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Obama congratulates Duterte

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End nears for VP count; Robredo leads

INCOMING LEADERSHIP. Pedestrians walk past a Philippine flag tarpaulin bearing the image of incoming president Rodrigo Duterte along a main road in Davao City on Wednesday, May 18. Obama called Duterte on Tuesday, May 17 to congratulate him for winning the presidential race. The two reaffirmed the two countries’ strong alliance. Philstar.com photo by Miguel de Guzman

by Jeannette I. andradeInquirer.net

by agnes ConstanteAJPress

Cayetano or Pimentel seento challenge Drilon in Senate

As US elections near, more immigrants apply for citizenship

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Tells incoming PH president to promote human rights

Us President Barack obama on tuesday, may 17, personally called presumptive Philippine President rodrigo Duterte to con-gratulate him on his victory.

“President obama noted that

versation with Duterte, who vowed during his campaign trail to execute 100,000 criminals and dump them into manila Bay.

“the two leaders affirmed their interest in seeing the relationship continue to grow on the basis of these shared principles,” the White house statement said.

Duterte received the call in the middle of an interview with GmA News and said obama was the first head of state to call him.

“I am quite honored,” he told GmA News of the Us president’s call.

on early Wednesday morning, may 18, Duterte said he also told obama he is open to having bilat-eral talks with China about the dis-puted West Philippine sea should current efforts to resolve the issue fail, according to GmA News.

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by LeILa B. saLaverrIa, tIna g. santosInquirer.net

After giving voters an early glimpse of the election results, the Parish Pastoral Council for responsible Voting (PPCrV) is close to wind-ing down its partial, unofficial count with less than 4 percent of precincts that have yet to transmit results.

Ana de Villa singson, PPCrV media and communications director, said the group was just waiting for the Commission on elections (Comelec) to let it know when it would send its final transmission to the transparency server, which data was being fed from vote-counting machines.

the data sent to the server are what the PPCrV uses for its partial, unofficial count.

Marcos camp to seek poll systems audit

the CAmP of vice presi-dential candidate ferdinand marcos Jr. will demand from the Commission on elections (Comelec) a sys-tems audit to determine the extent of the effect of the unauthorized tampering of a hash code in the agency’s transparency server.

the head of marcos’ legal team, Jose Amor Amorado, said they were set to file on Wednesday a “strongly worded demand letter” for the conduct of a systems audit.

“A systems audit will fi-nally put to rest whether or not it’s only the ‘?’ changed to ‘Ñ’ that they tampered with or there was something

else,” Amorado said in a press conference at the mar-cos campaign headquarters in mandaluyong City.

he pointed out that the marcos camp’s It experts had said it was “the only way to determine” the extent of the tampering.

the legal team will attend on thursday, may 19 the inquiry conducted by the joint congressional oversight committee on the automated election system into the unauthorized change in the hash code of the data packet in the Comelec’s transpar-ency server when election results were already being transmitted from the vote-counting machines.

“the legal team will be

by MaILa agerInquirer.net

the new administration coalition has yet to choose between senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III as its candidate for the highest position in the senate, senator Cynthia Villar said on tuesday, may 17.

Villar is part of the Naciona-lista Party (NP) which forged an alliance monday with pre-sumptive President rodrigo Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III

Duterte’s PDP-Laban.“hindi pa sure [but] mayor

Duterte will have a candidate,” she said when asked if the coalition has already picked its candidate to challenge incumbent senate President franklin Drilon, vice chairman of the Liberal Party.

Asked if there were names being floated to contest the senate presidency, Villar said: “sinasabi nila, it’s a choice between Koko and Alan. ewan

ko kung finalize na kung sino sa kanila.”

Pimentel is the president of PDP-Laban while Cayetano is a member of NP founded by Villar’s husband, former sena-tor manny Villar.

In the senate, Pimentel is the only PDP-laban senator. the NP has three members – senators Villar, Cayetano and Antonio trillanes, who has accused Duterte of having at least P2.4

Perfecto Yasay named new DFA chiefformer securities and

exchange Commission (seC) chairman Perfecto Yasay Jr. has accepted the post as secretary of the Department of foreign Affairs offered by President-elect rodrigo Duterte.

Peter Laviña, spokesman for Duterte, announced via facebook on Wednesday that Yasay has buckled down to work even without a formal appointment yet.

“hitting the ground run-ning asap … Passing unto the incoming foreign Affairs

Former Securities and Exchange Commission secretary accepted the Foreign Affairs post offered by presumptive president Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.

by CatherIne vaLenteManilaTimes.net

hoUstoN, texas—for more than a decade, Jannette Diep has been helping immigrants apply for Us citizenship, and as the presidential election looms, Diep, the executive director of Boat People sos, says she has seen a rising interest among immigrants in becoming Us citizens.

more immigrants are going to commu-nity centers like hers to find out how to become naturalized, she said.

the number of people applying for Us citizenship shows an uptick during presi-dential election years, according to the Us Citizenship and Immigration services (UsCIs).

“they come to our office or call us,” says Diep. “they’re very eager to get their citizenship.”

WAshINGtoN—the Us federal Bu-reau of Investigation (fBI) suspects the computer hacking theft of $81 million from Bangladesh’s central bank was in part an inside job, the Wall street Journal reported on tuesday.

Quoting sources familiar with the mat-ter, the Journal said fBI agents investigat-ing the case “have found evidence pointing to at least one bank employee acting as an accomplice.”

But it added that “a handful of others” may have also aided the hackers in break-ing into the computers of Bangladesh Bank.

Investigators probing the cyber theft have discovered evidence of unidentified hacking groups from North Korea, Pakistan and one other place inside the bank’s net-work, Bloomberg reported, citing two peo-ple briefed on the progress of the bank’s investigation.

Digital fingerprintsfireeye Inc., the company hired by the

bank to conduct the forensics investigation identified digital fingerprints of the hack-

FBI smells inside job in $81-M cyber heist

the successful election and record voter participation were emblem-atic of the Philippines’ vibrant democracy,” the White house said in a statement released tuesday, may 17.

however, the Us president also emphasized the importance of protecting human rights in his con-

sec lawyer Perfecto Yasay Jr. requests from various em-bassies for briefings on the new Duterte administration,” Laviña posted along with a photo with Yasay.

In an interview with report-ers in Davao City of which Duterte is mayor, Yasay said he gladly accepted the position because he wanted to help the presumptive President.

the Davao City mayor had said Yasay can be foreign Af-fairs chief for only a year if his running mate, sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, would later opt for the DfA post.

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APPEAL. Atty. Jose Amor Amorado and Rep. Jonathan Dela Cruz show copies of the formal letter from the vice presidential candidate Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. at the Comelec office on Wednesday, May 18. Marcos asked the Comelec to let his team of IT experts to conduct an audit of the transparency server and central server used for the May 9 elections. Inquirer.net photo by Lyn Rillon

“[I] assured [Obama] that we will continue with our mutual in-terests and that we are allied with the Western [World] in this issue on China Sea. But I gave him that, well, I would agree to just go with you,” Duterte told reporters, ac-cording to GMA News.

Duterte has received criticism from human rights groups who accuse him of running a vigilante death squad in Davao. Last year, New York-based non-profit hu-man rights organization Human Rights Watch estimated that more than 1,000 people have died under Duterte’s leadership since the 1990s. He has also said he would re-instate the death penalty and kill suspected criminals.

“If I make it to the presidential palace, I will do just what I did

as mayor. You drug pushers, hold-up men and do-nothings, you better go out. Because as the mayor, I’d kill you,” Duterte previously said.

The new president has also stirred controversy with certain previous statements, including what appeared to be a joke he made about the 1989 rape and murder of an Australian mission-ary in Davao City. In a YouTube video that surfaced in April, Duterte said that as mayor, he should have been first in line. Later on, he said he had used “gutter language” but did not apologize.

US Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes acknowl-edged the controversy of some of Duterte’s previous statements, but said the United States wants to build on the “good progress”

achieved between the two coun-tries under the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.

“For us, the priorities will re-main the security and prosperity of the Philippines. We’ll want to see continued efforts in the Philippines in respect of rule of law and to combat corrup-tion, just as we support those types of efforts across Asia and around the world,” Rhodes told the Center for a New American Security think tank, according to Philstar.

Duterte won the presidency in the Philippine elections on May 9 in a record-setting 81.62 percent voter turnout, which US Depart-ment of State Elizabeth Trudeau said is a testament to the Philip-pines’ democracy.

He is scheduled to be sworn into office on June 30.

End nears for VP count; Robredo leads

Marcos camp to seek poll systems...

Singson said Comelec Commis-sioner Christian Robert Lim had sent the PPCRV an e-mail inform-ing it that the poll body would be sending an alert on when it would send its last transmission.

The Comelec did not say when this would be, but she believed it would be soon.

“We were already notified to expect a last transmission al-ready,” she told reporters. “The end is near in terms of the trans-mitted data, anyway.”

After the PPCRV receives the last transmission from the Com-elec, it would release the con-solidation of all the raw data sent to it.

After the final consolidation, the PPCRV would then devote all its time to the full manual audit in which it compares the printed election returns with the transmitted results to check for discrepancies.

So far, administration candi-date Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo has been leading in PPCRV’s unofficial count for the tight vice presidential race.

Too close to callWith 96.14 percent of precincts

there, although we’re not for-mally invited. I think the senator (Marcos) was invited. We will make representations there,” he said.

Apart from questions on the unauthorized tampering of the hash code, the legal team of Mar-cos has also unearthed “several irregularities” in the tabulation of certificates of canvass (COCs) nationwide, according to Amo-rado.

He cited a request by the Laguna provincial board of can-vassers (PBOC) for the Comelec to reconvene “to correct discrep-ancies in the manually uploaded election results and the results as appearing in the provincial COCs and the statement of votes of the municipality of Rizal.”

UndervotesAmorado said the PBOC of

Laguna had noticed an irregu-larity in Precinct 13423 in Rizal where three candidates for Vice President got a total of 12 votes each and the other three getting 9 votes each.

He remarked that it was so con-sistent that it was irregular.

“We have also noticed an unusually high number of under-votes in this election,” Amorado said.

An undervote occurs when a voter does not select any can-didate for a post or abstains from choosing, according to the lawyer.

“We have collated unusually high percentages of undervotes in the vice presidential race in all parts of the country from Re-

gions I, to NCR and all the way to Region XIII and ARMM (Autono-mous Region in Muslim Mind-anao),” he said, adding that there are over 3.3 million undervotes in the vice presidential race.

Amorado cited the fact that the 2016 elections had a higher voter turnout of 83 percent than the 2010 and 2013 polls.

Given the hotly contested vice presidential race, “[t]his makes the high percentage of under-votes highly irregular,” he said.

Even then, Amorado expressed optimism that Marcos “will still win the election,” citing the legal team’s tabulation of 100 COCs out of 108, which he claimed showed the senator leading the vice presidential race by 117,939 votes over Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo.

Cayetano or Pimentel seen to challenge...billion in various bank accounts.

Trillanes has also filed a com-plaint at the Office of the Ombuds-man against Duterte for alleged ghost employees in Davao City but the mayor strongly denied both allegations.

Asked if the NP would be grooming its partymate to become the next Senate President, Villar said Cayetano has yet to express his desire for the post, adding that the party has not yet discussed who will be its candidate for

counted, Robredo kept the lead with 14,022,939 votes as of on Tuesday afternoon. Sen. Ferdi-nand Marcos Jr. remained a close second with 13,803,842 votes.

But given Robredo’s slim lead of over 200,000 votes, the race was still too close to call.

Since the weekend, very few precincts have been sending results to the server and the numbers moved by small incre-ments.

Singson said the votes were coming in trickles, with only one or few voting machines sending results during lengthy stretches of time.

The votes that have not come in are mostly from areas where manual voting was held, includ-ing areas with overseas absentee voting.

The transmission rate for the 2016 elections was the fastest and highest for the PPCRV.

Proclamation of senatorsIn 2010, transmission reached

70 percent less than nine hours after the polls closed. In 2013, 70 percent transmission was reached 22 hours after the elec-tions ended.

But this year, that transmission

level was achieved four hours after the polls closed.

The Comelec sitting as the national board of canvassers (NBOC) is considering proclaim-ing the country’s 12 new senators on May 19.

The NBOC will proclaim the newly elected senators along with party-list groups, according to Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon.

Based on the latest partial, of-ficial tally in the senatorial race as of Monday afternoon, the candidates in the Magic 12 were Franklin Drilon, Joel Villanueva, Vicente Sotto III, Panfilo Lacson, Richard Gordon, Juan Miguel Zubiri, Manny Pacquiao, Risa Hontiveros, Francis Pangilinan, Sherwin Gatchalian, Ralph Recto and Leila de Lima.

The 13th placer, Francis To-lentino, earlier blocked moves to proclaim the winning senators until 100 percent of the votes shall have been canvassed.

The proclamation is set to be held at the Philippine Inter-national Convention Center in Pasay City, where the NBOC is canvassing votes for senators and party-list groups.

As US elections near, more immigrants...The good news, she said, is that

applying for citizenship is easier than people think.

Boat People SOS and other organizations across Houston are providing free and low-cost services to help Houstonians take

the step to become US citizens. The effort is part of the New Americans Campaign, a national, nonpartisan campaign now in its fifth year that helps legal perma-nent residents take the step to become citizens.

Free workshopsThe organizations host free

workshops where legal perma-nent residents can get help with their applications. They help eligible immigrants access fee and language waivers. They also offer English language and civics classes.

Mariana Sanchez, chief oper-ating officer of Bonding Against Adversity, said that between January and April, her organi-zation alone has helped more than 1,000 immigrants file their citizenship applications. “We’re hoping that more and more will apply,” she said.

There are about 8.8 million immigrants in the United States eligible for naturalization, and about 350,000 live in the Houston area, according to Benito Juarez, manager for immigrant and refu-gee issues at the Houston Mayor’s Office of International Communi-ties and Refugee Affairs.

“If they’d be able to vote, then they’d become part of the life of the city,” Juarez said at an eth-nic media briefing in Houston. “They’d become more active [in civic engagement].”

The naturalization process, from the time an applicant sends in the application to an interview with an immigration officer and taking part in the actual swear-ing-in ceremony, can take five to six months. That means that many immigrants are applying to become US citizens now, in the hope that they will be able to register to vote in time for November.

Ability to voteSome newly naturalized citi-

zens say being able to exercise their right to vote is the main fac-tor that prompted them to apply for citizenship.

“Now that I can vote, this gives me a sense of ownership to be part of this country,” said Ming Shen, an immigrant from Taiwan who became a US citizen earlier this year. “I’m very glad that my voice can be heard in this country.”

But the benefits of becoming a US citizen extend far beyond November. US citizens can peti-tion family members, travel freely outside the United States, have immunity from deportation, and get a job with the federal gov-ernment.

Tien Nguyen, a recently natu-ralized US citizen from Vietnam, said that becoming a US citizen allows him to travel without wor-rying whether he will be let back into the country.

“I can now travel freely as an American,” said Nguyen.

Increase in incomeResearch has shown that be-

coming a US citizen is also associ-ated with an increase in income.

Since he became a US citizen this year, Mateo Amador Perez says he got a better-paying job and the quality of life of his family has improved.

“I decided to naturalize be-cause I knew it will bring more opportunities for me and my fam-ily,” said Amador Perez, who is originally from Mexico. “I wanted them to have the best future that I could give.”

Texas State Representative Gene Wu, who spoke at the press briefing, echoed the sentiments of the newly naturalized citizens. Forty percent of the people in his district are foreign-born, he said.

“My family, myself—we are all immigrants ourselves,” Wu said. “Being an American citizen is something that I have been very proud of.”

For more information about the New Americans Campaign and upcoming citizenship workshops, go to www.newamericanscam-paign.org. (Anthony Advincula/New America Media)

the chamber’s top post.“We’ll just defer to the decision

of the President,” she said.But Villar believes that either

Cayetano or Pimentel would have a “very good” chance of getting the majority support of the Senate.

Unlike in the Senate, Villar was more confident that the new administration coalition will get the majority votes needed for its candidate for Speakership in the person of incoming Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon “Bebot”

Alvarez.She said the NP, which has

about 50 representatives, will coalesce with the National Unity Party (NUP) at the House of Representatives. She also expects party-list groups and some LP members to join the coalition.

“Majority na yun saka meron din namang sasamang mga LP, hindi naman lahat ng LP will re-main with LP maraming boboto sa kandidato ni Mayor Duterte,” Senator Villar added.

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COURTESY CALL. In this photo released by the Office of the City Mayor of Davao City, presumptive president-elect Rodrigo Duterte receives a copy of the book on Chinese President Xi Jinping from Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua during a courtesy call in Davao City on Monday, May 16. Presumptive Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he would offer Cabinet posts to communist rebels, a move to amend the constitution to give more power to the provinces and reimpose the death penalty in some of his first policy pronouncements since winning last week’s election based on an unofficial count. Photo courtesy of the Office of the City Mayor Davao City

More immigrants are going to community centers to find out how to become naturalized.

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Remittances up 4.4% to $6.56B in Q1

YOUTH CLUB. President Barack Obama and his Boys and Girls Club of America National Youth of the Year guests react to comments by Alora Kionne Allen (center) during a visit to the Oval Office on Tuesday, May 17. The Youth of the Year are, from left, Brooke Grand, Northeast; Courtney Patterson, Southwest; Emily Carvajal, Pacific; Rian-Simone Harris, National Military; Alora Kionne Allen, Midwest; Whitney Stewart, Southeast; along with club officials, Jim Clark, President and CEO; Julie Teer, Chief Development and Public Affairs; and Myron Gray, Board Chair-Elect. White House photo by Pete Souza

LOS ANGELES — Thousands of low-income children in Cali-fornia, regardless of their immi-gration status, are now eligible for full-scope Medi-Cal coverage beginning this week.

The health care expansion, known as “Health for All Kids,” was rolled out on Monday, May 16, and will benefit approxi-mately 250,000 children under 19 years old.

An estimated 185,000 undocu-mented children are expected to enroll this year.

“It is sad that children — until Monday, that is — had to worry about hospital bills instead of their grades,” state Senator Ri-cardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) said during a press conference on Fri-day, May 13 at the Eisner Pediat-ric & Family Medical Center.

Lara authored Senate Bill 4, which ensures that undocument-ed children enrolled in restrict-ed-scope “emergency” Medi-Cal will be automatically transitioned to the full-scope version. Last year, Governor Jerry Brown signed that bill, along with Sen-ate Bill 75, which includes an investment to expand full-scope, comprehensive Medi-Cal to all low-income undocumented chil-dren under the age of 19.

Currently, 114,981 children are receiving restricted-scope bene-fits, according to the Department of Health Care Services.

“Here [in California], we value immigrants. We understand that immigrants are an essential fab-ric of our society. The roof is not going to fall if we give undocu-mented immigrants health care,” Lara said. “We’re actually go-ing to save money in the state. We’re actually going to be able

Undocumented children in Calif. now eligible for health care

Perfecto Yasay named new...serve as senator.

Yasay, who comes from Davao City, was SEC chairman under the administration of Fidel Ramos.

He was among those who tes-tified in the impeachment trial against then President Joseph “Erap” Estrada in 2000.

In an earlier interview with the diplomatic press, ad interim For-eign Secretary Jose Rene Almen-dras said the next DFA chief should uphold existing foreign policy in

handling a maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) between the Philippines and China.

“It’s important that [the next Foreign secretary has] an under-standing of the complete sce-nario,” he added.

“That’s why we always say that foreign policy should be prin-ciples-based because if it is not, it will not be consistent,” Almendras said.

Under poll rules, Cayetano cannot be appointed to a govern-ment post within a year after the elections.

Yasay said he is willing to stay as DFA secretary or give the position to Cayetano if the latter chooses it.

He added that he is willing to accept any job that Duterte may offer next year.

Cayetano still has three years to

by Christina M. OrielAJPress

to have preventative services so that people don’t end up in our emergency rooms.”

Cynthia Buiza, an immigrant from the Philippines who now serves as executive director of the California Immigrant Policy Center, added that this health care initiative is “an investment in the future of the state.”

“As a member of the Fili-pino community, I understand how important health coverage is to keep immigrant families healthy,” Buiza said. “As we cel-ebrate this historic step towards Health for All, we will continue to work to include undocumented adults and families who remain excluded from coverage, so that all Californians have the opportu-nity to access coverage, no mat-ter where they were born.”

Under full-scope Medi-Cal coverage, children can receive services such as annual check-ups, regular doctor visits, vacci-nations, mental health care, and dental care and treatment.

To qualify, undocumented chil-dren younger than 19 must come from families whose incomes are at or below 266 percent of the federal poverty line. The income eligibility varies depending on family size. For a family of four, the income is $5,387 per month or $64,638 annually.

Families can apply in person at their local county human servic-es office, over the phone, online, with a mail-in application, or at a local health center.

The state-funded program is projected to cost $40 million in the first year and $132 million annually after that.

Some families may be hesitant to apply for the program because they fear that they will be vulner-able to deportation. However, community health organizations

assure that information provided during enrollment will not be shared with immigration offi-cials.

In a push to get ethnic commu-nities to apply for the program, Asian Americans Advancing Jus-tice-Los Angeles is working with 22 other organizations to provide “culturally competent outreach, education and enrollment ser-vices targeting undocumented children [ages] 0-19.”

“When people think of the un-documented community, they of-ten do not recognized the diver-sity of immigrants in California. There are thousands of Asians and Pacific Islanders to Africans to Middle Eastern immigrants who contribute so much to our country but whose children have no access to critically important health care,” said Stewart Kwoh, executive director of Advancing Justice - Los Angeles.

The organization encourages community members to call its helplines for additional informa-tion at 888-349-9695 for English or 855-300-2552 for Tagalog.

More health care options for undocumented adults are also under consideration in the Leg-islature.

Lara is sponsoring SB 10, which would allow undocumented adult immigrants and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) re-cipients to purchase a Covered California health plan without subsidies, and SB 1418, which would widen Medi-Cal benefits to adults, regardless of immigra-tion status.

California is now the fifth and largest state in the country to expand state-funded health care to undocumented children, fol-lowing Massachusetts, New York Washington and Washington D.C.

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CASH sent home by Filipinos abroad through banks inched up to $2.42 billion in March as deployment of overseas workers remained steady during the first quarter.

The latest Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data released Monday, May 16 showed a 1.5-percent increase in cash remit-tances last March from $2.39 bil-lion a year ago, bringing the first quarter total to $6.56 billion.

The March figure was a steady rise from $2.02 billion in January and $2.11 billion in February.

The cash remittances that came in during the first three months exceeded by 4.4 percent the $6.282 billion recorded in the first quarter of 2015.

Cash remittances from both

A 69-year-old Filipina was killed after being struck by a car at an intersection in San Ysidro, a district of the City of San Di-ego, Wednesday night, May 11.

San Diego police said Cecilia Quenery Valdez of San Ysidro

was struck by a northbound Mazda Miata driven by a 22-year-old man.

The collision occurred on Dairy Mart Road at San Ysidro Boulevard about 9 p.m. Valdez was walking across Dairy Mart

Road when she was hit by the car.

Valdez was bleeding from head injuries and did not have a pulse when police and medics got there. Medics were unable to revive her. (Inquirer.net)

Filipina, 69, struck by car and killed in San Diego

land-based ($5.1 billion) and sea-based ($1.4 billion) workers grew by 5.3 percent and 1.5 per-cent year-on-year, respectively, the BSP said in a statement.

More than 75 percent of the cash remittances in March were from Filipinos living or working in Hong Kong, Japan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.

According to the BSP, the steady demand for overseas Filipino workers remained a key driver to the growth of remit-tance inflows.

The BSP cited a preliminary Philippine Overseas Employ-ment Administration (POEA) report showing that 585,688 job contracts for work abroad were processed during the first quarter, of which the bulk of

452,722 were for land-based employment.

The same POEA report showed that a total of 2.3 million con-tracts were processed in 2015, with 1.2 million deployed within the year.

The BSP also cited the role of financial institutions in boost-ing remittance inflows. “The initiatives of banks and nonbank remittance service providers to expand their international and domestic market coverage through tie-ups abroad and in-novations in financial products in the remittance market have facilitated the broader capture of remittances through formal channels,” it said.

BSP data showed that as of end-March, 5,524 remit-tance centers serve Filipinos overseas, up from 4,840 a year ago.

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COMING HOME. Jose Maria Sison, founding chair of the Communist Party of the Philippines, is expected to return to the Philippines under a Duterte presidency after nearly 30 years of exile in The Netherlands. Inquirer.net photo

China: UN case just a ‘show’

LaS VEGaS aSIaN COMMuNITy RECEPTION fOR CONGRESSwOMaN DINa TITuS. Rep. Dina Titus represents the 1st Congressional District of Nevada, which has the largest concentration of diverse asian population. Members of several asian communities and organizations held a Dina Titus appreciation Event at the Chinese association Group Community Center. Chinese, Korean, Indian, filipino, Sri Lankan, Vietnamese, and other asian residents thanked Rep. Titus for her help and the resources she and her office provide to the community. aJPress photos by Robert Macabagdal

WEEKS before the arbitra-tion court issues a decision on China’s massive military buildup in the disputed waters of South China Sea, Beijing warned “it will only take a strong position in response” once the Philippines and its military allies use force in enforcing the ruling.

Director General Xu Hong, of the Department of Treaty and Law of the Chinese Foreign Ministry

bitration court would not change Beijing’s position in the South China Sea issue, said Xu, stressing “should any force intends to take this so-called arbitral award as an excuse to do harm to China’s sovereignty and rights and inter-ests, China will only take a strong position in response.”

“We hope that the Philippines could realize its errors and return to the right track of resolving dis-putes through negotiations and consultations,” said Xu.

Presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte earlier met with Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jinhua in Davao City on possible bilat-eral talks to settle the maritime dispute.

The Chinese envoy earlier said his government looked forward to “a new chapter” of bilateral rela-tions with the Philippines under the new administration.

President Aquino has refused to engage in bilateral negotia-tions with China and resorted to elevate the arbitration case to The Hague. The Philippines also strengthened its military alliance with the United States in pushing maritime security in the disputed waters in South China Sea.

The Chinese official said the Philippines’ unilateral move to file an arbitration case had vio-lated the Declaration of Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea that engages parties to conduct bilateral and multilateral negotia-tions to settle disputes.

said the South China Sea arbitra-tion had already become a show because the Philippines ignored options to engage China in nego-tiations of disputes.

“The South China Sea arbitra-tion has already become a show, so who’s going to be serious about the results of a ‘show’?” Xu told a press briefing in Beijing, a transcript of which was posted on the website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

China said the ruling of the ar-

by EstrElla torrEsInquirer.net

2 suspects arrested in killing of Fil-Am in San Jose, Calif.

Transferred to PH accountsThe hackers fabricated official

electronic transfer orders to move the money from Bangladesh Bank’s account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and send it to accounts in the Philip-pines, where it then disappeared, in part through the Philippine ca-sino industry.

But the New York branch of the US central bank blocked most of the bogus transfer orders it re-ceived, preventing the theft from skyrocketing to $1 billion. But $81 million was sent to four ac-counts at a branch of the Philip-pines’ Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC). It was then moved through a remittance firm and lat-er to casinos and gambling agents. Most of that money is missing.

Turn over completeCasino junket operator Kim

Wong recently turned over to the Anti-Money Laundering Coun-cil (AMLC) the fourth and final

tranche of funds amounting to P250 million which was part of the $81-million stolen from the central bank of Bangladesh.

Wong has so far turned over to AMLC for safekeeping—and eventual return to Bangla-desh—$4.6 million as the first tranche, P38 million as the sec-ond tranche, P200 million as the third tranche and the final trance of P250 million.

The involvement of the New York fed has brought the FBI into the case, but the Fed is not being viewed as blameworthy.

Separately, the global finan-cial transfers network SWIFT on Monday rejected reported accu-sations by Bangladesh police and bank officials that it was to blame for low security protections.

“SWIFT was not responsible for any of the issues cited by the officials, or party to the related decisions,” it said in a statement. (Inquirer.net)

FBI smells inside job in $81-M...ing groups, the two people told Bloomberg.

It was the third group, whose identity and country of origin is unknown, that pulled off the heist, Bloomberg reported.

FireEye has not found enough data to determine whether the third group, described by the company as the actual culprit, was a criminal network or the agent of another nation, Bloom-berg reported.

The spectacular cyber theft has embarrassed the government in Dhaka, triggered outrage in the impoverished country and raised alarm over the security of the global infrastructure linking cen-tral banks.

Unidentified hackers infiltrated the computers at the Bangladesh Bank in early February and tried to transfer $951 million from its settlement account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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SAN FRANCISCO—San Jose police arrested two men in the October killing of a 34-year-old Filipino American real estate agent and San Francisco resi-dent, who was gunned down on a San Jose street after leaving a bar where he celebrated his first real estate listing.

The suspects, Nathan Nai Fong Saechao, 19, of Oakland and Manh Do Van Tran, 29, of Hayward, were arrested on suspicion of killing Michael Arcega, 34, according to a San Jose police spokesman Monday, May 16.

Saechao was arrested in Oak-land on Thursday and Tran was

fil-am Michael arcega was found shot to death last October outside a nightclub in San Jose, California.

taken into custody on Sunday in San Jose. Both were booked into Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of murder.

San Jose police officers on Oc-tober 24 found Michael Arcega dead by at least one gunshot wound outside the Lu Beer Club and Restaurant on the 1500 block of Monterey Road in San Jose. A motive for the slaying was not revealed.

Arcega, who grew up in Ha-waii, was a real estate agent at Keller Williams in San Carlos. (Inquirer.net)

Police arrested Nathan Nai fong Saechao and Manh Do Van Tran as suspects in Michael arcega’s death.


Dateline PhiliPPinesSmartmatic: We have always observed Comelec rulesDuterte: Don’t expect me to prosecute Aquino, Binay

Malacañang denies last-minute spendingby Catherine Valente

ManilaTimes

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by nestor CorralesInquirer.net

PRESUMPTIVE President-elect Rodrigo Duterte is not inclined to file charges against outgoing President Benigno Aquino III and Vice President Jejomar Binay.

“Maybe when I sit as President, I am not going to prosecute. I am not up to it actually, going after political enemies,” Duterte said in an interview with GMA News.

But he stressed that it is the job of the Office of the Ombudsman to go after government officials with criminal liabilities.

The tough-talking mayor ear-lier said he would be a healing president, adding he won’t be vindictive.

Right after he cast his vote on May 9, Duterte urged his rivals to “forget about the travails of the election.”

“I would like to reach out my hands to my opponents. Let us begin the healing now,” Duterte said.

Asked if he would rather be loved or feared, the 71-year old

Speaking in front of the members of the press at the Matina Enclaves, Davao City, presumptive president-elect Rodrigo Duterte bares his programs and policies that primarily focus on peace and order and on efficient government service. Inquirer.net photo by Barry Ohay

local executive said he doesn’t care whoever hates him.

“I really do not care who hates me. I have been in politics for 22 years, and I’ve learned to accept garbage and divine light from others,” he said.

He said criticisms are part of being a government official.

Asked about his habit of spew-ing cuss words and projecting himself as a tough opponent during the campaign period, he said all those acts were part of his “political strategy.”

He, however, did not elaborate on this, saying “someday I will explain.”

ELEcTION technology provider Smartmatic has maintained that it has followed the rules laid out by the commission on Elections (comelec) amid an uproar caused by the unauthorized change in the script of the comelec’s trans-parency server by one of its em-ployees.

Smartmatic Philippines voters’ education head Atty. Karen Jimeno said that the typographical change, which the poll body has deemed to be “cosmetic” and did not affect election results, was made with the supervision of an officer from the comelec’s information technology department.

“I think first before we make accusations, we need facts. There would not have been a change if not for a member of comelec putting in the password because on the day that the typographical error was corrected, a comelec ITD officer was also present and in fact, it was the comelec officer that typed in the password in order for Smartmatic to make the change,” Jimeno told reporters on Tuesday, May 17.

She said that it was comelec, not Smartmatic, “that runs the show.”

The lawyer also said that Smart-matic is willing to face any probe that will be conducted regarding the unauthorized script tweak, which changed the character “?” to “ñ” in some of the candidates’ names.

“Smartmatic is willing to par-ticipate and cooperate in whatever investigation and (do) whatever is necessary. What’s really important here is transparency and credibility of the elections,” Jimeno added.

On Monday, May 16, comelec commissioner Rowena Guanzon asked the comelec en banc to direct Smartmatic to bar any of its team members from leaving the country until its investigation on the issue has ended.

The script tweak issue was used by the camp of vice presidential candidate Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as proof that he was being cheated. Marcos is currently locked in a neck and neck race with administration vice presidential candidate camarines Sur Rep. Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo

MALAcAñANG on Tuesday, May 17 denied allegations of the camp of Vice President Jejomar Binay that the Aquino administra-tion engaged in “rushed spend-ing” in the past months to be able to get votes for its candidates in the May 9 elections.

“Allegations of the govern-ment’s ‘mad rush to spend during the election season’ leaving the in-coming administration with ‘only 16 percent of the national budget’ are untrue and without factual basis,” Presidential communica-tions Secretary Herminio coloma Jr. told reporters in a news confer-ence.

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM), according to coloma, had already released about P2.5 trillion to government agencies, which represent 83.5 percent of the total P3.002-trillion 2016 national budget, as embod-ied in the General Appropriations Act (GAA).

He, however, said that the P2.5 trillion “release,” based on na-tional budgeting process, simply

means “authority to obligate” what is in the GAA.

“It does not equate to disburse-ments or actual spending as the funds still need to be obligated first before these can be disbursed by the government agencies. The complete budgeting process in-volves three steps: 1) Release; 2) Obligation; and 3) Disbursement,” coloma said.

After the budget is released, he added, the concerned government agency must submit and secure approval for a work and financial plan from the Budget department.

“This serves as the basis for obligating certain amounts for specific projects. Once these proj-ects have been deemed obligated, the agency will secure Notices of cash Allocation or NcAs from the DBM, which they would present to the Bureau of Treasury to ob-tain checks,” coloma said.

Out of the total national budget, he added, about P1.336 trillion or 45 percent are allotted for Person-nel Services (P811.8 billion) and Miscellaneous and Other Operat-ing Expenses (P524 billion), which are disbursed monthly.

This, coloma said, was based on existing work and financial plans of government agencies that passed through the scrutiny of congress during budget deliberations.

In terms of capital outlay, ac-cording to him, the GAA requires all government agencies to com-ply with existing rules on procure-ment.

These, he said, include a sched-ule of payments for payroll items and a schedule of payments for capital outlay based on the per-centage of completion of a par-ticular project.

When asked about the El Niño fund releases, coloma said, “con-trary to the claims of United Na-tionalist Alliance [UNA], the gov-ernment has already released P842.5 million to augment the Quick Response Fund for El Niño-related programs.”

The funds cover the “purchase of family food packs for pre-po-sitioning and disaster augmenta-tion, cash or food for work pro-grams, shelter assistance and additional relief supplies” for communities affected by El Niño, he explained.

Smartmatic Project Director and General Manager Elie Moreno listens as Project Manager Marlon Garcia explains how they change the script during press conference in Commission on Election Headquarters, Ph i l ipp ine Internat ional Conventionn Center, Pasay City. Inquirer.net photo by Richard Reyes

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experts on the matter and men-tioned in particular former Prime Minister Cesar Virata. But Virata was just helping him behind the scene.

But in the forefront as one of Duterte’s economic advisers is former Secretary Carlos “Sonny” Dominguez who comes from Davao. He once served as Agri-culture Secretary of P-Noy’s late mother, ex-President Corazon Aquino. In a press conference yesterday, Dominguez noted the five percent increase in the value of stock market for the past three days augurs well for his new in-coming President.

A major policy bias of the Duterte presidency is not for big business but for the rural devel-opment all around the country to really bring inclusive growth to all Filipinos, Dominguez an-nounced. This is because, he cit-ed, two-thirds of Filipinos below poverty line income live in the rural areas.

However, Dominguez made cautious projected growth rates, especially for the agriculture sector given the effects of the long dry spell brought by the El Niño phenomenon. “We are ex-periencing a severe El Niño. I think it’s going to be very hard,” Dominguez conceded.

Duterte himself assures Fili-pino farmers he would provide more government budget to the agriculture sector. Specifically, he vowed credit extension facili-ties to farmers so that they won’t fall prey to “5-6” creditors. He noted they are mostly “Indian” nationals who offer easy repay-ment but charge double the amount of loans.

The incoming President, how-ever, expressed concern on the lingering effects of El Niño will continue to pester the agricul-

ture sector when he takes over the leadership of the country. He noted most of the hardest hit by the prolonged drought were those in Region XI that includes Davao provinces and most are-palay and food crop producers.

This is why, the incoming President promised to provide government funds to programs that will modernize our country’s agriculture. From farm equip-ment to extension of agricultural support for farmers, he wants Fil-ipino farmers to also try and en-gage in bio-technology farming that will further enhance their output and income.

Incidentally, a new seed labo-ratory has opened at the Inter-national Rice Research Insti-tute (IRRI). It will increase the capacity and speed at which seeds are prepared for entry into the International Rice Genebank, where the germ plasm of more than 127,000 rice varieties from around the world can be found. The Genetic Resources Seed Processing Laboratory (GRSPL) was built with support from the Federal Ministry for Eco-nomic Cooperation and Develop-ment (BMZ) of the Government of Germany.

The Genebank collection con-tinues to grow in size and usage, with more than 181,000 samples shipped to 65 countries over the last five years. The GRSPL will make it possible to handle the growing volume of seeds submit-ted for safekeeping, as well as of requests for seeds, without com-promising seed quality, handling standards, and end-user require-ments.

The use of biotech seeds also promotes environment safety and not just of food security. According to the latest ISAAA report, 20th anniversary (1996-

Should transgenders be allowed to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity?CREATING a lot of buzz in the Unit-

ed States these days is a law in North Carolina which forbids transgender people from using public restrooms that comport with their gender iden-tity. If a person is born male, then he should go to the boys’ bathroom, and conversely, those born female should go to the girls’ bathroom.

This law does not factor in how transgenders feel about themselves and their gender identities. They may be born male but as they were grow-ing up, they knew they were female deep inside. Some are born female, but they do not identify with that gen-der, contending that all their life, they

know they are male. This is why they dress up, act, think and feel, in accordance with the gender they iden-tify with, not with the gender stated in their birth certificates.

This makes the North Carolina law very contentious, because according to transgenders themselves and their advocates, it violates anti-discrimina-tion laws. They explain that making a transgender use the bathroom that does not match with the gender they identify with exposes them to risks of

being bullied and harrassed, not to mention the trau-matic experience they go through be-ing in a bathroom or locker room desig-nated for the oppo-site sex.

In support of the civil rights of transgenders, the Edu-cation and Justice departments of the Obama Administration issued a direc-tive that mandates ALL public schools (from kindergarten to grade 12) all over the U.S. to allow transgenders use the bathroom that match their

gender identity, or risk losing funding from the federal government.

Defending the directive, Pres. Barack Obama said in an interview: “We’re talking about kids, and any-body who’s been in school, been in high school, who’s been a parent, I think should realize that kids who are sometimes in the minority — kids who have a different sexual orienta-tion or are transgender — are subject to a lot of bullying, potentially they are vulnerable.”

Obama added, “I think that it is part of our obligation as a society to make sure that everybody is treated fairly, and our kids are all loved, and that

they’re protected and that their dignity is affirmed.”

The Filipino Channel’s daily news-cast “Balitang America” asked its viewers in an online poll if they agree with the Obama administration’s di-rective. A big majority of those who voted — 73 percent — disagreed.

What do you think about this direc-tive?

* * *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

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Despite his snarky remarks and unconventional approach to poli-tics, rendering good public service is no laughing matter for the tough-talking Duterte. He has vowed to bring Davao City’s internationally-acclaimed peace and order to the national scale by alleviating crimi-nality and corruption in the country within three to six months in his leadership. And he will stop at nothing to get there.

Duterte admitted that he will resurrect the death penalty for heinous crimes, such as drug peddling, rape, murder, kidnap-for-ransom and robbery. He said he preferred death by hanging rather than a firing squad because he did not want to waste bul-lets on criminals.

For people who commit two major crimes, they will be hanged twice. “After you are hanged first, there will be another ceremony for the second time until the head is completely severed from the body. I like that because I am mad,” he added.

And because Filipinos have long desired for a more open and accountable government, his vi-sion may not be far from reality anymore, as the implementation of the Freedom of Information (FOI) through an executive order will be among his top agenda.

“Kung ayaw ng Congress, I will start progres-

sively, para walang sat-sat, yak-yak. (If Congress does not want to pass it, I will start progressively so that we don’t talk too much),” Duterte told Inquirer.net.

The proposed FOI bill people will have access to information regarding the government’s transac-tions and processes. It grants citizens the access to any information held by a government agency on matters of public concern. state policy of full public disclosure of all its transactions involving public in-terest, including documents on government expen-ditures and the bidding of government projects.

It was among the priority bills under outgoing Pres. Benigno Aquino III’s administration, but was later relegated to the back burner towards the end of his term.

Duterte, who also intends to push for the amend-ment of the Constitution to ease the transition to the federal form of government, already has his plates full. Before he bites off more than he can chew, his excellency must be reminded that there are multitude of ills in the country that also de-serves his attention.

Being the president is no cakewalk. A president is the Head of State and Head of Government, and functions as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. As chief executive, the

“THOSE who kill my country will be killed. Simple as that. No middle ground. No apologies. No excuses,” incoming President Rodrigo Duterte warns, as he is bent on giving the country the facelift it needs as soon as he is sworn into office on June 30.

President exercises control over all the executive departments, bureaus, and offices.

Duterte and his cohorts must successfully adopt these duties and responsibilities before concocting drastic measures just to affect change. Likewise, it is the Filipinos undertaking to transcend from the latest poll results and aid the incoming President

to a successful transition of power. As constituents, they must help Duterte in addressing the country’s other problems such as poverty, unemployment, overpopulation, education and the degrading en-vironment. This rapport will ensure the Philippines and its people of a brighter future in the next six years. (AJPress)

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MaRichu a. VillanueVa

Bright prospects for Philippine economy

By noon of June 30, change is coming at Malacañang with the turnover of powers from outgoing President Benigno “Noy” Aquino III to President-elect Duterte.

Trading in the country’s stock market, as the barometer of the Philippine economy, resumed briskly a day after the May 9 presidential elections. Traders who held on to their blue chips or unloaded in panic, realized the fears foisted on the looming win in the presidential race by Davao City Mayor Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte were nothing but toxic politics.

Thus, trading at the bourses are back to normal profit-taking soon after the Davao City Mayor emerged as the clear winner and immediately named his transition team to prepare for his assump-tion of the presidency.

By noon of June 30, change is coming at Malacañang with the turnover of powers from outgoing President Benigno “Noy” Aquino III to President-elect Duterte.

Five days before election, Duterte candidly admitted dur-ing The STAR roundtable forum he is “not an economics person” when asked about his specific priorities and policies on invest-ments, trade and industry, tax reform, agriculture and other economic issues and concerns. The last to enter the presiden-tial race, Duterte was also the last to attend The STAR round-table among the five presidential candidates in the just concluded elections.

Duterte disclosed that he con-sults on economic matters with

2015) of the Global Commer-cialization of Biotech Crops and Biotech Crop Highlights in 2015 (Brief 51), herbicide toler-ant crops, which are planted to 95.9 million hectares of land in 2015, reduce the negative im-pact of farming on the environ-ment by decreasing the need for tilling.

This leads to a plethora of en-vironmental advantages such as conserved biodiversity, pre-vented deforestation, less soil erosion and water pollution, and decreased carbon dioxide emis-sions, among others. With these benefits, biotechnology ensures that the society’s needs are ad-dressed and at the same time, the environment is protected.

One of the main arguments raised by environment groups

led by Greenpeace and Masipag while using agriculture biotech-nology in seed growth and propa-gation is the loss of the tradition-al varieties. This fear, however, is unfounded as scientists here and abroad have all these years kept the germplasm of different seed varieties for conservation, scientific research and breeding purposes.

Before he steps down from of-fice along with outgoing Presi-dent Aquino, a co-terminus Cabi-net official Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala has issued new guidelines drawn by various gov-ernment agencies to shape up the use and imports of Geneti-cally Modified (GM) crops in lo-cal farms all around the country. This was in compliance with the Supreme Court ruling that called

for such crafting of clear-cut guidelines on the use of import-ed GM crops to protect not only the local farmers but also ensure food security of Filipinos.

Four days after the elections, incoming President Duterte seemed to create more excite-ment each day replacing the gloom, especially to those in the business sector who obviously supported other presidential can-didates. The naysayers’ scenario loosely spread towards the end of the official campaign period failed to stop Duterte’s big win.

The prospects of the Philip-pine economy shine bright with hopes and optimism as it gather steam while Duterte is just start-ing with his new job – as the presumptive President for now. (Philstar.com)

Transition of power: President-elect Rodrigo Duterte and outgoing Pres. Benigno Aquino III Philstar.com photo

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Villar, Senate’s wealthiest, gets richer; Escudero ‘poorest’by Maila ager

Inquirer

Senator Cynthia Villar, al-ready the wealthiest among the 24 senators, got richer by more than a billion pesos last year, while Senator Francis “Chiz” escudero became the poorest based on their 2015 statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SaLn).

Villar, wife of former senator Manny Villar, remained the only billionaire member of the Senate.

the Villar family is involved in real estate business.

From P1.983 billion in 2014, Senator Villar’s net worth surged to P3.5 billion as of December 31, 2015 with no liabilities.

Under her assets in the 2015

SaLn are “real properties” amounting to P4,588,619.00, and “personal properties” composed of “investment in shares of stocks” amounting to P2,249,716,143 and “other real and personal proper-ties” amounting to P1,246,260,718 or a total of P3,500,565,480.00.

escudero, meanwhile, got poor-er by hundreds thousands of pe-sos when his net worth dropped from P6. 049 million in 2014 to P5.847 million last year with no liabilities.

His SaLn declaration did not include the assets and liabilities of his wife, actress Heart evangelista though there were attached docu-ments detailing the latter’s assets and liabilities.

Senator antonio trillanes IV,

who was the poorest senator in 2014 with P5.549 million net worth, got richer by more than P400,000 when his net worth rose to P5.984 million last year.

Senator Grace Poe, who ran in the last election, was among the top 10 richest members of the Senate.

Poe had declared total assets of P125,658,991.97 and liabilities amounting to P36, 540, 231.95. Her net worth in 2015 was P89.118 million.

the top 10 richest senators also included detained lawmakers Jose “Jinggoy” estrada and ra-mon “Bong” revilla Jr., and Juan Ponce enrile, who are all charged with plunder over the pork barrel scam.

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NOTICE OF EARLY VOTING FOR THE 2016 PRIMARY ELECTIONNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that early voting for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election will begin on May 28, Saturday, and continues through June 10, Friday. Any voter registered in Clark County is eligible to vote at any early voting location.

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The early voting locations, dates, and times are listed below. All voting sites are ADA compliant. For additional in-formation, call the Clark County Election Department at (702) 455-VOTE (8683). The TTY/TDD number is 711. Also check online at www.ClarkCountyNV.gov/vote.

2016 PRIMARY ELECTION EARLY VOTING SCHEDULEMAY 28 (SATURDAY) TO JUNE 10 (FRIDAY)

LONG-TERM EARLY VOTING SITES:MALLS

BOULEVARD MALL, East Corridor near Mundo Fox and Rear (EAST) Mall Entrance3528 S. Maryland Pkwy., between E. Desert Inn Rd. and E. Twain Ave., Las VegasMAY 28 - JUNE 10Saturday and Monday - Friday (except Mon., May 30, and Thurs. - Fri., June 9 - 10): 10am - 7pmSunday: 11pm - 6pmMonday, May 30 (Memorial Day): 10am - 6pmLast Thursday - Friday, June 9 - 10: 10am - 9pm

GALLERIA AT SUNSET, Kohl’s Court, 1st Floor1300 W. Sunset Rd. @ N. Stephanie St., HendersonMAY 28 - JUNE 10Saturday, and Monday - Friday (except Mon., May 30, and Thurs. - Fri., June 9 - 10): 10am - 7pmSunday: 11am - 6pmMonday, May 30 (Memorial Day): 10am - 6pmLast Thursday - Friday, June 9 - 10: 10am - 9pm

MEADOWS MALL, Sears Court, 1st Floor4300 Meadows Lane @ S. Valley View Blvd., Las VegasMAY 28 - JUNE 10 Saturday, and Monday - Friday (except Mon., May 30, and Thurs. - Fri., June 9 - 10): 10am - 7pmSunday: 10am - 6pmMonday, May 30 (Memorial Day): 10am - 6pmLast Thursday - Friday, June 9 - 10: 10am - 9pm

LONG-TERM EARLY VOTING SITES: SHOPPING CENTERS

ARROYO MARKET SQUARE, Trailer in Parking Lot, CC-215 @ Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas MAY 28 - JUNE 9 (Sat. - Thurs.): 9am - 6pmJUNE 10 (Last Fri.): 9am - 7pm

BLUE DIAMOND CROSSING, Trailer in Parking Lot between Target and Kohl’sMAY 28 - JUNE 9 (Sat. - Thurs.): 9am - 6pmJUNE 10 (Last Fri.): 9am - 7pm

CENTENNIAL CENTER, Trailer in Parking Lot near Red Robin, W. Tropical Pkwy. @ Centennial Center Blvd., Las VegasMAY 28 - JUNE 9 (Sat. - Thurs.): 9am - 6pmJUNE 10 (Last Fri.): 9am - 7pm

DEER SPRINGS TOWN CENTER, Trailer in Parking Lot near Michaels, N. 5th St.@ Deer Springs Wy., North Las VegasMAY 28 - JUNE 9 (Sat. - Thurs.): 9am - 6pmJUNE 10 (Last Fri.): 9am - 7pm

DOWNTOWN SUMMERLIN SHOPPING CENTER, Trailer in Parking Lot, Sahara Ave@ CC-215, Las VegasMAY 28 - JUNE 9 (Sat. - Thurs.): 9am - 6pmJUNE 10 (Last Fri.): 9am - 7pm

LOWE’S AT TROPICANA BELTWAY CENTER, Trailer in Parking Lot, 5050 S. Fort Apache Rd. @ Tropicana Ave., Las VegasMAY 28 - JUNE 9 (Sat. - Thurs.): 9am - 6pmJUNE 10 (Last Fri.): 9am - 7pm

SILVERADO RANCH PLAZA, Trailer in Parking Lot near PetSmart, Eastern Ave. @ E. Silverado Ranch Blvd., Las VegasMAY 28 - JUNE 9 (Sat. - Thurs.): 9am - 6pmJUNE 10 (Last Fri.): 9am - 7pm

LONG-TERM EARLY VOTING SITES: PUBLIC BUILDINGS

CLARK COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTERRegional Transportation Commission (RTC) Bldg., First Floor, Room 108600 S. Grand Central Pkwy. @ W. Bonneville Ave., Las VegasMAY 28 - JUNE 10Saturday - Sunday, May 28 - 29 and June 4 - 5: CLOSEDMonday, May 30 (Memorial Day): CLOSEDTuesday - Friday, May 31 - June 3: 8am - 6pmMonday - Friday, June 6 - 10: 8am - 6pm

DR. WILLIAM U. PEARSONCOMMUNITY CENTERRoom C, 1625 W. Carey Ave. @ M.L. King Blvd., Las VegasMAY 28 – JUNE 3Saturday, May 28: 9am - 5pmSunday, May 29: CLOSEDMonday, May 30 (Memorial Day): CLOSEDTuesday - Friday, May 31 - June 3: 9am - 6pm

DOOLITTLE COMMUNITY CENTERRoom B, 1950 J St. @ Lake Mead Blvd.,Las VegasJUNE 4 - 10Saturday, June 4: 8:30am - 4:30pmSunday, June 5: CLOSEDMonday - Friday, June 6 - 10: 9am - 6pm

EAST LAS VEGAS COMMUNITY CENTER250 N. Eastern Ave. @ Stewart Ave.,Las VegasMAY 28 - JUNE 10Saturday, May 28 and June 4: 10am - 6pmSunday, May 29 and June 5: CLOSEDMonday, May 30 (Memorial Day): CLOSEDTuesday - Friday, May 31 - June 3: 9am - 6pmMonday - Friday, June 6 - 10: 9am - 6pm

SHORT- TERM, NEIGHBORHOODEARLY VOTING SITES

DATE / LOCATIONADDRESS / CROSS STREETSTIME

MAY 28, SATURDAYAlbertsonsCheyenne / Durango 9am - 6pm

Albertsons College / Horizon9am - 6pm

AlbertsonsCraig / Decatur8am - 5pm

AlbertsonsDesert Inn / Pecos McLeod 9am - 6pm

AlbertsonsHualapai / Flamingo9am - 6pm

AlbertsonsStephanie / Horizon Ridge8am - 5pm

AlbertsonsTropicana / Jones8am - 5pmDesert Crossing (Trailer)Desert Inn / Decatur9am - 6pm

Las Vegas Athletic Club (Trailer) Rainbow Blvd., South of Lake Mead Blvd.9am - 6pm

Laughlin Library2840 S. Needles Hwy., Laughlin8am - 6pm

Nellis Crossing (Trailer)Charleston / Nellis9am - 6pm

Seafood City3890 S. Maryland Pkwy. / Katie 9am - 6pm

Searchlight Comm. Ctr.200 Michael Wendell Way, Searchlight 10am - 3pmVonsWindmill Pkwy. / Pecos8am - 5pm

MAY 29, SUNDAYAlbertsonsCheyenne / Durango9am - 6pm

AlbertsonsCollege / Horizon9am - 6pm

Albertsons Craig / Decatur 8am - 5pm

AlbertsonsDesert Inn / Pecos McLeod9am - 6pm


AlbertsonsStephanie / Horizon Ridge8am - 5pm

AlbertsonsTropicana / Jones8am - 5pm

Buy LowOwens / H St. 9am - 6pm

Desert Crossing (Trailer)Desert Inn / Decatur9am - 6pm

Las Vegas Athletic Club (Trailer)Rainbow Blvd., South of Lake Mead Blvd.9am - 6pm


Seafood City3890 S. Maryland Pkwy. / Katie 9am - 6pm

VonsWindmill Pkwy. / Pecos8am - 5pm

MAY 30, MONDAY (Memorial Day)AlbertsonsCheyenne / Durango9am - 6pm

AlbertsonsCollege / Horizon9am - 6pm

AlbertsonsCraig / Decatur8am - 5pm

AlbertsonsCraig / Tenaya8am - 5pm

AlbertsonsDesert Inn / Pecos McLeod9am - 6pm


AlbertsonsLake Mead Blvd. / Hollywood8am - 5pm

Buy LowOwens / H St. 9am - 6pm

Lakes Lutheran Church8200 W. Sahara /Cimarron9am - 6pm

Las VegasAthletic Club (Trailer)Rainbow Blvd., South of Lake Mead Blvd.9am - 6pm


Solera Anthem Comm. Ctr.2401 Somersworth Dr. / Solera Sky8am - 5pm

Target (Trailer)Spring Mountain Rd. / Rainbow9am - 6pm

MAY 31, TUESDAYAlbertsonsCraig / Tenaya8am - 5pm

AlbertsonsLake Mead Blvd. / Hollywood8am - 5pm

Aliante Library2400 W. Deer Springs, West of Clayton11am - 7pm

Boulder City, City Hall401 California Ave., Boulder City7am - 6pm

Canyon Ridge Church (Trailer)6200 W. Lone Mountain Rd. / Jones9am - 6pm

Enterprise Library25 E. Shelbourne Ave. / S. Las Vegas Blvd.10am - 7pm

Holy SpiritLutheran Church6670 W. Cheyenne Ave. / Rainbow9am - 6pm


Paseo Verde Library280 S. Green Valley Pkwy. / Paseo Verde9am - 6pm

Sahara West Library9600 W. Sahara Ave. / Grand Canyon11am - 7pm

Silver Springs Rec. Ctr. 1951 Silver Springs Pkwy. / Pinion Springs8am - 5pm

Solera Anthem Comm. Ctr.2401 Somersworth Dr. / Solera Sky8am - 5pm

Target (Trailer)Spring Mountain Rd. / Rainbow9am - 6pm

JUNE 1, WEDNESDAYAliante Library2400 W. Deer Springs, West of Clayton11am - 7pm

Bob Price Rec. Ctr. 2050 Bonnie Ln. / E. Lake Mead Bl.9am - 6pm

Boulder City, City Hall401 California Ave., Boulder City7am - 6pm


Centennial Hills YMCA6601 N. Buffalo Dr. /Sky Pointe 8am - 5pm

Enterprise Library25 E. Shelbourne Ave. / S. Las Vegas Blvd. 10am - 7pm

Holy SpiritLutheran Church 6670 W. Cheyenne Ave. / Rainbow9am - 6pm

La Bonita Supermarket (Trailer)Rainbow / Flamingo9am - 6pm

North Las Vegas City Hall2250 Las Vegas Blvd. N. / Civic Center8am - 5pm

Paseo Verde Library280 S. Green Valley Pkwy. / Paseo Verde9am - 5pm


SkyView YMCA 3050 E. Centennial Pkwy.8am - 5pm

Trails Village Ctr. (Trailer)Village Ctr. Cir. / Trails Ctr.9am - 6pm

JUNE 2, THURSDAYAlbertsonsCharleston / Sloan9am - 6pm

AlbertsonsFlamingo / Durango9am - 6pm

Alexander Library1755 W. Alexander Rd., West of M.L. King 11am - 7pm

Bob Price Rec. Ctr. 2050 Bonnie Ln. / E. Lake Mead Bl. 9am - 6pm


Centennial Hills YMCA6601 N. Buffalo Dr. /Sky Pointe8am - 5pm

Heritage Park Sr. Facility 300 S. Racetrack Rd. / Burkholder8am - 5pm

Holy Spirit Lutheran Church6670 W. Cheyenne Ave. / Rainbow9am - 6pm

La Bonita Supermarket (Trailer)Rainbow / Flamingo9am - 6pm

Paradise Park Comm. Ctr.4775 S. McLeod Dr., North of Tropicana9am - 6pm


SkyView YMCA 3050 E. Centennial Pkwy. 8am - 5pm


JUNE 3, FRIDAYAlbertsonsCharleston / Sloan9am - 6pm

Albertsons Charleston / Town Ctr.8am - 5pm

Albertsons Eastern / Warm Springs9am - 6pm

AlbertsonsFlamingo / Durango9am - 6pm

Alexander Library1755 W. Alexander Rd., West of M.L. King 9am - 5pm

Bob Price Rec. Ctr. 2050 Bonnie Ln. / E. Lake Mead Bl.9am - 6pm

Canyon Ridge Church (Trailer)6200 W. Lone Mountain Rd. / Jones9am - 6pmCentennial Hills YMCA6601 N. Buffalo Dr. /Sky Pointe8am - 5pm

Heritage Park Sr. Facility 300 S. Racetrack Rd. / Burkholder8am - 5pm

Kmart (Trailer) 2671 N. Las Vegas Blvd. / Evans9am - 6pm

Paradise Park Comm. Ctr.4775 S. McLeod Dr., North of Tropicana9am - 6pm

SkyView YMCA 3050 E. Centennial Pkwy.8am - 5pm


JUNE 4, SATURDAYAlbertsonsCharleston / Rainbow8am - 5pm

AlbertsonsCharleston / Sloan9am - 6pm

Albertsons Charleston / Town Center8am - 5pm

AlbertsonsEastern / Warm Springs9am - 6pm

AlbertsonsFarm / Durango8am - 5pm

AlbertsonsLake Mead Dr. / Boulder Hwy.8am - 5pm

AlbertsonsNellis / Vegas Valley9am - 6pm

Chinatown Plaza4215 Spring Mountain Rd. / Wynn11am - 6pm

Kmart (Trailer) 2671 N. Las Vegas Blvd. / Evans9am - 6pm

Lowe’s Parking Lot (Trailer)2570 E. Craig / Losee9am - 6pm

Mtn.’s Edge Exploration Peak Park (Trailer)9700 S. Buffalo Dr., South of Blue Diamond9am - 6pm

Mtn. Shadows Comm. Ctr.9107 Del Webb Blvd. / Crown Ridge 9am - 6pm

Paradise Park Comm. Ctr.4775 S. McLeod Dr.,North of Tropicana9am - 6pm


JUNE 5, SUNDAYAlbertsonsCharleston / Rainbow8am - 5pm

Albertsons Charleston / Town Center8am - 5pm

AlbertsonsFarm / Durango8am - 5pm

AlbertsonsLake Mead Dr. /Boulder Hwy.8am - 5pm

AlbertsonsNellis / Vegas Valley9am - 6pm

Chinatown Plaza4215 Spring Mountain Rd. / Wynn11am - 6pm

Kmart (Trailer)2671 N. Las Vegas Blvd. /Evans9am - 6pm


Mtn.’s Edge Exploration Peak Park (Trailer)9700 S. Buffalo Dr., South of Blue Diamond9am - 6pm

Mtn. Shadows Comm. Ctr.9107 Del Webb Blvd. / Crown Ridge 9am - 6pm

Southern Highlands Mktpl. (Trailer)Southern Highlands Pkwy. / Cactus 9am - 6pm

Sun City Anthem Ctr. 2450 Hampton Rd. / Anthem Pkwy. 9am - 5pm

Sun City MacDonald Ranch Comm. Ctr.2020 W. Horizon Ridge / Green Vly. Pkwy.9am - 6pm

VonsSky Pointe / Buffalo8am - 5pm

JUNE 6, MONDAYAlbertsonsAnn / Drexel9am - 6pm

AlbertsonsCharleston / Rainbow8am - 5pm

Desert Vista Comm. Ctr. 10360 Sun City Blvd. / Thomas W. Ryan9am - 6pm


Moapa Valley Cmty. Ctr. 320 N. Moapa ValleyBlvd., Overton 8am - 5pm

Southern Highlands Mktpl. (Trailer)Southern HighlandsPkwy. / Cactus 9am - 6pm

Sun City Aliante Cmty. Ctr. 7390 Aliante Pkwy. / Elkhorn8am - 5pm


Sun City MacDonald Ranch Comm. Ctr.2020 W. Horizon Ridge / Green Vly. Pkwy.9am - 6pm

VonsSky Pointe / Buffalo8am - 5pm

Walnut Rec. Ctr. 3075 N. Walnut Rd.,South of Cheyenne9am - 6pm

Whitney Library5175 E. Tropicana,East of Nellis10am - 7pm

Whole Foods Marketplace (Trailer)7290 W. Lake Mead Bl. /Tenaya 9am - 6pm

JUNE 7, TUESDAYAlbertsonsAnn / Drexel9am - 6pm

Desert Vista Cmty. Ctr. 10360 Sun City Blvd. / Thomas W. Ryan9am - 6pm


Mesquite Deuce 2 Bldg.150 N. Yucca St., Mesquite8am - 6pm

Silver Mesa Rec. Ctr.4025 Allen Ln. / Alexander10am - 6pm

Southern Highlands Mktpl. (Trailer)Southern HighlandsPkwy. / Cactus 9am - 6pm

Sun City Aliante Comm. Ctr.7390 Aliante Pkwy. / Elkhorn8am - 5pm


Walnut Rec. Ctr. 3075 N. Walnut Rd., South of Cheyenne9am - 6pm

West Charleston Library6301 W. Charleston Blvd., East of Torrey Pines 10am - 7pm

Whitney Library5175 E. Tropicana, East of Nellis10am - 7pm

Whole Foods Marketplace (Trailer)7290 W. Lake Mead Bl. /Tenaya9am - 6pm

Winchester Cultural Ctr. 3130 McLeod Dr., North of E. Desert Inn Rd.10am - 7pm

JUNE 8, WEDNESDAYAlbertsonsAnn / Simmons8am - 5pm

AlbertsonsBuffalo / Vegas 9am - 6pm

Cardenas Market4421 E. Bonanza Rd. /Lamb 9am - 6pm

Green Valley Library2797 N. Green Valley Pkwy. / Sunset 10am - 6pm

Henderson City Hall240 S. Water / Basic 7:30am - 5:30pm


Rainbow Library 3150 N. Buffalo Dr. /Cheyenne10am - 7pm

Silver Mesa Rec. Ctr.4025 Allen Ln. / Alexander10am - 6pm

Sun City Aliante Cmty. Ctr. 7390 Aliante Pkwy. / Elkhorn8am - 5pm

Sun City Mesquite1350 Flat Top Mesa Dr., Mesquite8am - 6pm

Target, Boca Park (Trailer)Charleston / Rampart9am - 6pm

Veterans Memorial Leisure Ctr.101 N. Pavilion CenterDr. / Alta9am - 6pm

Whole Foods Marketplace (Trailer)7290 W. Lake Mead Bl. /Tenaya9am - 6pm

JUNE 9, THURSDAYAlbertsonsAnn / Simmons8am - 5pm


Cardenas Market4421 E. Bonanza Rd. /Lamb9am - 6pm

Desert Breeze Cmty. Ctr.8275 Spring Mtn. Rd. / S. Cimarron Rd.9am - 6pm

Green Valley Library2797 N. Green Valley Pkwy. / Sunset10am - 6pm

Hollywood Rec. Ctr.1650 S. Hollywood,South of E. Charleston8am - 5pm


Rainbow Library 3150 N. Buffalo Dr. / Cheyenne10am - 7pm


Veterans Memorial Leisure Ctr. 101 N. Pavilion Center Dr. / Alta9am - 6pm

VonsHorizon / Horizon Ridge9am - 6pm

West Flamingo Senior Ctr.6255 W. Flamingo Rd./ Jones8am - 4:30pm

Whole Foods Marketplace (Trailer)7290 W. Lake Mead Bl. / Tenaya 9am - 6pm

JUNE 10, FRIDAYAlbertsonsAnn / Simmons8am - 5pm


Cardenas Market4421 E. Bonanza Rd. / Lamb 9am - 6pm

Desert Breeze Cmty. Ctr.8275 Spring Mtn. Rd. / S. Cimarron Rd.9am - 6pm

Green Valley Library2797 N. Green Valley Pkwy. / Sunset10am - 6pm

Hollywood Rec. Ctr.1650 S. Hollywood, South of E. Charleston8am - 5pm


Rainbow Library 3150 N. Buffalo Dr. / Cheyenne10am - 6pm


Veterans Memorial Leisure Ctr. 101 N. Pavilion Center Dr. / Alta 9am - 6pm

VonsHorizon / Horizon Ridge9am - 6pm

West Flamingo Senior Ctr. 6255 W. Flamingo Rd. /Jones8am - 4:30pm

Whole Foods Marketplace (Trailer)7290 W. Lake Mead Bl. / Tenaya9am - 6pm

Dated this 18th day of May, 2016

JOSEPH P. GLORIARegistrar of Voters

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Dr. Mike learns Tagalog for Pia WurtzbachWHILE rumors about their

breakup emerged last week, Pia Wurtzbach and Mikhail Var-shavski, known to many as “Dr. Mike” seemed fine.

In fact, Miss Universe and the “sexiest doctor alive” engaged in a Tagalog conversation on Twitter to shrug off the rumors.

On Tuesday, May 17, the 26-year-old beauty queen clarified that every thing is going well be-tween them and that her cryptic Instagram post saying “Boy, I’m a prize not a catch” is not about their relationship.

To her surprise, Dr. Mike re-plied in Tagalog, saying “lahat ng bagay ay mabuti.”

Dr. Mike then revealed in his next tweet that he is actu-ally trying to learn the mother tongue of the beauty queen, which undoubtedly impressed Wurtzbach.

Mikhail Varshavski and Pia Wurtzbach. Instagram/@doctor.mike/piawurtzbach

The two have met at a charity event in New York in February. Despite keeping mum about their status at the beginning, Wurtzbach eventually admitted in

an interview with talk show host Boy Abunda that they had been dating for a couple of months now. (Alixandra Caole Vila/Phil-star.com)

Ejay Falcon, Paulo Avelino, Ritz Azul star in first TV series shot in Prague

As ABs-CBN’s continued effort to share the Filipino culture with other countries, another TV series will be shot abroad.

The Ritz Azul, Ejay Falcon, Paulo Avelino starrer “The Prom-ise of Forever” will shoot some of their scenes in Prague, a “first in the Philippine TV history” ac-cording to Czech Ambassador Jaroslav Olsa Jr. in a Facbook post on Tuesday, May 17.

He had a meeting with some of the show’s cast this afternoon, namely Ritz, Ejay, and support-ing actors Nico Antonio and Yna Asistio.

The team will start shooting in Prague later this month.

This partnership, Olsa said, aims to “bring more Filipinos to visit our beautiful Czech Repub-lic.”

by Joyce Jimenez Philstar.com

In the photo are Nico Antonio, Yna Asistio, Ritz Azul and Ejay Falcon pose for a photo with Czech Ambassador Jaroslav Olsa Jr. after their meeting for the shoot of “The Promise of Forever” in Prague.

Piolo Pascual on dealing with a millennial sonTHERE are a lot of negative

associations with the word “mil-lennial.” Parents, most espe-cially, associate their children’s attitudes to their being millen-nials.

Being a parent himself, Piolo Pascual appreciates how open millennials in life and with the things around them. However, he didn’t deny that it also quite scares him, especially that he has a 19-year-old son, Iñigo.

“Nakakatakot because of the society, the culture, the ac-cess,” he said in an interview on Wednesday, May 18.

The Kapamilya actor is starring in the film “Love Me Tomorrow,” where a millennial falls in love with him portrayed by Coleen Garcia. However, he falls in love with an older woman portrayed by Dawn Zulueta.

He admitted having a “pas-away” phase in his life, but he finds the encounters of young people today scarier.

“Mas nakakatakot because mas common, wala ng judgement on anything. so you can be who you want to be. You can be anywhere, anytime, so may takot on my end,”

he said.Piolo is just thankful that he

and his son’s non-showbiz mom were able to build a “good foun-dation” of values and character to Iñigo.

“What’s good also is ‘yong faith, ‘yong faith ng bata na-instill naman namin ng maayos, kahit nasa states siya with his mom and the family of his mom,” Piolo said. “so I just try to be present and expose him, kasi ayaw ko naman isipin niya na may pagkukulang sa sarili niya dahil wala siyang complete home.”

“We have to balance a lot, but maganda ‘yong nature ng bata,

e. I’m just thankful for that,” he added.

His advice to other parents who have millennial children? “Most importantly you want to be there for them, you want to be there with them. Nakikita mo how dangerous it could be, but important thing there is ‘wag mong tatakbuhan so you’ll know how to handle (it).”

“Just be a good example. You can’t preach naman, e, you can just be a testimony of it,” he concluded.

“Love Me Tomorrow” is di-rected by Gino santos and will be in cinemas on May 25.

by Joyce Jimenez Philstar.com Piolo Pascual admitted being scared seeing how other millennials lead their lives, especially

that he has a 19-year-old son, Iñigo, who is also in showbiz.

Jennylyn Mercado, Dennis Trillo spotted in MaldivesLOOKs like Jennylyn Mercado and Dennis Trillo were

up for some water adventure in the Maldives.This was after they were spotted at the Beehive Hotel

there, posted by a netizen on Instagram on sunday, May 15.

This was confirmed after Dennis posted diving gears, while Jennylyn posted underwater photography gadgets on sunday on their respective Instagram accounts.

Jennylyn’s birthday was on sunday, May 15, and their fans believe that the Maldives trip is their post-birthday celebration.

The actress has been busy promoting her film “Just the 3 of Us” which she starred with John Lloyd Cruz and her first star Cinema film.

On Tuesday, May 17, the Kapuso actress posted a photo of a shoreline and captioned it with “it’s the best birthday ever!” and also thanked everyone who remem-bered her special day. (Joyce Jimenez/Philstar.com)

Jennylyn Mercado and Dennis Trillo were spotted in the island of Maldives, which their fans think is a post-birthday celebration for the actress.

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Supermodel Coco Rocha in Manila!

50th customer Helen Lagaca with Frank and Ruby Hao 100th Customer Maria Virginia Tadeo with Frank and Ruby Hao Las Vegas Goldilocks owners and staff

Goldilocks celebrates its 50th anniversaryOn Sunday, May 15, the Las

Vegas location of Goldilocks cel-ebrated its 50th anniversary with prizes for the 50th and 100th customers. Helen Lagaca was the special 50th customer while Maria Virginia Tadeo was the 100th.

For the past five decades, Gold-ilocks has provided unique, quality Filipino meals and baked goods to thousands worldwide. With seven

locations in northern California, three in Southern California, and one in Las Vegas, Goldilocks is known to Filipino communities all over the West Coast. It has also made its mark as a global brand, selling goods and products to markets internationally, includ-ing Asia and Canada. Today, the company continues to reach out to its growing customer base at

home and abroad, while sticking true to its Filipino roots.

Goldilocks is located at Sunrise City Plaza on 2797 South Mary-land Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89109. Hours: Mon - Sun - 9am - 8:30pm. For more information, please call (702) 368-2253 or visit http://www.goldilocks-usa.com/. (Advertising Supplement)

IF there’s one model who has mastered the art of fierce poses, Coco Rocha is the one!

The one model with 1,000 poses is here in Manila to bring us some good vibes.

On May 17, Rocha shared on Twitter a photo of her, sharing that she’ll be in the Philippines soon.

Apparently, she is dropping by the tropical country to join the #lovescotchtour which kicks off in Manila.

Coco Rocha has graced the covers of countless fashion maga-zines and walked the runway for world-famous designers.

She has an extensive portfolio having appeared on Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and having rep-resented famed brands such as Long Champ, Banana Republic, L’Oréal, Sass & Bide, Massimo Dutti and Diesel.

by AlixAndrA CAole VilA Philstar.com

Kaye Abad, Paul Jake Castillo engagedFROM best friends to romantic

couple, now engaged to be mar-ried, showbiz couple Kaye Abad and Paul Jake Castillo promised to tie the know recently.

On Tuesday, May 17, Kaye cel-ebrated her 34th birthday, and had a gathering with family and friends at Bellevue Hotel in Alabang.

Unknown to her, it would also be the same night when Paul Jake would ask her hand for mar-riage.

In a video posted by the comedi-an Pooh, Kaye was seen emotional at the moment Paul Jake was on his knees holding out the engage-ment ring.

“nagsimula tayo as friends tapos naging partner in crime kita. Best friend, tapos hindi mo talaga napigilan ginawa mo akong boy-friend. now I would like to seal it, would you marry me?” said Paul Jake to Kaye.

This was answered by the Ka-pamilya actress with a simple “oo,” while wiping her tears.

by JoyCe Jimenez Philstar.com

Robin Padilla leaves long-time managerby riCky CAlderon

ManilaTimes.net

In the heat of the election fe-ver, we didn’t suspect that Robin Padilla had any plans of leaving Vidanes Management Agency, headed by former Viva Entertain-ment employee-turned manager Betchay Vidanes.

In his Instagram account, Rob-in posted the letter released by Vidanes Talent Agency dated May 10 which reads: “This is the official statement of Vidanes Marketing and Management Services to the general public. That as of Tuesday, May 10, 2016, we are no longer the exclusive management team of Mr. Robin Padilla. The manage-ment and Mr. Robin Padilla have officially parted ways.”

In his post, the action star said, “Ito po ay aking desisyon at sumusunod lamang po ang Vidanes Management. napaka-laki po ng naitulong sa akin ng opisina na ito lalo na sa aking pamilya. Ang paghihiwalay na ito ay hindi personal at lalong hindi politika.”

We tried asking Robin for the actual reason for his decision by sending him a message via Facebook but the actor did not reply. He was probably not online at that time but based on past experience, he responds when asked. We remember chatting

with him quite lengthily during the height of the issue regarding the Metro Manila Film Festival in December.

We also sent a text message to his manager Betchay Vidanes who didn’t reply as well (although she has this habit of not answering text calls promptly, or not answer-ing at all).

We do not want to speculate as to what might have caused the parting of ways between Padilla and his management. If we are not mistaken, Vidanes had been handling Padilla’s career for more

than a decade.The last time we saw Padilla

was some two weeks ago at the live telecast of Pilipinas Got Tal-ent held in Taytay, Rizal. Vidanes was there and we didn’t notice anything that should make us feel that there was something amiss between the two. So the parting of ways between the two comes as surprise to say the least.

Breakup in talent-artist rela-tionship is a regular thing in show-biz but a rarity when an artist and talent manager relationship has worked for a very long time.

Aside from throwing her a birthday party, Paul Jake Castillo prepared another surprise for Kaye Abad—his wedding proposal!

Robin Padilla

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18th Annual Bill Endow Scholarship Banquet honors outstanding Asian American students

The Last Vegas Asian Cham-ber of Commerce and the Asian Chamber Foundation held its 18th annual William “Bill” endow Scholarship Banquet last May 6 at the Gold Coast hotel & Casino.

The Foundation, thanks to an initial grant by Boyd Gaming, the support of corporate sponsors, and the funds generated by the Billy endow Golf Tournament, has awarded 15 $2,000 scholar-ships to students who excel in community service, leadership, and academics.

This year’s scholarship winners are: Mi N. Bui (Sierra Vista high

School), Karl Joseph Q. Catarata (Valley high School), Anu G. Cher-ayil (Coronado high School), Yi J. Choi (Coronado high School), Christiana D. Fernandez (east Career & Technical Academy), Clarice ho (West Career & Techni-cal Academy), Alexander G. Kim (Palo Verde high School), Vahina Li (Southwest Career & Techni-cal Academy), Alyssa B. Lorenzo (Coronado high School), Naomi G. Nakanishi (LV Academy of the Performing Arts), Aejae T. Naval (Northwest Career & Technical Academy), Vanna Vibar P. Tan-gonan (Chaparral high Schoo),

Josef-Vincent C. Tangpuz (Valley high School), Rein Villahermosa (Southwest Career & Technical Academy) and Qiyou Xu (Spring Valley high School).

The Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce wants to identify and encourage community lead-ers who believe that service to others is the key to happiness and prosperity. 265 students have been awarded $515,000 during the 18 years of Bill endow Schol-arship Awards.

AJPress photos by Robert Macabagdal

Karagdagang impormasyon sa Filipino (Tagalog) ay makikita sawebsite ng Lalawigan ng Clark Kagawaran ng Halalan

www.ClarkCountyNV.gov/vote.

NOTICE OF CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD AND SPECIAL ELECTION HENDERSON TOWNSHIP, STATE OF NEVADA TO BE HELD CONCURRENTLY WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION ON

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2016Pursuant to action by the Board of County Commissioners, County of Clark, State of Nevada, on the 17th day of May 2016, pertaining to a vacancy which will exist in the Office of Justice of the Peace, Department 1, Henderson Township, Clark County, Nevada as a result of the resignation of Judge Rodney T. Burr.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Henderson Township Special Election will be held concurrently with the General Election on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at which election there will be submitted to the duly qualified electors, properly registered of the Township of Henderson, the Office of Justice of the Peace, Department 1, Henderson Township for the balance of the unexpired term of Judge Rodney T. Burr. The candidate having the highest number of votes shall be declared the winner, whether or not that candidate receives the majority of the votes cast. The term of office will commence one week after canvassing of the results of the Special Election by the Board of County Commissioners.

Candidate filing for the Office of Justice of the Peace, Department 1, Henderson Township, will take place at 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, Room 1113, Las Vegas, NV beginning on May 23, 2016, at 8:00 a.m., and closing on May 27, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. The last date for a candidate for this position to withdraw his or her candidacy will be May 31, 2016, at 5:00 p.m.

FURTHER, applications for mail ballots can be requested by mail, on our website (www.ClarkCountyNV.gov/vote ), or obtained in the Election Department, Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, Room 1113, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday. Mail ballot requests for both the General Election and the Henderson Township Special Election must be received in the Election Department by5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 1, 2016.

2016 HENDERSON TOWNSHIP SPECIAL ELECTION POLLINGPLACES AND PRECINCTS

BASIC HIGH SCHOOL400 PALO VERDE DR HENDERSON, NV 89015757375747575

BROWN, B MAHLON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL307 CANNES ST HENDERSON, NV 8901574307536

BURKHOLDER, LYAL MIDDLE SCHOOL355 W VAN WAGENEN ST HENDERSON, NV 890157351735673587359

CHRIST THE SERVANT LUTHERAN 2 S PECOS RD HENDERSON, NV 89074766376647693

CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL1001 CORONADO CENTER DR HENDERSON, NV 8905213911396160616081672

COX, DAVID ELEMENTARY280 CLARK DR HENDERSON, NV 89074768576927704

DEL WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL 2200 REUNION DR HENDERSON, NV 890521395151115201550

DOOLEY, JOHNELEMENTARY1940 CHICKASAW DR HENDERSON, NV 8901575837584758575907591

FIRE STATION#83 - HENDERSON100 BURKHOLDER BLVD HENDERSON, NV 8901556515652

FIRE STATION#97 - HENDERSON1550 AMADOR LN HENDERSON, NV 8901476147615

FOOTHILL HIGH SCHOOL800 COLLEGE DR HENDERSON, NV 890157354736073617594

GALLOWAY, FAY ELEMEN-TARY 701 SKYLINE RD HENDERSON, NV 8901576047605

GIBSON ELEMENTARY271 LEISURE CIR HENDERSON NV 890747682768376847691

GREEN VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH270 N VALLEVERDE DR HENDERSON, NV 89074740574107675

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Dated this 18th day of May, 2016.

JOSEPH P. GLORIARegistrar of VotersClark County, Nevada PUB: May 19, 2016Las Vegas Asian Journal

Overview:Under the general direction of the Housing Programs Director the incumbent will supervise, assign, review and monitor work of staff responsible for providing Section 8 programs to partic-ipants and ensure compliance with all related Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regula-tions and agency policies. The duties listed below illustrate the various types of work performed.

the work is similar, related or a logical assignment in association with this position.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

HOW TO APPLY:The Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority invites applicants for the HCV Supervisor. For position description and application details, visit www.snvrha.org, or by calling 702-922-1636 EEO/AA Disability Employer

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYSOUTHERN NEVADA REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY

Position Title: Housing Choice Voucher Supervisor All Candidates

Announcement No.: 16-016 EXT

DEPARTMENT:Housing Programs

SALARY RANGE:$ 51,577 – $ 82,454 per annum

OPENING DATE:Tuesday May 17, 2016

CLOSING DATE:Friday, June 10, 2016

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYSouthern Nevada Regional Housing Authority

340 North 11th Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101Phone (702) 922-6060

Position Title: Fraud Investigator

All Candidates

Announcement No.:16-015EXT

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Director Housing Programs, this position investigates allegations of fraud and non-compliance with Housing Program eligibility and occupancy requirements by program participants, vendors, and /or staff, and reports outcome of investigations to the Deputy Director Housing Programs to include ensuring compliance with HUD regulations ensuring correct Housing Assistance Pay (HAP) contracts are correct. The incumbent monitors compliance of HUD regulations.

HOW TO APPLY:The Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority invites applications for Fraud Investigator. For position description and application details, visit www.snvrha.org, or by calling (702) 922-1636 EEO/AA/Disability Employer.

DEPARTMENT:Housing Programs / Section 8

SALARY RANGE:$45,539 - $72,801 per annum

OPENING DATE:Friday, May 13, 2016

CLOSING DATE:Tuesday, May 31, 2016

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Lt. Gov. Hutchison will be the ceremony’s keynote speaker, honoring graduates from 11 Nevada counties

Consular Outreach on June 18-19A teAm from the Philippine

Consulate General in Los Angeles will conduct a Consular Outreach Program in Las Vegas, Nevada on 18-19 June 2016:

Location : 2870 South mary-land Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

Service Hours : 9am – 12nn; 1pm – 5pm

Outreach email : [email protected]

the consular outreach program is being undertaken in cooperation with theKultura, in collaboration with Kalahi: Philippine Folkloric en-semble with its lead contact person, Dr. Romualdo Aragon, Jr.

the following consular services will be rendered:

1. Renewal and/ or first-time

applications for electronic Pass-port (ePassport), to be returned to the applicant by mail sixteen (16) weeks from 28 June2016. No lost passport applications will be accepted.

2. Applications for the retention and re-acquisition of Philippine citizenship pursuant to Republic Act 9225 or Dual Citizenship Law. Oath-taking will be scheduled on the same day for qualified appli-cants. Applicants are advised to wear appropriate clothing for the occasion.

3. Applications for Report of marriage & Birth will be accepted but these will be processed in Los Angeles and returned to the ap-plicant by mail.

INFORmAtION FOR ALL AP-

PLICANtS the final list of applicants with

confirmed appointment schedule will be posted at the Consulate’s website (www.philippineconsula-tela.org) on or before 06 June 2016.

Check the Consulate’s website (www.philippineconsulatela.org) for the complete list of require-ments.

For information on consular mat-ters, interested parties may contact the Consulate at (213) 401- 1020 / 637-3021 (for Passport applications for Bakersfield outreach) and (213) 637-3006 (for Dual-Citizenship for Bakersfield Outreach)

Please indicate on application form – LAS VeGAS Consular Out-reach.

WGU Nevada to recognize more than 200 graduates at inaugural commencement

LAS VeGAS—WGU Nevada, the online, nonprofit university estab-lished 11 months ago, will hold its first commencement on Saturday, may 21. the event will honor 218 graduates who have completed their bachelor’s or master’s de-grees in one of four disciplines: business, K–12 teacher education, information technology, and health professions, including nursing.

the ceremony will take place at 9:45 a.m. at the Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa, 1610 Lake Las Vegas Parkway in Henderson. In addition to celebrating its gradu-ates, the university will also mark another exciting milestone at the event: surpassing 1,600 currently enrolled students, an increase of 78% over Western Governors University’s enrollment in Nevada in June 2015—when the state and WGU formed a partnership to cre-

ate WGU Nevada. Nevada’s Lieutenant Governor,

mark Hutchison, will deliver the commencement address to the 75 graduates who will attend in person and the more than 500 family members and friends who will travel from throughout the state to attend the ceremony. Joining the Lieutenant Governor will be four graduates who will share their stories at the ceremony: James H. Lemmons Jr., B.S. Busi-ness–It management, from Las Vegas; Silvia mendoza-Stout, m.ed. Learning and technology, from Las Vegas; Jeannette magbu-tay, m.S. Nursing–education, from Las Vegas; and Sean mcDonald, m.S. management and Leadership, from Carson City. Also joining the commencement will be WGU Ne-vada Chancellor Spencer Stewart, WGU President Scott Pulsipher,

and WGU Nevada Advisory Board members from throughout the state.

“When Nevada partnered with WGU last year, it was because as state leaders we recognized that Nevada needed to expand its educational options, offer-ing working adults an affordable way to earn their degrees while balancing work, family, and other commitments,” said Lt. Governor Hutchison. “this commencement is especially meaningful because it reinforces that WGU Nevada is a viable way for adults to earn their degrees, and for our state to build a highly skilled workforce, which leads to higher-paying jobs, growing businesses, and stronger families.”

WGU Nevada Commencement by the Numbers:

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OLD FRIENDS. President-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte is seen in this photograph arriving in the remote town of Dolores, Abra by helicopter during one of his campaign trips to northern Luzon on March 29. From Dolores, his entourage proceeded to Bangued, the provincial capital of Abra, where Duterte met with his longtime friend and Las Vegas resident, Victor L. Baula. A huge crowd gathered in Bangued (Baula’s birthplace and hometown) to greet the popular Duterte. Duterte and Baula met in 1966 as college students enrolled at Lyceum of the Philippines University and Mapua Institute of Technology, respectively. Although they attended different universities, both were dormmates for three years at the YMCA where they developed a strong, lifelong friendship spanning 50 years.

Fortune Fountain Chinese Restaurant celebrates grand opening

FORtUNe Fountain Chinese Restaurant in Las Vegas, formerly Diamond China Restaurant, is now re-opened under new man-agement. the restaurant has a head chef with over 40 years of ex-perience, specializing in authentic Chinese cuisine. the chef and his crew have served many restau-rants all over the city of Las Vegas, and are familiar with satisfying the dining needs of the Southeast Asian community.

the restaurant is open every day from 11 am to 10 pm, with appetizers starting at $3.95. there is a daily lunch special from 11 am to 3 pm, starting at $5.95. Discounts are available all day:

A can of free soda for meal spent over $15

Free appetizers for meal spent over $25

10% off for meal spent over $35

15% off for meal spent over $70

Fortune Fountain Chinese Restaurant is located at 3909 W Sahara Ave Ste 9, Las Vegas, Ne-vada, 89102 and is open 7 days a week from 11 am to 10 pm. Telephone: (702) 889-8838. (Advertising Supplement)

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Health@Heart

The importance of an immigration attorney

Tanning salons: A skin cancer risk?

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atty. DevinConnolly

Your ImmigrationSolution

There are countless num-ber of people who dream about lawfully living and working in the United States. Making this dream a reality is a possibility for many of them, but only if they are able to successfully navigate the United States’ confusing and complex immigration laws. Given the incredible importance placed on being granted perma-nent resident status (green card) or U.S. citizenship, it is surpris-ing how many people attempt to achieve their immigration goals without the assistance of an ex-perienced attorney that special-izes in immigration law. It is true that some do succeed, but many others fail. And this failure may lead to their ultimate nightmare – being deported.

A person that is presently living in the United States must file their request for immigration benefits with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). however, do not think that the process merely requires the completion of a simple form. First, the forms are not always easy to understand. Many of the forms contain com-plicated questions that require a person to understand terms and language which have a precise meaning unique to immigration law. This meaning may differ from what many people expect it to be. Thus, a person may deprive themselves of lawfully residing in the United States simply because they did not un-derstand the question they were being asked.

More important than the forms though is that an applicant should carefully review their eli-gibility for the requested benefit before submitting any applica-

tion to the USCIS. This assess-ment requires a review of many things, including dates of entries and exits from the U.S., type of visa (if any) held at entry to the U.S., the immigration status and history of the applicant and their family members, etc. The failure to make this assessment before submitting the application may lead to something much worse than a denial – it may lead to being deported, perhaps within a matter of hours.

After eligibility is established, the applicant must submit a well-documented request for an immigration benefit. The submission of sufficient docu-mentary evidence, ranging from a birth or marriage certificate to complex medical records, is vital since it is the applicant who has the burden of proving that they are eligible for the requested benefit. Since it is the applicant who must prove admissibility, they should do everything they

can to maximize their chances of being granted the requested ben-efit by submitting evidence that is thorough and persuasive.

It is clear that an assessment of eligibility is important, as are properly completed forms and sufficient supporting documents, but perhaps the most important reason to retain an experienced immigration attorney is to be adequately represented at your personal interview before a USCIS officer. A decision on the application will frequently be made based off statements made by the applicant during their interview.

These interviews can be stressful, nerve-wracking ex-periences, but the aspiring im-migrant needs to do everything possible to ensure their personal interview is successful. That is not always easy though. It may be the applicant’s first time at-tending a personal interview for an immigration benefit with

the USCIS, and they are likely to be questioned by an expe-rienced USCIS officer who has conducted many of these types of interviews. In addition, the USCIS officer may aggressively question the applicant, they may pressure them to answer ques-tions to which they do not know the answers, and they may also allow the applicant to make state-ments that are harmful to their case. Saying the wrong thing during an interview can make it significantly more difficult to ever lawfully reside in the U.S. And while the applicant may later realize they misspoke or that they did not actually understand the questions they were being asked, it may too late to fix the problems created. The applica-tion may already be denied and the Department of homeland Security may have already begun the process of deporting them to their native country. As you can see, the personal interview is

extremely important.In conclusion, it is always ad-

visable for immigrants to retain the services of an experienced and knowledgeable attorney who is dedicated solely to the practice of immigration law. hiring the right attorney may be the differ-ence between obtaining a green card and being deported. It is therefore one of the most signifi-cant decisions that a person will make in their lifetime.

***Reeves, Mi l ler, Zhang & Diza Law Corporation’s offices are located in Pasadena, Irvine, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Makati City. Telephone: (800) 795-8009 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.rreeves.com.

***The analysis and suggestions offered in this column do not create a lawyer-client relationship and are not a substitute for the personalized representation that is essential to every case. (Advertising Supplement)

The US Food and Drug Admin-istration (FDA) has issued warning on the use of tanning beds at home and salons. Tanning increases the risk for melanoma, a deadly type of skin cancer, by up to 59 percent! More than 2.5 million teens, mostly girls, use tanning booths each year in the United States. Just like with poison, the more exposure, the more sessions, the higher the risk.

The data are from the National health Interview Survey’s Cancer Control Supplement, published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report. The World health Organization (WhO) has also de-termined that UV rays from tanning beds cause cancer.

Melanoma, the second most common type of cancer, has the following five-year survival rates: about 95 percent for Stage IA, when diagnosed early, and between 5 to 20 percent for stage IV, when it has already spread to other organs.

Amazingly UV rays emitted from tanning beds are up to 15 times greater (deadlier) than the rays from the sun. Melanoma kills one person every 50 minutes, or about

28 every day. And these are useless and preventable deaths!

Let us review some facts about sunlight and its harmful UV rays:

What in sunlight is beneficial and harmful to us?

The sun and its light are not only beautiful but vital to our life and survival on this planet. Without the sun, we will be frozen to death, and life forms on earth will cease to exist as we know it today. About 75 percent of our body’s supply of Vitamin D is generated by our skin’s exposure to sunlight (UV-B rays in particular). Abnormally low blood levels of Vitamin D increase the risk of colon and breast cancers and may also speed up the growth of existing or an early stage of melanoma. Of course, Vitamin D can be taken orally. The harmful effects of sunlight come from its ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which could be dangerous to our health in more ways than one, depending on the amount of exposure and dose that a person gets.

What are the sun-related dis-eases of the eye?

Cataracts (cloudiness of the lens), which, in severe forms, could cause blindness, especially expo-sure to UV-B radiation; macular degeneration, the major cause of impaired vision in the US for people older than 55; photokeratitis, a re-versible sunburn of the cornea, also

from excessive exposure to UV-B; pterygium, growth of pinkish tis-sues on the white of the eye, which may spread on the clear cornea and block vision. This results when one has prolonged sun exposure on the beach or snow without eye protec-tion, and can be very painful for 1-2 days, with temporary blindness. even with eye cover, the high dose of UV rays from a tanning bed is still most harmful to vision. A nice tan is too high a price to pay for blindness, much less cancer.

How about adverse effects on the skin?

excessive exposure to UV rays predisposes the body to skin can-cer, which includes the face and the eyelids, besides skin on other body parts. There are three major types of cancers of the skin: Basal Cell Carcinoma, the most common one; Squamous Cell Carcinoma, second most common; and Malignant Melanoma, the most deadly, but fortunately, the rarest. Malignant Melanoma spreads easily and often deadly if not caught early.

How prevalent are skin can-cers?

This is an epidemic and is a global phenomenon. In 1978, in the United States alone, there were 480,000 cases of non-melanoma skin cancers, rising to over one mil-lion in 1994, with a growth rate of 7

MonetteAdevA MAglAyA

ImmigrantLiving: 101 and Beyond

(Part 1 of 2)We now live in an age of ex-

treme self-absorption. Many al-ready believe they have become legends in their own minds. They believe the world revolves around them and that their personal hap-piness is paramount.

Following the lead of celebri-ties in the sports and entertain-ment world, we are being led by the media to believe that life is all about I, Me and Myself at center stage. The songs and stories in popular media all amplify and sell the story of self-love as the high-est form of love.

We have all the electronic tools for self-absorption at hand: camera phones, computers, tab-lets, Facebook, Twitter and other forms of social media and the un-ceasing, unrelenting advertising messages that prick our vanity. We have become the stars in our own firmament.

It’s not a new phenomenon though. Advanced, wealthy civili-zations in history have fallen for the same trap. Maybe it’s time to dredge out those stories from mythology, told and retold from

An old tale on self-absorption‘Vanity of vanities; ALL is vanity.’ — From Ecclesiastes

the distant past so we can better understand how to deal with this disconcerting trend and see how too much self-absorption eventu-ally lead to despondency and un-happiness.

The antidote to self-absorp-tion, like for many ills that plague our world today, is still the same as it was in the past — love and concern for others, interest in the well-being of someone or being involved in something bigger, higher, loftier than one’s self. The idea of sacrifice still remains the most concrete, visible form of love for another.

In the end, happiness finally comes with the humble aware-ness and quiet appreciation of what was, what is and what is yet to come — right now, right here where we live our days and nights.

Long ago when enchanted creatures peopled the earth, there was a nymph called echo. She probably rated a nine and a half on a 10 point-attractiveness scale, gorgeous, knowledgeable and perfect in every way except for one thing — she was a chatterbox nonpareil. She liked to hear her-

self talk far too much and perhaps, with a tinge of hubris, would insist on having the last word in every conversation.

Juno, the queen of the Gods, was so irked by echo’s habit that she meted out a punishment just for her. echo will no longer be able to talk, except for one tiny concession — she will be able to say only the last word.

In the same forest where the nymphs lived, there was a young man named Narcissus who was so classically handsome and per-fectly proportioned that all the nymphs oohed and ahhed and fell in love with him at first sight.

Picture Michelangelo’s marble sculpture of “David” in flesh and blood or a composite between di-Caprio and Brad Pitt. If he were real person today, he would have made the cover of People Maga-zine’s “Sexiest Man of the Year.” his fans became legion that all that adulation got into his head. he became extremely vain. No nymph was good enough for him.

One day, echo espied Narcis-sus while he was hunting with his peers and fell like a ton of bricks

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Tanning salons: A skin cancer...percent per year. In Canada, from 1970-1986, melanoma frequency rose 6 percent per year for men and 4.6 percent per year for women. Australia has the highest incidence of melanoma in the world. It is said that by age 75, two out of three Australians will have been treated for some types of skin cancer. In the United States, the estimated 30,000 cancer deaths each year could be prevented if Americans, who love sunbathing, do not over-expose themselves to the sun.

How do we protect ourselves from UV radiation?

First and foremost, let us not intentionally expose ourselves to UV rays, thru tanning salons (a costly way) or via the sun (for free). Just like anything in life, moderation is the key when it comes to the sun. Tanning beds must be avoided at all cost. While Americans laugh at Asian women when the latter stay under the shade or umbrella on the beach, they also recognize that Asian women’s complexion looks more youthful, with less wrinkles, and that Asian women look younger in general, compared to Caucasian females. Asian women also have lower incidences of sun-related diseases.

An old tale on self-absorptionin love with him. She longed to tell him of her feelings, but in her afflicted state, she became pain-fully shy and simply contented herself silently watching him from a distance, shadowing Narcissus’ every move. Narcissus, however, became aware of her shadowy presence and talked her out of her hiding place. Echo could only repeat the last words of what Nar-

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Since UV radiation comes not only from the sun but is reflected from the ground, snow, sand, water, and other reflective surfaces, the use of wide-brimmed hat or cap will reduce the UV radiation to the eyes by 50 percent. Wrap around UV-absorbing eyewear provides the greatest protection, because it also limits radiation from the peripheral rays. Polarized sunglasses or transi-tion lenses reduce glare but do not, by themselves, provide protection from UV radiation.

Sunglasses, and or prescription lenses, that absorb 99-100 percent of the full UV spectrum to 400 nm are the best for babies, children and adults. Labels on sunglasses should be closely scrutinized to make sure that they say the lenses absorb 99-100 percent of both the UV-B and UV-A. If they do not have labels, do not buy them. Consumers must be cautious when the label claims the lenses “block harmful UV” but does not specify how much.

For skin cancer protection, do not rely on sunscreen skin lotion. The best is not to sunbathe for more than 15 to 20 minutes and apply “physical” sunscreen lo-tion. Wear protective clothing and a wide-brimmed hat when you go outside during sunny days. Avoid sun exposure between 10 AM and 3 PM if possible. Also, it has been

shown that taking vitamin C, D, and E and selenium protects against the damages of UV rays by lessening the adverse effects of the UV rays on the immune system.

If one must absolutely be out in the sun, he/she must wear a “physi-cal” sunscreen with an SPF of 15, which contains titanium dioxide, zinc oxide or talc. “Physical” sun-screen works by reflecting the UV radiation rather than absorbing the sunscreen into the skin. Doubling the amount of the lotion, or reap-plying it later in the day, does not confer added any skin spots. If you notice any mole on your body to be growing larger or darker, or feel any lumps in your body, consult your physician without delay. If treated early and caught in time, most skin cancers are curable.

Visit philipSchua.com Email: [email protected].

***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: [email protected]

cissus was saying in their conver-sation so she may have came out sounding like a mindless idiot, vexing Narcissus.

Besotted with love for the hunk however and believing Narcissus’ plea that she come out so they can be joined together, she finally overcame her crippling shyness and revealed herself. However, Narcissus felt she wasn’t good enough for him and scorned her

for her bold presumptuousness and repudiated her total being. He sent her away devastating Echo in the most cutting words, slashing and burning her very ex-istence, swearing he would rather die than be with Echo. (To be con-tinued)

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Park Place Infiniti sponsors inaugural Dragon Boat Festival to benefit local

breast cancer patient services HENDERSON, Nev. – When

you think about strength, power and performance, your mind might race to images of a sleek car like the Q50 sports sedan sold at Park Place Infiniti. But you can also find these qualities in a team of fit, competitive dragon boat racers.

Both examples will come to-gether for a three-day inaugural Nevada Dragon Boat Festival set for May 20 to 22 at Lake Las Vegas to benefit local breast can-cer patient services, including Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada and the Las Vegas Breast Cancer Center.

“At Park Place Infiniti, we pride ourselves in being experts in ex-cellence,” said Park Place Infiniti General Manager Joe Tortomasi. “This extends to our community service, particularly when it comes to causes like breast cancer that affect so many families.”

Sherri Weaver, president of the Dragonboat Racing Association Group of Nevada, said the festival features three days of competitive, community and corporate dragon boat races, cultural music and dance performances, a breast cancer awareness ceremony and silent auction.

Weaver, a breast cancer survi-vor who also found strength and

comfort through dragon boat racing, said the organization has raised more than $30,000 over the past two years for a variety of breast cancer patient services.

“The sport is raising breast cancer awareness and it has been driven by women and men with the disease,” she said. “It reaches

out to other women and men and offers them a message of hope and support.”

For general information, visit www.dragonboatnv.com or call (702) 596-5800. Click here for information about dragon boat team registration. Click here for a full schedule of events.

WGU Nevada to recognize More than 200...• 218 graduates representing 11

Nevada counties will be recognized during the ceremony.

• 63% of the graduates are clas-sified as underserved.

• 40% represent the first gen-eration in their family to complete college.

• 90% are 27 or older.• 116 undergraduate and 102

graduate degrees will be recog-nized.

• Degree distribution by col-

lege: • College of Business – 36%• Teachers College – 31%• College of Health Professions

and Nursing – 25%• College of Information Tech-

nology – 8%Designed to meet the needs

of busy working adults, WGU Nevada’s competency-based learn-ing model focuses on measuring learning, not time spent in class. Students set their own study sched-ules and move quickly through

material they already know so they can focus on what they still need to learn. While WGU Nevada’s degree programs are rigorous and challenging, they are also flexible, allowing students to earn their degrees without sacrificing work, family, and financial obligations. Because competency-based learn-ing allows students to accelerate their studies, many finish faster, saving time and money—the aver-age time to complete a bachelor’s degree is about 2 ½ years.

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