Senator Alan Peter Cayetano challenged Vice President Jejomar Binay to face

the Senate probe on the alleged overpriced construction of a Makati City parking building. During the hearing of the Senate blue rib-bon committee on Wednesday, Cayetano said Binay’s presence is necessary as he was city mayor when the construction of the 11-storey building was approved and begun in 2007. “I challenge the Vice President to face this probe...I don’t think na kailangan niya sabi-hin na pulitika lang ito,” Cayetano said. “If he really wants to clear his name, and if he really wants to set a precedent as vice

president, or if he thinks he’s the future president, then he should be open and an-swer questions. We can tell him that he will get all the courtesy and respect that is deserved of his office,” Cayetano added during an interview after the hearing. During the hearing, Makati Mayor Erwin “Junjun” Binay was not able to answer a lot of queries from the committee saying that he was not privy to information regarding the construction cost estimates and other documentation and feasibility studies done before the project was approved, as he was not yet the mayor of the city during that period. When asked if there could be some over-

spending in the project, Binay replied “it is possible, posibleng may nakalusot.” Committee chairman, Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel Jr. said they will discuss in the next hearing whether there is a need to issue a written invitation to the older Bi-nay to attend the probe.“In the next hearing, tatapusin muna namin ang testimony ng mga witnesses. And then the committee members will discuss if we will issue a written invitation to Vice Presi-dent Binay,” Pimentel said. “I find nothing insulting about inviting somebody in the higher office, especially that his name is mentioned in negative

WASHINGTON – Federal officials are se-riously studying the proposal to place the

Phililppines under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) assured Filipino-American community leaders at a meeting on August 13 at the Philip-pine Embassy. In a dialogue at the Embassy’s Ro-mulo Hall arranged by Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr., Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Alan Bersin told Filipino-

American community leaders the DHS is still in the process of evaluating Manila’s request to place the

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leaders warned that “anything goes in the ple-nary” when a resolution calling for changes in the economic provisions of the Constitution could lead to the introduction of political changes as well by allies of President Benigno Aquino III, who want to give him a second term.House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II said despite Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr.’s pledge to limit the proposed amend-ments to the Charter’s economic provisions, they would be unable to block efforts by some to open the floodgates to political changes. At the Ugnayan sa Ba-tasan forum Tuesday, Gonzales said even with-out filing a resolution on political provisions, any lawmaker can insert politi-

cal amendments while the resolution on economic provisions was being tak-en up. Gonzales, an LP party whip, also said President Aquino’s pronouncement was a game changer that caught even House leaders unaware. He said the House lead-ership would take up the “new development” with the President and the LP leaders to seek a direc-tion, since the Palace has claimed that the President did not say he wanted re-election. The leftist bloc in Con-gress raised a howl at the possibility, saying the Belmonte-sponsored reso-lution was being used as a vehicle for a “more nasty and sinister plot” to extend President Aquino’s term. They tagged Aquino as being

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Officials of the Department of Homeland Security led by Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Alan Bersin exchange views with leaders of the Filipino-American Community during a dialogue on the request of the Philippines to be placed under Temporary Protected Status at the Romulo Hall of the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.

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pine Sea are not only conducting an extended maritime patrol over Recto Bank but are also putting markers within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the oil-rich area, a senior security official bared yesterday. “They’re not only patrolling in the area, they are also installing their own markers. While they’re continu-ously putting up their own maritime markers at Recto Bank, we are also continuously blasting them,” the se-curity official told The STAR. The latest maritime operation that resulted in the destruction of the markers put up by Chinese at Recto Bank was launched middle of July. This operation was in line with the standing government directive issued in the 1990s to remove any structures put up by anybody in the area, the se-curity official said. A naval officer, who used to be as-signed in the area, confirmed the gov-ernment directive, adding that during his time there were several instances that elite naval teams had to be (Cont. on Page 12 )

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Swalwell slams ‘cruel’ Tea Party border bills

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today voted against and condemned cruel, extreme Tea Party-authored legislation that threatens to send every unac-companied child crossing our border back to their violence-ridden country, without compas-sion, sufficient inquiry, or process. It also de-ports DREAMERs (undocumented immigrants brought here as children), while doing little to actually solve the very real humanitarian crisis at the southern border. Last month, Swalwell, a member of the Homeland Security Committee, visited a Texas processing center for unaccom-panied minors and questioned Governor Rick Perry at a field hearing about the border crisis. “To solve this humanitarian crisis at the border we must summon America’s spirit of generos-ity and decency and not cave to alarmist fear-mongering,” said Swalwell. “These children are traveling alone, escaping possible death, to have what most of us were born into, freedom and op-portunity. When children travel on their own, American values call for a thoughtful inquiry,

on a case-by-case basis, into why each child came here and whether it’s safe for them to re-turn home. Unfortunately, this cruel, right-wing authored legislation essentially returns a child at America’s doorstep back into the burning house he or she fled.” H.R. 5272 ends the Deferred Action for Child-hood Arrivals (DACA) program, which provides discretion to the Department of Homeland Se-curity to not deport certain undocumented youth who came to the U.S. as children. H.R. 5230 provides inadequate funding to respond to the humanitarian crisis at the southern border while failing to provide assistance to Central America to address the root causes of migration to the U.S. “This crisis requires Republicans and Demo-crats to work together, for the sake of these chil-dren. Our toughest challenges present opportu-nities for our greatest achievements. There’s no better time than now to solve this crisis by pass-ing the Senate’s bipartisan comprehensive im-migration reform bill,” added Swalwell.

Bid to block Israeli ship continuesin Oakland

OAKLAND -- An Israeli cargo ship at the Port of Oakland sat another day without getting unloaded after activists protesting Israel’s military actions in Gaza continued a waterfront picket Monday morning. The protesters, organizing under the mot-to “Block the Boat,” converged at the In-ternational Container Terminal on Sunday to try to prevent the Piraeus from discharg-ing goods. A handful of demonstrators re-turned Monday. Though the protesters were gone by 11 a.m., port officials said the longshoremen responsible for unloading the vessel did not come in Monday. Their union repre-sentative said they wanted to stay clear of

the political fray and had concerns about their safety after several were injured in a 2003 port demonstration. The boat is managed by Israel’s largest shipping firm, Zim Integrated Shipping Services, and has become the target of lo-cal activists seeking a boycott of Israeli goods. Port officials said they were unclear when operations would resume. The Israel consulate in San Francisco said the vessel was only 32 percent owned by Israeli shareholders, and that the action “will only hurt innocent American workers and the city of Oakland.”

Man arrested in suspected DUI crash in SJ that injured 10

SAN JOSE, Calif. --San Jose police have ar-rested a 22-year-old man who allegedly fled the scene of a fiery rollover accident that in-jured 10 people in eight vehicles Sunday night in east San Jose, police said Tues-day.Bryan Cuel-lar, of San Jose, was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on Sunday on sus-picion of felony drunken driving, felony hit-and-run and resisting ar-rest, police Sgt. Heather Randol said. According to police, shortly before 9:30 p.m. Sunday, officers saw a black Mercedes sedan speeding east on Ocala Avenue near Capitol Expressway close to Reid-Hillview Airport. The driver of the Mercedes failed to stop at a red light, entered the intersection and broad-sided another vehicle, causing the Mercedes to roll over several times and collide with several

other vehicles, Randol said. After the Mercedes came to rest in the west-bound lane of Ocala Avenue, its driver started to flee on foot but was captured by officers

a short distance away, police said. The Mercedes then caught fire while three people remained trapped inside. Officers used extinguish-ers to douse the flames until fire-fighters arrived to take over and re-move the passen-gers from the car, Randol said. All three passen-gers in the Mer-cedes were trans-ported to hospitals for treatment of

injuries, police said. Seven other people were also sent to hospitals because of their injuries in the collision, which involved eight vehicles, according to Randol. Police are still investigating the case and said speed and alcohol use appear to be factors in the crash. Reports By Nick Smith

Declining revenues confront Manila ports

MANILA -- Manila ports, al-ready struggling from conges-tion, are confronted with yet another problem — declining revenues.The winning formula remains too elusive for the Port of Ma-nila (POM), Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), and Manila International Con-tainer Port (MICP) to meet their respective targets in July.POM fell short of P2.40 bil-lion, MICP collected only P7.80 billion as against its P9.97 billion target and NAIA had a deficit of P605.7 million last month, preliminary col-lection reports showed.For the seventh consecutive month, the Manila ports regis-tered a revenue shortfall.The steady deficit has been

registered by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in the Manila ports although the agency’s other collection districts man-aged to reverse the downtrend.Based on the same collection data, two other major ports – Batangas and Limay – col-lected revenues amounting to P6.65 billion and P3.84 billion, respectively, which were higher than their goals of P6.42 billion and P3.56 bil-lion.Customs Commissioner John Sevilla already waved the white flag of meeting the P408 billion collection target this year.“No. I don’t think so,” he earlier said when asked if the BOC has the chance of meet-ing its revenue goal.

“Nothing is impossible, but I think it is unlikely.”Throwing caution to the winds, Sevilla conceded that the agency’s target might no longer be attainable because it is simply too high.In July, the massive shortfall incurred by the Manila ports brought the overall deficit of the agency to P4.86 billion.Other ports that failed to meet its collection target during the period were Legaspi, Surigao, Cagayan De Oro, Zamboanga, and Clark.On the other hand, the col-lection districts that posted excess were San Fernando, Il-oilo, Cebu, Davao, Subic, and Aparri.

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Fire burns multiple structures in Oakland

OAKLAND, Calif. -- A huge fire in an abandoned warehouse in Oakland is finally out, but not before it damaged two other buildings and sent a firefighter to the hos-pital. The five hour battle was made even worse when the fire damaged nearby elec-tric and natural gas lines. The fire lit up the night sky and jumped from building to building. Oakland fire-fighters tried to get aggressive, but strug-gled out of the gate when 8 or 9 engines all tried to get water from the same water main. “We did have problems with the water pressure. We had numerous engines try-ing to get water out of hydrants at the same time. So we did call East Bay MUDD, they responded quickly and upped the pres-sure for us,” said Oakland Fire Dept. Batt.

Chief Lisa Baker. And that wasn’t even the biggest chal-lenge. Then they had to deal with the dan-gers of a live wire falling to the ground. “The flames at one point were as high as the power line and caught the fire line on fire, which caused the power line to fall,” said Baker. One man who was trying to save his dogs from the yard next door saw the power line fall. “I was only in danger when the wire came down. It did hit one of the firemen and I was pretty close to it, but they got us out of there pretty quickly,” said Phineas Alexan-der, witness. The firefighter is being treated for minor injuries at the hospital.

Bryan Cuellar, 22, arrested in connection with a fiery rollover hit-and-run accident in San Jose that injured 10 people in eight vehicles.

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Creditors may not go after your Social Security Income in bankruptcy

If you file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, your ongo-ing social security income are exempt, which

means you keep them. Social security payments you received before you file for bankruptcy are also exempt, with one important exception. If you comingled (mixed) the social security mon-ey with other money, you may lose the exemption. Income from the Social Security is protected and is not included in the Means Test calculation to qualify for bankruptcy. The Ninth Circuit held that “Congress’s adoption of the BAPCPA forecloses a court’s con-sideration of a debtor’s Social Security income or a debtor’s payments to secured creditors as part of the inquiry into good faith under 11 U.S.C. § 1325(a).” Drummond v. Welsh (In re Welsh), No. 12-60009 (9th Cir. March 25, 2013). Thus, the court in Suttice was “persuaded that Con-gress intended social security benefits to be protected from inclusion in a § 707(b)(3)(B) analysis, based upon § 407(a) of the Social Security Act and as shown by the Debtors’ social security income being definitively excluded from the means test of § 707(b)(2).” Therefore, while the means test was not found to have supplanted the totality of circumstance test, social security income could not be considered under the analysis.

Question: How much property can I keep if I file bankruptcy?

Answer: Most personal properties are exempt from being taken by the creditors if you file bankruptcy. This includes retirement

accounts and social security income. If you are filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you keep everything because you are repaying your debts. This includes your house and vehicle if you can keep up with the payments. In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, most of your assets may be protected through the California bankruptcy exemptions.

Question: What would happen to my personal property during bank-ruptcy process?

Answer: Most personal property such as cash, bank accounts, furni-ture, clothes, and retirement plans can be protected by exemptions

allowed by each state. Most people that file bankruptcy are allowed to keep most, if not all, of their personal property.

Question: What would happen to my retirement account if I file bank-ruptcy?

Answer: Most legitimate retirement accounts are protected from your creditors. Usually, the retirement account must be an IRA or an

ERISA qualified retirement plan.

Question: What if I have a property that is above the State exemp-tions?

Answer: If you have non-exempt property and you don’t want to lose it, you may have to give to the Trustee the cash value of that

property in a Chapter 7 case. If you file Chapter 13 you can keep it as long as you will pay the creditors the proposed monthly payment that is confirmed by the court.

Question: How could I determine which exemp-tions apply to protect my assets?

Answer: To determine which exemptions apply to your property it is best to consult a bankrupt-

cy attorney because there are legal complications involved.

Question: What are exempt and non-exempt properties?

Answer: Exempt property is property that someone can keep if he filed for bankruptcy. Non-exempt property is what can be seized

and sold by creditors or the bankruptcy trustee to pay debts that are owed by the person filing bankruptcy.

Question: Can I give up or surrender my house and car in bankruptcy if I don’t want to keep it?

Answer: You can surrender your house and car in either a Chapter 7 bankruptcy or Chapter 13 bankruptcy if you can no longer afford

to make payments. If you are in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, surrender-ing your house and car will not automatically lower your Chapter 13 bankruptcy payments. You should contact your attorney to discuss what options are available to you.Note: This is not a legal advice. Our Law Firm has successfully helped clients in filing for bankruptcy for the last 14 years.

Bankruptcy Basics1. Bankruptcy will actually improve your credit within one year be-

cause your unsecured debts are discharged. Although the bankruptcy will be in your records for 10 years, not filing bankruptcy will make your credit even worse until most your debts are paid.2. If you are being sued by your creditors, most money judgment can be eliminated in bankruptcy.3. Collection actions continue and you can be sued if you are in debt settlement.4. Chapter 7 will eliminate all unsecured debts. If you are near retire-ment age, you must eliminate most of your debts.5. Bankruptcy will stop foreclosure actions. If your trustee sale date is 10 days before, you can still file for bankruptcy.6. If your salary is being garnished, you have a court case about debts or you are being harassed by creditors, bankruptcy can stop garnishment, court cases, harassing creditors and eliminate the debt.7. Bankruptcy is cheaper, faster and safer than debt settlement which has no guaranteed success. 8. Preserve your health, eliminate stress and live a happy life by elimi-nating your debts which is the root of all problems.

Crispin Caday Lozano is an active member of the State Bar of California, the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the National Association of Consumers Bankruptcy Attorneys. He special-izes in immigration law and bankruptcy law. He earned his Juris Doctor at Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California. He is also a Certified Public Accountant, and a Bachelor of Business Administration Cum Laude graduate.

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WASHINGTON -- President Obama said today that Kurdish and Iraqi forces have retaken the Mosul Dam in Iraq, a decaying, dangerous structure that, with or without brutal extremists in charge, threat-ens millions of people down-stream. Earlier today Gen. Karim Fa-tah, commander of a Kurdish peshmerga bat-talion near the dam, told ABC News Kurdish troops had re-taken key parts of the dam from the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) but the battle was ongoing. The Iraqi military followed with a similar statement. The U.S. military said it conducted more than a dozen airstrikes today in sup-port of the Kurdish and Iraqi troops. Just over an hour before the president spoke, a spokesperson for the U.S. State Department said only that there had been “progress around the dam” and that the operation was “ongoing.”

President Obama is the highest level official to say without equivocation that the U.S.-backed forces had retak-en the dam - calling it a “major step

forward.” ISIS managed to take control of the dam last week, an even-tuality about which a spokes-person for the U.S. State De-partment had previously said the U.S. gov-ernment was “extremely con-cerned.” Recapture of Critical Dam in

Iraq Is a Success, Obama Says Pentagon Releases Video of Air-strikes Near Mosul Dam Why Control of a Terrifying Dam in Iraq Is Life or Death for Half Million People Sunday President Obama sent a letter to Congress notifying lawmakers that he had authorized airstrikes against ISIS targets at the dam “in the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States.”

Obama says Mosul Dam no longer under ISIS control

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas -- Two Union Pacific train crew members were killed and two others were in-jured when two freight trains collided head-on in northeast Arkansas early Sunday, Arkansas State Police said. The collision happened about 3 a.m. in Hoxie, a small town about 90 miles northwest of Memphis Tennessee. A resulting fire took about seven hours to extinguish, according to Union Pa-cific spokesman Brandon Morris. Authorities asked about 500 people within 1½ miles of the collision to leave their homes following the crash because of the fire, the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office said. Most were allowed to return home by mid-morning Sunday, according to county Emergency Management Director Buddy Williams. “The fire involved diesel and also there was a tank car that ruptured and it contained an (unknown) alcoholic beverage,” Arkansas Department of Emergency Management spokesman Kendell Snyder said. He said there were no other leaks. “We don’t know the cause of the accident. We have no idea why these trains were on the same line,” Wil-liams said, noting no local residents were hurt. It’s at least the second head-on col-lision involving UP trains since 2012, when two collided in the Oklahoma Panhandle that June, which killed three crew members and injured a fourth. The names of those killed and in-jured on Sunday were not immedi-ately released by Union Pacific.

2 dead in Arkansas freight

train collisionAUSTIN — No arrest warrant was is-sued for Texas Gov. Rick Perry after a grand jury indicted him on two felony charges of coercion and abuse of official capacity. Instead the judge issued a summons, which means the governor does not have to surrender to be fingerprinted and photographed be-fore his criminal case can proceed.The Republican can continue trav-eling the coun-try and gearing up for a possible 2016 presidential run despite the indictment from a Travis County grand jury. At some point, Perry will have to be booked and fingerprinted, but it’s uncertain how soon the governor will go through that process. A state district judge Monday set an ar-raignment date for Aug. 22. Defense attorneys can file a motion to have the indictment thrown out, which would delay a trial, or seek to have a trial within the next 90 days. The indictment stems from the drunk driving arrest last year of Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg, who was captured on video berating offi-cers after her arrest. She served jail time, underwent counseling and returned to her post. Perry called for Lehmberg’s resignation and, when she refused, vetoed $7.5 mil-lion in state funding for the public integ-

rity unit that she oversees. The withhold-ing forced Lehmberg to cut some staff in that office. Perry on Friday became the first Texas governor since 1917 to be indicted, and is facing charges that carry a maximum sentence of 109 years in prison.

The governor maintains he is innocent and said he intends to fight the charges. Tony Buzbee, a Houston-based defense attorney who will head a cadre of four law-yers from Texas and Washington defending Perry, said Monday dur-ing a news con-ference that he didn’t know when

an arraignment would occur but that the governor has no intention of hiding. “That’s going to be something, that when he goes in to be booked and take his picture that we’re going to let you know about.” Perry doesn’t deny saying he would withhold the funding unless Lehmberg stepped aside. The governor said he lost confidence in her and he argues that a veto is an executive privilege afforded to him by the Texas Constitution. But critics said when the governor ver-balized his threat to cut off funding, that might have crossed the line legally rather than just vetoing the bill. “If I had to do it again, I would make exactly the same decision,” Perry told Fox News on Sunday.

No arrest warrant issued for Texas Gov. Rick Perry

Missouri governor orders National Guard to FergusonFERGUSON, Mo. -- Missouri’s governor on Monday ordered the National Guard to a St. Louis suburb convulsed by protests over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen, after a night in which police used tear gas to clear protesters off the streets well ahead of a curfew. Gov. Jay Nixon said the National Guard would help “in re-storing peace and order” to Ferguson, where protests over the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a white police officer entered their second week. Police said they acted in response to gunfire, looting, vandalism and protesters who hurled Molotov cocktails. “These violent acts are a disservice to the family of Michael Brown and his memory and to the people of this community who yearn for justice to be served and to feel safe in their own homes,” Nixon said in a statement. The latest confrontations came on the same day Attorney Gen-

eral Eric Holder ordered a federal medical examiner to perform another autopsy on Brown, and as a preliminary private autopsy reported by The New York Times found Brown was shot at least six times, including twice in the head. As night fell in Ferguson Sunday, another peaceful protest quickly deteriorated and the streets were empty well before the midnight curfew. “Based on the conditions, I had no alternative but to elevate the level of response,” said Capt. Ron Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol, who is in charge of security in Ferguson. At least two people were wounded in shootings by civilians, he said. The “extraordinary circumstances” surrounding Brown’s death and a request by his family prompted the Justice Department’s decision to conduct a third autopsy, agency spokesman Brian Fallon said in a statement. The examination was to take place as soon as possible, Fallon said.

Mosul Dam in Iraq

Texas Gov. Rick Perry

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Sometimes the best arguments

come from the sim-plest statements. “The statement that says there must be a second term (for Aquino) to save democracy is pure b*** s***. “This country is run by elections. If the peo-ple decide to elect a son of a b****, then that’s their choice.” “Now they also

want to amend the constitution and clip the pow-ers of the Supreme Court. Patay tayo d’yan (We’re dead). The constitution may only be a piece of paper but it holds the country together from Jolo to Aparri. You destroy that paper, then you destroy the coun-try.” All these statements came from the controversial and maverick Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who, by his own admission, is one of the staunchest supporters of President Aquino. Infamously known for supporting vigilantes in his city, Duterte is also known for his no-holds barred and direct discourse.Duterte is but one of many politicians and political analysts who vehemently oppose plans to amend the Constitution for political reasons. Caloocan Rep. Edgar Irice and Interior Secretary Mar Roxas reig-

nited the cha-cha (charter change) debate when they floated the proposal to amend the 1987 Constitution to allow Aquino to run for a second term ostensibly to continue the reforms started by the President. Roxas later added that charter change is needed to confront “threats to democracy and good gover-nance.” As Duterte said, that’s a lot of bull. Questioning the sincerity and credibility of the administration’s reform agenda is hardly a threat to democracy. In fact, it is a clear sign that democracy is alive. The Supreme Court’s unanimous decisions declaring both the congressional (Priority Development As-sistance Fund) and presidential pork (Disbursement Acceleration Program) unconstitutional cannot be considered a threat to democracy. In fact, it shows that democracy is alive with checks-and-balance among the three branches of government function-ing to the fullest. Do Erice and Roxas want us to believe that only Aquino and the Liberal Party can reform the cor-rupt political system? That nobody else can tread the “daang matuwid?” That Aquino is God’s gift to the people, and should therefore be allowed to rule de-spite explicit prohibition by the Constitution? Let Aquino and the Liberal Party choose the best man to continue his alleged reform agenda and let him contend with other candidates in the presiden-tial elections in 2016. That’s true democracy. Not amending the Constitution to suit one’s desire. Obviously, Aquino and the Liberals are afraid that Vice President Jejomar Binay might handily win the 2016 elections because the latter has consistently topped surveys. I am just as apprehensive about Binay becoming the next president, but that doesn’t mean I should favor amending the Constitution to stop him from being elected. If he or any other ques-tionable character wins in a fair and honest election, then we have to give him a chance to govern. That’s what democracy is all about. To this day, Malacanang remains wishy washy on whether the President wants the Constitution amended or not. The Palace spokespersons have changed course on the topic so many times, the peo-ple are now confused on Aquino’s real stand. Does he or doesn’t he want charter change? On Wednesday last week, in an exclusive interview with Channel 5, Aquino finally broke his silence on the issue and said he has changed his mind and want-ed the Constitution amended to allow him to run for a second term and to enable him to clip the powers of the Supreme Court. Aquino said the tribunal “uses too often its power to check on other branches of government.” He added: “Now the balance between the three branches seems to be vanishing.”And the Supreme Court was responsible for that? Isn’t he the one holding the better end of the im-balance of power, having nearly absolute control of both the Executive and Legislative branches, not to mention control of the military? The Constitution is very clear that the Supreme Court is the final arbiter of legal and constitution-al questions, and now that its decisions have been against him, he now says the tribunal is overreach-ing? What does he want? A subservient judiciary, so that he would have complete control of all three branches of government? Is this the son of Ninoy Aquino, who gave up his life to fight tyranny? Is this the son of Cory Aquino, who continued his husband’s fight to restore democ-racy and made sure to preserve it with a well-written Constitution that Noynoy now wants to tinker with?Faced with strong opposition on the streets, in so-cial media and from both sides of the political fence, Malacanang was again in damage control mode the next day as it clarified, again, that Aquino was not supporting any moves for charter change during his term. I think Aquino is spending sleepless nights the past few weeks what with so many things going against him in so short a time – corruption scandals, unfa-vorable SC rulings, sliding approval ratings, almost daily street protests, economic slowdown, failed promises, now unattainable legacies, allies start-ing to question him, relentless media criticisms, and nagging problems on poverty, port congestion, smuggling, and Chinese territorial incursions. It must have been very difficult for him after nearly four years of enjoying the support of the people, a support he failed to capitalize on. Aquino should stop looking beyond 2016 and start focusing on his two remaining years in office. Who knows, he might yet accomplish one of his promised legacies. (valabelgas@aol.com)

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nying it in the past, President Benigno “P-Noy” Aquino had let the cat out of the bag: He wants a sec-ond term! And he wants it for a strange rea-son: To curtail the power of

the Supreme Court. Whoa! What happened? Going back to Day One of the Aquino presi-dency, it reminds us of the promise of hope and pagbabago (change) that P-Noy made to the people whom he called “boss.” He promised in his inaugural speech that there would be no more “wang-wang” and the bosses roared in approval. For the next four years, the poor experienced the taste of sweetness. But it was not the sweetness of progress. It was artificial sweet-ener to keep them contented from day to day. The “sweetener” that P-Noy gives to the poor is called Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Pro-gram or 4Ps, a form of conditional cash trans-fer (CCT). Its goal is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by implementing health and education programs for households that have children ages 0-14.Plunder But no sooner had the program been imple-mented than allegations of “ghost” beneficia-ries were made triggering demands for inves-tigation. However, the Aquino administration had repeatedly denied the requests. But nothing is more serious than the plunder of pork barrel funds, which were intended for projects that would have benefitted the people – particularly the poorest of the poor and the hungry or “food-poor.” Instead they were di-verted to bogus non-government organizations (NGOs) controlled by Janet Lim Napoles – the “Pork Barrel Queen” – who, with the conniv-ance of elected officials, had siphoned off at least P10 billion from Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) allocations to law-makers. In 2011, P-Noy set up the Disbursement Ac-celeration Program (DAP) – a brainchild of Budget and Management Secretary Florencio Abad -- drawing funds from purported “sav-ings” in budget items and funneling them into a huge “piggy bank.” Since its inception, more than P150 billion were transferred to DAP. But

what was anomalous was that DAP funds were spent without congressional authorization. Double whammy Then the unthinkable happened! On No-vember 19, 2013, the Supreme Court by a unanimous vote of 14-0, declared the PDAF unconstitutional. Seven months later, on July 1, 2014, it ruled that three parts of DAP are unconstitutional. It was a stunning setback for P-Noy. He ac-cepted the ruling on PDAF but he stood his ground on DAP insisting that it was legal. This set the tone for his “war” against the Su-preme Court, which he treated with contempt. He swiped at the Judiciary for “meddling” too much into the affairs of the other two co-equals, the Executive and the Legislative branches.Charter change Then the unexpected happened! Last August 14, P-Noy told the media that he was amena-ble to charter change to allow him to run for a second term apparently to check the power of the Supreme Court. He said that Judiciary appeared to be using its power to check the executive and legislative branches without re-straint. But the following day, P-Noy backed off after a tsunami of opposition flooded the airwaves, the broadsheets, and the social me-dia. Ninety percent of those who commented in the social media were against a second term for P-Noy. But regardless of whether P-Noy would ex-tend his term or not, it has become apparent that his hubris was born out of the power that he amassed during the four years of his presi-dency. Now that he has full control of both houses of Congress and had placed generals loyal to him in key positions in the military, only the Judiciary remains independent, which had demonstrated in the PDAF and DAP unan-imous rulings that “judicial independence” still reigns supreme. Indeed, the Supreme Court’s judicial over-sight and review – which P-Noy objects to -- and the checks and balances inherent in our trilateral form of government, guarantees that our country shall be governed by the rule of law and not by the rule of man. I must also add that for as long as we have an independent Judiciary, nobody – not one man or group -- should ever have absolute power. And as Lord Acton had once said: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This is a mantra that should always remind our leaders that corruption thrives on power. Has power corrupted P-Noy? (PerryDiaz@gmail.com)

PERRY SCOPEBy

Perry Diaz

Power corrupts P-Noy

Nancy Binay: Probe anomalous projects in other cities, too

MANILA, Philippines–Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV should also ask the Senate to probe allegedly questionable projects in other cities such as Taguig and Iloilo if he was really after reforms, Sen. Nancy Binay said on Monday. She aired the challenge even as the Senate blue ribbon committee prepared to investigate on Wednesday two sup-posedly overpriced buildings in Makati City built when her father, Vice President Jejomar Binay, was still mayor and under the term of her broth-er, incumbent Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr. Trillanes, who had sought the investiga-tion, should not turn a blind eye to anoma-lous projects in other cities if he was real-ly bent on improving the country’s laws, Senator Binay said. “That’s not my advocacy, that’s his [Trillanes’] advocacy,” she told reporters. She said an investigation into alleged anomalies in Taguig City would also be imbued with public interest since Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano is likewise eyeing the presidency. Cayetano’s wife Lani is the city’s current mayor while his brother Lino is the city’s representative. It was recently reported in another news-paper that Taguig City bought multicabs that appeared to be overpriced. Senator Binay also mentioned the Iloilo Convention Center as she questioned the competence of the National Statistics Of-fice (NSO) to come up with an acceptable cost of a public building’s construction. She said the convention center’s con-struction expenses might not fall within

the NSO’s estimates which were used as a basis for the resolution which claimed that the two Makati buildings were over-priced. Trillanes and the Cayetanos belong to the Nacionalista Party which is expected to field its own standard bearer in 2016

against the Vice President who earlier an-nounced his in-tention to seek the country’s highest post. But Trillanes said it was Senator Binay who should file a resolu-tion seeking an investigation if she has infor-mation about the alleged anomalies in

Taguig. It was not a matter on which he has in-formation, he added, unlike the alleged overpricing of the Makati parking build-ing which he had studied before he sought a Senate probe. “If they have information or data, Sen. Nancy Binay can file the resolution. She’s also a Senator of the Republic. I don’t know what they’re talking about. I’ve been able to research the carpark building which was why I filed the resolution,” he told reporters. Mayor Binay has been invited to the Senate blue ribbon committee’s inves-tigation on Wednesday, along with the complainants in the related plunder case against the Binays, several Commission on Audit officers and representatives from the construction industry, according to Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III who is han-dling the probe.

Sen. Nancy Binay

BAGHDAD - Details emerged Saturday of a “massacre” carried out by jihadists in a northern Iraq village, as world pow-ers ramped up efforts to cut their fund-ing, arm Kurds battling them and assist those they displaced. Dozens of civilians were killed, most of them follow-ers of the Yazidi faith, officials said as the Is-lamic State group fighters pressed their of-fensive against minority groups in the north. Militants en-tered the vil-lage of Kocho on Friday and “committed a massacre,” senior Iraqi official Hoshyar Zebari told AFP, citing sources from the region and intelligence reports. “Around 80 of them have been killed,” he said. A senior official of one of Iraq’s main Kurdish parties said 81 people had lost their lives, while a Yazidi activist said the death toll could be even higher. The village lies near the northwest-ern town of Sinjar, which the jihadists stormed on August 3 sending tens of thousands of civilians, many of them Ya-zidi Kurds, fleeing into the mountains to the its north. They hid there for days with little food or water. Fear of an impending genocide against the Yazidi minority, whose faith is anath-ema to the Sunni Muslim extremists, was one of the reasons Washington cited for air strikes it began on August 8. US President Barack Obama declared the Mount Sinjar siege over on Thursday but vulnerable civilians remain in areas taken by the jihadists, including Yazidi Kurds. In Kocho, Zebari said the jihadists “took their revenge on its inhabitants, who happened to be mostly Yazidis who did not flee their homes.” Human rights groups and residents say

IS fighters have demanded that villag-ers in the Sinjar area convert or leave, unleashing violent reprisals on any who refused.Mohsen Tawwal, a Yazidi fighter, said he saw a large number of bodies in Kocho.“We made it into a part of Kocho village,

where residents were under siege, but we were too late,” he told AFP by telephone.“There were corpses every-where. We only managed to get two people out alive. The rest had all been killed.”

A Kurdish official said the militants had taken the village’s women to prisons they control.The Pentagon announced that US drones had struck an IS convoy leaving the vil-lage on Friday after receiving reports that residents were under attack.The outcome of the latest US strike was not immediately clear.Amnesty International, which has been documenting mass abductions in the Sin-jar area, says thousands of Yazidis have been kidnapped by IS since it launched its offensive in the region on August 3.Members of the Christian, Turkmen and other minorities have also been affected by the violence.In New York, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution aimed at weakening the jihadists, who control large areas of neighbouring Syria as well as of Iraq.The resolution “calls on all member states to take national measures to sup-press the flow of foreign terrorist fight-ers” and threatens sanctions against any-one involved in their recruitment.And EU ministers agreed at an emergen-cy meeting in Brussels to back weapons deliveries to Iraqi Kurdish fighters who have been battling to halt the advance of the well-armed jihadists.

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KATMANDU, Nepal - The death toll from three days of flooding and torrential rain in Nepal and India rose to more than 180 peo-ple Monday, as relief teams sent food, tents and medicine to pre-vent any outbreaks of disease.T h e w o r s t -hit areas were in w e s t -ern Ne-pal and northern I n d i a , w h e r e swirl ing floodwa-ters sub-m e r g e d hundreds of vil-lages and s w e p t a w a y h o m e s made of mud and straw.Four helicopters with relief sup-plies and medical workers were sent to cut-off villages in western Nepal, said Jhanka Nath Dhakal of the National Emergency Op-eration Center. Most roads into the area are submerged or dam-aged by flooding, preventing ve-hicles from passing.Thousands of people are without shelter in 10 flooded districts, and local officials on Monday distributed rice and lentils and cooking pots to people who lost their homes. The area is mainly farmland where the poor live in

mud and straw huts that wash away easily.At least 100 people have died in Nepal and 84 in neighboring India since Thursday due to tor-rential rains, authorities said.The situation in the northern In-

dian state of Uttar Pradesh wors-ened after dams were opened in Nepal, said Alok Ranjan, a top official in Uttar Pradesh. Along with incessant rain, the rising waters caused several rivers to breach their banks, he said.Officials in the state reported 10 more deaths overnight, pushing its toll to 34 over the past three days.Also in northern India, at least 50 people have died in Utta-rakhand state, many of them washed away as rivers over-flowed, submerging villages and fields.

Gunmen attack Saudi prince’s motorcade in

Paris, rob 250,000 eurosPARIS, France – Kalashnikov-wielding robbers have attacked the motorcade of a Saudi prince in Paris, making off with 250,000 euros ($335,000) in cash and re-portedly stealing “sensitive” documents, French police said Monday. The theft took place in northern Paris as the motorcade was making its way from the Saudi embassy to an airport in Le Bourget, said police, who confirmed there were no injuries. The attack took place late on Sunday around Porte de la Chapelle in northern Paris, a police source said. The car attacked was a supply vehicle that was stolen and later found burned, this source added. No suspects have yet been apprehended. According to the local daily Le Parisien, the men also stole documents said to be “sensitive”. “It’s quite an unusual attack. They were obviously well-informed. It’s true that it’s quite a rare way of operating,” the police source told AFP.

Flooding kills more than 180 people in India, Nepal

Islamic State says beheads U.S. journalist, holds anotherBAGHDAD/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State insurgents released a video on Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley, who had gone missing in Syria nearly two years ago, and images of another U.S. journalist whose life they said depended on U.S. action in Iraq. The video, titled “A Message To America,” was posted on social media sites. It was not immediately possible to verify its authenticity. Foley, who has reported in the Middle East for five years, was kidnapped on Nov. 22, 2012, by unidentified gunmen. Steven Sotloff, who appeared at the end of the video, went missing in northern Syria while he was reporting in July 2013. The White House said that U.S. intelligence agents were working to verify the authenticity of a video. The Islamic State had not previously executed American citizens publicly. The video was posted after the United States resumed air strikes in Iraq for the first time since the end of the U.S. oc-cupation in 2011.

The Sunni militant group has declared a caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria in areas it controls. The video opened with a clip of U.S. President Barack Obama saying he had authorized strikes in Iraq. “Obama authorizes military operations against the Islamic State effective-ly placing America upon a slippery slope towards a new war front against Muslims,” words appear in English and Arabic on the screen. It showed black and white aerial footage of air strikes with text saying “American aggression against the Islamic State” A person identified as James Foley and wearing an orange outfit is seen kneeling in the desert as a man in black dress with a black mask stands beside him, holding a knife. “I call on my friends family and loved ones to rise up against my real killers, the U.S. government, for what will happen to me is only a result of their complacency and criminality,” the kneeling man says. (Continued on page 15)

TAX CORNER

The Internal Revenue Ser-vice has decided to award

most nonprofit groups tax ex-emption status without being screened, Time reported Sun-day. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told Time that about 80 percent of charitable groups seeking tax exemption will go through a simplified ap-plication process. Groups that report total assets lower than $250,000 and an income of less than $50,000 can pay a $400 fee and fill out a three-page form to automatically be eligible to receive tax-deduct-ible donations. Prior to the change, the ap-plication process involved a 26-page form, and required groups to provide supporting documentation and outline their intended activities to be

considered for tax-exempt sta-tus. The new process, which Koskinen said will result in “efficiencies [that] will trans-late into a faster and better review,” is expected to sig-nificantly reduce the screening process designed to prevent fraudulent activity on the part of political groups. The announcement comes amid a congressional probe into the IRS’ supposed targeted scrutiny of tea party and other conservative groups seeking 501(c)(4) tax-exempt status in 2013. The IRS’ Exempt Or-ganizations Division, the of-fice at the center of the probe, will look at between 40,000 and 50,000 fewer applications from 501(c)(3) organizations under the new screening pro-cess, Koskinen told Time. While 501(c)(4)s can en-gage in unlimited lobbying, endorse or oppose candidates, and engage in political activity, 501(c)(3)s can do none of that.Marcus Owens, director of the Exempt Organizations Division from 1990 to 2000,

told Time it’s likely political groups will funnel “dark mon-ey” into 501(c)(3)s similarly to the way they have to 501(c)(4)s; as candidates center their campaigns around certain is-sues, tax-exempt 501(c)(3)s can pour money into messag-ing those issues without direct-ly tying their message to the candidate. Donations to 501(c)(3)s are tax-deductible, but do-nations to 501(c)(4)s are not. “What we’ll see is the so-called dark political money that flowed into the (c)(4) world is going to begin to flow into the (c)(3) world,” Owens said. “That’s what the (c)(4)s were doing, but that kind of activ-ity could be just as easily in a (c)(3), but it would have the added advantage of having tax deductibility attached to it.”

Al Maglan is a CPA licensed in California and Nevada. You can contact him @ 510 432 7438. You may e-mail tax questions at amaglan@aol.com or taxsaverspro@gmail.com.

IRS Surrenders, Won’t Check Whether Political Nonprofits Are

Breaking The Law

by: Alvin C. Maglan, CPA

Jihadists massacre Iraq villagers as world ups response

Pope urges affluent to hear ‘cry of the poor’ in Seoul MassSEOUL – Pope Francis beatified 124 early Korean martyrs Sat-urday at a mass in Seoul and challenged the massive crowd to ask what values they might be willing to die for in an increas-ingly materialistic, globalized world.Hundreds of thousands of believers, most of them invited church groups from across South Korea. attended the open-air ceremony, held in hot, humid conditions in Gwanghwamun plaza — the city’s main ceremonial thoroughfare. The centrepiece of the pope’s five day visit, the beatification mass was the subject of a massive security operation, with bridges, roads and subway stations closed, and police snipers posted on the roofs of overlooking office buildings, which had their windows sealed.The most prominent among those beatified was an 18th cen-tury nobleman, Paul Yun Ji-Chung, who became Korea’s first Catholic martyr when he was executed in 1791 after clashing with Confucian officials.According to the Church, around 10,000 Koreans were mar-tyred in the first 100 years after Catholicism was in-troduced to the peninsula in 1784. Korea’s church is unique in

that it was founded not by foreign missionary priests – as oc-curred in most of the world – but by members of Korea’s own noble classes who learned of Christianity by reading books about it. In his homily, Francis said the martyrs’ courage and charity and their rejection of the rigid social structures of their day should be an inspiration for people today. “Their example has much to say to us who live in societ-ies where, alongside immense wealth, dire poverty is silently growing; where the cry of the poor is seldom heeded and where Christ continues to call out to us, asking us to love and serve him by tending to our brothers and sisters in need,” he said. “They challenge us to think about what, if anything, we our-selves would be willing to die for,” the pope asked. “They knew the cost of discipleship … and were willing to make great sacrifices,” Francis added. The beatification cer-emony gives the martyrs the title “blessed” and marks their first step towards sainthood.

The San Francisco PostPAGE 6Aug 21, 2014 - Aug 27, 2014 HOMELAND

MANILA — The Supreme Court stopped the Court of Tax Appeals from collecting P3 billion cash bond to P4 billion surety bond from boxing champ Manny Pacquiao and his wife Jinkee in exchange for lifting of warrant of distraint and levy and gar-nishment by the Bureau of Internal Rev-enue. “Now, therefore, extending indefinitely and until further orders from this Court (1) respondent CTA (first division) its agents, representatives or persons acting in its place and stead, are hereby enjoined from implementing its April 22 resolution and the July 11 resolution insofar as it re-quires petitioners to either deposit a cash bond in the amount of P3,298,514,894.35 or to post a surety bond in the amount of P4,947,772,341.53 as a condition for the suspension of collection of deficiency in-come taxes,” the high court third division said. The high court, meanwhile ordered the Tax Court to proceed with dispatch re-solving Pacquiao’s petition questioning the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s tax col-lection action against him. The same ruling also stopped the BIR from implementing the warrant of distraint and levy against Pacquiao. The couple has until August 17 to post a cash bond worth P3,298,514,894.35 or a surety bond in the

amount of P4,947,772,341.53. Otherwise, the CTA will set aside its April 22 resolution, which ordered the suspen-sion of collection of the Pacquiaos’ alleged tax liabilities worth P3.29 billion. The tax court in its April 22 ruling grant-ed the urgent motion filed by Pacquiao to lift the warrant of distraint and levy and garnishment as well as the collection of taxes. However, the Tax Court ordered Pacquiao and his wife to deposit a cash bond worth P3,298,514,894.35 or post a GSIS bond or a bond from other reputable surety com-pany accredited by the Supreme Court, in the amount equivalent to one and one half (1 ½) of the amount being collected or P 4,947,772,341.53 within 10 days upon receipt of the resolution. The 10th day is May 2. Pacquiao did not post a bond, instead, he filed a partial motion for reconsideration last Tuesday telling the tax court that the condition is “impossible.” The boxing champ’s camp urged the Tax Court to either remove the bond payment condition or at least reduce the amount.His tax liability was P2.2 billion. Accord-ing to the BIR, the bond was based on the updated amount including surcharges and penalties.

SC stops tax court from collecting P3-B cash bond from Pacquiao couple

MANILA - Commission on Audit (COA) Chairper-son Grace Pullido Tan on Wednesday denied clearing from anomalies the alleged overpriced Makati City Hall parking building. “Wala po kaming clearance na ibinigay at hindi po talaga kami nagbibigay ng clearance... There is no such thing,” Tan told Senator Aquilino Pimentel III, head of the Blue Ribbon sub-committee investigating the controversial building. “The commission does not issue clearances of the nature or the tenor that was described,” she add-ed. Earlier in the Senate hearing, Makati Jejomar “Jun-jun” Binay presented a report by COA technical audit specialists founding no irregularity in the contract of the building. Tan, however, said the document that Binay was pertaining to was actually just a memorandum sub-mitted by the Makati COA auditor to the immediate superior. “So it is an internal communication and I don’t know how the city of Makati got a copy of it,” Tan said. She said the document is still being validated by the COA central office through a special audit. “At this stage, this is just a report and it is being sub-jected to evaluation along with all the other pertinent papers and documents,” Tan said. “There is still a lot to be done.” Binay, his father, Vice President Jejomar Binay, and several others are facing a plunder complaint filed by Atty. Renato Bondal who claimed that the Makati City Hall II parking building was overpriced by up to 300 percent. During the Senate hearing, Bondal also criticized the Binays for splitting the contracts or dividing into several phases the construction of their major infra-structure projects. Tan said problems may arise from such prac-tice. “In the usual course, it’s a red flag,” she told senators.

COA chief: ‘Overpriced’ Makati car park building not cleared yet

MANILA -- The arrival of distressed over-seas Filipino workers (OFWs) returning from strife-torn Libya proceeded Saturday evening until early Sunday morning without major hitches‎ at the Ninoy Aquino International Air-port (NAIA). NAIA, through government officials, wel-come the arr‎ival of the 419 repatriates at 10 p.m. Saturday via chartered Philippine Air-lines Flight PR9009 from Malta.Some 348 passengers on board PR9007 then arrived at the NAIA Terminal 2 early Sun-day. The two batches total nearly 800 OFWs, who boarded a ship and sailed away from Libya be-fore they were flown to Manila. “We see to it that their needs are in order

before their return to the country,” Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) chief Rebecca Calzado said. ‎ Calzado was at NAIA to personally extend assistance to the returning Filipino workers. Vice President Jejomar Binay, also the presi-dential adviser on OFW concerns, and Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario were also seen at the airport. Since Friday, OWWA dispatched a two-man team to Malta in order to facilitate documen-tations of the OFWs for their exit from Malta back to Manila. The Filipino workers came home safe and sound after experiencing war and hostilities in Libya.

OFWs from Libya arrive at NAIA

Belmonte-Roxas showdown loomsMANILA -- House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II, both top officials of the ruling Liberal Party, are head-ed for a s h o w -d o w n o v e r Charter change. Shortly a f t e r P r e s i -dent Be-n i g n o Aquino III told a TV in-terview that he w a s n o w open to amend-ing the Constitution, Roxas, LP president, ordered party members to support Charter change efforts to lift term limits and allow Aquino to seek re-election.But Belmonte, vice president of the LP, told the 116 party members in Congress and their coalition partners to support only the amendment of eco-nomic provisions of the Constitution. “We will pursue Cha-cha to revise the economic provisions only. They thought they could control the House,” Belmonte told the Manila Standard.“Economic provisions only,” Belmonte said when pressed what he would do if the President’s allies insist on the tinkering with the Constitution’s po-litical provisions. Belmonte made his position clear after he learned that Roxas summoned LP leaders and party whips in the House to a party caucus without Belmonte and House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II.LP sources, who requested anonymity, said Roxas called for a party caucus and gave the congress-men a dressing down for hitting the President’s pronouncements that he was open to a second term and that he wanted to clip the powers of the Supreme Court. Roxas ordered the congressmen to support the campaign for the President’s second term, the

sources added. Despite the President’s pronouncements, Bel-monte said he would pursue his own initiative to

lift restric-tive eco-nomic pro-visions of the Consti-tution with-out touching the political provis ions such as term limits. Belmonte and the House lead-ership had p r o m i s e d local and foreign busi-ness leaders that Con-

gress will pursue the lifting of restrictive economic provisions that discouraged foreign investments. Following the President’s statement on constitu-tional amendments, LP members closely identified with Roxas such as party whip Caloocan City Rep. Edgar Erice, LP spokesmen Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone and Iloilo City Rep. Jerry Trenas, and LP secretary general Samar Rep. Mel Senen Sarmiento immediately proclaimed there was a “clamor for continuity” in President Aquino’s reforms. They also said the “clamor” for the lifting of term limits had snowballed in the House, and called for Congress to constitute itself as a con-stituent assembly to immediately tackle which political provisions of the Constitution would be amended. Belmonte earlier acknowledged that some law-makers wanted term extensions for themselves. Some 70 lawmakers were on their last term, he said. Belmonte’s closest allies in the LP and the majority coalition took up the cudgels for the Speaker. Gonzales vowed to resign his post if the LP in-cluded political provisions in the Charter change effort.

Aquino appoints Jardeleza to SCMANILA – President Benigno Aquino III has appointed Solicitor General Francis Jardeleza as the new Supreme Court Associate Justice. Jardeleza will fill the post vacated by Associate Justice Roberto Abad who re-tired at the man-datory age of 70 last May 22. His appointment document was signed by Aqui-no on August 19 and transmitted to the high court on Wednesday morning. Jardeleza is 64 years old and has six years to serve as associate jus-tice. The former so-licitor general’s appointment has been marred by controversy after he was removed from the Judicial and Bar Council shortlist. The Supreme Court ruled in his favor and in-cluded him again in the shortlist after Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa defended him. A day before his appointment, reports came out that his actions pertaining to a Philippine government case against China were ques-tioned.

Jardeleza allegedly deleted 14 paragraphs from the 4,000-page memorial submitted to the United Nations Tribunal. The deleted passage, which discussed the Taiwan-occupied island

of Itu Aba in the Spratlys, was restored just before the memorial was submitted. Malacanang denied that Aquino was pushing for Jardeleza’s ap-pointment so he would have more allies in the Supreme Court, espe-cially after the unfavor-able decision declaring the Disbursement A c c e l e r a -tion Program (DAP) partly u n c o n s t i t u -

tional. Before being appointed by Aquino as solicitor general in February 2012, he was deputy om-budsman for Luzon for less than a year starting July 2011. He graduated with honors from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 1974 and placed third in the bar exams that year.

HS Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and Sec. Manuel Roxas II

Solicitor General Francis Jardeleza as the new Supreme Court Associate Justice.

The priority dates for all categories in the Family-based Petitions moved forward by

at least five weeks in the September 2014 Visa Bulletin released by the US State Department. The First Preference F-1 (unmarried sons and daughters of US citizens) of Family-Based Pe-tition moved forward but at a slower pace, this time by only two months, while the Second Preference (F-2A – spouse and minor children of permanent residents), which did not move in August, advanced this time by eight months. The priority date for Preference 2B (unmar-ried sons and daughters over 21 years of age of permanent residents) of Family-Based Petitions moved forward by seven weeks. The Third Preference (F-3 – married sons and daughters of US citizens) advanced by five weeks while the Fourth Preference (F-4 – brothers and sisters of adulot citizens) moved forward by seven weeks. In the Employment-Based petitions, the prior-ity date for the Third Preference (skilled work-ers and professionals) and Unskilled Workers moved forward by 10 months in the September 2014 Visa Bulletin. All the other categories in the Employment-Based Petitions remained cur-rent.

The August 2014 Visa Bulletin follows.

Please note that for the month of September 2014, Employment Based Third Preference visa (professionals and skilled workers) is available for the Philippine nationals with approved la-bor certifications or I-140 petitions with priority dates earlier than April 1, 2011. For Schedule A nurses and physical therapist, immigrant visa is also available for September 2014, if they have an approved I-140 petition with priority dates earlier than April 1, 2011. Third Preference visas for Unskilled Workers such as caregivers, nursing assistants and nan-

nies are available for those Philippine Nationals with approved labor certifica-tions dated earlier than April 1, 2011 for the month of September 2014.

Note: This is not a legal advice.

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10. On January 14, 2014, we received an approval from USCIS of a green

card under law on Registry for a person who has been in the U.S. since before 1972. 11. On January 6, 2014, we received an approv-al of waiver of misrepresentation from Immi-gration Judge for a client who entered as single but actually married.12. On November 21, 2013, we received an approval from USCIS for adjustment of status under SAME SEX MARRIAGE.13. On November 14, 2013, we received an ap-proval of adjustment of status from Immigra-tion Judge for a client who was originally de-nied adjustment by USCIS.14. On November 4, 2013, we received an ap-proval of waiver of misrepresentation from the Immigration Judge for a client who entered the U.S. as single but actually married.15. On October 24, 2013, we received an ap-proval by an Immigration Judge on the review of I-751 Application to Remove Condition on

Residence that was previously denied by US-CIS.16. On October 2, 2013, we received an ap-proval of adjustment of status based on SAME SEX MARRIAGE.17. On June 3, 2013, we received an approval from USCIS of a petition that continued despite the death of the petitioner under Public law 111-83.

Crispin Caday Lozano is an active member of the State Bar of California, the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the National Association of Consumers Bankruptcy Attorneys. He specializes in immigration law and bankruptcy law. He earned his Juris Doctor at Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California. He is also a Certified Public Accountant, a Real Estate Broker and a Bachelor of Business Ad-ministration Cum Laude graduate. He has offices in San Francisco, Hayward, San Jose, and Cerritos, Cali-fornia. You can contact him at 1-877-456-9266. Email questions to crispinlozano@gmail.com/. Visit our web-site at www.crispinlozanolaw.com.

September 2014 Visa BulletinBy Atty. Crispin C. Lozano

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PAGE 10Aug 21, 2014 - Aug 27, 2014 The San Francisco PostHEALTH & FITNESS

You are at a friend’s dinner party, 7 course meals is waiting for you. All

the yummy food you can eat and as much wine that you can drink. What to do when you are trying to eat less? Well, here are tips to control your eating.1. If your right handed, eat with your left. If your left handed, eat with your right. You won’t eat as fast since your not use to using your off hand.2. Look at your food when you eat. The reasoning is that you are more conscious-ly aware of what you are putting in your mouth.3. On a recent study, eating with a blue plate seems to lessen your food intake. Not exactly but if it works, then try it. It might be a little hard if your friend does not use a blue plate at his/her dinner party. Lol4. Leave the debris on the plate. In one study, volunteers ate 30% more chicken wings when the bones where whisked off the table than when the evidence was left to pile in plain view.5. Use smaller plates and skinnier glasses. You can’t put as much food and drink less alcohol if the plates and glasses are small-er.6. Save the wine for later. Combine it with

your dessert. You drink less alcohol.7. Divide the food on your plate. Making appear to be more than what it is.8. Chew gum. Like a stronger tasting minty gum. Keeping your mouth busy.9. Keep snacks out of sight! You will eat what you see.10. Brush your teeth after you eat. There are so many ways to curb your ap-petite. But, it all boils down to have a con-scious effort to make your health a priority.

Sources:http://www.preven-t ion .com/hea l th /h e a l t h y - l i v i n g /how-eat-less-and-be-mindful-about-meals

About the contributor:John Pangan is a Certi-fied Personal Trainer, Champion Natural Bodybuilder and the co-founder of Bfitandlive website. For more diet and excercise tips, email john@bfitandlive.com. Download the bFit-andLive Freebook at www.bfitfreebook.com.

Tips on how to eat less!

light,” Pimentel added. The next hearing on the alleged anomalous project will take place on August 26, Tuesday.Nancy: ‘Not a fair venue’ Meanwhile, Sen. Nancy Binay reiterated her chal-lenge to her family’s critics to just issue an impeach-ment complaint against her father. “Etong hearing na ito, it’s not a fair venue. Kitang-

kita naman sa line of ques-tioning ng ilang senador natin kanina...kaya nga ang hamon ko sa kanila, mag-file na lang ng impeach-ment complaint,” Binay said. During the hearing, law-yer Renato Bondal, oppo-nent of the younger Binay in the 2013 mayoralty race, alleged that the Makati City Parking Building was over-priced by P2 billion.

Last month, Bondal and former Barangay Olym-pia chairman Nicolas En-

ciso VI filed a plunder com-plaint before the Office of the Ombudsman against the the Vice President, his son and 21 other respondents in connection with the alleged overpriced project. The older Binay was may-or of Makati in 2007, when the construction of the project began. The younger Binay was a city councilor. — BM, GMA News

(Cont. from page 1... CAYETANO CHALLEGES BINAY)

YOUR cell phone may be causing your sperm count to drop, according to a new study published in the jour-nal Environment Interna-tional. Researchers from the University of Exeter in the U.K. analyzed 10 stud-ies and found that the data show men who keep their cell phones in their pockets have lower sperm counts and lower sperm motility than men who do not.

The studies included a total of 1,492 men and involved lab tests on sperm exposed to mobile phone radiation and questionnaires admin-istered to men in fertility clinics. But while the anal-ysis may seem alarming, experts aren’t convinced, saying that the studies the researchers analyzed were not rigorous enough, as many of them did not con-trol for other variables that can affect a man’s sperm

count. “What we need are some properly designed epide-miological studies where mobile phone use is consid-ered alongside other life-style habits,” Allan Pacey, a fertility researcher from the University of Sheffield in the U.K., told BBC News. “Until that time, I will be continuing to keep my iPhone in my right-hand trouser pocket!”

Is your cell phone making you sterile?

REITREMENTSocial Security Launches 1st National

my Social Security WeekIn honor of the 79th Anniversary of the

Social Security Act, Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, invites everyone to celebrate the first Na-tional my Social Security Week. From Au-gust 17 through 23, 2014, Social Security will host numerous events to highlight the many benefits of a my Social Security ac-count, a personalized online account peo-ple can establish at www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount beginning in their working years and continuing throughout the time they receive Social Security benefits. “I am excited about the first National my Social Security Week. A my Social Secu-rity account is a convenient, cost-effective and secure way for the public to do busi-ness with us from the comfort of their home, office or library,” Acting Commis-sioner Colvin said. With a my Social Security account, people can take control of their future by access-ing their online Social Security Statement, which is a great financial planning tool that provides workers age 18 and over their complete earnings history and estimates for future retirement, disability and survi-vors benefits. The Statement allows work-ers to verify the accuracy of their earnings each year. This is important since earnings

are the basis for determining future retire-ment benefits. Individuals who currently receive benefits can sign up for a my Social Security account to get an instant benefit verification letter, change their address and phone number, and start or change direct deposit of their benefit payment. To date, over 13 million people have es-tablished an account. Events during my Social Security Week include a Twitter chat on “my Social Security and Planning for Your Financial Future;” my Social Se-curity sign-up events nationwide at local churches, libraries, federal government agencies, large employers, youth centers/organizations, senior centers, and colleges and universities; social media outreach including a Thunderclap campaign, and a National radio media tour. “I am proud Social Security continues to provide world-class customer service that meets the changing needs of the public,” Acting Commissioner Colvin said. “For those who aren’t comfortable with the In-ternet and prefer to conduct business with us by telephone or face-to-face, we remain committed to maintaining a network of lo-cal offices to provide our services.” For more information, please go to www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount.

Philippines under TPS in the wake of the massive devastation wreaked by Typhoon Haiyan last year. If granted, TPS would allow un-documented Filipinos as well as those holding a temporary visa to work and live legally for a finite period of time in the United States. An estimated 300,000 Filipino immigrants with no legal status would benefit from TPS. “This is a matter that is under consideration by Secretary Jeh Johnson. There are no specific deadlines, but this does require the kind of outreach, time and con-sideration that it is being given,” Assistant Secretary Bersin told the Embassy’s Radyo Tambuli after the meeting. “I know my colleagues in the government understand the urgen-cy of the situation and the necessi-ty for due deliberation,” said Ber-sin, also the Department’s chief diplomatic officer, when asked if a decision on the Philippine request was forthcoming. “We are delighted and appre-ciative that Ambassador Cuisia convened the Filipino-American community so that their views could be well heard and taken into account,” Bersin said. Another DHS official who at-tended the meeting, Director Leon

Rodriguez of the US Citizenship and Immigration Service, also said the views expressed by the Filipi-no-American community leaders would be helpful in their decision on the Philippine request for TPS.Cuisia said the dialogue allowed Filipino-American community leaders and DHS to have a very useful exchange of views. “It was reassuring to know that the US Government will give due consideration to the views of the Filipino-American Community when it makes its decision on our request for TPS,” Cuisia added.Filipino-American leaders who met Bersin, Rodriguez and other DHS officials thanked them for the dialogue. “We are really very grateful that they took the time to be with us to listen to the humanitarian, legal, economic and geopolitical argu-ments for the granting of TPS,” said Loida Nicolas-Lewis, chair of the US Pinoys for Good Gov-ernment. “We are hoping that something will come out of our exchange of views.” Also present in the dialogue were officials of the National Federa-tion of Filipino American Associa-tions (NAFFAA) led by J.T. Mal-longa (New York), John Melegrito and Bing Branigin (Washington, DC); Cornelio Natividad and Ev-

elyn Natividad (Illinois); Rodel Rodis, president of the US Pi-noys for Good Government (San

Francisco); Eric Lachica (Mary-land); Father Patrick Longalong, vice president of the National As-sociation of Filipino Priests (New York); Grace Valera Jaramillo and Jessie Gatchalian, co-executive directors of the Migrant Heritage Commission (Virginia); Aquilina Versoza, executive director of the Pilipino Workers Center of South-ern California (Los Angeles). They all underscored the urgent need for granting the TPS request.During the discussions, Mallonga, the newly elected chair of NAF-FAA, said a TPS designation for the Philippines would allow the Haiyan-affected areas to immedi-ately bounce back from the dev-astation. “The more than 200,000 Filipi-nos who would benefit from TPS will help the Philippines go a long way,” said Mallonga. He cited a World Bank study that showed that dollar remittances to coun-tries earlier placed under TPS quadrupled and even exceeded the amount of overseas development assistance they have been receiv-ing. In his presentation, Rodis said approval of the TPS request would help the Philippines strengthen its capacity to respond to similar di-sasters in the future.

(Cont. from page 1... HOMELAND SECURITY)

behind the plot, after he hinted that he was open to constitutional amendments to clip the powers of the Supreme Court, which had de-clared parts of his Disbursement Acceleration Program unconsti-tutional. They added that tampering with the political provisions of the Constitution would be divisive, and urged the public to join the rally in Luneta on Aug. 25 to ex-press their outrage. “The attempt at Cha-cha is seri-ous and not a mere trial balloon as Malacanang wants the people to think. The Cha-cha resolution is already up for debate and ap-proval in Congress,” House Se-nior Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmena-res said.“Term extension could be pro-posed anytime during the amend-ment period and approved es-pecially since 90 percent of

C o n g r e s s s u p p o r t Cha-cha,”

said Colmenares.Some 70 lawmakers who are on their last term could also benefit from a term extension, he added. Colmenares said Aquino must be condemned for instigating the move the perpetuate those in power, avoid accountability for the DAP and to “continue the evils of pork barrel.” “The matter of political amend-ments, particularly term exten-sion, is a divisive issue, even within the majority coalition. This is by no means a sure win for the Liberals,” according to ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio. “As we have noted before, once you open the floodgates, anything goes. The proponents of a second term are shameless in their disre-gard of the law and public opin-ion,” said Bagong Alyansang Makabayan secretary general Renato Reyes Jr., one of the com-

plainants pushing for Aquino’s impeachment. “The rising Aquino dictator-ship must be stopped dead in its tracks,” Reyes said. Gonzales said once the period of interpellation was terminated, the period of amendments would follow and amendments to politi-cal provisions could be subjected to a vote, needing only a simple majority of the quorum to win ap-proval. But Gonzales, chairman of the House committee on rules, also acknowledged that to approve the Charter change, the Liberals could not do it alone. He said the approval on second and final reading requires three-fourths of the 290-member House and thus the President’s allies would need the all out support of the LP and other party-allies such as the Nationalist People’s Coalition, the Nacionalista Party, the National Unity Party and the party-list groups.

(Cont. from page 1... HOUSE CAN’T STOP)

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Silicon Valley, C.A. – Congressman Mike Honda (D-San Jose) will host a

press conference in San Jose on August 21, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. to announce the intro-duction of his All Students Count Act of 2014. The bill will improve the data that schools, school districts, and states use to determine student performance, allowing them to better address the specific needs of various minority groups. Congressman Honda will be joined by Michael Chang, Santa Clara County Board

of Education & Director of Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute at DeAnza College; Quyen Dinh, Executive Director, Southeast Asian Resource Action Center; Michele Lew, President and CEO, AACI; Keasara Williams, Attorney, Equal Rights Advocates; and local students. The bill calls on the federal govern-ment to be more specific about the racial and gender make-up of students and their school performance. “Being counted means that you have a voice. Right now,

students check off a box that says ‘Asian,’” Congressman Honda said. “Better data brings better policies. To really address ed-ucation, we need to know how each group is doing. Our Japanese American students have a different experience than our In-dian American, Hmong American, Filipino American, and other Asian American stu-dents. Our Asian American boys and girls also have different experiences. Our physi-cally disadvantaged students have different experiences. The more we know about how

each of these groups is doing in school, the more we can provide a strong education for them.” The All Students Count Act has the sup-port of over 160 organizations across the nation, including the Southeast Asia Re-source Action Center, the National Wom-en’s Law Center, Silicon Valley Education Foundation, Equal Rights Advocates, Girls Scouts of USA, YWCA USA, and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Hu-man Rights.

Congressman Honda Introduces All Students Count Act

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order for the new set of of-ficers of the Filipino Amer-ican Chamber of Commerce of Santa Clara County. For-mer FACC Prexy Edith Masacayan was such a gracious host of the event transfer-

ring the baton to Anne O Ramirez. Guest and friends who witnessed the event was a plenty. The event was even attended by some local officials in the person of 17th District Congressman Mike Honda and the inducting officer Santa Clara 3rd Dis-trict Supervisor Dave Cortese. The event was hosted by James Triguero. .......Restaurateur Ricardo Tejada, owner of the Bay Area’s Kadok’s was such a gracious host to Mr Exequiel Robles, Bossman of the Sta Lucia Land (formerly known as Sta Lucia Realty) in his farewell lunch held at Kadok’s in Milpitas. Seen during the luncheon was the 2 sisters of of Mr Robles, Beth Reyes, Gabe of Bay Elite Properties and James Aguila, EVP of Sta Lucia Land. Kadok’s was actually trying to give a taste to all of his specialties and what amused everyone is the “WALAS-TIK”. Walastik in street parlance is like saying WOW. But at Kadoks’s walastik is simply a chicken barbecue without the stick or “wala sa stick”LOL. Another Pi-noy ingenuity being introduced by Kad-ok’s. Now, have you guys tried Kadok’s? Well, my take is it was really good. So if you guys want real authentic Filipino

Food go to Kadok’s. The nearest one is in Milipitas Blvd for those who are from San Jose. Kadoks’ can also be found at Union City as well as in Daly City. ......The Iglesia Ni Cristo in the District of Northern California will participate in the Adobo Festival which will be held at Kennedy Park in Union City. Joey Camins, founder and the brains behind the successful Adobo Festival has been doing this for the past 8 years. Now on its 9th year, the event will be top billed by TV personality Geneva Cruz. By the way the event will be co-sponsored by our very own San Francisco Post. Join us and see you at Kennedy Park this Satur-day and Sunday (Aug. 23 & 24). ..... Meanwhile, Senate President Frank-lin Drilon and House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte were at the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s central office to personally deliver to the INC leadership joint resolution number 2, the resolution declaring July 27, 2014 as a special non-working holiday. Iglesia Ni Cristo Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V Manalo personally re-ceive the the joint resolution at the Bul-wagan of the INC Main Office in Quezon City.The House of Representative unanimous-ly passed resolution # 2 declaring the 100 years anniversary of the INC on July 27, 2014 as a non-working holiday due to its massive scale of the event. The gargan-tuan event also is meaningful to a lot of Filipino’s especially those who are mem-bers of the INC. This is also to give spe-cial accomodation to all those who came from different parts of the world to wit-ness the event more so the inauguration of the Philippine Arena. (comments please email me don.orozco@sf-post.com)

FACC, Kadok’s, INC atbp...

LET’S HAVE COFFEEBy

Don Augusto Orozco

The Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Santa Clara County recently held their Induction and Oath Taking at David’s Restaurant in Santa Clara, CA which was administered by Santa Clara District 3 Supervisor Dave Cortese, who is also currently running as Mayor of the City of San Jose. From left to right are Annie O Ramirez; President, Elvie Dela Vega, Ana Andres, Andy Andres, Benjie Fernandez, Alma Ramirez, Hamilton Tee & Manny Valencia. Not in photo are Rudy Goltiao & Don Orozco who were both out of the country during the the event.

dispatched to remove the Chi-nese markers at Recto Bank.Recto Bank is believed to contain huge mineral depos-its. And maritime security experts, including former Na-tional Security Adviser Roilo Golez, believe that this is the main reason why the Chinese continue posturing at the West Philippine Sea, specifically in Ayungin Shoal. Ayungin Shoal is strategically located between Panganiban Reef and Recto Bank where the government has ongoing oil exploration projects. China started deploying regu-lar maritime patrols in the dis-puted region and has blockaded the entrance of Ayungin Shoal in a bid to starve the Philip-pine Marines guarding the area and force them to abandon

their post aboard a grounded Philippine Navy ship, BRP Si-

erra Madre. On a regular basis, at least three Chinese coast guard mis-sile-firing frigates are guarding Ayungin Shoal. They are com-ing from Mischief Reef. Mischief Reef is now under Beijing’s de facto control after it grabbed the unoccupied area from the Philippines in 1994, purportedly as a fishermen’s shelter but later transformed into a highly fortified forward naval facility. “It would be a different story if anybody or groups will force their way into Recto Bank. We will not allow it,” a naval offi-cer said. Last Aug. 1, a Chinese coast guard vessel harassed a small fishing boat carrying local of-ficials and journalists on their

way to Pag-Asa Island in Pala-wan. This will be included in the diplomatic protest that the Philippines will file this week, the Department of Foreign Af-fairs said yesterday. Meanwhile, the militaries of the Philippines and the United States are holding a five-day forum on biological, chemical and nuclear hazards to enable them to address risks posed by dangerous substances. The expert exchange on chemical, biological, radiologi-cal and nuclear hazards started last Monday and will be held until Aug. 22 at the Army head-quarters in Fort Bonifacio. Army spokesman Lt. Col. Noel Detoyato said the event would allow Filipino soldiers to learn from the experiences of their counterparts at the US Army Pacific Command.

(Cont. from page 1..CHINA SHIPS)

‘Silent disaster’ claiming 800 Filipino lives every day

Probably unknown to many, a “si-lent disaster” of massive propor-

tion is ravaging the Filipino popula-tion, killing 300,000 victims a year, 800 every day, and 33 every hour. Its toll on lives is likened to “two 747 planes packed with passengers crashing every day.” This is the epidemic of non-com-municable diseases (NCD) such as stroke, heart disease, chronic obstruc-tive pulmonary disease and cancer among others. At yesterday’s Roundtable Discus-sion (RTD) on Health Beyond Health Care: Changing the Mindsets for the Control of NCDs, the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) discussed with experts and five national scientists the health problem, its extent, what causes the diseases, and how to pre-vent them. Academician William G. Pado-lina, NAST president, cited what he dubbed the “quite alarming... tens of million” deaths worldwide, recalling a World Health Organization (WHO) report in 2008 alone. “The deaths registered occurred be-fore the age of 60, the most produc-tive period in our lives,” he said, add-ing the NCDs’ magnitude continues to rise, with low- and middle-income countries having the most number of cases. Academician Antonio Miguel L. Dans raised the alarm on the NCDs in his paper “Introduction to Non-Communicable Diseases.” He is the RTD’s focal person and member of NAST’s Health Sciences Division. He gave the figures on the NCD fa-talities based on studies, saying no disaster can match the death toll.

Dans said country is confronted with the NCDs epidemic “that the scientif-ic community has failed to anticipate and prevent.” “Advances in medicines have failed to curb this epidemic, and a steady rise in deaths has been noted for the past (four) decades,” he added. He said the death toll from NCDs “is like two 747 planes crashing ev-erywhere.” Around the world, he said, NCDs, particularly the big four – cancer, heart disease, stroke and COPD – kill 35 million people every year, with 14 million of the victims between the ages of 30 and 60, the productive years. In the Philippines, he said, the bur-den of NCDs in the Philippines, in-cludes the 800,000 death toll annual-ly, 800 every day, and 30 every hour. Dans said there is a quick reaction in times of natural disasters, such as a tsunami, an earthquake, or planes crashing. But the “silent disaster” that is NCD does not get the same ur-gency, he noted. “Why? It is because the NCD deaths are happening every day, all the time. So, where do you go to cover it?” he asked. “It is everywhere,” he added. He debunked misconception that the NCDs are diseases of the rich people. “It is actually a disease of poverty,” as he showed graphs showing NCD cases in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Topping the list of countries with the most NCD deaths was Myanmar, one of the poorest in the region. In the Philippines, Dans said “no epidemic, no tsunami, no earthquake comes close” to the 800 daily deaths from NCDs. “It is a disease of the young,” he said.

California Writers Club winners of Jack London Awards

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Tennis hope out to conquer worldMANILA, Philippines - The world is opening up for Cagayan de Oro tennis star Francis Casey (Niño) Alcantara who has completed four years of US varsity eligi-bility and is now ready to make his mark in the pro circuit. Alcantara, 22, is back in Ma-nila for a brief summer break and will return to Pepperdine University next week to begin his last schoolyear of studies for a degree in communica-tions. While he has wound up his NCAA career, Alcantara stays on with the Pepperdine varsity as a coach and trainer until his graduation. Where he will be based after finishing at the Malibu school depends on his sponsors Rommie Chan, Oscar Hilado and Jean Henri Lhuillier. “Right now, I’m not think-ing of a career in communica-tions even if I’m determined to earn my degree,” said Al-cantara. “I want to continue playing tennis. P. J. (Tierro) is No. 1 in the Philippines and if given the chance, I’d like to aspire for that ranking. I’ve played in two PCA Opens, reaching the semis and quarters. That’s a tournament I’d like to win. I’ve played in seven Davis Cup ties for the Philippines and representing our country

is a big honor that if I’m qualified, I hope to continue to do.”Alcantara said breaking into the ATP and WTA circuit would be a dream come true. As a junior U18 player, he played twice at

the Australian and French Open and Wi m b l e d o n and thrice at the US Open. In 2009, Al-cantara made history by becoming the first Filipino to capture a Grand Slam title after teaming up with Chinese-Taipei’s Hsieh Cheng-peng for the Aus-tralian Open junior doubles c h a m p i o n -ship. Alcan-

tara was once ranked No. 14 in the world as a singles junior player. Alcantara made his Davis Cup debut in 2009 and has now played against Hong Kong, Pakistan twice, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand and New Zealand. His record is 4-3 in singles and 2-0 in doubles. “One of

my most memorable Davis Cup matches was when Treat (Huey) and I won our doubles match against New Zealand after we went down 0-2 in singles so we kept our hopes alive,” he said. Chan, who has long supported Philip-pine tennis in a quiet way, said Alcantara has the potential to become an outstand-ing player in the pros. “Maybe, Treat and Niño could team up to play in Challenger tournaments,” he said. “That would be great exposure for Niño. Also, it would prepare them for doubles play in future Davis Cups.” Alcantara’s junior tennis coach Jun Toledo said there’s a bright fu-ture ahead for the rising star. “No doubt, Niño is talented,” said Toledo. “He im-proved his game at Pepperdine and he plays with a lot more confidence now. What I like about Niño is he wants to share his knowledge. Now that he’s on summer break, he teaches at the Philip-pine Tennis Academy and updates our coaches on the latest trends in tennis. I’ve traveled with Niño around the world, vis-iting over 30 countries, when he was a ju-nior. I know his capabilities. He’s quick, he anticipates well, he’s very intelligent. He’s the symbol of the young generation of Philippine tennis.” Alcantara said he owes everything to Chan. “I was 12 when Tito Rommie came to Cagayan de Oro and saw me play,” said Alcantara who was only 10 when his fa-ther Francis died at 37 in 2002.

TEAM Philippines made its biggest haul with four titles in the recent Veritas World Junior Golf Championships held in various courses in Los Angeles, Cali-fornia. Harmie Nicole Constantino, Carlo Jano Corpus, Annyka Chanel Cayabyab, and Andrew Chua topped their respective divisions in impressive fashion against their tough foreign foes. Constantino led the 1-2-3 finish of the PH team in the girls 13 years old divi-sion with a 14-stroke victory to high-light the PH campaign supported by the Junior Golf Foundation of the Philip-pines. She had rounds of 72, 70 and 71

for a 213 total in the event played at the Brookside Golf Club-Koiner. Corpus, meanwhile, survived a second round meltdown and closed his bid with a 68 to top the boys 12 years old class by three strokes with a 217 total. Cayabyab claimed the girls 10 years old category by 10 strokes with her 224 total on rounds 69, 80 and 75, while Chua snared his first major international title with 9-hole scores of 37-35-35 for 107 to rule the boys 7 years bracket by six shots. Team PH also posted five runner-up finishes from Annika Bianca Cedo (girls 15), Samantha Green (girls 14), Ashia

Marie Nocum (girls 13), Raymart To-lentino (boys 17) and Richnell Albano (boys 14) to become the most dominant foreign team in the multi-nation compe-tition. Sam Andrea Martirez (girls 16), Kyla Nocum (girls 13), Josh Jorge (boys 11), Sean Granada (boys 9) delivered third place finishes; Abby Arevalo (girls 16), Joshua Cole Cruz (boys 6) and Miko Granada (boys 6) chalked up fourth place finishes; and Joaquin Arenas (boys 7) and Zachary Castro (boys 8) placed fifth to complete the roster of trophy winners for Team PH.

Jungolfers win 4 titles in US eventsGilas Pilipinas loses by 22 to Australia

A DAY after pushing Euro-pean champion France to its limits, the Philippines couldn’t replicate its good showing in a 97-75 loss to Australia in a four-team pocket tournament Sunday morning (Manila time) in Antibes, France. Gilas Pilipinas, which gave World No. 8 France a scare

before dropping a close 68-75 decision Saturday, stayed in striking distance for three quarters behind naturalized big man Andray Blatche. But it was a whole differ-ent story in the fourth quarter as the Australians, led by the sweet-shooting swingman Ryan Broekhoff, pulled away. The 6-foot-7 Broekhoff fired a couple of timely 3-pointers as part of Australia’s 25-8 run bridging the third and fourth quarter where the Australians’ lead swelled to 21, 89-68, with 4:29 left.

Blatche carried Gilas, which saw itself trailing by just four, 60-64, after a Gary David triple with 2:39 remaining in the third period, with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Jayson Cas-tro added 12 points. NBA free agent Aron Baynes, who was part of the San An-tonio Spurs’ recent champi-

onship romp, led Australia in scoring with 15 points while Broekhoff had 14. Dante Exum, the fifth over-all pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2014 NBA Draft, collected eight points, five rebounds and six assists for Australia, which shot 52% from the field and improved to 2-0 in the tourney. The Philippines, at 0-2, hopes to post its first win against Ukraine on Monday. The tournament is part of Gi-las’ buildup for the 2014 Fiba World Cup this August 30 in Spain.

REAL ESTATE

Foreclosure activity across the United States jumped in July for the first time in four months as lenders scheduled more properties for auc-tion, an industry report said on Thursday.RealtyTrac, which compiles housing market data, said 109,434 properties across the country were in some stage of the foreclosure process, marking a 2 percent increase from June. Despite the rise, foreclosure activ-ity, which includes foreclosure notices, scheduled auctions and bank reposses-sions, was 16 percent below the year-ago level. It was the 46th consecutive month in which activity declined on an annual basis. “It is not uncommon to see month-to-month fluctuations that are not indicative of the long-term trend; that is most likely the case with July

numbers,” RealtyTrac Vice President Daren Blomquist told Reuters. “If we see a string of four to six months of monthly increases, that will certainly be cause

for concern, but we’re not there yet.” Decreasing foreclo-sure activity has helped un dercut the supply of properties on the mar-ket, pushing prices up and slowing sales. Ris-ing mortgage rates have also helped slow the housing recovery to a crawl. Lenders reclaimed 25,937 properties in July, down 4 percent from June and 30 per-cent below the year-ago level.

A total of 51,595 properties were set for fore-closure auctions last month, a 10 percent rise from June but still 3 percent below last year’s levels.

US foreclosure activity rises in July, but no cause for alarm – RealtyTrac

Players and team officials of Gilas Pilipinas with SBP vice chair Ricky Vargas and Fiba Asia secretary general Hagop Khajirian during the awards rite.

MANILA — Defending champion De La Salle got back at fierce rival Ateneo, 88-86, to grab a share of the lead in the UAAP Season 77 men’s basketball tournament Sun-day at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Jeron Teng set the tone, scoring 21 of his game-high 32 points in the first half, while Jason Perkins added 18 points for the Green Ar-chers, who stretched their winning streak to six games to tie the Blue Eagles and the Far Eastern Univer-sity Tamaraws atop the standings at 6-2. “Very well fought between the two sides which was what expect-ed,” said DLSU head coach Juno Sauler. “In the first half, I just saw open-ings for me that’s why I took it but in the second half their defense ad-justed and I had to adjust also so I tried looking for my teammates,” Teng said of his performance which was highlighted by his personal season-high in points to go along with six rebounds and five assists.

The 6-foot-2 forward Teng also went 17-of-20 at the line, making more free throws than the entire Ateneo team, with his last freebies giving the Archers an 87-83 lead with only 8.1 seconds left. “I just really work on my free throws because I know every game I will take lots of free throws. So in order to help the team I have to make my free throws. Continu-ously I practice my free throws,” said Teng. Perkins on the other hand, scored the bulk of his points in the second half including a pull up jumper from the right elbow that gave La Salle an 84-81 cushion with 31.0 ticks remaining just seconds af-ter Ateneo star Kiefer Ravena air balled a 3-pointer. Ravena torched the Green Archers in their first meeting last July 20 back in the first round in a 97-86 win by the Blue Eagles and it ap-peared that he would have another one of those games after he ex-ploded with 15 points in the second

quarter. Unfortunately for the Eagles, Ravena cooled off in the second half with the Archers’ defense clamping down on him with dif-ferent defenders and majority of the time doubling up. “Ravena will always be Ravena. He’ll play that way and the best way you can do is just keep chal-lenging his shots and hope that he misses,” Sauler said of his team’s defensive game plan on the top MVP candidate at the end of the first round of eliminations. Athletic rookie Julian Sargent and Robert Bolick were tasked to contain Ravena and with the ex-ception of the second period, they did a decent job, forcing the heady guard, who was visibly tired down the stretch, to shoot just 8-of-23 from the field.“[Sargent] helped us a lot. He and Robert were the ones supposed to defend Ravena. Big minutes also from Prince,” Sauler commended.

La Salle gets back at Ateneo behind Teng’s 32

Nino Alcantara

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Marian, Dingdong detail wedding plansMANILA -- Marian Rivera and Ding-dong Dantes look forward to spending forever together. The two, known to fans as DongYan, will exchange “I do’s” on Dec. 30 at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Cubao, Quezon City. At a press conference dubbed “The Royal Engagement,” the couple shared why they chose the venue and date.“Gusto namin mangyari sa simbahan bilang we’re both Roman Catholic and yung (Immaculate Concepcion) ang isa sa mga simbahan na madalas nam-ing puntahan…and Dec. 30 because gusto namin a day before the year ends, and we also wanted na mapaghandaan siya,” said the actor. Marian echoed his future husband’s statement, adding, “Importante talaga sa akin na sa simbahan. Gusto ko talaga andi-yan si God.” The couple hasn’t decided yet on other wed-ding details, including the entourage and the reception venue; nor has Marian chosen a de-signer for her wedding gown. If anything, they are certain of two things: Marian’s best friends, Roxanne Barcelo and Ana Feleo, will both be maids of honor; while Dingdong’s younger brother, Angelo Dantes, will be best man. As to Principal Sponsors, DongYan has vet-eran star Vilma Santos and President NoyNoy Aquino in mind. “We have not spoken to (PNoy) yet but we would love to have him if ever,” said Dingdong.Why public? Dingdong shrugged off insinuations that he made the wedding proposal public because he aims to run for public office in 2016. He finds the accusation “unfair,” explaining that all he wanted was to share the “happy” mo-ment with fans. “Everyone has been part of our story. We can choose to keep this private but hindi namin gi-nawa. We can’t deny the fact that we both start-ed in GMA…” Marian and Dingdong first worked together

on GMA-7’s “Ma-rimar” in 2008.H a p p y familyThe two plan to start a family the s o o n e s t time pos-sible.In fact, Marian, an only child, is already r eady ing herself as a mom —

and to a lot of children at that. She said, “Hanggat kaya gumawa ng madam-ing anak, bakit hindi? Mahirap maranasan na nag-iisa ka lang, ayokong maranasan ng anak ko ‘yun. Ang sarap kaya ng malaking pamilya!”In a serious tone, Dingdong said, “Ako, basta mahalaga sakin merong (anak).” To infinity and beyond With God in the center of their marriage, the couple is confident that the union will stand the test of time. “Walang imposible kapag nananalig sa kanya. Lahat ng bagay nadadaan sa pagdadasal,” Mar-ian said. “Wala namang relasyon na palaging smooth kasi lahat ay kahit papaano may pinag-dadaanan.” Dingdong couldn’t agree more, citing this as the very reason it is a must for them to be wed in church. The actor believes that once they are one through the sacrament of matrimony, “’yung paghihiwalay at pagtatapos ng relationship should not be an option.” To further strengthen their bond, the Kapuso actor also considers attending wedding semi-nars, saying he is “very much willing to take part in that.”

Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera

MANILA – Comedian Vice Ganda came to the defense of Enchong Dee, amid persistent speculations that the young actor is gay and is not really in a relationship. This comes after Dee has chosen to re-main mum about the identity of her girl-friend, saying he wants to keep their rela-tionship private. Speaking on “The Buzz” where he was a guest co-host on Sunday, the openly gay comedian admitted that he also used to think that the “Once in a Princess” actor might be a homosexual. “Kasi ako personally, pinagdudahan ko rin ang pagkatao ni Enchong. Minsan sa buhay ko sinabi ko sa sarili ko ‘Bakla itong si Enchong.’ May lambot kumilos, effeminate,” he said. But Vice Ganda was quick to add that not all effeminate men are gay. “Hindi naman lahat ng effeminate at malam-bot kumilos bakla at hindi rin lahat ng matitigas na lalaki ay totoong lalaki. Hindi naman kapag nakabestida, totoong babae. May nakabestidang tomboy,” he said. Nonetheless, Vice Ganda quoted a person close to Dee, who told him that the actor is not gay. “Meron akong taong nakausap na napakalapit sa kanya na kung merong makapagsasabi kung ano si Enchong, siya ‘yun. Tinanong ko, ‘Bakla

ba si Enchong?’ Hindi daw. Oh eh ‘di tanggapin

ko sarili ko na hindi. Bakit ko ipipilit sa sarili kong bakla kung hindi? Wala namang magaga-wa sa buhay ko ‘yan,” he said. Vice Ganda also criticized those who continue to insist that Dee is gay. “Bakit ba pinipilit niyong bakla si Enchong? Unang una, kung bakla, ano naman? May magagawa ba kayo? May problema ba kayo sa bakla? Kung sinabi niyang hindi bakla, bakit hindi niyo pa rin matanggap? “Get a life. Sinabi niyang hindi siya bakla, wala na tayong magagawa, paniwalaan natin,” he said.

Vice Ganda defends Enchong on gay rumors

Enchong Dee and Vice Ganda

Erich’s boyfriend jealous of JC De Vera?ERICH Gonzales denied rumors that her non-showbiz boyfriend is jealous of JC De Vera in light of the two stars’ strong on-screen chem-istry on their movie “Once A Princess.” After the success of “Once A Princess,” Gonzales and De Vera will again work to-gether on the upcoming Metro Manila Film Festival entry “Shake Rattle and Roll.” “Hindi naman [siya nagseselos]. Na-meet na niya (JC) si boyfriend nung nagpa-block screening siya so na-meet na ni boyfriend si Enchong and siya. Si boyfriend, supportive lang siya,” Gonzales told ABS-CBN News in an interview. Gonzales said her boyfriend has nothing to be jealous of because she and De Vera are just friends, who have maintained a good relation-ship even off cam. “First time namin magkatrabaho sa ‘Once A Princess’ and masasabi ko talaga na naging magkaibigan kami kahit after the movie. Si JC kasi, magka-wavelength kami pagdating sa trabaho. Pareho kaming gusto lang mag-work ng mag-work. Siya din napakasipag niya. Wala siyang reklamo, dumadating siya sa set ng ready. Nakakahanga ‘yung ganun,” she said. Gonzales said his boyfriend is secure and that she is lucky that he understands the na-ture of her job. Asked if they are already talking about set-tling down, Gonzales said: “Siyempre ‘pag usaping future, kung sino ‘yung kasama mo, siyempre siya na ‘yung nakikita mo dun. Pero hindi naman namin minamadali ‘yung mga bagay bagay. Siyempre pinagdadasal namin ‘yun.” Gonzales said she does not want to rush

things as she still wants to accomplish more in her career. “Hindi pa [ako ready]. Matagal pa. Marami pa tayong gustong gawin sa buhay. Alam din naman ni boyfriend ‘yun. Kaya naman maghintay,” she said.

Erich Gonzales

Lyca on ‘MMK’ beats ‘Voice Kids’ finale in ratingsMANILA - The “Maalaala Mo Kaya” (MMK) episode featuring the story of Lyca Gairanod proved to be a ratings jug-gernaut last Saturday, beat-ing even the finale of the talent search that launched her to stardom. The 9-year-old “The Voice Kids” cham-pion played herself in the TV retelling of her story as a scavenger in Tanza, Cavite. She co-starred with screen veterans Ma-lou de Guz-man and Ron-nie Lazaro in her acting de-but. The highly anticipated episode registered a nationwide rating of 38.4%, “Maalaala Mo Kaya” said on its official Facebook page on Monday. Its competing program last August 16, on the other hand, only garnered 12.8%. Producer ABS-CBN subscribes to ratings data provided by Kantar Media, which uses a panel size of 2,609 urban and rural homes to represent 100% of the Philippines TV viewing population.

To compare, “Maalaala Mo Kaya,” which airs every Saturday, had an average na-tional audience share of 26.4% in July,

ranking third overall as the most watched program in the country. “The Voice Kids” con-cluded last July 27 with a nationwide v i e w e r s h i p of 37.2%. Its penul t imate episode on July 26 scored its highest rat-ing of 37.7%, according to A B S - C B N in an earlier press state-ment. Gairanod’s “Maalaala Mo Kaya” episode

also dominated conversations online. Its official hashtag, #MMKLyca, became the No. 1 trending topic in the Philippines and worldwide on Twitter during its telecast. After her TV drama debut, Gairanod is set to join the cast of the Vice Ganda-starrer “Praybeyt Benjamin 2,” according to di-rector Wenn Deramas. The comedy movie will compete at this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival.

Lyca Gairanod and Malou de Guzman in a scene from ‘Maalaala Mo Kaya’ last August 16. ABS-CBN

Valerie Concepcion denies wedding rumorHindi raw totoong ikakasal na si Valerie Con-cepcion. Ito kasi ang balitang kumalat ka-makailan. “Saan galing? Saan galing,” ang unang reaksiyon ni Valerie nang tanungin namin tung-kol dito. “Wala, hindi! Feeling ko kasi, naglagay ako sa profile picture ko sa Facebook ng ‘MRS.’” May hawak raw kasi siyang parang fan sign. “Nakalagay ‘MRS’, wala naka-ganun lang, so parang kahit si Tita Becky [Aguila, her manag-er], sabi niya, ‘What? Soon na ba?’ “‘Tapos nag-com-ment naman ako sa kanya, sabi ko, ‘Tita, isa ka naman sa unang makakaalam kung sakali,” at tumawa si Val-erie. Bakit kasi siya nag-post ng ganoong larawan sa FB

account niya? “A, wala, sa photo booth lang yun. Um-attend ako sa isang wedding ‘tapos may mga ganung props, so nilagay ko,” pali-

wanag niya. Dalawang taon pa raw bago magpapakasal si Valerie. By then, 28 years old na raw siya at tapos na siyang mag-aral. At kung papalarin, pagkalipas ng dalawang taon ay resident na rin dapat ang kasalukuy-ang boyfriend ni Valerie na si Khristopher Tumambing, graduate ng kursong Medi-cine at kukuha ng board exam ngayong buwan. Na-kausap ng PEP.ph (Philip-pine Entertainment Portal) si Valerie nitong nakaraang Biyernes, August 13, sa tap-ing ng My BFF sa Araneta Avenue, Quezon City. Valerie Concepcion

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LOS ANGELES – A red 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Berli-netta, said to be one of only a handful, was snapped up for $38.1 million in California, becoming the most expensive car ever sold at auction. The previous record was held by a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 model bought in Britain last year for $30 million. The Ferrari, which has a checkered past, auctioned at

Monterey Car Week near San Francisco on Thurs-day and is from the Maranello Rosso collection. It has chassis number 3851 GT. Only 39 such cars are known to have been manu-factured, according to the Bonhams auction house.Its first owner was French racer Jo Schlesser, who drove the car in competition with his friend, the Olympian alpine ski racer Henri Oreiller, during the 1962 Tour de France Automobile. But the second time the French pair took the car out, during the Coupes du Salon race, Oreiller crashed it and was fatally killed. “The car was badly damaged after hitting a track-side building and a mourning Jo Schlesser returned it to the factory for repair to as-new condition and subsequent re-sale,” Bonhams said.

Paolo Colombo of Italy purchased it the following year for competition and later sold it to Ernesto Prinoth, who Bonhams said “embarked upon an energetic program of mixed hill-climbing and circuit racing.”Italian enthusiast Fabrizio Violati acquired the car in 1965 and kept it until his death in 2010. It had since been retained by the Maranello Rosso Collezione.

Ferrari sells for record $38 million Love your old Honda? Thieves love it, too

Love that old Honda of yours? Well, be warned: Car thieves may be coveting your sweet ride even more than you are. Thefts of cars in general are way down over the years, thanks largely to technology that makes it practically impossible to start the engine without the key. The reduction in New York City has been especially sharp — the theft rate there plummeting 96% since 1990, the New York Times says. That tech has been around for awhile, too — longer than many cars have been on the road. But among those old car mod-els that predate the immobilizer tech, Honda’s typically long-last-ing Accord and Civic stand out. They are, indeed, as the National Insurance Crime Bureau reports, the respective first- and second- most stolen cars in America. Some 54,000 Accords were sto-len in 2013, 84% being model

years 1997 and earlier, the Times reports, citing data by the bureau. The immobilizer technology came to Accords the following year. A similar pattern shows in thefts of Civics, which got the ignition security system in 2001.Of course, those older Accords and Civics — are you sitting down, Honda fans? — have de-clined in value. Yet strong de-mand remains for their parts. “Breaking up and selling parts is quite lucrative,” says Carol Kaplan, spokesman for the Na-tional Insurance Crime Bureau. “People buy these cars like Hon-das that are built to run 100,000 miles, and they keep running, but occasionally they need a new alternator or muffler, something like that.” And a lot of times, precisely be-cause of the age of the cars, only used parts are available.

The man in the mask speaks in a Brit-ish accent and says: “This is James Wright Foley, an American citizen, of your country. As a government, you have been at the forefront of the ag-gression towards the Islamic State.” “Today your military air force is at-tacking us daily in Iraq. Your strikes have caused casualties amongst Mus-lims. You are no longer fighting an insurgency. We are an Islamic army, and a state that has been accepted by a large number of Muslims worldwide.” Following his statement he beheads the kneeling man. At the end of the video, words on the side of the screen say “Steven Joel Sot-loff” as another prisoner in an orange jumpsuit is shown on screen. “The life of this American citizen, Obama, depends on your next deci-sion,” the masked man says. Foley, a freelance reporter, had been covering Syria’s civil war for Global-Post. In 2011, he was held for 45 days by forces loyal to former Libyan leader Muammar Gadaafi. Sotloff is also a freelancer journal-ist with published stories in Time Magazine and Foreign Policy. He has worked in Syria, Libya and Yemen.

MORE THREATS White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said: “We have seen a video that purports to be the murder of U.S. citizen James Foley by ISIL. The in-telligence community is working as quickly as possible to determine its authenticity. “If genuine, we are appalled by the brutal murder of an innocent American journalist and we express our deepest condolences to his family and friends.” Islamic State also released another video on Tuesday that gave the stron-gest indication yet it might attempt to strike American targets. The video with the theme “breaking of the American cross” boasts Islamic State will emerge victorious over “cru-sader” America. It follows a video posted on Monday, warning of attacks on American targets if Washington struck against its fighters in Iraq and Syria. The latest foot-age spoke of a holy war between the al-Qaeda offshoot and

the United States, which occupied Iraq for nearly a decade and faced stiff re-sistance from al-Qaeda. Islamic State’s sweep through north-ern Iraq, bringing it close to Baghdad and in control of the second city, Mo-sul, drew U.S. air strikes on the coun-try for the first time since the end of the American occupation in 2011.U.S. air strikes have helped Kurdish peshmerga fighters who held parts of the north regain some territory cap-tured by the Sunni militants. Unlike al-Qaeda, Islamic State has so far focused on territorial gains de-signed to eventually establish a full-blown Islamic empire. Tuesday’s video shows an American soldier crying over the death of a com-rade as the Christian hymn Amazing Grace can be heard.(Reporting by Alexander Dziadosz in Baghdad and Oliver Holmes in Beirut; Editing by Chris Reese, Ken Wills and Andrew Hay)

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