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Duterte under fire for rape comment

Waving their signs, immigrant families at the rally outside the Supreme Court call on the nation’s top justices to support President Barack Obama’s executive actions on Monday, April 18. Inquirer.net photo by Jon Melegrito

Tanim-bala scam back? US-bound senior couple held at NAIA

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DFA, envoys urge overseas Filipinos to vote

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PAGE A4Bongbong tops survey for VP amid attacks by rival bets

Supreme Court appears divided on arguments over Obama’s immigration orders

the nation’s top court on monday, April 18, heard oral arguments for the case Unit-ed states v. texas, which challenges Presi-dent Barack obama’s executive actions to grant reprieve to millions of undocumented immigrants in the country.

monday’s arguments centered on wheth-er obama overstepped his authority by authorizing programs in November 2014 that would defer deportation for about four

the DePArtmeNt of foreign Affairs (DfA) has stepped up its drive to convince overseas filipi-nos to vote.

the country’s ambassadors to saudi Arabia, Belgium and swit-zerland, among others, posted messages and spoke at gather-ings to urge filipinos in their ju-risdiction to cast their ballots for the 2016 national elections.

“It is time to let your voices be heard no matter how far, to have a say in the governance of your country,” Philippine Ambassador

to switzerland and Liechtenstein Joselito A. Jimeno told the filipino community in his area, urging them to go to the embassy to vote.

DfA Undersecretary rafael seguis, who heads the overseas Voting secretariat said that as of April 19, the overseas voter turnout remained low at 98,963 or 7.19 percent of the total 1.37 million registered voters.

he told ambassadors to explain the low turnout and to take a more proactive stance in getting overseas filipinos to vote.

overseas voting began on April 9 and will continue up to may

9—election Day in the Philip-pines.

figures from the DfA showed the turnout in the Americas re-mained the lowest at .84 percent or 2,322 out of the 275,729 reg-istered voters.

second lowest was europe with 10,404 ballots cast or 6.43 percent of the total 161,718 reg-istered voters.

filipinos in middle east and Africa appeared the most enthu-siastic with 47,698 votes cast or 8.03 percent of 593,772 regis-tered voters.

But in terms of percentage, Equipment and supplies for use in the 2016 national elections were on hand at the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco for the training. Inquirer.net photo

mANILA – Is bullet-planting back at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport?

NAIA personnel barred an elderly couple from boarding a Us-bound flight on tuesday, April 19 after the office for trans-port security (ots) reported finding a live .38-caliber bullet in one of their bags at the departure area of terminal 1.

esteban Cortabista, 78, and his wife salvacion, 75, of Boso-Boso, Antipolo, rizal were barred from boarding Ko-rean Airlines flight Ke 622 bound for Los Angeles via seoul, south Korea.

the Cortabistas were shocked and trembling in fear after ots personnel informed them that a live bullet was found in their carry-on luggage.

the couple denied owning the bullet, saying it was their second time to travel to America “and we both know that carrying bullets in the airport is prohibited so why we would bring bullet?”

esteban said that he was surprised why they were allowed to

NAIA personnel barred an elderly couple from boarding a US-bound flight late Tuesday afternoon after the Office for Transport Security (OTS) reported finding a live .38-caliber bullet in one of their bags at the departure area of Terminal 1. Philstar.com photo by Rudy Santos

seN. ferDINAND “Bong-bong” marcos Jr. appears to have so far escaped unhurt the sustained bashing he has been getting front and center for refusing to apologize for the martial law excesses of his father’s martial law regime, top-ping the latest Pulse Asia voter preference survey of vice presi-dential candidates released on tuesday, April 19.

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ing from metro manila, Luzon outside metro manila, Classes ABC and D, results of the latest Pulse Asia survey conducted from April 5 to 10 showed.

he held a four-point lead over sen. francis “Chiz” es-cudero who was preferred by 23 percent of the respondents. escudero was in a statistical tie with Camarines sur rep. Leni robredo who had 21 percent.

the survey, commissioned by ABs-CBN, interviewed 4,000 respondents and used a margin of error of plus-or-minus 1.5

Vice presidential candidate Sen. Bongbong Marcos during a campaign sortie in Tarlac province. Inquirer.net photo by Grig Montegrande

A reCorDeD video of presidential bet, Davao City mayor rodrigo Duterte, com-menting about an Australian woman who was raped and killed during the 1989 Davao hostage crisis, went viral on social media on sunday, April 17—igniting furious remarks from netizens, politicians, celebrities and humanitarian groups.

earlier in his message, Duterte said he was mad about the incident and ordered the criminals to be killed. however, the Davao City mayor was slammed after making a joke about Jacqueline hamill, a 36-year-old Australian missionary woman who was raped during the prison outbreak incident.

“I was angry because she was raped,

Presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Inquirer.net photo

US shows power in AsiaCarter says America’s presence due to China’s

behavior in sea rowABoArD the Uss JohN C. steNNIs —

for the second time in five months, Defense secretary Ashton Carter landed aboard a Us aircraft carrier in the bitterly contested south China sea, sending a deliberate message to China on American power in the region.

With a key Asia-Pacific ally at his side on the Uss John C. stennis on friday, April 15, Carter said the only reason America’s pres-ence in the region came up as an issue was because of China’s behavior in the south China sea over the past year.

“that’s a question of Chinese behavior,” Carter told reporters as he and Philippine Defense secretary Voltaire Gazmin watched Us Navy f/A 18 “hornet” fighter jets launch into the vivid blue skies, about 126 kilome-ters west of the main Philippine island of Luzon.

“What’s new is not an American carrier in this region. What’s new is the context of ten-sion [that] exists, which we want to reduce,” Carter said.

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PH top court issues TROvs Comelec prohibitionon campaigning overseas

the supreme Court has lifted the Com-mission on elections (Comelec) ban on campaigning overseas except Philippine embassies and consulates where actual voting takes place.

“the Court en banc partially granted the application for a temporary restraining effec-tive immediately and continuing until further orders from the Court enjoining the Com-elec, its deputies and other related instru-mentalities from implementing [provisions under republic Act 9189 or the overseas Absentee Voting Act which prohibits cam-paigning abroad during the 30-day overseas voting period] except within Philippine em-bassies, consulates and other posts where overseas voters may exercise their right to vote…where partisan political activities shall still be prohibited until further orders from the court,” the high court said.

In the same resolution, the high court also ordered Comelec to comment on the petition filed by filipino-American businesswoman Loida Nicolas-Lewis.

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President Barack Obama concludes a National Security Council meeting in the White House in advance of his trip to Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and Germany on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. White House photo by Pete Souza

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million undocumented immi-grants, and whether states had the standing to challenge the administration’s policy.

The top court appeared divided along partisan lines. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito asked, “How is it possible to lawfully work in the United States without lawfully being in the United States?”

Liberal justices expressed sympathy toward the Obama ad-ministration, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor noting that there are insufficient resources to deport the millions of undocumented immigrants in the nation.

Arguments for the case were heard by eight justices and comes after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February. Sca-lia was known for his conserva-tive views.

That only eight justices are hearing the arguments could af-fect the outcome of the case. If the court ends up voting in an evenly split 4-4, the immigration programs would stay blocked and would be sent back to the district court in Texas that first

Joining 4,000 others who rallied outside the Supreme Court are (from left) Nisha Ramachandran and Mary Tablante of NCAPA, Justin Trinidad and Janet Namkung of OCA, Marita Etcubanez and Ameesha Sampat of Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC). Inquirer.net photo by Ben De Guzman

issued the injunction.Asian immigrants eligibleIn the United States, there are

at least 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States, two-thirds of whom have resided in the country for more than a decade. Of those, about 400,000 undocumented Asian immi-grants would be eligible for the programs, called the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The latter builds upon a program Obama approved in 2012.

For advocacy organization Asian Americans Advancing Jus-tice-Los Angeles (Advancing Jus-tice-LA), both programs are seen as standing on the right side of the law.

“In the last five decades, [pres-idents] from both sides of the aisle have taken executive action to shape immigration priorities,” said Stewart Kwoh, president and executive director of Advancing Justice-LA in a statement.

Anthony Ng, immigrant rights policy advocate at Advancing

Justice-LA, said in a statement that a ruling against DAPA and expanded DACA doesn’t only af-fect undocumented immigrants, but their families, neighborhoods and communities.

“While the legal battle ensues and anti-immigrant campaigns on the state and national level continue, we must remember that these actions have a real hu-man cost,” Ng said.

Opposition to executive ac-tion

Those opposed to Obama’s executive actions say he was try-ing to go around the Republican Congress.

“Basically the president has stepped in and taken over what normally would be associated with Congress,” said Texas At-torney General Ken Paxton, according to CNN. “Congress makes the laws.”

Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller argued that if implement-ed, Texas could lose money, partly because DAPA would es-tablish a new class of recipients for state subsidized driver’s li-censes in the state. Additionally, Keller pointed out that undocu-mented immigrants, if declared “lawfully present” in the country, would become eligible for work authorization and certain types of Social Security and Medicare benefits.

In an article published in The Washington Post, however, it is stated that granting an individual “lawful presence” does not legal-ize the presence of undocument-ed migrants and does not prevent them from being deported at any time the president may choose to do so.

Stephen Vladeck, law profes-sor at American Univeristy and CNN legal analyst, pointed out to CNN that the ultimate fate of the programs rests in the hands of America’s next president. As with any other executive order, Vladeck said Obama’s actions can be modified, expanded or rescinded by the succeeding president m as well as codified or overruled by the next Congress.

“But the fact that the Supreme Court expedited its consideration of the Obama administration’s appeal so that it could resolve the dispute by June suggests that, even short-handed, the justices want to have their own say first,” he said, according to CNN.

Andrew Pincus, a lawyer who supports the administration’s ac-tions, told CNN that permitting Texas to bring the case would have broad implications.

“If a state can sue every time the federal government does something to increase the state’s costs, states could sue to chal-lenge almost anything the federal government does,” he said.

What the top court will decide remains to be seen. The Post said that one possibility – though un-likely – is that the justices could dismiss the case because states do not have the standing needed to challenge the president’s pol-icy. This issue was heavily dis-cussed in the arguments.

Filipino American activists Raymond Partolan (left) and Jude Dizon show their signs at the Supreme Court Rally. Inquirer.net photo by Marita Etcubanez

DFA, envoys urge overseas Filipinos to voteAsia-Pacific has the highest voter turnout with 38,466 who voted in the last ten days or 11.15 percent of the registered voters.

Undersecretary Seguis said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Overseas Voting office is currently addressing the issue of missing names in the certified voters list.

“They (Comelec) are tracing where the fault lies,” undersecre-tary Seguis told the Inquirer.

The Philippine Embassy in Brussels conducted field voting

for Filipino seafarers arriving at the international port of An-twerp.

The first voter was 31-year-old messman Julius Bingil of the Greek-owned MT Nedas. It was his second time to participate in an overseas elections.

Capt. Felimon M. Maranan Jr., shipmaster of the Panamanian MV Santa Helena said many seafarers were unable to vote because they failed to register as overseas vot-ers. This usually happens when they are at sea, he added.

Fr. Jorgedy Bago, Chaplain of

Seafarers in Antwerp assisted the Overseas Voting team by alerting them of incoming vessels with Filipino crew members.

“It’s a pity that we can only find one or two registered voters among several crew members,” the chaplain said but agreed that it was worth the effort to ensure that every registered voter, in-cluding seafarers, get to exercise their right to vote.

A total of 49,339 registered seafarers are qualified for the overseas voting in 2016 national elections.

Tanim-bala scam back? US-bound senior couple...pass the first X-ray machine when they entered NAIA-1 if there was a bullet in one of their bags.

“We were allowed to pass the first X-ray machine and no bul-let was seen in our luggage and we were surprised that after we passed the final X-ray, suddenly there was a bullet that appeared… this is clear that we are victims of the ‘bullet-planting’ scam,” said Esteban.

The couple was brought to the medical clinic for checkup before turnover to the police Aviation Security Group (AvseGroup), but

doctors panicked when Salvacion complained of difficulty in breath-ing after her blood pressure shot up.

The baggage of the Cortabistas was offloaded from the aircraft and stored at the Korean Air Lines office pending investigation.

Despite Salvacion’s condition, the couple was brought to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the filing of charges of illegal pos-session of ammunition.

“We are just simple farmers in Boso-Boso, Antipolo, we don’t even have money, why did they do this to us?” said an obviously shaken

Salvacion.Vice presidential candidate

Sen. Alan Cayetano lambasted the government after the latest alleged bullet-planting incident at NAIA-1.

Cayetano said that only his run-ningmate Davao City Mayor Ro-drigo Duterte has the political will and the courage to stop the bullet-planting scheme at the airport.

Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr., an-other vice presidential bet, assailed the new case of alleged bullet-planting at NAIA.

“We should focus on planting rice, not bullets,” Marcos said.

PH top court issues TRO vs Comelec...and Section 74 (2) (8) of Comelec Resolution No. 10035 violates the right to assembly and freedom of expression.

“It is also settled in jurispru-dence that any prior restriction of protected speech is presumed unconstitutional, and the govern-ing body restraining such speech is burdened with proving that such measure is justifiable and valid,” read the petition filed through lawyer Ray Paolo San-tiago of Ateneo Human Rights Center.

“The questioned provisions prejudice not only Petitioner’s right to freedom of expression, but also of others’ in future similar cases involving the information and education of the electorate,” the petition stated.

Lewis also pointed out that the prohibition should be nullified since there is no criminal juris-diction of Philippine laws over Filipinos living abroad.

In reaction to the TRO, Lewis said “thanks be to God and to the Justices of the Supreme Court! Filipinos abroad can now cam-paign without fear. Bravo to Ateneo Human Rights Center lead by Atty. Ray Paolo Santiago! They burned the midnight oil to finish the legal papers over the weekend. A big win for Filipinos Overseas!” Lewis heads both the US Pinoys for Good Governance (USPGG) and the Global Filipino Diaspora Council (GDDP).

Atty. Loida Nicolas Lewis (center), with Ateneo Human Rights Center’s Executive Director Atty. Ray Paolo Santiago and Atty. Jaymie Ann Reyes, filing the Certoriari and TRO Petition before the Supreme Court. On April 19, 2016, the Supreme Court granted Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the Comelec before recess.

Lewis has been personally campaigning for good governance and the Mar Roxas-Leni Robredo tandem and had presented in

over 25 cities in the US, Europe and Asia.

Bongbong tops survey for VP amid...percentage points.

In the one and only vice presi-dential debate sponsored by the Commission on Elections and TV5 on April 10, Marcos was skewered by his rival on issues of his father’s human rights record, corruption and the alleged stolen billions of dollars.

President Aquino himself has been leading the Bongbong Mar-cos bashing, devoting his speech on the 30th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution in February to the excesses of the Ferdinand Marcos dictator-ship after the New York Times said that Filipinos, disillusioned by the Aquino administration’s ineptness, were yearning for the Philippines’ “golden age” under martial law rule.

Duterte, MarcosExplaining Marcos’ surge

in the survey, Edmund Tayao, a political science professor at the University of Santo To-mas, noted a similarity between

Marcos and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who is seeking the presidency.

Duterte and Marcos lead-ing the polls shows the voters’ preference for “strong men and decisive leadership,” said Rich-ard Javad Heydarian, political science professor at De La Salle University.

There was little change in the ratings of the vice presidential candidates compared to the last Pulse survey conducted from March 29 to April 3. Marcos was down by a point, Escudero was up by one point while Robredo’s rating was unchanged.

“Albeit small, there are still movements in the ratings. This remains a three-way race,” Ta-yao said.

Following the top three were Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano (17 percent from 15 percent), Sen. Gringo Honasan (4 percent, unchanged from the last survey) and Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV (3 percent from 5 percent).

Marcos was the leading can-didate in Metro Manila (40 percent), Luzon outside Metro Manila (35 percent), Class ABC (43 percent) and Class D (28 percent), while Robredo topped the Visayas (35 percent) and Cayetano was the most favored in Mindanao (32 percent).

The ratings of Escudero (23 percent), Marcos (22 percent), Robredo (22 percent) and Cay-etano (20 percent) were almost the same among Class E.

The survey also showed Es-cudero as the leading second-choice of voters with 26 percent of the respondents saying they would vote for him in the event their candidate withdraws.

Sixteen percent said Cayetano was their alternative candidate while 13 percent chose Robredo and 13 percent picked Marcos. Trillanes and Honasan were the second choice of 7 percent and 5 percent, respectively.

Escudero would gain the most

if Marcos cancels his candidacy with 33 percent of the latter’s voters naming Escudero as their second-choice candidate.

Escudero was also the alterna-tive candidate of 38 percent of Robredo’s voters, 36 percent of Cayetano’s supporters and 24 percent of those who favored Trillanes.

Message of unityIn a statement on the sur-

vey result, Marcos said, “It is a validation that the Filipino people want to hear platforms and programs rather than mud-slinging.”

He added, “Our message of unity is being accepted and the survey results will continue to inspire us to work doubly hard in the remaining days of the campaign.”

At the “Agbiag ti Ilocano (Long live the Ilocano)” event at Manila Polo Club on Monday, Marcos said that he had always been spreading the message of unity, which was being well-received and accepted around the country.

He pointed out that it was time to bring back the true essence of public service but the campaign still has to be won and it was time to work “double time” in the remaining period of the campaign.

After the event, Marcos ex-plained that he needed to work doubly hard on the campaign, saying, “I am not counting out anyone from the vice presiden-tial race… Every candidate has skills, a bailiwick, support so I take every candidate’s campaign seriously.”

He added that he was focusing on his own style of campaign and would not be distracted. “Other candidates will do what they do. We will continue with our campaign and message of unity, merit and excellence in government. That I think is something that reverberates with the people.”

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EL NIñO. Dried up pine trees caused by the extreme drought and extended El Niño are seen along Kennon Road in Benguet province. Philstar.com photo by Andy Zapata Jr.

US shows power in AsiaChina late on Thursday reacted

defiantly to Carter’s announce-ment of joint US-Philippine pa-trols in the South China Sea and the rotation of more US troops with combat aircraft and equip-ment to the Philippines under a new security agreement.

“US-Philippine joint patrols in the South China Sea promote re-gional militarization and under-mine regional peace and stabil-ity,” the Chinese defense ministry said in a statement.

“The Chinese military will pay very close attention to related de-velopments, and firmly safeguard China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests,” it said.

Sweeping claimsChina claims nearly the whole

of the 3.5-million-square-kilome-ter South China Sea, even waters close to the shores of its Southeast Asian neighbors, and has over the past year built artificial islands in the Spratly archipelago to assert what it insists is its “undisputed sovereignty” over territory in the sea also claimed by the Philip-pines, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam and Taiwan.

The Chinese defense ministry’s statement also referenced China’s longstanding opposition to US military alliances in the region. It regards those as a form of unwel-come interference that stymies its desired status as the preeminent

WHILE Los Angeles Lak-ers shooting guard Kobe Bryant cruised to victory in the final game of his career last week, dozens of individuals gathered that same day at the Muzeo Museum in Ana-heim where accomplished Fili-pinos shared their ingredients to success.

The Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County (FACCOC) on Wednesday, April 13, hosted its eighth annual Secrets to Success. The event featured five Filipinos who have made large strides in their careers, including ABS-CBN broadcast reporter Ste-phen Angeles, who moderated the panel discussion event.

“You take whatever greater good you can get, you take what-ever blessings, and you just run with it,” Angeles said.

Angeles attended the event straight after covering Bryant’s re-tirement at the Staples Center and participated in telephone inter-views with ABS-CBN news chan-nel ANC while in Anaheim.

“And for some odd reason I’ve run with it for the last 11 years and it’s I guess it’s worked,” he said of his blessings. “They haven’t kicked me out yet. I’ve been in trouble a lot at the office, but the fact that they’re calling me right now to

Accomplished Fil-Ams share secrets to successbug me and ask me where Kobe Bryant is, I guess it’s cool.”

Other panelists included Louie Jocson, director of culinary opera-tions at Zov’s Restaurant Group; Wendell Alinea, a photo journalist and official photographer of Man-ny Pacquiao; Giovanni Ortega, an actor, author and director; and Linda Young, founder of event production company Elite OC Pro-ductions.

In his speech, Jocson dissected the word “success,” which he not-ed was associated with terms like achievement, purpose, passion and triumph. However, they did not include others, such as choice, hard work, support, positive per-spective, balance, persistence, joy and sacrifice.

“All the words, this word suc-cess it was just telling you what it is, but it didn’t tell you anything else that went with it. Which were action, which were verbs, right. You have to do something. It didn’t just hit you in the backside and voila: success. Right?” he said.

When he was younger, Joc-son was subject to peeling and mincing garlic, and peeling and dicing onions, a requirement his mother imposed before he could go out and play. At one point, he was required to cook dinner twice a week for his family, and would have to stop whatever he was do-ing to attend to the responsibility

on days he had to cook.Jocson eventually went to the

California Culinary Academy while some of his friends made it into prestigious institutions like Harvard and Stanford. Although going to culinary school was looked down upon when he went in the ‘90s, Jocson said it’s some-thing many professionals want to do these days.

Pacquiao’s photographer, Alin-ea, began documenting the now retired boxer’s life in 2012. Nine years ago, Alinea said he was di-agnosed with leukemia and was given only a short period of time to live. Today, he is cancer-free and attributes his success to that time in his life.

“Many people said you have to live every day as if it is your last and for me I experienced that lit-erally. I lived my day as if it was my last. Every time I woke upI’m thankful that I’m still alive, and ev-erything is a bonus. Maybe that’s the secret.... I don’t feel pressure to succeed because I think ev-erything’s a bonus as long as I’m alive,” Alinea said.

Ortega, an assistant professor of theatre and dance at Pomona College who wrote “Criers for Hire,” a comedy production about professional Filipino funeral criers and one based on some events in his own life, told the audience that

Fil-Am survivor of Bataan Death March passes away at 95JESSE Mallares Baltazar, a

World War II veteran who fought under the US Armed Forces and received the United States Purple Heart, died due to cancer last week at a hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, US. He was 95.

In a report by the Washington Post, the retired major joined the US Armed Forces of the Far East (USAFFE) in 1941 while he was a student at the American Far Eastern Aviation School in Manila. He was commanded by Maj. Gen. Douglas McArthur, then Field Marshall of the Philip-pine Army.

He was also a survivor of the Bataan Death March, where Japa-nese troops coerced their Filipino and American counterparts to trek 106 kilometers from Mariveles, Bataan, to Camp O’Donnel in Capas, Tarlac. On the third night, he escaped from the agonizing procession that starved thousands of soldiers to death.

After the war, Baltazar flew to the US and worked at the Office of Special Investigations under the

US Navy and was commissioned to Korea and West Germany. Upon his military retirement, he joined the US Agency for International Development in Vietnam and retired from the State Department in 1988.

Baltazar was born on October 8, 1920, in Quezon City. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Russian at Georgetown University in

1950 and a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Virginia in 1979. He left behind five children with his wife Margrit Kilchmann.

This year, he published a novel entitled ‘The Naked Soldier’, which is a memoir about his prodigious life and times in the military. (Gianna Francesca Catol-ico/Inquirer.net)

UNSUNG HERO NO MORE. Jesse Baltazar, veteran of three wars, receives his overdue medal with a full-dress parade, fixed bayonets, colonial fife and drum corps. Inquirer.net photo

military power in the Asia-Pacific region.

“Strengthening the US-Philip-pine military alliance … is a sign of a Cold War mentality that is un-beneficial to peace and stability in the South China Sea,” it said.

On Friday, April 15, Carter em-phasized the United States would back up the Philippines and other allies in the region.

“At a time of change in this dynamic region, and democratic transitions in the Philippines and the United States, we will contin-ue to stand shoulder to shoulder,” Carter said at the closing ceremo-ny for Balikatan 2016, the annual war games between US and Phil-ippine troops, at Camp Aguinaldo, the Philippine military’s head-quarters in Quezon City.

“We will continue to stand up for our safety and freedoms, for those of our friends and allies, and for the values, principles and rules-based order that has ben-efited so many for so long,” he said.

Carter’s visit aboard the Sten-nis underscores persistent com-plaints from the United States and its allies in the region about Chi-na’s military buildup in the South China Sea.

Later in the massive gray ship’s hangar bay, Carter said his mes-sage in making the trip was that the United States “intends to continue to play a role in keep-ing peace and stability in this re-

gion.”Rear Adm. Ronald Boxall, the

commander of Carrier Strike Group 3, told reporters that the Stennis and the ships in the car-rier’s strike group “regularly have a (Chinese) ship or two operating with us or near us.”

So far, he said, the Chinese vessels have been operating very professionally.

“We’ve been very pleased with the interactions we’ve had,” he said. “They are operating where they think they should, we’re op-erating where we think we should. They generally have professional discussions over the bridge about where we are.”

Flight to the carrierAccompanied by Gazmin,

Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Hernando Iri-berri and Defense Undersecretary Emmanuel Bautista, Carter rode to Villamor Air Base in Pasay City after the Balikatan closing cer-emony and took a Boeing C-17 Globemaster aircraft for a flight to Palawan.

From Palawan, the closest Phil-ippine landmass to the Spratly ar-chipelago, they took a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey military helicopter for a short flight to the Stennis, which was in Philippine-claimed waters.

Under a blazing sun, as the heat index pushed past 37 degrees Celsius, Carter and the Philippine

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US shows power in Asiaofficials landed on the Stennis.

Carter spent about two hours on the ship, watching a number of fighter jets shoot into the sky off the flight deck, do circles around the Stennis and then land again, roaring to a stop as their tailhook caught the arresting wire.

He later spoke to several hun-dred sailors in the hangar bay, including one who asked why the United States allows China to par-ticipate in the large annual mili-tary exercise in the Asia-Pacific region.

Carter said the United States wanted to work together with Chi-na, and added that Beijing should not isolate itself.

Not aimed at anyoneThe United States insists that

the increasing American pres-ence in the South China Sea and the broader Asia-Pacific region is meant to show support for allies and is not aimed at any one na-tion.

But the US military presence also reinforces Carter’s assertion that America will continue to fly and sail throughout the region, despite China’s claims of sover-eignty over the vast South China Sea.

Accomplished Fil-Ams share secrets...struggles are a reason for people to succeed.

“The struggle of my past is not the reason for me to fail. It is the reason that I continue to succeed, and that is based on ambition,” he said.

He also left the audience with four tenets of success: be a vision-ary, be collaborative, be nurturing

Duterte under fire for rape...that’s one thing. But she was so beautiful, the mayor should have been first. What a waste,” Duterte said.

The controversial video was not received well by netizens, calling it an “inhumane remark,” stating that the topic of rape is a sensitive and a serious mat-ter that is currently haunting Philippine society. Duterte’s rivals weighed in on the issue and expressed dismay over the candidate’s insensitive remark. Senator Grace Poe who tied with Duterte in the latest SWS survey said that as a woman, she was offended by the latter’s appar-ent joke.

“It is distasteful and unaccept-able, and reflects his disrespect for women. Rape is a crime and no laughing matter. We should all be outraged at abuses against women,” she said.

United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) bet, Vice President Je-jomar Binay, has also spoken strongly against Duterte’s re-mark calling him a “crazy ma-niac,” while urging the people not to vote for him. Former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas commented that rape is a serious crime and “anyone who laughs at the ultimate as-sault on the dignity of women should not be allowed to wield power.” Senator Miriam San-tiago, who is also a candidate for the presidential race, expressed that Duterte crossed the line and people should express their feel-ings through the ballot.

Women’s group Gabriela quickly made its stand against Duterte’s remark.

“Rape, or any form of sexual abuse is not a joke, nor some-thing to be trivialized in a joke, especially by a public official and most especially by those aspiring for the highest post in the land,” Gabriela national vice chairper-son Gert Libang stated.

In relat ion to the issue, Duterte’s daughter, Sara Duterte-Carpio posted a picture on her

Duterte tells US, Aussie envoys: Shut up, stay out of PH politics

by Nestor P. Burgos Jr.Inquirer.net

KALIBO, Aklan – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, April 20 minced no words against Ambassadors Philip Goldberg of the United States and Amanda Gorely of Australia for their statements criticizing his remarks on the rape and murder of an Australian missionary in 1989.

“You’re not Filipinos. Shut up. Do not interfere because it’s election time,” Duterte told about 5,000 supporters who had waited for hours at the Pastrana Park in the capital town of Kalibo.

The two ambassadors to the Philippines earlier issued state-ments condemning Duterte’s rape joke.

Duterte, who also visited Bo-racay Island, dismissed the com-plaint filed by women’s groups against him before the Commis-sion on Human Rights over his rape joke about Australian mis-

sionary worker Jacqueline Hamill, who was raped and murdered in 1989 during a hostage-taking by inmates at a Davao City detention center.

“That’s foolishness. Silly,” he told reporters.

Duterte indicated that while he could be criticized and even dumped by voters for his remarks about the Hamill rape-slay, he should not be sued for saying what was on his mind. “I was exercising my constitutional right, ” he said of his remarks about the 1989 tragedy. But he said he wanted to meet with the complainants.

Duterte again defended his cussing in public. “Corruption, not my mouth, is our problem,” Duterte said.

Aklan, along with other prov-inces in Western Visayas, is considered a bailiwick of the ruling Liberal Party and former Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II.

Instagram account on Monday, April 18, admitting that she was once raped before.

“Not a joke. I am a rape victim. But I will still vote for President Rodrigo Duterte,” she said on her social media account shut-ting down several rumors sur-rounding her stand against her father’s controversial remark.

She, however, did not elab-orate on her claim. Rather, she said detailing her experi-ence was embarrassing, and does not affect her livelihood. Duterte swiftly commented on his daughter’s revelation, calling her a “drama queen” and that he had no previous knowledge of what happened to her.

“She can’t be raped; she car-ries a gun,” Duterte during an ambush interview during a forum at the University of the

Philippines-Visayas.Amidst the firestorm, Duterte

issued an apology stating, “I apologize to the Filipino people for my recent remarks in a rally. There was no intention of disrespecting our women and those who have been victims of this horrible crime. Sometimes my mouth can get the better of me.”

Duterte’s apology was ac-cepted by his avid supporters but he said that he is not afraid that the statement would cost him the presidency. He also said he will not apologize for the things he has done “to protect our people, especially the weak and defense-less, from crime,” adding that if he ever gets elected, he will protect women, children and families “from the horrors and disorder of crime.”

China’s foreign ministry state-ment on Thursday said “military exchanges by relevant countries should not target third parties, much less support a few countries in challenging China’s sovereign-ty and security, inciting regional contradictions and sabotaging re-gional peace and stability.”

And on Friday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said that, “Before the US returned to the Asia-Pacific region, relevant countries had sought to control the disputes and handle the con-flicts through friendly negotia-tions, despite the disputes having existed for over four decades.”

He told reporters during a press conference that if the United States wanted a peaceful solution to disputes, “I hope it can practice what it has preached, and that their actions can really help to peacefully solve the disputes.”

The Philippines has challenged China’s sweeping claims in the South China Sea at the United Nations Permanent Court of Ar-bitration.

China has refused to take part in the arbitration, and said it would not recognize any ruling by the court.

The tribunal has proceeded to

hear the case, though, and is ex-pected to hand down a ruling in coming weeks.

The United States has said it does not take a position on the territorial disputes, but wants them settled legally.

Message of solidarityBut Carter’s visit to the Philip-

pines last week, and Gazmin’s presence on the Stennis sent a more pointed message of solidar-ity.

The visit to the Stennis came a day after Carter announced new military aid to the Philippines that spurred protests from China.

This was the second time that Carter had flown onto a car-rier while it was embarked in the South China Sea. Last November, he was on the USS Theodore Roosevelt as it sailed northwest of Borneo.

That visit came just a week af-ter a US Navy destroyer, the USS Lassen, challenged China’s claim to a 21-km territorial limit around Zamora Reef (international name: Subi Reef) in the Philippines’ part of the Spratlys, about 270 to 360 km from where the Theodore Roosevelt was sailing on Thurs-day. (Reports from AP and AFP/TVJ)

and be decisive.One of the considerations when

it comes to success, is that the def-inition of the term varies depend-ing on the individual, Young said in her speech. For some, she said it might be dependent on the mon-ey one earns or the size of one’s house; For others, success could be based on the amount of hard work one invests into their career

or family, or how well one man-ages to balance different areas of their life.

“[Given that], it’s really, really difficult to really determine what the secret to success is in your life,” Young said.

In the end, panelists suggested that keys to success include never forgetting one’s faith and that suc-cess is a choice.

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Two Fil-Am teens swept out to sea in San Francisco, presumed dead

SAN FRANCISCO—Two Fili-pino teenagers were swept out to sea at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach Saturday, April 16 and are presumed dead as searchers failed to find them.

A wave pulled Wayne Ausa, 17, and Grisham Duran, 18, from Vallejo, California, out to sea as they waded into the ocean with three of their friends on Saturday afternoon.

The five teens had walked into

the surf arms locked on a sunny day of record high temperatures in the San Francisco Bay Area. A wave knocked them down, forc-ing the boys apart and dragging out Ausa and Duran.

The fire department said the rip currents off Ocean Beach could be very strong even in shallow water. Firemen said the two boys might have been swept as far as 15 miles from shore.

The water off the beach is also

very cold and long exposure to it could lead to fatal hypo-thermia. The other three teens who managed to swim to shore were taken to a hospital to be checked.

Firefighters and the U.S. Coast Guard boats and a helicopter searched the waters off Ocean Beach but called off the search that night, saying it could take weeks before their bodies drift back to shore. (Inquirer.net)

Youths hold hackathon to help undocumented immigrants

SAN FRANCISCO—Like a hack-athon but for immigration reform, a recent San Francisco Bay Area DACA-thon brought young people together to strategize about how to get more immigrants to apply for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

Applying for DACA allows cer-tain undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children to obtain temporary relief from deportation, as well as access to work permits, social security numbers and other benefits.

Yet only about 62 percent of eli-gible Californians have applied for DACA, according to Sharon Hing of the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC).

Among the groups with the lowest application rates are Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. Misinformation about DACA is common, said Hing; there are few portrayals of Asian American DACA recipients in the media, and some people mistakenly think the program is only for Latinos.

To tackle this challenge, local young people, including current DACA recipients, formed teams to design communications cam-paigns to get more eligible Bay Area residents (who live, work or go to school in San Francisco) to apply for DACA.

The event’s emcee was Ju Hong, outreach coordinator of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) National DACA Collab-orative, who is a DACA recipient himself.

The DACA-thon was a collabora-tive effort of a group of local orga-nizations, including New America Media, San Francisco’s Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs, FWD.us, ASPIRE, Im-migrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), International Institute of the Bay Area (IIBA), API Legal Outreach, Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), and the National Korean American Service & Educa-tion Consortium (NAKASEC).

Hing of ILRC explained the DACA program and outlined some of the benefits of becoming a DACA recipient, including access to job opportunities and health care. “What are some of the other benefits of DACA?” she asked the group.

“You can go to the club with an ID!” offered Hong, who said that getting into nightclubs was one of the most popular benefits of get-ting DACA for young people.

The group then divided into three teams to draw what DACA meant to them.

Several participants drew things meant to illuminate – a light bulb, a window with the shutters thrown open, a shining sun. (For many, getting DACA means being able to

be open about one’s immigration status for the first time.)

Then came a brainstorming activity called “Crazy Eights.” Participants divided a piece of paper into eight sections and drew a different idea in each box. With only 40 seconds for each sketch, teams drew like mad anything they could think of to get people to apply for DACA.

One participant drew a remark-ably accurate stethoscope and wrote “Immigration check-up?” next to it.

Another participant came up with a DACA fairy — “Like the Tooth Fairy, except for DACA.”

Groups then started to narrow down ideas and come up with viable campaigns. The room was abuzz.

Everyone split up into new groups to practice their pitches and get feedback. Then they went back to their original groups to refine their campaigns and finalize their presentations.

Each campaign tackled the chal-lenge in a different way.

Hong Mei Pang of Chinese for Affirmative Action described her team’s campaign as a way to “normalize” people’s perceptions of DACA recipients by focusing on their identity as locals, as opposed to their undocumented immigra-tion status.

Arturo Fernandez of UC Berke-ley explained that his team’s cam-paign used the platforms Chinese Americans trust most and incor-porated trusted messengers such as public officials and community leaders.

Denise Wong of API Legal Out-reach said her team’s campaign aimed to combat people’s fear of applying for DACA by making it fun and using entertainment to get the message across.

A panel of judges from ASPIRE, FWD.us and API Legal Outreach crowned the first team the win-ner, but said all of the ideas had elements that would make for successful campaigns.

Participants signed up to help implement a campaign over the coming months.

Next up: making it a reality. Stay tuned for more DACA-related ac-tion in the near future.

***The SF Bay Area DACA-thon was sponsored

by San Francisco’s Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs. For more information about DACA workshops in San Francisco, go to: dacasf.com.

by ANNA ChAllet New America Media

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BREATHER IN THE CITY. The newly renovated Mehan Garden will be officially opened to the public this week. The garden is an open space outside the walled city of Intramuros in Manila, established in 1858 by the spanish colonial authorities as a botanical garden called the Jardin Botanico. ManilaTimes.net photo by Russell PalmaKris scored for allegedly using

presidential choppers at LP sortie Aquino rating plunges to ‘0’ in Metro

Comelec commissioner seeks election rules on gender sensitivity

by Patricia Lourdes Viray Philstar.com

MANILA—Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commis-sioner Rowena Guanzon on Wednesday, April 20 said that she will propose a reform on election rules which will em-phasize gender sensitivity and gender equality.

This follows the remarks of presidential aspirant Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte about rape and murder victim Jacque-line Hamill, an Australian lay minister.

“As Chair of the Gender and Development Committee of the

Commission on Elections, I will propose a Code of Conduct for Candidates, and will reform the election rules to emphasize gen-der sensitivity and gender equal-ity,” Guanzon said in a statement posted on Twitter.

Guanzon said that Duterte’s statement that “the mayor should have been first” was a “disgust-ing joke.”

“Out of about 54.3 Million Fili-pino voters, there are 27,896,668 women voters. That’s 1.7 Million more women voters than men. That’s 27.9 Million women voters who CAN be raped,” Guanzon said.

Commission on Elections Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said that the remark of Davao City Rodrigo Duterte about an Australian lay minister rape victim was “disgusting.”

by aLexis romero Philstar.com

MANILA—Kris Aquino was heavily criticized on Wednesday, April 20 after online photos cir-culated showing her allegedly using the presidential chopper to campaign for Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas II and his running mate Camarines Sur Rep. Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo.

The photos, which were up-loaded to social networking site Facebook, showed the presidential sister accompanied by people who appear to be her aides. Aquino, who was wearing a yellow shirt and black pants, was seen near a presidential helicopter.

In one photo, a female compan-ion of Aquino wearing what looked like the LP campaign shirt, was seen disembarking from the heli-copter while an Air Force soldier looked on.

The photos, released by the Municipality of Dalaguete, were reuploaded on Facebook by a certain “Peshmerga Abs.” The user claimed that the incident happened Tuesday in Dalaguete, Cebu. The uploader described Aquino as “thick faced” for sup-posedly using government re-sources to join the sorties of LP candidates.

“This will make you swear in anger. They are using government resources for the campaign,” the user said in Filipino.

Sought for comment, Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid spokesman

Ibarra Gutierrez said the impu-tation that Aquino was being ferried by helicopter is “rather malicious.”

“It seemed that it was the Presi-dent being escorted and that she was simply accompanying him,” Gutierrez told The Star.

“The President is obviously al-ways going to travel in a military or government chopper. If she was accompanying the President, then the chopper was not there for her, but for PNoy,” he added.

Many of those who commented on the video chided Aquino and called her names. Others ques-tioned whether Roxas’s allies are allowed to use hard-earned tax-payers’ money for things that do not mean anything to them.

Aquino’s photos surfaced a few days after a video showing envelopes being distributed at a campaign rally of LP went viral.

The distribution of envelopes allegedly happened during a sortie last March 31 in Pikit, North Co-tabato. The video showed an un-identified male emcee asking the crowd to chant “Oras na, Roxas na! (It’s Roxas’s time).”

The emcee warned members of the audience that they would not receive envelopes if their cheer for Roxas is not loud enough. The emcee was also seen giving an en-velope to a woman who seemed to have answered a trivia question.

Critics believe the envelope contained cash but the allegation remains unverified.

Roxas has vowed to look into the incident and maintained that the LP does not tolerate any violation of election laws.

“If it really happened, we will identify the organizers and tell them that it should be stopped,” Roxas said.

One of the photos showing presidential sister and television host Kris Aquino and the presidential chopper released by the Municipality of Dalaguete were critized on social networks for being used at a campaign sortie of the Liberal Party.

PH moves up in press freedom index; situation still ‘difficult’ for media

MANILA—The Philippines went up three places in this year’s World Press Freedom Index but journalists in the country are still considered in a “difficult situation,” according to Reporters Without Borders, which compiles the index.

In the 2016 edition of the index, the Philippines is at 138, better than the 141st place it was at in 2015. According to the Paris-based group, journalists in the Philip-pines “are in constant danger.”

It said that many have been murdered since the 2009 Magu-indanao massacre—sometimes also called the Ampatuan massa-cre for the political clan accused of being behind the worst case of election-related violence in Philippine history. Of 58 people killed in the massacre, 32 were media workers. There have been no convictions in the case and some suspects have already been released on bail.

According to the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, 170 media workers have been killed in the country since 1986.

“Often committed by private mi-litias in order to silence reporters who are investigating them, these murders usually go unpunished,” Reporters Without Borders said, adding media outlets may suc-cumb to self-censorship or corrup-tion “in this climate of terror.”

The group also noted that, “paradoxically, the national me-dia are fairly free and diversified and do not hesitate to criticize President Benigno Aquino III’s administration.”

Reporters Without Borders, in a related post on its website, noted “a deep and disturbing decline in respect for media freedom at both the global and regional levels,” with all the index’s indicators de-clining between 2013 and 2016.

It said the decline can be at-tributed to the “increasingly au-thoritarian tendencies” of some governments, legislation that penalizes journalists for “insult-ing the president,” “blasphemy” or “supporting terrorism,” tighter government control on state-owned media and problematic security situations,

“The survival of independent news coverage is becoming in-

creasingly precarious in both the state and privately-owned media because of the threat from ide-ologies, especially religious ide-ologies, that are hostile to media freedom, and from large-scale pro-paganda machines. Throughout

the world, ‘oligarchs’ are buying up media outlets and are exercis-ing pressure that compounds the pressure already coming from governments,” Reporters Without Borders also said. (Jonathan de Santos/Philstar.com)

PUBLIC satisfaction with Pres-ident Aquino in Metro Manila plunged to a “neutral” zero rating in the first quarter, a new record low in the metropolis and a steep dive from the end of last year, from the “moderate” in the previous quar-ter, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.

The survey also showed the President’s overall rating slid from “good” to “moderate.”

Among respondents in the na-tion’s capital, 43 percent were satisfied while 44 percent were dissatisfied with Mr. Aquino’s performance, resulting in a net satisfaction rating (satisfied minus dissatisfied) of a “neutral” zero in April, a downgrade from the previ-ous quarter’s “moderate” +23 (55 percent satisfied minus 31 percent dissatisfied).

Overall, 57 percent were satisfied with the President’s performance while 30 percent were dissatis-fied, for a net satisfaction rating of “moderate” +27 in the first quarter, down by 5 points from the “good” +32 (58 percent satisfied minus 26 percent dissatisfied) in December.

The SWS said the five-point dip in his rating was due to “declines of 23 points in Metro Manila, eight points in the Visayas, and one point in Mindanao, combined with a steady score in the Balance Luzon.”

But Malacañang insisted that

President Aquino’s latest public satisfaction rating was “still high” even if it was the lowest since the first quarter last year.

“Overall rating (+27) was still high for a president who is complet-ing the last semester of his term,” Communications Secretary Her-minio Coloma Jr. said in reaction to the latest SWS survey.

Coloma said the President, who is stepping down on June 30, was “grateful for the people’s unstinting trust in his leadership.”

The President also suffered a double-digit decline among classes ABC, from a net rating of “good” +44 in December to “moderate” +17.

SWS considers a rating of plus 70 and above as “excellent”; plus 50 to plus 69, “very good”; plus 30 to plus 49, “good”; plus 10 to plus 29, “moderate”; plus 9 to minus 9, “neutral”; minus 10 to minus 29, “poor”; minus 30 to minus 49, “bad”; minus 50 to minus 69, “very bad”; minus 70 and below, “execrable.”

The survey, conducted from March 30 to April 2, interviewed 1,500 respondents nationwide and had a margin error of plus-or-minus 3 percentage points. It was first published in BusinessWorld on Monday, April 18. (Inquirer Research with a report by Christine O. Avendaño)

President Aquino deliver his speech during the launching of the Angat afterbay Regulatory dam (Bustos Dam) Rehibalitation project in Brgy Tibagan, Bustos Bulacan. Inquirer.net photo by Joan Bondoc

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THE way the spate of public opinion polls on the forthcom-ing elections have been tarred and feathered in mainstream and social media should alarm the research companies that have been conducting them with greater frequency as May 9 ap-proaches. The question now be-ing frequently asked by opinion makers is, “Does anybody still believe in the surveys?”

But the unflattering commen-taries have, themselves, been dismissed by the polling special-ists as sour graping by parties who have been unhappy with the results. That may be true to a large extent. But there are enough verified instances of bi-ased surveys – or those employ-ing questionable methodologies – to damage the credibility of the principal survey companies, specifically SWS and Pulse Asia.

Worse yet, the Duterte camp recently released the “results” of a survey that showed him in the lead - a claim promptly de-nied as fake by Pulse Asia, to which the research had been at-tributed. Too bad for the Duterte group, because - like the prover-bial boy who cried wolf - even possibly genuine survey findings are now being met with raised eyebrows.

One series of public opinion readings currently being round-ly criticized is the Bilang Pilipino

Does anybody still believe in the surveys?

GreG B. MacaBenta

Street Talk

SINCE freeing itself from an authoritarian rule three decades ago, the Philippines has enjoyed the restoration of democracy and free-dom. However, human rights issues remain prevalent in the country, challenging the commitment of the government and its people to have a collective resolve to uphold human dignity.

Fundamental right

On Wednesday, April 13, US Sec-retary of State John Kerry released the 2015 Country Reports on Hu-man Rights Practices, to provide the US Congress with the status of internationally recognized individual, civil, politi-cal, and worker rights as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in countries around the world.

“The contents of this report renew our com-mitment to promoting and protecting universal human rights, to supporting and defending civil society in its peaceful efforts to hold governments accountable, and to working with our partners to advance peace, development, human rights, and democracy,” Kerry said in his statement.

The report acknowledged the gains made by the Philippine government on important human rights issues and highlighted the challenges that continue to exist.

“The most significant human rights problems continued to be extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances undertaken by security forces, in-surgents, and suspected vigilante groups; a weak and overburdened criminal justice system notable for poor cooperation between police and investiga-tors, a meager record of prosecutions and lengthy procedural delays; and widespread official corrup-tion and abuse of power,” the report noted.

“Other human rights problems included alle-gations of prisoner/detainee torture and abuse

by security forces; harassment, including allegations of violence against human rights activists by local security forces; warrantless arrests; lengthy pretrial detentions;

overcrowding and inadequate prison conditions; killings and harassment of journalists; mistreat-ment of internally displaced persons (IDPs); vio-lence against women; abuse and sexual exploi-tation of children; trafficking in persons; limited access to facilities for persons with disabilities; lack of full integration of indigenous people into political and economic structures; absence of law and policy to protect persons from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; child labor; and ineffective enforcement of work-er rights,” it added.

While the administration of Pres. Benigno Aquino III has made strides in battling impunity, much more is needed to be done to ensure that the perpetrators of human rights violations do not brazenly roam the streets free, and instead be held accountable for their atrocities.

“The government continued to investigate and prosecute only a limited number of reported hu-man rights abuses, including abuses by its own forces, paramilitaries, and insurgent/terrorist groups. Concerns about impunity of national and local government officials, security force mem-bers, and powerful business and commercial fig-ures persisted,” the report added.

Editorial

Fil-Am leader sues Comelec for violating overseas Filipino voters’ rights GREAT news: The Supreme Court en banc has

declared that Filipinos overseas can resume cam-paigning abroad for their candidates, except in the vicinity of Philippine Embassies and Consul-ates where actual voting takes place.

Kudos to Fil-Am community leader Loida Nico-las Lewis for calling out the Philippine Commis-sion on Elections (Comelec) over a resolution that she says is a violation of the Fil-Ams and other overseas voters’ right to freedom of speech, ex-pression, and even assembly.

Last Monday, April 18, Lewis, together with the Ateneo Human Rights Center, filed a case on before the Philippine Supreme Court to question the constitutionality of Comelec’s resolution pro-hibiting partisan political activities abroad during the 30-day overseas voting period which started last April 9.

Comelec rules prohibit any campaigning and

partisan political activities during election day. In the Philippines, this will be on May 9. For voters here in the US and other parts of the world, voting started last April 9 up to May 9. Following the contentious Comelec resolution, Pinoy voters abroad are therefore prohibited to campaign, hold in-formation dissemination rallies and activities during this most important month.

In a Balitang America report, Lewis said, “So that means habang we’re having our election cam-paigning period here in the Philippines, Filipinos abroad are prohibited to discuss election issues which are relevant to them. So we are questioning this. We have filed a case against the Commission on Elections.”

Lewis likewise suggested that such resolution

discriminates against Filipinos overseas, because it denies them to hold campaign events that will help them discuss and understand issues, get to know the candidates better and make an informed decision in exercis-ing their right of suffrage.

“Sa aming mga overseas Fili-pinos ang daming dapat pag-

usapan. Etong gag order ng Comelec is totally unfair, arbitrary and unreasonable,” Lewsis con-tended.

Lewis added, “Para bang kayong Filipino over-seas, hindi kayo tunay na Pilipino. Kami lang dito ang puwedeng mag-discuss hanggang May 8. Pero kayo diyan—quiet. Mali yon. Unconstitu-tional.”

Upon learning of the TRO, Lewis issued a state-

ment saying, “Thanks be to God and to the Justices of the Supreme Court! Filipinos abroad can now campaign without fear. Bravo to Ateneo Human Rights Center lead by Atty. Ray Paolo Santiago! They burned the midnight oil to finish the legal papers over the weekend. A big win for Filipinos Overseas!” Lewis heads both the US Pinoys for Good Governance (USPGG) and the Global Fili-pino Diaspora Council (GDDP).

Lewis has long been an advocate of good gover-nance and actively campaigns for Mar Roxas and Leni Robredo for President and Vice President respectively.

* * *Gel Santos Relos is the anchor of TFC’s “Balitang America.” Views and opinions expressed by the author in this column are are solely those of the author and not of Asian Journal and ABS-CBN-TFC. For comments, go to www.TheFil-AmPerspective.com, https://www.facebook.com/Gel.Santos.Relos

Mobile Survey being conducted by SWS with the technical and logistical support of TV5 and the PLDT-Smart Communications group.

SWS is the same research firm that conducted the much-maligned survey in late Novem-ber 2015 which showed Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte leading the field at 38 percent, ahead of Vice-President Jejomar Binay (21 percent), Sen. Grace Poe (21 percent), Sec. Mar Roxas (15 percent) and Sen. Miriam De-fensor-Santiago (4 percent).

The survey, which SWS ad-mitted was commissioned by a Duterte supporter, asked a lead-ing question, as follows:

“Ibang listahan naman po ang gamitin natin. Kasama dito si RODRIGO DUTERTE bilang isang substitute candidate sa Presidente. Sa mga sumusunod na mga pangalan sa listahang ito, sino po ang malamang nin-yong iboto bilang PRESIDEN-TE NG PILIPINAS, kung ang eleksyon ay gaganapin ngay-on (SHOW LIST 2)” (Let us use another list. This one includes Rodrigo Duterte as a substitute candidate for president. From the list of names here, who do you think will be your choice for president of the Philippines if elections were held today?)

Any research practitioner worth his coconuts will tell you that the framing of the question created an obvious bias in favor of Duterte that resulted in his high rating.

That was not the first time that SWS had used a question-

able methodology in its surveys. In recent presidential preference polls, SWS has used varying lists of purported candidates, includ-ing those who had not indicated any interest in running for presi-dent. The results have, there-fore, not been comparable and have been lacking in reliability and credibility (Pulse Asia has also applied the same methodol-ogy).

Unfortunately, these “public opinion polls” have been widely publicized in media and have been used by interested parties to influence public attitudes and stir a bandwagon effect among prospective voters.

The current Bilang Pilipino Mobile Survey, which SWS characterizes as a “pioneering project to rapidly track the opin-ions of a statistically represen-tative national panel of voters,” has been subjected to much criticism. According to SWS, a panel of randomly selected respondents, ostensibly repre-senting the Philippine voting population, was constituted and given mobile phones. Starting with the 2nd presidential debate held in Cebu, the panelists have been asked to respond to ques-tions transmitted to them by SWS about current election is-sues, with a focus on candidate preferences.

The Bilang Pilipino Mobile Survey has, in effect, constituted a consumer panel on ongoing election issues. The effective us-age of consumer panels is in de-riving short and quick insights on the subject of a market test

(such as a product test) from re-spondents with specialist knowl-edge, but they are not intended as a representative sample for the general population.

In this regard, the Bilang Pili-pino Mobile Survey is severely flawed in two aspects. Firstly, the average response rate has been poor, rendering the find-ings with a high margin of error – up to plus/minus 7 percent in Metro Manila and the Visayas and as high as plus/minus 8 per-cent in balance Luzon and Min-danao.

And, worse yet, the panel-ists are, in effect, being used as “specialists” on election issues. Anyone who has used research for marketing purposes (as I have for over half a century) will tell you that it is not advisable to derive “expert opinions” from respondents unless they are specialists on the subject being tested.

You never ask ordinary con-sumers whether an ad layout is good or bad – in effect, asking them to render the opinion of graphic experts or ad specialists. You will end up with responses ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous.

Spontaneity is key in re-search and leading questions are an abomination. The Bilang Pilipino Mobile Survey is pep-pered with holes in this respect. Spontaneity is lost because the mobile phone panelists, know-ing that they will be periodically asked to respond to questions, are most likely anticipating and discussing them with others. If

they were members of a jury in the US, they would be dismissed for exposing themselves to ex-traneous influences.

The mobile survey also falls into the category of a “push poll,” an unflattering term in the scientific research community and defined by Wikipedia as fol-lows:

“A push poll is an interactive marketing technique, most com-monly employed during political campaigning, in which an indi-vidual or organization attempts to influence or alter the view of voters under the guise of con-ducting a poll.

“In a push poll, large numbers of voters are contacted briefly (often less than 60 seconds), and little or no effort is made to col-lect and analyze response data. Instead, the push poll is a form of telemarketing-based propa-ganda and rumor mongering, masquerading as a poll. Push polls may rely on innuendo or knowledge gleaned from oppo-sition research on an opponent.

“Push polls are generally viewed as a form of negative campaigning. Indeed, the term is commonly (and confusingly) used in a broader sense to refer to legitimate polls that aim to test negative political messages. Fu-ture usage of the term will deter-mine whether the strict or broad definition becomes the most favored definition. However, in all such polls, the pollster asks leading questions or suggestive questions that ‘push’ the inter-viewee towards adopting an un-favorable response towards the

political candidate.“Push polling has been con-

demned by the American Asso-ciation of Political Consultants and the American Association of Public Opinion Research.”

In the first Bilang Pilipino Mo-bile Survey, which ostensibly tracked public opinion on the results of the 2ndpresidential debate in Cebu, SWS asked a leading negative question:

“Whom among the candi-dates for PRESIDENT of the PHILIPPINES you DO NOT LIKE TO WIN the most? (CHOOSE ONE) [Sino sa mga kandidato sa PRESIDENTE ng PILIPINAS ang PINAKA-AYAW MONG MANA-LO? (PUMILI NG ISA)].”

The way the question was framed falls into the exact pat-tern defined by Wikipedia as an attempt “to influence or alter the view of voters under the guise of conducting a poll.” Nonetheless, SWS has been unapologetic in using this highly irregular and questionable methodology for whatever reason it may have. And whatever reason that might be, it certainly does not define SWS as a credible and reliable research organization but rather as a political propaganda tool.

In sum, if your life depended on the reliability of the Bilang Pilipino SWS Mobile Survey, you really wouldn’t be sure if you will live or die. But at least, you will have an indication of odds. As in gambling, that’s the best use of this push poll masquerading as a scientific re-search study. (gregmacabenta@hotmail.com)

As the elections draw near, the human rights report implores the country’s incoming leaders to have the political will to make a comprehensive approach in addressing existing human rights vi-

olations. They must realize that human rights vio-lations breed through many problems, which are related to the country’s political, economic, social and cultural conditions. (AJPress)

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Senators irked by absence of Cabinet members in Kidapawan probe

Poor survey ratings in Pulse Asia, SWS, others dishearten Santiago

DAVAO CITY—Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago said she was disheartened over the consistently poor survey ratings released by commercial survey firms.

“I just want to ask but probably the answer is in Metro Manila. Why does it when they conduct surveys on presidentiables, when the universities are asked, from left to right, is Miriam. But if the commercial surveys are conducted, I’m not even there,” she said at her campus tour at the University of the Philippines Mindanao, drawing cheers from the crowd of students and faculty members.

Santiago has consistently placed fifth at the surveys conducted by Pulse Asia, Social Weather Stations and Laylo with her single-digit rat-ings. In the recent Pulse Asia sur-vey, her previous 3 percent rating has dropped to 1 percent.

The feisty senator recently said that her poor ratings in presidential preference surveys are due to the exclusion of her name among the choices of presidentiables in survey questionnaires, as reported by her supporters.

She also slammed her rivals’ premature campaigning: “It was very obvious that before the official campaign period, they already had too many advertisements. Do you know that for every three seconds it costs half a million? Where did

they get the money? They are not even starting in office and they are already stealing,” she said in the same speech that lasted for about 10 minutes.

The senator has topped most campus surveys and mock polls in-cluding the recent University of the Philippines- Diliman survey, where she was chosen by 57 percent or 405 of 710 respondents.

Her visit to UP Mindanao was her first campus visit in the region since the campaign launch on Feb. 9. It was her fourth public appearance since last week, after she took a month-long absence for her cancer treatment. Overall, she has made 10 public appearances, mostly in universities, since the start of the campaign. The senator is banking on her social media presence and the so-called youth vote due to her popularity among students.

Santiago’s limited public ap-pearances have been hindered by her health condition. She was diagnosed with an advanced stage of lung cancer in 2014, but later said she was on “remission.”

“That’s why I’m praying if God doesn’t take me back yet, I hope He will give me the power to put these corrupt men to jail,” she said.

The senator, who is campaign-ing on anti corruption platform, also told the audience that her first priority under her administration is to conduct a thorough investigation through the Office of the Ombuds-man, on all the cases involving the pork barrel.

Santiago stayed at the campus for about 30 minutes and immedi-ately left after delivering a speech and granting photo opportunities with students and faculty mem-bers.

Presidential bet Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. Inquirer.net photo

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Robredo upbeat after debateby DJ Yap

Inquirer

LIBERAL Party vice presidential candidate Leni Robredo is banking on her strong performance in last the televised debate to propel her to the top of voter surveys.

Robredo, who in the latest Pulse Asia survey ranked second in a sta-tistical tie with Sen. Francis Escu-dero, noted that the poll was taken before the debate that was aired on nationwide TV by ABS-CBN.

Her campaign harped on three political analysts’ declaration that she had topped the April 17 debate, which only four vice presidential candidates—Robredo, Senators Escudero, Alan Peter Cayetano and Antonio Trillanes—attended. Senators Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Gregorio Honasan were no-shows.

In a statement, Robredo’s camp quoted one of the analysts as say-ing her statements allowed her to “come across as her own candi-date” and not just someone who

was anointed by the President.The political pundit said Ro-

bredo could get the support of the undecided voters since she is not associated with the problems of urban traffic, congestion and other issues.

Another analyst said, “Leni Ro-bredo has an advantage because she comes from grassroots,” add-ing that she was able to successfully frame her advocacies and issues to fit grassroots perspectives.

The third pundit opined that Robredo “continued with her very authentic and relatable approach,” according to the Robredo camp.

In a separate statement, Ro-bredo said she took comfort in another poll, the Social Weather Stations “Bilang Pilipino” mobile survey which put her on top of vice presidential polls for the first time. That survey was taken after the debate.

“For me, each survey is impor-tant because we can see not only our trajectory but also the places

Liberal Party Vice Presidential bet and Camarines Sur Representative Leni Robredo

MANILA—The Senate Com-mittee on Justice and Human Rights on Wednesday, April 20 questioned the absence of Cabi-net members during the sec-ond Kidapawan probe.

Sens. Juan Ponce Enrile and Alan Peter Cayetano said that the absence of the Cabinet members risk questions getting repeated in the next probe as it is the secre-taries who are commanding their respective departments and not the representatives.

“If they were invited, they should be here because that is their pur-pose of being members of the Cabinet,” Enrile said.

Enrile lamented the absence of Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento whose presence is essential in the probe. Sarmiento was represented by DILG Region 12 Director Rey-naldo Bungubung who said the secretary was attending to “urgent matters.”

“What is the impelling problem of your department that keeps him out of discussing the problem of the country and our people as im-portant as this one?” Enrile asked saying the “urgent” matter must

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be “earthshaking.”Enrile also alluded to President

Benigno Aquino III’s accountabil-ity while asking about Sarmiento’s presence.

“Is this the way your depart-ment looks at the problems of our country involving citizens, your bosses supposedly, the boss of your boss?” he added alluding to Aquino.

Aside from Sarmiento, Agricul-ture Secretary Proceso Alcala and Public Works and Highways Secre-tary Rogelio Singson, members of the El Niño task force also skipped the probe.

Cayetano also hit another Cabi-net member Social Welfare Secre-tary Dinky Soliman who also failed to turn up in the hearing. She was represented by Assistant Secretary Vilma Cabrera who said Soliman was in Mati, Davao Oriental to monitor the drought situation.

Soliman’s absence angered Cayetano pointing out that Soli-man was in Manila during the first Kidapawan probe and now that it is held in Manila, she failed to attend. He said the farmers even flew to Manila to give way to secretaries but they chose to skip attending the hearing.

Both senators expressed dis-may over the absence of the

secretaries.“My disgust in the manner by

which the government looks at this problem, and this is reflected in the inaction and absence of high officials who are in the government today,” Enrile said.

Meanwhile, Cayetano sum-moned all Cabinet secretaries in the next hearing, which he said may occur after the elections. He also said the officials have time for campaigns and not for the farmers’ needs.

“We will not accept [the] ab-sence of Cabinet secretaries in next hearing,” Cayetano said. “Why do department secretaries have time for political rallies but not for this Senate hearing?”

The Senate panel first held the hearing at the University of South-eastern Philippines in Davao City since it is the nearest place to the incident, citing consideration for injured farmers.

Last March 30, thousands of farmers started blocking stretches of the Cotabato-Davao Highway in Kidapawan City to ask for government action on the hunger plaguing their communities amid the ongoing drought. The rally led to a bloody dispersal that killed and injured farmers, civilians, and police.

where we are weak,” she said.Robredo’s schedule on Tuesday

was packed, as she visited poor communities in the cities of Man-daluyong, Manila and Makati. She acknowledged her numbers were weakest in Metro Manila.

She said her campaign was using survey data to plot their next moves, decide which areas to devote attention to, and which segments of society to concentrate on.

ON THE RIGHT TRACK. While others cried, grimaced in pain or hid their faces in their hands to avoid seeing the needle, a student of Parang Elementary School in Marikina City is a picture of calmness as he is injected with the dengue vaccine. The Department of Health (DOH) said that nearly 150,000 children in the country have now received doses of the world’s first dengue vaccine. Only 240 children – or 0.16 percent – suffered adverse effects such as fever, dizziness and headaches, health officials said at a news briefing Monday, April 18. Inquirer.net photo by Niño Jesus Orbeta

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Stella abrera:Making history in the world of ballet

by MoMar G. Visaya /AJPress

IN HER OWN WORDSOn what a typical day isI get to work around 10am

and I take a ballet class to warm myself up and work on my skills for about an hour and a half. On the hardest seasons, I rehearse from 12 noon to 7pm, sometimes straight without a lunch break, which is not ideal but it happens. That’s a typical rehearsal day. But when we’re in season, per-forming-wise, then we rehearse a few hour during the day and have the performance in the evening.

On International Women’s Day

It is important for women to believe in themselves and be-lieve in their power and beauty.

On her 2014 visit to the Philippines (a year after Super Typhoon Haiyan devastated many parts of the country)

I was a guest of Ballet Philip-pines and I got to perform at the Cultural Center of the Philip-pines, which is such an iconic theater. I really enjoyed my sort of homecoming then. I have never performed there before, in the country of my heritage so it was a big deal for me. I was so warmly welcomed and it was a very nice experience.

On Filipino Food and eatingWhat’s great about how hard

we are required to work is that it affords me the luxury of eating a lot. I can work out all the yummy food, I really enjoy eating. I do ask my mom for her adobo recipe and her nilaga. If I could, I would eat longganisa every day, but I can’t because it’s hard to find. I love cooking, I really enjoy it. This today is a good inspira-tion for me, actually will light my

fire to cook more Filipino food, maybe once a week.

On the days she’s offI enjoy sleeping in, having a

good breakfast, getting a mas-sage and just not doing anything and just being a couch potato, while eating potato chips.

On being inspiration to young boys and girls of color who want to dance

It’s complex especially in our times now. It’s wonderful, the striving to have diversity in all fields. I personally would say that my own story - I was very lucky and I never felt singled out or different or that my ethnicity or ethnic background was a nega-tive thing. I hope that we can all move forward together with all the different cultures and racial backgrounds. Let’s celebrate our heritage.Stella Abrera in “The Nutcracker.”

Photo by Rosalie O’Connor

Stella Abrera was named one of the Distinguished Filipino Women of 2016 for her success as a Principal Dancer at the American Ballet Theatre last March 8. Also in photo are Consul General Mario L. de Leon, Jr. and Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Irene Susie Natividad. AJPress photo by Momar G. Visaya Photo by Jade Young

It has been eight months since Stella Abrera broke the prover-bial glass ceiling at the American Ballet theatre when she was promoted as one of the elite company’s principal dancers, becoming the first Filipino-American to do so.

“So far, so good,” the balle-rina told the Asian Journal. “I’m still enjoying sinking my teeth into learning new roles and having a good time.”

A b r e r a w a s o n e o f t h re e accomplished F i l i p i n a s l a u d e d b y t h e

Philippine Consulate General on International Women’s Day this year. Along with Care.com

founder and CEO Sheila Marcelo-Lirio and New York

City chair of Commission on Human Rights, they were honored with the

Distinguished Women of 2016 award.

“I’m so extremely honored to be included in their company. I

find a lot of inspiration from my fellow female colleagues as well as other female art-ists and leaders in the art world. I get a lot of lessons and motivations from them.

tonight is a huge honor for me,” Abrera said.

the prima ballerina is current-ly rehearsing for three different

ballets which will be staged at the Metropolitan Op-

era House begin-ning this May:

“La Fille mal Gardee,”

“ F i r e -b i r d ” and the

“Golden Cockerel.”

“I’ve been working quite hard lately but I’m enjoying

myself, that’s for sure,” she remarked.

Stella started dancing when she was barely five years old. An older

sister – who was 17 years her senior – was in college and

had been taking modern dance classes and she

suggested that Stella try it out. And she did.

“I am so lucky. I had this dream to be a ballerina when I was a little girl and I grew up and became one. Not everyone has that luck, timing wise, but I

worked hard and I am grateful,” she shared.

At age 11, she tried her first pair pointe shoes. She knew then that this was her dream to pursue.

With the full support of her family, Stella enrolled in more dance classes and her parents, Jack and Aurora would sit and wait for her to finish her classes and rehearsals. At this time, she was dancing and rehearsing five hours a day.

As the youngest of five chil-dren, Stella chose a different career path from her brother and three sisters. Her parents were both immigrants from the Philip-pines and they constantly moved the family to different cities and countries because of her father’s work as a civil engineer.

Stella and her family moved from Pasadena, California to San Diego and Sydney, Australia because of this. She began her

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studies with Philip and Charles Fuller and Cynthia Young at Le Studio in Pasadena and continued it at the West Coast Ballet Theatre in San Diego when they moved there. She also spent three years studying the Royal Academy of Dancing method with Joan and Monica Halliday at the Halliday Dance Centre in Sydney.

When Abrera was 16, Ross Stret-ton, the assistant artistic director of the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) was adjudicating one of her final exams. He facilitated her audition for ABT. “He plucked me out of the garden, you might say. Of course, Kevin (McKenzie, artistic director) had to give his OK,” she told NBC News.

Stella joined the ABT as a mem-ber of the corps de ballet in 1996 at the age of 17 after being an ap-prentice for a few months.

Founded in 1940, American Ballet Theatre is recognized as one of the most renowned bal-let companies in the world. Few ballet companies equal ABT for its combination of size, scope, and outreach and as such, it is a living national treasure. On April 27, 2006, by an act of Congress, American Ballet Theatre became America’s National Ballet Com-pany.

Abrera was appointed as a soloist in 2001. Six years ago, she suffered a crippling back injury that threatened to end her blossoming career. She was sidelined for 18 months.

“It took a lot of grit and determi-nation and perseverance. I endured many painful moments as well as I enjoyed the many wonderful mo-ments in my career,” she said.

Stella made history in August last year when she was promoted to Principal Dancer, the first Filipino-American in ABT’s 76-year history to reach the elite ballet company’s highest rank.

What made the promotion extra special was the fact that she had already come to terms with the fact that with the injury that happened and her current age, she accepted the fact that it was not going to happen. But it did. After almost two decades with ABT, Stella reached the pinnacle of her career.

“To be honest, it’s mostly the feeling of responsibility, to help

inspire the next generation of dancers not only Filipinos but all of them. It warms my heart to see these young Filipina dancers on social media saying that I inspire them. That’s very heartwarming, and it’s a responsibility that I am happy to take on,” she told the Asian Journal.

Her memorable performances at the ABT include the girl in “Afternoon of a Faun,” Calliope in “Apollo,” Gamzatti in “La Baya-dere,” the ballerina in “The Bright Stream,” Cinderella and the Fairy Godmother in Frederick Ashton’s “Cinderella,” Myrtha in “Giselle,” and Aurora in “Coppelia,” among many others.

She created the roles of His Memory and His Experiences in “HereAfter,” the Spanish Dance in Ratmansky’s “The Nutcracker,” the Fairy Violente (Temperament) in Ratmansky’s “The Sleeping Beauty,” His Mistress in “Weren’t We Fools?,” leading roles in “Piece d’Occasion” with Herbie Hancock and S”even Sonatas,” and roles in “After You” and “Pretty Good Year.”

As she celebrates her 20th an-niversary this year, Stella is thankful for what those two decades have given her – a hearty combination of successes and failures, heartbreaks and triumphs.

“It has been my life my entire adult life. It’s what I know, I am so grateful to be living my dream. It hasn’t always felt wonderful like I’ve said – I had hard times just like everyone else but those hard times make the great times much more wonderful,” she said.

Stella Abrera in “Leaves are Fading.” Photo by Rosalie O’Connor

Stella Abrera in “The Bright Stream.” Photo by Gene Schiavone

Maxine Medina is new Miss Universe PhilippinesAN interior designer from

Quezon City is the new Miss Universe Philippines.

Twenty-five year old Maria Mika Maxine Medina won the title at the 2016 Binibining Pilipi-nas coronation night on Sunday, April 17 held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

No less than Miss Uni-verse 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtz-bach crowned Medina, who will compete in this year’s Miss Uni-verse pageant.

Wurtzbach, who is currently based in New York as the reigning Miss Universe, flew to the country on Wednesday morning to crown her successor.

Medina defeated 39 other can-didates from across the country in

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a bid to cop a back-to-back victory for the Philippines in the world’s most prestigious pageant.

She was also hailed the Bb. Philippine Airlines.

Kylie Verzosa, a pageant favorite, was named Bb. Pilipi-nas International. She also took home the Ms. Photogenic, Manila Bulletin Readers’ Choice and JAG She’s Got the Look awards.

Securing the Bb. Pilipinas Grand International title was Ni-cole Cordovez, who works at the Department of Finance.

Laguna’s bet Jennifer Ham-mond was declared Bb. Pilipinas Intercontinental. She also won Best in Long Gown.

The Bb. Pilipinas Supranational title went to 19-year-old Joanna Deapera Eden, who also bagged the Best in Swimsuit award.

Nichole Marie Manalo from Quezon City was Bb. Pilipinas Globe. She also won Bb. Cream-silk.

Other winners include Vina Prulla Openiano (Ms. Friend-ship and Best in Talent) and An-gela Lauren Fernando (Best in National Costume).

Among those who made the Top 15 were Vina Prylla Ope-niano, Riana Agatha Pangindian, Apriel Smith, Roshiela Navarro Tobias, Kimberle Nae Licao, Dindi Joy Pajares and Edlyn Joy Cay Gamboa.

Binibining Pilipinas, now in its 53rd edition, is the longest-run-ning and most prestigious beauty pageant in the country. It chooses and sends the country’s repre-sentatives to major international beauty contests.

This photo taken on April 17, 2016 shows Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach giving the Miss Philippines crown to her successor, Maxine Medina during the coronation night of the 2016 Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant in Manila.

Miss USA visits the beautiful Taal LakeDID you know that Miss USA

Olivia Jordan had a side trip to Batangas during her visit here in the Philippines?

Olivia arrived in the Philippines on April 17 to sit as one of the judges at the Binibining Pilipinas 2016 coronation night at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.

Upon reaching her hotel, Olivia took to Instagram to inform her fans about her arrival and asked them if they could help her decide on what food to eat and which place should she come see.

“Hiiii Philippines!! can’t be-lieve I’m actually here! Let me know what I should do, eat and see during my visit!” the caption read.

Just before going back to New York, the beauty queen once again shared a post on Insta-gram. This time, the photo was taken in what seemed to be the Taal Lake.

“Be filled with wonder. Be touched by peace. Loved explor-ing this beautiful country today. I’m so grateful for this unbeliev-able opportunity. Sending (peace) and (love) to all the incredible fans that have welcomed me this week!” the caption read.

Fans quickly reacted, with Batangueños thanking her for choosing to visit the place. Miss USA left the country with Pia Wurtzbach on Tuesday, April 19. (Philstar.com)

PARTS of the Caramoan Islands in Camarines Sur will be closed to the public from mid-April to July to accommo-date filming of reality TV show “Survivor”.

According to a notice from the provincial government posted by Bicol Standard, Gota Village Re-sort and the islands of Sabitang Laya, Lahos, Matukad, Catanha-wan, Pitogo Bay, Tupan Lagoon, Inayun-ayunan, Tayak and Man-tapas will be closed to the public from April 15 to July 22.

Also off limits to the public are parts of Lahuy, Paniman ricefield and the Sohoton River.

The provincial government said this is part of Camarines Sur’s “efforts to further support tourism development and pro-mote Caramoan internationally,

which has created and continues to create jobs and livelihood to hundreds of constituents in the province for several years now.”

A representative of the provin-cial tourism office told Philstar.com, however, that the filming will not close off the entire area

to tourists.“Some parts lang naman,

pero marami pa ring bukas, lalo na yung famous one... Manlawi, Cotivas, Tinago... open siya,” the representative at the Manila liai-son office said in a text message. (Philstar.com)

Miss USA Olivia Jordan in Taal Lake. Photo from Olivia Jordan’s Instagram account

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by AllAn PolicArPioInquirer.net

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12th annual Runnin’ for the House raises more than $65,000 for Ronald McDonald House of Greater Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS—Runnin’ for the House 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk presented by McDonald’s of Greater Las Vegas raised more than $65,000 for Ronald McDon-ald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas. The 12th year for the 5K Run brought together Ronald McDonald and Steph Mackenzie from 97.1 the Point to lead more than 1050 runners and walkers through the morning festivities. Together, the local community made a difference for families by Runnin’ for the House on Satur-day, April 16th.

“This was a great year for Run-nin’ for the House,” said Alyson McCarthy. “Our sponsors have been terrific and the event went so smoothly with strong runners and participants. We could not

have asked for more. We are so appreciative.”

Southwest Medical Associates brought in the largest team ever to participate in Runnin’ for the House, with 519 participants, doubling their participation from last year and taking home the Runnin’ for the House Team Tro-phy. Lexus of Las Vegas provided a beautiful Lexus SUV for Direc-tor of Operations Stacie Lang to lead runners around the course. Executive Director Alyson McCar-thy showed her spirit by running the 5K. The Pancake Breakfast is always a great addition and is provided by McDonald’s. The Microsoft Gaming Tent was a hit as children played games and enjoyed face painting and bal-loon art. Participants enjoyed the

Expo booth area and tours of the House.

All Proceeds from Runnin’ for the House benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that pro-vides temporary housing for families who travel to Las Vegas to receive critical medical treat-ment for their children. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas also supports programs that directly benefit children and families in the Las Vegas area through scholarships, community outreach projects, and the recently opened Ronald Mc-Donald Family Room at Sunrise Children’s Hospital. For more information visit www.rmhlv.org or call (702) 252-4663.

The Las Vegas Philharmonic presents Cabrera Conducts Tchaikovsky on May 21-May 22

THE Las Vegas Philharmon-ic performs Cabrera Conducts Tchaikovksy on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 7:30pm and Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 2pm in Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center. The performance will open with D.J. Sparr’s Dreams of the Old Believ-ers followed by Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, Opus 33 featuring guest cellist, Oliver Herbert, and will conclude with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique.” Music Director Donato Cabrera will present the Classical Conversation at 6:30pm on Saturday and 1pm on Sunday in Reynolds Hall for patrons in-terested in learning more about the music and history behind the works being performed that weekend.

The program begins with D.J. Sparr’s Dreams of the Old Believ-ers, a work based on the story of the Lykov family that retreated into the Siberian taiga in 1936 in response to the Bolshevik determination to purge Russia of Christianity, including the Old Believers. Detached from civili-zation, the Lykovs main form of entertainment was recounting their dreams to one another, hence the inspiration for Sparr’s work. The piece incorporates Rus-sian orchestral literature and two offstage ensembles to create the sense of recounted dreams. The music was written for the Califor-nia Symphony and was premiered by their orchestra in 2014.

Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme written for cello and orchestra was premiered in 1877 by German cellist and Mos-cow Conservatory cello professor, Wilhelm Fitzenhagen. The pub-lished work is different from what Tchaikovsky originally composed due to substantial revisions made by Fitzenhagen. Tchaikovsky’s original score was eventually released; however, Fitzenhagen’s version of Tchaikovsky’s work is most typically performed by orchestras today. Tchaikovsky tips his hat to Mozart and the mid-eighteenth century Rococo style to create this charming and elegant piece.

The Las Vegas Philharmonic’s performance of Variations on a Rococo Theme will feature 18-year old cellist, Oliver Herbert. Originally from San Francisco, Herbert performed as princi-pal cellist for the San Francisco Youth Symphony, National Youth

Orchestra of the United States of America and Colburn School Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. He recently won second place in the Stulberg International String Competition and first place in the Irving M. Klein International String Competition. Herbert has participated in the prestigious Yellow Barn Music Festival and is currently a student at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The evening concludes with Tchaikovsky’s last Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique” or “Passionate” in the Russian context, which he premiered nine days before his untimely death in 1893. The music starts with a slow and ominous bassoon solo eventually picking up tempo, moving into a waltz and riveting third movement. The fourth and final movement returns to the haunting opening melody, ending the piece on a somber note.

Toni Gonzaga announces pregnancyAFTER months of rumored

pregnancy, newlyweds Toni Gon-zaga and Paul Soriano made the news that they are expecting their firstborn official.

The 32-year-old artist con-firmed her pregnancy on noon-time show “ASAP” on Sunday, April 17.

“Our love story ay nagbunga na and yes, God finally opened my womb and I’m expecting my first child,” Toni said.

Toni said it was her sister Alex who is one of the first to learn about the news.

“The first time I found out about this great news, si Alex ‘yung unang nakaalam. Siya ‘yung unang nakaalam sa lahat. Sabi ko ano ang gagawin mo, sabi niya OA mo,” she said.

The actress-singer-host said

she chose to announce her preg-nancy in “ASAP” as she consid-ers the show “home of her first” citing that this is where she was first launched and where she first celebrated her birthday as a Ka-pamilya. Toni said she and Paul waited for the doctor’s signal be-fore announcing the news about her pregnancy.

Despite pregnancy, Toni said she assured fans that she will pur-sue her commitment with “Writ-ten in Our Stars,” the ABS-CBN soap opera she’s slated to do with Piolo Pascual and Sam Milby.

Toni and Paul got married on June 12, 2015. Toni earlier said she and Paul planned to have a baby in 2017.

by rosette Adel Philstar.com

Bamboo is marching to the beat of his drumby MArbbie tAgAbucbA

Philstar.com

WE caught up with Bamboo on the stripped down, back-to-basics appeal of his latest work, how he’s seizing the Internet, learning and then bending the trappings of celebrity, and what lies beneath the deeper undercurrent of just going with the flow.

Philstar.com: We couldn’t help but notice your evolving new look since going solo.

Bamboo: Initially, there was an unconscious effort to clean up bet-ter when I did my first music video after leaving the band and going solo. No Water, No Moon — I had slick hair and all — that album was a search to rekindle the joy I had of playing music again. “Bless This Mess” is me just having fun again. I figured it out eventually and now it’s just me in a black shirt with holes again.

What’s the story behind the live set feel of your latest album “Bless This Mess”?

95% of “Bless This Mess” is vocally live. The first song, Noth-ing like you, was recorded live. We ran it straight through and I was gonna do the dub of the vocals again but after hearing it live, it was just too good. As I recorded, I was going to tweak a note to make it perfect but there’s something special about something real and enjoying the grind, the dirt, the imperfections.

How has it been like releasing a new album given today’s new music landscape?

I’m still figuring it out. With the technology available, artists can just put their stuff out and figure it out. The great thing about how

music is produced these days is nothing is ever finished. You can re-do into different versions. That’s what I’m doing now, fo-cusing on the music itself and changing things up instead of promoting it.

To what extent did the Inter-net help you?

It opened up things I’ve defined for myself. When I started out with social media initially during my start at going solo, I tried to do everything — Twitter, this and that — and I felt spent when I tried to play the game that way. I figured out my online identity, which is also true to who I am. I measured myself with my own standards and how many likes or hits isn’t the measure.

Discovery of great artists in music, poetry, photography and visual artists is the best part. It’s selfish because it inspires me to keep pushing. Mainstream music these days does not interest me.

“Mainstream music these days does not interest me. It’s become 50 shades whiter than vanilla,” Bamboo says. Philstar.com photo by Patrick Diokno

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It’s become 50 shades whiter than vanilla.

As a solo artist, how are you doing now?

I’m comfortable — as a per-former, a songwriter, as ev-erything, as just me. Not sure when the day came. What I’ve reached now is a maturity. From the people I’ve met, the people I surround myself with, it’s a dif-ferent vibe and I put that in my work. The music affects my life and the life of the people who hear it. It becomes this whole different thing. I’m just willing to go through the motions without seeing the end game.

How has The Voice changed you?

I have mentored two adults and four kids. During the first season, I felt like I had to define myself through these artists and push my taste. Cause who would give an Ed Sheeran song, Give

Andrea Bocelli looks forward to sharing the stage with Pinoy artists

ONE THING the Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli loves about being on tour is that it gives him the op-portunity to visit many fascinating places. In Manila, where the singer held a concert in 2004, what struck him most were the fans’ warmth and “love for sacred music.”

“I have wonderful memories of the audience and of the country. The people there were very warm, attentive and responsive to the songs from ‘Sacred Arias’ (his best-selling album)… I look forward to coming back,” Bocelli, who spoke

alternately in English and Italian, told the Inquirer in a brief phone interview aided by an interpreter.

The classical crossover artist, who has released 14 solo studio albums and sold around 80 million records worldwide, is set to take the stage at SM Mall of Asia Arena on April 26, as part of his ongoing “Cinema” world tour, which was launched in support of his latest album of the same title.

In his Manila show, the 57-year-old recording artist will be accompanied by Mexican lyric soprano Maria Katzarava, Italian

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli

After almost a year of being married with Paul Soriano, artist Toni Gonzaga confirmed her pregnancy in noontime show, ASAP last Sunday, April 17. Philstar.com photo by Chuck Smith

Andre Paras wants a college degreeTHOUGH he has been doing well

in show biz, Andre Paras, who used to study at the University of the Phil-ippines in Diliman and play for its basketball team before transferring to San Beda College in 2014, still wants to finish his studies.

“I really want to finish school and have a diploma. I want to ac-complish something I can be proud of,” Andre, who topbills “That’s My Amboy,” told the Inquirer.

“When people ask me what I do, I say that I’m an actor. But it would be better if I could say that I’m an actor with a college degree. And it’s my dream for myself and my par-ents. I hope to study abroad, too.” (Allan Policarpio/Inquirer.net)

Andre Paras Inquirer.net photo

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WITNESS MY HAND and SEAL this 6th day of April, 2016.

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Petitioning a beloved significant other before marriage

The ability to see your spouse on a daily basis makes a lot of people very happy. With as hard as people work and the stresses they encounter on a daily basis, the simple joy of having dinner with your family can be some-thing to cherish. But what if you are forced to live in a different country from your family mem-bers? You have surely realized that telephone calls and text messages are just not the same.

It is commonly known that US citizens and lawful permanent residents (green card-holders) can petition for their spouses to join them in the US. But what if you are not married? You may be in a committed relationship, perhaps even for several years, but, for whatever reason, you never officially married. Despite this lack of a marriage, it is still possible for many people to be reunited with their beloved sig-nificant other in the US.

A US citizen may file a Fiancé(e) Visa Petition with the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). Approval of this petition may then lead to the is-suance of a fiancé(e) visa, com-monly referred to as a K-1 visa.

There are several require-ments that must be met by the US citizen petitioner and his or her fiancé(e). First, only US citi-zens are eligible to file petitions for a fiancé(e). Green card hold-ers are not eligible for this ben-efit. The US citizen petitioner and his or her fiancé(e) must also intend to marry within 90 days of the foreign national’s entry to the

US. This intention must be sin-cere; it is not permissible to enter the US simply to decide whether you want to marry your petition-er. There also must not be any legal impediments to marriage. Among other issues, this means that all prior marriages must have been legally terminated through divorce, death or annul-ment prior to filing the petition.

In addition, the US citizen pe-titioner and his or her fiancé(e) must have met, in person, at least once in the two-year period pre-ceding the filing of the Fiancé(e) Visa Petition. There are excep-tions to this requirement if an in-person meeting would violate strict and long-established cus-toms of either party’s foreign cul-ture or social practice, or if the in-person meeting requirement would result in extreme hardship to the US citizen petitioner. The mere inconvenience to have to travel to a foreign country, or to take time off from work or pur-chase an expensive airline ticket will not qualify you for an excep-tion to the in-person meeting re-quirement.

After the USCIS approves the Fiancé(e) Visa Petition, the for-eign national still has significant work to do before they will be is-sued their K-1 visa. They will be required to appear at a personal interview at the US embassy in their home country. At this in-terview, they will be questioned extensively by a Consular Officer who must be convinced that the relationship is not one that has been entered into solely to ob-tain immigration benefits. The Consular Officer will also want to see physical evidence of the true, actual relationship. The inability to submit sufficient proof or cor-rectly answer questions may lead the Consular Officer to deny the application for a fiancé(e) visa if they believe that the application

was being submitted solely as a way of entering the US.

Following the foreign nation-al’s entry into the US, they must marry their petitioner within 90 days of entry. It does not matter if this marriage is before many friends and family members or a small civil ceremony, so long as it occurs within 90 days of entry to the US. After this timely mar-riage, the foreign national may then proceed to file an applica-tion for a green card. Yes, that entails more applications, more documents, and likely a second interview, but the process should hopefully be more enjoyable since now you are able to go through it while living in the same house as your beloved spouse.

Finally, a fiancé(e) of a US citi-zen may also be eligible to bring their children with them to the US. The children will only be al-lowed to enter the US if they are unmarried and under 21-years-old. The children will be able to obtain their green cards even if they turn 21 after entering on the K-2 but before lawful permanent residence is granted.

Immigrating to the US with a fiancé(e) visa can be complex. There are some quirks that are unique to this type of visa. Be sure to consult with an experi-enced and knowledgeable immi-gration attorney so that you can be reunited with your significant other as soon as possible.

***Reeves, Miller, Zhang & Diza Law Corporation’s offices are located in Pasadena, Irvine, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Makati City. Telephone: (800) 795-8009 E-mail: immigration@rreeves.com Website: www.rreeves.com.

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Bamboo is marching to the beat of his drumMe Love as a finale song when ed Sheeran wasn’t even known here yet? Then I saw that the show isn’t the end game. As a mentor, I showed them it should just be a part of their journey; that win or lose, what’s important is they defined who they are.

I listened more. The kids — I never wanted the kids. But I was surprised I enjoyed it most be-cause I connected with them. It

wasn’t winning. Like J.K. Labajo, he makes me listen to stuff he’s listening to and he listens to good stuff. We’ve informed each other’s tastes.

Do you feel the need to com-municate differently since you now speak to a bigger audi-ence?

People may view me as more show business now, but nothing has changed inside. The Voice has only allowed me to show a

different side of myself. Lyrically at some level, as I write poems for my music, I just stop and think there’s no need to complicate it if it hinders being understood.

This self-assuredness — what’s the secret behind it?

I’ve always had a drive. I get it from my support group, the people who love me. It’s where I get my strength. I know I have the softest of cushions to fall back on.

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By Monet Lu

In this current economy, I do understand that a lot of us have had to give up on some things we were used to when financial times were better. But I hope that despite the challenges, we do not neglect to take care of ourselves. This includes grooming. We have to encourage feeling good on the inside as well as looking good on the outside.

now on to our hair/beauty discussions:

Lorraine from New Jersey: Monet, I have really long hair that falls all the way down to my derriere area. I want to cut it for practical reasons but my boyfriend does not approve. He really likes my hair this long. Although I want to please him, I’m concerned that I’m not able to keep my hair healthy this way. I’m seeing a lot of split ends already. I used to enjoy having really long hair but now it’s not that fun anymore.

Monet: I know you feel torn between pleasing your man and the inconvenience of maintain-ing a lengthy hair. You have to strike a balance between what will make him happy but also not putting the burden on you. It is your hair after all. There’s a mid-way point to address this. Why not try layers? You can preserve a portion of the length while taking out the damaged area. One thing’s for sure, you need to remove the split ends. I have to assume that your hair is also a bit dry now. You need some deep conditioning treatment. My salon is offering some good deals on moisture enrichment that may benefit you. Good luck!

Ami from San Jose: Dear Monet, because of our bad economy and partly because of my adventurous spirit, I’ve experimented with coloring my own hair at home. I have natu-rally black hair but I’ve been seeing grays here and there. So I decided to change my entire hair color to light brown hoping that this will also remove the grays. The result is not what I expected. My hair color looks gold in the root area but other parts are black. I don’t know what to do. Any advice?

Monet: You are not the first to come to me with this problem. It appears that there’s a color con-flict going on there. The one thing I know, having not seen your situ-ation first-hand, is that we need to strip the light brown color you

applied on yourself. The process is a bit technical to explain here. You need to come see us at the salon because I feel like this issue you have should be handled by a professional colorist!

Ashley from Los Angeles: My wedding is this coming June. I’ve had many trials for hair and make-up but I have not been happy with any of the styles so far. My mother has been the one recommending the hair and make-up artists but our styles just don’t match. None of them could provide the make-up foundation that I need because of blemishes and acne marks that I wish to hide. I’m very stressed because I feel like my mother wants to plan everything but I’m the bride. Shouldn’t I be the one to decide?

Monet: Ashley, we need to focus on the important issues at hand, which is your quest for the right stylist who can deliver the look you want. I’m not Dear Abby, but I’m a hair doctor. So I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to comment about the inter-nal issues between you and your mother. But if you were serious about finding the best stylist, you have to push forward with that. If you were my bride, I would recommend that we meet for a personal, one-on-one consulta-tion. I would advise you to cut up pictures of make-up and hair styles that you like from bridal magazines or from the Internet so that I can be on the same page with you. Once you have shared with me your vision, then it would be my turn to offer my professional opinion about what would be the best fit for your wedding makeover. After all, I have been doing this for many

many years. This collaboration will avoid mistakes and stress on the wedding day. It has worked very well for me over the years. As for your specific question about make-up foundation that will give you more coverage, I just happen to have the solution for you. It’s called the Monet Salon Velvet Finish Make-up.

Evelyn from Alhambra: My hair is frizzy and dry from bleaching and coloring and also it has a natural wave which makes it looks damage and unmanageable. I don’t flat iron or I don’t have time to blow dry my hair. I don’t like it straight because I have very fine, thin hair. What can you recom-mend? Should I have hot oil treatment or rebonding? I have tried almost all the treatments and products, but I don’t think they work.

Monet: Don’t worry-- we have the latest answer for this prob-lem and that is our signature Brazilian Blow Me away Keratin treatment of the Hair spa magic. Your hair is the best candidate for this kind of treatment. I will guarantee you that your hair will be shiny, manageable and healthier.

***Monet Lu is a Marikina-born, award-

winning celebrity beauty stylist with his own chain of Monet Salon salons across Southern California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Ultimately, Monet is known as an all-around artiste who produces sold-out fashion and awards shows as well as unforgettable marketing campaigns. Monet is also the founder of the revolutionary all-natural beauty products such as Enlighten, your solution to discoloration. To contact Monet, please visit www.monetsalon.com or email him at monetsalon@aol.com

Beauty advice 411

Deadly pancreatic cancer

MonetteAdevA MAglAyA

ImmigrantLiving: 101 and Beyond

HERE’S a simple story that packs a punch about how we should regard the words that come out of our mouths and in our writings.

A story is told of a man who spread malicious and false ru-mors about the rabbi of his small community. Overcome by remorse one day, he asked the rabbi to forgive him asking him how he can make amends. The rabbi asked him to take a pillow made of feathers and scatter the feathers to the wind. He did as he was instructed. The man then asks the rabbi, “Am I forgiven?”

“not yet. There’s just one more thing you have to do – gather up each and every feather and place them all back in the pillow.”

The power of words“ … for from the fullness of the heart, he mouth speaks.” — Luke 6:45

Stunned, he whined, “ But that’s impossible.”

“Of course,” the wise old rabbi said. “And though you honestly mean to correct the wrong you have done, it is as impossible to repair the damage you have done by your words as it is to gather up those feathers.”

Words are powerful. Un-leashed in the heat of an argu-ment, they are flaming laser swords that can cut, wound, even decimate someone. If addressed to a loved one, such wounds can take a long time to heal, if at all. If these words are allowed to take root in the soil of memory and of the heart of the wounded, the wounds may never heal.

So next time circumstances like stress, frustration or fatigue push you to lash out over any-thing and you value the relation-ship as much as you value your life, learn to bite your tongue instead. Take evasive action. DO nOT EnGAGE. You are entering “scorched earth” territory. Be your own drill sergeant and drop down to do 20 push-ups or take a brisk walk around the block for 30 minutes, to clear your head and let the moment pass.

As we age, we learn to become patient and wise and learn to size down our treacherous outsized ego that eggs us on to think we are better than everyone else or that we are the center of the uni-

verse. With time and humility to

guide us, we learn to overlook the trivial and unimportant and focus only on the good. We be-come THE editor of our own life story. Life is good and beautiful. We just have to open our eyes, oftentimes think with a kind heart and take absolutely noth-ing for granted.

Or if you have the facility to write, go ahead and express yourself on paper or the comput-er screen and then HIT DELETE OR TRASH IT COMPLETELY af-ter you have unloaded and vent-ed. Take this written approach of venting your spleen on what vexes you with EXTREME CAU-TIOn. The written word has ten thousand times the punch of the spoken word. The exercise is simply therapy, nOT MEAnT to document and justify one’s self.

The heart and the mind are the soil of our soul. Choose only good seeds to plant in the fur-rows of that soil. Water these seeds and nurture them with

heartfelt, unceasing prayers, 24/7, if you can. Especially dur-ing this Age of (Too Much) In-formation when we have access to all kinds of stories and images through the internet, we have to be particularly vigilant about the seeds that take root in the soil of our souls.

Over the years, I have learned to decipher what a person really thinks or feels about anything on two occasions: first, when he is angry — when the mask of ci-vility is off and the other time, when something is said purport-edly as a harmless joke, when the punch is there but cloaked in a sheathed fist of humor.

If we guard and filter the thoughts that take shape in our minds and hearts, in time, we can achieve that state of grace and peace that surpasses all un-derstanding. It’s tough but with prayer, it can be done.

never underestimate the influ-ence of the people in your daily orbit and censor the increasingly depraved and amoral stories

and images that the media and the internet have been spewing unrelentingly with such vicious-ness.

Pray God gives us the indus-trial strength moral filters to choose wisely. These are seeds that can take root in our hearts and minds and as human beings created in God’s image, we have every right to reject them.

Somehow we are subject to the computer world’s GIGO LAW, which stands for Garbage in, Garbage Out. If we have gar-bage in our hearts, we are highly unlikely to cause good stuff to happen. Good thoughts even-tually take the shape of good words and deeds. The same is true of the origins of evil. It’s as simple as that.

Take heed. Then as now, the mouth always speaks what the heart is full of.

* * *Nota Bene: Monette Adeva Maglaya is SVP of Asian Journal Publications, Inc. To send comments, e-mail monette.maglaya@asianjournalinc.com

PhiliP S. Chua,MD, FaCS, FPCS

Health@Heart

AROUnD 50,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year alone. About 49,000 others who already have this malignancy are projected to die. That’s how fatal this cancer, the 4th highest cause of cancer-related deaths, is. While annual death rate from pancreatic cancer among those in the Philippines is listed as about 1,400, I could not find any reliable statistics on this. The number of cases could also be underesti-mated because of undiagnosed and untreated cases. Most patients with pancreatic cancer are dead within six months or sooner after the diagnosis is made because of the nature of this malignancy.

What is pancreatic cancer?Cancer of pancreas is a malig-

nant tumor of the pancreas, which is a gland that produces insulin and regulates blood sugar level and also aids in digestion. It is located behind the stomach, mak-ing it hard to examine and often undetected early, the reason why most of patients are with stage 4 advanced cancer (with distant spread) by the time they are seen by the physician. It is a treacher-ous stealth form of cancer, and there is no screening test and the symptoms could be very subtle, non-specific (loss of appetite, weight loss, pain in the abdomen and back, etc.) and mimic other lesser serious conditions.

What are the risk factors?Anything that increases the

chance to get the disease is a risk factor, like genetic, behavior, hab-its, diet and environmental condi-tions, for example. For pancreatic cancers, the following are the risk factors: smoking (twice higher than non-smokers), either cigar, pipe, or cigarettes, or even e-ciga-rettes; overweight/obesity, with 20 percent increase in risk; exposure to chemicals, like pesticides, dyes, and metal-refining chemicals. Heavy alcohol intake likewise raises the risk. These factors above are modifiable. The following risk factors can’t be changed: age – the older, the higher the risk, almost all are above 45, 2/3 are at least 65, with average age at diagnosis is 71; gender – males are 30 percent more prone than females; race – African Americans have higher risk than whites; fam-

ily – pancreatic cancer appears to be common in some families with genetic syndrome (inherited gene mutation) PRSS1. In these cases, genetic testing could help in the vigilance and prevention.

Is diabetes a factor?Yes, pancreatic cancer is more

common among type 2 diabet-ics for unknown reason. Chronic pancreatitis (inflammation) is also associated with increased risk for the development of cancer of the pancreas, but most persons with pancreatitis do not develop cancer of the pancreas. Those with chronic pancreatitis due to an inherited familial form have a high lifetime risk for pancreatic cancer. People with cirrhosis of the liver (from hepatitis or alcohol abuse) and those with stomach ul-cer caused by Helicobacter pylori bacteria have increased risk for pancreatic cancer.

How about diet?numerous studies have report-

ed association of diet high in meat, pork, processed meats (sausage, bacon, etc.) with increased risk of pancreatic cancer. Charred portion of barbequed meats has also been mentioned, pointing to the burn-ing saturated fat drippings on the charcoal emitting vapors of toxic (carcinogenic) chemical upwards back to the meat. It is best not to burn grilled foods, and to remove the black burnt portion of the meat, fish, seafood, etc. Others have stated that diet high in vegetables, spices, fruits may reduce the risk for pancreatic cancer and other cancers. Inactivity, lack of physical exercise, might also increase the risk for cancer formation and not only cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Studies are ongoing on these issues.

What is the treatment for can-cer of the pancreas?

Depending on the stage, which is usually advanced by the time it is detected, the treatment is individualized, according to the patient’s age, over-all health, other attendant health issues, and the patient’s decision. It may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation treatment, mental health care and palliative care for end-stage cancer.

Did Steve Jobs make the wrong decision?

The late Apple CEO Steve Jobs must have had done Google searches for the treatment of his pancreatic cancer, when he was first diagnosed. Since 95 percent of pancreatic cancer has adenocarci-noma as the cell type, which is a fa-

tal form of this cancer, he obviously refused the recommended surgery thinking it would be useless. But his pancreatic cancer was an Islet Cell tumor, a neuroendocrine tu-mor, a well-differentiated Islet Cell cancer which is curable by surgery --- a medical subtlety he may not have understood. Instead, he opted for alternative (acupuncture, herbal, vegan diet, even psychic) treatment, and only consented to have surgery 9 months later when his own treatment of choice had failed, by which time the cancer had already spread to the liver and other organs. Had he followed his surgeon’s recommendation at the very start, he would most likely still be alive today. Before his death, he expressed his regret for his wrong decision. It is, indeed, best to leave the practice of medicine to the experts and simply enjoy the great advances in science and cutting-edge technology

What are the 5-year survival rates, prognosis?

Five-year survival rate means how many patients are still alive in 5 years.

The natural (untreated or undi-agnosed) 5-year survival rates are: Stage 1A, 14%; 1B, 12%; 2A, 7%; 2B, 5%; 3, 3%; and Stage 4, 1%, a most common stage at diagnosis, the reason it is a deadly disease.

With surgery, the 5-year-sur-vival rates are: Stage 1, 61%; 2, 52%; 3, 41%, and Stage 4, 16 %. Statistically, surgery is better, unless the cancer has spread all over the body.

Is pancreatic cancer prevent-able?

In viewing the aggressive na-ture of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, the absence of a screen-ing test for pancreatic cancer, and the deep-seated location of the pancreas, there is no effective way of totally preventing cancer of the pancreas. However, we can lower our risk for this deadly cancer by living a healthy lifestyle and behavioral modification as rec-ommended above, and a regular medical tune-up.

***Philip S. Chua, MD, FACS, FPCS, Cardiac

Surgeon Emeritus in Northwest Indiana and chairman of cardiac surgery from 1997 to 2010 at Cebu Doctors University Hospital, where he holds the title of Physician Emeritus in Surgery, is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Philippine College of Surgeons, and the Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society. He is the chairman of the Filipino United Network – USA, a 501(c)(3) humanitarian foundation in the United States. Email: scalpelpen@gmail.com

KAMAY nI HESUS MEDICAL MISSIOn. Fil-Am physicians and allied health volunteers from around the United States, led by the Las Vegas medical group, are shown above with Rev. Fr. Joey Faller, the Healing Priest. They participated in their annual medical mission at the 5-hectare Kamay ni Hesus Shrine in Lucban, Quezon, a popular religious resort in the Philippines, featuring the 50-foot giant statue of Ascending Christ the Redeemer atop the 305-step hill, the world’s third tallest Risen Christ.

SEIU Local 1107 announces New Communications Director

LAS VEGAS—Service Employ-ees International Union Local 1107 President Cherie Mancini is excit-ed to announce that native neva-dan and longtime journalist Dana Gentry has joined SEIU nevada as Communications Director.

Dana is an award-winning investigative reporter. She an-chored and produced the weekly business programs In Business Las Vegas and Vegas Inc on KSnV

and Las Vegas OnE. She also served for 14 years as Executive Producer of nevada’s premier political news programs, Face to Face with Jon Ralston and Ralston Reports.

“I’m thrilled to join SEIU ne-vada’s quest to ensure worker justice and rebuild and protect the middle class. Home means nevada to me and I’m grateful for the opportunity to help more ne-

vadans achieve the Silver State’s promise of prosperity.”

“We are excited to tap into Dana’s passion for the working families of nevada,” Mancini said. “Dana’s professional goal has always been to give a voice to people who lack the platforms she has achieved.”

Dana is the proud mother of four adult children, as well as two cats, two dogs and a cockatoo!

Andrea Bocelli looks forward to sharing...flutist Andrea Griminelli, as well as some Filipino musical acts like the ABS-CBn Philharmonic Orchestra, the Ateneo Chamber Orchestra and West End singer-actress Christine Allado.

The show, mounted by local promoter Music Management International, will feature beloved pieces and arias from “beautiful Italian operas,” as well as choice cuts from his new album, which is dedicated to iconic movie themes.

Sharing“I’m always eager and looking

forward to sharing the stage with wonderful local artists. And I’m open to whatever that may come along,” said Bocelli, who sang with Filipino artist Charice in a

2008 concert in Lajatico, Italy, his birth place.

Rendered completely blind after a football accident when he was 12, Bocelli found solace in listening to the classical music records his mother used to play. Since then, the genre has been his “passion and heart.” “I would love to do it, as long as my voice is in good shape,” he said.

Still, Bocelli enjoys other types of music, including pop. “I do listen to it on the radio, when I’m in the car… There are moments when I feel like listening to it,” said Bo-celli, who has, in fact, collaborated with not a few pop singers in his career—Ariana Grande being one of the more recent ones.

His most cherished collaboration,

however, remains his duet of “The Prayer” with Celine Dion, whom Bocelli described as “a good friend.” “I have been very fortunate to work and sing with some of the best sing-ers in the world. And I particularly love that one,” Bocelli said.

With whom does he want to perform next? “It’s difficult to say,” he said. “But the world is full of wonderful voices; a new artist comes out every day.”

Meanwhile, asked if he has ever thought of acting in a movie—since his concert tour is focused on popular hits from films—Bo-celli retorted with rapid, “no, no, no,” which made the interpreter chuckle a bit. “I don’t think so. I’ve never done it. And maybe it’s too late!” he said.

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