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PNS -- THE supposed romantic movie, “Maybe This Time,” pairing Richard Gutierrez and Anne Curtis for the first time is being dumped upon the suggestion of the leading man himself. Richard feels it would be better if they’d do a horror flick instead since he’s been doing nothing but love sto-ries lately.

Also, horror flicks always do well at the tills since it has a big market. So GMA and Viva Films, who are co-producing the project, are now scouting for a good horror material for him and Anne. But the director who’s supposed to meg the project, Maryo de los Reyes, begged off. He’s not that keen on doing a horror flick and, also, he’d be busy shooting the movie of the Aljur Abrenica-Kris Bernal love team for Regal, as well as the new romantic comedy on GMA-7, “Adik Sa’Yo,” starring Jolina Magdangal, Marvin Agustin, Dennis Trillo and Jennica Garcia.

Richard junks movie with Anne

PHILIPPINE NEWS SER-VICE -- SENATOR Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. yesterday advised Dr. Vicki Belo to ad-mit her mistakes after the two doctor-friends of Dr. Hayden Kho pointed to her as the one behind the proliferation of ex-boyfriend’s sex video.

Revilla said Belo should publicly admit her mistake in order to lessen the burden she is confront ing right now.

Like Eric Chua, Dr. Her-bert “Bistek” Rosario said Belo instructed them to get Kho’s laptop containing his sex videos with different women.

Because of the contro-versy, Belo may also lose her license if found that she is the one who caused the prolifera-tion of the sex videos.

Aside from this, Belo may also face perjury charges after denying that she is the mastermind of the sex videos’ proliferation, Revilla said.

Bong to Belo: Admit mistake publicly

Meantime, Richard’s “Zorro” continues to rule. Antonio is arrested due to the planted evidence of Ramon (TJ Trinidad) show-ing he killed Don Roberto (Joel Torre). The boy Pepe (Buboy Villar) is held cap-tive by the “mga taong pula” to be fed to the giant snake, Serpentina, but Zorro saves him and kills the snake. Pepe meets his long lost mom who’s with the taong pula and it turns out he’s really a prince called Prinsipe Alug-bati.

Richard Gutierrez and Anne Curtis

Philippine Scene

Market vendors in Boracay, a resort island in the Philippines, sell fresh catch of the day..


Philippine food and cooking reflect the history of the islands. Centuries ago, we did have native dishes, very

similar to those still found in the Malay world. But subsequent foreign con tacts and Western colonialism introduced new foods and ingredients that developed into an enticing culinary style now with its own Fili-

pino identity.

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I have many memories of my father, too many to mention in this article. When my articles

started getting published in local newspapers and magazines, he

would proudly show them to his friends and jokingly claim that he wrote them since the bylines also indicated his name. I am happy, even to this day, to know that he

was proud of me.

By Simeon G. Silverio, Jr.Publisher & Editor

The San Diego Asian Journal

See page 5

On this Fathers’ Day Memories of my father

June 19 - 25, 2009

Msgr. Gutierrez EntertainmentThe Perfect

Storm

Miles BeauchampAngel misses Luis

Project Concern Interna-tional’s (PCI) project direc-tor of the California Border Healthy Start (CBHS) program, Dr. Maria Lourdes F. Reyes, MD, MPH, was recently recognized with the 2009 Public Health Cham-pion Award by the County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency.

This honor recognizes extraordinary achievements, by an individual or organiza-tion, in areas of public health services that protect and promote the health of the local population. This year’s theme award recognized achievements related to the 2009 National Public Health Week theme: “Building the Foundation for a Healthy

Dr. Maria Reyes awarded Public Health Champion

Dr. Reyes with County Health officials

America.” “Helping our pregnant

women and children is the very foundation of our com-munity’s health”, Dr. Reyes is quoted during the award ceremony. “Although the project is young we were chosen as one of two best practices in the country and was highlighted at the Na-tional Healthy Start confer-ence in Washington DC this past March”, she shared.

The California Bor-der Healthy Start Project (CBHS) was one of only two such 4-year border awards made in 2007 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health

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Summer actually begins this week here in San Diego late Sunday eve-ning, at 10:45 P.M. Pacifi c Standard Time. (The offi cial date though is Monday, the 21st -- because that’s when in falls, in the early morning hours, on the East Coast.) Sum-mer’s “solstice” is the longest day of the year and marks the beginning of the astrological zodiac sign of Cancer the Crab.

Cancer’s ruling “planet” is sup-posedly the moon -- which isn’t even a “planet” at all (like Pluto now). The slain Pakistani pro-democracy leader, Benazir Bhutto, entered this world on June 21st in 1953 -- and Prince William did likewise in 1982.

Jane Russell (1921), Bernie Ko-pell (1933), Mariette Hartley (1941) and Meredith Baxter (1947) were all Summer Solstice arrivals. So was the producer of the freedom-centric movies “V-for Vendetta” and the “Matrix” (series), Larry Wachowski (1965). Coincidently, the state whose motto is “Live Free or Die” -- which is New Hampshire -- became the 9th state to ratify the Constitution that day in 1788. That event made New Hampshire the de-cisive state which ultimately made that governing document effective!

England’s own de facto constitu-tion, the Magna Carta, was sealed by King John in the meadow of Runnymead June 15, 1215. The 12th Amendment to America’s Constitution was ratifi ed exactly 589 years after that historic event in Runnymead’s meadow. The very fi rst woman to preside over the House of Representatives, Alice Robertson, did so for one hour June 20, 1921 -- itself the 58th anniver-sary of the admission of our 20th state (West Virginia).

The movie, “Jaws”, was released that day in 1975 and the 1950’s show hosted by Ed Sullivan pre-miered exactly 27 years before that. June 20th birth dates are shared by a veritable “HOST” of actors -- Danny Aiello (1933), Martin Landau (1931), Michael Landon

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Speaking of which, don’t forget that June 20th is Fathers’ Day this Sunday -- which also happens to mark the 111th anniversary this year of the Spanish surrender of Guam to the United States.

If you’re planning on giving Dad a box of candy this Fathers’ Day, it’s interesting to note that the confec-tionary industry celebrates National CANDY Month in June! Believe it or not, candy can actually be a good food -- and can constitute part of a balanced diet. (That’s at least what I keep telling myself, anyway.)

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The Battle of Okinawa ended the day after June 20, 1945 and the U..S. landed on Saipan Island June 15, 1944 -- on the 108th “birthday” of the State of Arkansas (State #25). Also, most certainly don’t forget that estimated taxes are due June 15th -- on the 50th anniversary of the premier of “Hee-Haw”.

Courtney Cox was born that day in 1964 -- exactly 10 years after Jim Belushi. The horror thriller “Psycho” actually debuted on the 70th birthday of comic Stan Laurel, which itself marked the 32nd an-niversary of Abraham Lincoln’s

“House Divided” speech of June 16, 1858.

Lincoln emancipated the slaves in Texas through his “Emancipation Proclamation” which issued three days after the seventh anniversary of that speech. And the civil libertar-ian lawyer who argued Gideon vs. Wainwright before the United States Supreme Court, Abe Fortas, fi ttingly drew his fi rst breath on Emancipa-tion Day, 1910. Fortas was later AP-POINTED a member of that Court.

“I’ve got a Secret” premiered on Fortas’ 42nd birthday, which is also when the big day will be celebrated by Paula Abdul (1962), Kathleen Turner (1954) and “Without a Trace” actress Poppy Montgomery (1972). But Julius and Ethel Rosen-berg were executed that day in 1953. The verdict of Lizzie Borden (who hacked her parents to death with a hatchet) came down one day later, but in 1893.

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Dear Editor:

In response to the article that was published last week regard-ing the elimination of adult day heath care program, I am appalled by the proposal of the governor to cut this service.

This would be catastrophic to the elderly who benefit from this kind of program. I do believe that adult day health care pro-grams actually prolong the life of our senior citizens for they are afforded with physical therapy exercises, mental stimulation, check-ups, medicine follow-ups, and most of all, socialization and interaction with their peers. Without this program, most par-ticipants will just stay at home alone, and wither and die, or go to nursing homes. Adult Day Health Care program provides for a quality and independent life for the elderly. Nursing homes should be a last resort. Nursing care is also costlier for the state.

My father is 100 years old and

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has been attending Hope Adult Day Care in Mira Mesa, San Diego, California for at least five years. He is well and active up to now, thanks to the care he gets there.

I do hope that the legislature will consider the well-being of older Americans who are being served by this program and lobby for the Governor to understand the importance of saving this very important adult program. Our elderly should not be the latest casualty of the economic meltdown for they de-serve better treatment from our government. Why is it always health, education and social pro-grams that get cut first??

Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely,

Lucila Dizon Malig On Behalf of Benjamin DizonAdult Day Health Care Recipi-

entSan Diego, California

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, in conjunction with Ralphs Grocery Company and L.A. Care Health Plan, will participate in the largest in-person giveaway of nicotine patches and gum ever in California. These 30,000 quit smoking aids will be given away to LA County resi-dents at 47 participating Ralphs Pharmacies beginning Monday, June 15, 2009 between the hours of 1pm-8pm, while supplies last.

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Pharmacies, while supplies last starting June 15giveaway will serve as the first step in a successful quit effort for smokers in Los Angeles County,” said Dr. Jonathan E. Fielding, MD, MPH, Director and Health Officer of the Los Angeles County Depart-ment of Public Health. “Nicotine patches and gum are helpful tools that will assist smokers in quitting this deadly addiction. And, with no cost, there is no better opportu-nity and no better time than now to quit.”

The 30,000 two-week starter kits of free nicotine patches and gum

are part of LA County’s ongoing campaign to reduce smoking rates. With funding from the county’s allotment of the Tobacco Master Settlement and L.A. Care Health Plan, this campaign attempts to build awareness of existing resources and develop social networks to support smokers in quitting for good.

“Smoking is the number one cause of preventable deaths in the United States. However, quitting cold turkey rarely works. Research has shown that counseling and the use of patches or pills can triple a smoker’s chance of quitting,” said Elaine Batchlor, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at L.A. Care Health Plan, America’s largest public health plan. “We believe that by offering these free nicotine patches and gum, smokers will be encouraged to begin their path to a healthier life.”

Nicotine patches and gum are a substitute to cigarettes to help smokers trying to quit by provid-ing a steady stream of nicotine to the body that is decreased over time. This may help reduce the physical withdrawal symptoms that occur during the first weeks of quitting smoking.

In an effort to make the public aware of this campaign, LA Coun-ty has created a Facebook page (keyword: LA Quits), which will include updates on this giveaway and other information about LA County’s smoking cessation ef-forts. A Twitter page (@LAQuits) will also feature cessation tips.

Smokers who are interested in getting the free two-week starter kits of nicotine patches or gum are encouraged to visit their local Ralphs Pharmacy in LA County between the hours of 1pm-8pm beginning Monday, June 15th. “Ralphs and The Kroger Corpora-tion are proud to be partners in this public health campaign. We are excited to be able to offer this resource to our customers at our pharmacies and hope that this will help them quit smoking, and benefit their health,” said Kendra Doyel, Group Vice President, Public Relations of Ralphs.

LA County residents 18 years of age or older are eligible for this giveaway and must have a valid form of identification. Participants will be screened for eligibility to ensure that the nicotine replace-ment therapy will not conflict with any pre-existing conditions. A follow-up survey is required as well.

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, with more than 500,000 people dying of tobacco-related diseases each year. It also is a costly addiction, as purchasing a pack of cigarettes a day costs a smoker nearly $1,600 a year, and costs LA County approximately $4.3 billion due to smoking-relat-ed diseases and deaths each year. “During these tough economic times, it is a fiscally smart deci-sion for individuals to quit smok-ing and save hundreds of dollars a year,” continued Dr. Fielding. “Smoking not only puts a strain on your finances, it can also cut years off your life, which is the biggest expense of all.”

LA County offers other resourc-es to residents who are currently addicted to tobacco, have already quit, or want to help a friend or relative kick this deadly addic-tion as well. Residents can visit LAQuits.com for information and resources about quitting smoking, or call the California Smokers’ Helpline,

1-800-NO-BUTTS. The help-line offers free and confidential telephone counseling that has proven to double a smoker’s chances of successfully quitting than if the smoker tried to do it alone. The service also assists those trying to quit chewing tobacco and has experts to help teens quit. In addition, Ralphs Pharmacists are specially trained on smoking cessation behavioral techniques and offer individual-ized appointments to further in-crease the success rate.

For more information about this giveaway, please visit www.LAQuits.com. A link to a map of all 47 Ralphs Pharmacies in LA County is available on the homepage. LAQuits.com will be updated daily with information on the availability of the free nicotine patches and gum at the Ralphs Pharmacies. People without In-ternet access may contact Ralphs Customer Relations at (888) 437-3496 from 5:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. PST.

About the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

The Department of Public Health is committed to protect-ing and improving the health of the nearly 10 million residents of Los Angeles County. Through a variety of programs, community partnerships and services, Public

Health oversees environmental health, disease control, and com-munity and family health. Public Health comprises more than 4,000 employees and an annual budget exceeding $750 million. To learn more about Public Health and the work we do, please visit: http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov

About Ralphs Ralphs, based in Los Angeles,

was founded in 1873 and currently operates more than 260 supermar-kets and 90 pharmacies in Cali-fornia. Ralphs is a division of The Kroger Co., (NYSE:KR), one of the nation’s largest food retailers, based in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information about Ralphs, visit www.ralphs.com.

About L.A. Care Health PlanL.A. Care Health Plan (Lo-

cal Initiative Health Authority of Los Angeles County) is a public entity and community-accountable health plan serving residents of Los Angeles County through a variety of programs includ-ing Medi-Cal, Healthy Families, L.A. Care’s Healthy Kids, and L.A. Care’s Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan. L.A. Care is a leader in developing new pro-grams through innovative partner-ships designed to provide health coverage to vulnerable popula-tions and to support the safety net. With nearly 800,000 members, L.A. Care is the nation’s largest public health plan and has been awarded an Excellent Accredita-tion by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. To learn more, visit L.A. Care Health Plan on the Web at www.lacare.org.


Reprinted from the June 19, 2003 issue of the San Diego

Asian Journal

San Diego, CaliforniaJune 19, 2003

Tomorrow, June 20, 2003, we will celebrate “Fa-

thers’ Day”.It’s been almost eight years

since my father, Simeon Cer-vantes Silverio, passed away after suffering a stroke and becoming bedridden for the last twelve years of his life.

I must say that those last years were difficult for him, but at least he experienced first hand the loving care of his beloved wife (my mother) and saw the success of his children. I would like to believe that it was enough consolation for him to agree that his last twelve years were worth the suffering, although every time I visited him, I could see the pain in his face and the hard-ship of not being able to care for himself.

Easy

It is easy for me to remember my father every day. Each time I write my name or introduce myself to other people, he comes to my mind. It is because I was named after him. So whenever

On this Fathers’ DayMemories of my father

As I celebrate Father’s Day tomorrow, I am glad to have happy memories of my father. These memories keep me more determined to follow his example and be a good father to my children so that my daughters will have the same positive feelings that I have now

my name is mentioned, the im-age, if not the memories of my father, cross my mind.

When I went to college, I started introducing myself using a “cool” nickname: “Sim”. My father, when he was courting my mother, signed his coded love letters “Sparkling Silver” to avoid being detected by her strict father. The name was derived from his last name, “Silverio”. In return, my mother coined the words “Flashing Gold” after the initials of her name “Felisa Galang”. I could not imagine my parents that creative, or that hip, but I guess they were.

Using the nickname “Sim” removed me from under the shadow of my father. It made me appear “cool” to my young friends, especially girls who I might want to befriend someday. But then again, the girl I mar-ried, the love of my life, keeps insisting even to this day, after twenty-five years, on calling me “Simeon”. But I guess, the oft-repeated quote of a poem is true: “What is in a name? A rose by any other name, will smell as sweet…..”

Humble beginnings

My father came from humble beginnings. His mother died when he was young, leaving him in the care of his maternal grand-mother together with his three

younger sisters. Their father, who was a water agency inspec-tor, was assigned from one town to another. Eventually, my grandfather had two more families, after being wid-owed a second time. So my father became the eldest of fourteen children.

When he was a boy, he felt he was in heaven whenever he had the rare chance of eating pan de sal (dinner roll) with con-densed milk. Whenever they had no rice to eat, his grandmother would “steal” one spoonful from each of the sacks of rice she was selling. And no customer noticed the difference.

Ambitious

My father was an ambi-tious lad from the barrio. When he was old enough, he went to the big city, Manila, and landed a job as an apprentice and then as a compositor (one who sets the movable type) at the Bureau of Printing, a government’s print-ing company. He went to school on his own, earning two years of college at the long defunct Lacson College.

It was at this time when he started courting my mother, a girl from Manila who used to spend summer vacations in his barrio, Culianin, Plaridel, Bulacan. It was her parents’ home province.

My aunties told me that every time my father went back to the province for the weekend, they had to wash and iron his one and only “shark’s skin” suit, which he would wear whenever he would have a date with my mom.

In their thirties

They were already in their thir-ties when they got married, but still they had to elope because her father disapproved of my father. My mother finally agreed to marry my father when he was almost killed when the city was bombed, at the onset of World War II. She was afraid she would not see him again and realized that time was so precious that they had to experience being to-gether, notwistanding the uncer-

tainty of the future.Through hard work, they

were able to live a good life.

My mother worked as a public school teacher till she retired at the age of sixty-five, earning a lifetime pension for the next 26 years of her life. My father put up a small printing press in 1946, which still exists to this day, 58 years later.

My parents were good provid-ers. As a family, we enjoyed weekend trips and family vaca-tions to the province, Friday night movies and stage shows at Clover Theater. We were one of the few families among our peers who had a family car.

As parents, they considered themselves a success for being able to send their seven children to college: the eldest became a doctor, the second an accounting graduate and a businesswoman, the third a journalist, the fourth a business degree holder who op-erates the family printing press, the fifth a lawyer, the sixth an agriculturist, and the youngest, also a doctor.

Kaka

As the eldest child, my father lovingly took care of his sib-lings. To them, he was “kaka”, the surrogate father they looked up to. He helped some of his

sisters start their own businesses. At least three of his younger brothers got a job as a worker in

his printing press business.One of his younger broth-

ers complained, however, that when they were young, my father would always trace the edge of his feet to get their size, promising to buy him a pair of shoes when he went back to the city.

“As soon as he got in the bus,” my uncle would re-member, “your father would just throw away that piece of paper out of the window and he would trace my feet and promise to buy me shoes again whenever he came back the next weekend.”

I guess my father, out of love for his brother, had no recourse but to humor him since my father was helpless and could not even afford to buy a decent pair of shoes for himself.

I have many memories of my father, too many to mention in this article. When my articles

started getting published in local newspapers and magazines, he would proudly show them to his friends and jokingly claim that

he wrote them since the bylines also indicated his name. I am happy, even to this day, to know that he was proud of me. He would bring me along to watch adventure movies of Efren Reyes and Johnny Monteiro at the nearby Life Theater. We would ride in the front seats of jeepneys as we ate lanzones on our way to collect money from a client. We would go to the Quezon Memo-rial Circle in Quezon City to catch grasshoppers to feed our pet bird. He would buy me the toys I asked for, no matter how expensive they were. During election evenings, we would gather around our radio as my father, using a piece of chalk, would tabulate the votes of the candidates on the sides of the radio and the walls nearby. There were no televisions then.

As I celebrate Father’s Day to-morrow, I am glad to have happy memories of my father. These memories keep me more deter-mined to follow his example and be a good father to my children so that my daughters will have the same positive feelings that I have now. - AJ

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Have you started thinking about vacations yet? If

you’re like most people, you started thinking about this vacation as soon as you arrived home from the last one. Perhaps even sooner if you were traveling with kids. But that’s another story. Personally, the kind of vacation I want would simply be my wife and me

Vacation preparationsGetting ready for a trip is sometimes the most

important thing you can do

on a quiet, sun-drenched beach near Tahiti. But no. Not this year, probably not ever.

As you’re reading this, my family and I will be out enjoying the great open road...in a car…all four of us…hour after hour. But that’s good! It really, really is!

Getting ready, making plans

Besides scheduling time off, stopping the paper, making sure

the dog was settled, among a thousand other things, there was the matter of making sure the car was up to the trip.

Road trips can always be magi-cal, wondrous times to really get close to the family. Sometimes too close. What parent hasn’t heard, “Are we there yet?” over and over and over again? Yet seeing the country by car is un-like seeing it any other way. In a car you can stop when the mood strikes, eat whenever you get hungry, see cities really close up and probably travel in one of the least expensive ways (particu-larly if the family is large). Well, least expensive if you don’t use much gas, make all your meals in the hotel room, and avoid most of the tourist traps. But does that sound like much fun? Didn’t think so.

First, the car

I knew that a few things needed to be done. For instance, I real-ized that I needed tires; the fan belts and hoses needed to be changed, and the car desperately needed a tune up.

It wasn’t that I was avoiding these things; it was simply that it was time for some and time was approaching for others. And since time was approaching, I decided to do it now rather than be forced to do something in the middle of a vacation.

So what did I do? Nothing, actually. This time I had to be at work so Michelle took the car to the Nissan dealer, handed them the keys, and headed for the lounge. Once or twice that morning she would call me with a question about what was recommended to her and I would suggest yes or no. Eventually the car got finished and we still had a few dollars left,

We did (okay, the dealer did) the following things:

1. Inspection (naturally)2. Oil change3. Install new serpentine fan

belt4. Install four new tires (they

had a sale- yea!)

As you can see, this was no small amount of work. Well,

okay it was, but the cost sure didn’t seem small. Initially we just went in for the oil change. Silly us. But as we got farther into it, we decided to do a bit more.

Personally, I’m glad we did. I don’t want to even think about being out on a hot Arizona or Nevada or Utah or Idaho road in the middle of a scorching sum-mer day and have the brakes go out / the radiator boil over / a fan belt break. And I really don’t want to think about it when my kids are in the car. I want the car to run, run well, and start every time I put in the key. I’m just funny that way. When I was a kid I kept my cars running on wire, grease, and a prayer and I’m too old for that now.

The people at Nissan

I am not a mechanic. If you want to know how to write a sentence or a book, then see me. But when it comes to cars I want a specialist. I want an expert when it concerns my health and I want the same when it concerns my cars health.

The people at the dealer are generally experts. We were shown the problems, given choices as to the best ways to fix those problems, and given ways I could save money doing it. And, best of all, at no time was I spoken to as anything but the most knowledgeable customer on earth. Any place that treats their customers like they have a brain must be doing something right. And everyone from the manager to the service advisor to the technicians was treating their customers as friends.

Now yes, the dealers are going through as much economic diffi-culties as the rest of us (or more) and yes, they do seem a bit quick to recommend things that might not be needed immediately (are you sure you don’t want new car mats?). But compromises can always be struck that leaves everyone, if got giddy with happiness, at least not sobbing miserably.

“On the road again, just can’t wait to get on the road again…”

As you read this my family and I are out on the road on vaca-tion. We’re having a safer, more secure vacation because of the checks we wrote to the dealer. At least I’m telling myself that. I am having more fun not worry-ing about the car. Next week I’ll tell you all about the vacation. As for now, all I want to find is a swimming pool.

Truthfully, I want to find a swimming pool, gas for 50 cents a gallon, a suite for less than 100 dollars, a four star restaurant that welcomes kids who have been

in a car for hours, and, well, I could go on for hours but why? We’ve all been there / are there / will be there soon.

Are you headed for a vacation or staycation? I hope you have a great one whether it’s in the South Pacific, the South Bronx, or on the south side of the house catching a few rays. Oh, and bring me back a souvenir (and I don’t mean one of those plastic glasses that hold Slurpees from 7/11). I want a real souvenir) – like a sea shell. Bon Voyage!

Philippine food and cooking reflect the history of the islands.

Centu ries ago, we did have native dishes, very similar to those still found in the Malay world. But subse-quent foreign con tacts and Western colonialism intro-duced new foods and ingre-dients that developed into an enticing culinary style now with its own Filipino identity.

Like the culture in general, Fil-ipino food is basically of Malay origin, with Spanish, Chinese,

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and American influences. What is truly wonderful about all this is its great diversity. Where did it all begin, where did it come from, and how did it develop?

Indigenous or Fusion?

The Philippine cuisine has been a fusion cuisine for centu-ries. The local cooks have the tendency to adapting imported recipes to suit their tastes; and keep improving them.

The land and waters gave the Filipi nos their food. Their diet consists of rice as a staple, providing the background to the flavors of fish, poultry and veg-etables. Rice played an impor-

tant role in the islands’ myths, legends, and reli gious rituals.

The Malay effects on Filipino cui sine are hard to trace, but may be found in many of the indig-enous recipes that use coconut milk (gata) ingredient. Malay-

influenced regional specialties include Kare-Kare (oxtails in peanut sauce), Pinakbet (wild greens, bits of pork and broiled fish), and Dinuguan (a dark stew made with pork blood and fla-vored with whole green pepper). This is not to mention Adobo of pork and/or chicken that is the closest thing the country has to a national dish.

Native Filipino food is simply cooked: grilled (inihaw) steamed (pinasingawan) or boiled (nilaga). We also use kinilaw (fermented) fish or meat briefly marinated in vinegar or limejuice to transform it from rawness. Sautéing (guisado), now the most common method of cook-ing, is not indigenous. It can be traced to both Spanish and

Chinese origins. So is fry ing.

Bangus (milk-fish) is the most popular fish raised in ponds in Malabon, Rizal, and adjacent Bulacan towns in particular. Its flesh is white, solid and de licious, and it lends itself to many satisfying meals.

Meat, especially pork

and poultry, is commonly eaten. Beef is readily avail able but is more expensive. Goat meat (i.e., kalderetang kambing) is consid-ered a delicacy in some parts of the country, as are frogs, rabbits and deer.

The four long-estab-lished tastes that most distin-guish Philippine cuisine are the liberal use of salt, vinegar, garlic, and sugar. Each region of the country has its own distinct spe-cialties and cooking styles. Yet, some dishes have become na-tional favorites. Among them are lechon, pansit, lumpia, adobo, pinakbet, kare-kare, sinigang, and dinuguan.

“Filipinos love to eat, and since they’re naturally hospitable and gregarious, food is the basis of their social life. Food is eaten with a fork in one and a spoon in the other, knives are seldom used. Rural Filipinos prefer to use their hands. Some upscale native restaurants in Metro Manila serve food this way (kamayan-style).

The strong Chinese influence on Filipino cooking is reflected in the wide use of noodles and

Filipino pansit

buns. Many va rieties of noodles exist, but Filipinos favor bihon (rice sticks) and sotanghon (transparent noodles from soy beans) over others.

All came to be Filipinized by the in gredients and by local tastes, but with regional varia-tions. Today, for example, Pansit Malabon has oysters and squid since Malabon is a fishing cen-ter; and Pansit Marilao is sprin-kled with rice crisps, because the town is within the Luzon rice bowl. Other variations are Pansit Molo, Pansit Luglug, Palabok, and Mami.

Other foods introduced by the Chinese are Lumpia (vegetables rolled in edible wrappers), Sia-pao (steamed filled buns), and Siomai (dumplings). Alongside with the dishes are a wide range of dipping sauces that enhance the foods they are served with.

When restaurants were estab-lished in the 19th century, Chi-

nese food be came a staple of the pansiterias (pansitan in Tagalog), with the food given Spanish names for the ease of the clientele; thus comida China (Chi nese food) includes arroz caldo (rice and chicken gruel), and morisqueta tostada (fried rice).

“Some food critics claim that majority of Philippine dishes are of Spanish origin

because for almost 350 years of Spanish regime, Filipinos are able to adapt and retain Spanish-inspired dishes that are common-ly served in parties, fiestas and other special occasions. Thus names like morcon, embutido, callos, calderita, afritada, fleche flan, and the likes are the high-lights in the long table.”

The buffet centerpiece would prob ably be lechon (roasted pig), which may be influenced by the Chinese or Polynesians, but bears a Spanish name, and may therefore derive from cochini-llo asado. The dessert section would likely be richly Spanish: leche flan (caramel custard), na-tilla, yemas, dulces de naranja, membrillo, torta del rey, brazo de mercedes, and turrones, but also include local fruits in syrup (coconut, santol, guavas, pak-wan, and mangoes).

Filipino-Hispanic food devel-oped with new flavors and ingredients. This is seen in the dish called Arroz Valenciana. a festive dish combining pork, chicken, seafood, ham, sausages and vegetables, a luxurious mix of the local and the foreign. The dish is de rived from paelIa, the dish cooked in the fields by Eu-ropean Spanish work ers.

The one-dish meal puchero is an other example of the delicious blend ing bf Asia and the West in Philippine cooking. It is the Philippine version of the Spanish boiled dinner, cocido. Relleno, the process of stuffing fes tive ca-pons and turkeys for Christmas, was applied chickens, and even to bangus.

Charmporado (chocolate rice por ridge) with tapang carne (dried beef). Tuyo (dried fish) may be used in place of tapa in champorado for breakfast or snack

Regional Specialties “Regional cuisine has always

been a rich subject in terms of its diversity and its connection to the culture and environment of each place, to history and to the people,” writes Michaela. Finex. Some people can tell where a Filipino comes from by the food he cooks or eats.

The rugged northern Luzon, the homeland of our Ilokano cousins, whose thrift and simple lifestyles are re flected in their cooking

Pinakbet Dish

tech nique. The minority groups of Ifugaos, Bontocs, Ibanags, and Kalingas also populate this re gion.

There is a saying, “A major crime for an Ilokano is to be caught without bagoong.” With out it, how

can you expect an Ilokano wife to even cook lunch at all?

Bagoong is used in pinakbet, daily inabraw or dinengdeng and salad; and as a dipping sauce for boiled vegetables or seaweed. In-abraw actually means viand, such as in, “What is your inabraw?” But it has become syn onymous to dinengdeng. Some sagpaw or sahog are usually added to this dish - such as broiled mudfish or catfish.

Goat (Kalding) is the centerpiece of the Ilokano fiesta. Maybe it is because Ilokano’s have several ways of cooking kalding that makes use of all its parts - kilawin of meat and skin, adobo of meat, a kaldereta of the ribs;-roasted whole like -lechon, lauya of bones, meat and brain boiled in slow fire.

The unique specialty is the contents in the goat’s stomach, grass mixed with vinegar that the goat has eaten one hour be fore it is slaughtered, the result ing pespes made into a sauce with chili onion and garlic for the kilawin.

“A taste thrill for the upper class-es,” relates Ms. Cordero-Fernando, “is what the region calls ‘jump-ing salad.’ It is really small, live shrimps, swiftly stripped bare, and dipped in kalamansi and. eaten practically jerking on one’s tongue.”

One can say that the Ilokano cooking attempts to make use of everything that can be eaten, be-cause of the limited resources that the home region affords them. The result is a cui

sine that makes use of

all ingre dients available and the full range of flavors.

Pampanga

“Traditionally, the Pampango female, a terrific cook and home-maker and a martyr to boot; was reputed to be the best Filipino wife,” observes Gilda Cordero-Fernando, “while the Pampango male, used to being served hand and foot and spoiled rotten, was supposed to be a loving but dif-ficult husband..”

As a sugar-producing province, Pampangans sweet ened their foods, including desserts such as Spanish-influenced cream puffs (pitisus). egg yoke custards, tur-rones marzipans, meringues, and petit fours. They beamed the last item from the Spanish nuns of the colegio. But the brazo de la



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In some Filipino homes it is common to see grown up children still living with their parents. Maybe some of them are victims of the current financial crisis and forced to move back in. Other has never left the house at all. In some cases, parents wanted them to stay even when these children already have steady jobs. Others are just irresponsible children who forgot to grow up and become independent adults. It seemed like they have decided to be dependents for life. A few even multiplied to create ad-ditional burden for their parents. This is one Filipino culture we forgot to leave behind after we migrated to the U.S. Look at our older parents who are still send-ing financial support to a never ending list of dependents in the Philippines.

For Filipino parents it is hard to say no to our kids asking to move back home. We will try to help as much as we can but for how long? They may have forgotten us when they were in better shape but remembered us when they’re in trouble. Some-times it is not fun or fair being a parent.

When our children were

Late Bloomeryoung, we hope that they be-come a success in life. Filipino parents strive to have their kids attain higher education. We be-lieve that it is one of the tickets for a better future. We should also realize that some of our children are not college mate-rial. They can always attend vocational or technical schools. One way or another they should learn some skills to survive on their own. Somehow, we have a number of smart Filipino children who could not make up their minds. They failed to realize that they live in a place where great opportunities abound. They’re still searching for their destination in life. They have the brain and maybe good looks but not much of a com-mon sense. Most of these kids grew up provided with almost everything they needed. They have never been hungry for food or success. What for? Mom or Dad is always there to help them

Sometimes, it is not the child’s fault being left behind. The child may have illness or chemi-cal imbalance in his/her system. Other times, the parents failed to instill strict discipline or just lack good parenting skills. We should not be ashamed to seek some professional help from school, government or private sector for the sake of our chil-dren.

I still remember when my son was in Elementary and High School. I never got tired of attending those meetings with school Counselors and Special-ists. They kept telling me that my son might be a late bloomer. Until now, I am still waiting for him to bloom but, he’s my son so I can’t give up.


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“We continue to see cases of whooping cough in our commu-nity, and it’s a good reminder for parents to have their children’s immunizations up to date,” said Dean Sidelinger, M.D., M.S.Ed., County Deputy Public Health Officer. “While it is true that no vaccine provides 100 percent protection against infections, be-ing immunized often makes the symptoms less severe if a person does become ill.”

Named for the “whoop” sound children and adults sometimes make when they try to breathe in during or after a severe coughing spell, whooping cough usually starts with flu-like symptoms, such as runny nose, sneezing, fever and a mild cough. These symptoms may be mild and

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Xueqian (April) Huang, 17, of China, joined Scripps Ranch High School student body last fall to learn about the culture of the United States so she decided to participate in as many extracur-ricular activities as possible. She wanted others to understand her culture as well. “We talked about how we would bring the Chinese culture during orientation (for AFS exchange students) in China,” April recalled.

April has accomplished her goals having immersed herself in the high school culture and intro-ducing many SRHS students to China. Before she left her home in Changzhou, she went to the SRHS website to see what was offered. At the bottom of the clubs list, she said, was a statement that students with interests not met by exist-ing clubs could start their own. That’s what April did by starting the Chinese Club. With Advisor Julia Knoff, a teacher, and about 15 Scripps students the club has met every Friday throughout the year. The students have studied various

Chinese student shares culture via SRHS Club

April Huang, left, gave her host mom Darlene Palmer a gift of special Chinese candies she made at the Chinese Club she founded.

aspects of Chinese culture. They have practiced paper cutting, mak-ing lanterns and learned how to use chopsticks via fun games, to name a few activities. “For Halloween, we had painting Chinese makeup,”

April said of the club’s efforts to incorporate Chinese culture with American observances. In Janu-ary, they celebrated the Chinese New Year, by cooking traditional

New Year fare. “We made dumplings and ate them,” April said. They also had speak-ers such as a Kung Fu master.

To finance the club’s activities, the members sold some of their Chi-nese crafts at a school fundraiser. “We did some Chinese writing with brush and ink,” April said.

In addition to the Chinese Club, April also participated in other school activi-ties making her own dress for a school fashion show. “It’s her dream to become a fashion designer,”

host mom Darlene Palmer noted. In her first semester fashion class, April learned clothing design, and made pajamas and a pillowcase. To understand more but fashion, she went to several fashion shows in

San Diego and Los Angeles. How-ever, April plans to get her business degree first.

At the school’s talent show, April performed a traditional Chinese dance with a special long sleeved costume. “It was very well re-ceived,” said Mrs. Palmer, “She got a good hand; we were very proud of her.”

Despite her extracurricular activi-ties, April, who has been in the 11th grade, kept up with her studies as well. Her subjects included drama, weight training, AP Physics, Ameri-can Literature, American History and math. April was also selected to represent AFS, speaking at a downtown service club. She also volunteers at the Scripps Ranch library telling stories for young Chinese-American students whose parents want their children to have some connection to their culture.

“She’s constantly doing some-thing,” said Palmer. “If there’s something to be involved in she’s there.” With her active social life, April has several good friends, the only difficulty she’s had has been transportation. “I was surprised there are no busses here,” she said.

April began her English studies in elementary school. She heard about AFS at school. AFS is a worldwide, non-profit organization that has

been a leader in high school student exchange for 60 years. The program promotes international understand-ing through foreign student ex-changes. AFS exchanges more than 11,000 students each year among a partnership of more than 50 AFS partner countries. AFS-USA sends more than 1,500 students to more than 40 countries annually; awards more than $1.5 million in financial aid and scholarships; and places more than 2,800 students from abroad with US families. Although April used to participate in English competitions as school, coming here was a bit overwhelming. “I was nervous,” she said of her language skills at first.

Palmer noted April had traveled “halfway across the world,” and was surely just a bit tired. “I am re-ally proud of her,” she said. Palmer does not fit the stereotypical “host mom” mold, having raised her own children already. She had lost both her husband and daughter a year before and “wanted some compan-ionship.” She saw an ad in local paper about AFS looking for host families. “My only concern was being a single parent without kids in the house,” said Palmer. “But it turns out April is a single child so it wasn’t a hard adjustment for her.” Palmer’s 24-year-old son Taylor is also a “host parent” for April so he can take her on independent travel trips. April has gone to Reno, Se-attle and San Francisco as well.

Although she’s enjoyed having April, Palmer will wait at least a year before hosting again. “I need to rest,” said Palmer who had two surgeries this spring. But having

April was “a wonderful experi-ence.” She said that they haven’t always agreed on everything naturally, and she’s tried to get her to speak up. “She stands up a little more than when she first arrived,” said Palmer. “It can be over funny things. We were at the store and she wanted something and I said we didn’t eat it last time, but she came back with ‘No, that’s not want hap-pened.’” She said that she hopes April does come back to go to college in San Diego. “I’ve become very fond of her.”

Both Palmer and April agree that they have learned a lot about their respective cultures. “I had preconceived ideas,” Palmer said, “but she’s explained things that I would have never known.” She said she thinks it’s “a great opportunity to get to know another culture, respect their values and learn how they think.” She said it’s been interesting looking at her own culture through April’s eyes as well. “We have such a variety of food,” she said she learned. “They eat pretty much the same thing at every meal.” Palmer says she hopes her and April’s experience will inspire others. “It’s so beneficial in so many ways,” said Palmer. “And it’s been fun.”

Arrangements are now be-ing made to find homes for AFS students for next fall semester, AFS San Diego officials said. In addition to host families, AFS needs volun-teers to serve in other capacities. For more information on volunteer-ing for AFS in San Diego, contact Zach Mulert at [email protected] or at 858-450-0825.

brief, or last up to two weeks, but are often followed by severe coughing fits that may be as-sociated with vomiting. Fever, if present, is usually mild. It is treatable with antibiotics.

Whooping cough can occur at any age, but infants and young children are at highest risk of life-threatening complications, the most common of which is pneumonia. In adolescents and adults, rib fractures and difficulty sleeping may occur. Anyone who is not immunized is at a higher risk for severe whooping cough.

It is recommended that children get five doses of DTaP vac-cine, one dose at 2 mo., 4 mo., 6 mo., 15-18 mo., and 4-6 years of age. It is also recommended that people 11- 64 years of age receive a one-time dose of Tdap, given in place of a “tetanus booster,” which is administered every 10 years.

In 2008, there were 51 cases of whooping cough reported in the county. There have been 32 cases to date this year, including this case. For more information about whooping cough, please call the HHSA Immunization Branch at (619) 692-8661, or visit the web site at www.sdiz.org.

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Dear Atty. Karagdag,

My husband and I have gone through a whirlwind romance. I came to know him through the internet only late last year. Through the marvels of mod-ern communications, we were able to develop and sustain our friendship. In January of this year, I came over to visit my brother in New York, but made a stop-over in LAX so I could see my cousins. My husband was there to meet me and never left me until I accepted his marriage proposal. We got married last month. My I-94 is due to expire next month. I am confused be-cause I have been getting differ-ent advices from people. Some say that I should go back to the

Conditional Green CardPhilippines and let my husband petition me through the U.S. embassy. Others tell me that I can process my petition without leaving the United States. My other concern is that my hus-band and I do not have any joint accounts. We are renting a small room in a house which we share with others. We do not have any joint bank account. The only things that we have are pictures from our dates and wedding. We are also scared because a rela-tive warned us that immigration might suspect us of marriage fraud because of our quick en-gagement. We both do not want me to go back to the Philippines, at least not at this time when we are just starting our life together. Finally, somebody told us that

even if I get a green card, it will only be conditional. Please advise us on what to do.

Dianne

Dear Dianne,

First of all, congratulations on your wedding. It might interest you to know that many great marriages have sprung from quick engagements, so don’t let it bother you.

There are two ways a spouse can be petitioned to be an im-migrant. One is by consular pro-cessing, if the spouse is abroad. The second one is by adjustment of status, or the Form I-485, if the spouse is already in the United States. In your case, since you are already in the United States, you are eligible to adjust your status from a non-immigrant to an immigrant. You do not have to go back to the Philippines, but you may do so at your option.

You need not worry about the lack of joint documents. The USCIS is very reasonable. It understands that since you are just newly-married, you are still in the process of building your life as a couple. Besides, you still do not have a social secu-rity number which most banks and other companies require to open a joint account. In your situation, pictures will help a lot to convince the USCIS that your marriage is valid. It will also help if you bring with you written statements from your in-laws, own relatives, friends and neighbors stating their belief that your marriage is genuine. And if you are already pregnant by the time of the interview, you can bring the pregnancy test results with you. During the interview, the interviewing officer will ask you to submit your documents and make notes on your file. Most officers will put a note in your file that your marriage is “bona-fide” or valid. That will be helpful in the future when another officer reviews

your file for your Form I-751 petition and citizenship applica-tion.

The other thing that you have to know is that you will be get-ting a conditional green card. This is because you have been married for less than two years (as of the date of the interview). The only condition of your green card is that it will be good for only two years. You will have to go back to the USCIS within the ninety day period pri-or to the second anniversary of your conditional green card. You will file what is called the Form I-751 to make your green card permanent. Do not forget to file the Form I-751 before the two-year deadline. By that time, the USCIS expects you to already have ample documents to prove that you have been continuously living together as husband and wife. You are expected to have

the lease agreement or deed to your house, the utility bills, more pictures, and joint bank, insurance and other accounts. So it is important that you make a file of your joint documents in preparation for the Form I-751.

We advise you to consult with an experienced immigration attorney to help you prepare for your adjustment of status appli-cation. Although the interview is generally pleasant particularly for those in good-faith mar-riages, it is always advisable that you submit a well-prepared petition and have your attorney prepare and accompany you to the interview.

Good luck!

Atty. Karagdag

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PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- THE controversy generated by the cleaning of the crime scene at the house of ABS-CBN broad-caster Ted Failon should serve as a “wake-up call” for the public who by now should know that tampering with a crime evidence is a grave offense that could land them in jail, a senior Philippine National Police official said yesterday.

“That should really serve as a wake-up call for the public. Dapat malaman ng tao kung ano ang dapat gawin o hindi dapat gawin sa isang crime scene,” said Chief Superintendent Reynaldo S. Rafal, deputy director of the PNP Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management.

Rafal said there is a clear need to preserve evidence in a crime scene contrary to what the house-hold staff of Failon did shortly after the ex-Leyte congressman’s dying wife Trinidad “Trina” Etong was taken to the New Era General Hospital in Quezon City.

“Hindi dapat linisin ang dugo, hindi dapat damputin ang basyo ng bala o ang weapon used, hindi dapat baguhin ang ayos ng bik-tima, mga upuan o other fixtures sa scene,” Rafal said.

The one-star general said first responders in any crime scene -- often local barangay and police officials -- have the obligation to preserve the crime scene and bring the v ictim to the hospital if he or she is still alive.

In the absence of a police line he said that first responders may improvise or use ropes or strings to keep unauthorized persons away from the scene.

Etong case a ‘wake-up call’ - PNP

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He said that first responders should also wait for the scene-of-the-crime-operatives or SOCO teams from the PNP Crime Lab-oratory who are given the special task of collecting evidence and photographing of the scene.

“Talagang mahirap pag tam-pered ang crime scene pero me kakayahan naman ang Crime Lab natin na ire-construct ito,” Rafal said.

Rafal also emphasized that persons who refuse to give state-ment to the police or who clean a crime scene can be charged with obstruction of justice.

“Hindi talaga dapat gumagawa ng action to alter any investiga-tion lalo na yung lilinisin ang crime scene o ayaw magbigay ng statement sa pulisya,” he said.

He said the penalty for obstruc-tion of justice depends on the gravity of the act committed by an individual.

PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Lito Atienza maintained his top spot on the r ecent nationwide performance rating survey among Cabinet officials with a rating of 63% done by the Asia Research Center in partnership with HKPH Public Opinion and Research Center conducted last April 1-15, 2009. Followed by Tourism Secretary Ace Durano with 58%. Placing third behind Durano was Health Sec. Fran-cisco Duque, 56%; Social Welafre Secretary Esperanza Baral, 54%; and Agriculture head Arthur Yap, 50%.

The survey revealed that Atienza’s performance rating increased signifi-cantly from 59 percent (Oct. 2008) to 63 percent, for a +4 percent net

BORACAY, Aklan -- Because of land grabbing, two persons were fatally shot by security guards of Win Ace Resort yesterday morn-ing, thereby causing panic among tourists and residents.

Victims Danny Cordero and Rico Marbede of Maasin, Iloilo were immedi-ately bro ught to the hospital for treatment.

They are work-ers of couple Ruth Tirol and Boy Jarantilla, who own a one hectare lot al-legedly land grabbed by the owner of Win Ace Resort.

The security guards are identi-fied as Ponciano Tayco Jr. and Flo-renio Zabala. Both are employed with Win Ace Resort located at Sitio Pinaungon, Brgy. Balabag.

Cordero and Marbede were fenc-ing the couple’s lot which is being claimed by Ted Haresco, owner of Win Ace Resort, as his property.

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Tirol, however, said she has permits from the court and local government units to fence her lot that is a titled property.

“This is my land which I inherit-

ed from my parents and has a land title. Ted Haresco cannot show true ownership and he has no land title. Why is it that he grabs it? What he is doing is against the law, especially that he resorts to criminal actions,” Tirol said.

“A person doing a criminal of-fense and without legal basis to claim a property is a big shame to

the civilized community,” the lady land owner from Iloilo ad ded.

A source told PNS that the secu-rity guards do not have permits to carry firearms, nor their security firm is licensed to conduct busi-ness.

Haresco has been awarded “Most Outstanding Aklanon” for his successful business enterprises and for being an exemplary citizen of the province.

According to the security guards, they warned Tirol’s workers not to pursue their fencing work because the property belonged to Win Ace Resort.

They denied having shot the vic-tims. According to them, they only fired warning shots in the air.

Eye witnesses, who asked not to

be named, said the guards initially fired shots in the air to warn the workers but later shot the victims’ legs.

Tirol’s property in Boracay is only one of the few lots that have land titles. Most of the lots are only covered by Tax Declaration, including that of the Win Ace Re-sort that is adjacent to Tirol’s lot.

Tirol said she is going to fence her property “because that is mine, come what may.”

She added that Haresco has no right to land grab what belongs to her.

PNS tried to contact Haresco to get his side but failed to get his telephone line or cell phone number.

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Nixon and, of course, Watergate was Richard Nixon’s Waterloo. The Watergate burglar arrests were also fittingly made on the 197th anniver-sary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.

That day is also the day Barry Manilow (1946), Igor Stravinsky (1882) and Joe Piscopo (1951) en-tered this world. Methodist founder John Wesley was also born that day

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in 1703. And it was on Wesley’s 288th birthday when the last Apart-heid law was finally repealed in South Africa -- on Venus Williams’ 11th birthday no less. General Tommy Franks turned 46 that day. And two days later, but 112 years sooner, General Tecumseh Sherman delivered his famous “War is hell” speech.

The Belmont Stakes first ran exactly ONE dozen years BEFORE General Sherman’s speech and baseball great Lou Gehrig came into the world exactly TWO dozen years AFTER it. Mathematician Blaise Pascal drew his first breath that day in 1623.

The first aviation fatality ocurred on June 15, 1785 while two people were attempting to cross the English Channel in a balloon. When George Mallory was asked on June 18, 1886 why he had climbed Mt. Everest, his simple reply was: “Because it is there”. Two days earlier and 52 years later was the day San Diego’s own golfing legend, Phil Mickel-son, entered the world. Singer Ann

Wilson (of the group “Heart”) was also born here in San Diego, but on Emancipation Day, 1951.

Surely Ann Wilson’s mother must have felt emancipated that day. And Ann’s father, is none other than Beach Boy Brian Wilson. The first American woman (Sally Ride) to go into space blasted into the sky June 18, 1983 -- on the 41st birthday of Beatle Paul Mc Cartney and on the 46th birthday of West Virginia’s U.S. Senator, John D. Rockefeller IV.

Sylvia Porter was born that day in 1913. She’s the journalist/author with the incredible ability to distil complex economic information into readable prose. The French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre most definitely did NOT have anything remotely CLOSE to that ability. That very complicated “father of the philosophy of existentialism” came into this world June 21, 1905.

And “Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie drew his own first breath on Emancipation Day, 1947. Ironically enough, the Ayatollah Khomeini declared a million-dollar

reward “Fatwa” for Rushdie’s death on February 14, 1989 (Valentine’s Day).

After an August 3, 1989 attempted assassination against Rushdie, the “Satanic Verses’” author was forced to go underground to protect his life. So this sentry of press freedom -- who was born on Emancipation Day -- then proceeded to spend end-less years living incognito, on the run and essentially under a Khomei-ni-imposed house arrest.

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In my last article, I wrote about the provision in Immigration law known as the “widow penalty”. The provision provides that if the U.S. citizen spouse dies within two (2) years of the marriage, the non-citizen surviving spouse immediately loses resident status and can be deported. On June 9, 2009, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Sec-retary Janet Napolitano granted a two-year reprieve to immigrants whose applications for perma-nent residency have been denied because their U.S. citizen spous-es died during the application process. The reprieve includes unmarried children under 18 years old of the surviving spouse. While the Secretary’s order does not change or abolish the widow penalty, it suspends action, including deportation proceed-ings. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will defer initiating or continuing re-moval proceedings, or executing final orders of removal against qualified widow or widowers and their children. USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Ser-vices) will also consider requests for humanitarian reinstatement favorably where previously approved petitions for widows or widowers had been revoked because of the widow penalty. DHS will be issuing guidelines on how to avail of this relief.

The opponents to the widow penalty want to abolish the pro-vision. What was given by DHS was not a permanent fix, but it’s better than nothing. The widow penalty is unfair because the immigrant does not cease being a spouse when the U.S. citizen partner dies during processing of the residency application. Also, the alien spouse should not be punished further if his or her U.S. citizen spouse dies. While we support the intent of lawmakers to make it more dif-

Relief for widows of U.S. Citizensficult for foreigners to get green cards through sham marriages with U.S. citizens, the unfortu-nate widow penalty should be an exception. As long as the foreign-born spouse can prove that the marriage was bona fide, the widow penalty should not be imposed. In the case of divorce during the two-year period, the foreign-born spouse can file a waiver to the joint filing of petition to lift the conditional residence status by proving bona

fide marriage. The same rule should apply to the widow or widower of U.S. citizen. There seems to be a lot of inequities in our immigration law that need to be fixed. I love it when I sue the government.

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--A member of the Philippine boxing team in the 1976 Mon-treal Olympics has predicted an “inevitable” showdown between newly crowned IBO light wel-terweight king Manny Pacquiao and former best boxer in the world pound-for-pound Floyd Mayweather Jr. before the end of 2009.

“Weeks after Manny Pacquiao brou ght down England’s great-est warrior with a single sledge-hammer-like punch in the much-ballyhooed ‘The Battle of East and West’ at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, boxing fans all over the world, especially in Canada, are still agog over the shocking stoppage win of Pacquiao in the second round,” observerd Reynaldo Fortaleza, a former Asian boxing champion.

He said, “So thunderous was the one-punch demolition job of the unorthodox Filipino speed-ster that promoters are now busy ironing out the kinks to pave the way for the Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather Jr. encounter in September or October this year.”

Mayweather, the hitherto best boxer in the world pound for pound, must of course hurdle the snooty Juan Manuel Marquez on July 18 also in MGM Grand to formalize the rich Pacquiao deal. Although he has retired after a checkered career, the comeback-ing black assassin Mayweather is favored to put away the ambi-tious Marquez who will invade Mayweather’s division in the 147 lbs for the first time.

A stylish and bicycle rider, Mayweather is expected to give Pacquiao a real hell and he will never commit the same mistake made by Ricky Hatton. If May-weather will invite Pacquiao to a dance party and the Filipino will oblige, he can outwit and out shuttle the Filipino rib cracker in 12 rounds.

Fortaleza, who lost to Hatton’s compatriot Patric k Cowdell, 4-1, in the bantamweight Olympic

‘Mayweather will never commit Hatton’s mistake’

quarterfinals, said most of Pac-quiao’s opponents recently did not use their brains, “notably the British slugger from Manchester who made his trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr’s blood pressure shoot up when he did not stick to the game plan and elected to slug it out with the dangerous Pac-quiao and paid dearly for it.”

The plot was to tire out Pac-quiao in the first five rounds and lure him in the eight and nine rounds so he will lose steam. If he runs out of gas, the plan was to torpedo Pacquiao’s bread-basket to weaken his body and derail his own plan of scoring a knockout, it was learned.

“But Hatton did not study his homework. He opened the first round like a house on fire and exposed his chin like a brain-less kangaroo. Pacquiao was too classy and too good to be given that kind of opportunity and so he unleashed his powerful shots and sent Hatton to canvas twice like a deck of cards,” Fortaleza stressed.

“Sensing he could not reach the finish line with his main faculties intact, Hatton poured everything in the second round and ignored the warning from his seconds to just weave and boob and avoid Pacquiao’s heavy bombs.

“Before the end of the second round, Hatton went to see the stars in heaven.

“This erratic disposition will

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never be repeated when Pacquiao squares off w ith the never-say-die Mayweather. The unbeaten black wrecker knows how to put an exclamation point in his homework and he will continue to memorize the script in the ring. Pacquiao will of course pursue him in the ring like a man possessed, but Mayweather will circle him and stymie him before he could land his haymaker.

Mayweather’s size is a real advantage against the junior wel-terweight Pacquiao and he too packs wallop in both fists like Pacquiao.

Top Rank chief Bob Arum believes that Mayweather will dispose of Marquez on July 18 that’s why he is now busy inking the papers with the Golden Boy Promotions which is expected to co-promote the multi-million

fight.Marquez is expected to have

a difficult time dealing with the slick-punching Mayweather and might lose on points if he will last the distance. An upset over Mayweather however will bring Marquez to a possible third fight against Pacquiao.

The Mexican executioner had said that he does not consider himself the best boxer in the world despite the accolades from various world boxing bodies if he can not beat Pacquiao. In his two previous battles with Pacquiao, Marquez believes that he won them all. He wants to re-deem himself by facing Pacquiao in another blockbuster card and he must eliminate Mayweather who appears to be bent on dash-ing Marquez’s dream of a third fight against Pacquiao.

PHILIPPINE NEWS SER-VICE -- THEY say “blood is thicker than water.” But thi s is not the case with business tycoon Lucio Tan and his younger brother, Mariano Tanenglian.

Lawyers from the Presidential Commission on Good Govern-ment (PCGG) and the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) have finally identified Tanenglian as a “possible witness” of the govern-ment in its ill-gotten wealth case against the tycoon that is pend-ing before the Sandiganbayan.

This confirms rumors that have been circulating in busi-ness circles that Tanenglian has decided to burn bridges with his billionaire sibling.

Government lawyers were forced to reveal the identity of Tanenglian after the anti-graft court’s Fifth Division imposed a deadline for them to terminate their presentation of evidence.

The Fifth Division, chaired by Associate Justice Ma. Cristina Cortez Estrada, gave the govern-ment panel until last May 18 to rest their case and file a formal offer of exhibits.

But the government lawyers were not giving up as they moved for reconsideration of the court’s ruling.

In a pleading they filed with the Fifth Division, the PCGG

War of Tan brothers heats up

Lucio Tan

and OSG lawyers asked that they be given additional hearing dates for presentation of witnesses and additional evidence that would “inevitably shed more light to the instant case.”

The lawyers said they intend to present the testimonies of seven more witnesses, including Tanenglian, former First Lady Imelda Marcos and Rolando Gapud, former president of Se-curity Bank and financial adviser to the Marcoses.

“Plaintiff respectfully sub-mits that the testimonies of the

Mariano Tanenglian

aforementioned witnesses are es-sential to fortify its claims and to give Honorable Sandiganbayan a well-informed set of facts to serve as basis for its ruling on the case,” said in the govern-ment pleading signed by PCGG legal department chief Ma. Luisa Narvadez, Assistant Solicitor General John Emmanuel Mad-amba and Associate Solicitor Anthony Lemuel Lim.

“As speed is not the chief objective of trial, more time is required by the plaintiff for it to fully present its case in the instant proceeding. For truth and justice to prevail, the Honorable Sandiganbayan needs to make a well-informed judgment based on well-informed, if not com-plete, set of facts on hand and on record,” they added.

State Soli citor Mauricia Dinopol said the testimony of

Tanenglian will bolster govern-ment’s contention that Tan was a mere nominee of former Presi-dent Ferdinand Marcos in the companies he currently controls.

“His testimony is crucial to the case,” Dinopol said, referring to Tanenglian’s.

In pursuing the case against Tan, the government was bank-ing on the public admission of Marcos’ widow, Imelda, that her husband was the actual owners of about 60 percent of the com-panies “held in trust” by Tan, his family and business associates.

The claim of the Marco-ses covers six corporations, namely, Himmel Industries Inc., Granspan Development Corp., Foremost Farms Inc., Silangan Holdings Inc., Asia Brewery, and Fortune Tobacco Corp. These companies were under Tan’s holding company, Shareholdings Inc.

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PNS -- ANGEL Locsin didn’t know she loves to cook until she played the role of Jillian, a chef, in “Only You.” “It’s so enjoyable pala and I realize I could make a career out of cooking,” she says. “Gusto ko ngang seryosong mag-aral nito kasi when you have your own family, I think hindi ka mapapahiya sa husband and kids mo kung magaling kang ma-

Angel misses Luis

Luis Manzano

gluto. As of now, meron na ring ilang dishes na alam kong lutuin, like talangkanin, combined ta-langka and kanin. I learned them while we’re taping ‘Only You’ in a culinary school in Korea .”

Has she made her BF Luis Manzano taste her cooking? “Hindi pa. Ayoko muna kasi baka kapag natikman na niya, lalo siyang ma-in love sa’kin at mag-propose na,” she laughs. “So huwag na lang.”

She misses Luis very much as he’s now in New York shooting the movie “In My Life” with his mom, Gov. Vilma Santos. “Ang tagal naming hindi nagkasama kasi before he left, ako naman ang nasa Korea with Sam Milby and Diether Ocampo taping ‘Only You’ on location for three weeks din. Pagdating ko rito, sandali lang kami nagkasama

Angel Locsin

at siya naman ang umalis. Pero okay lang, talagang we’re both more focused on our work.”

PNS -- THE stork has been busy in local showbiz this month. Mylene Dizon gave birth to her second son with Paolo Paraiso in Chicago on April 22. Their first son, Tomas Miguel, is now 3 years old. The new one will be named Lucas Miguel. No, Paolo, who was attend-ing the Gomacup in Boracay when Mylene gave birth, says it doesn’t mean that they will soon tie the knot. They still prefer having their current arrange-ment of being just the closest of friends.

On April 25 at 8:45 a.m., Vina Morales delivered her first born,

New Moms in Philippine Showbiz

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a baby girl weighing 6.9 pounds at Cardinal Santos. Her boy-friend, Cedric Lee (who’s still legally married to his first wife), was with her. The baby’s name is

Ceana (a combination of Cedric and Vina) which means “grace of God.”

Another celeb who delivered a baby last week was Nancy

Castiliogne, who gave birth to twin boys in Canada, where she comes from. The father is a non-showbiz guy she met in Davao.

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Oh Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue, rich in miracles, near Kingsman of Jesus Christ and faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need. To you I have recoursed from the depth of my heart and humbly beg, to whom God has given special great power, to come to my assistance in my present, in return I promised to make your name known and cause to be invoke. ( Say 3 Our Fathers, 3 Hail Marys and 3 Glorys for nine consecutive days, publication must be promised.) St. Jude, pray for us all who invoke your aid. (This novena has never been known to fail.

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PersonalPrayer to the Holy Spirit

Holy Spirit thou make me see everything and show me the way to reach my ideal. You who give me the divine gift to forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me and who are in all instances of my life with me. I, in this short dialogue, want to thank you for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with you and my love ones in your perpetual glory, Amen. A Person must pray this 3 con-secutive days without stating one’s wish will be granted no matter how difficult may be. Promise to publish this soon as your favor has been granted.

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Natatandaan mo pa ba? (Part 1)Tanda mo pa ba ng ikaw ay una kong makilalapatpatin ang katawan mo at mukha ka nang tutumbamahaba ang ‘yong buhok balbas ay nag-uumpisa nani hindi ka nga makatingin sa akin ng deretsa.

Ang hindi mo lang alam ako naman ay nagangatogpara bang itong mundo ay wala ng tigil ang ikotmga mata mo’y walang kurap sa ‘kin lang nakatutokanong tama ng kandila na malapit nang maupos.

At ng iyong sabihin sa ‘kin ang buo mong pangalan galaw ng iyong mga labi ang aking napagmasdansa pagkakatayo para baga akong matutunawngayon lang nangyari sa ‘kin ang ganitong pakiramdam.

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Joke of the Week: Three men were sitting on a park bench. The one in the middle was read-ing a newspaper; the others were pretending to fish. They baited imaginary hooks, cast lines, and reeled in their catch. A passing policeman stopped to watch the spectacles and asked the man in the middle if he knew the other two. “Oh, yes,” he said. “They are my good buddies.” “In that case,” warned the officer, “you’d better get them out of here. Or else I’ll give them a citation for disorderly conduct.” “Yes, sir,” the man in the middle replied, and he began rowing furiously.

Scriptures: First Reading: Job 38: 1, 8-11. Job’s friends have

Ordinary Time: Twelfth SundayThe Perfect Storm

had their say. Job has answered each of their questions. Yet they have not answered Job’s earlier problem: why does a just man suffer while the wicked enjoys power and wealth. God speaks to Job “out of the storm” and reminds him that He, “who shut within doors the sea when it burst forth from the womb,” cares for him. Job must continue trusting in God. There is no reason to be afraid of. Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5: 14-17. Paul corrects the erroneous teaching of false preachers who claim that Christ is some sort of a “superman,” a wonder-worker, a political messiah. Christ is the crucified and risen One, and only because of it he has opened a

new cosmic perspective: “the old order has passed away, now all is new.” A cosmic new perspective has come into being in which Christ’s followers see not only Jesus as true God and true man, but also everyone in a new way. Gospel: Mark 4: 35-41. The calming of the sea is perhaps an ancient commentary to help the early Christian community in time of a crisis that occurred probably during a Roman emper-or’s persecution of the Chris-tians. The words and actions of Jesus: “Be still! Why are you lacking in faith?” are reminders for the Christians not to give in to fear and doubt, because God, who has sovereignty over the sea, is present in Jesus. God the Creator who tamed the raging sea and unruly winds is still with us in Jesus Christ. Jesus mani-fests such sovereignty over the forces of nature by calming the stormy sea.

Reflections: Henri Nouwen said that because we are baptized Christians, we live in a “house of love,” that is our home in Christ. Robert G. Waldon wrote, “Because Christ is our home, we are always at home no matter what occurs in or to our exterior, worldly house –life.” To be at home with Christ or with God does not mean that we are ex-empt from trials and difficulties that come along the way. Job’s life is a classic example of an innocent man’s suffering. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians is an affirmation that since Christ had died and had been raised from the dead, so everyone in Christ must also go through dying and rising to a new way of life.

The disciples are seasoned fishermen. They very well know the sea. They are very much aware when the calm sea is good for fishing or when it acts like a raging monster devouring every-thing and everyone that stands in its paths. They are so confident of their fisherman’s skill that perhaps they think, “There is no need to bother the Lord. Let him sleep instead.” Then suddenly a storm arose. The disciples’ overconfidence was shattered when the waves started getting

bigger and bigger, and the winds became fiercer and fiercer. The disciples’ skill is no match to the perfect storm. Their lives are in danger. The disciples are in crisis. This kind of crisis is po-tentially beneficial and providen-tially salutary to the disciples. When they start to realize their utter helplessness before the per-fect storm, the disciples let go of their overconfidence. Now, they let Jesus in. Their crisis is their moment of fervent prayer, “Help us, Lord, we are perishing!”

Faith is trusting in God no matter what happens to us and to the world. We have witnessed so many signs that Jesus wrought in our lives and of those around us. Yet we still live in fear. Too often our prayers are motivated by fear and doubt. Like the disciples whose boat is in grave danger cried out, “Teacher, doesn’t it matter to you that we are going to drown?” Faith is to trust Jesus is still with us, however bleak and dire the circumstances are. Faith is to trust that with Jesus the storms and waves of life can be calmed. Faith is to have faith that with Jesus we can change hatred into love, evil into good-ness, apathy into sympathy, and division into unity. We have just to see every situation as a chal-lenge to grow in our trust and faith in Jesus’ love and in his abiding presence.

What is the difference between a believer and a non-believer? Here’s the answer:

The believer – is always a part of the answer. The non-believer – is always a part of the problem. The believer sees an answer in every problem. The non-believer sees a problem in every answer. The believer – always has a pro-gram. The non-believer– always has an excuse. The believer says, “Let me help you.” The non-be-liever says, “That is not my job.” The believer says, “It may be difficult, but it is possible.” The non-believer says, “It may be possible, but it is too difficult.” The believer sees the rose with thorns. The non-believer laments the rose has thorns. The believer sees Jesus beyond his own fear. The non-believer sees nothing at all except his fear.

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Reina (a.k.a. brazo de Mer-cedes) and sans rival were al-ready identified with Pampango kitchens as early as the lS2Os.

All these co-ex isted with the tibok-tibok or maja blanca (ca-rabao milk blended with corn). From here came bringhe, en-saymada, leche flan, and a great array of sticky rice cakes.

The above recipes are also cooked in other provinces, but Pampangans would proudly insist that theirs is the best.

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Remember also that a Pampan-gan will not allow a meal to end without a dessert.

The Pampanga listed vi ands — no less Spanish — include: adobo, asado, kaldereta, cro-questas, chorizo, sitsaron, empanada, escabeche, estofado, áfritada, galantina gisado, litson (from the Spanish cochinillo de leche), longaniza, mechado, menudo, mole, pastel, pepito-ria, peccadillo, relleno, sopa de fideos, and torta.

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Traditionally, the men ate first in a Pampangan house hold. Their women stood be hind serv-ing. ‘No Pampango husband,” quotes Ms. Cordero-Fernando, “‘ever peels the shrimps and crabs he eats. Such messy tasks are for his wile or sister to do, or they are considered wanting in womanly virtues.”

Gourmets in Pampanga are not just among the rich. Ordinary people also relish on fusion dishes and snacks. These include palabok, kalamay, suman, du-man (Sta. Rita’s pinipig milagro-sa,), burong talangka, lumpiang dubong, maruyang hipon, alpang kamias or manga.

Pampanguenas report edly undergo a dedicated and rigor-ous training, starting at preschool age. This is report edly for good intention; i.e., when they get married and their husbands ask them to cook a dish that their moth ers knew, what a shame if the wives can’t cook it! --— Riz

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Meanwhile, the lead prosecutor in the Subic rape case involving U.S. serviceman Daniel Smith will handle the preliminary investigation of the controversial sex-video case.

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Delos Santos will be joined by state prosecutors Rosanne Balauag, Ma. Lourdes Uy Hjal-mar Quintana Jr., and Xerxes Garcia in the Kho-Halili case.

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The double sticks drill.

The Babao brothers performing Sinawali.

GM Narrie Babao explaining the history of the Filipino fi ghting cul-ture.

By Kris Babao

Babao Arnis is a fi ghting sys-tem in Filipino martial arts. This particular fi ghting system and its propagation is a tradition in our family for over half a century: taught from father to sons, and on to the next generation of Babaos. As of now, there are no girls yet in our family except for my Mom.

Grandmaster Narrie Babao, my dad, and Zena Sultana Babao, my mom, opened up the private Babao Arnis Academy here in San Diego, not as a commercial school, but as a way of propa-gating the fi ghting arts of the Philippines.

My dad fi rst learned the “Ba-bao Arnis”, at that time called “Batangas Arnis” system from his father, the late Buenaventura “Turing” Babao, of Batangas,

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Philippines. Then my dad passed on the knowledge to his three sons, two of whom are now guros (instructors), my

elder brothers Narrison and Jack. And me of course! I am not a guro yet, but I hope to be some-time soon.

Last Saturday, June 6th, our school’s Demonstration team performed at the Philippine Faire 2009 held at the Westfi eld Plaza Bonita parking lot in National City. Our demo team was one of the two martial arts featured during the Philippine Faire to celebrate the 111th anniversary of the Philippine Independence. Our demo team members are graduates and students of our school.

At the start of the demo, GM Babao explained how the term “Arnis de Mano” came to be. The conquering Spaniards

coined the term after seeing the colorful wrist bands called “har-ness de mano” (harness of the hand) that the Filipino natives wore. When used as the begin-ning of a word, the letter “H” is silent in the Spanish language, i.e. “Hasta la vista”. Thus, the spelling of harnes de mano was later corrupted to spell as “Arnis de mano” by the ancient Filipi-nos.

Three fi ghting systems were shown to the public: Arnis de Mano, Kali and Doce Pares Eskrido/Eskrima. The Batangas Arnis system was the art that came from my dad’s dad. The system of Kali was taught to Narrie by Kali Grandmaster Ben Largusa, while the Doce Pares Eskrido/Eskrima was the system created by Supreme Grandmaster Cacoy Canete of Cebu City.

The demonstration started with Moro-moro, with the performers showing the various weapons they practice with: rattan baston, bangkaw or sibat, bolo, espada y daga, and the kris or zigzag sword (where I was named af-ter). My godfather is the legend-ary Eskrimador, movie star, and JKD practitioner Dan Inosanto, who taught Bruce Lee the use of

nunchako. That makes Diana Lee Inosanto (Ninong Dan’s daugh-ter), also an Eskrima-dor and movie star, my godsister.

We also performed bare-hand fi ghting. The accompanying percussion music of drums, kulintangs and gong accentuated each and every movement. In ancient Philippines, the sounds of these in-struments are the music used not only for martial arts, but for folk dances as well.

I performed the barehand fi ght-ing part, and I demonstrated how to zoom like a whirlwind in the ipu-ipu (whirlwind) techniques, both fl ying and on the ground. The ground ipu-ipu technique has been practiced in the Babao Arnis Academy long before Hip-hop and break dancing came into existence. I mentioned hip-hop because I am a professional dancer and choreographer of this particular type of modern dance. I also do other modern dances and Latin dances as well.

The Moro-moro was followed by a partnered reaction drill us-ing the weapons that each of us in the demo team wanted to use. Guro Bayani “Joe” Abueg Jr. and his student Justin Delgado showed the use of double sticks. This was followed by another partnered drill, the barehanded arts of Kuntao and Sikaran.

The Doce Pares Eskrido tech-niques were then shown by my older brother, Narrison, and his student Edwin Estigoy. Guro Joe came back to the fl oor, and performed an advanced empty-handed form called Kinamutay Sayaw.

GM Narrie then demonstrated how to defend barehanded against a sharp knife. His part-ner Chris Cross attacked with the knife from several directions simulating a real life confronta-tion. Cross is a deputy sheriff

with the San Diego Sheriffs Of-fi ce and is the Defensive Tactics coordinator of the San Diego Re-gional Public Safety Academy.

Another performer, Aikido Master Marc Fox was Cross’ partner and they did the refl ex sinawali drill and kuntao. Fox, who studies with the Babao Arnis Aademy, has his own Aikido dojo in Alpine, and also teaches defensive tactics at the Public Safety Regional Acad-emy.

My brother Jack then wowed the audience with his twin bas-tons twirling like propellers in his Sinawali Sayaw form. Jack started training when he was two years old, and when he was ten, became the 1982 International Pee Wee Weapons forms Cham-pion at the famed Ed Parker’s Long Beach Internationals Com-petitions.

GM Narrie also demonstrated the Batangas Balisong form, both single and double. The fi nale was the partnered double sticks drill called sinawali, where the performers synchronized their moves to the beat of the drums.

The rest of the performers were Domingo Agnas Jr., who started Arnis when he was twelve years old; Juan Barajas, who works for the San Diego County; CDR Don Dizon of the U.S. Navy; John Newenhouse; and George Alfonso, a hard-working mem-ber of COPAO.


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the importance of mentoring our state’s youth toward earning a col-lege degree with a goal of securing a career in health care,” said Gary L. Yates,

TCWF president and CEO. “Programs and support systems are needed to ensure the success of thousands of students who will be able to deliver culturally competent, language-profi cient health care.”

Guillermo J. CamachoDr. Guillermo J. Camacho makes it

a priority to give back to the com-munity that helped him achieve his goal of becoming a dentist. While a student at California State Polytech-nic University, Pomona, Camacho participated in the Science Educa-tional Enhancement Services (SEES) program, which promotes diversity among students in the College of Sci-ence and encourages fi rst-generation college students to pursue careers in the sciences. He continues to be

involved in the SEES program as a speaker and role model to underrep-resented students interested in health careers. He is currently a neuromus-cular cosmetic dentist with his own practice, Sunset Dental Professionals, in West Covina.

“I believe that many high school students get discouraged from pursu-ing careers in the health professions or never fi nd out that it is an option,” Camacho said. “Sometimes we listen to people who try to knock us down. I have learned that anything is pos-sible if you focus on your goals and dreams.”

Shirley Flores-Muñoz

Dr. Shirley Flores-Muñoz founded and serves as program director of Pathways to Health Careers, a pro-gram at Cabrillo College organized to recruit and support underrepresented and fi rst-generation college students who pursue health careers. In the last fi ve years alone, Pathways to Health Careers has encouraged more than 3,000 students to engage in health-related subjects and activities. She is also a professor of women’s studies and history at the college.

“We must encourage that learn-ing curiosity. We need to be more inclusive in order to allow students to participate fully in our economic sys-tem,” Flores-Muñoz said. “We need to teach them for the benefi t of social equity and social justice. They need something that sustains their hope

and raises their expectations.”

Tomás A. Magaña

A passionate advocate for health workforce diversity, Dr. Tomás A. Magaña has dedicated himself to helping youth empower themselves to pursue careers in health care. Magaña was deeply affected by the lack of diversity he experienced throughout his medical training. In an effort to correct that, he co-found-ed the FACES for the Future program at Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland (CHRCO) in 2000. FACES for the Future is a compre-hensive program that prepares high school students from disadvantaged areas for entry into health careers through services such as internships, mentorship and psycho-social sup-port. Magaña is also an attending physician of adolescent medicine at CHRCO and medical director of Alameda County’s Juvenile Justice Center.

“Too many decisions are made without representation from our young kids,” Magaña said. “Many of them have the answers. In fact, they’re some of the brightest and the most insightful individuals in our community. Any service designed to serve young people—and especially our most at-risk—must incorporate their voices.”

The California Wellness Founda-tion is a private independent founda-tion created in 1992, with a mission to improve the health of the people of California by making grants for health promotion, wellness education and disease prevention. The Founda-tion has a Responsive Grantmaking Program that prioritizes eight issues for funding: diversity in the health professions, environmental health, healthy aging, mental health, teenage pregnancy prevention, violence pre-vention, women’s health, and work and health. It also responds to timely issues and special projects outside the

funding priorities. TCWF is one of the state’s largest

foundations. Since its fi rst year of operation, TCWF has awarded 5,450 grants totaling more than $685 mil-lion. Please visit TCWF’s website at

www.CalWellness.org or www.tcwf.org for more information, including a newsroom section devoted to the Champions of Health Professions Diversity Award and the three honor-ees. High-resolution photos are also available.


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