danger gangs pose to our communities. Our response to this tragedy must extend beyond the arrest of the two killers: it must include holding the Nortenos and Surenos accountable as well. In order to do this, I need the assistance of DLE; otherwise, we are battling

these gangs with 39 officers.”

In a statement released last night, California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris said:

“The proposed $71 million cut will cripple California’s statewide anti-gang and drug trafficking operations. Our Division of Law Enforcement leads 50 task forces across the state that target criminal gangs and drug trafficking organizations. Earlier this month, one of these task forces took down 101 leaders and members of two transnational gangs terrorizing California’s Central Valley. Last month, we announced the seizure of over 100 lbs of methamphetamine and the arrests of more than 30 gang members in the Bay Area. These cuts will eliminate many, if not all, of these task forces and jeopardize many ongoing investigations.”

consider it a win – win situation for the “adult” child and the ag-ing parents!

----------------- The hot button, somewhat

sensationalized coming out story of an “undocumented “ Fil-ipino American immigrant, Jose Antonio Vargas this week, cause an uproar in the media not only in the USA but other countries as well. Millions of Ameri-cans, including the estimated 11,000,000 “undocumented aliens” in the United States were glued to the news, TV and radio. His story that carries many le-gal, social, humanitarian, politi-cal and ethical issues have been scratched again to the surface. His personal problem is so com-plex that a simple aspirin-type solution cannot cure. The need to survive is paramount to every human being regardless what the present laws says.

If you were in his place or in the shoes of his “informal net-work” that helped him him sur-vive and succeed his harsh real-ity, what would you have done? It may be likened to someone, who is not an American citi-zen nor a legal immigrant, who is naked and hungry, left by someone, knocking on your door as he is totally helpless . The minor’s parents or guard-ians might even be “criminals” in the eyes of the law, but to do the right thing at the moment is independent and irrelevant to the “legalities” that may prop out later on!

Jose Antonio Vargas’ saga touches the core values of America, a nation of immigrants that was founded on Judeo Christian values of compas-sion, hard work and freedom to improve himself and his family. Many of the estimated 11 mil-lion undocumented immigrants in America right now have their own parallel stories to tell; Mr. Vargas has portrayed a very clear picture of what it is liked to be an undocumented immigrant in this freedom loving country. His beautifully written essay forces the mind to think, the soul to empathize and the emotions come raw.

As a torres…errr tourist to America in the 1970’s, I too have my own colorful story to write --- from the U.S. Embassy applying for that tourist visa to a working visa to a green card to that U.S. Citizen passport --- (but that is another series of columns, maybe) I admire the guts and

courage of Mr. Vargas. He prob-ably has reached a very stressful emotional cul-de-sac and must now cross his own Rubicon once and for all. Culturally difficult may be, but I predict that his decision and his bold story will be the defining moment of his personal and professional life. His calculated gambit will pay off, I can see in my “crystal ball” that his forthcoming book will be a best seller (imagine a fraction of the 11,000, 000 plus those in other countries wanting to come to America plus those who are socially and politically oriented readers like me buying it!) His courageous disclosure that he is also a gay person will add more spice to his life that Hollywood desires to make a movie out of his book!

Don’t worry Mr. Vargas, your pen is still mightier than the steel handcuffs of any Immigra-tion Officer or any Homeland Security bureaucrat! I bet a $1,000 that you will not be deported! I wish you all the luck and will pray for you that after 2011, you will reap what you truly deserve in this land of lib-erty that still attracts the weary and the oppressed of the world!

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Last point, I want to make: Is it really “illegal” to provide that compassionate care to clothe and feed this undocu-mented person? I am glad that in my church, I am surrounded by my Christian brothers and sisters who believe that the moral (God’s) law to clothe the naked, feed the hungry must supersede the requirements of man made (unjust) laws. I am certain that many of us followers of Christ can risk going to jail for helping another person from starving to death or preventing the “helpless” from the vultures

of society who can exploit them easily into forced labor or even prostitution.

For those who might not know it yet, going to jail in this country has many economic (fringe) benefits: from balance-diet breakfast, lunch and dinner, a comfortable sleeping bed in a room that has no leaking roofs, “time outs” to go out in the sun for physical exercise, and visiting hours from your family (including conjugal visits too?) And if you become sick in prison, or need dental work, the jail warden is mandated to bring you to a contracted doctor, den-tist or hospital (probably even with a police escort) gratis et amore, spelled FREE of charge! And, if you become obese because the food is not good nutritiously balanced enough for your health, you can call a lawyer to sue the county and/or the state for not providing you the proper food and exercise! To add insult to injury, the smart lawyer may be even paid by the same government (defendant) for his legal services in suing on your behalf the provider of your own food, shelter and clothing, because you don’t have a dime

Today’s Graduates And Their “Pursuit Of Happyness”


Nagigising na ang Pinas, muli ngayong nangangarap,Bagong gamit ng AFP “be modernized” at syang dapat.Tapusin ang mga taong ginawa lang ay MANGURAP,Ngayon nama’y paunlarin, SANDATAHANG PILIPINAS.

Nadama na ni PANGULO kung ano ang kailangan,Matapos ang pagdiriwang sa bayaning ating mahal.Kasaysayan nitong buhay nitong si Gat Jose Rizal,Labis-labis na naantig ang lahat ng mamamayan.

Bayan muna, oo tama, ang syang dapat pagukulan,Nang lahat ng pangaraping lampasan ang kahirapan.Ito’y hindi makakaya, magagawang magtagumpay,Kung nagsanib ang “Corruption”, kahalo ng KAHINAAN.

Lupaypay na itong Pinas, KAGITINGA’Y nawawala,Dating DIWANG PILIPINO, tila LUSAW at mahina.Bilang isang halimbawa, AbuSayyap sating bansa,‘Di na yata malilipol, ‘di na kaya na mapuksa.

Sinundan pa ng sigalot sa isla ng ating bansa,Spratly Island naging tampok, awayan ng mga PUSA.‘Tagal itong nanahimik, wala namang nabahala,Ang kaibigan nating CHINA, tila biglang magwawala.Paano nga ba tayo ngayong sa gamit ay sadyang kulang?Barko nating malaki raw, barkong bago mag-VIETNAM WAR.Kaya hindi magtatakang ibang bansa’y sundutin lang,‘Pagkat kitang-kita naman itong ating KAHINAAN.

SASAKYANG PANGHIMPAPAWID o “Fighter Jet” nitong bansa,Katumbas lang ay “Trainer Jet”, sa bilis ay bale wala.Sa PANAHONG MAKABAGO, dapat tayong mabahala,Ang “Peace Through Strength” ang syang dapat at ‘di puro ang salita.

“Helicopter” galing US, matanda at lumang-luma,Digmaan pa ‘to sa Vietnam ng ‘yan ang syang sumagupa.Sana man lang ay “Apache”, medyo OK at hahanga,Gamit ang “2 Phalanx Weapon” panlaban sa masasama. (Close In Weapon System)

Saludo ‘ko kay Pangulo, ituloy ay binabalak,Palakasin ang AFP, alisin ang mga KURAP.Darating ang mga araw, tayo’y muli na sisikat,Magtatanggol sating bansa’t walang bansang mangangahas.

Katha ni:Romeo S. NicolasBocaue, Bulacan6/15/2011

to pay him! No wonder, the prison expenditure is now much higher per prisoner versus the education costs for each student in the state of California! What an opportunity exists in our state and in our country!

The moral of the story: it is not really that bad to go to jail if you break the law while being a good Samaritan, help-ing another person, including an “undocumented” resident in the USA. If you happen to land in jail in this scenario, please let us know. As a journalist I will visit and interview you and who knows you will also be in the news like Mr. Vargas!

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ERRATUM -- Editor’s Note: This article was originally pub-lished in two parts in the Asian Journal July 1, 2011. The second part, “Today’s Graduates...” was inadvertently printed under another author’s name.


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I received this from a retired patrolman and it has some very interesting points for personal safety.

I learned from my children’s karate classes that the elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do! If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back taillights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won’t see you but everybody else will. This has saved lives.

Last night I attended a personal safety workshop, and it jolted me. It was given by an amazing man, Pat Malone, who has been a body guard for famous figures like Farrah Fawcett and Sylves-ter Stallone. He works for the FBI and teaches police officers and Navy SEALS hand-to-hand combat. This man has seen it all, and knows a lot.

He focused his teachings to us on HOW TO AVOID BEING THE VICTIM OF A VIOLENT CRIME. He gave us some statis-tics about how much the occur-rences of random violence have escalated over the recent years, and it’s terrible. Something like 99% of us will be exposed to, or become a victim of a violent crime.

Here are some of the most important points that I got out of his

presentation:

1. The three reasons women are easy targets for random acts of violence

are:a. Lack of Awareness You

MUST know where you are & what’s going on

around you.b. Body Language Keep your

head up, swing your arms, stand straight up.

c. Wrong Place, Wrong Time. DON’T walk alone in an alley, or drive in

a bad neighborhood at night.2. Women have a tendency to

get into their cars after shop-ping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc). DON’T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and this is he per-fect opportunity for him to get in the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.

a. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage: Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor, and in the back seat.

b. If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the

passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.

c. Look at the car parked on the driver’s side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

3. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot).

4. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The preda-tor will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times. And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN!

5. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP IT! It may get you raped, or killed.

a. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good looking, well educat-ed man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspect-ing women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked “for help” into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

b. Pat Malone told us the story of his daughter, who came out of the mall and was walking to her car when she noticed 2 older ladies in front of her. Then she saw a police car come towards her with cops who said hello.She also noticed that all 8 handicap spots in the area were empty. As she neared her car she saw a man a few rows over calling to her for help. He wanted her to close his passenger side door. He was sitting in the back on the driver’s side, and said he was handi-capped. He continued calling, until she turned and headed back to the mall, and then he began cursing at her. In the meantime, she wondered why he didn’t ask the 2 older ladies, or the police-man for help, and why he was not parked in any of the empty handicap spots. As she got back to the mall, two male friends of hers were exiting, and as she

told them the story, and turned to point at the car, the man was getting out of the back seat into the front and the car sped away. DON’TGET CAUGHT IN THIS TRAP.

I’d like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle. I was going to send this to the ladies only; but guys, if you love your mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, etc., you may want to pass it on to them, as well. Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it....bet-ter safe than sorry.

PLEASE BE SAFE AND NOT SORRY! JUST A WARNING TO ALWAYS BE ALERT AND USE YOUR HEAD!!!

Excellent Personal Safety Information

SACRAMENTO --- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today an-nounced the results of a statewide sweep in which 1,209 firearms were seized from individuals legally barred from possessing them, including per-sons determined to be mentally unsta-ble and those with active restraining orders. The six-week sweep garnered three times as many firearms as were seized in 2007 when the last state-wide sweep was conducted.

Attorney General Harris made the announcement at the third in a series of region-by-region zone meetings for members of the law enforcement community.

“Seizing guns from felons, gang members and other prohibited per-sons is the kind of smart, proactive law enforcement that makes a differ-ence in the everyday lives of Califor-nians,” said Attorney General Harris. “We are all safer thanks to the sworn officers who carried out this sweep and I am committed to strengthening this program.”

In the recently concluded sweep - the second statewide APPS effort - 99 agents from the Department of Justice seized 1,209 firearms from individuals prohibited from owning or possessing firearms. Agents also seized 155,731 rounds of ammuni-tion and two grenades.

To clear the APPS backlog of ap-proximately 34,000 handguns, Attor-ney General Harris is the sponsor of Senate Bill 819, which would revise the penal code to expand the use of existing regulatory fees collected by gun dealers to allow the state Depart-ment of Justice to use fee revenue to pay for the APPS program.

The bill would also allow the DOJ to seek to hire new agents, and of-fer training to local law enforcement agencies in support of the APPS pro-gram.

“SB 819 addresses a troubling blind spot in our current enforcement of existing firearms laws,” said Sena-tor Leno, D-San Francisco, author of SB 819. “Innocent lives have already been lost because we allow guns to be in the hands of known criminals, gang members and people who have serious mental illnesses. Increased confiscation of these aunlawfully-possessed firearms will help prevent future crimes and result in cost sav-ings to the state due to avoided pros-ecution and incarceration.”

As part of today’s meeting, the as-sembled police officers and sheriffs received an overview on the APPS

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris

Announces Seizure of 1,200 Guns from Mentally Unstable

and Other Individuals

program and the ways in which local agencies can assist to keep firearms out of the hands of those prohibited from possessing them. Experts from the Department of Justice (DOJ) also briefed the law enforcement leaders on the Attorney General’s new Mort-gage Fraud Strike Force and, with ex-perts from the California Department of Corrections (CDCR), provided local law enforcement with the lat-est intelligence detailing how trans-national gangs have integrated their operations across California commu-nities and from inside our prisons.

Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones hosted today’s meeting.

“In today’s economic reality, it is more important than ever to work to-gether to find new solutions to com-mon problems,” said Sheriff Jones. “We need to share ideas, manpower, intelligence and energy to continue to make headway in the fight against crime.”

The Zone IV meeting was attended by law enforcement from Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, and Yolo counties.

Attorney General Harris also pre-sented awards to nine individuals in recognition of their deep commit-ment to serving and protecting their communities. The sworn officers who received the Attorney General Awards demonstrated uncommon bravery and ingenuity.

The zone meetings - and the re-newed focus on the APPS program - are part of a series of targeted law enforcement programs designed to reduce the reach of transnational gangs trafficking in guns, drugs and human beings across California. To-day’s meeting follows closely on the heels of a series of major gang takedowns, including the arrests of 101 individuals in the Central Val-ley ( http://oag.ca.gov/news/press_release?id=2512&).

If you are interested in a high value alternative to buying a brand new car, a used car can be the best option for you. Used cars have a stabilised rate of depreciation that makes them much cheaper than new cars. The technological advancements have made it very easy for you to search for a used car suiting your budget and requirement.

Affordability

The main reason for why used cars are better is affordability. Buying a brand new car is more expensive than buying a used one. The tax procurement and registration fees required for used cars are less than those procured on the brand new cars. Moreover, the initial costs on a new car are hefty. Financial insti-tutions generally require the cus-tomers to make down a payment of at least 10% on a new car loan. If you make fewer down payments, then you need to pay high monthly installments.

Certified pre owned programs

Certified pre owned (CPO) programs are increasing nowa-days, which have made purchase

of used cars a better option for buyers. Luxury car brands have started these programs and many manufacturers have instituted them. Buying CPO cars offer you a lot of benefits. Manufac-turers consider only latest mod-els of the low mileage used cars that have no history of major damage for their CPO programs. They make a thorough inspec-tion before providing certifica-tion. Hence, you can get guaran-tee that the used car you want to buy is free from any problems or issues. Some manufacturers even offer special financing on CPO cars at lower rates than new car loan rates. CPO cars may be more expensive than regular used cars, but they are value for money and give you ultimate peace of mind.

Negotiating the rate

Negotiation is an added ad-vantage of buying a used car. You can always negotiate with a seller of used cars. You cannot expect this facility, while buy-ing a brand new car. If you have bargaining tactics, you can get a good deal. Nowadays, many car dealers are keeping their atten-tion on offering great deals on used cars. Buying a used car can be beneficial, if you follow the

steps provided below.

The first and most important step is to spend some time in researching. You can always read online reviews, customer reports or ask friends and colleagues. Then determine the makes and models that interest you. Some websites allow you to see the photos of used cars, which help you get an idea about them. It is important to decide how much you are willing to spend for a used car. This can help to narrow down your search for a used car.

Once you have decided the car dealer and the make or model according to your requirements, you can check the car personally. Check whether the car has any scratches, corrosion spots, dents, excessive tire wear or any other problems.

The car dealers generally allow you to take a test drive. During your test drive, check whether there is any irregular noise or vi-bration. If possible, you can test drive the car on motorways to asses it’s performance. Used cars save you a lot of money. Spend-ing a few hours researching for the best used cars around can help you find the car you want.

dated more like a sit-in rather than an enrolled student.

“He said that he would stop going to classes after learning Tagalog, English and Pangasinense,” the school head said. Etsuo seems to be taking his sweet time, though.

“Too much enjoy,” he said of his experiences in school. “But some-times, Pangasinense I can’t under-stand,” Etsuo snickered.

Apparently, Etsuo had already sat through an entire year with Six-Graders at the nearby Baldog Elementary School. “Gusto niya pauli-ulit nag-aaral kasi nag-eenjoy siya (He wants to study over and over again because he enjoys it),” Belen said.

He picks up lessons quickly too, said Grade Three teacher Mary Jane Hermogeno, 28. Hermogeno teaches 54 pupils in class, including Etsuo.

Upon reaching the school grounds, Etsuo’s first order of business is to help out 53-year-old Jun Aquino in picking up stray garbage on the quadrangle. “Lagi siyang tumutu-long sa akin sa umaga maski hindi ko tawagin (He always volunteers to help me in the morning).”

The foreigner, who looks more like a 40-year-old and moves around like a 14-year-old boy, then settles down

Japanese sexagenarian

enjoying 'second childhood'


to study with his classmate up until 4 p.m. Usually, he still has enough spunk in him to play football with the kids after class.

“He serves as an inspiration be-cause at the age of 63, he’s still very eager to learn. Just imagine his age!” Sabangan said.

As a result, she said the kids who interact with Etsuo also become more eager to go to school. His enthusiasm is infectious.


Sad to learn that your rel-atives and friends die of cancer in the Philippines for the simple reason that it was too late when detected, their cancers was in an advanced stage, already metastasized to some parts of their bodies which is diffi cult to heal even with frequent and strong doses of chemo-therapies. My high school buddy died of a simple case of melanoma in his groin only on his 50s, a cousin died of colon cancer also in her mid-50s and another cousin died of throat cancer on his late 60s, one after the other for the same reason because their cancers didn’t show signs or symptoms and may be lack of medical attention and treatments, their cancers metastasized faster in less than 2 years from detection.

Life is to short, that is why

Early detection, makes the difference

you should take care of it. Early detection really makes the dif-ference, here in the US cancer screenings is part of your com-plete medical check-up, espe-

Hernando Dimacali

cially if your primary care doctor doubted your health, but in the Philippines, I believe patients should request to have one.

Money talks, isn’t it? Remem-ber, it is a must to have a can-cer screening before any form of cancer strikes you. Cancer screening is a test that looks cancer before a person has any signs, it can help fi nd cancer at an early stage, and fi nding cancer early is the best way to treat and beat it.

Two months ago, I had my colon cancer screening while my wife had hers earlier this year. According to studies, some screenings for colon cancer can fi nd cells that may turn into cancer before they actually do. In most cases, these precancer-ous cells can be removed simply and painlessly. This may help prevent you from getting colon cancer. Studies also suggests that some breast and

cervical cells may grow faster than other cells, and that can lead to tumor, though not all tumors are cancerous. But those that are, can spread and cause other problems inside your body. Find-ing abnormal cells early can help prevent them from spreading to other parts of the body.

Cancer screenings may just be a physical exam, which is an examination to check general signs of health, including signs of disease, such as lumps or anything that seems unusual. Laboratory screening tests which check samples of tissue,

blood, urine or other things in the body. Imaging screening is a procedure that take pictures, like mammograms, of areas inside the body, and the genetic screen-ing testing where it looks certain gene changes that are linked to some types of cancer.

Knowing your risk factors, changing things you can con-trol in your lifestyle and getting regular screenings including medical treatments and attention are the most important ways for staying healthy and prolong your life free from a silent attack of an detected dreaded disease called cancer. To date, early detection,

makes the difference, which means regular cancer screening testrs, are the only

proven way of saving lives. Then go for it, now!

Joe [email protected] Diego, CA

A Celebration of the Life of Naomi Lao Cordero Price

Born: February 22, 1935Entered into New Life: July 1, 2011

in Monroe, North Carolina.

Her parents were Numeriano & Emilia de la Fuente LaoYoungest daughter among 13 children from Danao City,Philippines.

She is survived by her fi ve children:Elizabeth “Liz” Cordero-Venecia, Daniel Cordero, Florami Cordero Lee, Joshua

Cordero and Emily Cordero-Deeb. She has 27 grandchildren and great grand children.

Her ashes will be taken to the Philippines by her son and daughter and will be buried to the Lao Cemetery in Danao City, Philippines next to her husband.

SAMAHAN believe that OUR COM-MUNITY COOPERATIVE SPIRIT can still muster up enough support to have OPERATION SAMAHAN compare well if not ahead of other County Community Clinics. Without more expenditures, SAMAHAN right now have enough re-sources, not being fully utilized to make it one of the foremost in the county. EXAMPLES:

1. There is the basic staff to develop a “SURGICENTER” and a “SURGICAL DEPARTMENT”. This will enhance services and increase fi nancial returns without further expenses. Proper imple-mentation can have these established within a few days.

2.Some of the Nursing volunteers in the past and current members of the PHILIPPINE NURSES ASSOCIATION can be active participants in the organi-zation and development of a SAMAH-AN HOME VISITNG SERVICE. The preponderance of our Filipino providers, registered and practical nurses, caregiv-ers, physical therapists, throughout the county is very evident. The best of these talents can all

contribute to a well-organized, fi nan-cially productive and viable professional home service to those in need.

3. A Pharmacy and supporting medical supply service can be developed with improved access and service to the community served by SAMAHAN, not to mention revenues that may be for



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From Antique to America: Chapter 59Memoirs of a Filipino American Doctor

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PAF takes great pride in success-fully launching and preserving its mission to improve the lives and well-being of the people of Pandan. We hereby convey our deepest appre-ciation and gratitude to Mrs. Melinda P. Liberman for her selfl ess and most noble commitment to donate the pro-posed ALEXANDER LIBERMAN MEMORIAL SURGICAL CENTER to the people of Pandan.

The late Alexander Liberman was a world-renowned artist, a magazine editor and designer of popular maga-zines in the U.S. He was a famous sculptor whose works of art are dis-played in public places all over the world.

The newly constructed Alex Liber-man Surgical Pavilion fi nally opened its doors to start operations. It was a fi tting homage to Dr. Alojipan who was actively involved in this ALSP project from start to fi nish, and to Melinda Pechangco Liberman for funding the pavilion. The arrival of the medical team will be a testimo-nial to the effi cacy of the new edifi ce, a dream that has fi nally come true. At the end of one year as chairman of the board of the Pandan Antique Founda-tion, Inc. (PAF), I sent through the In-ternet a message to every Pandananon participating in the Pagtatap e-group communications. This was also my opportunity to inform the members of Pagtatap who may not have been fully aware of the workings of PAF. I wished to dispel some misconcep-tions and misunderstanding that some had about the Foundation

“This is not a time to be disunited. As I have been saying, we are from a small town. We all know each other very well. We become a model for Antique by organizing the three or-ganizations from a group of visionar-ies and dreamers. Simply stated, we have but one purpose - to help our kasimanwa back home. Let us work together harmoniously. Did you ever get a sense that we are being easily looked down upon even in our own province? We get the last share of the pie from the capitol. Our hospital is neglected, and we are routinely taken for granted. If you feel this to be true, we really have nobody to blame but ourselves. Now is the time to stand up and be counted. The Semirara is-

sue has added insult to injury. Our disunity and apathy now will surely bring all of us down. Look what we have accomplished with the Semi-rara dumpsite issue. I know that we are seriously committed about our unity, our future, and our freedom. Notice the dedication of Doc Bobby Alojipan, Cadoy Candari, Ed Rodil-lon, JiJi, MiMi and others out there. The show of Banwahanun (love of hometown) by this group of people from Pandan should steer and utilize us towards a Pandananun "arousal" to rally behind them and be united. United we stand, divided we fall.

A case in point is Mrs. Liberman who has not forgotten her birthplace and has therefore made it possible for her less fortunate town mates to en-joy the blessings of her bounty. Her spirit of giving is indeed inspiring and gratifying.”

Our latest project is: BULIG SA POBRE (HELP THE

POOR)MEDICAL EMERGENCY AID

FOR THE POOR PEOPLE OF PAN-DAN SPONSORED BY PANDAN ANTIQUE FOUNDATION INC.

Policy and Procedure:• A PAF custodian in Pandan

follows the procedure of this project.• The fi nancial help for the poor

is limited only to emergency cases wherein the patient is critically ill and will surely die without medicine.

• The local physician (emergen-cy room or hospital physician) must be responsible for determining the critical condition of the patient and the immediate need of medication.

• A prescription must be pre-sented to the custodian of the project. The project is only responsible for the medication and nothing else.

Our hearts bleed for those needy people. Patients with tetanus, status ashmaticus, septicemia, dehydration and many more conditions that will inevitably result to their demise with-out the medication prescribed by a physician are being helped. The PAF provides the money to buy for the medicine.

PANDAN ANTIQUE FOUNDA-TION PROJECTS

Throughout the years, many Fili-pino medical organizations and other charitable humanitarian groups from

the U.S. have conducted medical missions to help the people, espe-cially the poor in the Philippines. It is an initiative with broad-based com-munity support both in the U.S. and in the Philippines in the spirit of vol-unteerism. It has donated medicines, medical equipments and supplies to many hospitals and clinics. It is rec-ognized that the various provincial and regional hospitals throughout the country provide the bulk of gov-ernment sponsored patient care to the poor. The Department of Health has done an excellent job on run-ning these hospitals considering the budgetary and manpower constraints that it has to work under. However, the rapidly growing population and an ever-increasing patient load have stressed the resources of these hospi-tals to the limits. Extending help to these hospitals by non-government organizations from the U.S. can al-leviate some of these problems. The concept of “Adopt a Hospital” was an idea that came about after partici-pating in numerous medical missions to the Philippines.

PANDAN ANTIQUE FOUNDA-TION (PAF) plans to undertake vari-ous support programs, projects and activities geared toward helping their beloved hometown. PAF plans to support free medical clinics on an on-going basis. This program can model as a joint-cooperation between it and the local government.

Historical Perspective:It is hard to believe that six of ten

Filipinos die without seeing a doctor. According to the Philippine Depart-

Open Letter to Operation Sa-

mahan


Medical Directory

SAMAHAN.4. The PMA of San Diego is a very

rich source of consultants for SAMAH-AN. A simple call for assistance to any consulting member from PMA can pro-vide SAMAHAN staff with invaluable source of assistance with any medical problem.

5. An “OPERATION SAMAHAN PHILIPPINES” can be a very worth-while project. Thousands of dollars and hundreds of San Diego county residents make periodic medical missions to the Philippines. OPERATION SAMAHAN can well be the Central information for all these San Diego based medical missions to the Philippines. It will

be a simple data base collection of organizations, professional and lay volunteers involved on these medical missions.

When any group needs help for professional and lay volunteers for any mission anywhere in the Philippines, SAMAHAN can be the list resource for reference.

SAMAHAN can further be the infor-mation depository of pharmaceutical, hospital, medical office list of supplies available for these missions. This will save storage space and handling costs for those concerns.

This OPEN LETTER is a CALL for OPERATION SAMAHAN to REOPEN the avenues of communication and cooperation with the FILIPINO COMMUNITY. This will be a WIN

WIN situation with OPERATION SAMAHAN that can be accomplished without any additional cost in the opera-tions.

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ment of Health, this situation was true seventeen years ago, and it is still true to this date. One hundred thirty-two die of tuberculosis (TB) every day, and the number will increase because a more deadly strain of the disease is spreading fast in the western Pacific region. Quoting the WHO officials, the TB fatalities have nearly doubled since 1993. It is said that the Philip-pines has the highest number of TB fatalities in the western region which covers East Asia, Micronesia, Aus-tralia and New Zealand and is among the 22 countries that account for 80 percent of the world’s total TB cases. In 1998 48,000 Filipinos died of TB.

About 70 percent of Filipinos live in poverty. They cannot afford to buy basic medicines and are unable to see a doctor.

Short Stay Medical Missions

The surgical and medical missions conducted to many places in the Phil-ippines are extremely needed. For one thing, the surgical interventions that are performed, for example; cataract extraction, palate repair, and hernias are God-sent and lasting cures for patients who may not otherwise see a doctor in their lifetime. However, the impact of the medical mission of the thousands of medical cases seen (out-patient) in many instances are of a “short term care”, a band-aid type medicine due to the very nature of the brief visit by the missionaries. When the medicines are consumed and the missionaries are gone, where would the patient go? Many of them would never see a doctor at any time un-til another medical mission arrives. What happens to a patient who needs a continual six month therapy (four-drug combination) for tuberculosis? This is the recommended mode of

therapy for tuberculosis.To be more effective and meaning-

ful in providing good quality of medi-cal care to the poor people of Pandan, we should establish ongoing free medical clinics run by volunteers of the targeted locality. The clinics are managed with guidance and support of a U.S. organization through PAF and Pagtatap Philippines. The charity ward of a hospital (example Pandan) will be the beneficiary of the spon-soring organization, while the local civic organization and local govern-ment will help in its implementation.

The Program

The sponsoring organization can extend help to the adopted hospital in several ways:

1. The hospital can be provided with material resources that are badly needed. A list of hospital’s priority is requested. The sponsor organization can then procure these equipments as much as it can. The needed items can either be bought or procured from local hospitals in the U.S. Bigger foundations like Brothers’ Brother Foundation, World Medical Relief, Inc. and Direct Aid International can be approached for donations. Other foundations, drug companies and medical supply companies will be solicited to participate in this pro-gram. Gawad Kalusugan, the health program of Gawad Kalinga, can be solicited for their help.

2. The hospital charity ward will provide free medicines donated by the sponsor organization and con-tinue to follow up patients who will be seen by local doctors for diagnosis and prescriptions, and a local nurse may be hired as an employee of the sponsoring organization to follow up patients on treatment.

Pandan Antique Foundation (PAF)(Continued from page 18)

Operation Samahan


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Human Nature Products Are From Organic Farms Run by

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employs Gawad Kalinga residents providing fair wages and decent working conditions. Furthermore, it is our vision that as soon as GK villages are capable of producing our ingredi-ents to the highest standards, we will equip and empower them to grow and process what we need for the range.

We are also proud to source some of our essential oils from local farmer cooperatives around the Philip-pines. The Philippine Federation for Environmental Concern (PFEC) is a cooperative of 60 farmers from Bicol who supply us with organic Citronella oil. Our organic Lemongrass essential oil, in turn, is provided by the benefi-ciaries of Alternative Indigenous De-velopment Foundation Inc. (AID FI) in Negros Occidental. AIDFI provides solar and hydropower to remote rural communities who otherwise will not

have access to electricity.Through our partnerships with these

noble organizations, we hope to bring sustainable technology to our Gawad Kalinga communities. We have begun work in a pilot farm in a GK com-munity in Bulacan, a province in the northern part of the Philippines.

Through our partnership with GK, we hope that there will soon be hundreds of world-class community organic farms in the Philippines pro-viding livelihood for thousands of our poorest people.

Gawad Kalinga (GK) is recognized globally as a world-class Filipino movement for nation building that has built close to 2000 beautiful and thriving communities for the poorest of the poor.

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Maui with her male escorts

Romy Protacio | ASIAN JOURNAL SAN DIEGO, SEATTLE, WA 7/8/2011 -- Last weekend, I attended the debut of Alyssa May Aquino (Maui as her family and friends

would call her) at the Tulalip Re-sort Casino. The event was well orchestrated by her par-ents, Willie and Marivic Aquino, to-gether with

their children, Marc, Aaron, and JR, and the Paluwagan friends (Paluwagan is a personal family group friends). Like any girl’s dream when they turn 18, the event would be a lifetime memory for Maui. Indeed it was an evening to remember.

In the Filipino tradition, the debutante ball is a rite of passage, a mark of a girl’s transi-tion to womanhood. The custom traces its roots to 300 years of Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines. A young lass blossoms into womanhood and her parents invite family and friends to wish the debutante a joyful life ahead of her.

The Debutant

Maui was born in an Oakland Hospital in California on June 22, 1993. She lived in Treasure Island in San Francisco for four years. When her dad was stationed in Ever-ett, Washington, she and her family moved to Arlington, Washington where Maui spent most of her childhood surrounded by a loving Filipino community.

On June 14, 2011, she received her high school diploma. During her high school days, she worked on odd jobs like baby sitting, volunteer work on Eagle Creek Elementary Reading Buddies to help first graders reach their reading goals, serve and sell food dur-ing games at summer time, and supported breast cancer by walking 3 miles. Her other activities include fund raising events of the Recycle Blub. She attends bible studies and sings in the church choir.

As a high school student, her achievements included being a member of the National Honor Society. She received the AP Art Student Outstanding Award and 6 honor roll over 3.5 GPA in AHS 2008 to 2011. She graduated with Honors and finished her high school with a 3.78 Grade Point Average.

Maui plans to pursue a degree in Psychol-ogy at the University of Washington. In my interview with her, Maui said that she chose to have a degree in psychology because “she wants to put her intrapersonal/ introspective skills to help people find solutions to their mental and physical problems, to find happi-ness, and live the way they want to live.”

The Venue

Although I have been living in Marysville for years now, it was my first time to attend a party at the Tulalip Resort Casino. However, I have heard much about it, so I decided to do a little research on the history of the place.

I found out that the resort is actually part of the Tulalip Reservation where the Snohom-ish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish and other allied tribes settled soon after the signing of the Point Elliott Treaty in 1855. In the Lushoot-see Salish language, the word for Tulalip is dxwililap, which means “small mouthed bay,” a description of the body of water on the western bound of their home.

Upon arrival at the resort casino, guests were greeted by the awe-inspiring 25-foot posts hand-carved from 1,000 year-old red cedar. Immediately, we were transported into a place of wonder the minute we stepped inside the doors of the resort. The warm scenery and the smiles of the hotel staff gave guests a feeling of belonging – as if we have always been a part of the place. The manage-ment of the Tulalip Resort Casino claims that the place always causes its visitors to murmur “Wow!” countless times during their stay.

The Banquet and Ball

Maui’s debut was elaborately planned. The grand ballroom was elegantly designed to create an ambiance of gaiety fit for the debu-tante. The food selection was superb - guests were fed with Tarragon Grilled Breast of Chicken with Warm Berry Rosemary Pepper-corn, Braised Beef with Porcini Mushroom Sauce, Pasta with Alredo Sauce, Grilled As-paragus with Lemon and Honey. The dessert selection was by itself, indulgent - strawberry shortcakes, lemon meringue tartlets and Red Velvet birthday cake.

The traditional cotillion ushered the eve-ning’s ballroom dancing. Maui’s court was first to come out of the ballroom to introduce the debutante, escorted by Ben Insouta. The entrance of the debutante and her honorable escort signaled the start of the cotillion. Soon 10 young Filipina decent ladies in the pick of their youth, a picture of loveliness, of health,

Romy Protacio and Aaron Aquino

Maui’s mom with family friends

Alyssa May Aquino: The Debutante

Waiting for the cotillon to begin. Maui and her friends savor the moment after the cotillon

Alyssa May Aquino, debutante

of self-assurance, of boundless expectations, and full of joie de vivre appeared on stage, and swayed to the music of charming Vien-nese waltzes.

The debutante’s ball included a formal pre-sentation of 18 roses and 18 candles to Maui from her family and friends, a symbol of the 18 years of her life. Cris Pascual and Romae

Aquino entertained the guests with their hip hop number followed by the vocal perfor-mance of Ryan Empeno and Shaina Empeno and finally a dance number by the Senoritas.

The evening’s host was Maui’s brother, Aaron A. Aquino. He is very good looking – ang “Pogi”. Sorry for the ladies and the “balalaki” (short for babae-lalaki) eyeing on

Aaron because his fiancée was there that eve-ning. I had the pleasure of talking to Aaron when I joined his table during the program. I learned that he earned his bachelor’s degree from UCLA and received his doctorate (JD) at the University of San Diego School of Law. Sayang, mga kapatid nahuli na kayo. May jowa na si Aaron.

The Party’s Over

The party concluded after hours of dancing enjoyed by all the guests, adults as well as teenagers. I’m sure that Maui will have the events of that evening tucked and treasured in her mind for many years to come.

Filipino American Milestones

by Dr. Romy R. Protacio

Romy Protacio


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(858) 693-3663 Bombay Exotic Cuisine of India 3975 Fifth Avenue, Ste. 100 San Diego CA 92103 (619) 298-3155 Bongiovanni’s Pizza 15244 Old Hwy. 80 El Cajon CA 92026 Brian’s 1451 Washington St. San Diego CA (619) 296-8268 Brian’s American Eatery 7949 Balboa Ave. Kearney Mesa CA (858) 565-4244 Cafe China 12664 Poway Road Poway CA 92064 (858) 486-8228 Cafe La Maze l441 Highland Avenue National City CA 91950 (619) 474-3222 California Club Sushi Bar 5522 El Cajon Blvd. San Diego CA92115 (619) 287-1593 California Thai Cafe 9550 Black Mountain Road San Diego CA 92126 (858) 566-5023 Chang Cuisine of Chine 8670 Genesee Ave. San Diego CA92122 (858) 558-2288 Chef Wok 350 University Avenue San Diego CA 92103 (619) 294-8688 Chef’s Wok 350 University Ave., HIllcrest CA 92103 (619) 294-8688 China Camp 2137 Pacific Highway San Diego CA 92101 (619) 232-1972

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Refreshing News | Monday, July 4, 2011 --

For busy women of all ages, five foods boast high scores in essential nutrients -- iron, calcium, magne-sium, vitamin K, folate, vitamin D, and omega-3 fatty acids, in particular. Best of all, these foods are easy to find at practically every grocery store, no matter where you live, and each of them takes less than 15 minutes to prepare.

1. Broccoli

Broccoli is practically unrivaled among all foods when it comes to protecting against cancer. Its powerful phytonutrients not only help neutral-ize carcinogens, but they also stimu-late detoxifying enzymes that help the body rid itself of cancer-causing and other harmful toxins. Indole-3-carbinol, another compound found in broccoli, is particularly healthy for women; it’s been shown to reduce the risk of breast and cervical cancers and helps suppress the spread of existing [cancer][1]. This green vegetable also happens to be one of the richest food sources of the flavonoid kaempferol, which has shown protective benefits against ovarian cancer.

What’s more, broccoli is a superior source of folate, a B vitamin that’s needed for making and protecting DNA, producing new blood, forming new cells, and synthesizing protein. Folate has also been tied to a decreased risk of some cancers in adults.

But there are a couple of reasons why this nutrient is crucial for wom-en’s health in particular. First, folate is one of the most essential nutrients for pregnant women. It supports proper development of the fetal nervous system and protects against neural tube (birth) defects. Second, research shows that women are twice as likely as men to experience depression, and numerous studies have linked folate deficiency with depression. The good

5 Foods Every Woman Should Eat More Of

news: There’s also evidence showing that boosting folate levels can increase serotonin levels and improve symp-toms of depression.

An added bonus: As a natural di-uretic, broccoli helps reduce bloating and water retention associated with premenstrual syndrome.

Broccoli is an excellent source of dietary fiber and of vitamins C, K, and A, and it’s a good source of manganese, tryptophan, potassium, B vitamins, phosphorus, magnesium, and protein. It’s also high in calcium, iron, zinc, and vitamin E. Many of these nutrients work in partnership: Vitamin C helps the body absorb iron; vitamin K anchors calcium to the bone; dietary fiber promotes better absorption of all nutrients.

Quick and healthy tip: For optimal taste and nutrition, steam broccoli florets for no more than five minutes, or until they turn bright green. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, lemon, and sea salt to taste.

2. Onions

Onions have many healing and health-promoting properties: They’re anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and a natural blood thinner. Rich in chro-mium, vitamin C, and dietary fiber, onions are also a good source of man-ganese, vitamin B6, tryptophan, folate, and potassium.

This bulbous vegetable is used to combat cancer, arthritis, and osteo-porosis, and it helps fight infections, colds, fevers, and asthma. Onions also help prevent constipation, increase blood circulation, improve gastroin-testinal health, promote heart health, and are thought to help lower blood pressure and triglycerides.

Onions are a healthy whole food, there’s no doubt. But they’re particu-larly good for women, who are four times as likely as men to develop osteoporosis -- and who are at even higher risk for osteoporosis during and


after menopause. Onions help prevent bone loss by destroying osteoclasts, a type of bone cell that’s responsible for the breakdown of bones. In effect, onions work like bisphosphonates, a type of medication that’s commonly prescribed to treat or prevent bone disease. But unlike those potent drugs, onions bust up osteoclasts without dangerous side effects. And, like broc-coli, onions are a potent cancer-fight-ing food; high onion consumption has been linked to a whopping 25 percent reduced risk of breast cancer and a 73 percent reduced risk of ovarian cancer.

Quick and healthy tip: Keep a con-tainer of diced raw onion in the fridge to add to meals all week -- it’ll spice up a sandwich or salad, and it’s an easy addition to quick stir-fries. Sautee the onion in a tablespoon of oil, then add the rest of the ingredients in roughly the order of how long they take to cook; the onion-infused oil will add a great flavor to the whole dish.

3. Leafy greens

Leafy greens, such as kale, spinach, watercress, cabbage, turnip greens, collard greens, and arugula, share similar nutrient profiles, featuring im-pressive scores of vitamins K, A, and C; calcium; potassium; beta-carotene; manganese; folate; magnesium; iron; and dietary fiber.

Well-known research tracking 66,940 women enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study found a 40 percent decrease in the incidence of ovarian cancer in women with the highest dietary kaempferol intake as compared to women with the lowest intake. Along with broccoli, kale is one of the best sources of kaempferol -- which has been associated with a reduced risk of heart disease. Kaemperfol is also found in tea as well as in Brussels sprouts and other greens.

Spinach is extremely high in iron, which protects the immune system and helps the body produce energy. It’s especially important for menstruat-ing and pregnant women, who require higher levels of this nutrient. However, iron deficiency is one of the most common nutrient deficiencies for all women. Iron deficiency causes anemia and low energy due to decreased oxygen being delivered to the cells. You can find iron in most leafy greens; other good sources include chard, mus-tard greens, and romaine lettuce.

Dark leafy greens like Swiss chard, spinach, kelp, and turnip greens are also excellent sources of magnesium, which plays a significant role in many key biological processes. This miracle mineral has been credited with a slew of health benefits, including lowering high blood pressure, strengthening the immune system, strengthening bones, aiding in sleep, relaxing muscles, and relieving stress and anxiety.

Here are a few more good reasons to gobble up magnesium-rich foods: According to womenshealth.gov, migraines plague an estimated 29.5 million Americans, and roughly 75 percent of those affected are women. Magnesium has been shown to reduce the severity and recurrence of migraine headaches. And a study of 60 women with urinary urge incontinence found that magnesium supplementation improved the symptoms of overactive bladder in nearly half of participants.

ScienceDaily (July 3, 2011) — As strange as it sounds, a new research study published in the FASEB Journal, suggests that the "healthy" ingredient in red wine, resveratrol, may prevent the negative effects that spaceflight and sedentary lifestyles have on people. The report describes experiments in rats that simulated the weightlessness of spaceflight, during which the group fed resveratrol did not develop in-sulin resistance or a loss of bone mineral density, as did those who were not fed resveratrol.

According to Gerald Weiss-mann, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of the FASEB Journal, "There are overwhelm-ing data showing that the human body needs physical activity, but for some of us, getting that activity isn't easy. A low gravity environment makes it nearly im-possible for astronauts. For the earthbound, barriers to physical activity are equally challenging, whether they be disease, injury, or a desk job. Resveratrol may not be a substitute for exercise, but it could slow deterioration until someone can get moving again."

Red Wine: Exercise in a Bottle?

Scientists studied rats that underwent simulated weightless-ness by hindlimb tail suspen-

sion and were given a daily oral load of resveratrol. The control group showed a decrease in soleus muscle mass and strength, the development of insulin resistance, and a loss of bone mineral density and resistance to breakage. The group receiv-ing resvera-trol showed none of these complica-tions. Study results further demonstrated some of the underlying mechanisms by which res-veratrol acts to

prevent the wasting adaptations to disuse-induced mechanical unloading. This study also sug-gests that resveratrol may be able to prevent the deleterious conse-quences of sedentary behaviors in humans.

"If resveratrol supplements are not your cup of tea," Weissmann added, "then there's good news. You can find it naturally in red wine, making it the toast of the Milky Way." -- Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releas-es/2011/06/110630131840.htm

Goodbye, pyramid. Hello, plate.

The Food Guide Pyramid was the model for healthy eating in the United States. Maybe you had to memorize its rainbow stripes in school.

But the USDA, the agency in charge of nutrition, has switched to a new symbol: a colorful plate —called MyPlate — with some of the same messages:

Eat a variety of foods.Eat less of some foods and

more of others.

The pyramid had six vertical stripes to represent the five food groups plus oils. The plate fea-tures four sections (vegetables, fruits, grains, and protein) plus a side order of dairy in blue.

The big message is that fruits and vegetables take up half the plate, with the vegetable portion being a little bigger than the fruit section.

And just like the pyramid where stripes were differ-ent widths, the plate has been divided so that the grain section is bigger than the protein sec-tion. Why? Because nutrition experts recommend you eat more vegetables than fruit and more grains than protein foods.

The divided plate also aims to discourage super-big portions, which can cause weight gain.

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City of San Diego2010-2015 San Diego Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice

As an Entitlement Jurisdiction from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the City of San Diego is required to affirmatively further fair housing objectives by compliance with fair housing laws and addressing any impediments. In order to fulfill the Federal mandate, the City is required to prepare an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI), every five (5) years. This document analyzes fair housing trends, assesses the nature and extent of housing discrimination, and identifies impediments that may prevent equal hous-ing access within the City and recommends actions to address specific impediments.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing is scheduled for Monday, July 18, 2011 at 2:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, 202 C Street, 12th Floor, San Diego, CA 92101. The purpose of this public hearing is to approve the City’s 2010-2015 San Diego Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI), for submittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, (HUD).

The 2010-2015 San Diego Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice is available for review on the City’s CDBG Program website (www.sandiego.gov/cdbg/general/) and the Housing Commission’s website (www.sdhc.org.).

To order information in an alternative format, or to arrange for a sign language or oral interpreter for this public hearing, please call the City Clerk’s office at least five (5) working days prior to the meeting at (619) 533-4000 (voice) or (619) 236-7012 (TDD/TTY).

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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) ProgramFY 2012 Second Allocation Hearing

On March 21, 2011, the City Council approved the FY 2012 CDBG allocations in the amount of $11,982,090 from an estimated available FY 2012 CDBG Entitlement budget of $12,243,327. The estimated budget represented an anticipated 25% reduction from the FY 2011 Entitlement award. At that time, the City had not yet received final confirmation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as to the actual federal entitlement amounts to be awarded to the City for FY 2012. The City received official notification on May 27, 2011 from HUD that the City’s CDBG award totaled $13,602,705 for FY 2012, representing an increase from the estimated totals approved at the First Allocation Hearing.

Notice is hereby given that the public hearing to adopt recommended funding allocations of the additional FY 2012 CDBG funds is scheduled for Monday, July 11, 2011 at 2:00 pm in the City Council Chambers, 202 C Street, 12th Floor, San Diego, CA 92101. To order information in an alternative formal, or to arrange for a sign language or oral interpreter for the meeting, please call the City Clerk’s office at least five (5) working days prior to the meeting at (619) 533-4000 (voice) or (619) 236-7012 (TDD/TTY).

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of San Diego will receive bids for work at the Purchasing and Con-tracting Department, Contracts Division, 1200 Third Avenue, Suite 200, San Diego, California, where bids are to be submitted prior to time specified. Plans and specifications can be obtained from The City of San Diego’s website: http://www.sandiego.gov/bids-contracts. A pre-bid meeting and/or pre-bid visit to the work site will be held, if indicated, at the time and place specified in the contract documents. Prospective bidders are encouraged to attend these sessions.It is the policy of the City of San Diego to encourage equal opportunity in its construction, consultant, material and supply contracts. Bids/proposals from small businesses, minority-owned, disabled, veteran-owned businesses, women-owned businesses and local firms are strongly encouraged. Contractors are encouraged to subcontract and/or participate in joint ventures with these firms. The City is committed to equal opportunity and will not discriminate with regard to race, religion, color, ancestry, age, gender, disability, medical condition or place of birth and will not do business with any firm that discriminates on any basis.Contractors interested in bidding projects over $50,000 must be pre-qualified. Please contact DAVE STUCKY of the City’s Pre-Qualification Program at (619) 533-3474 or [email protected] to obtain an application.Sign language or oral interpreting services are available at pre-bid meetings and bid openings with a 5 business day notice to the Contracting Division at 236-6000.

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Magnesium also aids in calcium absorption, playing a significant role in preventing osteoporosis; several studies on humans have shown that magnesium helps maintain bone min-eral density.

Finally, according to Mental Health America, about 12 million women in the U.S. experience clinical depression each year. It’s estimated that women are twice as likely as men to experi-ence depression. Depression has been linked to low levels of calcium and magnesium, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that a study comparing the bone mass of depressed premenopaus-al women to their nondepressed peers found that the depressed women had reduced bone mass and the most thin-ning in their hip bones, putting them at higher risk of fractures.

Many leafy greens boast high levels of Vitamin E, which helps stave off menopausal hot flashes. Excellent sources of Vitamin E include mustard greens, turnip greens, and Swiss chard; you can also find it in spinach, collard greens, and kale. Like broccoli, leafy greens are natural diuretics and are great for combating bloat and water retention.

Swiss chard and spinach are two of the most calcium-dense plant foods on earth. Calcium is a particularly impor-tant nutrient for women; it’s needed to build healthy bones and to prevent bone loss after menopause. Women who consume diets rich in calcium and vitamin D are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes and to experience premenstrual symptoms. Not only does calcium help build strong bones and teeth, it also plays a role in blood clot-ting, muscle contraction, and regulat-ing heartbeat.

Magnesium and calcium aren’t the only nutrients that contribute to bone health, though. Vitamin K is vital for bone health and plays a unique role in helping prevent osteoporosis. Just because you have sufficient calcium in your diet doesn’t necessarily mean it will find its way to your bones -- and that’s where vitamin K comes in. It helps calcium adhere to the bone, aiding in its absorption. In fact, without adequate vitamin K, calcium can deposit itself in joint and muscle tissue, creating painful problems and preventing absorption in the bone. Calcium deposits in soft tissue are more prevalent in women than men, so vitamin K is especially important for women. It’s found in abundance in most leafy greens, particularly spinach, kale, and Swiss chard.

Quick and healthy tip: To get the most nutrition out of your leafy greens, you’ll need to add a little healthy fat to help your body absorb the nutrients. Sautee dark leafy greens in coconut oil over medium heat until just wilted. Optional: Add a small handful of golden raisins while sautéing, or serve with a small handful of raw pine nuts.

4. Beans

No matter what type of bean you choose, each tiny package is bursting with a rich array of nutrients. Beans are an incredibly rich source of folate, fiber, tryptophan, protein, iron, mag-nesium, and potassium, and they’ve been linked to a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and breast cancer.

Hands-down one of the best food sources of fiber you can find, one cup of cooked pinto beans contains nearly 15 grams of fiber (along with a score of other essential nutrients) -- but you’ll find plentiful fiber in all bean

varieties. Fiber is a wonder nutrient that fills you up, regulates digestion, lowers LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, helps control weight, and has a preventive effect on diabetes and heart disease. Women’s risk of heart disease increas-es significantly with menopause.

Potassium is vital to the health of ev-ery type of cell in our bodies, and you can find good amounts of this min-eral in lima, pinto, and kidney beans. Potassium plays an essential part in bone strength, muscle function, and nerve function. Numerous studies have shown a positive link between dietary potassium intake and bone mineral density in pre-, peri- and postmeno-pausal women, suggesting an impor-tant role in preventing osteoporosis in all women. In addition, the Nurses’ Health Study, which recorded data from 91,731 female participants over a 12-year period, found that women with the highest dietary potassium intake were only 65 percent as likely to develop symptomatic kidney stones as compared to their peers with the lowest dietary potassium intake.

Tryptophan is an essential amino acid with several important functions. One of them includes the ability to raise serotonin levels in the brain. For this reason, beans and other foods high in tryptophan can help regulate appe-tite, improve sleep patterns, and boost your mood.

Like other beans, soybeans are an excellent source of dietary fiber. And just one cup of cooked soybeans also provides a whopping 29 grams of pro-tein. Furthermore, studies have linked the isoflavones found in soybeans with improved bone density in postmeno-pausal women who previously had low bone mass; researchers believe these compounds may play a significant role in preventing bone fractures. Soy iso-

flavones have also been credited with easing menopausal hot flashes.

Quick and healthy tip: Although dried beans are the healthiest option since they don’t have added sodium, the canned variety will do just fine as long as you rinse the beans in a colan-der before using them. For a quick and healthy homemade hummus, combine one can of garbanzo beans; one table-spoon each of extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice and tahini; half a teaspoon of cumin; and a sprinkle of cayenne pepper in a food processor. Blend until smooth and serve with crudités. (White beans make an excellent substitute for garbanzos.

5. Wild salmon

Wild salmon is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D, and iron, and it’s a high-quality source of protein. A word of caution: Independent studies com-paring the nutritional content of wild and farmed salmon showed the farmed variety had drastically reduced levels of protein and healthy omega-3 fats. Farmed salmon were also found to have significant levels of carcinogenic substances and other toxins, as well as higher levels of inflammatory omega-6 fats. If you’re eating for health, opt for the wild variety.

Salmon is one of the few food sources naturally rich in vitamin D, which is needed to absorb calcium, maintain proper levels of calcium in the blood, and promote normal bone growth. Due to these qualities, vitamin D is regarded as an important nutri-ent in helping prevent osteoporosis. Sockeye salmon scores the highest in vitamin D; a four-ounce serving of sockeye provides 739 IU of vitamin D -- compared to Chinook salmon, which provides 411 IU for the same

size serving.Vitamin D’s benefits extend beyond

good bones, however. Medical and health experts now recognize this nutrient as playing an essential role in overall health. Unfortunately, vitamin D deficiency is a widespread problem that has been linked to depression and multiple sclerosis, two conditions that women are at a higher risk for than men. Researchers have additionally linked low levels of vitamin D with obesity and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.

Our bodies don’t produce essential fatty acids, so we must get them from our diet. Wild salmon is exception-ally rich in heart-healthy omega-3 essential fatty acids, which guard against inflammation, reduce the risk of strokes, lower blood lipids, boost HDL (“good”) cholesterol, decrease blood pressure, and help prevent heart disease. Omega-3s might be fats, but -- in moderation -- they’re actually pretty figure-friendly: Not only do they slow digestion, which means you feel satiated for longer, but they may also help get rid of belly fat. Several studies link consumption of omega-3s with reduced abdominal fat. Other benefits of omega-3s include a reduced risk of breast cancer and improved brain function. Some research suggests that omega-3s may be helpful in treating depression, although further research is needed in this area.

Quick and healthy tip: Sprinkle salmon fillets with fresh chopped rose-mary and black pepper, top with lemon slices, and place under the broiler for ten minutes or until it flakes easily. Leftovers work well the next day crumbled into omelets, sandwiches, or salads. -- Link: http://refreshingnews9.blogspot.com/2011/07/5-foods-every-woman-should-eat-more-of.html

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ABS-CBN’s Starry Starry Store brings current top Filipino film to 10 U.S. cit-ies this July

REDWOOD CITY, CA, July 1, 2011 – Put top actor-host-models Sam Milby and KC Concepcion together with box-office champion director Cathy Garcia-Molina and what do you get?

Another stirring box-office win-ner in Star Cinema’s Forever And A Day, the latest film that ABS-CBN International’s Starry Starry Store is bringing to 10 more U.S. cities this July after a successful run in San Francisco during the last week of June.

Starting July 1, the romantic drama will be shown in: Aiea, Hawaii; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Clifton and Bergenfield, New Jersey. Beginning July 8, it will screen in: Los Ange-les, Orange, San Diego, Milpitas, and Union City, California; and in Seattle, Washington.

Forever and a Day held its own against a siege of huge Hollywood summer films that invaded the Philippines week of June 15-19. It landed in the number two spot with an opening day take of P23.27 mil-lion, losing only to Green Lantern. The KC-Sam starrer beat the open-ing day receipts of Mr. Popper’s Penguins and surpassed X-Men: First Class and Super 8.

Director Molina, known for her light but unforgettable romantic comedies with stars like John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, Sam Milby, Toni Gonzaga and Sarah Geronimo that have grossed in the hundreds of millions, decided to take a risk with

Sam, KC, Direk Cathy score a winner in “Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day by coming up with a multi-hanky weeper.

“This is my first serious love story,” Molina said. “While it cel-ebrates love and life, viewers will see in this film characters who real-ize that even if you’re on top of your game, you really can’t do and have anything you want the way you want it. Other factors will always play a role. Then you discover humility.”

Learning to Believe

Eugene (Sam Milby) arrives in a top-notch recreational extreme sports facility in Bukidnon, Philip-pines with only one intention: to forget his problems at work. But when he meets Raffy (KC Con-cepcion) and as they travel and go on ridiculous and death-defying activities together, they start to form a friendship that goes beyond Eugene’s original plan.

Raffy helps Eugene appreciate himself more and to look at things in a positive way. With Raffy, Eugene begins to believe in himself again. Soon, against his own expectations, he admits to himself that he has fallen in love with this girl.

But life is truly ironic. The mo-ment Eugene expresses his feelings for her, Raffy suddenly starts to push him away. She admits that he can never have her, and she doesn’t want Eugene to hope for a happy ending with her, because she cannot be loved. Now, it is Eugene’s turn to make Raffy believe in love again, just as how she reminded him to be-lieve in himself. But is faith enough to change the course of their des-tiny? And is his love strong enough for him to sacrifice everything for a

relationship that will not last, and for a girl who will leave him soon?

Overcoming Fear

“Kaya mo bang mahalin ang isang taong alam mong mawawala rin sa ‘yo?” (Can you love someone you know you’d lose soon?) Forever and a Day poses that challenge to the viewer,” said ABS-CBN Internation-al’s Head of Theatricals Kerwin Du. “While this may sound too serious for a summer film here in the U.S., love has always been a universal theme not bound by seasons of the year. We wanted to offer a refreshing summer movie to our kapamilya that is not an action sequel, a 3-D anima-tion or an R-rated comedy. We hope Forever and a Day is an attractive choice to many.”

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Sam Milby and KC Concep-cion

Dr. Cesar D. Candari of class ‘61 is the Most Outstanding Alumnus of the Year 2011. The Golden Jubilee was celebrated in tandem with the 32nd Annual Reunion and Scientific Con-vention of the Far Eastern University DNRS Medical Alumni Foundation (USA) at the Monte Carlo Hotel Re-sort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on June-15-18, 2011.

A second Presidential award from United Class ’61 was also bestowed upon his laudable services, exemplary achievements, and valuable contribu-tions to his Alma Mater and the FEU-DNRS Medical Alumni Foundation in America.

It is hard to match his countless achievements and altruistic deeds to the community in the Philippines and United States. According to the

man himself, his greatest accom-plishment - well, besides his wife and family - was co-founding Operation Samahan Community Health Clinic in San Diego County where he volun-teered his services mostly as chairman of the board for seventeen years. Op-eration Samahan Clinic is a giant leap to inspire all Filipinos everywhere; it is a shining example for other minori-ties in America to emulate.

Dr. Candari graduated valedicto-rian in high school, is a well-recog-nized orator. He moved to the United States after graduation from the Far Eastern University Institute of Medi-cine, Manila Philippines in 1961. In January 1962 his postgraduate train-ing started as an intern at Elyria Me-morial hospital in Elyria, Ohio. He took his residency in Pathology at Edgewater Hospital, transferred to Il-linois Masonic Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. In 1969,

2011 Most Outstanding Alumnus Of The Year

Dr. Cesar D. Candari Receives Two Awards from Far Eastern

University Institute of Medicinehe relocated to San Diego, Califor-nia, joined the San Diego Pathologist Medical Group Inc. In his thirty years as partner he served as Secretary and later as vice President of the corpora-tion.

He is Board certified and Dip-lomate in Anatomic and Clinical Pa-thology in 1970, became Fellow of the College of American Pathologists and the American Society of Clini-cal Pathologists. He is now Fellow Emeritus. In 1973, he was the first Filipino American Certified Special-ist in Immunohematology and Blood Banking.

He was re-certified as Diplomate of the American Board of Pathology in 1999 .

After his retirement in1998 from SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL, he accepted the position as Director of Pathology Department of El Centro Regional Medical Center in El Cen-tro, California.

His successes and achievements are listed in four pages of his book-memoirs of a Filipino doctor from Antique to America. It is a public re-cord which details his trials and tribu-lations, his various roles and leader-ship positions in a lot of medical and social, humanitarian associations. His great successes and accomplishments are most impressive. He became one of the pioneering Filipino American doctors in America breaking barriers, gaining respect and achieving accep-tance from mainstream America

Since then Cesar has had too many accomplishments to mention in total. He is also married to the love of his life, Cely, with whom they share four children and six grandchildren.

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