A reason to imprison the unreasonable war: Curb it

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Lito Mendoza Velasco

A reason to imprison the unreasonable war: Curb it!

What are they really fighting or dying for? Fame and wealth? Power? Can you bring those into the afterlife? If you do, this world will truly be in chaos or will suffer from societal turmoil.

It should really be avoided for the reason that nobody is going to win in that battle.

Quarrelsome people are the products of the painful past. Perhaps, they were abused, and that is why they are currently not happy. They tend to transfer their unhappiness on you and to everybody else in the society. They are abusive. That is what makes them happy! Well, reality truly bites. There are some unhappy people who truly enjoy seeing you and others in the corner, lonesome and defeated.

There are unhappy people who are quarrelsome, especially when they see that others are succeeding. They hate that! That’s their frustration!

Can they be avoided? Yes! To avoid the non-sense and destructive fight against this phenomenal behaviour, we must not be ruled by our emotions. As the saying goes: “When emotion is on the throne, the reason is overthrown.” Remember that only lovers are licensed to be ruled by intense emotion. Bear in mind that the bravest guy on earth is the one who can set a good example for the new generation. The responsible man is a virtuous creature, and not the one who you can always see along the street and online on social media bullying others, especially the meek and humble who opt to keep silent and pray, as well as the weak who are incapable of fighting back.

One of the best ways to win the fight against the quarrelsome is to avoid them. Have you known some of them in your community? Then, stay away from them; so there’s no unreasonable and destructive WAR! “Hindi mo dapat na iniwanan ng ganun-ganon na lang ang basket mong halos puno ng talangka sa bulwagan ng mall. Makakaabala sa mga tao sa oras na makalabas mula sa basket at kumalat ang mga iyan sa sahig ng ating mall.” Pasigaw na paala-ala ng guwardiya. “Mamang guwardiya, Hindi po makalalabas ang mga talangka na yan mula sa basket,” wika ng customer.“Bakit naman at paano mo natiyak?” tanong ng gwardiya. “Pilipino po kase lahat ang mga talangka na ‘yan. Sa oras na sumubok na umakyat ng isa, tiyak na hahatakin pababa ng kapwa n’ya!” mabilis na sagot ng customer. Mali po ba ako sa ginamit kong kwento? Sa katotohanan, narinig ko rin lang naman ang kwentong ito eh. Hindi rin lamang ako nakatiis na hindi muling ibahagi ito sa inyo. Ang nakakalungkot nga lamang, sa tuwinang maririnig ang salitang “crab mentality” tila baga nakakabit na ito sa ating lahi. Ihinahambing nila tayo sa mga talangka na nasa isang basket, hindi makaka-ahon upang lumabas at makaranas ng tunay na pangkalahatang pag-asenso dahil sa patuloy na paghihilahan, hindi paitaas kundi paibaba. Totoo naman po, mayroong mga umasenso, subalit sila lamang iyong mga itinulak ng sarili nilang diskarte at pagsisikap, at hindi dahil sa isang kolektibong pagkilos. Survival of the wisest ika nga.

Minsan nga nakakainggit ang mga Intsik. Mamamasdan natin na kahit saan ka yatang sulok ng daigdig

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SkinLueur Cup starts in August

By Moses Billacura

The Maharlika Basketball Association is launching the 2022 SkinLueur Cup in August with attractive cash prizes at stake in August.

Maharlika tournament commissioner Jonas Iral announced that the tournament will have competitive, recreational and legends (40 years old and above) and masters (35 years old and up) categories.

Entry fee is $2,000.

Full House, SkinLueuer, Red Deer, Crooks, Halabirada and Calgary are joining the competitive category while Fast Track, Barako Boys, SkinLueuer A, Maharlika Tribe, Biyakers, Doc Chum, Halabirada A are playing in recreational division A, Basket Hounds, Swoosh, West Coast, Masaz, Halabirada, Paarak Boys, SkinLueur B, Kingsmen and St.Albert Squad are entered in division B.

Crosstown Auto Centre, Packers, Halabirada, SkinLeuer, Compound, Ilonggo, Paarak Masters, Mepba, My O Healing and Cerkal have submitted lineups for the legends and masters of the tournament supported also by Cavanagh Dental Clinic and Glam For Less.

It's going to be another fun tournament for Maharlika players as the SkinLueur Aesthetics and Laser Centre Cup launches in August. (Photo by Maharlika)

Games on! Team Alberta athletes ready for Niagara

After an extra year of anticipation, Team Alberta athletes are preparing to participate in the 2022 Canada Summer Games, being held in Ontario’s Niagara Region Aug. 6-21.

Ron Orr, Alberta’s Minister of Culture with Team Alberta coaches

Athletes took part in information sessions and presentations July 9 in the lead up to the Games. The event also featured the unveiling of the Team Alberta uniforms. Minister of Culture Ron Orr, the minister responsible for sport, met with Team Alberta athletes, coaches and mission staff to extend his best wishes on behalf of the government and all Albertans.

Provincial flag bearer named

Delaney Gibb will be the team’s flag bearer. Gibb, from Raymond, is a point guard for the Team Alberta women’s basketball team and recently led the Canadian national women’s basketball team to a silver finish at the 2022 FIBA Americas event.

Calgary’s Sophie Howell (triathlon) and Edmonton’s Martyna Ostrzagalo (tennis) will be the team’s banner carriers.

Getting to Games a team effort

In his address to athletes, Minister Orr noted that while the athletes have qualified on their own merit, they each have teams whose efforts helped them reach this level of achievement. “It is no small accomplishment that you have been selected to wear the Team Alberta uniform. You have been chosen because you have the determination, commitment and skill to succeed in your sport. However, Team Alberta includes a number of people who are cheering you on and supporting your dreams – provincial sports organizations, mission staff, parents, coaches and managers. I know you will make us all proud in Niagara this August.” Ron Orr, Minister of Culture

“After being postponed by a year, the athletes are excited to finally be going to the Niagara Region to compete in the Games. This is a unique group of athletes who combine veteran leadership with youthful energy and drive. These athletes have already achieved much success provincially and nationally, and for many, this is the next major step on a journey towards achieving their athletic dreams.” Cam Berwald, chef de mission, Team Alberta

Quick facts

• This year’s Team Alberta complement is 487. This includes: ▫ 385 athletes representing 18 sports and 25 teams ▫ 84 coaches, managers and technical support staff ▫ 18 mission staff • Alberta’s government invests $900,000 in the years leading up to the Games to support the development of Team Alberta for the Canada Games.(PR)

The Dalluyon Basketball Team, backed by Crosstown Auto Centre, took part in the Grande Prairie Inter-City Tournament, July 9-10.(Photo courtesy of Crosstown Auto Centre)

Two-time Tokyo Olympic Champion Kayla Sanchez has found her way back home! She competed for Canada but will now train at the New Clark City and compete for the Philippines.

It has been 90 agonizing years since the Philippines won an Olympic medal in swimming courtesy of the legendary Teofilo Yldefonso - “the Father of the Modern Breaststroke” and the first Filipino to win multiple Olympic medals in 1928 and 1932.

We fully support and pray for the success of Kayla, our new Hidilyn Diaz and brightest prospect for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Photos credit to Arrey Perez FB

Oilers re-sign Kane to four-year contract

EDMONTON ---- The Oilers have re-signed forward Evander Kane to a four-year contract with an average annual value of $5.125 million, the team announced, July 12.

After signing a one-year contract with Edmonton on Jan. 27, Kane scored 22 goals and 39 points in 43 regular season games before burying 13 goals and 17 points in 15 playoff appearances.

He recorded three hat-tricks -- one in the regular season and two more in the playoffs.

The 30-year-old from Vancouver, B.C. has scored 286 goals and 545 points in 812 career regular season games, plus 19 goals and 30 points in 44 career playoff games.

"I want to win and I believe after signing this deal we will be able to add the right pieces, along with myself, to accomplish that goal, a championship," Kane tweeted.

Kane was selected fourth overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2009 NHL Draft.(Edmonton Oilers)

Mark Magsayo loses WBC featherweight title to Mexican foe

MANILA – Mark Magsayo fell in his first defense of the WBC featherweight title, losing a split decision to Mexican opponent Rey Vargas on Sunday (Philippine Time) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

Despite scoring a knockdown in the ninth round, Magsayo did not have enough firepower to defeat Vargas as his then undefeated record has been tarnished.

Magsayo, though, began the bout on a high note, tagging Vargas with his trademark right-handed shots.

However, Vargas frustrated Magsayo with his jabs during the next rounds, and the erstwhile champ could not take advantage of a cut at the challenger's left eye side, which video replays confirmed to be coming from an accidental headbutt.

A potential game-turning point happened with 40 seconds left in Round 9 when Magsayo landed a right hook that floored Vargas for only the fourth time in his career.

Vargas remained wobbled until Round 10 especially when Magsayo began looking for the knockout blow, but the former bounced back mightily in Round 11 to basically seal his win.

Jesse Reyes thought the knockdown decided the contest and gave Magsayo a 114-113 win, but Tim Cheatham and David Sutherland both saw Vargas as the better well-rounded boxer and gave him similar 115112 wins.

Vargas keeps his record perfect with his 36th consecutive professional boxing win in as many bouts, while Magsayo lost for the first time after

Mark Magsayo

24 straight wins to begin his career.

Magsayo's defeat leaves the Philippines without an active world champion at the moment, but the country can have another boxing champ again if Donnie Nietes beats Kazuto Ioka for the WBO junior bantamweight title in Tokyo on Wednesday night. (PNA) Joe Medina, dealer principal of Crosstown Auto Centre, with coach Chester Tiongson, PSA president Gary Perpetua, Jecris Bautista and the Mythical 5 members of the different divisions during the 2022 Crosstown Auto Centre-PSA Basketball awarding ceremony, July 2, at the Romero gym in Edmonton.(Photos by PSA/Ariel)

DFA, PCG Calgary repatriate seriously ill Filipino from Lethbridge

CALGARY ---The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Calgary facilitated on July 11, the medical repatriation of Mr. Bernardo Puno, 76-year-old Filipino national from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, who suffered ischemic stroke in November 2020. Mr. Puno was on a tourist visa at the time of his illness and did not have a travel and health insurance to cover his medical expenses.

Confined in a hospital for months, Mr. Puno had to be admitted in a long-term care, rehabilitation, and recovery facility after he was discharged.

Still on a wheelchair, Mr. Puno had to be escorted by his daughter, Berna Puno Galang, and his son-inlaw, Robin Galang, who will assist him during his long flight to Manila.

Consul General Zaldy Patron met Mr. Puno and his family at the Calgary International Airport prior to their departure to check on his condition. Mr. and Mrs. Galang thanked the DFA and the PCG for the financial assistance that was given to them which made the repatriation of their father possible.

Consul General Patron said that Mr. Puno was the eight Filipino national that the DFA and PCG have successfully repatriated since 2018. (PCG Calgary)

Elks partner with Windspeaker Media for CFL's first Indigenous language broadcast

EDMONTON – For the first time in CFL history, a game is set to be broadcast in an Indigenous language. The Edmonton Elks are proud to be partnering with Windspeaker Media on a nêhiyawêwin (Cree) radio broadcast of their July 22 home game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium.

The broadcast will air across the province of Alberta on Windspeaker’s stations CFWE (98.5 FM in Edmonton) and CJWE (88.1 FM in Calgary).

The partnership is part of the Elks’ Indigenous Celebration game, which will also feature the Canadian national anthem performed in nêhiyawêwin (Cree) and English, the game’s coin toss by Grand Chief of Treaty Six First Nations George Arcand Jr., and an Indigenous performance at halftime.

On-air duties for the historic broadcast will be handled by Wayne Jackson, Darcy Houle, and Edwin Thomas.

“This will be an exciting and historic broadcast as it will allow the Cree language to be broadcast on an entire network to football fans across Alberta,” said Bert Crowfoot, the founder and CEO of the Aboriginal Multi-Media Society, which includes radio stations CFWE North, CJWE South, and 89.3 The Raven Edmonton.

As part of the Club’s ongoing commitment to truth and reconciliation,

Elks president Victor Cui.(Victor Cui FB)

the broadcast will showcase the nêhiyawêwin (Cree) language, and bring the joy of football to nêhiyawêwin (Cree) speakers in their own language.

“Sports has the power to transcend all language barriers. As a communityowned team, bringing people together around the game of football is one of our main objectives,” said Elks President and CEO Victor Cui, who announced the partnership earlier Friday morning on CFWE’s morning show.

“We’re excited to be working with a tremendous partner like Windspeaker Media, who has gone above and beyond to make this historic broadcast a reality.”

CFWE and CJWE listeners can also enter to win a chance to attend the game, as the Elks have partnered to help bring fans from across the province to the game for a VIP experience. Listeners should tune in over the coming weeks to hear how they can win.(Edmonton Elks)

Cebu’s ‘World-class’ Sinulog performer bags the gold at South Korea festival

Attendees and spectators were treated to a world-class performance by the award-winning group Cebubased Tribu Lumad Basakanon who danced the Sinulog, the country’s grandest festival held in Cebu in honor of Señor Santo Nino. They bagged the top prize in the international category of one of the world’s largest festival competitions, The Powerful Daegu Festival in South Korea. Daegu is the third biggest city in South Korea, after Seoul and Busan. Performers from Mongolia clinched second place, while Indonesia bagged a special award.

Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco congratulated the group’s win and thanked them for highlighting the country’s rich cultural heritage through festivals. Their accomplishment brings hope and inspiration to other Filipinos to aspire for honor and pride, not only for themselves but for our country. The group’s laudable performance will enjoin more tourists to visit Cebu and neighboring tourist destinations, to experience for themselves our rich history, culture, and heritage, and the pride of place and unwavering faith felt by Cebuanos,” Frasco said.

US President’s Award received by Young Filipino student for Academic Excellence

The Gold President’s Honor Roll Award was given to Fernando Tarriela Valderrama for his Outstanding Academic Excellence. This award is the highest recognition given to graduating elementary, middle, and high school students for their outstanding efforts to meet challenging standards of excellence, and is conferred by the President’s Education Awards Program in the United States. An incoming ninth-grader at Harvest Christian Academy in Guam, Valderrama is part of the school’s National Junior Honor Society which encourages high academics along with strong character and leadership.

Taking Orchestral classes and being part of the Running Club/Cross Country are his extra-curricular activities. Outside of school, he is also a grey and white belter in Jiu-Jitsu and goes to CrossFit. His parents are Tom and Tricia Valderrama and his maternal grandmother is Philippine National Bank’s first Chairwoman Flor Gozon Tarriela, sister of GMA Network Chairman and CEO Felipe L. Gozon.