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PCCM officers and board of directors inducted

The 2010 officers and board of directors were inducted by Judy Wasylycia-Leis

PCCM hawaiian night: a blast!

Kathie de Leon Demere and her group performed a special number

Mustave wins the Musiklaban 2010

The 2nd year Musiklaban brings new talents...new challenges

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Premier Selinger signs Manitoba-Philippines Labour Partnership

Sign, sealed and delivered. Premier Greg Selinger and Philippine Labour Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz renew MOU that enhances the framework for deploying skilled overseas foreign workers (OFWs) to Manitoba.

Wreath laying ceremony at Jose Rizal Monument along Roxas Blvd, accompanied by Mayor Lim (City of Manila) and Capt. Gador (Philippine Navy).

High fives with a student from Antonio J. Villegas Vocational High School (AJVHS).

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Mga Puna ni Inna

Mga Taong Maysa-Manananggal(May mga Pangil at Matatalas na Dila)

Madalas kong marinig kay Lola ang kasabihang,

“Kaiingat ka sa mga taong maysa-manananggal, mga taong matatalas ang dila.” Noong maliit pa ako, ang akala kong ibig sabihin ni Lola ay mga taong totoong manananggal o mga taong nakatatakot ang itsura. Si Tito George ang nagpaliwanag sa akin na ang tinutukoy pala ni Lola ay mga taong walang pasintabi o pakundangan kung mamuna ng kapwa. Sa maikli, mga bastos! Yung mga tipong may ugaling manlait o mang-insulto ng tao kahit na siya ay nasa publiko at kahit na alam niyang may mga nakaririnig sa mga pinagsasabi niya, lalo na kung ang mga sinasabi niya naman ay walang matibay na

basihan at walang maitutulong na maganda sa taong pinupuna niya.

Isang halimbawa e noong nakaraang concert ng mga bandang Filipino na pinanood namin ng mga kabarkada ko. Habang nakaupo kami sa may unahan at pinanonood ang isang banda, yung katabi naming nanay ay panay ang panlalait sa bandang kasalukuyang tumutugtog. Kesyo dapat daw matalo ito kasi ang pangit daw ng tugtog, at kung anu-ano pang panlalait. Okey lang sana na saloobin na lang niya ang mga salitang iyon o di kaya ay sa pabulong na paraan niya ito sinasabi sa anak niya na katabi niya, pero walang pakialam yung nanay na anlakas-lakas ng boses; kesehodang marinig namin siya.

Hindi na niya naisip na baka yung mga katabi niya ay kaibigan o kamag-anak ng mga miyembro ng bandang nilalait niya. Eh kung kagaya niyang bastos ang makakatapat niya e baka magpang-abot pa sila at magkasakitan o magkamurahan.

Isa pang maysa-m a n a n a n g g a l noong gabing iyon ay iyong isa yata sa mga nag-organisa ng konsiyerto, kasi habang p a l a k a d -lakad siya ay panay ang pang-iinsulto niya sa ilan sa mga bandang t u m u t u g t o g , walang pakialam kahit madinig siya ng mga taong nandoroon sa paligid. May isa naman na pinagsabihan yung ilang miyembro ng banda na kumakain

na hindi raw para sa kanila yung pagkaing nakahain kaya h’wag galawin! Eh kumakain na sila e, dapat pa bang pigilan? Tsaka

k a s a m a

sila sa mga panauhin, kaya imbes na pasalamatan e pinagdamutan pa ng pagkain!

“H’wag mo na lang pansinin ang mga taong may matatalas na dila,” sabi sa akin ni Tito George. “Wala kang laban sa mga ’yan. Sisiraan ka lang nila sa harap ng maraming tao. Okey lang sanang

mamuna ng kapwa kung ang iyong intensyon

ay mapabuti ito at kung ang puna ay sasabihin sa maayos at mahinahong paraan.

“Kaya wag mo na lang silang gayahin. Baka tubuan ka rin ng pangil! At sa muling makakita ka ng mga taong maysa-m a n a n a n g g a l , umiwas ka na lang. Huwag mo na lang

patulan. Sige ka, pag nabuwiset sa ’yo ang

mga ’yan e baka sagpangin ka pa nila! Alalahanin mong matatalas ang dila at pangil ng mga ’yan.”

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Crossing boundaries with music

September 18th was a cold, windy day. But the performances that night of

our Filipino-Canadian bands at the Winnipeg Musiklaban 2010 contest more than compensated for the lousy weather outside Garrick Centre downtown.

Fresh from its success last year, Winnipeg Musiklaban once again brought talented amateur bands from our community on stage to shine and amaze audiences of all ages. Filipino-Canadian bands Sacrament, Eryza Plague, Project Clear Sky,

“Victorious Winnipeg Musiklaban 2010 champion: Mustave, receiving prize from Mr. Larry Vickar of the Vickar Autogroup”

“Welcome to the world, Fernan David Calayag!

“Love, daddy Ferdi, mommy Ching, kuya Gabby, Ninang and the whole family”

Mustave, Casting the Circle, Hearts or Crosses and Tuldok brought the house down as they battled it out on stage to be this year’s Musiklaban champion. They each performed a cover and an original song. Guest performers Half-Man Half-Elf, Last Second Decision (2009 champion) and Radio Refugees entertained the appreciative audience as well.

Speaking to the judges Shawna Coultrand of Manitoba Film and Music, Meran Currie-Roberts of Manitoba Conservatory of Music and Arts, and Maui Zamora of CKJS Radio and Aftertouch band backstage,

they told me how talented the contestants were and how it was difficult to proclaim just one winner. But there can be only one, as they say. And in the end that honour went to Mustave!

It was a bit emotional for members Maeiou, Jhayar, Kitz, Borj and Kervy who said they did not expect to win, as they felt they were up against fierce competition.

Mustave brought home a total $1,300 worth of cash and gift certificates as prizes, and of course the bragging rights of being the Winnipeg Musiklaban 2010 champions!

As with last year, the event is also a fundraiser. One hundred

percent of th ticket proceeds will be shared between the Philippine Canadian Centre of Manitoba (PCCM) and a needy child under the protection of the GMA Kapuso Foundation in the Philippines. Report on the total amount raised for these beneficiaries will be published next issue.

Again, congratulations to Mustave and all our Filipino-Canadian bands for a job well done! Thank you to all our generous sponsors, media partners, guests, supporters and hardworking volunteers. See you at next year’s Winnipeg Musiklaban!

“More pictures coming up in the next issue.”

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Ottawa, ON: On September 15, Joy Smith, Member of

Parliament for Kildonan – St. Paul, released a comprehensive proposal for a National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking. The proposal contains numerous recommendations and action points aimed at providing a concrete federal response to areas of prosecution, protection, prevention, and partnerships.

“Human trafficking is an egregious crime that reaches all corners of our nation and must not be tolerated,” says MP Joy Smith. “I am convinced that a National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking is essential to address the challenges raised by human trafficking by implementing an integrated and coordinated federal response. We need a federal plan that focuses on prevention initiatives, increased prosecution, greater protection and rehabilitation for the victims, and partnerships with frontline organizations.”

On Monday, the RCMP released a national threat assessment on human trafficking which confirmed the rising incidences of domestic trafficking among young Canadian women. The annual U.S. trafficking in Persons Report has also revealed Canada to be a source, transit and destination country for many types of human trafficking, including

Noun Is Pangngalan, not Pangalan(On Some Basic Filipino-Grammar Terms)

I asked a friend of mine what her thoughts were on my plan to feature the Filipino

counterparts of some basic English-grammar terms like noun, adverb, and other parts of speech in my literary column in Filipino Journal. She said, what for: Filipinos here in Canada have no use for such trivial information, especially the younger ones, who most likely no longer prefer to speak Filipino. For a moment, I nodded in agreement. However, after dwelling on the subject, I decided to pursue writing the topic after all. I realized that, if newspapers regularly feature gossips, scandals, and follies involving high-profile showbiz and political personalities, then what’s wrong with my featuring a topic that has something to do with literature and culture? Isn’t this a far more useful piece of information? Besides, educating readers about basic Filipino-grammar terms is practically the same as teaching them what the Philippine national dance is—it’s all about culture; and anything about culture should be important.

So, here it is – a list of some basic Filipino-grammar terms and their respective counterparts in English, especially dedicated to young Filipino-Canadian students who, I’m hoping, will find these pieces of linguistic information potentially useful and culturally empowering.Filipino – English Mga Bahagi ng Pangungusap at Iba Pa – Parts of a Sentence etc.pangungusap – sentence simuno – subject (of a sentence) paksa – subject, as in topic or subject matter panaguri – predicate (of a sentence) sugnay – clause

parirala – phrase salita – word Mga Bahagi ng Pananalita – Parts of Speechpangngalan – noun (Take note: pangalan [with one ‘ng’] is “name”)panghalip – pronoun (“pamalit” or “panghalili”)pandiwa – verb pang-uri – adjective pang-abay – adverb pang-ugnay – prepositions, conjunctions

Mga Karaniwang Bantas – Common Punctuation Markstuldok – period (.) tandang pananong – question mark (?)tandang padamdam – exclamation point or exclamation mark (!)kuwit – comma (,)tuldukwit – semicolon (;)tutuldok – colon (:)kudlit – apostrophe (‘)gitling – dash or hyphen (-)mahabang gitling – em dash (—) katamtamang gitling – en dash (–) panaklong – parentheses () panipi – quotation marks (“”) gatlang – underscore (_)

The Last LeafMany people are easy to dismiss trivial information as useless and a waste of time learning about. However, what they don’t realize is that this always comes in handy in random conversations. Like for instance, you’re at a social gathering, then out of the blue someone asked what the Filipino word alimuom is in English. Don’t you think it’s empowering to be able to shout the answer, “petrichor,” and to be able further to expound on the meaning of the word? Knowledge is power. Therefore, the more knowledge one has, the more powerful or empowered one becomes. v

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The recommendations in the proposal for a National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking include the creation of a national rapporteur for human trafficking, increasing funding for victim aid organizations, the adoption of the Swedish model towards prostitution, a national awareness campaign and a tailored strategy to address human trafficking in First Nations communities. MP Smith’s proposal stems from consultations she has had over the past few years with law enforcement, human trafficking experts, non-governmental organizations, and victims of human trafficking.

“One of the most important parts of the National Action Plan is education and awareness. To rid our national of this modern day slavery, it is crucial that all Canadians are aware of and able to recognize human trafficking,” urges MP Joy Smith. “That is why I was thrilled last week when the

federal government announced they were launching a national awareness campaign with Crime Stoppers.”

In 2007, MP Joy Smith’s private members motion M-153, which urged the development of a comprehensive national plan, was unanimously passed by the Parliament of Canada, creating a strong statement. While a National Action Plan has yet to be developed, it has been called for by a number of national organizations and experts.

“Human traffickers have prospered for too long in Canada due to a lack of a coordinated response to their barbaric crimes. This proposed national action plan is an inspiring example of how Canadians can come together to more effectively root out modern-day slavery in our country,” says Benjamin Perrin, a UBC Law Professor and author of Invisible Chains: Canada’s Underground World of Human Trafficking.


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by Perry [email protected]

PEREZCOPE

Double Whammy Hits Puno

Little did Rico E. Puno realize that when he joined the administration of his

longtime friend president Benigno “P-Noy” Aquino III, he would find himself the target of the Department of Justice’s investigation concerning the Luneta hostage crisis and also accused of receiving payola -- or protection money -- from gambling lords. What the hell happened?

Less than three months ago, Puno was as virtual unknown in Philippine government and politics. He was one of P-Noy’s closest friends and they share a common interest as gun enthusiasts. “Shooting buddies”So, it did not come as a surprise when P-Noy asked his trusted “shooting buddy” to work for him. And what a better place to put him than in a plum position overseeing the 120,000 gun-toting policemen of the Philippine National Police (PNP).

Puno’s appointment as undersecretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) was made before P-Noy could decide on his choice for secretary of DILG. To fill the void, P-Noy took over the top post at DILG temporarily while he was mulling over whom to appoint from a pool of three candidates. With

himself as ad interim secretary and Puno overseeing security matters, the “shooting buddies” were ready to roll.

A few days later, P-Noy appointed former Naga City Mayor Jesse Robredo as DILG secretary. However, he made it clear that his “point man” for the “Interior” -- security matters – side of DILG would be Puno; thus, limiting Robredo to the “Local Government” side of DILG. It effectively split DILG into two agencies. Although Puno administratively reported to Robredo, P-Noy was just a phone call away. It was an “arrangement” that gave comfort to P-Noy knowing that his “shooting buddy” would take a bullet for him should things go wrong.

Indeed, Puno must really be enjoying his new role keeping an eye on police matters. He was on top of the world. Then, suddenly the world turned upside down… and all hell broke loose!Luneta bloodbathAt 10:00 AM on August 23, 2010, Rolando Mendoza, a dismissed senior inspector in the Manila Police Department, hijacked a tourist bus carrying 25 Chinese tourists from Hong Kong. Eleven hours later, after a botched rescue operation by

an “elite” SWAT team, eight tourists were murdered by the hostage-taker and the hostage-taker was fatally shot by police sniper fire.

The incident put P-Noy in an awkward and embarrassing position for being “invisible” during the hostage-taking episode which was televised worldwide. His leadership was questioned and many believed that he failed the first test of his presidency. Also “invisible” were Puno and then PNP chief Jesus Verzosa who, in the midst of the hostage crisis, flew to Cagayan de Oro to attend a “function.” Robredo was around in the periphery but was not involved directly in the negotiation with the hostage-taker.

In the aftermath of the Luneta bloodbath, a “lynch mob” in the administration singled out Robredo for the fiasco and tried to “hang” him. But Robredo defended himself saying that he was “not in the loop,” claiming that it was Puno who was given sole authority and responsibility over police matters.

Consequently, P-Noy ordered Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to conduct a fact-finding investigation and promised that “heads will roll.” De Lima then formed the Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC), which included Robredo and three others. Jueteng payola exposedThen, in an unrelated incident on September 11, 2010, retired Archbishop Oscar Cruz dropped a “bombshell” right in front of Malacañang Palace alleging that two trusted aides of P-Noy were each receiving P2 million monthly payola from jueteng lords. While he refused to name names saying that he would do it at the right forum,

ABS-CBN published the names of the two officials who allegedly were receiving jueteng payola: DILG Undersecretary Rico Puno and just retired PNP Chief Jesus Verzosa. ABS-CBN’s sources claimed that Puno and Verzosa were receiving as much as P5 million a month given in tranches --every 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th of the month.

Last September 15, P-Noy told reporters, “I still have confidence in him [Puno] but I will talk to him as soon as I get back to Manila and I’ll ask him about these allegations and see what his responses are.” Puno denied the allegations. However, he indicated that he was willing to resign his post or be reassigned to spare P-Noy from further embarrassment.

P-Noy also said that his officials are now looking into the jueteng scandal and was just waiting for their report. He also revealed that investigators are looking into the alleged involvement of Verzosa and the new PNP chief Raul Bacalzo.

Last September 17, the IIRC completed its work and submitted its recommendations to P-Noy. The report cited 12 persons and three networks. Puno and Verzosa were named in the report. In a press conference prior to his departure for the United States, P-Noy said, “The report is recommendatory in nature. I have forwarded it, and its recommendations, to a legal team composed of the Executive Secretary and the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel to make a thorough review of the IIRC’s recommendations.” He added that he’ll study their findings upon his return and then make his decision.

Last September 21, the Senate started its own fact-finding

investigation on the jueteng payola issue. Called to testify, Archbishop Cruz identified Puno and Verzosa as the recipients of “national jueteng payola flow.” Cruz also named the following as suspected jueteng lords in their areas: Pampanga governor Lilia “Baby” Pineda; Paul Dy in Isabela; retired general Eugene Martin; Baguio Mayor Mauricio Domogan; Danny Soriano in Cagayan; a retired general Padilla (involved in Pasay, Parañaque, Muntinlupa and San Pedro); Pangasinan governor Amado Espino; and, a certain Boy Jalandoni in Bacolod. Pineda is married to the reputed “Jueteng King” -- Rodolfo “Bong” Pineda -- who was investigated by Congress in 1998, 2000, and 2005. However, nothing came out of those investigations.

Double whammyThe hostage crisis and the

jueteng payola scandal hit Puno like a double whammy. While he is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, it’s the opposite in the court of public opinion; that is, he is guilty until proven innocent. It all boils down to perception and in politics perception is reality.

The bottom line is: The jueteng payola scandal could be the defining moment of P-Noy’s presidency. For as long as jueteng thrives, his mantra, “Kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap” (No corruption, no poverty), would be hollow and meaningless. Either he eradicates jueteng -- as he promised during the campaign -- or jueteng would spell doom to his anti-corruption crusade.

At the end of the day, Puno can protect his “shooting buddy” by falling on the sword. That would be a noble act. That is also the price of true friendship.

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PCCM Hawaiian and Induction Night: a blast

It was a night to remember when PCCM held a hawaiian night recently. PCCM’s

multipurpose room was decorated with hawaiian motiffs and all the guests came to the party donned with hawaiaan dresses and lies as if they were just arrived from a hawaiian cruise.

With the non-stopped music by EJ Sound and the food

prepared by officers and board of directors, the hawaiian night had become a great escape for the guests. Continuous dancing was the order of the night and everybody had loved the party. “Oh, my gush, I am enjoying this party for the first time, i do hope that more parties will be like this,” one guest who had not

stopped dancing. “Enjoy na enjoy ako,” another guest commented. “Kelan ba ang next party ninyo?” “Don’t worry, our next social party will be coming soon,” said Gem Anis, chair, PCCM fundraising committee.

The highlight of the nigth was the formal induction of the 2010 PCCM officers and board

of directors. Mayoralty candidate Judy Wasylycia-Leis. Inducted were Rod E. Cantiveros president; Allan Zoleta, vice-president; Julie Javier, treasurer; Dr. Irene Guzman, asst. treasurer; Clarita Nazario, recording secretary; Jun Oquendo, corresponding secretary; Norman Padilla, internal auditor. Board of directors include Lito

Taruc, Leah Enverga-Magsino, Noel Cadelina, Nap Ebora, Gem Anis, Kelly Legaspi, Rica Roque and Jing Asperin.

Special thanks to Eddie Balaquit of EJ Sounds; Aldrin and Mirriam Deuna for decorated balloons, Gigi Shand for hawaiian decors, Kathy and the hawaiian dancers, and to all door prize donors and guests.

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1. Jean Guiang with special guests2. The induction of the PCCM officers and board of directors (not in picture include Allan Zoleta, Dr. Irene Guzman and Lito Taruc)3. Kathie and her hawaiian talented dancers4. Kelly Legaspi with her son and daughter5. Marianne Ferrer in her hawaiian costume6. Julie Javier, Gigi Shand, Leah Enverga-Magsino and Cherry Maranan7. Jing and Fely Aspirin enjoying the hawaiian dance8. Judy Wasylycia-Leis with the hawaiian dancers9. Cris Aglugub, Gigi Shand, Allan Shand, Gigi and Ben’s brother (vacationing in Winnipeg) and Ben Nieves10. With OFSAM led by Tony Antonio, president; Letty Antonio, secretary and other members11. Rod with OFSAM ladies12. At the reception table, from l to r: Julie, Kelly, Noel, Rica, Lita, Gem, Norman, Rowena and Jun13. Mr. & Ms. Castillo, the winner of the grand prize, with Jun, Lita, Gem, Julie, Kelly and Jing14. Danny & Edna Castillo, winner of the major prize15. Julie, Jun, Lita and Rowena16. Gemma Dalayoan and Cory Juan enjoying the night17. A great pose for Dr. Paul and Claire Orallo18. Kathie de Leon Demere and her dancers19.Mel and Rochelle Buenaventura, president of Guimbanian Assn. of Manitoba20. The cast of the the play “Dapit Hapon sa Canada”, Gloria Magpali,Letty Antonio, Tony Antonio and Amante Bayuga21. Our special guests, from Salon de Manila, Boyet, Noel, Claire and Ronald22. A time to pose for the night: Cherrie and Nards Maranan23. John and his wife, a member of Conservative Party-Kildonan-St. Paul with Julie, Jean and Dr. Orallo24. Jing Asperin, Devi Sharma, candidate for councillor in Old Kildonan, Sean and son25. The Tahitian portion of the dance performance led by Kathie

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Mission to Manila:Selling Manitoba to the Philippines

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Honourable Greg Selinger with mayor Lim led the wreath offering at the Rizal Monument in Luneta Wednesday morning September 22, 2010. Joining them Capt. Isabelo H. Gador Commander Assault Craft Force, Flor Marcelino, Minister for Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Multiculturalism , Ambassador Christopher Thornley and MLA Mohinder Saran.

Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim and Honourable Greg Selinger, Premier of the Province of Manitoba, with the Delegates from Canada are welcomed by students of Antonio J. Villegas Vocational High School (AJVHS) in Tondo during their arrival at the school.

Manitoba donation to AJVHS - Premier Greg Selinger and Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim pose for posterity after the blessing of the newly turned-over medical/dental equipment and supplies for the AJVHS clinic and sporting goods donation by the people of Manitoba. Manitoba is a sister-city of Manila. With them Ambassador Christopher Thornley and Ms. Thelma P. Landicho, AJVHS Principal.

Premier Greg Selinger and Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz at the center, witnessed by the members of both Manitoba and Philippine government representatives.

Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr. welcomes Delegates of Premier Greg Selinger during the group courtesy visit in Malacañang. L-R: Ambassador Christopher Thornley, Premier Greg Selinger, Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr. and Flor Marcelino, Minister for Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Multiculturalism.

Special guests of the night, L-R: Ambassador Christopher Thornley, Premier Greg Selinger, Mr. Ramon S. Ang, President and COO San Miguel Corporation, Guest, Andrew Smith, Senior Trade Commissioner from the Embassy of Canada.

Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim shakes hands with Honourable Greg Selinger with Canadian Ambassador after lying a wreath at the Bonifacio Monument, ceremony held at the Freedom Triangle in Manila city Hall.

Honourable Greg Selinger welcomes and shares a light moment with the student from Antonio J. Villegas Vocational High School (AJVHS) in wreath offering at the Rizal Monument in Luneta.

Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim and Honourable Greg Selinger, Premier of the Province of Manitoba, Canada (left) are shown on the floor for picture-taking with Antonio J. Villegas Vocational High School (AJVHS) baseball team after the turn-over ceremony of medical/dental equipment, supplies and sporting goods donated to the school by the people of Manitoba.

Mayor Alfredo Lim and his protocol officer for international relations, Ms. Baby Villegas, meet with Greg Selinger and his companion, where they discussed the early morning signing of the Manitoba-Philippines Labour Partnership held at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel Makati City.

Photos by Ron Cantiveros, Myrna “Mara Basinal, Rey Mondez, | Filipino Journal

Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim and Honourable Greg Selinger led the flag raising ceremony at the Rizal Park, joining them from Philippine Navy Capt. Isabelo H. Gador, Ambassador Christopher Thornley and Ms. Maria T. Villegas Director, International Relation & Protocol.

Premier Greg Selinger and Province of Manitoba and the Philippines renewed it’s labour partnership in Manila and the MOU is expected to bring more Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to Manitoba. Skilled and professional workers in health, agriculture, construction and hospitality will benefit from this partnership.

The renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed at the Makati Shangri-La with Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz from the Department of Labor (DOLE) and Manitoba’s Department of Labour and Immigration. The renewed MOU also enhances Manitoba’s role as being the gold standard when it comes to protecting worker’s rights.

The two-day visit to Manila included a donation to a high school in one of Manila’s poorest neighborhoods. The premier was greeted by over 2000 high school students cheering and waving Philippine, Canadian and Manitoba flags. The $50,000 donation to Antonio J. Villegas Vocational High School (AJVHS) in Manila included a medical/dental clinic, along with medical supplies and a surprise donation of baseball equipment to the school’s championship winning baseball team.

As President Noy Noy Aquino was in the United States on an official visit, Premier Selinger made a courtesy call to Malacañang with a visit to Executive Secretary Ochoa.

Newly installed Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines, His Excellency Christopher Thornely played host to the Premier’s delegation with an evening reception that included some of the Philippines most influential political and business guests, namely San Miguel President and COO, Ramon S. Ang.

Prior to the premier’s departure from Manila, Selinger stopped by the Jose Rizal Monument on Roxas Blvd. accompanied by Mayor, Alfredo S. Lim for a ceremonial wreath laying ceremony that included Mayor Lim’s personal band and a 21-gun salute by the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

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“IDOL”, THE NEWEST STAR ON TFC!

One-of-a-kind story; great combination of fresh talents and veteran actors and

comedians; directors that have set their mark in the industry -- all these in one teleserye -- IDOL.

After years of focusing on her singing career, Pop Princess Sarah Geronimo ventures once again into acting as she teams up with two of the most-sought-after leading men: Acoustic Heartthrob Sam Milby and Prince of Indie Films Coco Martin.

Filled with hopes and dreams, IDOL revolves around the story of a girl named Billie played by Sarah who will reach the peak of stardom as a famous singer. However, because of an enourmous family debt, she will be forced to set aside her fame while hiding her true identity and living a simple life as Jean. She will also be torn between two handsome hotties, Sam as Vince and Coco as Lando, who will eventually fall in love with her.

Aside from falling in love with the characters of Billie/Jean, Vince and Lando, the colorful characters of Agot Isidro as Laura, Zsa Zsa Padilla as Eleanor, Malou de Guzman as Sharona, Jessa Zaragosa’ as Marimar, K Brosas as Rosalinda, Marissa Sanchez as Maria Mercedes, Robert Sena, Neil Sese as Samson, Jovit

Baldivino, Van Roxas, Emmanuelle Vera and Tippy delos Santos will also make the viewers, laugh, sing, love and cry.

IDOL is not just any ordinary teleserye. The series actually promotes the Philippines’ very own music as songs injected in the series are all OPM or Original Pinoy Music.

Directed by Ruel Bayani and Jojo Saguin, IDOL airs only on The Filipino Channel (TFC). “IDOL”, BIDA SA TFC! Kakaibang kwento. Bagong tambalang tiyak na kakikiligan. Batikang mga aktor at komedyante. Mahuhusay na mga direktor. Pinagsama-sama ang lahat ng ito sa isang teleseryeng pinamagatang IDOL.

Matapos na pagtuunan ng pansin ang kanyang pagkanta sa loob ng maraming taon, muling sasabak si Sarah sa matinding pag-arte. Ngayon, dalawa sa pinakamainit na leading men ang kanyang makakatambal: ang Acoustic Heartthrob na si Sam Milby at ang Prince of Indie Films na si Coco Martin.

Isang seryeng punung-puno ng pangarap at pag-asa, umiikot ang kwento ng Idol sa isang babaeng nagngangalang Billie na gagampanan ni Sarah. Matatamo niya ang dagling kasikatan sa pamamagitan ng pag-awit. Ngunit dahil sa napakalaking

pagkakautang ng pamilya, mapipilitan siyang iwan ang kasikatan, itago ang kanyang tunay na pagkatao at mamuhay bilang si Jean. Mahahati ang kanyang puso sa dalawang makikisig na lalaki na sina Sam bilang Vince at Coco bilang Lando, na parehong mahuhulog ang damdamin sa dalaga.

Taliwas sa iniisip ng mga manonood, ang IDOL ay hindi lamang isang simpleng teleserye. Mapapakinggan din dito ang mga awiting OPM upang maipalaganap ang pagkahilig sa musikang Pilipino.

Bukod sa pagpapakilig nina Sarah (Billie/Jean), Sam (Vince), at Coco (Lando) dapat ding abangan ang makukulay na tauhan na gagampanan nina, Agot Isidro bilang Laura, Zsa Zsa Padilla bilang Eleanor, Malou de Guzman bilang Sharona, Jessa Zaragosa’ bilang Marimar, K Brosas bilang Rosalinda, Marissa Sanchez bilang Maria Mercedes, Robert Sena, Neil Sese bilang Samson, Jovit Baldivino, Van Roxas, Emmanuelle Vera at Tippy delos Santos.

Humanda nang mapaluha, matawa at mapakanta sa IDOL sa direksyon nina Ruel Bayani at Jojo Saguin. Ang IDOL ay masusubaybayan lamang sa The Filipino Channel (TFC).

Actress Roxanne Guinoo says motherhood is the fulfillment of being a woman.The pretty actress shares her experiences of motherhood after giving birth to a baby girl last September 13 at the Medical City in Pasig. Guinoo and fiancé Angelo Elton Yap, the father of her child, plan to marry

Roxanne Guinoo shares motherhood experience

next year. She said that her baby girl, whom they will name Rain Eliana, looks like her father. The actress added that she has already ask forgiveness from her mom for all her shortcomings. She also expressed hope that her coming marriage to Yap will be the realization of their dreams as a happy couple.

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Marian Rivera to do a remake of “Super Inday”

Pretty actress Marian Rivera will film a remake of Maricel Soriano’s hit movie

made several years ago.Rivera has reportedly

obtained the nod of the veteran actress who played the original “Super Inday” about two decades ago.

Rivera, who personally visited Soriano to express gratitude, was doubly surprised when the latter told her to call her “Inay” and consider her as her second mother.

Rivera however said she is proud that she has not used anyone in order to reach her present status in showbiz.

Diether in hot water over mag

Actor Diether Ocampo and his partners are being sued for P3.6 million by a

printing company over the alleged nonpayment of the printing of UNO men’s magazine.

In a three-page complaint, Velprint Corporation alleged that Ocampo and a certain Neil Angelo Romero, together with 5 Leaf Publishing Corporation, contracted its services from June 2 to Dec. 28, 2009 for the printing of the magazine.

Velprint said the contract for P4,124,970 was covered by

postdated checks but despite completion of the job, Ocampo and his partners only settled P490,000, leaving a balance of P3,643,970 as of July 22, 2010.

Although the printing contract was in the name of 5 Leaf Publishing, the complainant alleged that Ocampo and Romero were “the accommodation parties” and as such were included in the suit.

Velprint said all three “jointly drew and delivered seven Metrobank checks amounting

Charice competes in international teen magazine award

The fans of Filipino singing sensation Charice Pempengco are currently

burning the campaign trail to help her win in the online voting for J-14 magazine’s Teen Icon Awards.

According to the magazine’s official website, the first-ever

Teen Icon Awards will honor the hottest teen stars, movies, television shows, music, and web stars over the past year.

Pempengco is up against fellow teen stars Bella Thorne, Bridgit Mendler, Cody Simpson, Frankie Jonas and Greyson Chance for the Icon of Tomorrow Award.

The voting is slated to end on September 2. Fans can vote for Pempenngco by visiting www.j-14.com http://www.j-14.com/ and clicking on the J-14 Teen Icon Award link.

The winners will be announced in the magazine’s December issue, which will come out in the US in November.

Angelu de Leon weds non-showbiz boyfriend

Actress Angelu de Leon and her non-showbiz boyfriend Lorenzo

“Wowie” Rivera tie the knot, in a Christian wedding last Sept. 17.

The intimate wedding ceremony was officiated by Bishop Chito Sanchez and was attended by close family members and friends numbering about 30. The only guest from showbiz was Sherilyn Reyes who is Angelu’s best friend.

The newlyweds, who have been going steady for the last four years, are not keen on having a baby at once. They plan instead to travel to Europe after their wedding.

De Leon describes her husband as a simple guy from a good family. She added that she is grateful for the new chapter in her life given by her husband.

Philippine bet ready for Miss World beauty pageant

Czarina Ramos Gatbonton is ready to represent the country in the 60th Miss

World beauty contest which will be held in Sanya, China on Oct. 30.

The 5’10’’ tall, 19-year old sophomore student taking up Hotel and Restaurant Management said she is bent on fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming a beauty queen. She will be competing against 119 other candidates for the coveted crown being held by the reigning Miss World Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar.

Aside from winning the 2010 Bb. Pilipinas-World title, Gatbonton also won the Manila Bulletin Readers’ Choice special award.

The beauty queen will be leaving for the pageant anytime this month. The Miss World website said that all the candidates are expected to arrive in Beijing, China on Oct. 1 in time for the celebration of the National Day of China.

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UST fundraising for scholarship awards

The officers, headed by Reggie Santos, president and other members of

the University of Santo Tomas Alumni Association in Manitoba, held a fundraising event recently at the Canad Inns.

The money raised will be for scholarship fund being initiated by the alumni association.

From its inception (1978) to 2008, the association awarded 76 shcolarships to Filipino youth who excelled in academics, sports, arts and theatre.

The association’s partnership with St. Paul College Foundation and the Winnipeg Foundation provides funding to the scholars chosen by the USTAAM Scholarship committee. The funds held at the St. Paul College Foundation are available to

students entering the University of Manitoba while the funds at the Winnipeg Foundation will become available in the near future to all students who will pursue post secondary school education in other schools

in Canada and to Filipino immigrants who want to upgrade their professions in Canada.

For more information for new members and for the funding, please contact Phil Anciro at 889-3544: his email: [email protected]

Amie Santiago and guests Dr. Jay Buenafe, Abegial Buenafe, and Pat and Erlinda Gobenciong

Cecil Ryder, Grace Davies, Claire Orallo, Fe Ryder and Glyn Davies

UST alumni associations guests.. At the reception front, Hiecy Homol and Reggie Santos, president; back row, Dr. Mirla David and Dr. Ed Faridy. Reygel Robles and Dr. Paul Orallo

Prize draw session with Maridol Madolora, Reggie Santos and Phil Anciro

Front row, Claire Orallo, Julie Javier, Lita Anis, Grace Davies, and Irene Medina; back row, Rod E. Cantiveros, Mario Javier, Gem Anis, Rey Reyes, Mar and Vangie Mance.

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Filipino Journal

by Danilo V. [email protected]

Danilo V. Donor graduated A.B. History at Far Eastern University in Manila and MA Ed at the New Era University in Quezon City, Philippines. Mr. Donor was a former Assistant Professor in NEU where he taught History, Political Science and other Social Science subjects. He is presently living in Calgary, Alberta.

The events of August 1896 were of great significance in the history of the

Filipino people the start of a people’s struggle for national independence. From 1521 to 1896, Filipinos launched sporiadic and uncoordinated revolts against Spanish rule. The reasons varied from personal grievances, religious as well as reactions against exploitive Spanish colonial policies (ie, heavy taxation, forced labour, etc.). August 1896, started as a mass based urban (Manila) led middle class “revolt of the masses”, the rebellion spread to the eight provinces and later transformed into a national revolution against an oppressive Spanish colonial regime. Due to the confusion of the times, problems regarding what happened (events) on that fateful month cropped out, hence a need to a chronological reconstruction. Relying on the contemporary eyewitness accounts like the testimonies of Dr. Pio Valenzuela (Bonifacio’s confidant and Katipunan physician) and other participants, the author was able to reconstruct the events as follows:

August 6/7-1896- Fr. Mariano Gil of Tondo sent a warning to Sr. Roca, the General de Marina, regarding plots of

The Events of August 1896 : A Chronology

a masonic-filibuster/subversive organization. (1)

August 19 - Teodoro Patino, exposed the secrets of the Katipunan first to his sister and a nun in the Mandaluyong orphanage and later to Fr. Mariano Gil of Tondo. The priest informed the authorities incriminating documents found in the Diario de Manila premises and arrests follows.( Minutes.p.120)

According to Fr. Celestino de las Huertas, they believed that there are 25,000 members and from 19th to27th of August, 5,000 joined the uprising.( Minutes,p.121)

August 22- 4:00 AM - Andres Bonifacio, the Supreme President and Emilio Jacinto, Secretary of the Supreme Council and Guillermo Masangkay fled Manila to escape arrest. The three walked along the railway tracks to Caloocan and stayed at the house of his father in law, Nicolas de Jesus. They were joined by another group from Tondo: Macario Sakay, Isaac del Carmen, Eusebio Kasapio, Francisco and Nicomedes Carreon.

Caloocan town mayor Silverio Baltazar warned Bonifacio of the arrival of Spanish soldiers and Bonifacio group accompanied by local native policemen took them to the place of Barrio Lieutenant

Apolonio Samson in Pook Kangkong, Caloocan. Their host Samson was Kankong’s “most prominent inhabitant ...owner of a spacious house “, held hectares of cultivated lands and owned considerable livestock.

Jacinto upon the order of Bonifacio summoned the jefes generales appointed last May 1896 to come to Balintawak. The jefes jenerales were: Mariano Llanera and Manuel Tionio of Nueva Ecija; Aurelio Tolentino of Morong; Valentin Diaz of Zambales, Vicente Fernandez of Laguna (did not show up), Miguel Malvar of Batangas and Emilio Jacinto and Guillermo Masangkay (who were already at Balintawak).

The cabinet of the REPUBLIKA NG KATAGALUGAN (Katagalugan- the Katipunan name replacing the colonial name Filipinas) that was formed on July 1896 was confirmed during the meeting : Andres Bonifacio (President,Republika ng Katagalugan);Emilio Jacinto (Minister of State), Teodoro Plata (Minister of War), Briccio Pantas (Minister of Justice, Enrique Pacheco (Minister of Finance) and Aguedo del Rosario (Minister of Interior).

(Minutes,148,Masangkay Papers at U.P.Library)

Dr. Pio Valenzuela, joined Bonifacio and Jacinto in Caloocan.

August 23,24,25- Emilio Jacinto and Aguedo del Rosario

spent their times preparing orders and instructions for the outbreak of the revolution.(Minutes,p.149)

Place: Balintawak, Caloocan.(ibid,,p.160)

August 23, Bonifacio appointed Teodoro Plata, general in chief ,Emilio Jacinto and Aguedo del Rosario, generals of the divisions and Valenzuela, chief surgeon.(Minutes,p.150) Place: Balintawak,Caloocan.

Katipunan general assembly at the house of Melchora Aquino (Tandang Sora). ( ibid.237 ) Place: Balintawak, Caloocan. Number of attendees: about 300 men armed with bolos, daggers and spears plus 12 daggers and spears and a shotgun.

10:00 AM- The crowd now numbered about 500 men. (Gen. M. Alvarez. Memoirs.)

Melchora Aquino opened her granary and fed the “Katipuneros”.

A meeting was held attended by about 1,000 men and adopted the following decision: (1) The revolution would commence at midnight of 29 August; (2) the following were appointed brigadier generals: Aguedo del Rosario, Ramon Bernardo, Vicente Fernandez and Gregorio Coronel, (3) tactics to attack and capture Manila.

August 24 - 11:00 pm. - A bandit named Laong, joined the Katipunan army.(Minutes.p.149)

August 25 - Pio Valenzuela and his guides fled to the mountains of San Mateo, Morong

(later Rizal Province) and next day (August 26), made their way to the town of Marikina.(ibid.), to induce them to join the armed revolt.(ibid,151)

August 26 - “The fight between the Guardia Civil and the rebels in Baulat and Balintawak (Caloocan) took place”...according to Valenzuela, (ibid.,157). Bonifacio retreated to Balara, Krus na Ligas and later to Marikina.

Agust 27 - Col.Francisco Pinto filed a report regarding the skirmish between rebel and the Guardia Civil that happened the previous day. (ibid.,125)

August 28 - Dr. Valenzuela reached Escolta and rode in a steamer to Binang, Laguna,met a Filipino cleric received a copy of a general amnesty and later surrendered to the Spanish governor general. (ibid,pp.150-151) on Sept.1(Ibid.p.146)

August 28-29 - Bonifacio at Hagdang Bato, Mandaluyong. Preparation for attack on Manila and simultaneous attack on towns and provinces.

August 29 - Bonifacio’s attack on Manila failed.

(see full details on the events of Aug.28-30 in Part 2 of this article)

August 30 – Gov. Gen. Ramon Blanco declared martial law in the provinces of Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Laguna and Batangas. (Minutes,p139)

End Part 1 of 2 Parts


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by Perry [email protected]

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The ‘Three Kings’ of JuetengJuetengWhistle-blower Sandra Cam said that a junior officer of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has a prepared a list of gambling lords and their protectors. The list shows 12 personalities including two governors, two retired police chief superintendents and a retired senior superintendent. It also includes the names of the “Three Kings,” a group of security officials who have taken over the collection of “grease money” from jueteng lords under the administration of president Benigno “P-Noy” Aquino. The list shows that each “king” receives between P5 million and P8 million monthly payola or “protection money.” That’s a lot of moolah!

Now, here is the stinger: The “Three Kings” are allegedly composed of an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) closely identified with P-Noy, another retired chief superintendent, and a ranking police official still in active service.

***

During the 2005 jueteng payola scandal, ex-prez Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had her “Lion King.” In this new jueteng scandal, P-Noy has his “Panda Boy.” But it’s still the same old money-making system, just different players and the rules of the game have changed cuz now there is more moolah coming in and more people who have their hands in the cookie jar. Yup, four governors are now moonlighting as jueteng lords… or is it jueteng lords moonlighting as governors? And as the “Queen Bee” of La Cuarta Nostra would say, “Cuarta na! Cuarta na!”

***News of the Week…

“According to ABS-CBN sources, a church official and a high-ranking government official, the 2 administration officials are Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Rico Puno and just retired Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Jesus Verzosa. The ABS-CBN sources claimed Puno and Verzosa receive as much as P5 million a month in jueteng

payoffs, and the money is given in tranches -- every 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th of the month.”

If that’s true, it would be like the U.S. President appointing the “Godfather,” Don Vito Corleone, to stop the numbers game of the La Cosa Nostra. Capisce?

***Dyok of the Week… News report says: “The new Philippine National Police chief, Director General Raul Bacalzo, on Friday said he would enforce a ‘one-strike policy’ in the police force to show that the PNP is serious about eradicating the illegal numbers game, or ‘jueteng.’ The one-strike policy means any police officer or official found guilty of collaborating with jueteng syndicate operators in his place of assignment will be dismissed from his post. Bacalzo said he would deploy police operatives as secret ‘tracker teams’ in areas where the illegal numbers game proliferates.”

Bacalzo has got to be kidding. What’s the likelihood of the “trackers” being greased to shut up? It has always been all about money. Yup, money talks and BS walks.

***

P-Noyspeak… Some past presidents have gained reputation for trying to learn the art of “double speak.” Erap Estrada tried to master it. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo tried to fine-tune it. And now P-Noy is learning it without really trying. It just comes out... naturally.

When he appointed Jesse Robredo to the top DILG post, he gave him “marching orders” to stop jueteng. The following day, P-Noy changed his mind and said, “fighting jueteng is no longer his priority.”

The other day, P-Noy’s new deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said that P-Noy “has been loyal to his word to stamp out the illegal number games although it is not his ‘top priority.’ ” Hmmm… Then she twisted it a little: “I don’t recall the President saying that jueteng is not a priority. I recall him saying that apart from jueteng, there are other priorities.” What? And then she tried to untwist what she twisted, “Just because the

President said that it is not top priority does not mean that it’s not a priority.” Huh? Now, that’s not only doublespeak, that’s triplespeak! I’ll make a bet that Abigail would soon be looking for another job. P-Noy just can’t allow his staff to make a fool of him.

***Prayer vigil… News report

says: “The series of 40-hour prayer vigils held by religious groups last week to guide President Benigno Aquino III through his first 100 days in office is not a good sign,” Bishop Cruz said. “It’s not good

because when people start praying for you it means something is wrong. But if you’re doing very well then they won’t pray for you.” Hmm…

If I were P-Noy, I’d be offended. Perhaps, P-Noy should issue an executive order prohibiting prayer vigils for him. Instead he might want to ask the people to pray for DILG Undersecretary Rico E. Puno and PNP Chief Raul Bacalzo so they would be able to walk the “straight path.” Yup, straight to the bank.

My advice to P-Noy is: “Putulin mo ang masamang puno at mawawala ang sakit ng ulo mo” (Cut the bad tree and your headache will go away).

***Some of my readers asked

why I have been critical of P-Noy. Let me set the record straight: I believe P-Noy is honest and incorruptible. I was one of the first columnists who supported him when he announced his presidential bid (“The ‘Virgin’ Candidate,” PerryScope, September 14, 2009). I feel, however, that it seems corruption is creeping back… or perhaps it never left. During his inauguration, P-Noy asked his 90 million “bosses” -- and I’m one of them -- to help him fight corruption. I’m now doing my part with the use of my pen. I hope P-Noy reads this column and my other column, PerryScope.

As I said before, corruption is like a weed: If you don’t kill it, it will grow and spread rapidly until the entire landscape is full of weed. Mr. President, it’s your call.

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Go On, Don’t Be Shy, Scream Your Heart Out(On Music Fans and Idols and Their Detractors)

I’ve already written in the past similar articles concerning the so-called music-idol

phenomenon. However, the ongoing Justin Bieber fever, which to me is nothing new, still unpleasantly surprises many people. Or, are these people just a bunch of haters or frustrated and insecure closet wannabes?

I mean, if you’re the type whose passions include music, film, and other forms of showbusiness entertainment, then you should have realized long ago that the thousands of

fans worldwide—mostly teens, but include also many adults—screaming for Justin Bieber is not a new occurrence. It happens every time there are new rising showbiz personalities—add to that, some media people’s sensationalizing them. Music idols have always been out there in the entertainment scene—since perhaps the time records, the radio, and the TV became commercialized. Screaming teens—girls and boys (yes, including boys! and nothing’s wrong with this)—have always been there, admiring the likes of Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, New Kids on the Block, The Moffats, Hanson, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, The Jonas Brothers, and the list goes on and on. You may even ask your parents or your grandparents if they were themselves once screaming fans during their teenage years; and I bet many of them indeed were, at

some points in their lives, unless they had boring lives when they were young.

So, I wonder why to this day many people remain dismissive of such adoring fans. What’s wrong with a person’s screaming her lungs out when she hears her favorite songs; more so, when she sees her favorite stars? To me, that is normal and common. In fact, at my age, seeing my all-time favorite stars live in concerts or listening to my favorite songs can still move me to tears or charge my adrenaline up.

So, if you’re a teenager and feel like screaming when you see your favorite star; go on, don’t be shy, scream your heart out. It’s far more healthful than repressing your emotions and projecting these in negative ways. As long as your actions do not harm, disrupt, or disturb, then I think you’re just fine.

More often than not, people who negatively criticize fans or

enthusiasts who have the courage and individuality to express their passions proudly and loudly are the same people who don’t have interesting hobbies of their own; or, they are simply self-centered, thus failing to empathize with the excitement fans feel when they see their favorite stars or hear their favorite songs.

Final NoteHaters can mock fans and their music idols all they can, saying that the adoration of such teen fans will disappear as they grow up and that the light of such “overnight” stars will eventually die out; but the fact remains: It’s better to have once become a young one idolizing a star or to have once become popular and the idol of a thousand fans than to have grown up into a cynic adult who is always ready to ridicule the ways of the young, forgetting that s/he too was a teenager once.


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Sudoku Puzzles are games of patience, numbers and genius! The satisfaction of solving a challenging Sudoku Puzzle is one of the greatest accomplishments any sudoku game player can experience.

So what is Sudoku? Pronounced [su:doku], Sudoku is the Japaneseabbreviation of “the digits remain single”. In Japan Sudoku is sometimes referred to as “Number Place” and can be spelt “Su Doku”. Sodoku originated in Japan and was designed by Howard Garns. The Sudoku Game was first published in New York in 1979 and was likely inspired by a game called Latin Square.

Each Sudoku has a unique solution that can be reached logically without guessing. Enter digits from 1 to 9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, as must every 3x3 square.

Here is the puzzle. Good luck!

Solutions for Palaisipan & Sudoku will be posted online www.FilipinoJournal.com

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Makitid Rin Ba ang Utak Mo tulad Nila?[Are You Narrow-Minded Like Them?]Pag–log on ko sa Internet para i-check ang Yahoo e-mail ko—karaniwang routine ko sa umaga sa trabaho napos makapag-almusal—ang headline news sa Yahoo ay “Filmmaker Michael Moore calls Canada ‘shameful’ on U.S. war dodgers.”

A narrow-minded person perhaps would not find anything wrong

or unusual in that statement. However, if you’re the type who acknowledges and highly respects the sense of individuality of every human and who has a logical mode of thinking, you would not consider such a statement. You will not generalize that “Canada is shameful” just because one or a number of Canadians have done something shameful. A sweeping statement like this is an example of hasty generalization.

In Logic, hasty generalization is “the fallacy of examining just one or very few examples or studying a single case, and generalizing that to be representative of the whole class

of people, objects, or phenomena.” According to Psychology, humans have a natural tendency to make hasty generalizations; but what sets apart people who do not generalize from those who do is their self-discipline or power to control the tendency or the urge. Impulsive, narrow-minded, and self-centered people—those who do not think first before reacting, those who are lacking in empathy, and those who are poor in assessing all sides of a situation—are the ones prone to making hasty generalizations.

Many people—regardless of race, beliefs, or social or economic status—fall victims of their own narrow-mindedness, too quick to generalize without acknowledging that the error of some is not the blunder of all; or that the mistake or incompetence of a group of individuals should be the shame of an entire race, nation, or society. This is one reason I don’t buy the so-called ‘original sin,’ because I firmly

believe that each of us should not carry the guilt of others.

Do not carry the guilt of others

Another timely example of hasty generalization may be seen in the recent hostage-taking incident in the Philippines which involved the death of Chinese tourists. Because of the alleged incompetence of the responding police officers, the hostage drama became terribly tragic. The point is, because of the internationally sensationalized incident, many Chinese people blatantly expressed their disgust for the Philippines, blaming the entire Filipino race; in the same manner that many Filipinos themselves began to feel shameful of their own race and country. Again, this is hasty generalization, made by narrow-minded individuals.Sa Madaling SalitaIsa ka ba sa mga taong hindi muna nag-iisip maige bago magsalita nang hindi patas o maganda sa kapwa o ukol sa isang sitwasyon? Makitid rin ba ang isip mo—ibinibintang sa lahat ng tao o sa buong nasyon ang kasalanan ng ilan?Or, in Simple WordsAre you the type who is quick to make hasty generalizations, blaming the mistake of a few on an entire race or nation? If so, then sad to say but you are a narrow-minded, apathetic, and self-centered person.

10th Manitoba All Martial Arts Open Tournment on Oct 2

Sikaran-Arnis School of Martial Arts and its branch school will be hosting the 10th Manitoba All Martial Arts Open on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at West Kildonan Collegiate at 101 Ridgecrest Avenue, Winnipeg.

Registration fee fro the division of Forms, Point Sparring, Musical Forms, Weapon Forms and Team Forms will be $40 for the 1st event and $5 for each additional event.

There will be 3 Special Event Division and these include Continuous Sparring, Arnis Point Fighting and Patalim (Knife) Point Fighting. There will be a separate registration and the fees for the these events are $30 for the 1st event and $5 for each additional event.

The registration for the tournament will start from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.. The Special Event division will being at 9:30 am and the main tournament divisions will begin after the special events are completed. There will be separate women divisions. All the women participants are required to report to Ring 6 (divisions will be broken down on the day of the event.) There will be a separate division for special needs/physically challenged competitors who will report to Ring 2.

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R O M E - the “Eternal City”

Just one visit to Europe to discover and see the wonders of its historic and cultural

heritage and you’ll be hooked, fall in love and promise yourself to be back. Returning to beautiful Italy for the third time our lives are enriched with the memorable experiences that will last forever.

As always our first stop is at Rome, the national capital of Italy and the seat of the government. Historically known as the “City of Seven Hills”, the Eternal City has a population of 3.7 million. It is believed that the city was founded by mythical twins Romulus and Remus. The Capitoline she-wolf is the symbol of the city.

Our sightseeing tour of Rome commenced at the Vatican City, known in diplomacy as The Holy See covering less than 1 sq. km. (0.4 sq. mi.) with 920 inhabitants occupied by the St. Peter’s Basilica, the Square and the Vatican Palaces. A sovereign state within a state, the Vatican is under the sovereignty of the Pope and is the administrative headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church.

The huge elliptical 17th century St. Peter’s Square designed by Bernini is dominated by the immense silver-blue “Dome” by

Michelangelo. The two symmetrical Colonnades with quadruple rows of Tuscan columns crowned with the statues of 140 saints form a superb entryway to St.

Peter’s Basilica. Standing at the centre of the square is the tall Egyptian obelisk. Harmonizing perfectly with the vast square are two

identically beautiful fountains on the left and on the right.

Near the entrance of the Basilica we encountered some of the famous Pontifical Swiss guards that give a touch of colour with their Renaissance costumes of red, blue and yellow.

The largest in the world and the centre of Christianity that draws pilgrims from all over, St. Peter’s Basilica stands at the Vatican Hill where St. Peter, the chief Apostle who is also considered as the first Pope was crucified and buried. The impressive interior which included 45 altars can be visited daily for free although a strict dress code is enforced - no bare shoulders or knees for both men and women.

As you enter the Basilica it is hard not to be awestruck by its grandeur and beauty. It is quite enormous and has a capacity of 60,000 people. In the first chapel

of the right aisle is the “Pieta”. a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo, set back some distance from viewers and protected by a bullet-proof acrylic glass panel. This magnificent statue of classically sheer beauty surrounded by a veil of sadness depicts the lifeless body of Jesus on the lap of the immortally young Virgin Mary after the Crucifixion.

Towering over the high altar, under the dome of Michelangelo with balconies decorated with reliefs

is the famous Baroque canopy upheld by four spiral columns made of bronze.

The Vatican Museums including the Sistine Chapel frescoes are the finest and extensive collections of art in the world from sculptures to paintings and porceleins. The frescoes of the Sistine Chapel represent

the life of Moses (Old Testament) on one side and the life of Christ (New Testament) on the

by Gem and Lita Anis

other side. Michelangelo’s gigantic task of painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel began in 1508 and was completed in 1512.

Twenty-three years later the artist began the most perfect work of his long and active career, the “Last JUdgment”, a depiction of the second coming of Christ and the Apocalypse. In the next issue we will cross the Tiber River from the Vatican to ancient Rome.

Gem and Lita in front of St. Peter’s Basilica Michelangelo’s PIETA

The interior of the Sistine Chapel



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At the front of the office, from l to r: Jing Asperin, Redentor Igne, Clarita Nazario, Caring de la Cruz, Letty and Tony Antonio, Lito Taruc, Lou Fernandez, Bernardette Agpalza, Fred de Villa and Fely Asperin

The Ladies Brigade, from l to r: Bernardette Agpalza, Letty Antonio, Clarita Nazario, Joy Taruc, Caring de la Cruz and Fely Aspein

Volunteers start discussing the plan for the campaign Ready to put the sign for Lito Taruc, with Manny Santos and volunteersAnother set of volunteers ready to start dropping the campaign materials

Lito Taruc, one of the Filipino leaders in the community and

the president of Philippine Association of Manitoba, has thrown his hat into the political ring for the Daniel McIntyre

Ward. With 4 other candidates, the candidacy of Lito Taruc has energized the Filipino community to support him. “Mas madali namang lapitan ang kapuwa mo,” one of the supporters said

during the opening of the his campaign office at Sargent and Langside St. The presence of many political signs especially in the main thoroughfares usher an exciting campaign.

Daniel McIntyre Ward has been considered as one of the most watched wards on the election day as five candidates have been campaigning hard to get the support from the various

groups of individuals. “This is an exciting election year for our next councillor. We need change,” one prospective voter said.

Lito Taruc opens his campaign office

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