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Pacquiao retains WBO title

MANILA (Reuters) November 13, 2011- A crude bomb exploded onWednesday near a memorial for 58victims of the Philippines' worstelection-related violence hours beforethe start of a rally to commemorate theattack two years ago, police said.

Two bombs were found andsafely disarmed near the massacre sitein Ampatuan town, in the southernlargely Muslim province ofMaguindanao, said provincial policechief Marcelo Pintac, adding that noone was hurt and the blast causedminor damage.

The bomb was aimed atscaring people away from thecommemoration of the 2009 ambushon an election-campaign convoy, hesaid.

"It was meant to disrupt theactivity," Pintac said of the blast.

The other two devices, onemade out of an artillery shell and theother from a mortar bomb, were leftwhere they would be easily found, hesaid.See Page 4 Ampatuan

Commemorating Ampatuan massacre’s 2nd anniversary

Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao exchange blows during the WBOworld welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on November12, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan /Getty Images)

IN MEMORIAM Catholic priest Fr. Robert Reyes blesses the ground where some of the 57massacre victims were found on Nov. 23, 2009, at Ampatuan town in Maguindanao province.JEOFFREY MAITEM/INQUIRER MINDANAO

Geno Mrosko on Nov 13, 201111:30 PM EST MANILA, Philippines -Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiaoretained his World BoxingOrganization (WBO) welterweight titlewith a 12-round majority decisionvictory over rival Juan ManuelMarquez of Mexico Saturday night(Sunday morning in Manila) at theMGM Grand Garden Arena in LasVegas.

Dave Moretti and GlennTrowbridge gave the bout to Pacquiao,115-113 and 116-112, respectively,while Robert Hoyle saw it as a 114-114draw.

It was a controversial finish tothe epic trilogy between Pacquiao andMarquez, as none of the three fightsended decisively.

Marquez seemingly tookcontrol of the fight in the middlerounds as he rattled Pacquiao with hissuperb counterpunching ability.

Pacquiao, meanwhile, seemedfrustrated as he was unable to get intoany rhythm throughout the fight.

In the end, however, Pacquiaowas able to land enough power shotsin the later rounds that swayed thefight to his favor.

"I clearly won the fight,"Pacquiao said in the post-fightinterview. "I got hurt a couple of times,but I'm very careful."

"We have to accept that myopponent is not easy. He is a goodfighter and it's not easy, but I won thefight," he added.

Pacquiao's coach, FreddieRoach, admitted afterward that he didnot expect the fight to even go thedistance.

"I was surprised. I predicted 5or 6 rounds. I was way off," Roachsaid. "I thought Manny edged it out in

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The gravity of the case of theAmpatuan massacre, also referred toas Maguindanao massacre, has led tothe declaration by the worldcommunity, after a conference inBeirut of the International Freedom ofExpression Exchange – a network ofhuman rights and free speech groupswith representatives on all fivecontinents —to mark for the first timeNovember 23rd as the InternationalDay to End Impunity. On the secondanniversary of the massacre, there arefears that the case may take even 100years or more to resolve. This isevidently a sign of how the culture ofimpunity is deeply embedded in acorrupt country like the Philippines.Impunity is a legalistic word thatessentially means “to escapepunishment.” In the lexicon of modernhuman rights it is used to describesituations in which serious crimes canbe committed in the knowledge thatthey will not be investigated or broughtto trial. When criminals or corruptauthorities can intimidate assault ormurder their opponents without fear ofprosecution, they are said to do sowith impunity.

The culture of impunity thatprevails over the Philippines todaydoes not only target journalists. Evenwhen democracy was declaredrestored in 1986 under the leadershipof then President Cory Aquino to thepresent leadership under her son, theincidence of: “salvage victims”,extrajudicial killings, enforceddisappearances, institutionalized landgrabbing, development aggression,prevalence of poverty, graft andcorruption in government, or of crimesagainst the people remain concreteevidence that impunity exists and isagainst the Filipino masses.

In spite of the dangerousenvironment where journalists workand live, it is amazing to know thatthere are still members of the mediawho courageously continue to do theirjob. It is therefore an excellent idea toset aside November 23 as theInternational Day to End Impunity. Thisday may make us reflect on what wecan do to prevent the tragedy of theAmpatuan massacre from everhappening again. “The day will be aplatform to demand that thejournalists’ killers do not go free, andto ensure that our colleagues workingin countries with continuous and

rampant impunity feel that their work isvalued and their life is treasured,” saidthe Committee to Protect Journalists(CPJ).

What can one do? Doeseveryone have a role to play in endingthis culture of impunity? How do wemake sure that such a tragedy inMaguidanao does not happen again?

It may not seem easy to doanything at all if we adopt an attitudeof apathy or lack of interest in politics,and anything related to it. Most peoplemay not find any reason to showconcern for things that took place insuch a remote region from our point ofview but it has always been proventhat whatever happens in one part ofthe world always has a way of affectingus wherever we are. Moreover, it isoften said that what we do not knowmay end up hurting us. Hence, it isfor our own good that we get involvedin maintaining our democratic way oflife and help preserve the freedom ofthe press.

According to one writer, thereare many things one can do. “Defenddemocracy, fight impunity, link up,document cases of harassment, ofcorruption, raise public awareness.Promote media literacy, Launch acomprehensive ethics campaign.Work to improve economic conditionsof journalists.” Even if we cannotpossibly do everything that this writesuggests, we can protect democracyby exercising our right of suffrage inorder to elect the best candidate whowill represent our interests ingovernment. In fact, the rampantcorruption in the Philippines hasalways been attributed to the electionof dishonest politicians. Perhaps, if webegin to be more interested in learningmore about the real issues than takinga cursory interest in elections, we mayhave a better government.

The horror of the massacre of57 people in Maguindanao will neverbe forgotten and may haunt us for along time. We want to see the Aquinogovernment do what is necessary tolet justice prevail without delay. Wehope that having set aside November23rd as the International Day to EndImpunity may help the cause oferadicating corruption and the cultureof impunity that goes with it.

Zenaida Ferry Kharroubi

When will the culture ofimpunity end?

Letter to the EditorMontreal, November 15, 2011

Ms. Zenaida Ferry KharroubiThe North American Filipino StarChief Editor and PublisherMontreal, Quebec

Dear Ms. Kharroubi:

In view of the clamor to publish my letterto Mrs. Warlina Basbacio, president ofUPS, and in order that it be transmitted forthe information of our community, I herebyauthorize you to insert said letter in theFilipino Star.

Believing that the present leadership of theUPS is deviating from the main objectivefor which it was created, somebody shouldreally take time to point out such deviation,and make more sensible measures tobetter serve the seniors whether they aremembers of our association or not.

Once again, thank you for your attention tothis request and most of all, thank you forserving the community with so muchdedication and integrity.

I am wishing you all the best.

Sincerely yours,

Reuben T. Santos_____________________________________(Editor’s Note: Mr. Santos’ letter to Ms.Basbacio is reprinted in its original formatbelow).

Oct. 29, 2011

Ms. Warlina BasbacioU.P.S. President6666 ClanranaldMontreal, QuebecDear Ms. Basbacio,

This is to call your attention that attendingthe U.P.S. monthly socials is becoming lessinformative than ever before with guestspeakers with no particular meaning thatconcern seniors. And worst we have thesame speaker for a number of years now

that nobody seem to listen anymore withthe messages he is trying to convey.

Having said this and for several years now,U.P.S. is focused of having a speaker orspeakers with no meaningful message andissues that concern most of the seniors inthe hall.

You and your people in the executive boardmay not be aware of this, but U.P.S. isturning out to be heavily penetrated by thepeople with political color and agenda andit is turning out to be a political party than asenior association that happened to be thefoundation of its existence. And this shouldnot be encouraged to happen by youor/and by your executive board that U.P.S.should be used as a political vehicle bypeople with political agenda

With this in mind and as a U.P.S. member ofmany years, I strongly recommend thatU.P.S. should consider inviting for amonthly social a guest speaker to start witha doctor who specialize in senior health,lawyers on senior rights, financialadvisors/consultants about investment,accountants regarding taxation, asociologist about social service, physicaltherapists, educators, among othersinstead of self styled and self serving socalled community leaders with political andbusiness agenda to boot.

I am encouraging you and your executiveboard to do something new and changethe monthly social format in line with thesenior’s mentality, concern and needs.

Thank you for your kind attention withregards and best wishes.

Sincerely yours,

Reuben T. Santos

P.S. Should you wish to read this letter to yourexecutive board, please do so with my permission andpleasure. And please note that I intend to disseminatethe letter above by email to all members of the U.P.S.whose email address are available to me.

Reuben T. Santos

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Getting the word outSaulie Zajdel has a new job.No, he was not elected last May to theHouse of Commons as the MP forMount Royal. After a spiritedcampaign for the Conservative Party,the longtime Montreal city councilorand executive committee memberfailed to unseat incumbent LiberalIrwin Cotler. Several months later,though, Zajdel was hired by theConservative government to do someof the things he said he would do if hewere elected. How do we know he hasa new job? We read about it in aMontreal weekly that supported his bidto unseat Cotler. We tried to find outmore about this reward to a losingcandidate by contacting the office ofHeritage Minister James Moore,Zajdel’s new boss. Our questionswere straightforward: What are hisfunctions, salary and duration of hismandate? The answer, as supplied byMoore’s aide, Sébastien Gariepy: “Wedo not comment on internal staffingissues.” So much fortransparency. The official alsodeclined to supply an office phonenumber so Zajdel could beinterviewed. Back to the weeklynewspaper. Zajdel said he’ll beworking as a regional adviser for“community outreach and relations—going out into the community, inMontreal, in the anglophone andallophone communities, ensuring thatwhat the government is doing isunderstood.” He also was going todetermine how his government can“help the communities andmunicipalities” apply for programsunder Canadian Heritage.

Sounds like Zajdel has beenappointed to be a privileged channel,supplanting the role that the electedMP and his staff should be able to do.Surely, Cotler, a distinguished lawprofessor, Stéphane Dion (St. Laurent),

equally distinguished political scienceprofessor and former Liberal Partyleader, and former astronaut MarcGarneau, who has a PhD in electricalengineering, and their staffs arecapable of understanding whichprograms are available andcommunicating same to city councilsand community groups.

This appointment has everyappearance of setting Zajdel up as aparallel MP, minus the public mandate,a patronage appointment that is a slapin the face to voters who rejected Torycandidates as they exercised theirdemocratic rights.

Of course, all governmentsreward their friends, but that does notdiminish the fact that it undermines thewill of voters in Mount Royal whochose someone else. The Zadjelappointment lays bare the Harpergovernment’s moral deficit.

Essentially, Zajdel is beingpaid to make the kind of connectionsand obtain discretionary funding thatcan only help pave his path toParliament if he decides to takeanother run at the riding.

Postscript: The Ottawa Citizenreported last month that a federalgovernment program to help boostsecurity at synagogues and mosquesapproved a far greater share ofapplications from ridings representedby Conservative MPs. Nearly half ofall applications to the pilot programcoming from Conservative ridingswere approved, but only 28 per cent ofprojects in opposition ridings got thegreen light, funding records show, thereport said. The majority of therejected applications came fromsynagogues and Jewish organizationsin Mount Royal, represented by LiberalMP Irwin Cotler.(Senior Times Editorial, Nov. 2011)

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Among those who attended theceremony was provincial governorEsmael Mangudadatu, who lost hiswife and several relatives in the attack.Thirty-three media people were alsokilled.

The convoy was travelling ona mountain road to witnessMangudadatu's wife filing herhusband's papers for a May 2010election when gunmen struck. Victimswere taken down a dirt road and shotand buried in mass graves. Somewere buried in their vehicles.

Mangudadatu was standingagainst a powerful political clan run bythe Ampatuan family.

The government has filedmurder charges against 196 people,including former provincial governorAndal Ampatuan and his four sons.About 80 people have been arrestedbut only 64 are on trial, including theprimary suspect who is one of thesons, Andal "Unsay" Ampatuan.

The U.S. ambassador to thePhilippines, Harry Thomas, saidpeople around the world were closely

watching the legal proceedings intothe "appalling act of violence".

"The prosecution of this caseis seen ... as demonstrative of thePhilippines' commitment to upholdingthe rule of law and protecting humanrights," Thomas said in a statement.

Those attending thecommemoration lit candles andreleased white balloons and doves.They called on the government to takesteps to resolve the case quickly.

The Ampatuans ruledMaguindanao for nearly a decade andwere supporters of former PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo.

On Friday, Arroyo and theelder Andal Ampatuan were chargedwith electoral sabotage in connectionwith accusations of rigging 2007Senate elections in Maguindanao tofavour Arroyo's allies. Both denied theaccusations and moved, through theirlawyers, to dismiss the cases.

Arroyo, a two-term presidentfrom 2001 to 2010, was arrested lastFriday on charges of electoral fraud.(Reporting By Manuel Mogato; Editingby Rosemarie Francisco)

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compatriots. We should all be vigilantand ensure that the Aquinoadministration pursues these casesand prosecutes GMA and otherhuman rights violators,” said UCCPSecretary General Reuel Marigza.

Marigza further explained that“impunity persists and gross humanrights violations brazenly continuebecause those who should be heldaccountable for these crimes are stillscot-free.”

“Impunity prevails. To date,there are already 55 victims of

extrajudicial killings under the P-Noyadministration, including the recentassassination of Fr. Fausto “Pops”Tentorio. There is no letup on militaryoperations that target human rightsdefenders and whole communities.The killings of human rights efenders,ordinary citizens and journalists,among others, should stop,” Palabaysaid. #ynspace is based in Baguio, Cordillera,Philippines, and is an Anchor for Allvoices.Report Credibility

End Impunity Alliancecalls on P-NOY toprosecute GMA forhuman rights violations

BAGUIO CITY -- Media groupshere are set to commemorate thesecond anniversary of the nowinfamous Ampatuan Massacre onNovember 23, also the InternationalDay to End Impunity, with a tree-planting activity at the ConventionCenter premises, and a torch paradeand prayer rally at the foot of SessionRoad here.

The local chapter of theNatonal Union of Journalists of thePhilippines and the BaguioCorrespondents and BroadcastersClub (BCBC) are organizing the twincommemorative events, which wouldgather not only members from themedia but the public as well. 0

Earlier, NUJP-Baguio-BenguetChapter launched a round-tablediscussion on impunity.

Several similar activities arealso expected in major citiesnationwide, besides the mobilizationsin Manila and Quezon City.

Some 58 persons figured inthe Ampatuan Massacre inMaguindanao in November 23, 2009.Thirty-two of those killed werejournalists.

In a related protest actiontoday in Quezon City Cristina Palabay,convenor of the End Impunity Alliance,said, “While we welcome the issuanceof arrest warrants to former Pres.Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Gov.Andal Ampatuan Sr. on charges ofelectoral fraud, we demand that theybe charged for grave human rightsviolations they committed while inpower.

Palabay said PresidentNoynoy Aquino must "strike while theiron is hot,” referring to the recent

hospital arrest against the formerpresident.

The activity builds towards theInternational Day to End Impunity onNovember 23.

Palabay said “the numbersunder the nine-year GMA regime areappalling--1,206 victims of extra-judicial killings, 206 cases of enforceddisappearances and thousands moreunsolved human rights violations,including the Ampatuan massacre.The perpetrators of these crimes mustnot go unpunished.”

Meanwhile, Mrs. EditaBurgos, convenor of the End ImpunityAlliance and mother of disappearedactivist Jonas said, the surviving kin ofhuman right violation victims will notstop the quest for justice until humanrights violators are made to beaccountable for their crimes. Sheadded, "and until our lost loved ones,who are victims of enforceddisappearance under GMA’s OplanBantay Laya, are surfaced. We hopethat the cases pending before thecourts will prosper and not become afutile pursuit for justice.”

Civil cases for alleged humanrights violations filed against GMA arestill pending in the courts. Amongthese is the damage suit filed by the“Morong 43” for their illegal arrest,detention and torture. Anotherpending damage suit was filed by theUnited Church of Christ in thePhilippines (UCCP) in June 17, 2011.GMA was charged in the case forkillings, torture, liquidation,harassment and illegal detention ofUCCP members.

“It is our fervent prayer thatthe case filed by UCCP will be heardnext. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo shouldanswer for the crimes committedduring her administration. Justicemust be served for our slain

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the last 2 rounds."Roach added that Marquez

clearly had Pacquiao's number, andsaid that they will still have to work onfiguring out how to fight againstcounterpunchers.

"He fell into that old trap thathe did in the first two fights," Roachsaid.

According to CompuBox,Pacquiao threw 578 punches andlanded 176, while Marquez connectedon 138 of 436 punches. Pacquiao alsoconnected on 117 of 274 powerpunches, while Marquez landed 100 of254 power punches.

"Four opponents"Marquez, however, is

convinced that he has been robbed ofvictory three times now againstPacquiao. The Mexican boxer wasconfident that he won the trilogy bout,raising his hands in triumph when the

bell sounded after the 12th round."It's hard when you are fighting

against the fighter and the judges aswell," Marquez said.

His trainer, Nacho Beristain,called the result of the fight "a joke."

"The real winner is right here,Juan Manuel Marquez," he said.

Marquez and Pacquiao battledto a draw in their first meeting in 2004,while Pacquiao eked out a splitdecision victory in their 2008 rematch.

Very few analysts gaveMarquez a chance of victory in the thirdmatch, as most expected his age tofinally catch up with him. The Mexicanboxer stunned the over 16,000 fans inattendance as he fought superblyagainst his Filipino rival, with neitherfighter giving an inch throughout thebout.

Because of the result of thematch, Marquez told reporters that heis now contemplating retirement.

"I need to sit down with myfamily and my camp and make a

From Page 1 Pacquiao . decision about whether to continue inthis sport," he said.

He seemed bitter about thejudges' decision, adding, "If I drophim, they are going to pick him up andgive him the fight again. I don't knowwhat else I need to do."

Taking controlAfter a feeling-out period in

the early rounds, Pacquiao was ableto hurt Marquez in the closingseconds of round 3. A powerful righthook from the Filipino shook theMexican, but unlike in the first twofights, Marquez was able to stay onhis feet.

Marquez then seemed to takecontrol of the fight in the middleround, beginning with the 5th when hestaggered Pacquiao with a series ofpunches. He outboxed the Filipinofighter through the 7th round, butPacquiao bounced back with abarrage of shots late in the round.

Although he was the olderman, Marquez was able to keep upwith Pacquiao throughout the 12rounds. He was able to evade majorityof Pacquiao's attacks and used hiscounter-punching to hit the Filipinowith right straights and hooks to thebody and head.

Pacquiao became moreactive in the later rounds. Although hewas not able to find a good rhythm,Pacquiao landed power punches thatcaused Marquez to clinch.Rematch?

After 36 rounds of boxing andwith no clear winner to the trilogy, TopRank chief executive officer Bob Arumis thinking of putting on a 4th boutbetween Pacquiao and Marquez.

"I am bound and determinedto find a definitive winner once and forall. If both fighters agree, I'd like to dothe rematch in 2012," he said.

Pacquiao is leaving thedecision to his promoter.

"I can fight any fighters aslong as there's no problem with mypromoter. It depends on Bob Arum,"Pacquiao said.

It remains to be seen ifMarquez is willing to fight Pacquiao afourth time, as the former iscontemplating retirement after whathe considers is another robbery.

This boxing dream. BobArum, promoter extraordinaire, has afourth fight against Marquez on hisbrain.

Star-divide"It was a great, great fight. I

had Manny, but it was close, so whynot bring them together again inMay? It makes a lot of sense to dothat."

That's what Arum told Yahoo!Sports shortly after the conclusion oflast night's contest. It may not be themost popular sentiment, but it doesmake a measure of financial sense.

Wouldn't you pay $60 towatch Marquez give it one more goto see if he could finally finish thejob?

Then again, Juan Manuel, asnoted previously, is hesitant to acceptan immediate rematch against hisarch nemesis. That's because he's soutterly heartbroken at how each timehe's stepped inside the squaredcircle with Pacquiao, he's beendenied victory.

Not just by "Pacman," though-- by the judges, too.

Emotions run high after sucha physically -- and mentally --exhausting endeavor. But Marquezseemed steadfast in his refusal toeven think about a fourth fight and it'sdifficult to blame him.

On the Occasion of theInternational Day to EndImpunity Bayan Canada StatementNovember 20, 2011 - CanadaReference: Joey Calugay, SecretaryGeneralEmail: [email protected]

On November 23, 2011, it willhave been two years since themassacre of 58 people including 32journalists in the hands of theAmpatuan warlord clan, one year sincethe death of botanist Dr Leonard Coand his companions in the hands ofthe Philippine military, and one monthsince the murder of Italian priest andanti-mining activist, Fr. Fausto Tentorioand a farmer named Ramon Batoy.Fifty four political killings, eightenforced disappearances and a yearand several months after PresidentAquino took power, what now comesto mind when we think of thisadministration? Why the creation ofmore paramilitary groups to protectforeign mining and the painfully slowprogress in bringing to justice powerfulelites like the Ampatuans and theArroyos?

It becomes more crystal clearnow that the Aquino administration isno different from the past regimes. Itspolicies mimic that of the pastadministrations, trying its best to

sound original and yet managing tosound like a bad karaoke song, sungover and over again; the administrationbetray the same lack of political will togain justice for the victims of humanrights violations and their families andto punish the perpetrators, and thisadministration's state security forcescontinue in their attacks on unarmedcivilians.

Aquino's solution to thegrowing unrest and popular oppositiontowards destructive foreign mining is totrain, arm and deploy civilian militias toprotect mining interests, includingCanadian mining operations. Thisexposes how Aquino's concern for thesafety and security of foreign interestsoverride that of the safety and securityof the Filipino people.

This subservient Am(erican)-boy and his government recentlyhosted US Secretary of State HilaryClinton and signed the ManilaDeclaration reaffirming the MutualDefense Treaty (signed sixty yearsago) as the “foundation for US-RPrelations for the next 60 years andbeyond." BAYAN Canada knows fullwell that the foundation of US-RPrelations is one rooted in colonialismthrough bloody subjugation,repression and unequal treaties. Allprevious, present and future nationalsecurity plans (Oplan BatayLaya, Oplan Bayanihan, etc...) under a

subservient Philippine state will onlyresult in further human rights violationsas the mercenary Philippine army doesthe bidding of US imperialism.

While extra-judicial killingscontinue unabated, the culture ofimpunity can be witnessed by thestate's coddling of the perpetratorsand the lack of protection for civiliancasualties in the State's all out waragainst the people (especially the warin Mindanao), which in all hypocrisythe current regime has coined as “all-out-justice.” In fact, one witness andtwo relatives of the victims of thegruesome Ampatuan massacre havealready been killed while the otherwitnesses and victims’ kin either facethreats to their own lives or are offeredmulti-million cash in exchange forwithdrawing the charges against thepowerful Ampatuan clan. Meanwhile,the recent arrest of former presidentArroyo only came after she twiceattempted to leave the country,manipulating her appointees in theSupreme Court to overturn anydecision on her travel ban. We arecertain that no action would have beendone had there been no uproar fromthe people. Still, the charges of fraudfalls short of holding her accountablefor her role, as commander-in-chief, inthe more than one thousand political

killings under her administration andthe various graft and corruptionscandals involving her family.

This bloody, blunderingbusiness must end immediately.History shows us that our hope residesin the power of the people and not onthe idle promises of powerful politicalelites or on the moribund systembased on the extraction of wealththrough exploitation, oppression andrepression. We must dismantle theviolent structures that plague thepeople and together build a societybased on justice, lasting peace andtrue freedom. This is the dream whichdrives ordinary citizens in the worldtoday to occupy, to take to the streets,organize, resist and rebel in the face ofunprecedented repression. And whilethe peoples of the world struggle forthis dream, we, the Filipino people,including those far away from home,will surely do our part to make it areality.#

Stop the political killings! Dismantleparamilitary groups in the Philippines!End impunity now!

BAYAN Canada is a progressive allianceof Filipino groups and organizations fromcoast to coast and a member of theInternational League of Peoples Struggle(ILPS)

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EarthTalk®E - The Environmental Magazine

Dear EarthTalk: How clear (or not)are the links between the risingincidents of cancers around theworld and the prevalence of syntheticchemicals in modern society? --Alberto Buono, Lee, MA

With the World Health Organizationhinting that cancer could unseatheart disease as the leading cause ofdeath around the world, it’s nosurprise that per capita cancerincidence is on the rise globally. Infact, cancer is the only major causeof death that has continued to risesince 1900. While it might depend onwhom you ask, most researchersnow agree that environmentalfactors—including exposure tochemicals and pollution—play asignificant role today in determiningwho gets cancer and who doesn’t.

A blue ribbon panel of cancer expertsinitially convened by President

George W. Bush researchedhundreds of studies and concludedin 2010 (in its 240-page report,“Reducing Environmental CancerRisk: What We Can Do Now”) thatour exposure to chemicals, pollutionand radiation is to blame for theuptick in cancer deaths. “TheAmerican people—even before theyare born—are bombardedcontinually with myriad combinationsof these dangerous exposures,” thepanel reported. “With the growingbody of evidence linkingenvironmental exposures to cancer,the public is becoming increasinglyaware of the unacceptable burden ofcancer resulting from environmentaland occupational exposures thatcould have been prevented throughappropriate national action.”

The panel cited grim statistics aboutcancer’s march, noting that 41percent of Americans will be

diagnosed with cancer at some pointin their lives, with 21 percent likely todie from it. Cancer researchers fearthat our reliance on chemicals is themain culprit, as borne out byhundreds of studies.

To wit, a 2000 study involving theexamination of health records of morethan 44,000 pairs of twins acrossScandinavia found that “inheritedgenetic factors make a minorcontribution” in causing most cancersbut that “the environment has theprinciple role in causing sporadiccancer.” A 2010 UK study, wherebyresearchers investigated the level ofchemical exposure of more than1,100 women during theiremployment history, found that thosestudy subjects who had beenexposed to various industrialchemicals and airborne hydrocarbonswere at least three times more likely toget breast cancer later on thanwomen with little or no exposure intheir backgrounds.

Not everyone agrees. Writing inForbes magazine, Henry I. Miller andElizabeth Whelan of the industry-friendly American Council on Scienceand Health argue that the findings ofthe presidential panel are based onpolitics not science: “If the authorshad only bothered to consult astandard textbook on cancerepidemiology, they would havelearned that lifestyle factors such as

smoking, obesity, excessive alcoholconsumption and overexposure tosunlight—not chemicals in air, waterand food—are the underlying causesof most preventable human cancers.”

While few today would doubt thehealth risks of such personal lifestylefactors, the President’s cancer panelnevertheless concluded that “theburgeoning number and complexityof known or suspected environmentalcarcinogens compel us to act toprotect public health,” and urgedPresident Obama to use the power ofhis office to “remove the carcinogensand other toxins from our food, waterand air that needlessly increasehealth care costs, cripple our nation'sproductivity, and devastate Americanlives.”

CONTACTS: President’s Cancer

P a n e l ,deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/pcp/;American Council on Science andHealth, www.acsh.org.

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Dear EarthTalk: I heard that species offlora and fauna are dying at a growingrate globally. How is this calculatedand which types of species aredwindling faster? - -Colin Gooder, Franklin, NC

Researchers believe that the rate ofspecies loss currently underway is100-1,000 times faster than what wasnormal (the so-called “backgroundrate” of extinction) prior to humanoverpopulation and its negativeenvironmental effects. But thanks tooverhunting, deforestation, pollution,the spread of non-native species andnow climate change, we are likely inthe midst of the sixth mass extinctionin the geologic history of the world.The previous mass extinction, 65million years ago, wiped out thedinosaurs and other species; theprevious one, 250 million years ago,killed off 90 percent of all species onthe planet.

While the current mass extinctionmight in reality not be that bad—onlytime will tell—eminent Harvardbiologist E.O. Wilson predicts that therate of species loss could top 10,000times the background rate by 2030,and that fully half of the planet'shigher life forms could be gone within100 years. This jibes with statisticsfrom the non-profit International Unionfor the Conservation of Nature(IUCN)—keeper of the global “RedList” of endangered species—whichcurrently considers 37.8 percent ofthe world’s already classified species

to be threatened. Of course, this is farfrom the whole story, as biologiststhink that we have only classified 10percent or less of the world’s totalnumber of plant and animal species.

Which types of species are being hithardest? An analysis of IUCNstatistics from 2008 found that of theworld’s fauna (animals), invertebrates(animals without backbones, such asearthworms, shellfish and insects)were suffering the most, with 40.5percent of those classified consideredthreatened. Next hardest hit were fishspecies, with 36.6 percent threatened,followed by reptiles at 30.5 percentand amphibians at 30.4 percent.Meanwhile, 20.8 percent of mammalspecies were threatened and 12.2percent of birds.

More shocking was the statistic thatsome 70.1 percent of plant speciesare at risk. However, a more recent(2010) study found that only 22percent of the world’s classified plantsare actually facing extinction. Thisfinding has led analysts to questionconservationists’ estimates in regardto animal species loss as well.

In lieu of any direct way to measurethe rate of species loss,conservationists have relied onreversing the so-called “species-arearelationship,” whereby scientists tallythe number of species in a given areaand then estimate how quickly moreshow up or evolve as viable habitatincreases (or decreases in the case ofreversing the concept). But lately thismethod of tracking and predictingspecies losses has been criticized forgenerating overestimates. “Theoverestimates can be verysubstantial,” argues UCLAevolutionary biologist StephenHubbell, “...but we are not saying[extinction] does not exist.”

However many species may be dying,it’s clear we are in the midst ofanother mass extinction, and if youbelieve 70 percent of biologists,unlike previous mass extinctionshumanity is most likely the cause.Conservationists remain optimisticthat we can marshal the resources toturn the tide—and we’ll need to if theplanet is to remain habitable for ourspecies, given our own dependencieson the world’s biodiversity.

CONTACTS: E.O. Wilson BiodiversityFoundation, www.eowilson.org;IUCN, www.iucn.org; “Species-arearelationships always overestimateextinction rates from habitat loss,”www.nature.com/nature/journal/v473/n7347/full/nature09985.html.

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Most researchers now agree that environmental factors - including exposure to chemicalsand pollution - play a significant role today in determining who gets cancer and whodoesn't. Credit: Thinkstock

Eminent Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson saysthat fully half of the planet's higher life formscould be gone within 100 years, joining thedodo bird, sketched here, which has beenextinct since the 17th century and whosefate was directly attributable to humanactivity. Credit: Thinkstock



Montréal, November 7th 2011– Union Montréal Convention washeld on November the 5th at CégepAndré Laurendeau in LaSalle. MayorGérald Tremblay and his teamcelebrated their 10 years’ anniversarywith more than 450 members who

came to show their unconditionalsupport to the party.

The members debated andadopted different resolutions, someof them were from the UnionMontreal’s Diverse OriginsCommunities Commission such asthe creation of the ‘Place de Montréal’where flags of diverse communities

will be flown, a place were diversecommunities will highlight events thatare important to them and make theirhistory known by the host culture.Other resolutions that were adoptedincluded the enhancement ofInformation dissemination tools oneof which will allow English versions ofcity documents, the strengthening ofthe city of Montréal socio-professional integration programsand the establishment of an ethnicmedia assistance fund in cooperationwith the Ministry of Immigration andCultural Communities to ensure thesurvival and growth of these mediathat play a crucial role in theintegration of newcomers.

M. Lam Chan Tho, thepresident of the Commission and

different city councillors such as M.Marvin Rotrand, city councillor inCôte-des-Neiges – Notre-Dame-de-Grâce; M. Michel Bissonnet, Mayor ofSaint-Léonard; M. Frantz Benjamin,City councillor in Saint-Michel; Mrs.Andrée Champoux, City councillor in

Verdun and Ms. Monica Ricourtdefended those resolutionsmentioning the importance of makingsure that our newcomers are wellintegrated in Montréal.

Mayor Gérald Tremblaydelivered a vivid 45-minute speech inwhich he thanked his team for all theirachievements and reminded

everyone, that all those successeswere made possible by UnionMontreal. He also talked aboutMontreal’s diverse communitiessaying that : “In 2017, people fromaround the world will notice that inMontreal, people from 120 diversecommunities are able to live inharmony and peace...’’

Information: Benita Nisaro,coordinator of the diverse originscommunities Commission and ethnicmedia, coordinator for ouestboroughs organization – Tél: (514)906-1340 – Fax: (514) 906-1338 –[email protected] –www.unionmontreal.com

Union Montreal celebrates its 10thanniversary, reviews accomplishments

Mayor Gérald Tremblay receiving a standing ovation and applause of members of the UnionMontreal Party, after he delivered his speech outlining all the accomplishments of hisadministration at Cegep André Laurendeau in La Salle, November 5, 2011.

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Canada Leslie B. Gatan. inducted into office were San

Tino, president; Domingo Tayoto,Vice-President; Tenne RoseDayandante, Secretary; Merly Nunez,Treasurer; Merle Valiente, Auditor;Amador Yanto, PRO; Adolfo BoyNicolas, Bus. Mgr.; Directors: MarilynMendoza, Vilma Nasol, Patrick Goteraand. Ellen Arroyo (not in picture).

San Tino, a registered nurse and aformer president of FAMAS, wasacclaimed president of the BAQ, alocal Filipino association that boastsof more than 400 members andgrowing.

Ambassador Gatan, a formeremployee of the Department ofScience and Technology (DOST), isan Ibanag from the province ofIsabela. He became the first person tocome from the DOST to reach anambassadorial position when he wasappointed chief of mission in October2006.

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San Tino, newly inducted president of the Bicol Association of Quebec, shakes hands withAu Osdon, FAMAS president while other officers look on. Photo by Budz Sarmiento

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THE FOOLISHNESS HAS TOEND — I don’t mean to usurp what issupposedly the responsibility of thePublic Relations Office of FAMAS, but Ifeel that it’s about time that the nastyrumor that Ms. Aurora Osdon hasresigned from FAMAS presidency wasquelled.

There’s absolutely no truth to thereport that Ms. Osdon quit her post togive way to Cesar Manuel, thepenalized presidential candidate of theSamahang Makabayan. I don’t thinkshe will ever vacate her post unlessthere’s a court order that she has to.But in order to have a court order,Manuel has to file a lawsuit against Ms.Osdon and the current ExecutiveBoard, and then win it after spending afortune because no matter how manytimes Dahiroc proclaims his penalizedcandidate as the president, Manuel isnot the president despite their blackpropaganda. Osdon is, and will beuntil August 31, 2013, barring, as Ireiterated, court order.

It seems to me that Manuel andhis gang have been desperatelypulling all the tricks to grab the FAMASpresidency from Ms. Osdon. Theyshould have already realized by nowthat they are hurting not Ms. Osdonand the current Executive Board butthe entire community whose conditionthey presumptuously want toameliorate in the first place.

Words of advice to my fellowFAMAS members: Don’t believe anystory about Ms. Osdon, or anyone elsein the Executive Board, havingresigned from her post unless it camefrom FAMAS Public Relations Office.Manuel is not the president despite hissupporters’ pronouncement that he is.Reportedly, Dick Dahiroc doesn’t passup any opportunity to introduceManuel as the president of FAMAS atthe applause of his intoxicatedsupporters. Is it not time that they gaveup and cooperated with the ExecutiveBoard rather than spend their time andenergy on divisive and quixoticactivities? Don’t they have brains toguide them to the right path? Or theirbrains have been so corrupted byalcohol they don’t function properlyanymore?

*******ALLEGEDLY LIVING ONPIRATED DVD’s – Along with sometrusted friends, I was at Buffet Vichy onNewman Blvd. in La Salle in theevening of November 4th covering forthis newspaper the reunion of UPalumni living in Montreal and suburbs.To my pleasant surprise, my secondeldest daughter was also at therestaurant as part of a group throwinga despedida (farewell) party in honorof a family that would relocate toOttawa.

At one point my daughter asked

me, “Do you know Sam Milby?” Ireplied, “I’ve heard about him. Why?”My daughter: “Well, he and otherentertainers from the Philippines arethere in the other room. Maybe youlike to take their pictures.” Me: “Am Iallowed to take pictures?” Mydaughter: “I guess so. Many peopleare already taking pictures.” Me: “OK,I will go there later.”

Eventually, I went to the roomwhere Sam Milby and his group thatincluded popular comediennePokwang were in. They were signingautographs for their adoring fans.Without any interruption, I was able totake a couple of good pictures from asclose a distance as I could positionmyself at. I was about to snap my thirdshot when a guy approached andarrogantly told me, “Do you have aninvitation?” I calmly said, “No, I don’t. Ididn’t know that I needed one.” In aneven haughtier way, he said, “Youneed an invitation to be able to takepictures.” I said, “I am sorry, I didn’tknow that” and then I turned aroundand walked toward the exit. As if hewasn’t satisfied with my answer andapology, he went on and asked, whilepointing at the camera I was holding,“Whose camera is that?” “Mine,” Ianswered. He repeated, “You need aninvitation.” “You told me that already. Isaid I didn’t know. That’s why Iapologized to you.”

I was on my way out afteracknowledging my honest mistakewhen I felt that this guy wasunnecessarily pushing me. I looked athim and told him, “You don’t have topush me. I know my way out.” Butinstead of easing up, he pushed meeven harder. That’s what got my goatand I angrily asked, “What do youreally want?” He replied in Tagalog,“Hindi kita kailangan” (I don’t needyou). I answered him back in a moreforceful way, “I don’t need you, either.”His arm stretched and index fingerscornfully pointed at me, Mr. Arrogantordered his security man, who wasnearby, “Palabasin mo nga ito” (Willyou send this guy out). The securityman, also a Filipino, didn’t do as told,presumably because he knew I wasright all along. Mr. Arrogant kept onshouting invectives as I was walkingaway. I didn’t take it kindly so I wentback and yelled at him for the lasttime, “Ang yabang mo! Nabubuhay kalang naman sa paggawa ng mga

pirated DVDs!” Suddenly, he keptquiet, perhaps realizing that I – orsomebody else, for that matter – mightreport his alleged illegal activity to theauthorities.

At this point, Gina Medina, theFAMAS Director of Membership andlikely associated with Mr. Arrogant,came up to me and asked what wasgoing on. I told her what was goingon. When I asked her what his namewas, she said, “Jonathan.” Ms. Medinathen told me to just shrug it offbecause Jonathan was really like thatas if to say that it was fine for him todisrespect me because he washabitually disrespectful to anyoneanyway. I disagreed with her becausein my mind that kind of despicablebehavior should not be overlooked orcondoned whether or not it is innate orhabitual of him to be arrogant. Iinsisted that somebody had to tell it tohis face.

*******VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ALSO-RAN COULDN’T TELL AEULOGY FROM A POLITICALSPEECH — Save the part absolvingthe late Albert Floresca fromaccusation that he sold during histerm as president of FAMAS for hispersonal benefit the tents thatbelonged to the Association asmaliciously published in the there’s-nothing-like-it Filipino Forum, MelDomingo’s eulogy to Floresca wasmore a harangue than a eulogy, andthus was very inappropriate to theoccasion. Domingo’s speech wouldhave been apt in a political rally butdefinitely an upsetting faux pas in afuneral tribute to the deceased.

I heard and saw many people inthe church outwardly dumfounded,sighing in disbelief, shaking theirheads in disapproval, and presumablypraying that Domingo would stopspeaking, or, at least, change thepremise of his speech because it wasembarrassingly out of place. Well,what can you expect from the guy whohas been recklessly incriminatinghimself by telling Filipinos who care tolisten that he didn’t actually sign anyelectoral document required of acandidate in the last FAMAS electionand yet asked, fraudulently it nowappears, FAMAS members to vote forhim, and who, in apparent ignoranceof the protocol concerning the use of

Au Osdon did not, will not,resign as FAMAS presidentJonathan of Delphi: Rude, arrogantand flatulent

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HalloweenMalabo ang tiyak na petsang

pinagmulan ng Halloween naipinagdiriwang natin ngayon. Isinulatng mga historyador na panahon pa ngmga Celtic sa kalakhang Europaumiral ito.

Sa pista ng Samahain(bigkasing sah-wen) noon, makikita naang iba't ibang kasuotan atpagbibigayan ng mga kendi nakatumbas ngayon ng 'trick or treat' at'costume party.'

Ginawang Halloween angSamahain. Ayon sa mga iskolar,pagkatapos masakop ng mga Romanoang paganong Celtic, nagsimula angHalloween upang ipagdiwang angnaging buhay ng mga Kristiyanongnagbuwis ng buhay at tinuringang mgamartir. Nagiging malinaw ngayon angpagdiriwang natin sa Pilipinas na kungtawagin ay undas tuwing ika-1 ngNobyembre bilang Araw ng mga Patayat ang sumunod na araw naman ay'Araw ng mga Kaluluwa.'

Sa halos tatlumpung taonkong paninirahan dito sa HilagangAmerika ay masaya konginaantabayan ang pagsapit ngHalloween dahil sa mga batangnakamaskara at akayng mga magulang na halos piring angmga mata, taglay ang lalagyan ngkendi na malillikom sa pagbabahay-bahay. Dumalang ang eksenang itonang atakihin ang Twin Towers saLungsod ng New York noongSetyembre 11, 2001.

Dito nagsimula ang labis-labisna pag-iingat ng mga bansa sa sunod-sunod na mga babala at pananakot ngmga terorista sa kanilang planongmakagawa ng kaguluhan. Kabilang samga banta ay ang paglalagay di-umano ng maliliit na karayom sa mgatsokolateng ipamimigay sa mga bata.At may mga teroristangmagpapanggap na magulang ng mgabatang akay ngunit ang tunay napakay ay manmanan ang isangpamamahay at malaman kung maykatandaan na ang nakatira dito.

Sa kabila nito, tuloy pa rin angganitong mga pagdiriwang. Ang mgabata ay nananapatan sa mga pilingkakilala at kamag-anak.

Ang mga kawani ay

pumapasok sa opisina na suot angkostyum maliban sa maskara.Kabutihang-loob at mga ngiti ngparokyano ang sinusuyo nila.

Ipinid muna natin ang paksangito sa iiwan kong nakakatakot na tanong.

Bakit higit na marami angnagsusuot ng bihis demonyo kaysabihis anghel?

* * * * *

Mahal na Pechay (Hailey),

Nakita ko ang litrato mo sa Filipino Starat magkakaroon nga ng kontrobersiyasa ating pamilya.

Dahil sa mahal kita at malaki angmalasakit ko sa iyo ay tinawagan ko siLelong Bert. Mabilis at madiin angpaliwanag niya na ang kasuotan monoong nakaraang Halloween ay gawalamang ng iyong pagkapilya sa edadmong 'yan. Paglaki-laki mo raw aymagiging maldita ang kapalit ng pilyapero pagdating mo nang hustonggulang ay ikaw na ang masusunodkung ano ka.

Ang suot ko naman ay angpaborito ng Daddy A.J. kong bida sacomics, si Spiderman. Bigay ito ngNinong Bryan ko. Walang dapatipaliwanag—bida agad.

Nag-treat or trick ako pero samga kamag-anak lang. Ang dami nanga nila kaya masuwerte tayo at aposa tuhod na tayo.

Balita ko ay dumalo ka namansa Open House ng FAMAS. Angtapang mo nga raw kaya pala inilagaysa isang litrato mo sa fridge ni Lelong,"Keng leon keng tigre eku tatakut, kekapa!"

Ano kaya? Sa Disyembre aymagkita tayo at sabay tayong lumabassa pahayagan.

Chat lang tayo, okey?

Nagmamahal,

Kuya Pichu (Aiden)

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Alamat ng Tatlong GanidMay tatlong masasamang

loob na araw-araw ay magkakasabayna humahanap ng kanilang biktima sapandurukot, panggagantso opanlilinlang. Magtatanghali na ay walapa silang napupuntirya nang biglangbumulaga sa kanilang nilalakaran angisang nakangiti at nakatingalang bilogna bilog na piso.

Gaya nang napagkayarian nila nabawat kitain ay paghahatian nangwalang lamangan ay mabilis nilanghinati ang suwerte. Madaling umabotang kuwenta na bawat isa ay mayparteng tatlumpu't tatlong sentimo.

Sa hindi mahating isang peranagpatayan ang tatlo at napabuntong-hininga ang mundo nangtatlong ulit.

Reported by Bert SantosThe Fil-Can Chess & Social

Club, under the new leadership ofFederico "Peter" Tan held its firstsocial event last 5 November, 2011.Pastor Glenn Opendo led prayers forthe invocation and Mel Domingo

called the roll of the September andOctober birthday celebrants. EdVasquez, as usual. emceed theprogram.

The evening was highlightedby awarding of trophies to the winningteam of the most recent grouptournament. Forming a dream team isin the process to represent the club

outside of Montreal. So far three pasttournament champions have madethe grade. Another meeting onboards is underway dubbed theAlbert Floresca Memorial AwardTournament to seek the completion ofthe dream team.

Although not emphaticallystated in his first speech to the club,Acting President, Peter Tan made astatement in my interview that he willmake the club free of politics toconcentrate more on the objectives indeveloping the skills of the presentmembers and recruiting neophytes. .

FCCSC, The New Look

L-R Mel Villanueva (tournament director); Alex Sy (trophy donor); Peter Tan (acting president onboard 4); Boy Nicloas (actg vice-president on board 2); Jojo Aguirre (1st prize captain of the winningteam on board 1) and Nick del Rosario (club treasurer on board 3), Photo by Budz Sarmiento

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the Philippine flag, erroneously thoughtthat it was appropriate to lower thePhilippine flag in front of the FAMASCenter to half mast as a tribute to adeceased person of no national, not tomention exceptional, significance as todeserve such an honor? Ironically, andperhaps laughably, he is the same guywho would like to be a vice-president ofthe oldest and largest association ofFilipinos in Montreal and suburbsbecause of his mistaken belief that hecould do a better job than theincumbent.

Going back to Domingo’s much-delayed and posthumous defense ofFloresca, he – or anyone else amongFloresca’s staunch supporters, for thatmatter – should have defended himlong time ago against the Forum’sbaseless accusation of selling thosetents for himself, not more than fiveyears later and not during a RequiemMass. Perhaps, they assumed that itwould play out or the accuser inquestion would stop on his own castingaspersion on Floresca. Obviously, thatwas a wrong assumption. In fact, theaccuser became worse over time. Butin fairness to Domingo, who was thevice-president in Floresca’sadministration in 2006, and despite histerrible sense of timing, his effort toclear Floresca of any wrongdoing isbetter late than never and ought to beappreciated.

What is funnier still is the fact thatthe pseudo-journalist who inexorablymaligned Floresca and the person whovehemently, albeit posthumously,defended him against accusation ofmisappropriation are now part of aragtag group that has been relentlesslyganging up on Au Osdon, one of thevery few truly competent FAMASpresidents the Association has everhad, and pressuring her to step downin favor of a mediocre, incompetent,childishly and leadership-challengedman. No wonder the Filipinocommunity in Montreal is derided by itscounterparts in Ottawa, Toronto,Winnipeg and Vancouver.

Reportedly, the Woman of theYear awarded Julita Parado got soangry at Domingo for exhuming thealmost forgotten issue about the tentsthat she was heard blurting out “Buwisitiyang si Domingo. Bastos! Pati angpatay hindi na iginalang.” Floresca wason the long string of communityleaders that Magallanes and Janus-faced Parado had demonized over theyears. Domingo, himself, is also on thatstring. So are Salvador Cabugao, DickDahiroc, Flor Rillo, San Tino, ChrisBautista, Myrna Maranan-Francisco,Zeny Kharroubi, Shinette Khoury, AuOsdon, James de la Paz and, ofcourse, your present company. Someof us may be bitterly on one side of thepolitical fence and some on the other,but all of us, at one time or another,were victims of Magallanes’ andParado’s venomous pens. Sadly,though, a few of us seem to have shortmemories and lack delicadeza(propriety) as they are now closelyassociated with those twin evils of thecommunity oblivious of the fact thatthey were once severely maligned bythose two.

*******

DAHIROC LIVES UP TO HIS‘DICK’ NICKNAME AGAIN — DickDahiroc, widely known for his cruddyremarks and canine but ridiculousdevotion to Tagalog language, made afool out of himself when he approachedme while I was taking pictures duringthe Requiem Mass intended for the lateAlbert Floresca last October 22 at St.Kevin’s Church. Dahiroc audaciouslydemanded that I stop taking photosbecause, according to him, I wasdisrespecting the deceased andviolating the sacredness of the mass bywalking all over the place takingpictures. Lest I would actually bedisrespecting not only the deceasedand his bereaved family but also all theother people attending the Mass, Irefrained from making a scene andrestrained myself from rebuking himright there and then despite the greattemptation to do so. Instead, I went onto take a lot more pictures even moreaggressively. Dahiroc, perhaps sensingthat he could not have his way with me,went back to his seat among hisMakabayan abettors and neverbothered me again. He saw me outsidethe church later on when the Mass wasover, and I expected him to confront mewhy I didn’t stop taking photos as hedemanded, but he did not.

*******THE LOCAL VERSION OF “ALIBABA AND THE FORTYTHIEVES” – It was a very close callfor the legitimate FAMAS ExecutiveBoard, and I am referring to Au Osdonand the other COMELEC-inductedmembers of said board. The more than$30K that Ms. Osdon and her previousexecutive board worked so hard toaccumulate and save over two yearswere almost taken away by a gang ledby an unemployed slacker.

According to reports, CesarManuel and his band of merry menwent to the bank where the FAMASfund was deposited and, armed with afascicle of documents which theypassed off as legit, purportedly told thebank authority that they were the duly-elected officers of the Association. Toconsummate their little scheme,Manuel reportedly requested the bankto transfer said fund to a new accountunder his name.

To their credit, the same bankauthority, keenly appreciating thatsomething was amiss, appropriatelydecided to freeze the account insteaduntil the issue was settled. Almostimmediately after learning of theattempted “theft,” Au Osdon, RamonVicente, Alex Sy and Shinette Khourryrushed to the bank with all theircredentials and supporting documentsto rectify the confusion. As should bethe case, the fund is now restored to itsformer status, but even more strictlyguarded from predatory and fraudulentmembers of the Association.

*******CESAR MANUEL PRONE TOCOMMIT FRAUD – Cesar Manuel’sambitious journey to FAMASpresidency seems to be defined byfraudulent activities on his and hisclosest advisers’ parts.

Supported by a diverse group ofloyal allies and manipulativeopportunist, he started his journey topresidential perdition through virtualbuying of votes by paying the

From Page 8 Any Which Way membership registration fees ofhundreds of people, with or withouttheir knowledge, who were listed onthe old data base that might have beensmuggled out of the FAMAS Center,presumably to assure his victory. Hethen allowed or condoned prematurecampaigning during a communityevent in Long Sault, Ontario. When heand his slate were accused andsubsequently found guilty of thatparticular election rule violation, he andhis running mates refused to recognizethe guilty verdict handed down by theCOMELEC and conveniently called itbiased in favor of their opponents.They further argued that those ruleswere undemocratic, invalid andunenforceable.

They are the people who havebeen claiming to be the better leadersthan Aurora Osdon and the rest of thecurrent FAMAS Executive Board andwho can do more for FAMAS,practically minimizing what Ms. Osdonhad done during her previous term.They are the people that charteredaccountant Salvador Cabugao, whowas looking for decency sometimeago, wants to be, or is now, associatedwith. At first, I didn’t understand whyhe would rather be with those sleazyguys than with Au Osdon and hercompany. I think this is why: In thekingdom of the blind, the one-eyed isthe king. Figure it out!

*******WHATEVER HAPPENED TOBUDDY CABUGAO? – The story thatthe former honorary consul made ascene during the latest UPS social atSt. Kevin’s Church Social Hall onNovember 13th has been making therounds in the community. Mr.Cabugao’s very strange behavior onlylends credence to the perception thatassociation with Cesar Manuel and his

gang is detrimental to one’s mentalhealth. They might have given theformer consul too much to drink thatevening. I would be the least surprisedif one of these days, he would onlyspeak in old-fashioned Tagalog, and abona fide member of the HypocriticalSociety of Montreal and Suburbs. Awhile ago, he was looking for somedecency. It’s ironic that he can’t nowfind it even in himself.

******A VERY USEFUL REQUIREMENT– In light of what Cesar Manuel and hiscohorts did to FAMAS, there should bea law that will require any person orgroup of persons who would like toregister their association with theappropriate government agency in theProvince of Quebec or, at least, in theCity of Montreal, to have theirapplication published in at least threemajor or widely-circulated newspapersin the City of Montreal for a minimum ofthree consecutive weeks before suchapplication is approved. I believe thatsuch requirement will prevent anyillegal registration like what CesarManuel did with FAMAS. Similar lawsare already in existence with regard toapplications for marriage and land title.

A few weeks ago, Manuel andhis hooligans fraudulently registeredFAMAS under their own names tomake it appear that they were the duly-elected officers of the Associationusing Manuel’s personal postaladdress on Bourret as its main office.As proof of their made-up legitimacy,they presented to the registering officera copy of there’s-nothing-like-it FilipinoForum where Manuel was depicted asthe putative president of FAMAS. Godknows what else they submitted asevidence of their make-believeentitlement.



Ask the Video Guy

Al Abdon

What are PortableStorage Devices?

We have seen and heard onthe market about USB storage,compact flash, PC cards and dozens ofterminology all related to computers,cameras and other devices that makeyour life easier. I myself have beenconfused with all this array of formatand most often get mixed up withterminologies. Well, in order to makelife simple, it is best to classify each ofthese devices and describe them sowhen you want to buy or borrow a

storage media, you know what properwords to say.

We begin with the terminologyof USB. USB which stands forUniversal Serial Bus was an industrialstandard developed in 1990 thatdefines the cables, connectors andprotocols used for connection,communication and power supplybetween computers and electronic

devices.It has been designed to

standardize the connection of

computer peripherals, such askeyboards, pointing devices, digitalcameras, printers, portable mediaplayers, disk drives and networkadapters to your personal computerthat communicate and supply electricpower.

It is also used on otherdevices, such as smartphones, PDAand video games console. USB haseffectively replaced a variety of earlierinterfaces, such as serial and parallelports as well as separate powercharges for portable devices.

USB Flash Drive is a massstorage device that you connect toyour computer’s USB port to store files.Normally it can contain large amount offiles from 1gig to 64gig at the time thisarticle is written. Prices vary with thebrand names or manufacturer. A 4gigflash drive starts at $19 to $45depending where you buy it from andnot all suppliers carry all the availabletypes of flash drives. I bought a 64gigflash drive online at Future Shop for$129 plus tax.

A Memory card or Flash card isan electronic flash memory datastorage device used for storing digitalinformation. They are commonly usedin many electronic devices, includingdigital cameras, mobile phone, laptopcomputers MP3 Players and videogame consoles. They are small, re-recordable, and able to retain datawithout power.

Wait a minute, this soundsconfusing. Flash Card, Flash Drive,Memory Card, USB Drive? Well at first.The bottom line is they are all storagedevices. The only difference is whattype of device you use. For example,when I want to transfer files from onecomputer to another, I can either use a

USB Flash Drive or Memory Card.They all store your files depending onthe capacity of your drive. What makesthese devices different are the ports. Ifyou want to download a file from yourcomputer to your memory card butyour computer does not have a slotthat fits it then you need a memorycard reader which is another devicethat has different slots to fit all yourmemory cards.

There are different types ofmemory cards. They are:

PC Card – Developed in the80’s, these cards are seldom usedtoday. They are bulky and not allcomputers have a generic slot forthem.

Compact Flash (I,II ExtremePro) – commonly used with brandname cameras. It has a large volumeof storage and can be used with HDcamcorders. The prices variy with thebrand and its speed to transfer files. ASandisk Extreme CF 8gig at 50mbcosts $89.00 compared to SandiskExtreme Pro CF 128gig at 100mb thatcosts $1400.00!

Smart Media (SM/SMC) - is aflash media standard owned byToshiba with capacities ranging from 2MB to 128 MB. Smartmedia memorycards are no longer manufactured.

Memory Stick - is a removableflash memory card format, launchedby Sony in October 1998. It describes

the whole family of Memory Sticks. Inaddition to the original Memory Stick,this family includes the Memory StickPRO, a revision that allows greatermaximum storage capacity and fasterfile transfer speeds; Memory StickDuo, a small-form-factor version of theMemory Stick (including the PRODuo); and the even smaller MemoryStick Micro (M2). In December 2006Sony added the Memory Stick PRO-HG, a high speed variant of the PRO tobe used in HD Video and still cameras.Memory Stick cards can be used inSony XDCAM EX Camcorders.

SD Cards - Secure Digital (SD)is a format developed by the SD CardAssociation (SDA) for use in portable

devices. The SD technology is used bymore than 400 brands across dozensof product categories and more than8,000 models, and is considered thede-facto industry standard.

There are other storage cardsthat have been sold in the market suchas:

Multimedia CardsMini SD CardsXD-Picture CardsIntelligent StickNT Cards

These are all memory cardformats that are used to store video,photo and common document files. Itall depends on your device.

From now on, you can beconfident to use the properterminology when asking for a FlashDrive.

Have a flashy shoppingholidays.

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The Philippine Foundation of Montreal cordially invite you to aNew Year’s Eve Bash at the Marriot Hotel Court Yard Hotel onCote Vertu/TransCanada on Dec. 31, 2011.The evening will start with cocktails, followed by sit-downdinner with wine, coffee/dessert. Midnight champagne to toastthe New Year and sweet table. Cost $90/person. It is apleasure to have your company. For information, please callCARING AT 514 626 7635 OR NORMA AT 514-695-3740.



Marché Coopmarchecoop.com

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5320-A Queen Mary Rd(Between Coolbrook and Decarie)

(accesible by Snowdon Metro, Busses 166, 17)

Open everyday 11 am to 7 pm Call 514-485-7861

Products on saleNovember 29 to

December 9, 2011

Dried Shrimp - $3.992 for $7.90

Mixed Seafood$3.99 2 for $7.90

Vermicelli$0.89 /250 g, $1.49 /500 g

Gift Certificates are ideal gifts for all occasions.To order, just call at 514-485-7861.

Squids 454 g - $4.69 ea2 / $9.00

Creamsilk Conditioner$4.99 ea or 2/9.50

Elephant Glutinous Rice5 lbs $4.25

Cedar Brown Rice2 lbs $1.99, 2 / $3.90

Redpath Brown Sugar1 kg $2.79, 2/$5.50

Carnation EvaporatedMilk - $1.79 ea.

2 / $3.50

or by appointment

Savoy Coconut Cream$1.49 ea. 2/$2.79

Lechon SauceMang Tomas 330 g99¢ ea/ 2 for $1.90

Diwa Sweet MungBeans 340 g

$1.59 ea 2/$2.79

Variety Chocolates$1.15 ea, 2/$2.25

Next Monthly Members MeetingLast Sunday of January 2012 - 5 to 7 p.m.

5320-A Queen Mary RoadRSVP - 514-485-7861

Inside view of Marché Coop at its new location



at Gilmore’s Open House

Saturday, December 101:00 - 5:00P.M.

5320-A Queen Mary RoadRegistrations acceptedfor Winter 2012 Session

Meet our teachers and studentsand find out more about our

programs & services.

COURSES OFFERED• PAB/PSW Nursing Aide• International Trade• Office Automation• Secretarial - Administrative

Legal/Medical/Office Asst.• Accounting/Bookkeeping• Early Childhood Education Asst.• Second Languages

English, French, Spanish,Filipino, Mandarin

• Toefel / ESL Tutorials• Seminars - CooperativeEducation

Leadership, Writing Workshops

5320-A Queen Mary RoadMontreal, QC H3X 1T7(between Decarie & Coolbrook)Telephone: [email protected] SNOWDON

Gilmore College International students participated in the Educational Day of theFNAQ (Filipino Nurses Association of Quebec) held last October 23, 2011 at 6767Cote des Neiges, Montreal. Photo shows: standing from left: Laura Dizon, MarilouHechanova, Edison Taguba, Grace Calvo, Annie Signey, Joesie Bingayen, GiselleArellano, Vilma Lagonilla, Mildred Mendoza (PAB students), and Sophie Toledo (PABinstructor). Seated from left: Clarice Mackay, Edith Fedalizo, Zenaida Kharroubi(Gilmore College faculty and adminidstration), Gene Magalit, FNAQ President,Shirley Cabrera, FNAQ Director Const. & By-Laws, and Amy Manon-og, GilmoreCollege International PAB Instructor.

Administrative Office Assistant Certified International TradeProfessional

PAB/PSW/Nursing AidePréposé aux bénéficiaires

Bookkeeper/Accounting ClerkAccounting Technician

November 201114





2.39lb

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Cut & Wrapped

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Beef Blade steak

1.49lb

Picnic ham(with bone)

1. lb

Pork loinApproximately

15 lbs

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Front quarter ofbeef Approximately

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8.99lb3.79lb

Pork Spare Ribs

3.49lb

2.49lb

Beef short ribs

3.99lb

4.99lb

10 lbs & over

Regular smokedbacon

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Fresh Belly with skin

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* 2 Amapalya (bitter melons) sliced tobite size pieces* 2 eggplants, sliced to bite sizepieces* 5 pieces of okra, cut in two* 1 head garlic, minced* 2 onions, diced* 5 tomatoes, sliced* 1 tablespoon of ginger, crushed andsliced* 4 tablespoons bagoong isda orbagoong alamang* 3 tablespoons of oil* 1 1/2 cup water* Salt and pepper to tastePakbet Cooking Instructions - How ToCook Pinakbet:

1). In a cooking pan, heat oil and frythe pork until brown, remove the porkfrom the pan and set aside.2). On the same pan, saute garlic,onion, ginger and tomatoes.3). In a casserole, boil water and addbagoong.4). Add the pork in the casserole andmix in the sauteed garlic, onion,ginger and tomatoes. Bring to a boiland simmer for 10 minutes.5). Add in all the vegetables and cookuntil the vegetables are done, carefulnot to overcook.Add Salt and pepper, as desired, totaste. Best serve hot with plain rice.

Ingredients300g pork loin, cubed200g pig liver, cubed3 cloves garlic, minced1 small onion, finely chopped1 large potato, cubed1 medium carrots, cubed1 small red bell pepper, chopped2 pieces hotdog, sliced85g raisins227g tomato sauce2 tbsp liver spread3 tbsp lime juice4 tbsp soy sauce3 tbsp cooking oil1/2 cup water2 bay leavesa dash of peppera dash of salt

How to cook:

1. Marinate the pig liver in lime juiceand soy sauce. Set aside.2. In a casserole, heat 3 tbsp cookingoil. Saute garlic and onion untilfragrant.3. Add pork loin and let simmer untiltender.4. Add hotdog, potato, carrots, redbell pepper, raisins, bay leaves,tomato sauce, water and leave for 15minutes.5. Add the liver including themarinade. Let simmer for 5 minutes.6. Add liver spread and leave foranother 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.7. Season with salt and pepper.8. Serve hot.

MENUDO

BEEF MECHADO

Estimated cooking time: 1 hourMechado Ingredients:

* 1 kilo of beef cut into chunks* 1/8 kilo of pork fat cut into

strips* 4 onions, peeled and

quartered* 5 medium potatoes, quartered

(optional: fried)* 1 medium sized carrot, sliced

in 1/2" sections* 2 red bell pepper, sliced* 2 cups beef stock or 2

bouillon cubes dissolved in water* 3 bay leaves (laurel leaves)* 1/4 -cup vinegar* 2 cups tomato sauce or 1/2

cup tomato paste* 1 cup soy sauce* salt & pepper to taste

Mechado Cooking Instructions:

* Cut an incision on the beefchunks and insert a pork strip in themiddle (mitsa)

* In a casserole, combine thebeef (with the fat), tomato sauce, soysauce, bay leaves and beef stock.Bring to a boil and simmer until thebeef is almost tender

* Add the vinegar and let boilfor a minute or two

* Add the potatoes, onions,carrot, and bell pepper

* Let simmer until potatoes andcarrots are cooked - occasionally stirto thicken sauce

* Serve hot with white rice

Beef Mechado Cooking Tips:

* Pressure cook the beef withthe beef stock for faster cooking time.

* Fry the potatoes beforeadding to the casserole.

* Add 2 to 3 tablespoons ofolive oil and stir when the mechadodish is almost done for added flavor

Cooking time: 35 minutes

Pinakbet Recipe Ingredients:

* 1/4 kilo pork with fat, cut into smallpieces

PINAKBET

Pork Head$12.00 each

* Fresh Goat available onorder - whole or Half $3.99/lb

Philippine Cuisine



Social Community Events

Winners of the costume contest during the Halloween fund raising party organized by theDaughters of Isabella at St. Malachy’s, October 30, 2011. On the right is Amy Manon-og inZoro costume.

Halloween Party costume contest organized by the Academy of Martial Arts Shownwith the winners (extreme left: Jacquiline Uy, and on the extreme right is AnnabelleAlloso, Gilmore College student and an active martial arts practitioner.)

Annabelle Alloso (seated at the center) held her birthday party at her residence and invitedstudents and teachers from Gilmore College International on Sunday, November 6, 2011.

Birthday celebrant Menchu Baluyot (seventh from left) with guests that includeFilipino Star staffers Budz Sarmiento and Willie Quiambao, extreme left andextreme right, respectively

The North American Filipino Star management gave a bon voyage dinner at LaPacini for Budz Sarmiento and other contributors to the newspaper. Shown herefrom left: Al Abdon, Willie Quiambao, Budz Sarmiento, Zeny Kharroubi, Bert Santosand Reuben Santos. Photo taken on November 17, 2011. The newly-inducted officers of the Bicol Association of Quebec (BAQ), seated, from left,

Tenne Rose Dayandante, Merle Valiente, Merly Nunez, Marilyn Amaro; standing, from left –Amador Yanto, Patrick Gotera, Doming Tayoto, San Tino, Adolfo “Boy” Nicholas and VilmaNasol (Photo by Budz Sarmiento)

First dance lesson for Gilmore College International students being taught by Volvick Edouard, (onthe right) former instructor from Arthur Murray Studio. Photo taken November 6, 2011.

The newly-inducted officers of the BAQ led by San Tino (sixth from left) with the newPhilippine Ambassador to Canada Leslie B. Gatan (on Tino’s left) and FAMAS PresidentAurora Osdon (second from right) in front of the FAMAS Center (Photo by Budz Sarmiento)

November 201116



FILIPINO STARS H O W B I Z G O S S I PMaricel re-starts acting career,admits making mistakes

After undergoing a facialreconstruction surgery, the girlfriend oflate actor Ramgen Revilla, JanelleManahan, is doing good.

Janelle survived the night of Oct.28 when Ramgen was murdered byhired killers. According to reports, sheobtained a gunshot that entered belowher left eye and exited through her rightneck. This resulted to four fractures onher left and right cheeks, nose and jaw.

“Mas mabuti na po angpakiramdam ko ngayon althoughphysically weak pa po ako so kailanganko ng tulong from simply sitting down,standing up. Emotionally naman po, sofar I’m trying to be strong on my own.They say I might need a psychiatrist, ifgusto ko,” she said through a letterexclusively obtained by “The Buzz,”Nov. 20.

Her father, Julius Manahan, earliertold ABS-CBN News that “sabi ng mgadoctors, magkakaroon lang ng scarspero magagawan daw ng paraan,”pertaining to Janelle’s facial condition.

In the same “The Buzz” report, theactress aired her grief over reportsclaiming that Ramgen’s siblingsRamona and RJ Bautista arepinpointed as masterminds behind themurder.

“Nasaktan ako [nang] malaman koat patuloy na nasasaktan everytime nanapapanood ko sa news... Alam kokung gaano kamahal ni Ramgen angpamilya niya. How clean his intentionsare at kung gaano siya kabuti bilangtao,” Janelle said.

The former “Star Circle NationalTeen Quest” finalist also asked theRevilla family to seek justice forRamgen.

“Mahal na mahal kayo ni Ramgen.Sana wag kayo titigil hangga’t hindinahahanap ang hustisya na nararapatpara sa kanya.”

In an earlier report, Janelle relatedthat she dreamt of the late actor andadmitted that she misses him so much.

She also wrote a poem for Ramgen.Addressing her boyfriend, whom

she was supposed to marry in 2013,Janelle said: “I will always love you!Thank you sa lahat-lahat. I will neverforget you.”

As soon as she gets better and isable to speak, Janelle vowed to doeverything to help the family of Ramgenseek justice.

“Never ako titigil till I find youjustice! You didn’t deserve to die thatway kaya ilalaban kita no matter what ittakes,” she said. a

Janelle improving, vows to seekjustice for slain boyfriend Ramgen

The Storm in Maricel’s Life: MaricelSoriano was understandably nervouswhen she faced members of theentertainment media Sunday, Nov. 13,during a break in her new movie’spictorial.

It was her first time to sit down witha few members of media following thathuge media scandal in July pointing toher as the tormentor of two formerhousemaids.

The case has remained pending,but the actress continues to remainnon-committal on the subject. Shespoke in generalities when asked tocomment on the spate of personalissues that hounded her recently.

Using the term “unos” (storm) thathit her at her weakest, Maricel said it allstarted with the death of her mother,Linda, in 2010.

“There are things that are difficultto accept and deal with, but we haveno choice in this life but to face them,”she said in a rather formal tone.

It helped that when she said so,she was wearing a formal black gownwith slits on both sides, her costumefor that afternoon’s pictorial held at LilyMonteverde’s former residence onValencia St., Quezon City.

While avoiding the issue of theharassment charges and physicalthreats leveled against her by her twoformer helpers, Maricel said she’sfacing “nang buong ningning” thebattle she’s currently embroiled in.“Gusto ko lang magpakatotoo,” shesaid without elaborating. “Basta ‘yunna ‘yun,” she emphasized.

At one point, but still speaking in

general, Maricel admitted she hadmade many mistakes in her life. Sorry,but that’s as far as she would go on thesubject.

Maricel’s 40th Year: Keepingherself on track, Maricel announcedshe’s marking her 40th year as anactress this year. She started as a childactor in the 1970s.

She said she has been blessed tohave been assigned another lead rolein “Yesterday” by her long-timeproducer and movie mother, LilyMonteverde.

Maricel recently signed amanagement contract with Vic delRosario, who’s reportedly fielding herin a TV comedy series in early 2012.

What about a reunion comedyseries with Cesar Montano, with whomMaricel co-starred in the highlysuccessful “Kaya ni Mister, Kaya niMisis” series back then? a

Maricel Soriano started in showbiz at six years old and, through the years, proved tothe world that she truly deserves the crown "Diamond Star." .

Maricel Soriano and Gabby Concepcionlead the cast of ‘Yesterday, Today andTomorrow,’ from left: Solenn Heussaff,Lovi Poe, Carla Abellana, Dennis Trilloand Paulo Avelino.

Young actor and aspiring politician thelate Ram Revilla was laid to rest Nov 2.

YJanelle Manahan, Ramgen’s girlfriend,is still recovering from the wounds shereceived, but is doing better.

After weeks of mourning for thedeath of her father, Charice hasflown back to the US to resumework.

The international singingsensation’s father Ricky Pempengcowas murdered in San Pedro, LagunaOct. 31. Charice, who was in themiddle of the “David Foster andFriends” tour, dropped out of theSingapore leg and rushed backhome to the Philippines to be withher family. Mr. Pempengco was laidto rest on Nov. 5.

The 19-year-old singer provedshe is indeed a strong soldier likewhat her late father wanted her to be.

Charice’s first show after a sad life’schapter happened Nov. 19 inCalifornia, USA.

Charice announced via Twitterher “comeback.”

“Looking forward to seeingeveryone at my show in SF,” sheposted Nov. 8.

The show, “HandogPasasalamat: The ThanksgivingConcert,” held at San Francisco BayArea, is her way of expressinggratitude to supporters.

“Hi everybody. Thank you for allof the support and condolences.This has been a difficult time. But,my family and I are healing,” Charicesaid in another Twitter post.

Charice will be back in thePhilippines on Dec. 2 for a concertat the Newport Theater of ResortsWorld Manila. a

Charice resumes work aftermourning her father



John Lloyd Cruz has finallyaddressed the issue raised against himby ex-girlfriend Ruffa Gutierrez—alcoholism.

In a report posted by Marie Lozanoon “TV Patrol,” Nov. 23, she noted that,“Kuwela sa kusina si John Lloyd Cruz

habang ipinapamalas ang kakayahanniya sa paggawa ng pizza. Hindi manlang mababakas kung apektado angbox office king sa mga intriga sakanya.”

“Natuon ang pansin kay JohnLloyd matapos ang pag-amin nila nggirlfriend na si Shaina sa problema sakanilang relasyon kung saannakaladkad ang pangalan ni RuffaGutierrez. Sinundan pa ito ng tell-allinterview ni Ruffa Gutierrez. Blow byblow na ibinunyag ng aktres angrelasyon, break-up at naging problemaumano nila ni John Lloyd, ang babaeat alak. Ngayon matapos ang matagalna pananahimik hinarap ni John Lloydang media.”

On the issue of alcoholism, theactor explained that “never naman akohindi naging healthy living.”

He added that he’s not a partyperson.

“Actually, alam mo hindi namantalaga ako gumigimik, ’yung mga

gimik like clubbing or going to thebars, hindi naman."

“Pinili ni John na ’wag nanghimayin at sagutin punto por puntoang banat sa kanya. Mananatili dawsiyang maginoo at hindi magsasalitang makakasakit sa iba,” Mariereported.

“Siguro ganoon ako pinalaki,” theactor noted.

John Lloyd explains that it is not inhis nature to retaliate.

“Hindi naman ibig sabihin pagkabinato ka ng bato o ‘pag mayginagawang masama sa ‘yo o kapaginaagrabyado ka dapat gumanti ka. Atall times naman parang you try to dowhat’s best, what’s good, ‘di ba? ‘Yunghindi makakaapak sa iba o ‘yung hindimakakasira sa iba.”

Ruffa, in a no-holds barredinterview on “Paparazzi,” Nov. 6,revealed John Lloyd’s alcoholproblem.

“Let’s first go to the problem na

sinabi niya sa akin na ayun, ‘Hindi momagugustuhan ‘pag nakilala mo naako.’ And I said, ‘Ano ‘yun?’ Thensinabi nga niya sa akin na, ‘I drink a lot,hapon pa lang minsan umiinom naako.’

“And of course coming from arelationship so volatile [and] abusive,ang sagot ko sa kanya, ‘You can drinkall you want till you turn blue, I don’tcare.’ Pero naging problema ‘yun, kasithere were times na we would go out,bigla na lang siya nakakatulog.Binubuhat siya palabas ng club,siyempre nahihiya naman ako. So thatwas our main problem,” Ruffa shared.

When asked for a message forRuffa, John Lloyd did not oblige.

“Wala po akong gustong sabihinkahit kanino. Nasabi ko na ‘yung gustokong sabihin.”

“Tumanggi na ring magbigay ngdetalye si John Lloyd sa estado nila niShaina na kababalik lang mula saAmerika,” Marie reported. a

John Lloyd addresses alcohol issue; refuses to retaliate against Ruffa

John Lloyd Cruz avoids taking a swipe atRuffa Gutierrez, who alleged about hisalcohol problem

Following John Lloyd Cruz andShaina Magdayao’s joint interviewabout their alleged breakup, it is RuffaGutierrez’s turn to say her piece in aneffort to clear her name.

In her tell-all interview aired on“Paparazzi Showbiz Exposed” Nov. 6,Ruffa stood by her first statement thatshe didn’t send a text message toJohn Lloyd first.

Shaina earlier claimed that she didsend a text message to Ruffa but onlyto reply to the latter’s first message toJohn Lloyd.

Who texted whom first?According to the “Paparazzi” host,

during Vina Morales’ birthday concert(Ruffa, Shaina and John Lloyd were allpresent), she received a text messagefrom John Lloyd’s number dawn ofOct. 18 at exactly 1:33 a.m. that read“Shut up.”

Ruffa replied at around 1:45 a.m.with “Excuse me?”

A reply was sent, still using thesame number at 1:46 a.m.: “Shut Up!What do you want from me?”

Ruffa showed the thread ofconversation from her phone to herco-host Mo Twister.

Several curse messages followed.Ruffa thought, “I already knew after allof the curse messages that I got nahindi si John Lloyd yun. Kasi si JohnLloyd never sent me any messages nanagmumura.”

“The person that was sending memessages kept calling me Sharmaine(Ruffa’s real name) and hindi namanSharmaine ang tawagan namin...Babe. That’s why sinabi ko... So sabiko, ‘Babe, is this you?’ Parang, gustoko lang malaman kung siya yun.Obviously, it wasn’t,” Ruffa detailed.

Ruffa then related another incidentproving she didn’t send a textmessage to her ex-boyfriend.

“Siguro mga 15 minutes before Ireceived the first message, there wasa slight commotion towards the rightpart of the room. Pagtingin ng pinsanko, at pagtingin ko, binubuhat na si

John Lloyd palabas ng Republiq byfour bouncers. The brother of JohnLloyd and Shaina [were] also thereand nakikita namin na tulog na siya.

“Ibig sabihin lasing na lasing nasiya. And I’ve spent time with JohnLloyd, I know pag nalalasing siya, pagbinubuhat na siya palabas ng club,tulog siya until the following day. Sosinong papadalhan ko ng message,multo?” Ruffa said.

Describing how she felt uponreceiving those nasty messages, Ruffasaid, “Siguro na-bother ako nung textna ‘f--king nothing... Stay the f--kinghell away from us!’

“You know naman, how dare youto say naman na ‘stay away from us’when wala naman akong ginagawa?You know, yun ang pinakamasakit na

pinapalabas niya, na hanggangngayon naghahabol ako. First of all,wala akong kailangang habulin.Kanyang-kanya na si John Lloyd.”

Morning of the same day, Ruffareceived an apology from John Lloyd.

“John Lloyd called me the nextday. He first sent a message: “9:16am, ‘Can you take a call? I’m reallysorry about last night. Hindi kita dapatidinamay sa problema ko. I hope youcan give me a chance to fix this. I’mreally sorry please give me a chance...sad face.’

“So I replied, 9:16 a.m. I said,‘Please call me... sad face,’” Ruffarelated, adding she was just surprisedwhen she found out the John Lloydand Shaina joint interview aired on“The Buzz.”

Ruffa: ‘I am not flirting with JohnLloyd’

After being dragged to the JohnLloyd-Shaina brouhaha, the formerbeauty queen maintained, “I am not arelationship wrecker!

“If you look back in the past, akonga yung dinobol time. I’m not flirtingwith John Lloyd Cruz.”

Ruffa also revealed being in arelationship at the moment.

“I’m inspired right now and, yeah,with someone else. And just like I wasloyal to John Lloyd during our time,I’m also loyal to this person. So there’sno way that I can flirt with him whenI’m with someone else.

“Kung meron silang career nainaalagaan, ako naman may mgaanak ako na dapat proteksyunan. I’vebeen through so much in my life. I’mnot bitter at all, I’m just so happy I’mback here in the Philippines. I’m free,I’m working again, but for me I’mdoing this for my kids,” she said.

Message to John Lloyd, ShainaHoping that her interview could

lead to the issue’s closure, Ruffa gaveher message to John Lloyd andShaina.

“John Lloyd, maraming salamat atklinear mo yung pangalan ko sa issuena ’to. And kagaya ng sinabi ko sa iyonoon, I’ll be the happiest person pagikaw talaga maging lalakeng-lalake inthe true sense of the word. Good luck.

“Shaina, you have nothing toworry about. I’m really sad that youthought I was disrespecting yourrelationship, but it’s not the case. AndI just wish you would tell the truth nexttime because you know, and I know,and John Lloyd and everyone knowsthat I was not the first to text. So, Ihope after this interview, ‘wag ka naring magsalita. Pero kung gusto mongmagsalita pa, I challenge you nailabas mo yung cell phone ni JohnLloyd at ipakita sa publiko kung anoba talagang tine-text ko. Kasi alam kosa sarili ko wala akong tine-text.” a

Ruffa not a relationship wrecker, answers all issues in interview

November 201118



Showbiz Gossip Continued from p.17

After successfully transitioningto talk show hosting, Miss Universe2010 fourth-runner up Venus Rajhas admitted that she is preparingto embark on yet another career—singing.

As of the moment, Raj is busywith lessons meant to prepare herfor this undertaking.

"Ginagawa ko talaga ang lahatng pagpa-practice at lahat ng voicelessons para naman mag-improveang aking boses," said she in arecent interview on ABS-CBNNews.

Apparently, Raj has been quitepassionate about singing even asyoung girl. Her fantasy was recentlystirred when she was tapped toperform alongside singers ChristianBautista and Jericho Rosales.Though she enjoyed theexperience, Raj admitted that shehas a long way to go in provingherself a capable singer.

"Kailangan maging handamuna ako bago ako sumabak[ulit]," she added.

Among the dreams Raj hasharbored is to record an album,and to hold her own concert. Mostof all, she wants to performalongside other recording artists.

The 23-year-old did not cite aparticular name saying, "Sana mayiba pang dumating [napagkakataon], at sana 'yungtalagang ano, 'yung feeling ko nafeel na feel ko ang pagkanta 'pagkasama ko itong taong ito," shesaid.

Earlier, Raj expressed herinterest in acting. Subsequently,she had a short stint in the fantasyseries, “Mutya.”

Raj currently co-hosts the earlymorning program show, “UmagangKay Ganda.” She also appears as

occasional host and performer on“ASAP Rocks!” and “Happy YipeeYehey.”

Just recently, she has beennamed the new Ambassadress for

Children’s Rights and Welfare of theDepartment of Social Welfare andDevelopment (DSWD).

DSWD Secretary CorazonSoliman said that they chose Raj forthe post because the beauty titlistherself came from humblingbeginnings.

Raj affirmed this in a statementsaying, “Coming from a poor family,I went to school with merely onepeso as my baon. What somepeople don’t realize is how big theimpact of cash grants to very poorfamilies. I believe that with the role,I can inspire children to dream.”

Prior to making a name forherself as a fashion model andbeauty queen, Raj was ahardworking student who grew upin a modest hut in the rice fields ofCamarines Sur. She graduated withhonors from college. a

Venus Raj now plans to embark on a singing career

Lovi Poe is excited to finally get thechance to work with her all-time celebcrush Jericho Rosales.

"It's super great experience. Supergaling ni Echo. As in, hands down,galing. Super galing niya," Lovigenerously praised co-star Jericho in aninterview during the photo shoot onNov.13 for the film “Yesterday TodayTomorrow.”

The daughter of the late FernandoPoe Jr., who has expressed her desire towork with Jericho ever since she startedin the industry, admitted that she wasstar struck while working with him.

Apparently, she also got carriedaway in some of their scenes, saying,"Oo, actually, I feel like watching him.”

Lovi and Jericho’s movie,“Yesterday Today Tomorrow,” is an

official entry to the Metro Manila FilmFestival.

The 22-year-old actress furthernarrated her experience in working withher much-adored co-star.

"He's really good. Super funny siyasa set.

"Tapos, kapag seryoso, walae...parang natural lang talaga sa kanya.He doesn't need any much motivation oranything," said the former “MyNeighbor’s Wife” star.

Lovi, who has been doing a numberof sexy roles of late, likes her wholesomerole in the film. According to her, therewill be no love scene in the film betweenher and Jericho.

The young actress explained, "Walatalaga, for a change. This time lang,walang masyadong sexy scenes on mypart.

"It's really cool. Finally, I am doingsomething different naman.” a

Lovi Poe gushes over JerichoRosales

Lovi Poe

Actress Cristine Reyes saidshe wants to settle down fiveyears from now.

"Gusto ko five years from nowpero depende pa din po 'yan,"Reyes said.

Reyes, who is now at the peakof her career and is in arelationship with actor RayverCruz, said she is now ready tomarry.

But her manager and sister,Ara Mina, won't allow herbecause of her work.

"Alam nila open ako doon.Actually, sabi ko ngayon na,gusto ko nang mag-asawa. Kasi

dream ko talaga ang happyfamily. Pero alam ko hindi papwede, kailangan ko pangmagtrabaho. So work, work,work, Save, save, save. Taposafter five years or seven years,saka na [ang kasal]," she said.

The actress admitted that asearly as now, she sees Cruz asthe man that she will marry.

"Opo (nakikita kong siya na)kasi po ayaw ko ng papalit-palitng lalaki. Kasi ang mommy ko,tinuturo sa akin 'yon, na pangitdaw 'yung ganoon. So sabi ko,okay, edi si Rayver na. Gusto koeh 'yung gusto din ng mommy kokasi 'yung kapag ayaw nila,pangit ang kinalabasan. Ito gustoniya. Di ba sabi nila, motherknows best," she said.

Reyes also noted how Cruzaccepted her for who she is.

"Opo (nararamdaman ko siyana) kasi pinakaimportante talaga'yung tanggap ka at mahal katalaga," she said.

Last September, Reyes andCruz celebrated their firstanniversary as sweethearts. a

Cristine says she's ready tomarry Rayver

Cristine Reyes & Rayver Cruz

Venus Raj is set to fulfill another childhood dream

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When Pastor Orland T. Racachonoticed the problems of the Filipino youthin Cote des Neiges in the late 70's, heand his wife, Lucy, coordinated aguidance and counselling program forsome young people in the CDN-NDGboroughs in cooperation with CLSC andLavoie Elementary School. .

"There are problems of

delinquencies and use of drug," saidPastor Racacho." I don't blame anybodyin particular. The parents are stressed.They don't know where to go and theydon't know who to talk to."

To pursue their mission, theyfounded Fellowship & Friendship, a non-profit organization dedicated to provide aprogram of activities for the Filipinoyouth. .

Because of the recentacquisition of the Pomerantz House at3737 Van Horne Avenue, Pastor Racachoand his wife are able to conduct theiractivities. A space in the school has beendesignated for the Fellowship &Friendship Centre, a special outreachmission for Filipino youth of thecommunity which is open every Saturdayafternoon . The youth will be guided tohelp them develop self-worth andcharacter building. The theme is focusedon Impacting Young Lives for a BetterTomorrow.

The Friendship & FellowshipCentre is directed by Pastor Racacho, apsychology graduate and former directorof the therapy at the Douglas Hospital,with the assistance of his wife, Lucy, aretired nurse, Medianera "Medy", a retiredofficer, serves as a volunteer coordinator.

"The centre will provide

guidance and counselling to Filipinostudents and young people who are newin the community," said Pastor Racacho."The main objective is to promote mentalhealth among the Filipino youth, assistthem in career opportunities, promotegenuine camaraderie, help themintegrate into the mainstream ofCanadian society and provide fellowship

to promote wholesome attitude towardstheir peers, parents and respect toauthorities and ultimately help them into aspiritual understanding of divine truth, thelove and fear of God."

Pastor Racacho further explainsthat the concerns of the FF are toencourage the Filipino youth toconcentrate on their studies and excel intheir chosen careers; to inform andeducate the Filipino youth about mentalhealth and the consequences of adelinquent behaviour that couldeventually lead to mental illness; tochallenge the Filipino youth to channeltheir energies to constructive andwholesome activities.

"To implement the FF's program,we contact authorities and Filipinoassociations, publicize through themedia, lectures and conduct socialactivities," said Pastor Racacho.

Activities provided by FF everySaturday afternoon include: educationgames, social interactions and a fun timeactivity such as table tennis or "pingpong".

For more information call 450-466-8711 oremail:[email protected]

Fellowship and Friendship aims to provide guidanceand counselling to young Filipinos

By W. G. Quiambao

CDN/NDG Mayor Michael Applebaum (right) cutting the ribbon during the dedication andopening of the Friendship and Fellowship Filipino Youth Centre on Sunday, 13th November2011 as Rev. and Mrs. Orlan Racaho look on. (Photo taken by Budz Sarmiento)

Few can guess that Mhon Co, theresident “psychic” of several titlesunder the Risingstar PrintingEnterprise, actually honed his gift bytelling the fortune of his passengerswhen he was still a cab driver.

“Sabay na para doble ang kita.Hinatid ka na, hinulaan pa kita,” hequipped in a recent interview.

Turning serious, he added thathe discovered his gift at age six butonly---and reluctantly at that---explored it two years hence. His veryfirst “clients” were his classmates inSan Beda College.

Better known as Bro. Mhon, healso claims to be a Feng Shui expertand life coach.

As expected, Co was asked togive a reading of several localshowbiz personalities. Though hesaid he has good track record---including predicting Pres. JosephEstrada won’t finish his term, Sen.Ping lacosn would enter politics, andthe downfall of the Marcoses---hereminded the press that only Godknows for sure what’s in store for thefuture and that predictions are justmeant to “guide” people.

Here are some of Co’s

predictions: Kris Aquino will run forpolitics and maybe against VilmaSantos for a top post in Malacanang;Marian Rivera and Dingdong Danteswill not end up married; MannyPacquiao would still win in hisrematch with Juan Manuel Marquez“but it will be Pacquiao’s bloodiestfight;” Claudine Barretto andRaymart Santiago will not recover theP5 million they allegedly lostrecently; German Moreno could havehealth problems next year; formerpresident Gloria Macapagal Arroyowould be able to leave the country;Ramona Bautista is “somewhere inEurope;” and Nora Aunor will notrecover her singing voice.

Co advises people to rely on theirgut feel when it comes to trustingpsychics.

“You’ll know the real one dahiliba ang pakiramdam at iba angadvice nila. Yung sa akin, lagi kongiginigiit na importante ang pamilya athindi ako mag-a-advise ng ikakasiranun.

“Plus, ang totoong psychic, hindinaniningil at kung magturing man aymaliit na halaga lang.”

Co claims that the late Jojo Acuinhas given him “blessings” tocontinue what the later has started.As Acuin’s “heir,” Co even holdsoffice in the same one the formerhad. He claims to have not a fewactor and politician clients. a

Psychic's reading on KrisAquino, Manny Pacquiao, NoraAunor

Mhon Co discovered his gift at 6 butonly explored it at 8

Claudine Baretto & Raymart Santiago

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Kris Aquino


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A fan of Paul Baluyot asking himfor an advice sent him this letter:"I havea co-worker named Steve, who is a firstclass A jerk. He is a peevish little dorkwho seems to be ruled by an obsessivejealousy of other people who are betterat their jobs than he is. I feel like Steve iswaging a one-man campaign againstme and it is really bringing me down.What shall I do?"

Baluyot was quick to give thisadvice:"Give Steve a taste of his ownmedicine. When it feels like too much foryou to handle, take a deep breath, findyourself a quiet part of your mind whereyou feel inner peace. Then in that quietplace, wish him trouble type ofmisfortunes like his ear getting bitten offby a daytime prostitute, losing a hand ina meet grinder or getting his penisripped off by an elevator door. I hope myadvice will prove to be useful and thatyou will find comfort knowing thatsomeday, Steve will die."

Sick? Gross? Nope. Baluyot isjust being funny. Known to be an experton everything and nothing, he is theadviser columnist of Flipsides, a groupthat consists of Montreal comedianswho create amazing and hilariousvideos. He is also a stand up comedianwho recites a fast-paced succession ofhumorous stories called "bits" and oneliners which constitute what is typicallycalled a monologue, routine or act.

"I have two brothers and onesister," said Baluyot. "They're allcharismatic. That's why I was alwayslooking for attention from my mother andLola. I always made them laugh to gettheir attention. Sometimes, I'd dress uplike Michael Jackson, sing and dance toentertain them. In high school, myfavourite was public speaking. I like tobe in front of people."

Baluyot explained that thatthere are no formal school forcomedians to study. It takes pure talentfor someone to be a comedian.

"It's fun but it's not easy," saidBaluyot. "Stand up comics are expectedto deliver a steady stream of laughs.They are always under pressure todeliver. If they can not make theaudience laugh, they could be harassedor booed. "

He added that stand upcomedians usually perform in comedyclubs, bars, colleges and theatres wherethere are no restrictions on where theircraft can be performed.

Baluyot used to host variety

shows when he was at John AbbotCollege, Dawson College andConcordia University where he openedfor Rex Navaretti, the most successfulFilipino stand up comedian in LosAngeles. He also has performed not onlyin colleges and universities in Ontarioand Ottawa but also in comedy clubs inMontreal like Montreal Comedy Worksand Montreal Comedy Nest. He hastravelled to the Philippines where heperformed for about a month in Manilaand Quezon City.

"Although I can't speak Tagalogwell, I cheated by picking up fewsentences like 'Magandang gabi' and'Maraming magandang dalaga rito',Baluyot said. "Everyone was nice.Filipinos are very hospitable."

Baluyot, whose favorite standup comedian is George Carlin, a famousAmerican stand up comedian in the 60s,gets his materials from real lifeexperiences. For example the title of hisshow in Montreal last summer was TheFroud to be a Pilipino Show. It was inreference to many Filipinos who havedifficulty in pronouncing 'b' and 'v' and 'p'and 'f'.

A versatile artist, Baluyot is notonly a stand up comic.

"I used to write poems, scripts,"said Baluyot. ". I'm also an actor. But I' mstill young at acting. I'm still learning. It'sa kind of offshoot from doing stand upcomedy. I'm expanding my horizon. I dida bit of acting in Concordia University.I'm also a filmmaker making short filmsfeatured in Actra Short Film Festival."

He will travel across Canada in2012, from January to February.

Add him to your twitter"@PaulBComedy" or on Facebook.Readers can also checkwww.flipsidecoemdy.com.

Baluyot's passion is making people laughby W. G. Quiambao They were all good signs -

passersby looking at the scary sight ofa hearse and tombstones in front of theFAMAS Community Centre and otherssimply having fun posing for souvenirpictures beside the hearse. Thetransformation of the FAMAS place intoa haunting place caught the attention of

the public. The efforts of the FAMASExecutive board, ex vice presidentShinette Khourry who provided thehearse and Pagsibol young leaderswho set the face-painting booth paidoff.

The Open House held lastOctober 30 was a day to remember.About one hundred people, childrenand their parents and FAMAS membersand even non members who attendedthe event, were warmly welcomed bythe Executive Board. The event wasmore like a family affair - relaxed andfriendly.

The excited children, who allcame in colourful and uniqueHalloween costumes from monster totiger, enjoyed eating candies andpopcorn and playing games likemusical chair.

The following children whowere specifically cited for theircostumes were: Zoe Matic (BestCostume), Nethon Goldemberg (BestOriginal), Jordan Goldemberg (TheCutest) and Khahil Bernal (The

Scariest).Since it was Halloween, the

children were not the only ones havingfun but also the adults. The adults whowere judged best for their costumeswere: Joy Bernal (The Cutest), AlAbdon (The Scariest), Best Costume(Shinette Khourry), Best Original

(Monique Regacho).Being the hosts, the members

of FAMAS Executive Board came incostumes too: Au Osdon (ArabWoman), Alex Sy (Monster), GeneSantander (Prince of Zorrow), RamonVicente (Cowboy), Melle Lugod (MissDiana Ross), Joan Junio (Darna), GinaMedina (Bird), Rose Marie Arellano(Wicked Witch) Alia Razul (Lady inRed), Al Obdon (Scary Bear) andDebbie Resurrection (no costume).

Letting their hair down to showtheir crazy dance moves for fun wereVicente, Abdon, Arellano and Khourry.

Osdon, president of FAMAS,gladly thanked all those who attendedand invited their family and friends tothe following events next month:

December 3- Bake Sales,FAMAS Center, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information, call FAMAS at341-7477.

FAMAS' Open House is a day toremember by W. G. Quiambao

The Society of ProfessionalJournalists is pleased to acceptentries for the 2011 New AmericaAward. Given by the nation’s largestand most broad-based journalismorganization, this prestigious awardhonors public service journalism thatexplores and exposes an issue ofimportance to immigrant or ethniccommunities living in the UnitedStates.

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Americans enjoy wine. Lastyear, we surpassed France as theworld's largest wine-consuming nation.But too often, we're intimated by it.

Wine Enthusiast's SteveHeimoff recently wrote about the"poison" of wine snobbery "thatcontinues to make so many Americanswary of wine." As he explained,"[Consumers] can sense it, like a 'Don'tcome in here, you don't belong'exclusionary velvet rope."

Fortunately, this is changing --fast. Across the country, Americans areembracing wine. For evidence, look nofurther than your closest Olive Garden.

With 721 locations nationwide,it's no surprise that the restaurant chainserves more than 600 millionbreadsticks and 165 million bowls ofsalad each year. But the restaurant alsoserves more wine than any other chainin the United States. In 2006, OliveGarden sold more than 500,000 casesof wine.

In part, Olive Garden sells somuch wine because it takes educationseriously. As wine economist Mike

Veseth has written, "many restaurantsexpect that their wait staff will pick upwine knowledge -- Olive Garden reallyworks at it, by providing literallyhundreds of thousands of hours oftraining." The restaurant also givesaway free samples, where legal. In2006, it gave away 30,000 cases ofwine, which equates to 4.5 millionpours.

These efforts demystify wine.It's no wonder why Veseth hasdescribed Olive Garden as "theoptimistic future of American restaurantwine."

Another company -CellarTracker! - is also combatting thepoison of wine snobbery.

In 2003, Eric LeVine, aMicrosoft executive, built a data-management program for his winecellar. When he showed the program tosome friends, they begged him to shareit. So he put the program online, wherefriends could track their personalinventories and share tasting notes.LeVine then decided to make hisprogram available to everyone, for free.

Today, about 500,000 peoplevisit CellarTracker each month, andnearly 2,000 wines are reviewed on thesite each day. This means CellarTrackerusers review more wines in just six daysthan Robert Parker, the world's mostwell known wine critic, reviews in anentire year.

The site isn't just used by winejunkies -- about 90 percent of its visitorsaren't registered. As wine writer JeffSiegel once wrote, "this means peoplearen't going to CellarTracker to mark offa wine after they drink it; they're goingto CellarTracker to read wine reviewswritten by amateurs."

This runs counter to so much of

what's sacred in the wine world. We'resupposed to decide what to drinkbased on the advice of prominent winecritics - not mere amateurs.

It's about time. Last time youvisited a new restaurant, you probablylogged onto Yelp before leaving. Beforeyour last vacation, you probably spentsome time perusing TripAdvisor. Bookpurchasers are more likely read thereviews of amateurs on Amazon thanseek the advice of New Yorker's literarycritic.

Wine consumers are nodifferent. We still need advice, ofcourse, and professionals are stillimportant. But today's consumers arealso comfortable turning to localspecialists, like the staff at OliveGarden, and knowledgeable amateurs,like CellarTracker users, for advice.

This also helps explain whyneighborhood wine shops are moreimportant than ever before. Across thecountry, specialty wine shops are takingoff. Many don't post reviews from winemagazines, as they see scores as animpediment to interacting withconsumers. So instead, they payattention to consumer preferences,offer food-and-wine pairing advice, andsteer customers toward interestingwines.

The list goes on. Hipsommeliers are also combating winesnobbery, as are enthusiasts of localwine, from the farmers who grow thegrapes to the bloggers who cover themovement.

The impending death of winesnobbery is welcome. Wine has beenwith us for millennia, so wineappreciation shouldn't be reservedexclusively for the connoisseurs.

David White, a wine writer, is thefounder and editor of Terroirist.com. Hiscolumns are housed at Wines.com, thefastest growing wine portal on theInternet.

The Impending Death ofWine Snobbery By David White

Canadian wine is produced inmainly southern British Columbia andsouthern Ontario. There is also agrowing number of small scaleproducers of grapes and wine insouthern Quebec and Nova Scotia. Thetwo largest wine-producing regions inCanada are the Okanagan Valley ofBritish Columbia and the NiagaraPeninsula of Ontario. Other wine-producing areas in British Columbiainclude the Similkameen valley, theFraser Valley region near Vancouver,southern Vancouver Island and the GulfIslands. Other areas in Ontario includethe shores of Lake Erie and in PrinceEdward County.

The Canadian wine industryalso vinifies imported grapes and juice.These products are labeled Cellared inCanada and are not required to conformto the strict Vintners Quality Alliancecontent regulations.

Icewine, which can beproduced reliably in most Canadianwine regions, especially the OkanaganValley, is the most recognized producton an international basis. Canadaproduced 75.9 million litres of wine in2002 (0.3% of world production).

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by W. G. QuiambaoJoseph, whose parents hail

from Cebu, had a good upbringing. Hedreamed to be an accountant but hisdream was ruined when at the age offifteen, he was introduced to drugs byhis friends. His addiction was justrecreational but he lost control ofhimself. Drugs became his priority inlife.

"It was like having a bottle of

beer," said Joseph. "After one beer,you want some more."

He confided that he was notthe only one in pain but also his family.Despite this, he had an illusion that hecould control his addiction. Everythingwould be okay. Instead, drugs broughthim to a place where there was adespair - no light, no future, no hope.His mother cut him out from her lifeand sent him to rehab out of love.

"That was the best thing thathad happened to me," said Joseph. "Igot back my family- my father, mymother and even my nephews andnieces. I couldn't describe my feelingswhen I heard them say 'Tito is back'.

Joseph still sees the sicknessand disease of drug addicts. Hebelieves that it is through the grace ofGod that he is not in the same journeyanymore. What he does now is toconvey a message that there is still aglimmer of hope for them. If I can do it,they can do it too, he said.

Cognizant of the drugproblems that affect Filipinos in thecommunity, the Council of Filipino-Canadian Associations of Quebec, incollaboration with Pavillon Foster, aprivate rehabilitation centre,conducted a drug addiction seminaron November 4 at 6767 Cote desNeiges. In attendance were two PFcounsellors, about 30 communitymembers and four former alcoholicsand drug addicts who unabashlyshared their touching and movingstories.

"They need help," said Jamesde la Paz, president of the CFCAQ."There's nothing embarrassing aboutit. What is important is for them to seekhelp. Recognize they have problem."

Pavillon Foster, established in1964, is funded by the Ministere de laSante et des Services sociaux toprovide rehabilitation and socialintegration services to the Englishspeaking people in Quebec.

Trevor, 33, was about 17 yearsold when he started using marijuana.His addiction was not overnight. It wasprogressive. He crossed the thresholdwhen he could no longer functionwithout alcohol and cocaine for tenyears.

"I ruined my relationship withmy family and friends," said Trevor. "Ilost my jo. My mother was paying formy rent. I lived on the streets. I

couldn't function without drugs."His family wanted him to stop

using drugs but everytime he tried it,he failed. Finally, he begged hisparents to find support for him. Hsmother contacted Pavillon Forestwhere he was treated as an outpatientfor 28 days.

"I found out that there weresolutions to my problem there," saidTrevor.

Trevor, who has been livingwith his wife and 3-year old kid, hasbeen sober for three years now. .

Johnny was fourteen when hestarted experimenting with drugs. Hewas living in misery everyday . Therewas always fear. He was drinkingalcohol, using needlee andsometimes, weeds. There weremornings when he would would wakethinking where to get money to buydrugs. It was an obsession. There wasno rule in his life. He would rob hisfamily, his friends, anybody. "Everything good was taken from me,"said Johnny. "It's amazing whataddiction could to to prove that Iwasn't an addict. I was in denial. Icouldn't accept myself."

The spiritual awakening camewhen his brother died of overdose. Hewent to Ontario to seek help. It hasbeen three years since he has beenrehabilitated.

"Cocaine Anonymous is aplace that I was looking for," saidJohnny. "I know that the addicts therehave suffered and cried like me. But Ifound a place. It's a miracle. Maybe,there is God. Maybe, there isn't. Whathappened to me was a gift from God. Ifelt I was a human being again. "

Nathalie Ordona, a Filipinaand one of the two PF counsellors,explained the warning signs how totell that a person is addicted to drugs."There are changes in academicperformance like poor grades. Thereare changes in social circle, changes

CFCAQ conducts drug addiction seminar

by W. G. QuiambaoSome are alumni of the

University of the Philippines in the 50s,60s and in the 70's but they still gottogether for an informal gathering.The event was organized by DenieGuloy, a columnist of the Filipino

Forum, on November 4, at Buffet VichiAbout 25 alumni, including somemembers of their families attended.

"This is the second time we'redoing this," said Guloy. "The first onewas in 2008."

Many of them sharedmemories of their days at UP.

Carmen Zavalla, a graduate ofnursing in 1957, recalls that there

were only 21 students who graduatedthen .

"Originally, there were 35nursing students but some of themshifted to another course ," recalledZavalla. "We're busy then. We had notime to get involved in anyextracurricular activity. We finished thecourse in 4 years, instead of 5 years. "

Zavalla went to work in theUSA. When her visa expired, shemoved to Canada in 1966.

"I worked at the JewishGeneral then Montreal General and

finally, St. Mary's where I stayed for 16years. "

Zavalla, who has nevermarried, moved to Ryada, SaudiArabia in 1988 and retired in 2009.

Evelyn Nava, who helpedcoordinate the event, has fun

memories when she was a student.She graduated in 1966 with a BSNdegree. "I wasn't an intelligentstudent," Nava humbly said. "But Imade it. It took hard work."

In Canada, she worked as anurse at Maimonides Hospital andMontreal Neurological Hospital. Shenow lives in Cote St. Luc where once ina while, she works as a volunteer.

Raul Peralta, who lives in

Brossard, has a degree in BusinessEconomic and MBA. He works in theFinance Department of InternationalCivil Aviation.

"I'm from Nueva Ecija so I hadto board in Manila," explained Peralta.My first taste of freedom was incollege. I had lots of good friends inthe dorm and I did what typical collegestudents did.

"We plan to do this again in2012," said Guloy. " We're planning toorganize something big."

in personal priorities, changes inbehaviour and moods and physicalsigns like weight loss, fatigue, etc. "

Stephanie Leblanc, a PFcounsellor, gave the following adviceto the families and friends of drugaddicts: "Listen without judging, showlove and affection, be involved likeasking question about your teensdaily and weekly activities, spendtime with your teen and be informed .

Get help for yourself."PF offers services like Adult

AOD (inpatient and outpatients), AdultProblem (inpatient and outpatient),Youth AOD and Problem Gambling(outpatient) and Entourage(outpatient).

For more information, callPavilion Foster 514 327-3469 (51354)

UP alumni share memories

A souvenir photo of UP alumni who shared a buffet supper at Vichy Place in LaSalle onFriday, November 4, 2011. Photo courtesy by Budz Sarmiento of the N.A. Filipino Star.

Raul Peralta and his family taken during the UP alumni gathering at Vichy Place, November4, 2011. Photo by Budz Sarmiento.

James de l a Paz, CFCAQ president (6th from the left) poses with participants of theseminar. Rey Balansi (3rd from left) of the Knights of Rizal, assisted in thepresentation of certificates .





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