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OCTOBER 18-24, 2018 Volume 29 - No. 39 • 2 Sections – 16 Pages

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Palace hopes 2019 poll winners will cooperate with Duterte admin by DARRYL JOHN

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IMEE FOR SENATOR. Ilocos Norte Governor Maria Josefa Imelda “Imee” Marcos files her Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for senator at the Commission on Elections main office in Manila on Tuesday, October 16. PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan

WINNERS of the 2019 midterm elections are expected to cooperate with the Duterte administration, Malacañang said on Wednesday, October 17, as the Commission on Elections wrapped up the filing of certificates of candidacy.

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the government hopes that the winners of the 2019 polls, regardless of whatever party they are representing, will “reinforce the President’s endeavors in fulfilling the public’s call for genuine and meaningful change.” “Given the high level of appreciation exhibited by the people in favor

of this administration, we look forward to newly elected officials in Congress coordinating with us towards the advancement of vital pieces of legislation that ensure the promotion of the people’s welfare,” Panelo said in a statement. “We are similarly eager to work with our 2019 chosen leaders at the local

level for convergences and operations for peace and order, social welfare and disaster risk management, among others,” he added. There are many familiar names as well as new ones in the upcoming senatorial race. Among the senatorial hopefuls

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DESPITE rights groups’ complaints, the Philippines has been re-elected in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday, October 12, through an uncontested balloting in the UN General Assembly. According to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), the country’s election “puts pressure” on the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte to “address numerous allegations of rights violations.” The Philippines is one of the 18 countries that made it to the 47-member council. It received 165 out of the 192 votes cast by UN member states and would serve another threeyear term in the council starting next year. Presidential spokesperson and chief legal counsel Salvador Panelo said, “The Philippines’ election … is a recognition that our government respects human rights and will not tolerate abuse by those in authority.” “Getting a seat in the [UNHRC] is a repudiation of the critics and detractors on the president’s unrelenting war [on] illegal drugs,” he added.

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US gov’t announces new P1.35-B Marawi project THE United States government has a launched the Marawi Response Project, which aims to improve economic and social conditions of communities affected by the conflict last year. In May 2017, ISIS-inspired local terrorists sieged Marawi City, resulting to a declaration of martial law in Mindanao. U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim announced the P1.35-billion project that expands livelihood activities in the city and nearby areas, the U.S. Embassy said in a statement. The Marawi Response Project is a threeyear project of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) that will offer micro grants to displaced and host communities in the war-torn city. These grants will address short-term needs, support employment readiness for the youth and help connect them to Mindanao’s service sector. “The U.S. government shares the concern of the Philippine government for ongoing economic, social, health and education needs of the people of Marawi and neighboring municipalities,” Kim said. Kim was in Marawi City when he announced the project. He met with Lanao del Sur Gov. Bedjoria Adiong, Vice Gov. Mamintal Adiong

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Nevada’s elected ofﬁcials Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Rep. Jacky Rosen (NV-03), Rep. Dina Titus (NV-01), and Rep. Ruben Kihuen (NV-04), along with the Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project (FILVETREP), presented the Congressional Gold Medals (CGM) to Nevada’s Filipino WWII veterans. AJPress photo by Robert Macabagdal

Nevada elected officials honor WWII FilVets with Congressional Gold Medal Filipino World War II veterans receive their medals in Las Vegas by KLARIZE

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AFTER nearly seven decades of living in the shadows of other war veterans, the Filipino veterans of World War II have finally received their long-overdue recognition. On Saturday, October 13, Nevada’s elected officials Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Rep. Jacky Rosen (NV-03), Rep. Dina Titus (NV-01), and Rep. Ruben Kihuen (NV04), along with the Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project (FILVETREP), presented the Congressional Gold Medals (CGM) to Nevada’s Filipino WWII veterans. “The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honor that Congress can bestow, and no group is more deserving than the Filipino veterans of World War II,” Cortez Masto said in a press release. The veterans who received their CGM replicas at Saturday’s ceremony included Regalado Baldonado, Jose Cosgayon, Jaime Creencia, Epifanio Dancel, Aurelio Dela Cruz, Marcelino Esguerra, Ruben Lacanienta, Leonardo

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Rep. Jacky Rosen, Susie Lee, Steve Sisolak, Rep. Grace Meng and DNC Chair Tom Perez with members of the Filipino-American Democrats of Las Vegas during a Kamayan Feast on Sunday, October 14. AJPress photos by Robert Macabagdal

As November 6 approaches, Democratic candidates court Fil-Am voters in Las Vegas by CHRISTINA

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WITH the November midterm elections approaching in less than three weeks, this past weekend in Las Vegas was packed with get out the vote events for candidates down the ballot. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) comprise 10 percent of Nevada’s electorate and have shown to be a key swing vote in major races in recent years. Because of this, both parties have been courting this demographic leading up to November 6. A new survey released by APIAVote and AAPI Data revealed that nationwide, 48 percent of AAPI Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez was in Las Vegas over the voters are “more enthusiastic” about voting in weekend to campaign for Democratic candidates down the ballot, including this year, up 20 percent from the last midterm in Steve Sisolak for governor and Rep. Jacky Rosen for Senate.

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Aquino, former Cabinet officials, Joma: Peace possible in our lifetime senators face raps over DAP by AJPRESS

by AJPRESS FORMER President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, along with with some of his cabinet officials, and incumbent opposition senators are facing 274 counts of alleged malversation of public funds acquired through the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP). Truth and Justice Coalition President Greco Belgica on Monday, October 15, led the filing of the complaints at the Office of the Ombudsman. “So nag-file po tayo ngayon ng ating kaso against DAP... dahil sa pagkaka-lustay nila ng pera ng taum-

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Former President Benigno Aquino III

ACCORDING to Jose Ma. Sison, peace during our lifetime is possible. In an interview with The Manila Times, the founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the umbrella organization of the National Democratic Front (NDF) and the New People’s Army (NPA), is hopeful that peace with the government will be achieved sooner or later in Jose Ma. Sison spite of a series of reversals. a fine agreement and if it’s for the “Kung maganda ang kasunduan benefit of the people, why not? If and for the benefit of the people, we can talk and settle our problems, bakit hindi? Kung makukuha sa why do we have to resort to violence usapan bakit kailangan pang tu- and fierce fighting?)” he asked. muloy sa pukpukan o santong Sison also said that at the peoInquirer.net photo paspasan? (If we are able to reach u PAGE A2

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Joma: Peace possible in... PAGE A1 ple’s level in his organization back home, they have laid out their views and programs and considered everything, and have reached a degree of understanding about the emergence of the Duterte administration when it started. They have even welcomed the election of then Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to the presidency, as Duterte’s past experience in

cooperating with the Left was “OK” with them. The Manila Times interview with Sison showed that the CCP founding chairman supports the Duterte agenda. Sison said that it would be quite an achievement for Duterte if he could industrialize the Philippines like South Korea and Japan have become, and “establish an independent political track.” After all,

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the country is still “semi-feudal, controlled by the ruling class,” and that the “the super-rich are all land-based and they use and accept people’s land as collateral even now.” He cited Duterte saying he wanted the country to industrialize, create jobs, and for Filipino workers overseas to come and settle back in the Philippines. He agreed that the Filipinos living overseas as OFWs can be given jobs in the Philippines if the country is able to industrialize. Willing to participate in honest election According to Sison, the CPP/NDF group is willing to participate in an open, free and honest election under a peace agreement. “If the agreement becomes substantial, sabay na reconciliation, mayroon pang explicit agreement, may ceasefire pa (it will have provisions for reconciliation, an explicit agreement, plus a ceasefire),” he said. He also said that the constitutional conditions should allow all parties to compete in the elections, except the fascists. Sison acknowledged that the people want to elect their leaders and that the time is ripe for a federal form of government, as reported by The Manila Times. “Magandang pagkakataon (It is a good opportunity) that Duterte wants a federal form of government. (It’s a) win-win, provided the democratic provisions of the 1987 Constitution are carried over, with the provisions against political dynasty and foreign bases,” he said, also stressing that there must be constitutional reform to make sure the economic programs are carried out. The CCP is willing to help “cofound the federal government of the Philippines,” Sison said, but they were excluded from the framing of the draft of the new Constitution. They were disappointed when they found that they weren’t given five seats out of the 25 members of the ConCom (Constitutional Commission). Opposing localized peace talks “To achieve a permanent truce, madali (is easy).” Sison said once peace is achieved, members of the NPA can be given jobs as environmental guards, industrial guards or security guards. He opposes the localized peace

COURT APPEARANCE. Wearing her signature blue scarf, Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima attends the resumption of hearing on the trumped-up illegal drug charge lodged at the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court Branch 206 and heard at the New Bilibid Prison Court on Tuesday, 16 October 16. On Monday, October 15, de Lima’s camp ﬁled a Motion for Inhibition, arguing that Judge Lorna Navarro-Domingo has shown prejudice against the Senator for failing to follow proper Court procedures, thus violating her right to due process. Senate photo

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who are deemed close to the Duterte administration were former Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, former Presidential Adviser on Political

Affairs Francis Tolentino, former Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, Senator Koko Pimentel, and former chief of police Ronald Dela Rosa. Panelo stressed that working

“hand-in-hand” with the current administration will not only make them “effective public servants, but more importantly, we become the bastion of the democratic voice of our people.” ■

Aquino, former Cabinet officials, senators...

PAGE A1 bayan, para i-impeach ang Chief Justice na si Renato Corona. (We filed a case today against DAP… because they misappropriated public funds to impeach then Chief Justice Renato Corona),” Belgica, who also heads the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC), said. Others accused in the case include Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, who was chair of the Senate Committee on Finance under the Aquino administration; Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV; then Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II; then Budget Secretary Florencio Abad; and then Cavite Rep. Joseph Emilio Abaya, who was later appointed as transportation secretary by Aquino. “Of course ang sinasabi po nila dito, this was used for a public purpose, but it’s not. (Of course what they’re saying here is that this was used for a public purpose, but it’s not.) It was used for influencing the legislators to vote PAGE A4 for the impeachment of Corona,”

Belgica said. According to him, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has found solid proof pointing to alleged ghost projects of Trillianes after he had asked them to pursue the filing of cases against Aquino and others earlier this year. “Nakakuha tayo ng mga ebidensya ng ghost projects in Trillanes, mga confession nila former Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, nila Bong Revilla. Tapos ‘yong dates kung kailan it was released, ‘yong cash allocations. Lahat po ‘yan are official pieces of evidence. (We were able to get evidence on the ghost projects of Trillanes, confessions of former Sens. Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla. And then there are also the dates when the funds were released, the cash allocations. All of that are official pieces of evidence),” Belgica said. The DAP, a program implemented by the previous administration, was designed to accelerate spending on projects and boost economic growth. Several of its critics had pointed out that

the DAP was used to allocate funds for senators who would vote in favor of Corona’s impeachment. The funding method was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2014 for violating constitutional provisions that bar cross-border transfer of savings to agencies outside the executive branch and to projects outside the approved national budget. Belgica said the filing of cases was not an attack on the personalities opposed to President Rodrigo Duterte. He suggested that those in the opposition should file similar complaints against their opponents as well, as long as the complaints could be backed by evidence. “On issues na tinitira lang natin sila politically or namimili, wala hong katotohanan ‘yon, dahil tayo evidence-based lang. (On the issue that we are being selective and being politically motivated, that’s not true at all, because we are evidence-based),” he said. ■

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US gov’t announces new P1.35-B... PAGE A1 Jr. Marawi Mayor Majul Gandamra and Joint Task Force Ranao commander Brig. Gen. Ramiro Rey. The latest USAID project in Marawi brings the total funding commitment of the U.S. to Marawi response to nearly P3.2 billion. The American envoy also announced the launch of the Empowering Madrasa Educator 2 program, which is worth an estimated P12.7 million. This is a second iteration of the U.S. Embassy’s project that provides long-term training to 175 madrasa educators and 24 madrasa administrators from Marawi, Lanao del Sur and other Mindanao communities. The program seeks to improve English proficiency and computer literacy among the madrasa. “This effort, along with the

U.S. Ambassador Sung Kim laid a wreath at a memorial for soldiers killed in action during the Marawi Siege. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Embassy in Manila

U.S. Embassy’s training for Mindanaoan public school teachers through American English workshops and online courses, will help educators in Mindanao

improve their students’ educational and economic opportunities by enhancing the quality of instruction,” the U.S. Embassy said. ■

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PAGE A1 Meanwhile, former Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said that the fresh mandate from the UN General Assembly is a “vindication” of the president’s anti-drugs campaign. “Our successful bid to keep our seat in the council is proof that the Philippines respects and protects human rights, and has seen through the efforts of some to politicize and weaponize the issue,” Cayetano said. ‘Hypocritical’ While the Malacañang is pleased with the country’s reelection, it drew sharp criticism from rights groups and the United States. According to former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, Friday’s vote demonstrated why the United States was right to withdraw from the council, which Washington called a “hypocritical” body that “makes a mockery of human rights.” Each voting region agreed in advance on 18 candidates to be in the running for 18 seats, “thus removing competition” — this is the first time this happened since the council was created in 2006. Activists were quick to criticize the election of the Philippines, as well as Somalia, Bahrain, Cameroon, Bangladesh and Eritrea. They dismissed the countries as “unqualified” due to their human rights records. New York-based Human

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Rights Watch (HRW) earlier urged the United Nations and its members to keep the Philippines and several other countries out of the council. The rights groups said the Duterte administration had left thousands of drug suspects dead in a “killing frenzy.” HRW and other groups claim the death toll in the country is much higher than the 4,800 recorded by the administration itself. ‘Help the government’ Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde on Monday, October 15, asked critics of the country’s election to the UNHRC to help the government instead. According to him, the detractors of the Duterte administration should not shame the country when other countries have not found any proof of human rights violations. “‘Iyong ibang bansa wala silang nakikitang paglabag sa karapatang pantao. Siguro tayo, kung meron, might as well help the government instead of pinapahiya na lang natin ‘yong ating bansa in other countries (Other countries cannot find human rights violations in our operations. We might as well help the government instead of shaming our country),” the PNP chief said. “Mas maganda pa sigurong magpasalamat and probably help the government na kung talagang meron silang nakikita (It may be

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2014. Filipinos at 92 percent were recorded to be the group with the highest intent to vote. On Sunday, October 14, Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Tom Perez and vice chair Rep. Grace Meng were in Las Vegas to visit the AAPI community and campaign for candidates in some of the most competitive races in the country. “The AAPI vote can really make a difference in the state,” Perez told the Asian Journal. “Anyone with an immigrant experience, such as the AAPI community, who observes the divisive politics of Donald Trump, Dean Heller and Adam Laxalt, understands that we need to elect leaders who unite people. We need to build bridges of opportunity, not walls of fear. That is why I see so much energy.” Among the candidates they campaigned for are Rep. Jacky Rosen, who is running for the Senate against Sen. Dean Heller; Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak, candidate for governor; Rep. Dina Titus running for her fifth term in the state’s 1st congressional district; former congressman and candidate for Nevada’s 4th district Steven Horsford; local education advocate and candidate for Nevada’s 3rd district Susie Lee. The day kicked off at the field office in East Las Vegas with around 20 volunteers being welcomed by Perez, Meng, Sisolak, and Titus. “It’s invigorating. There’s so much energy in the community. There’s an understanding that in order to have opportunity for everyone, we’ve got to elect Steve Sisolak as governor, Jacky Rosen to the Senate, Susie Lee for Congress…and we’ve got to vote up and down the ticket,” Perez told the Asian Journal. Filipinos are considered the largest AAPI group in Nevada.

Rep. Jacky Rosen, who is running for Senate, and Susie Lee, candidate for Nevada’s 3rd district, try Filipino cuisine during the Filipino-American Democrats of Las Vegas’ Kamayan Feast on Sunday, October 14. AJPress photos by Robert Macabagdal

advisable to thank the governRep Titus with the staff of Seafood City. ment and probably help if they According to the latest American can see any human rights violaCommunity Survey (ACS) released tion),” he added. in September, there are 169,462 Albayalde said the PNP is honFilipinos in the state. ored with the country’s election “What this administration is to the UNHRC as it indicates that trying to do on every aspect of iminternational communities recogmigration, whether it’s what they’re nize the improved approach of the trying to do to DREAMers, what country to human rights. they’re trying to do to absolutely “The Philippines’ election to cut legal immigration. I thought the the UNHRC is a clear manifestaRepublican Party was the party of tion of the international commufamily values,” Perez told the Asian nity’s recognition of our steady Journal. “With all their efforts to progress in fulfilling international divide and separate families, that human rights obligations,” he couldn’t be further from the truth. said. That’s why it’s important to elect The PNP chief also urged the Democrats…because they undercritics to thank other countries stand that our immigrant history for recognizing the Philippines’ is what has always made America effort. great.” “Dapat nga magpasalamat Later in the day, the Filipinotayo dahil majority of the counAmerican Democrats of Las Vegas tries worldwide ay ni-recognize hosted a Kamayan feast at the ang ating bansa, I don’t know United Way of Southern California kung anong reason kung bakit ‘yong ibang tao ay iba ang pananaw kapag ganyan, pabor iyong desisyon sa ating bansa. Dapat siguro tayo ay magpasalamat (We should be grateful that majority of countries worldwide recognized our country. I don’t know why other people have different views. The decision was favorable to us),” he said. He reiterated that respecting human rights is part of the police’s policy, as well. “Human rights is well-entrenched, it is an institutional policy actually, it is a part of our Rep. Grace Meng, Rep. Dina Titus, DNC Chair Tom Perez, and Steve Sisolak campaign at Seafood City along Maryland Parkway on Sunday, October 14. Seafood City will be an early voting site standard,” he assured. (AJPress) on Oct. 27 and 28.

building, which was attended by candidates Sisolak, Rosen, and Lee. Meng and Perez were also there in support. The candidates were able to hear firsthand about the issues that Fil-Am voters are most concerned about, including health care, immigration and the economy. “One of the highlights for me in this homestretch of the campaign has been interacting directly with voters and hearing their concerns one on one…The growing political engagement in Southern Nevada’s AAPI community is impressive and this Sunday I was able to see it first hand when I visited businesses and attended events integral to our AAPI community,” Sisolak told the Asian Journal. Early voting in Nevada begins on Saturday, October 20 until Friday, November 2. In 2016, 48 percent (488,998) of active voters in Clark County availed of the early voting period. Meng, Perez, Titus and Sisolak also appeared at the Seafood City on Maryland Parkway to meet with Fil-Ams on Sunday. On Oct. 27 and 28, the supermarket will be an early voting site from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. “[Early voting] is important and something that the Democratic Party is learning do to better, to meet people where they’re at,” Meng told the Asian Journal. “It’s amazing that we have candidates for governor, Senate, and Congress to come to our communities and meet people.” ■

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Nevada elected officials honor WWII FilVets... PAGE A1 Palao, Maximiano Ramos and Luis Villamor. “Undeterred by the attacks or the danger they faced, over a quarter million Filipinos and Filipino-Americans fought for the Allied Forces in World War II. Our nation is forever indebted to them for their bravery and sacrifice,” the junior senator continued. Veterans from Arizona, Utah and California were also honored at the ceremony. Rosen joined the festivities on Saturday, thanking the veterans for their service and acknowledging the undue decades-long wait for formal recognition for the service of the more than 250,000 Filipinos who fought under the American flag. “Our previous failure to thank and acknowledge Filipino World War II veterans for their service is a shameful chapter in our history that we need to keep correction,” said Rosen, who is running to replace Sen. Dean Heller’s seat this upcoming midterm elections. Rosen is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and co-sponsored the Filipino Veterans Fairness Act, which would make Filipino WWII Veterans eligible for

veterans’ benefits. Additionally, Filipino veterans who served were granted full American citizenship, but their children were not. The backlogged immigration system means that there are still thousands of veterans who haven’t reunited with their family members. The Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2017 is a family-based immigration program that would expedite the visa process for certain family members of veterans, if passed. Cortez Masto is one of the cosponsors of the act. At a media roundtable with members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, Cortez Masto — who is a third-generation MexicanAmerican — called out the Trump administration for its threats to cut family reunification immigration programs (which trump derogatorily calls “chain migration”), which are how a majority of API families have been able to become U.S. citizens, according to the Migration Policy Institute. “[The Trump administration is] trying to prevent family reunification even though, if you just saw the news, the First Lady’s family

were beneficiaries of it,” Cortez Masto said, referencing the recent naturalization of First Lady Melania Trump’s parents, who were Slovenian nationals. “This is what is so outrageous to me. It’s about all of our families and what we’ve done for this coun-

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try and to allow them to continue attacking that is outrageous,” the senator added. “The hope is this: we gotta take back the agenda. We need leverage. We need to take back the House in Congress. Elections matter because if we take back the majority then we take

back control of the agenda, and [family reunification] is something that we can push. It’s about checks and balances, and we need to get back to that.” Nevada, a prominent swing state, is on the verge of being a part of the potential partisan shift in the

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Senate with Democratic Rep. Jacky Rosen running against Republican incumbent Dean Heller. As of Wednesday, Oct. 17, RealClearPolitics puts Heller at a +1.7 lead against Rosen, but with less than three weeks before the midterms, it’s anyone’s race. n

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto was one of the elected officials who honored 10 Filipino World War II veterans on Saturday, Oct. 13 with Congressional Gold Medal replicas. Rep. Jacky Rosen recognizes a Filipino World War II veteran during the ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 13.

Siargao, Boracay, Palawan top Conde Nast list Trump administration releases by AJPress THREE Philippine islands nabbed the top spots as Asia’s Best Islands voted by readers of international travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler for its 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards. Ranking first is the teardropshaped island of Siargao, “home to more than 15 separate surf breaks, including the legendary Cloud 9, which counts Kelly Slater and Anthony Kiedis among its fans,” as written by Verena von Pfetten for Conde Nast. “We like to say that surfers are the vanguard of travelers, scoping out some of the more remote parts of the world for surf breaks before the rest of us get there… but our readers, an adventurous sort, have caught on. There’s enough white sand to go around,” the write-up read. Boracay secured the second spot — proving that tourists remain interested in the popular island despite its temporary

closure. The magazine raved: “This itty-bitty island (just under four square miles) in the Western Philippines is as close to a tropical idyll as you’ll find in Southeast Asia, with gentle coastlines and made-for-Instagram sunsets. Fold in a thriving nightli fe scene, and you have one of the top tourist spots in the region.” It also noted Boracay’s White Beach, with its “with powdery white sand and shallow azure water ideal for swimming and snorkeling.” Palawan, in third place, is lauded for being a regular on the magazine’s list of the world’s best islands. Puerto Princesa’s Subterranean River was highlighted for being a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is “worth the trip alone,” but also noted El Nido and its blue lagoon. “Puerto Princesa is one of the longest underground rivers in the world, traveling five miles through a subterranean cave system. Guided boat tours take

visitors down a portion of the waterway, where karsts, natural rock formations created by dissolving limestone, loom in every direction,” Conde Nast said. “It is an honor for our destinations to be voted once again in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards. This serves as an invitation to the tourists in time for the winter vacation,” DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. CNT editors noted that their readers have caught on the popularity of the teardropshaped island, electing Siargao, a newcomer of the list, as the 2018 Top Island in Asia. Boracay, which is currently undergoing rehabilitation and is set for its soft opening on October 26, was voted as second and described as “close to a tropical idyll as you’ll find in Southeast Asia with gentle coastlines and made-for-Instagram sunsets.” Langkawi, Malaysia and Bali, Indonesia complete the 2018 Top 5 in Asia listing. n

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LAST week on Wednesday, October 10, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its proposed changes to the public charge regulations. The proposal seeks to expand what will be scrutinized on the “public charge” test, which is a measure used to identify those who depend on certain public assistance programs, and a person deemed a public charge via this test may be denied a green card or visa. According to the proposals which have been posted to the Federal Register, the “DHS seeks to better ensure that [undocumented immigrants] subject to the public charge inadmissibility ground are self-sufficient, i.e., do not depend on public resources to meet their needs, but rather rely on their own capabilities as well as the resources of family members, sponsors and private organizations.” Unsurprisingly, many lawmakers and immigrant rights organizations condemned the changes as another attempt by the Trump administration to deter undocumented immigrants from the possibility of citizenship. The test previously did not include health, nutrition and housing programs like Medicaid and Section 8, but the proposed changes

seek to include such public assistance programs. The proposal also identifies a likely public charge as someone who has an income below 125 percent of the federal poverty level, which as of 2018, is $25,975 for a family of three. That means that an individual making less than $15,000 a year, or a family of four with a total income less than $31,000, would be unfavorably weighted and could be denied a visa or green card. “This is another attack on immigrant families by the Trump administration,” U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA27) said at a press conference on Monday, Oct. 15 at Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles. “What’s worse is that the proposed changes set up an elitist system [and] essentially puts a price tag on staying in this country. An immigrant’s worth should not be measured by how much they make — that has never been an American value.” Nearly 40 percent of green card holders each year are of Asian and Pacific Island (API) descent, and large swaths of undocumented APIs rely on MediCal, according to Penny Chen, member and community service manager at Asian Pacific Health Care Ventures. Chen said that 62 percent of her organization’s Medi-Cal patients are API patients, and “many of them are scared and confused

because of the proposed public charge rule,” and that the new changes have discouraged patients — even those with green cards — from applying for MediCal. Other programs that could affect a person’s public charge test include Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Overall, the changes could affect an estimated 24 million people, including 9 million children, according to the Fiscal Policy Institute. Currently, the proposal is open for public comments and the proposed changes are not in effect. Immigrant families are still encouraged to apply for and utilize public benefits while the proposal pends authorization. “We will not stand for this xenophobic attack on our communities. This is the time to take action and prevent the proposed public charge rules from taking effect,” Reshma Shamasunder, vice president of program strategy at Advancing Justice - LA, said on Monday, urging the public to call their representatives or submit a comment to the proposal. The public has until Dec. 10 to submit comments to the proposal. After that, the DHS will review the comments and publish the final order, after which the changes will be valid. n

said it is the policy of the NDF to continue the peace negotiations despite his hostile exchanges with President Duterte and the communist group’s bloody confrontations with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police. “Wala kaming preconditions (We have no preconditions),” Sison stressed. However, he said that the president has to reaffirm all previous agreements between the Philippine group panel and the CPP/NDF/NPA since 1992. He talked about the difference between now and the first time they met Duterte as Davao City mayor. He said they embraced Duterte’s promise of a general amnesty to release all political prisoners early on as they were reluctant to clash with him. “He showed some flexibility,” Sison said. But then he started calling Duterte a ‘thug’ when the peace talks were terminated and the word war between them escalated.

He said it is now up to the president to continue the peace negotiations. They are open to holding talks with Duterte, he added. The NPAs, however, are not willing to lay down their arms as a prelude to lasting peace. Sison said the NPA is a revolutionary force and the only way to achieving peace is to satisfy the people’s demand for social and economic reform. He told The Manila Times he is willing to come to the Philippines from his Utrecht base to sit down with the president face-to-face when the conditions obtaining are favorable. “At a certain point in time when the end of hostilities [is at hand] at pag naayos na ang (and when the) comprehensive agreement on social and economic reform is all ironed out, I will come to the Philippines very confidently,” Sison said. “I have to heed the advice of my lawyer and Congress on whether it is legal and the security arrangements are ensured,” he added. n

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talks initiated by the government, according to The Manila Times. He said Jesus Dureza, presidential adviser on the Peace Process, was “negotiating on a super-big table, but that the peace process may not even be included in the localized peace negotiations. They are simply offering goodies to the surrenderees.” Sison said he doesn’t think the government has money, undermining the government’s capability to pay off all the rebel returnees who would lay down their arms and surrender to the government. He also doesn’t believe that localized peace talks will succeed. He said it doesn’t amount to doesn’t amount to peace negotiations as they do not cover the national issues. No precondition to peace talks resumption According to The Manila Times, the CPP/NDF/NPA would welcome the resumption of the peace talks if the president wanted it. Sison

LEADERSHIP CHANGE. President Rodrigo Duterte looks on as outgoing Philippine Army Commander Lieutenant General Rolando Bautista congratulates newly-installed Philippine Army Commander Major General Macairog Alberto during the Change of Command Ceremony held at the Philippine Army Officers’ Clubhouse in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Monday, October 15. Outgoing Army chief Lt. Gen. Rolando Joselito Bautista, who was recently tapped by Duterte as the next secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, reached the mandatory retirement age of 56 on Monday. Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines commander Maj. Gen. Macairog Alberto was set to take the helm of the 98,000-strong Army. Malacañang photo by Valerie Escalera

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D ATELINE PHILIPPINES Businesses still ‘confused’ over Boracay re-opening plans PH ranks 56th on global competitiveness report THE government’s guidelines for popular tourist spot Boracay Island still have many Boracay businesses confused. Elena Brugger, president of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Boracay, said in a DZRH interview on Tuesday, October 16, that many establishments are still unaware of the progress of their permit applications. “Hinihingi ng business sector na bigyan kami ng kopya. Be transparent. We in the business sector have the right to know. Confused pa ang business community dahil marami pa ring hindi naklaruhan. (The business sector is asking for a copy [of compliant businesses]. Be transparent. We in the business sector have the right to know. The business community is confused because there are a lot of things that need to be clarified),” she said. Boracay was partially opened for local tourists on Monday, October 15, and it will be officially opened to the public again on October 26. This is six months after it was closed down due to environmental problems caused by tourism-related businesses dumping raw sewage directly into the ocean. According to Brugger, the bulk of the applications stay on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) desk because they have to review of compliance to five laws. “Ni-lift na ng DENR ang [suspension] ng ECC (environmental compliance certificate) pero hindi pa rin klaro. Meron pa ring mga nakapila pa rin na naghihintay ng certificate of compliance. (DENR has lifted the suspension of the

Residents of Aklan run on Boracay beach after being granted the privilege of taking the ﬁrst steps on the island’s white sand during the soft opening on Monday, October 15. Philstar.com photo by Walter Bollozos

ECC but it’s still not clear. There are still some businesses waiting for their certificate of compliance),” she said. The suspension of the ECC has already been lifted by the DENR. It also issued 159 Certificates of Conditional Approval to businesses that are 90 to 95 percent compliant with environmental laws. Businesses can only proceed to get accreditation from the Department of Tourism after the DENR’s green light. “We want transparency because we want to work together and cooperate since Day 1. They should have told us from the very start the guidelines kasi marami pang agam-agam ‘yung iba (because others are still unsure),” Brugger said. Only the list of 68 hotels and resorts (with 3,519 rooms) approved as of October 12 were provided by

Roxas, Marcos, others submit COCs as filing period continues by AJPRESS VARIOUS candidates submitted their certificates of candidacy (COC) for the senatorial, mayoral and congressional posts at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) headquarters on the fourth day of filing. Leading Tuesday’s (October 16) early birds was Liberal Party’s 2016 presidential bet and former Interior and Local Gov-

the government, as reported by Rappler. The government will be limiting the number of accredited establishments in order to bring down the total number of rooms in the island to 8,355 from 14,456 rooms prior to the tourist spot’s closure. The decision will affect the Philippines, and Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia estimated that the country would lose P1.96 billion due to this. Despite Boracay Island’s closure, international tourist arrivals in the country rose by 9.7 percent to 4.3 million visitors for the period January-July 2018 compared to its level in the same period last year, as stated by the Department of Trade and Industry. Tourism officials are confident that the Philippines can achieve its target of 7.5 million by the end of the year. (AJPress)

ernment Secretary Mar Roxas. He announced his senatorial bid in a video posted on his Facebook account on Monday night, October 15. “I wanted to become a president because to my mind I have solutions to the problems of the country. But it didn’t happen and I accept that. That’s life,” he said, adding that, while that chapter of his life might be over, he is not Sen. Grace Poe and Susan Roces PAGE A7 ManilaTimes.net photo by DJ DIosina

THE Philippines placed 56th globally among 140 countries in the latest Global Competitiveness Report 2018-2019 of the World Economic Forum. It also showed the Philippines as the fifth most competitive economy among the nine economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). WEF’s Global Competitiveness Index released by partner institute Makati Business Club (MBC) on Tuesday, October 16, measures a country’s standing using a set of criteria that determine levels of productivity. According to WEF, the Philippines ranked lower than Singapore, which placed first in ASEAN and second globally; Malaysia, 25th globally; Thailand, 38th; and Indonesia, 45th. The country was ahead of Brunei Darussalam, 62nd; Vietnam, 77th; Cambodia, 110th; and Lao People’s Democratic Republic, 112th, however. This year, the United States topped the index, followed by Singapore, while Germany cinched the third spot. WEF said that the latest report is not comparable to the previous ones as it has transitioned to a new methodology. About 60 percent of the indicators used in the new index “are brand new, as we increasingly believe factors such as workforce diversity, labor rights, e-government and disruptive businesses are driving competitiveness,” it said. The index looked at 12 pillars — institutions, infrastructure, information and communication technology adoption, macroeconomic stability, health, education and skills, product market, labor market, financial system, market size, business dynamism, and innovation capability for the rankings. Of the 12, the Philippines was found competitive in its market size, placing in the 32nd spot. Its labor market, financial system, and business dynamism all nabbed a spot in the the top 40 globally, as well. Business dynamism includes the time to start a business as well as the cost of starting a business and insolvency rates, as reported by Philstar. MBC chairman Edgar Chua, in a statement, said that the Philippines’ business dynamism noted

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Philippine economy,” he said. “Hopefully, we will see more business-government-academe linkages to support the growth of priority sectors. This type of dynamic ecosystem has been pursued by other economies which can be improved in the Philippines,” he added. PAGE A7

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A seat in the UN rights council

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IF a country belongs to the international body whose mandate is to promote and protect all human rights around the planet, it is expected to serve as a model in pursuing that mission.

In this sense, human rights advocates should welcome the Philippines’ retention of its seat in the 47-state United Nations Human Rights Council, where members serve a three-year term. The Philippines was first elected to the council in 2007, and then in 2012 and 2015. Human rights advocates had opposed the retention of the Philippines in the council, citing the “killing frenzy” in the continuing war on drugs waged by the Duterte administration. But the country garnered 165 out of 192 votes at the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week. The UN Human Rights Council is tasked to promote adherence to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Around the world, human rights have been under threat, with even liberal societies debating policies on the curtailment of rights to fight terrorism, regulate migration,

and curb transnational crimes including drug trafficking. Women continue to fight for greater gender equity even in advanced economies. But rights advocates believe that “serious rights violators” such as the Philippines do not deserve a seat in the UN council. Members of the UN Human Rights Council are held to a higher standard in promoting rights. A spokesman for the president of the General Assembly, responding to criticisms of the election of the Philippines and several other states to the council, declared, “It’s clear that the world expects that members of international bodies will abide to a certain set of standards of behavior consistent with the bodies they have been elected to.” It’s now up to the Philippines to show that it deserves this seat. (Philstar.com)

Editorial

The Fil-Am Perspective GEL SANTOS-RELOS KABABAYANS from both sides of the aisle expressed strong sentiments, questioning the results of the 2018 Asian American Voter Survey by the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Vote, which found that while 58 percent of registered Asian Americans overall disapprove of President Donald Trump’s performance as president, registered Filipino-American voters were split 48-48 on presidential approval. The poll had asked respondents, “Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald

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Poll insights: Fil-Ams may prefer Republicans in Senate races & be split in House races, but stand with Democrats on issues Trump is handling his job as president?” Filipinos in America and elsewhere around the world who follow politics in the United States likewise question why Fil-Ams prefer Republican Party candidates (46 percent) in the Senate Race over Democrats (36 percent), while divided in the House Race (40-40). (Poll question: If the election were held today [who] would you be inclined to vote for?) Fil-Am Republicans even questioned the poll and demanded that I should report on the specific questions asked, especially with reference to Filipino voters’ responses.

My former classmate at the UP College of Mass Communication Ed Arguelles pointed out, “The survey has some ironic results. Although there are more who [openly] identify as Republicans, they largely favor issues that Democrats support. Very true. The detailed poll results MAY indicate how the Fil-Am vote will turn out to be in November, especially on public policy issues. Party Favorability [In General] Asian-Americans: Republicans - 34%; Democrats 58% Filipinos: Republicans - 48%; Demo-

crats 50% If you had to choose, would you rather have a smaller government providing fewer services, or a bigger government providing more services? Asian Americans: Bigger 44%; Smaller 24% Filipinos: Bigger 42%; 32% Healthcare for All immigrants Regardless of Legal Status Asian Americans: Disagree 32%; Agree 46% Filipinos: Disagree 42%; Agree 40% Support for Stricter Gun Control Asian Americans:

Agree 78%; Disagree 12% Filipinos: Agree 70%; Disagree 24% Raise Minimum Wage Asian Americans: Disagree 18%; Agree 64% Filipinos: Disagree 24%; Agree 66% Undocumented immigrants should have the opportunity to eventually become U.S. citizens Asian Americans: Agree 64%; Disagree 20% Filipinos: Agree 70%; Disagree 22% Restrict Green Cards for Immigrants Using Government Assistance Asian Americans:

Disagree 50%; Agree 26% Filipinos: Disagree 50%; Agree 34% Party Identification Asian Americans: Democrats 38% Republicans 22% Independent 30% Filipinos: Democrats 34% Republicans 30% Independents 22% *** Gel Santos Relos is the anchor of TFC’s “Balitang America.” Views and opinions expressed by the author in this column are solely those of the author and not of Asian Journal and ABS-CBN-TFC. For comments, go to www.TheFil-AmPerspective.com, https:// www.facebook.com/Gel.Santos.Relos

A message to Fil-Am voters: Go back to basics College admission and the negative consequences of affirmative action for Commentary Asian American high school seniors ANJ CAB EACH election season reveals not only the character of the candidates, but the values of every voter as well. Regardless of one’s race or religion, what can truly make America great again is the premium that every individual places on the fundamentals, to the way things were before. The roots, so they say, determine the fruits. Going back to basics. The United States used to be the sender of missionaries to nations which did not know God, including the Philippines in the early 1900s. God, who, as any deity-believing religion knows, catapulted the U.S. to being a superpower. The Creator of the Universe is the same Being that bestowed all human talents and natural resources that the America now utilizes for its enjoyment and richness. Preaching aside, only an atheist could deny this fact. But a majority of the population believes in a Supreme Power that began everything. Isn’t it that the national motto is still “In God we trust?” From this belief springs forth the rest of the genuine American values that were passed on by the forefathers. The commonality between Filipinos and Americans is the belief in the sanctity of marriage and family. Traditional American families have become the ideals of other families around the world. Father and mother roles, especially in raising children, have become the epitome of a model family as shown in American classic films and books. One would ar-

gue that it is from the obsolete past, wherein now a family can be seen with two females or two males doing mother and father roles. Whom to love and marry is the heart of the issue. Since the beginning of time, a man and a woman have been mandated by God to subdue every creature and procreate. Even science cannot make a biological man get pregnant and deliver a child! So much so, American values also advocate pro-life principles. Abortion might be able to save you from your cares and burdens only temporarily. One who has gone abortion has a whole life to spend facing each day in guilt and shame. Moving outward from the confines of a typical American home with American family values, the society is a combination of all these sorts of moral compasses stemming from familial cultures. It is with this belief of protecting the family and its members that Americans are allowed by law to carry registered guns. Anti-gun advocates argue that this causes the chaos in regard to recent incidents and home-grown terror acts. But again, one has to go back to the fact that the lack of a quality relationship at home contributes to the uncontrollable hatred for what is sacred — life that is. It is this lack of God that pushes the inner demon in every gun carrier. Again, this leads us to go back to the basic American family values. There were no mass shooting incidents in the past even though the men used guns for hunting or even just for safekeeping for future protection. It is common knowledge that clan by clan, America is a melting pot. Sojourners from all over the world, including the very first Filipinos and other Asian migrants, arrived and stayed all the way down to their second and

third generations. There were no rigid laws back in ancient history when one would look at an immigrant and say that he or she should leave the U.S. judging merely by skin color. Suffice it to say, it is because of this openness that the United States has become what it is now in terms of manpower. However, order and security dictate that it is time to follow the law and protect what is left for the legal citizens and migrants. This ensures that the future generations of real Americans (those who followed the rightful immigration process) will have access to jobs, health care, education, and basic government services. To be fair and just; equity versus equality — that is what is right for all who follow the law. This equity-equality difference can bring us to the issue on capitalism and socialism; then lower taxes versus higher taxes. All these differences manifest the two extremes in the U.S. political debate. The list is long. Emotions are high. But the more sensible choice is up to you as a thinking Asian voter. Are you for the Democratic Party that knowingly or unknowingly eradicates the original American identity in order to embrace a more generalized global view for the benefit of a few? Or are you for the Republican Party that keeps the genuineness of America, protects its core values in order to become great and bless the future generation? Just go back to basics and you can never go wrong.

*** The writer is a former public diplomacy foreign service national senior staff of the U.S. mission in the Philippines and is now a media relations consultant based in Malaysia. She also has experience as a marketing practitioner for radio and TV networks in Manila before immersing in global political affairs.

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LISA MELANIE NOETH EVERY year millions of high school seniors are eagerly anticipating a college acceptance letter from their dream university. Many of the top universities across the country have strict admission requirements to accept high school seniors. These admission requirements comprise of academic standing, extracurricular activities, and leadership experience. One of the most controversial issues facing the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community across the board is racial discrimination in the college admission process. Enacted by President John F. Kennedy, the purpose of affirmative action has been to encourage racial diversity and equality in the workforce and colleges. Affirmative action forbids discrimination due to race, age, or religion for applicants to level out the playing field for historically excluded racial groups in our society. However, from local universities to Ivy league colleges, affirmative action continues to hurt Asian American high school students applying for college admission across the nation. Asian American high school students are negatively affected by the college admission process as the standards are raised higher compared to other racial groups. Asian Americans go to school without any advantages over their

counterparts. According to a study conducted by Harvard University, Asian Americans outperform other students due to one simple reason: effort. Asian American students have the strongest support system from family, friends, and teachers due to our culture and traditions. The values of discipline and determination are the foundation that Asian American parents teach their children for them to excel in academics with good grades embedded in our culture. Asian American parents also instill the importance for their children to prioritize to finish college and to choose a professional career with higher incomes, such as becoming nurses, doctors, lawyers, and accountants. This isn’t a new phenomenon that Asian American high school seniors have better grades compared to their counterparts. Unfortunately, the bar is raised higher for Asian Americans applying to elite universities and Ivy Leagues. The Asian American Coalition for Education states, “Asian-Americans have the lowest acceptance rate for each SAT test score bracket, having to score on average approximately 140 points higher than a White student, 270 points higher than a Hispanic student and 450 points higher than a Black student on the SAT.” In July 2018, the Trump administration reversed the race-based guidelines of college admissions under the Obama Administration due to the recent lawsuit filed against Harvard University. According to Inside Higher Education, “The lawsuit also compared Harvard’s entering classes to those of the California Institute of Technology, which does not consider race in admissions.

In 2013, according to the complaint, Harvard had 18 percent Asian-American enrollment, while Caltech had 43 percent. Similar studies have shown that AsianAmerican enrollment is much higher at institutions like the University of California’s campuses at Berkeley or Los Angeles — where a voter-approved state measure bans the consideration of race — than it is at Ivy institutions consider race.” As a result, we need to take a harder stance against the race-based affirmative action, because we can’t justify using only race as a factor in college admissions. Alternative ways of achieving diversity include admission for students from different socioeconomic backgrounds, first-generation college students, and merit-based to diversify the student body in colleges and universities. Affirmative Action is outdated and unnecessary in 2018. This is the reason why the AAPI community needs to vote for Republican candidates, including Senator Dean Heller, in the November 2018 midterm elections. We need to support candidates who will push for alternative based methods for college admission, ones that don’t undermine the hard work of our Asian American students. *** A tenacious leader and entrepreneur, Lisa Noeth started her content writing business, LM Noeth Solutions, in 2018. She graduated from New York University’s Masters of Science in Global Affairs in 2016 and is currently an aspiring political commentator/journalist. Lisa is on a mission to unite all millennial Republicans across Nevada as the chairwoman for the Young Republicans of Southern Nevada.

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Former VP Binay declares support for daughter Abby Sandiganbayan: Plunder convicts can still run for office ASSURED of her father’s “full support,” Makati Mayor Mar-Len Abigail “Abby” Binay threw her hat anew into the mayoralty race where she would be up against her brother, Jejomar Erwin “Junjun,” who filed his certificate of candidacy (CoC) on Tuesday, October 16. The incumbent mayor filed her CoC on Wednesday, October 17, together with her father, former Vice President Jejomar Binay, and her runningmate Vice Mayor Monique Lagdameo. The older Binay declared his full support for his daughter. “Sabihin na nating susuportahan ko si Abby (Let’s just say that I am supporting Abby),” Binay told reporters on the sidelines of the filing. The mayor was joined by her

MANILA — The Sandiganbayan said on Wednesday that a conviction on plunder does not bar an aspirant from seeking a political position, until the judgment becomes final and executory. Sandiganbayan Presiding Judge Amparo Cabotaje-Tang said: “Conviction per se is not a disqualification. The judgment of conviction must be final and executory.” An accused is allowed to file an appeal or motion for reconsideration on a ruling. It may also be elevated to the Supreme Court. “This means that the judgMakati City Mayor Abby Binay has been assured of her father’s support for the upcoming ment of conviction is ripe for elections next year. ManilaTimes.net photo by Neil Jayson Servallos the execution which is realized councilors, who include Rebo Sa- and Jhong Hilario, reelectionist by the service of the sentence guisag Jr., son of former Senator councilman and noontime show by the convicted accused,” Tang Rene Saguisag; Armand Padilla, host. (Neil Jayson Servallos/Manibrother of detained Arnold Padilla; laTimes.net)

“We have to reach the Senate again to be an alternative voice. In many ways, that has been my role there. We opposed the TRAIN law. In the end, there were only four of us who said no to the TRAIN law, and we continue to speak out on the problems of the Filipino family regarding the rising prices of goods,” he said. According to Aquino, 2019 elections will be tougher, but he thinks “it is more important now to have an alternative voice in the Senate.” Surprising everyone is former senate president Juan Ponce Enrile, who announced his decision to run for senator over a phone call with Inquirer. He said he wanted to “join the fun,” and that he will be filing his COC this afternoon. “I’m 95 (years old) but you know, you don’t need a wrestler in the Senate. You need somebody who understands the prob-

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lems and the solutions (of the country),” he said. “I don’t think there’s any limitation on the age. It’s just a question if you can work there,” he added. Other personalities who also filed their COCs are Taguig Representative Pia Cayetano, who vowed to push for the rights of women and children; human rights lawyer Chel Diokno, who is one of the 10 children of late senator and Commission on Human Rights founding chair Jose “Pepe” Diokno; and Former Quezon Rep. Lorenzo “Erin” Tañada III. Meanwhile, Sens. Cynthia Villar, Grace Poe, JV Ejercito, and Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go filed their certificates of candidacy on Monday. ■

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added. “So, if there is pending [motion for reconsideration] or appeal from the judgment of conviction, the disqualification does not yet attach,” she also said. The Commission on Elections wrapped up its application for filing of certificates of candidacy for the 2019 midterm elections on Wednesday. More than a hundred hopefuls filed their COCs in the last five days. Among them are former Sens. Juan Ponce Enrile, Ramon “Bong” Revilla and Jinggoy Estrada who are facing plunder cases at the anti-graft court over their involvement in the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam.

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IN the United States, October is Filipino-American History Month, and it is just what the title denotes: looking back at the historical achievements and milestones of the Filipino-American experience as it relates to American history. This year marks the ninth Filipino-American History Month since the U.S. Congress officially

recognized it in 2009. The Filipino American National History Society (FANHS) has chosen the 2018 Fil-Am History Month theme to be “Turning Points” in honor of the three biggest events that changed the lives of Filipinos and Fil-Ams: the declaration of the Philippine independence and the establishment of the First Philip-

pine Republic, the Spanish American Way, and the establishment of Ethnic Studies in the states. In 1988, the FANHS designated October to celebrate Filipino-American history in honor of the first Filipinos to arrive to North America on Oct. 18, 1587 in California. This year in particular marks the 120th anniversary of the declaration of Philippines independence from Spain in 1898, and by relation, the 120th Anniversary of the Spanish-American War. On June 12, 1898, Emilio Aguinaldo, the leader of the Philippine Revolutionary forces, declared Philippines’ independence from Spain, and established the First Philippine Republic. But as many Filipinos know, the freedom was short lived as the Philippines was then given to the U.S. as part of the 1989 Treaty of Paris Agreement. The Philippines, thus became a U.S. territory with the Philippine-American War rising up a year after. Although the month of celebration has mistakenly been called “Filipino American Heritage Month,” it goes without saying that celebrating the very specific history of Filipino-Americans, the centuries-long emotional rollercoaster, elicits a certain brand of cultural pride throughout the community. FANHS has cited in the past that, rather than heritage, the month should focus on history, i.e. dated events, experiences and the lives of the people who impacted the community, rather than elements and traditions that cultivate cultural pride. Filling gaps in history lessons Filipinos today make up the third largest Asian American group in the entire United States with nearly four million Filipino-Americans in the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest American Community Survey (ACS) data. Narrowing the scope, Filipinos have become the largest Asian group in 11 states being Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, PAGE B2

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LEA Salonga, who famously sang Princess Jasmineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part in the hit soundtrack â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Whole New Worldâ&#x20AC;? featured in Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s animated movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aladdin,â&#x20AC;? recently shared her reaction to news reports and social media comments that the actors in Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upcoming â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aladdinâ&#x20AC;? live action movie have been â&#x20AC;&#x153;miscast.â&#x20AC;? The 2019 live action movie has been criticized on social media for its actors who are allegedly mostly black or not of Indian or Middle Eastern descent. During a recent press conference for Leaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 40th anniversary concert, the award-winning international star said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all black. I saw a picture of the young man whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna play Aladdinâ&#x20AC;Ś but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of Middle Eastern descent. And given that Aladdin is set in a fictional Middle Eastern country, for me, it will be cast right if you find people who are ideally of the same ethnic background that the characters actually are and for Aladdin to be Middle Eastern because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s set in that part of the world.â&#x20AC;? Lea said Middle East is close to Africa, anyway, so there might not be a problem. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it looks black to us but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not quite. The countries are pretty close enough anyway. For me, as long as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ethnically right, and regardless of the actual hue of the skin, that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be an issue for me. And if they look good, and

they look charming, if we just fall in love.â&#x20AC;? She specifically likes Naomi Scott, the actress who will play Princess Jasmine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The girl who played Princess Jasmine is so gorgeous, Naomi Scott. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so beautiful! Really, really beautiful!â&#x20AC;? Having recently conquered Broadway with her critically acclaimed performance as Erzulie, the Goddess of Love, in the new production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once on This Island,â&#x20AC;? Lea will once again fill PICCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Plenary Hall with a magical repertoire of songs in her upcoming â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lea Salonga â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The 40th Anniversary Concertâ&#x20AC;?. This world-class celebration will highlight Salongaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 40-year career as a global icon of the stage and an entertainer from the time her impeccable talent was discovered, settting foot onstage as Princess Ying Yaowalak in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The King and I;â&#x20AC;? as the adorable red-head â&#x20AC;&#x153;Annie;â&#x20AC;? as Eliza Doolittle in â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Fair Lady;â&#x20AC;? as delightful host and entertainer in her own TV show, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love Lea;â&#x20AC;? and pretty much everything wonderful in between. Expect a glimpse of the significant breakout role that marked her place on the world map as Kim in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miss Saigon,â&#x20AC;? both in the West End and on Broadway, the role that made her the first and only Filipina to earn a theater Gland Slam among theater royalties with the Laurence Olivier Award in London and then the Tony, Drama Desk,

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Outer Critics Circle, and Theater World Awards on Broadway. The concert will also feature nostalgic hits, be taken down memory lane, and at the same time, celebrate new beginnings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a milestone anniversary,â&#x20AC;? Lea enthused. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not very many people get to celebrate 40 years in this business and be able to fully perform at the level that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m currently performing.â&#x20AC;? The concert is directed by Bobby Garcia, with musical direction by Gerard Salonga, and featuring the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra.

How did we get here? Celebrating historical... PAGE B1 Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Washington, Wyoming, and South Dakota. With a demographic impact such as that, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no wonder thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whole month celebrating the history of Filipinos in America. For more than a hundred years, Filipino-Americans have been making strides to cement the FilipinoAmerican identity within the overall American experience. Like many minority groupsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lived experiences in America, the history of the Filipino-American is intricate and ample, but, often, neglected and overlooked; Filipinos are rarely mentioned in school textbooks across the U.S. But its non-existence in textbooks doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t negate the formidable impact

Filipinos have made in the fabric of American history. Many of us who grew up in the American school system didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t learn much (if at all) about the colonization of the Philippines by America at the turn of the century. Filipinos were the first undocumented Asians to arrive to the continental United States in 1587, 33 years before European Pilgrims touched down at Plymouth Rock and 200 years before the founding of the U.S. In the mid-1500s, Spain began its conquest to officially colonize the Philippines, which led to the Manila galleon trade that sailed from Cebu, Philippines (and later, Manila) to Acapulco, Mexico. During one voyage from the motherland, a

galleon containing Spaniards and Filipinos â&#x20AC;&#x201D; called by the Spaniards Indios Luzones â&#x20AC;&#x201D; touched down into what is now known as Morro Bay, California. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until the late 1800s that the first Filipino was naturalized as an American citizen, Ramon Reyes Lala, a London-educated writer from a wealthy, upper-class family. The first major wave of Filipino migrants came during the period when the Philippines became a U.S. territory from 1898 to 1946, when the country gained independence. We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t learn about prolific Filipino-American writer and poet Carlos Bulosan who once said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We...recognize the forces which PAGE B4

Pilgrimage to Some of ITALYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Highlights and Miracles of the Eucharist 6SLULWXDO 'LUHFWRU 5(9 -2(/ %8*$6 ĹĄ 1RYHPEHU WR 1RYHPEHU 'D\ Ĺ&#x; 1RY 0RQ Ĺ&#x; 86$ 520( 'D\ Ĺ&#x; 1RY 7XHV Ĺ&#x; 5RPH Upon our arrival in Rome, our Tour Escort will welcome us to Italy. Rome is the heart, home and the spiritual capital of over one billion Catholics all over the world. After a short panoramic orientation of this Eternal City to us Roman Catholics, we will have our dinner and overnight rest at this great ancient City. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT IN ROME (BB,D) 'D\ Ĺ&#x; 1RY :HG Ĺ&#x; 5RPH 3DSDO $XGLHQFH 5RPH This morning before we continue with our tour, we will have a Papal Audience. Then after, we will visit the famous Coliseum and see the Forum, the Trevi Fountain and the Pantheon, one of the best preserved ancient monuments in the world. Celebrate the Holy Eucharist at St Peter Basilica St Joseph Chapel .Short stop in Trevi Fountain, before heading to our Hotel. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT IN ROME (BB,D)

'D\ Ĺ&#x; 1RY 7KXUV Ĺ&#x; 5RPH %DVLOLFDV We will visit the Vatican Museum this morning and the Sistine Chapel to admire the awesome masterpieces of Michaelangelo, and even ancient Greek and Roman artists. the largest church in Roman Catholicism, St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basilica. Holy Eucharist at ST Mary Major, Followed by visit of the Basilica. We continue to visit the rest of the major Basilicas within the walls of Rome, and St. John Lateran, St Paul Outside the Wall. We will also pray at the Scala Santa or the Holy Stairs. St. Helena transported the steps from Jerusalem; the same steps that Christ ascended to receive Pilateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unjust condemnation. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT IN ROME (BB,D) 'D\ Ĺ&#x; 1RY )UL Ĺ&#x; 5RPH 6DQ *LRYDQQL 5RWRQGR 2018 is the 100th Anniversary of the stigmatization of St Pio. Church Will have Monthly Pastoral Program of Activities for the whole year. San Giovanni Rotondo, the home of St Padre Pio of Pietrelcina from 28 July, 1916 until his death on 23 September, 1968. Enjoy the drive going to San Giovanni, after we check in our Hotel. vWe visit the Shrines of St Padre Pio of Pietralcina as well as the places associated with him, such as the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace that contains his tomb. Here, we spend some time meditating, see his room, his confessional box and the cruciďŹ x that gave him his supernatural Crucifying stigmata, Celebrate Holy Eucharist (Hotel Gran Paradiso) DINNER AND OVERNIGHT IN San Giovanni Rotondo (BB,D) 'D\ Ĺ&#x; 1RY 6DW Ĺ&#x; 6$1 *,29$11, 52721'2 This Morning we visit the new and Modern Basilica of St Padre Pio, See his uncorrupt body. Celebrate Holy Eucharist Spend some time meditating in this awesome Basilica. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT IN SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO (Hotel Gran Paradiso)

'D\ Ĺ&#x; 1RY 6XQ Ĺ&#x; 6DQ *LRYDQQL 5RWRQGR /DQFLDQR /RUHWR MASS AND BREAKFAST. We arrive at Lanciano, famous for the Miracle of the Eucharist. Near the Piazza Plebiscito, the Miracle is inside the Sanctuary of the Eucharistic Miracle. The miracle took place during the 8th century when a Basiline monk doubted the Real Presence of our Lord in the Eucharist. He found himself holding the host that had changed into Real Flesh and the Wine on the altar had changed into Real Blood. We continue our pilgrimage to the great Marian shrine of Loreto to see the famous sacred home of the most Holy Family, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Since 1294 the holy home has been located inside the Basilica of Loreto. Celebrate Holy Eucharist in Lanciano. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT IN Assisi. 'D\ Ĺ&#x; 1RY 0RQ Ĺ&#x; /RUHWR $VVLVL Today we explore the hilltop birthplace of St Francis of Assisi. In the Crypt of St Francis Basilica lies the tomb of one of the most humble and beloved Saints of all times, St. Francis of Assisi, Holy Eucharist at the Crypt of St. Francis See the Basilica of St Clare, with her incorrupt body, and the little Church of St. Damiano and its CruciďŹ x from which Jesus spoke to Francis about his mission in 1206: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go, Francis, and rebuild my house, which as you see is falling into ruin.â&#x20AC;? We visit the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, located in the lower plains of Assisi, and the place where the miracle of the Eucharist of Assisi took place in 1240. The small Church of the Porziuncola is inside the Basilica itself. Pope Honorius III granted a plenary indulgence for those entering this humble Church on August 1st and 2nd every year, with Confession, reception of the Eucharist and no attachment to venial sins. (BB,D) 'D\ Ĺ&#x; 1RY 7XHV Ĺ&#x; $VVLVL 6LHQD )ORUHQFH We will spend half day in Siena. Begin in the old town center with a visit to the Basilica of San Domenico. Built in the 13th century, it is a treasure chest of the Renaissance art and dedicated to St Catherine of Siena. You will learn about the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history while admiring itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cathedrals, Museum, and libraries .Also you will admire the famous piazza del Campo, one of Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great medieval squares. Continue to Florence. (BB,D) We start with a guided walking tour of Florence, this fascinating city with its Piazza, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Giottoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bell Tower, the Baptistery of St. John the Baptist. Rest of the day free (BB,D) 'D\ Ĺ&#x; 1RY :HG Ĺ&#x; )ORUHQFH 5RPH Leave Florence around 2PM Arrived Rome almost dinner time (BB.D) 'D\ Ĺ&#x; 1RY 7KXUV Ĺ&#x; 5RPH 86$ End of our wonderful Pilgrimage

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FReSh from ensemble roles in the comedy movie “Abay Babes” and hit afternoon drama “hanggang Saan,” respectively, beauty queens Kylie Verzosa and Maxine Medina are determined to win over prime time television as they join the sizzling and powerhouse cast of ABS-CBN’s newest Kapamilya Gold teleserye, “Los Bastardos.” Verzosa is Dulce and Medina is Isay in this TV adaptation of Precious hearts Romances’ “Cardinal Bastards” series that tells the story of five brothers (Jake Cuenca, Diego Loyzaga, Marco Gumabao, Albie Casiño and Joshua Colet) who must fight against each other to earn the right to the riches of the powerful family of Don Roman Cardinal (Ronaldo Valdez). At the series’ media launch before the weekend, Verzosa, Miss International 2016 and Medina, Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 2016, shared they will figure in a love triangle in Cuenca’s character. To be sure they pull off their respective roles, they took intensive acting workshops in their goal to match the skills of their leading man’s well-known acting chops. “Nag-workshop po kami before kami isalang sa taping. If you will remember, my role in ‘hanggang Saan’ as Georgette Sandiego was a lawyer, and somewhat needed that air of stature that a beauty queen has. But this one, Isay is very different,” explained Medina. “Si Isay

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kasi probinsyana, so kailangan ko mag loosen up and be simple—the opposite of a beauty queen—and I really enjoy the challenge. Verzosa, acknowledged on the other hand, “Kami ni Maxine, we’re here to prove to ourselves and the viewers that we can act. Ako naman malaki ang pasasalamat ko kay Direk Ruel [Bayani] dahil binigay niya itong opportunity sa amin and he trusted us with the roles. Para sa akin, dito ako na-challenge na patunayan yung sarili ko. Like I said, we’re here to prove something.” Premiering this week, “Los Bastardos” will find Don Roman leading a happy family life until tragedy strikes, leading him to recklessness as he seeks to find true love. he will sire five sons from five different women: Isagani (Cuenca), Don Roman’s long-lost son with his

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first love; Joaquin (Loyzaga), the only son who will grow up under his care; Matteo (Gumabao), who will end up with the Cardinals’ rival family; Connor (Colet), who will become a conman bent on destroying the Cardinal wealth; and Lucas (Casiño), who will grow up not knowing the man he serves is his own father. With lives worlds apart, these five men are bound together by the same blood, which will inevitably bring them face to face as they learn the truth about their identities. Besides Verzosa and Medina, Marijoy Apostol, Mica Javier, Jane Oineza and Ritz Azul are also cast as the Cardinals’ leading ladies. Giving sterling support to this assembly of prime time actors are veterans Perla Bautista, Pinky Amador, Isabel Rivas, Lito Pimentel, Bert Reyes, and Rosanna Roces.

Edu Manzano fights for House seat in San Juan ACTOR-businessman edu Manzano joined the poll fray in San Juan as he files his certificate of candidacy (CoC) for representative of the city before the local Commission on elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, October 17. Manzano will go up against Ronaldo Zamora, 73, and his 40-year political experience dating back to his Interim Batasang Pambansa days in 1984. Manzano will run under the Partido ng Masang Pilipino, which officially introduced him as its candidate before thousands of people at the Arena before midnight on Monday. “edu Manzano for congressman. he will file his CoC tomorrow (Wednesday),” Grace Cortez-Pardines, San Juan City chief of public

information office, told the Manila Times. Senior Supt. Dindo Reyes, San Juan police chief, first disclosed Manzano’s plan to run for a seat at the house of Representatives, after losing in the senatorial elections in 2016 when he ran under the Partido Galing at Puso of Sen. Grace Poe, who ran for president; and in the 2010 polls when he was running mate of Gilbert Teodoro. Manzano, 63, a former U.S. Air Force personnel, served as vice mayor of Makati from 1998 to 2001. Mayoral candidate Francis Zamora, sibling of the elder Zamora, and his vice mayor, Jose Warren Villa, will also file their CoCs on Wednesday at the San Juan-Comelec office, according to Reyes. (Ed Velasco/ManilaTimes.net)

The 20-year-old Filipino-American singer Radharani Martinez, professionally known as RADhA, blew the judges of “The Voice” away during her blind audition in the show on Sept. 24. RADhA, who emerged on stage wearing a blue jumpsuit, wowed judges Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer hudson and Blake Shelton when she belted out to Jessie J’s “Mamma Knows Best” — a performance that was deserving of all its glimmering feedback, and more. Levine was the first to turn his chair for RADhA after he found himself immediately mesmerized and struck by her powerful performance. Throughout her song, hudson and Shelton can be seen talking among each other as they both found themselves torn whether they should already turn their chair for her or not. By the end of her performance, all four judges have turned their chairs. Meanwhile, RADhA looked overwhelmed and moved by the results. Levine, it appeared, blocked hudson so she wouldn’t be able to take RADhA into her team, making it known that he wants the young powerhouse singer under his wing. “First of all that beginning threw me back so far into my chair that I didn’t know if I was gonna be able to get back up again,” Levine told RADhA in awe. “And then I pressed because I’m not an idiot, but then I got scared so who am I gonna block? Kelly or Jennifer?” Levine continued to say, “honest to God, I was so amazed by you. The way you performed, the control, the maturity, you omit this amazing vibe when you sing. This is absolutely the era of the female and I’m your guy.” hudson, although upset she had been blocked by Levine, told RADhA that she was just delighted to see the likes of her come into the show: “I’m just happy to see a voice like yours make it to a show like this. You outdid yourself, ‘lil sister, I just wanna say that.” Shelton, too, was nothing short of floored, as he told her they’ve never seen anyone like her vocally kick the door down during blind auditions. “Unbelievable. People have tried that in the past, they never really carry on through ’til the

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end of the song and your voice just stayed on point,” Shelton told RADhA. “That’s why I held back… You should pick me as your coach because Adam has already taken the chance from you to work with Jennifer freaking hudson.” Despite the bickering between Shelton and Levine, RADhA eventually chose the Maroon 5 frontman as her coach. “I pick Adam,” she said, much to the joy of Levine.

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RADhA is a first-generation American, as her parents emigrated from the Philippines to the United States to give their family a better life. She learned how to read and sing through karaoke, as per NBC, with karaoke being big in Filipino culture. Today, she is a full-time honor student at Montclair State University in New Jersey while pursuing her dreams of becoming a songwriter.

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Kapamilya actress Bea alonzo asked rumored boyfriend Gerald anderson if the second chance given to them is worth it. in an interview with Vice Ganda at the “Tanong mo mukha mo” segment of talk show “Gandang Gabi Vice,” Bea asked Gerald: “Worth it ba na nagkaroon tayo ng second chance?” When Vice asked Bea the same question, the “First love” star responded with “yes!” Nonetheless, Bea said they are not ready to tie the knot because there are more things to do: “Marami pa kong gagawin e. Wala pa kami doon. Marami pang inaayos.” it can be recalled that Bea and Gerald first became an item years ago, but the romance reportedly lasted for only three months. Nevertheless, the two admitted that their past relationship was “true love” as Gerald admitted that they both cried in the plane during the

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in that short time. Bea and aga were guests on Vice’s show to promote their upcoming movie “First love,” directed by paul Soriano.

How Jason Abalos prepared to portray a transgender For Jason abalos, who plays an embattled married man transitioning into a woman in the upcoming Gma 7 soap, “asawa Ko, Karibal Ko,” wearing tight dresses and walking in 5-inch heels were, at the most, uncomfortable. The real challenge, the actor said, was acting out that he was in love with a man—and be convincing at it. “Wearing dresses was new to me. Walking in heels on uneven streets was quite tricky. The mannerism or movement could be learned through practice. However, imbibing a woman’s heart and expressing love for a man was the toughest part of the experience,” he told the Inquirer. in the afternoon drama, which airs starting oct. 22, Jason plays Nathan Bravante, a politician’s son forced by his conservative family to marry rachel Santiago (Kris Bernal). Suppressing his true identity gets more difficult as time wears on, so he stages his own death and flies abroad to go through sex reassignment surgery. as a woman, Nathan goes by the name Venus (Thea Tolentino). To prepare for his character, which is expected to be in the series for two weeks, Jason underwent familiarity workshops with

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his costars and watched the screen drama “The Danish Girl,” starring Eddie redmayne. “it was my first time to portray someone from the lGBTQ community, so i didn’t have any idea how to attack it… luckily, our director mark dela Cruz guided me every step of the way. i also drew inspiration from transgender females i have encountered in show biz,” he related. Whether he did a good job or not, however, is up to the audience to decide, he said. “This was new for me. i’m looking forward to how people would receive it.” as an artist, Jason said it’s important to be open to different types of roles and trying out things that compel one to step out of the box. “That’s our job—immersing ourselves in the lives of others,” he said, who’s likewise honored to be part of a show that aims to shed light on the plight of transgender people. “We usually just see them as happy people, but we don’t know what goes on beneath, what they go through,” he said. “i hope this makes viewers more aware of the issues transgender people deal with. “a lot of people still don’t accept

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them, especially those who come from a conservative background. To this day, people are still debating whether they deserve to be given the right to get married or not. They continue to fight for their rights and seek acceptance from their families,” he said. “We can’t judge them.” meanwhile, teased about how he felt upon seeing himself all made up for the first time, Jason jested: “Ang ganda ko!” (Inquirer. net)

PAGE B2 have been trying to falsify american history—the forces which drive away many americans to a corner of compromise with those who would distort the ideals of men that died for freedom.” We certainly didn’t get a just account of the Filipino war effort in World War ii, and how that shaped the profound stake Filipinos have in the U.S. armed Forces that persists today. During this time, Filipinos lent their services to the U.S. armed Forces during World War ii in which more than a quarter million Filipinos responded to thenpresident Franklin D. roosevelt’s call-to-arms. For decades, these brave men and women who fought under the american flag would not get the recognition they deserved until the obama administration, which began offering benefits to the surviving Filipino WWii Veterans and their families. in 2017, these brave veterans and their families received the Congressional Gold medal to commemorate their powerful, yet forgotten efforts in the war. Even itliong, along with fellow Filipino-american labor leader philip Vera Cruz, has been often relegated to a footnote of classroom lessons about the Delano grape strike, often overshadowed by his mexican-american counterpart Cesar Chavez. But that is slowly changing as public schools are slowly incorporating more Filipino-american history curricula. Ca assemblymember rob Bonta, a Filipino-american, introduced legislation that would include the role of Filipinos in the labor movement in California. “it’s about time,” Johnny itliong, larry’s son, said after Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill into law in 2013. “i’ve waited most of my life for people to give my father credit for his work. This is a dream come true.” Fast forward over a century later through years of Filipinos creating their lives in the U.S., this year also marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of a number of Filipino ethnic studies programs in U.S. universities such as San Francisco State University, UC Berkeley, and UC Davis. Just a couple days before Filam History month commenced, UC Davis launched the pioneering Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies — named after Filipino author and activist Carlos Bulosan — which is believed to be the first of its kind

not only in the University of California system, but in the nation. Empowered success in 2008, the State of Hawaii became the first state to officially observe Filipino-american History month in october. California followed in 2009 when the State legislature passed a resolution officially recognizing the month-long celebration. in 2016, former U.S. president Barack obama said during a White House celebration of Fil-am History month, “Filipino-americans have long played an integral role in shaping the life of our country. They have been the artists who challenge us, the educators who keep us informed, and the laborers of our growing economy.” “Their immeasurable contributions to our Nation reaffirm that as americans, we will always be bound to each other in common purpose and by our shared hopes for the future,” he added. Through the turning point events and the struggles of the previous generations of Filipinos, Filipinos in the following years have found a way to not only thrive and become a part of the U.S. identity, but be contributors to it. These Fil-ams include pedro Flores, a ilocos Norte native, who spent the years between 1929 and 1932, inventing and popularizing yo-yos while living in Santa Barbara, California. a few years later in 1936, another Filipino was making waves on the nation’s east coast. manila-born Fe del mundo not only became the first Filipino, but the first asian and first female to ever attend Harvard medical University. While del mundo was accepted into the program under the administrator’s mistake of her gender, she was able to keep her enrollment because of her strong records. She of course also found success back home as the first woman to ever be named the National Scientist of the philippines in 1980. She also founded the first pediatric hospital in the philippines. When it comes to music, Filipinos to this day continue to find ways to shine in the music industry. in the 1950’s, half-Filipina singer Sugar pie DeSanto (Umpeylia marsema Balinton) found success as a r&B singer with many songs landing on the Billboard’s Hot r&B chart. Giving her the name Sugar pie was none other than the famous american musician Johnny otis. in the world of social activism and civil rights, there were of course larry itliong and philip

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Vera Cruz, Fil-am farm workers who most notably pioneered the 1965 Grape Strike and Boycott and were leading voices in the agricultural strikes throughout Central and Southern California. Entering the early 2000s, Filams saw the successes of creatives like philippine-born animator Van partible, who animated and created the classic Cartoon Network series Johnny Bravo; and Cristeta “Cris” Comerford who at the age of 21, moved to the U.S. where she ended up becoming the first asian and first ever female White House Executive Chef, a position she still holds since starting over 10 years ago. and then there’s Fil-am historian, activist, and professor Dr. Dawn mabalon who inspired many of today’s young Fil-am generation through her writings, teachings, and enthusiasm for Fil-am histories and experiences. The FaNHS has this year dedicated this year’s Fil-am History month to be in memory of Dr. mabalon, who suddenly passed away in august while on vacation in Hawaii. “Collecting, preserving, and spreading knowledge about Filipino american history for our community was an honest and vibrant labor of love for Dr. Dawn mabalon,” wrote the FaNHS. “as she noted, ‘History is about the events, experiences and lives of people in our community (in the U.S.) and their impact upon society and the political, cultural and economic events and moments that shape their lives,’” the FaNHS quoted mabalon once saying. as we celebrate Fil-am History month, let us not forget the turning points, the people those events involved, and the opportunities they provided us in the following years. History is an ongoing account of the human experience as it relates to social and political change, and Filipino-american history continues to manifest itself as a story of continued resilience and respect; it’s a book with no conclusion, a sentence without a conclusion. We all play a part in the history of the Filipino-american, and the reckoning of immigrant rights, intersectional feminism and representation of Filipinos in public roles is currently being written and will be written in our history. Understanding the history of Filipinoamericans helps us understand how we got here and gives us an idea of what we’re capable of in the present and future.

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Trump administration temporarily blocked from deporting certain TPS recipients Your Immigration Solution ATTY. SARA CROSS A FEDERAL judge has issued a preliminary injunction that blocks the Trump administration from ending the Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) for over 300,000 people from four countries: Haiti, El Salvador, Honduras, and Sudan. This means that the Trump administration must keep the TPS program running for those countries while the lawsuit remains active. TPS protects foreign nationals from certain designated countries affected by armed conflict, natural disasters, and health epidemics. It allows these people to stay in the U.S. and work legally. The program was originally signed into law by President George Bush in the 1990s. TPS was set to terminate for Sudan on November 2, 2018; for Haiti on July 22, 2019; for El Salvador on September 9, 2019; and for Honduras on January 5, 2020. In issuing the injunction, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen stated that the beneficiaries of this program, if deported, “indisputably will suffer irreparable harm and great hardship.” He found that there was substantial evidence showing that the U.S. government lacked “any explanation or justification” to end the TPS program for the four countries, which amounted to a violation of the Administrative Procedures Act. Judge Chen also stated that this lawsuit raises “serious questions as to whether a discriminatory purpose was a motivating factor”

Immigrant Living: 101 and Beyond MONETTE ADEVA MAGLAYA (Third of 3 parts) (This is the third and final installment of the 15 Tips on How ny Build A House of Bricks in Any Season Series.) 11. Pray without ceasing to the God of your being. Realize that when you do, you will never be alone. The single, most important foundation of any life begins with the realization that by yourself alone, without help, you can do nothing of real meaning and lasting value. No obstacle is too big, no situation too difficult, or setback too overwhelming that cannot be helped by constant, heartfelt prayer and a foundation of faith so strong, it can move mountains. In the physical world, gravity holds everything together. In the spiritual world, where transitional human life is ultimately headed, prayer is the most powerful force there is. 12. Bring it all together. Once your circumstances become stable and you are able to choose the type of work you love to do and more importantly, that which makes you happy — GO FOR IT. The shift will be uncomfortable and unnerving at first. Seek the path that makes use of the abilities and the talents that you were born with. Listen to what your

Health@Heart PHILIP S. CHUA, MD, FACS, FPCS WHEN a handful of hair falls out each single day, clogging the drain, it is scary. While it is normal to lose 50-100 strands of hair a day, it is a source of serious concern when one loses clamps of hair daily. The human head has between 100,000 to 150,000 hair strands on it. There are 3 stages (phases) of hair growth, the anagen, catagen, and telogen. After completion of the cycle, each strand restarts a new growth in the same follicle. Hair grows about 1.25 centimeters or half an inch per month, or about 6 inches a year. Greater than 50 percent of men age 50 or older will suffer hair loss (male pattern baldness), and 80 percent of them by age 70. What causes hair loss? About 80 million people in the United States develop alopecia, the partial or complete of loss of hair from areas of the body where it normally grows; (baldness). There are many possible causes of abnormal hair loss. Here are the more common factors: Genetic, age, medical conditions (auto-immune disorder, diabetes, thyroid illnesses, and lupus, etc.) medications, major surgery,

in the Trump administrations’ decision to end this program from each of the named countries; if so it would violate the Constitutional guarantee of equal protection under the law. TPS has become an important issue since President Trump took office. Recently, Federal Circuit Courts in the Ninth and the Sixth Circuits have held that a grant of TPS qualifies as an admission under Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”). Thus, when a person is granted TPS, they are considered to have been “inspected and admitted or paroled” into the U.S., thereby satisfying a crucial requirement for adjustment of status. Following the Ninth Circuit’s Precedent Decision, a District Court in California held that a grant of TPS status by USCIS constituted an “entry” in relation to the bar stated in Section 245(c)(2) of the INA. This bar states that a person, “must maintain continuous lawful status since entry to the United States.” The California District Court held that the grant of TPS status is the date of entry to the country, and as long as the person maintains lawful TPS status continuously since their initial grant, then they shall be deemed as “being in and maintaining” lawful immigrant status. Importantly, the plaintiff in the District Court case was a national of El Salvador, who initially entered the U.S. without inspection, but was granted TPS in 2001 and continuously reapplied and received renewal to his TPS status. Also notable is that the petitioner for his relative petition was his U.S. citizen mother. In California, at least, this decision may significantly help people who have entered the U.S. unlawfully, but who have since obtained and maintained lawful TPS status.

For a person in this position, who knows that their TPS status will terminate on a specific date, they should immediately find out whether they may be potentially eligible to apply for permanent resident status (“green card”). It is imperative that an Immigrant Visa Petition (“I-130”) be filed as soon as possible from a Legal Permanent Resident or U.S. Citizen spouse, parent, or child over 21-years-old. The petition should be filed as soon as possible, as it normally takes USCIS many months to process. Once an I-130 is approved, and provided a visa is available for that category, a person then can file an adjustment of status application. Please also note that only U.S. citizens over 21-years-old may file petitions for their parents. This latest injunction against ending TPS for Haiti, El Salvador, Honduras, and Sudan, gives those who have benefitted from the program a little more time to navigate the U.S. immigration system in hopes of obtaining lawful permanent status in the U.S. Contact a knowledgeable and experienced immigration attorney today to discuss your options. *** REEVES IMMIGRATION LAW GROUP is one of the oldest, largest and most experienced immigration ﬁ rms in the United States with ofﬁ ces in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Manila and China. For more Information please call (800) 7958009 or visit www.rreeves.com. Telephone: (800) 795-8009 E-mail: immigration@rreeves.com Website: www.rreeves.com. *** The analysis and suggestions offered in this column do not create a lawyer-client relationship and are not a substitute for the personalized representation that is essential to every case. (Advertising Supplement)

How to build a house of bricks in any season “I build my house of stone I build my house of bricks. I’ve had no chance to sing and dance. ‘Cause work and play don’t mix.” —Practical Pig whole being says you were meant to do and enter that rare, enviable state of being that finally feels like coming home. 13. Rein in the spirit of the crab. Put a number of live crabs in a basket and witness how crabs behave. Any crab successful enough to rise above the heads of the other crabs to escape the confines of the basket will be pulled down by the pincer claws of the other crabs underfoot. The crab mentality is nothing more than envy in disguise— alive and well in human nature. Lest you think the Severe Acute Crab Syndrome (SACS) — a name I coined for this social phenomenon — is endemic or unique only to a specific community, take heart, for we’re not alone. Other immigrant communities report the same thing. To counteract this, try and be happy for others (even if it kills you). 14. Strive to learn any way you can. Learning is a lifelong process of adaptation. To copy Yoda’s transposed way of making a point, “Adapt, you must. Or die

early, you will.” The dodo bird of the Galapagos never learned to adapt, never learned to defend itself against predators and became extinct. It’s been said that the human mind is like a cup with a hole at the bottom. You just have to keep trying to fill that bottomless cup. But be warned: intelligence alone is sorely inadequate. The whole person’s mind and heart must evolve. Of the two, the heart should lead. A good heart has a wisdom all its own. Blaise Pascal, a noted French philosopher noted: “The heart has its reasons that reason does not know.” Draw from the strength of one’s native culture and weave it into the new one. The hybrid is often better suited to the new environment. Yet, we must never lose sight of the fact that in the end, all learning means nothing if we never learn how to love. 15. See the BIG PICTURE. Between birth and death is life. How PAGE B6

Hair falling out? stress, vitamin/nutritional deficiency, bad habits. Male pattern baldness and thinning hair among women, especially beyond the age of 50, are usually hereditary in nature (androgenic alopecia). After menopause and majority of women age 65 and older will experience hair loss to varying degrees. Medications that induce hair loss includes Vitamin A (when taken in excess), beta blockers (for high blood pressure), antidepressant, anti-convulsant, hormones (male: testosterone) and female: (birth control pills), blood thinners, cholesterol lowering drugs, drugs for dieting and weight loss, medications for ulcer or acid reflux, fungal infection, gout, eyedrops for glaucoma, anti-inflammatory pain meds, like NSAIDs (for arthritis, etc.), and chemotherapeutic drugs. Like tobacco and alcohol, street drugs (marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, etc.) can aggravate shedding of hair. What is Telogen effluvium? Telogen effluvium is a phase where some stress factors cause hair roots to be forced prematurely into the resting state. When clamps of hair suddenly fall out, the hair loss is acute telogen effluvium. There are actually two associated conditions leading to hair loss: (production) inefficiency in

growing hair and (destruction) hair falling out of its follicle. The aim of the treatment is to stimulate hair growth and the other is to strengthen the health of the follicle and hair root by first eliminating any substance and conditions toxic to hair together with bad practices in hair care, and the second is by providing whatever nutrition that is deficient. What are the aggravating factors? The issue and bad habits that contribute to hair loss are: stress and traumatic events leading to hair loss called telogen effluvium, which occurs 6 weeks to 3 months after the severe stress or trauma of personal tragedy, like financial dilemma, death in the family, childbirth, or major surgery, etc. The bad habits include: too much blow-drying, combing or brushing hair when wet, too tight braids or ponytails (especially using a rubber band), forceful combing or hair brushing (leading to traction alopecia), and eating unhealthy foods. Wearing a wig, curling rollers, and using chemical to color, curl, or uncurl hair, are also culprits. How does one minimize hair loss? Albeit less effective for androgenic alopecia, which is due to genetic predisposition, most hair loss could be minimized, to PAGE B6

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FASGI presents FAIR art exhibit in Los Angeles FASGI is pleased to announce FAIR – FASGI Artists Impressions & Reflections – an art exhibit to be held from October 9, 2018 to November 9, 2018 at the FASGI Bayanihan Center (135 N. Park View St., Los Angeles, CA 90026). FAIR is presented as part of FASGI’s Arts Incubator Program. FAIR will showcase five internationally-acclaimed artists who will unveil new and original artworks: Rafael Maniago, Cesar Devera, Johnny Otilano, Mat Relox, and Tiinz Taruc. FASGI’s Arts Incubator Program was created in 2016 to promote and uplift Filipino and Filipino American arts and culture. The program’s mission is to: (1) help Filipino American artists to be properly recognized and given economic opportunities for advancement; (2) enable Filipino Americans to get in touch with their culture; and (3) to educate mainstream America on Philippine/American art. The program currently includes a permanent gallery, special exhibits, portraiture, parol-making, and an artist-in-residence program. Art workshops, instruction, and live projects are currently being planned for commencement in 2019.

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Learn about Philippine product sourcing in Los Angeles, CA Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA) and Planet63 are hosting this workshop on Thursday, October 18 to help the community learn about importing products from the Philippines. If you are an aspiring entrepreneur who wants to promote/market and sell Philippine products online or in your own physical store here in Los Angeles, then this FREE workshop is for you! How to source, ship and sell Philippine products in the U.S. market will be presented by guest speaker Ferdinand Soriano of Planet 63. If you have questions on importing products and how to go about doing that, this is the right activity for you. The workshop will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at SIPA (3200 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026). Seating is limited. Registration is through Eventbrite: http://philippineproducts.eventbrite.com. limited. Registration is through Eventbrite: http://philippineproducts.eventbrite.com.

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West Ranch High School hosts Wildcat Classic in Valencia, CA West Ranch High School is proud to present the 10th annual Wildcat Classic, a daylong display of musical artistry. More than 20 high school bands from the Santa Clarita Valley and around the region will gather for the Southern California School Band and Orchestra (SCSBOA) Marching Band Competition. The Wildcat Classic is happening Saturday, October 20, 2018 3 p.m.-9 p.m. at Valencia High School’s football stadium, located at 27801 Dickason Dr. in Valencia. Tickets are $10; parking is free. Each high school band will compete by division followed by an astounding showcase performance of the three-time state champion West Ranch Band and Colorguard. The day-long event culminates in an awards ceremony with awards presented in each division as decided by a panel of SCSBOA judges. The performance schedule will be announced prior to the event. Vendors will be on site with plenty of delectable food and drink options as well as gifts and apparel for the music enthusiast. For additional information, please contact West Ranch Music Director Jason Marshall at 661-222-1220 x 646 orjmarshall@hartdistrict.org or visit their website at www.westranchmusic.com.

Our Lady of Fatima celebration in Los Angeles Join on Saturday, October 20, at 5 p.m. for a special celebration in honor of our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima. It will be held at the Cathedral of our Lady of the Angels (555 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012). The main celebrant is Auxiliary Bishop Alexander Salazar. All the faithful of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles are cordially invited to join us in October, the month of the Rosary, to pray for peace and conversion in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima. Please share this announcement with your parish, families and schools. Together we can bring peace to our world. Together in prayer, we make a difference. All are welcome! For more information, please call (323) 578-8411 or (818) 421-6534.

Fil-Am Association of SCV,Inc. 35th Anniversary Gala The Siena College QC alumni will be holding its 35th Anniversary Gala. A black tie and hollywood glamour dinner and dance $60.00 (prepaid) on Saturday, October 20, 2018, 5 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Grand Ballroom 24500 Town Center Drive, Valencia, CA 91355. For details and purchase of tickets, please call: Mul (661) 253-1825, Zeny (661) 284-0181, Myra (424) 350-1056, Zony (661) 312-3422, Nic (661) 312-9077, Linda (661) 904-1365 and Emie (661) 877-2699.

Pinta*Dos Philippine Art Gallery in San Pedro, CA hosts art talk by Christine Morla The current ongoing show at Pinta*Dos Gallery is Contemporary Filipino and Filipino American Artists Encounter Textile which presents works by Filipino American artists Cirilo Domini and Christine Morla, and Manila’s Aze Ong, all of whom have been conceptually, spiritually or formally inspired to use textiles as a starting point of inquiry. On October 20, 2018, artist Christine Morla will talk about her art and how her Philippine cultural heritage has influenced her work. Scheduled at 3:00pm - 5:00pm, the Art Talk will also include Conversations with one of the curators of the current art exhibit, Joseph Santarromana. Pinta*Dos Gallery is located at 479 W Sixth Street, Suite 107 at the Historic Arts District of San Pedro, CA. The event is free and open to the public but RSVP is requested. Call (310) 514-9139 or email Linda Nietes-Little: info@pintadosgallery.com for more details. Pinta*Dos Gallery is open on Thursday and Friday, from 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. or by appointment.

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UAAP-NCAA Alumni Friendship Games USA in Carson, CA Join on Sunday, October 21 for the 2018 University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP)-National Collegiate Athletic Association (UAAP-NCAA) Alumni Friendship Games USA. It will be held at Cal State Dominguez Hills Gym in Carson, CA beginning at 8 a.m. Spectator fee is $10.

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Asian Business Association - LA hosts business policy discussion in Monterey Park, CA Many business owners understand that elected officials makes rules and regulations for businesses. These regulations do affect the way in which businesses are conducted. However, many entrepreneurs may NOT understand, that they have the ability to shape these rules and regulations. One of the most important leverage business have is the power of their vote. On Tuesday, October 23, hear from Monterey Park City Manager Ron Bow, Alhambra City Mayor Jeff Maloney, and Public Affairs Expert Thomas Wong to gain some insight on how small business can better engage City Hall to shape business policy. Join the Asian Business Association (ABA) for this intriguing panel discussion from 6 to 8 p.m.! Appetizers will be provided. It will be held at Cafe M Park, Monterey Park Golf Course (3600 W. Ramona Blvd., Monterey Park, CA 91754). For more information, please visit http://abala.org/events/policy.

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9th annual Larry Itliong Day celebration in Carson, CA On Saturday, October 27, the 9th Annual Larry Itliong Day Celebration will be held at the Veterans Park, 22400 Moneta Avenue, also in Carson, California. The event is from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. with the 2018 Larry Itliong Labor Awards as highlight of the day. Speakers for the day are: Johnny Itliong, director of the Larry Itliong Foundation through Education, and son of labor leader Larry Itliong; Fernando Chavez, founder of the Chavez Law Group and son of union leader and labor organizer Cesar Chavez; and Historian Roger Gadiano, who is also a member of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) – Delanochapter. Silakbo sa Mik Tinig, a local group who performs socially relevant raps about immigration, women, and demilitarization, will be performing on that day.

Siena College QC global event in Garden Grove, CA The Siena College QC alumni will be holding its first global dinner-dance event on Saturday, October 27 at the Embassy Suites Anaheim-South, at 11767 Harbor Boulevard, Garden Grove, CA 92840. This event will be a great opportunity to catch up with all our alumni and faculty members from here and around the world. Let us all come together in the spirit of our school where we can create new memories and revisit the old. For more information please call Melba Dyquaiangco at (714) 609-1710 or email: sienaglobal2018@gmail.com.

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IT is almost cliché whenever we hear about “real men” doing unusual things. Some say “they (can) wear pink,” or that they cry (when necessary and are not ashamed of it) or that they “stay faithful to their woman.” In retrospect, these are things that are being done not only by real men, but also the “few good ones.” I am fortunate to have known and be friends to some of them and call it good karma because they are not only good men, they are also blessed to live the ‘American dream.’ Dr. Regalado “Loloy” Valerio I’ve known Loloy and his wife for a long time. In fact, I did the hair and makeup for their wedding not too long ago. I admire them as a couple. They are good for each other and as the head of their household, Loloy is doing a great job. Born and raised in Bulacan, Philippines, the young Loloy Valerio attended a quasi- Seminarian high school where he learned the value of academics, discipline and spirituality. He holds double bachelor’s degrees in medical technology (Magna Cum Laude) and nursing (Cum Laude) from the University of Santo Tomas and Dr. Carlos Lanting College respectively. In the United States, he initially worked as an oncology nurse at St. John’s Health Center and then transferred to the critical care area at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. In 2011, he pursued a master’s degree in Nurse Anesthesia from the University of Southern California where he graduated as the class valedictorian. In 2017, he finished his Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from Duke University with a final GPA of 4.0. His doctoral project’s focus was the implementation of a standardized surgical checklist in the operating rooms at LA county hospital which aimed to improve communication and teamwork among perioperative providers. Valerio is a faculty Nurse Anesthetist at LAC + USC Medical Center and a clinical liaison for the Program of Nurse Anesthesia, Keck School of Medicine. He is the current president of the Philippine

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Meet Loloy, Max and Andy: How to build a house of bricks... A ‘few good men’ living the American dream PAGE B5 you live your life is up to you. Many of the wisest men who have pondered the meaning and the purpose of life over thousands of years, have defined life according to their own perceptions and circumstances. In the end, if you are in full control of all your faculties as an average human being, you and you alone define your own life with the set of gifts, talents

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Nurses Association of Southern California (PNASC) and is one of the examination writers for the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA). He invites the Filipino nurses to join and be part of PNASC. Dr. Valerio is a published author and currently, he is one of the primary investigators in an IRBapproved-research at Case Western University on transformational leadership practices, level of engagement and psychological empowerment among Philippine Nurses Association of America leaders. His published articles included Anesthetic Considerations for an Adult Heart Transplant Recipient Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: A Case Report (AANA Journal) and The Impact of Standardized Surgical Checklist on Communication and Team Work among Interdisciplinary Surgical Team (DNP Journal). Dr. Valerio is married to Roan and a father of two (soon to be three) kids, named Ruvielle and Reagan. Max “Jojo” Narvaez Like Loloy, who has now achieved so much here in the land of milk and honey, Max “Jojo” Narvaez has so much to live for now that he has assumed a bigger role in the nursing industry. Max, who is also known as Jojo to his family and friends, now works as a Marketing Director for Panorama Meadows in Panorama City. He was born in Manila. He went to La Consolacion for elementary, then Notre Dame of Greater Manila for high school. He took his Bachelors of Science in Nursing at Emilio Aguinaldo

College. Jojo migrated in the US in January 2002 and worked as a CNA and a private caregiver in different nursing homes and home health agencies. Amidst all his struggles came success when he ended up with a loving family; with beautiful daughters who motivate him to work even harder so that he can give the best for them. In 2015, Jojo was reunited with his parents after 13 years of being apart. He was able to bring him here to the U.S. Unfortunately, their reunion was cut short when his father passed away just two months after. Jojo considers his dad as his hero and the one who inspired him to be the best person. Jojo is one of the most compassionate men I’ve known. He is determined to be the best person for everybody, and I can just imagine how wonderful this world would turn out if we have more like them in our community. Ferdinand “Andy” Uriarte Digal Doria Andy has gone a long way from being a fresh graduate of accountancy in Butuan City in the Philippines. He is now an entrepreneur and a successful license insurance broker for over 16 years. He is a leading figure in the networking industry including Javita coffee, Alliance in Motion Global and a Saladmaster Senior Consultant. He is currently the Vice President of Butuan Club of Southern California and has served as a board member for a couple of years. He is also the Vice President of Los Angeles Unity Lions Club 2017 and Vice President of Los Angeles Dignity Lions Club 2018 up to the

and the circumstances that GOD gives you. Remember what someone wise wrote so succinctly long ago about the essence of any worthwhile life and that is — TO LIVE WELL, LAUGH OFTEN AND more importantly, LOVE MUCH! May the house of bricks you build allow you to do ALL THAT and perhaps, even for the most sensible and square among us,

even sing and dance, when all is said and done. *** Nota Bene: Monette Adeva Maglaya is SVP of Asian Journal Publications, Inc. To send comments, e-mail monette.maglaya@ asianjournalinc.com. To read past articles, click on the l i n k O n l i n e : h tt p : / /i ss u u .co m / asianjournaldigitaledition or you can do searches in the least invasive search engine duckduckgo or bing or yahoo even before google.

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one degree or another, especially the type that is caused by substances toxic to hair growth, our unhealthy habits and behavior. Experts recommend the following: Allow hair to dry naturally, instead of using a hair dryer, gentle combing and brushing, not brushing hair when wet, avoid using rubber band and making ponytail or braids too tight, use of multivitamin-mineral supplement if not eating properly to make sure that the blood level of the following are normal: Vitamins A, D, K, B1,2,3, etc., biotin, folic acid, zinc, iodine, iron, pantothenic acid (B5), folic acid (B9). Caution: Vitamin A is good for vision and hair, but excess could lead to hair loss. Low level of Vitamin D or iron leads to hair loss. What are foods good for hair health? Plant-based foods are generally good for hair health. The following items are considered favorable: green leafy vegetables and multicolor veggies, olive oil, salmon, herring, mackerel, shrimp, oyster, berries, oatmeal, almonds, walnuts, flaxseed, chia, sunflower, avocados, beans, sweet potatoes, eggs, red meats, and yellow pepper. How is hair transplant done? When medications and good hair care are not enough to stop hair loss, hair transplantation is an option, albeit expensive. The present time. Andy loves to travel, having been to more than 20 countries so far. I’m fortunate to have been friends with one who is not only well-traveled but who is also very passionate about his craft. He is a good influence. Loloy, Max and Andy know what it’s like to dream and achieve their dreams. They have been awarded as the Men of Distinc-

procedures moves individual hair follicles from fuller area of the head (donor site, typically the back or sides of the head) to the balding or bald spot of the head (recipient site), like the receding hairline in male pattern baldness. This is supposed to be permanent but the results vary among different individuals. The final result after the transplant has matured successfully is quite impressive, making the person look much younger, which socially could be life-changing. The only downside is that the procedure is tedious, time-consuming, not totally painless, and is not cheap. What is the treatment for hair loss? If hair loss is not from bad habits, like smoking or alcohol intake, hair pulling, or from faulty hair care/styling, talk to your doctor, who might refer you to a dermatologist. The most commonly used medications are Minoxidil (Rogaine) and Finasteride (Porpecia), besides the various “herbals” advertised for treatm ent of hair loss. The past few years witnessed the introduction of new treatments to regrow or promote hair growths for people losing hair. These include hair transplant, Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) infusion and Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT). In PRP, blood is withdrawn from the person and tion by “Reflections presents The Beautiful Life Celebration” committee. These three men are inspiring a lot of Filipinos who wanted to give more and do more for the community. To Loloy, Max and Andy, I wish you even more success and thank you for being one of the few good ones. *** Monet Lu is a Marikina-born, award-

span to separate platelets from the other blood components, and the concentrated platelets are injected back to the individual, which has been found to promote healing in wounds, tendon tears, arthritis, and perhaps in problem hair follicles. Supposed to promote hair growth in 6 months, LLLT uses light (laser) therapy in the physician’s office. While PRP and LLLT both show promise, their precise doses, applications, and results are still under clinical scrutiny. More studies are needed, with a greater number of patients to provide evidence-based results and more positive outcomes in order to be an acceptable standard in medical care. Healthy lifestyle, which includes good diet, habits, and behavior, exercise, rest and relaxation, and meditation and prayers for inner peace, help not only our hair but our body and soul. *** Philip S. Chua, MD, FACS, FPCS, Cardiac Surgeon Emeritus in Northwest Indiana and chairman of cardiac surgery from 1997 to 2010 at Cebu Doctors University Hospital, where he holds the title of Physician Emeritus in Surgery, is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Philippine College of Surgeons, and the Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society. He is the chairman of the Filipino United Network – USA, a 501(c)(3) humanitarian foundation in the United States. Email: scalpelpen@gmail.com winning celebrity beauty stylist with his own chain of Monet Salon salons across Southern California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Ultimately, Monet is known as an all-around artiste who produces sold-out fashion and awards shows as well as unforgettable marketing campaigns. Monet is also the founder of the revolutionary all-natural beauty products such as Enlighten, your solution to discoloration . To contact Monet, please visit www.monetsalon.com or email him at monetsalon@aol.com

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