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Russia vows to help PH against drugs

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RomeRo Philstar.com

mosCoW – russia’s top diplomat on thursday, may 25 expressed his country’s commitment to help the Philippines in its fight against illegal drugs and terrorism as he thanked the Duterte administration for its efforts to enhance the ties between the two countries. russian foreign minister sergey Lavrov said President rodrigo Duterte’s visit to russia helped develop a stable relationship between manila and moscow.

“I would like to reiterate our commitment to working together in security sphere, in fighting terrorism or fighting drug trafficking and other matters,” Lavrov told foreign Affairs secretary President Rodrigo Duterte meets with Russian Federation President Alan Peter Cayetano during their bilateral meet- REINFORCEMENT. Army tanks roll into the predominantly Muslim city of Marawi on Thursday, May 25 as government forces tried to regain Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow prior to his return to the ing here. full control after terrorists besieged the city, sending thousands of residents fleeing for their lives and raising fears of extremists gaining Philippines on Wednesday, May 24.

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Inquirer.net photo by Richel Umel

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Fugitive Filipino ex-car dealer gets 10 years, $30-million fine for huge 1980s bank fraud

DFA calls for ‘responsibility,’ ‘patriotism’ Budget, finance chiefs after Trump-Duterte call transcript leaked dismiss martial law threats to PH economy

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mANILA — the Department of foreign Affairs on Wednesday, may 24 evening has issued appeal to the public after U.s. President Donald trump and Philippine President rodrigo Duterte’s phone conversation transcript leaked.

Without authenticating the transcript, the agency said it refused to comment on the stories on the trump-Duterte call transcript making rounds, but it said In his previous phone conversation with his Philippines counterpart, Pres. Donald that it may affect “national security and Trump complimented Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for doing an “unbelievable” regional peace stability.”

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Los ANgeLes - A filipino who ran one of the largest automobile dealerships in the United states before fleeing the country 29 years ago was sentenced may 17 to 120 months in federal prison in a bank fraud scheme that caused more

by DAnA sioson AJPress than $64 million in losses to banks, one tWeLve United states senaof which collapsed as a result of the losses tors from the Democratic Party Eminiano “Jun” Reodica Jr. once suffered in the scam. urged U.s. President Donald trump to delay his invitation to ran the third largest car dealership PAGE A4 Philippine President rodrigo in the United States.

Duterte to visit the White house over the alleged human rights abuses in connection Philippine leader’s bloody campaign against illegal drugs.

In a letter dated Wednesday, may 24, 2017, the senators said home care is one of the fastest-growing industries in the United states, with more seniors and people with disabilities relying on the aid of caregivers. however, many home care providers are struggling to provide the care that their patients — mainly people with disabilities and seniors — due to insufficient public funding for California’s home care industry.

As a way to further understanding of the quickly growing homecare industry, the UCLA Labor Center — along with the Pilipino Workers Center (PWC), hand in hand: the Domestic employer Network, and senior Disability Action — collaborated on a comprehensive study on the challenges that homecare providers face. the study, called “struggles and support: California’s homecare employers,” advocates for the further expansion of resources within the state. It found that the demand for home care workers is high, but the insufficient public funding puts a major roadblock on giving individuals and families the care they need.

US senators urge Trump to delay Duterte invitation over drug war

New study: Home care employers underfunded

that inviting the firebrand Duterte to the White house while his “murderous campaign continues” could be interpreted as “an endorsement of his government’s gross human rights abuses.” “such a perception would undermine efforts to restrain Duterte’s violent campaign, which would further call into question the legality and appropriateness of continued U.s. assistance to the Philippines’ law enforcement agencies and security forces,” they added.

Duterte’s drug war has been in international news and gained continuous criticisms from rights group for its alleged spate of summary killings and human rights violations since he took presidency and launched the campaign in June last year. the decades-long relationship between the Philippines and the United states also appeared to be strained due to drug war criticisms—with Duterte’s constantly bursting profanities against PAGE A2

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ALLAyINg fears, both the Philippines’ budget and finance chiefs said that mindanao martial law could be “good” for the national economy.

In a statement, finance secretary Carlos g. Dominguez III affirmed that the Philippine economy is “in no Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III way threatened” by the imposition of the military rule.

President rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in mindanao on tuesday evening, may 23, in the wake of a confrontation between government troops and local militants in marawi City. this prompted the Chief executive to cut his four-day official visit to moscow short to personally oversee government operations. “the economy is in no way threatened by the imposition of martial law. the military is in full control of the government installations and major infrastructures on the island,” Dominguez affirmed on thursday, may 25.

Noting that the “centers of commerce and sources of growth are in areas far away from the sites of potential conflict,” Dominguez also affirmed that the PAGE A3

Pacquiao goes easy on sparmates; Roach unimpressed

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Under the watchful eye of trainer Freddie Roach and in front of a decent crowd, Manny Pacquiao laced up his gloves for his second day of sparring, but it was hardly a session to remember.

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Dino mARAgAy Philstar.com

mANILA – manny Pacquiao on tuesday, may 23 laced up his gloves for his second day of sparring, but it was hardly a session to remember.

Pacquiao, who will defend his WBo welterweight title against Australian Jeff horn on July 2, went a total of five rounds against a couple of local fighters at the elorde gym inside the mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City.

Under the watchful eye of trainer freddie roach and in front of a decent crowd—the session was open to public— Pacquiao went to work against lightweight Leonardo Doronio and super lightweight sonney Katiandagho.

But Pacquiao was far from the deadly

fighter he’s long been known for.

Journeyman Doronio (15-14, with 10 Kos) first sparred with Pacquiao for two rounds, giving a good account of himself by tagging the filipino icon with straights and hooks. still, he left the ring gasping for air. “two rounds? Parang lumaban ako nang 12 rounds pag siya ang ka-sparring ko eh,” Doronio told Philstar.com afterward.

Katiandagho (11-2, with 6 Kos), who like Pacquiao hails from general santos City, then took over from Doronio for an additional three rounds. Like Doronio, the 24-year-old fighter nicknamed “Pinoy (thomas) hearns” also had his moments, even besting Pacquiao in some PAGE A4

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PAGE A1 “Thank you once again to you and colleagues’ support during this work together with us,” he added.

Duterte trip cut short Duterte was supposed to stay there until May 26 but was forced to cut short his trip because of clashes with terrorists in Marawi,

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which prompted him to declare martial law in Mindanao.

“I would like to once again reiterate our solidarity with the leadership of the Philippines, with the nation of Philippines and to express our sympathies and condolences to those who were hurt,” Lavrov said.

Lavrov also welcomed the

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

signing of bilateral agreements in the fields of security, nuclear energy, transportation, investment, industry, culture and arts, tourism and foreign affairs. He said other important documents on law enforcement, military and technical cooperation are now on their final stage of preparations.

Cayetano thanked the Russian government for welcoming Duterte and his delegation and for understanding the Philippine president’s decision to return home earlier than scheduled. He also thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for rearranging his schedule to meet with Duterte last Tuesday.

“Your Excellency, I want to reiterate the President’s commitment to strengthen the relations between Russia and the Philippines in many areas, a commitment to forge true friendship and real brotherhood between Russians and Filipinos,” Cayetano said.

Cayetano said current developments in Mindanao support the two countries’ desire to strengthen security and intelligence cooperation.

He said the Philippine government is looking forward to welcoming Russia Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Manila in November for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit and related summits.

Cayetano expressed hopes that Duterte would still be able to visit Russia in some other time, to which Lavrov replied: “I can assure you that we’ll be happy to see him anytime.”

PRAYING FOR PEACE. Residents of Albay province join a candle-lighting ceremony at Redemptorist Church in Legazpi City to pray for peace amid the fighting in Marawi City and the declaration of martial law in Mindanao. Militant groups, including a group of former political detainees during martial law in the 1970s, are joining protest actions to express their opposition to President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law.

Inquirer.net photo by Mark Arvic Esplana

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Washington for its supposed interference in the government’s crackdown on illegal drugs.

In the letter, senators cited the supposed 8,000 death toll in connection with the drug war.

The Duterte administration, however, repeatedly refuted claims that the killings are statesanctioned. It argued that there are only about 2,500 deaths from “presumed legitimate law enforcement operations,” usually when suspects tried to fight back against the police.

Among those who signed the letter were Senators Edward Markey, Tim Kane, Sherrod Brown Ron Wyden, Benjamin Cardin, Jeffrey Merkley, Cory Booker, Richard Durbin, Chris Van Hollen, Al Franken, Amy Klobuchar, and Kirsten Gillibrand.

“We urge you to delay your invitation to the White House to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte until there are major improvements in his government’s human rights records,” the letter read.

While maintaining that the Philippines remains a vital U.S. ally, the senators expressed concern that hosting Duterte at the White House while his campaign of “mass atrocities” continue would send the “wrong message” that the U.S. is supporting human rights violations in the

Philippines.

They accused that Duterte, under the guise of drug war, “has presided over a brutal campaign of extrajudicial murders that has resulted in the deaths of thousands of drug users and low level drug dealers.”

Stressing that “extrajudicial killings are not a form of justice,” they insisted that Duterte “must stop” his “campaign of murder” and instead “adopt a comprehensive public health approach to drug addiction that centers on treatment.”

“The United States, for its part, should stand ready to provide assistance and partnership for the development and implementation of these programs,” they said.

The senators’ letter came a day after a “leaked” transcript revealed the conversation between Duterte and Trump that occurred during the closing of the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Manila in April 29.

The transcript apparently showed that Trump repeatedly invited Duterte in his office.

“If you want to come to the Oval office, I will love to have you in Oval Office. Anytime you want to come,” the U.S. leader told Duterte.

Trump further added, “I will be in the Philippines in November, but anytime if you are in

[Washington] DC or anywhere, come see me in the Oval office…

Work it out with your staff. Seriously, if you want to come over, just let us know.”

Trump also complemented Duterte for doing an “unbelievable” and “great” job on his campaign against illegal drugs, which is notably a complete opposite stance from his predecessor, former U.S. president Barack Obama.

“I just wanted to congratulate you because I am hearing of the unbelievable job on the drug problem,” Trump told Duterte during their conversation. “Many countries have the problem, we have a problem, but what a great job you are doing and I just wanted to call and tell you that.”

In response, Duterte thanked Trump for his comment, adding, “This is the scourge of my nation now and I have to do something to preserve the Filipino nation.”

Most of what the two presidents discussed, however, were already openly disclosed by the Philippine leader in his previous interviews and speeches.

While there’s is no confirmation yet about Duterte’s visit to the White House, the two leaders are expected to meet at the upcoming ASEAN Summit in November 2017, hosted by the Philippines.

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DFA calls for ‘responsibility,’ ‘patriotism’... Jones Bridge paintings turned over for Jones Law centennial celebration PAGE A1 “While we value the need for transparency and the people’s right to information, release of certain pieces of information, whether accurate or inaccurate, can affect national security and regional peace and stability,” the DFA said in a released statement.

“As such, we appeal to the sense of responsibility and patriotism of all concerned,” it added.

The leaked phone call transcript which had a “confidential” coversheet was the conversation of Trump and Duterte after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Leaders’ Summit last April 29.

‘Transcript strictly confidential’ In the transcript memorandum, the Office of American Affairs of the DFA, warned the supposed recipients that they are not authorized to disclose the

contents of the transcript. It said that it may endanger the national security of the two countries.

However, the transcript still circulated on Wednesday and was published by international media outfits prompting call for privacy.

“Under Philippine law, there is criminal and civil liability attached to the hacking, unauthorized disclosure and use of illegally or inadvertently-obtained confidential government documents,” the DFA said.

In the said transcript, Trump said he called Duterte to praise him for his “unbelievable” and “great job in the government’s war on drugs.

The two leaders also discussed the ASEAN leaders’ worry on the situation in North Korea and the rockets and warheads in the hands of North Korean President Kim Jong-Un. On the other hand, Trump boasted that he can handle the situation and said the US has

two submarines ready to respond while Duterte asked the US president to keep pressure on Kim. The DFA said that Duterte and Trump “have a a good and warm working relationship.”

“We are confident it will continue to be nurtured towards a positive direction for the benefit of the longstanding partnership,” the DFA said.

“We also reiterate our support for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and encourage the parties to continuously engage in peaceful dialogue,” it added.

While the DFA refused to confirm the veracity of the transcript, The New York Times said it has a source in Washington, a senior administration official, who confirmed that the transcript was accurate. The publication said the official was not authorized “to publicly discuss the call and confirmed it on the condition of anonymity.”

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PAGE A1 “economic expansion will not be jeopardized and economic opportunities will remain robust.”

“Threats of violence in the poorest regions of the country will not affect adversely the economic position of the whole country,” he added.

While warning that such threats could “dampen the economic prospects of the poorest regions,” Dominguez assured that the “government plans to revive this regional economy and transform it into a meaningful participant in the country’s growth will be held in abeyance until lasting peace is attained.”

“The president is determined to protect the lives of innocent civilians and he will apply everything within his legal means to stop these extremist terrorist groups from further threatening the people of Mindanao and undermining government efforts to lift people up from poverty and transform southern Philippines into a major growth center and investment destination,” Dominguez further added.

In a separate comment, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said that the imposition of military rule in Mindanao could be a “positive move” if it would help achieve peace in Mindanao.

“If, by declaring martial law in Mindanao, he improves the like-

lihood that peace in Mindanao would be achieved, then it is a positive move,” Diokno said, as quoted by The Philippine Star.

He went on to say, “The president promised a better, safer, fairer, richer and more beautiful Philippines. He believes peace and order is a precondition to growth.”

In a national economic perspective, Diokno noted that the martial law declaration is only “limited” to Mindanao, which he said contributed less than 20 percent” to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).

Several private sectors also expressed support to Duterte’s martial law declaration.

“This is terrorism. There are no ifs ands or buts about it,” Perry Pe, Management Association of the Philippines chair of the national issues committee, said in an Inquirer report.

“The moment you act on it decisively, that kills it right away.

Obviously, what the president did was very good because the market reacted to it very positively,” he added.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr, on the other hand, said that “there may be some transitory or temporary cautiousness” in Duterte’s “decisive” move but “in the end will likely “lead to a positive impact on sentiment.”

A Singapore-based political analyst, however, warned that human rights abuses under military rule could be a great blow to the Philippine economy.

“If there are signs that martial law in Mindanao is leading to widespread human rights abuses above and beyond what the war on drugs is involved in, then that will be bad for the country and hence for investor confidence in the country,” senior researcher Malcolm Cook of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute told ANC. Earlier on Wednesday, May 24, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez claimed that the “isolated incident” in Marawi City, Mindanao “will not, in any way, counter the growth momentum” of the Philippines.

On Tuesday, a clash erupted between the government forces and local militants when the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) conducted a joint operation in barangay Basak Malutlut to capture Isnilon Hapilon, who is believed to be the head of IS in Southeast Asia.

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana identified the militants as members of the Maute group, which is believed to have pledged allegiance to IS in 2015.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two paintings of the William A. Jones Memorial Bridge in Manila were turned over to the Richmond County Museum and the family of Congressman William Atkinson Jones on May 12, as part of the celebration of the centennial anniversary of the Philippine Autonomy Act, otherwise known as the Jones Act for Philippine Independence, which was enacted by the 64th Congress of the United States of America on August 29, 1916.

The paintings are the works of Manila-based artist Celeste Lecaroz, who adopted the style “spontaneous realism,” which is popularized by the Austrian contemporary artist Voka.

“When I set to the task of painting the bridge, I tapped into the significance of Philippines-US relations and what it meant to me. With palette knife on hand I set to paint an image of the Jones Bridge in Manila. What immediately came to mind is bridging the gap, exchange between the two sides,” Ms. Lecaroz said.

“But I came to realize eventually that Congressman Jones did more than that. It was more than bridging. It was giving us an alternative path from that of remaining as a colony. So again, it is my honor and pleasure to be leaving the Richmond County Museum and the Jones family a crafted symbol of our strengthened ties as sovereign nations,” she added.

The Jones Law, as it was commonly referred to, laid down the framework for a more autonomous government, preparatory to the grant of independence to the Philippines by the United States.

Through this law, the Philippines saw the creation of a bicameral legislature, the introduction of a representative electoral process, and the recognition of the fundamental civil and political rights of persons living within the bounds of the Philippine Islands.

Ms. Becky Marks, Board Chair, and Mr. David Jett, curator, received the painting on behalf of the Richmond County Museum.

“I just want to say how much we appreciate the effort, creativity and thoughtfulness that you all put into this,” said Mr. Jett.

In the brief turnover ceremony at the Jones Family Home in Warsaw, Virginia, Ms. Elizabeth Hart Jones, representing the Jones Family, expressed appreciation for the painting and its symbol-

Ms. Becky Marks (right) Board Chair, and Mr. David Jett (2nd from right), curator, receives the Jones Bridge painting on behalf of the Richmond County Museum from Ms. Celeste Lecaroz (left) on May 12.

Ms. Celeste Lecaroz (right) presents the Jones Bridge painting to Ms. Elizabeth Hart Jones (left) and her sister, Anne (center) at the Jones Family Home in Warsaw, Virginia on May 12.

ism. She referred to the monument with the inscription, “A Tribute of the Undying Gratitude of the Filipino People,” erected over the grave of Congressman Jones at St. John’s Episcopal Church in 1926.

“We are so touched that after all these years, it has not changed.

So we are very, very grateful. We do feel a big responsibility to represent the family,” she said.

“At that age of empire building, it was a radical idea to let go of a treasured territory like the Philippine Islands. However, Congressman Jones had a profound belief that the United States had a more important mandate to promote freedom around the world,” she further said.

Ms. Jones was joined by her sister Anne, and Anne’s husband Rusty Gilfillan in welcoming Ms. Lecaroz and other guests to the Family Home.

The Executive Director of the

US-Philippines Society, Hank Hendrickson, remarked that the Jones Act capped an intensely dynamic period in the history of relations between the United States and the Philippines, characterized by debates in Washington, D.C. that were cast in moral terms, on what the US should do with the Philippines and other island possessions.

“What evolved from those debates was a compromise. Simply put, the US would stay in the Philippines, but on the condition that as it did so, America would work to strengthen Philippine institutions as a basis for modern, twentieth century governance. What Congressman William A. Jones did was to nail down legislation and legislative assurances that that political bargain was kept,” Mr. Hendrickson stated.

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Fugitive Filipino ex-car dealer gets...

PAGE A1 “United States District Judge S. James Otero handed down the sentence to Eminiano “Jun” Reodica Jr., 72, saying that Reodica’s scheme to defraud was “extremely serious” and caused “much disruption, much heartache” to “too many victims to count.”

In addition to being sentenced to 10 years in prison, Reodica was ordered to pay $29.7 million restitution.

Judge Otero said defendant preyed upon members of the Filipino community as well as numerous federally insured financial institutions in perpetrating the scam that resulted in total losses to both individuals and financial institutions of over $90 million.

Reodica, fled the United States in 1988, but he has been in federal custody ever since he was arrested in late 2012 at Los Angeles International Airport during a layover while traveling from Australia to Canada.

On the day before he was set to go on trial in October 2015, Reodica pleaded guilty to 26 counts of bank fraud and making false statements to financial institutions. From 1984 through 1988, the fraud scheme victimized at least five banks – Union Bank, First Los Angeles Bank, Manilabank, First Central Bank and Imperial Savings.

“The scale of the fraud is virtually unparalleled,” prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memo-

randum. “Notably, Imperial subsequently failed and went into receivership with the FDIC based on the losses sustained as the result of defendant’s fraud.”

Reodica was the president of the Glendora-based Grand Wilshire Group (GWG) of Companies, which operated about two dozen car dealerships, including Grand Chevrolet in Glendora.

“Over time, GWG became the second-largest Chevrolet dealership in the United States and the third largest car dealership in the United States,” prosecutors wrote in court documents.

“Due to the apparent success of GWG, [then-California] Governor [George] Deukmejian appointed defendant to the board of the California Department of Motor Vehicles, and later ousted him from the board when his fraud was discovered.”

GWG had credit agreements with the victim financial institutions under which GWG pledged car contracts as collateral on lines of credit. The agreements required GWG to collect car loan payments from its customers and provide those funds to the financial institutions.

Reodica admitted that he would promise the same car contract as collateral to two different banks at the same time. In order to accomplish this part of his scheme, Reodica directed employees to forge customer signatures on car contracts that were then promised to

a second bank. As another part of his scheme, Reodica also repossessed and resold cars without telling the banks.

Reodica also admitted concealing from the banks that customers were delinquent on their car loans. In some cases, when the overall delinquency rate exceeded a level acceptable to a bank, Reodica used GWG funds to make car payments, which allowed him to continue using those delinquent contracts as collateral. Reodica also made his employees sign for car loans for cars that they were not really buying so that Reodica could increase the lines of credit he obtained from the banks.

As a result of Reodica’s fraud scheme, the Grand Wilshire Group and Grand Chevrolet collapsed into bankruptcy in August 1988, which is when Reodica fled to his native Philippines.

When special agents with the FBI arrested him at LAX in November 2012, Reodica was traveling under an Australian passport in the name of “Roberto Coscolluela.” While living in Australia under the name of Coscolluela, he ran a tax preparation and insurance business. Reodica’s activities in these businesses have resulted in allegations of a $7 million fraud in Australia causing him to be dubbed “Brisbane’s Bernie Madoff,” according to government sentencing papers.

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little as $5.50/hour and failing to compensate for overtime.

“We find our report’s results troubling because these low wages are impacting primarily women of color who allow our state to thrive. Workers that are supporting seniors and our loved ones struggle to care for themselves and their families,” explained Aquilina Soriano Versoza, executive director of PWC and co-author of the report.

Nearly half of home care employers — about 48 percent — pay only two-thirds of the fulltime median wage pursuant to state’s wage laws. According to the study, more than half (61 percent) of caregivers surveyed said they receive government support for home care. However, 1 in 5 of them still pays for some of the workers’ wages.

Despite all the challenges that home care employers face, the researchers suggested ways to

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NEWLY PROMOTED OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. Vice Chairman Ronaldo Zamora (in white) and other members of the Commission on Appointments (CA) pose with newly promoted officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at the Senate plenary hall in Pasay City on Wednesday, May 24.

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Throughout the five-round session, Pacquiao was contented to bobbing and weaving while occasionally slipping in a jab or a straight. He never dominated the exchanges, and sometimes appeared to let himself get hit.

Even Katiandagho—overwhelmed by the fact that he was tapped to spar with one of the greatest boxers of his generation— noticed it, thinking that Pacquiao went easy on them.

“Tingin ko pinagbibigyan lang ako ni Boss Manny,” he said, at the

same time praising his employer for still having it.

“Yung speed hindi nagbabago, yung galaw niya,” added Katiandagho.

On a dull day, Pacquiao still impressed his starstruck sparring partners.

But it wasn’t the case for Roach, who called the five-round session an eyesore.

“His second day of sparring today is maybe the worst I’ve ever seen so far. His timing is really really off,” Roach told Filipino scribes after Pacquiao wrapped up

his workout.

Pacquiao’s longtime trainer then said they’re “way behind” the training schedule, and it showed in his ward’s sluggishness in sparring.

Nevertheless, Roach isn’t pushing the panic button, knowing they still have enough time for Pacquiao to shed rust and reach peak form.

“It [Pacquiao hitting peak form] is not gonna happen overnight.

It’s gonna be a process,” added Roach, who also said he’s mulling to bring in more guys to spar with Pacquiao.

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PAGE A3 establishments in Marawi City, including Amai Pakpak Medical Center, Marawi’s city hall, and expand home care resources and the city jail. He also confirmed restrengthen the fastest-growing ports that several other facilities, sector in public health. such as St. Mary’s Church, Ninoy The largest problem comes from Aquino School, and Dansalan Colthe lack of government aid allocat- lege, were burned down by the ed to the home care sector, which militants. can bring long-term benefits to both workers and the individuals and families receiving care.

Herrera mentioned that home PAGE A3 health care providers, as well as caregivers, would benefit the role of Filipino leaders at the substantially from government time. In both Manila and Washsubsidies. But she fears that the ington, the leadership skillfully Trump administration’s commit- engaged American counterparts ment to reforming the health care to break down preconceived nosector may append challenges, tions, prejudices, and provide including slashing Medicaid, assurances about the capacity which many seniors and people for independent governance,” he emphasized. with disabilities rely on.

Renowned Filipino histoThe survey’s data was gathered from 327 surveys distrib- rian and author Dr. Bernardita uted to home care employers via Churchill gave the family a copy phone, the internet and in-person of an article on the commemorainterviews throughout the state tive dinner organized by the Philof California. (Klarize Medenilla/ ippine Embassy, in cooperation with the US-Philippines Society, AJPress)

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PAGE A1 “Our results indicate that the financial support California’s seniors and people with disabilities receive is not sufficient,” detailed Lucero Herrera, report co-author and Research Analyst at the UCLA Labor Center during a media call on Wednesday, May 17 on the newly released study.

“The U.S. is far behind other industrialized nations in providing government support for seniors.

This is a problem not just for our state but also our country.”

Notably, home care workers also do not receive the adequate pay they deserve, with many caregivers becoming victims of wage theft, a recurring problem plaguing this particular sector.

As the Asian Journal previously reported, the city of LA filed a lawsuit against a Canoga Park-based home care provider for allegedly paying more than 200 mostly Filipino caregivers as

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US condemns terror threat In a statement, the United States expressed condemnation against the “recent violence perpetrated by an ISIS-linked terrorist group in the southern Philippines.”

“These cowardly terrorists killed Philippine law enforcement officials and endangered the lives

of innocent citizens,” the White House said.

As a “proud ally,” the U.S. also vowed to continue “to provide support and assistance to Philippine counterterrorism efforts” and “work with the Philippines to address shared threats to the peace and security of our countries.”

Jones Bridge paintings turned over... on 30 August 2016, that replicated the dinner hosted by then Philippine High Commissioner Manuel L. Quezon on 29 August 1916 at the New Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. Ms. Darell Artates, the Embassy’s Public Diplomacy Officer, expressed the Embassy’s appreciation to Ms. Lecaroz and the Warsaw community, including the Jones Family, for their commitment to strengthening Philippines-US ties.

“During this time of major changes and uncertainty, it is useful to have events like this that

serve as a reminder of the enduring friendship between the Filipino and American peoples,” she said.

The participants in the turnover ceremonies also visited the Jones memorial at St. John’s Episcopal Church, upon the gracious invitation of its rector, The Reverend Torrence Harman.

The William A. Jones Memorial Bridge, popularly known as the Jones Bridge, was inaugurated in 1921. Spanning the Pasig River, it connects Binondo, the location of Chinatown, and Ermita in the heart of Manila.

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Ariana Grande’s Manila concert organizers 22 killed, over 50 injured at pop singer’s show in Manchester, UK

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assistance can be extended to ensure the safety of the concertgoers,” Carlos said.

The 23-year-old pop star’s “Dangerous Woman” tour is set this coming August 21 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

“The PNP has the security templates in handling international events. Necessary adjustments may be taken based on current and existing condition or environment,” Carlos said.

“What is important is the early coordination of the event organizers with the PNP,” he added.

The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), meanwhile, confirmed that no Filipinos were hurt in the incident.

“We have not yet received reports of Filipinos who were injured or who were among the casualties. But we are closely monitoring the situation. Our prayers go to those who were af-

fected,” Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Robespierre Bolivar told The Philippine National PoCNN Philippines. lice (PNP) is urging “early coorIn a statement, Malacañang dination” with the organizers of sent condolences to the victims the upcoming Manila concert of of the incident.

American singer-actress Ariana “We are in solidarity with the Grande in August.

United Kingdom in addressing The PNP’s call came in the and combating violent extremwake of a deadly explosion durism,” Presidential spokesperson ing Grande’s concert on Monday ernesto Abella said. night, May 22 in Manchester, For her part, Grande lamented United Kingdom that reportedly the tragedy that occurred durkilled 22 people, including chiling her concert. In a Twitter dren, and injured more than 50. post hours after the explosion, In a statement on Tuesday, Grande, who was unharmed, said May 23, PNP spokesperson Chief she is “broken” by the incident.

Superintendent Dionardo Carlos “From the bottom of my heart, stressed the importance of coorI am so so sorry,” she wrote. dination between the local police The pop singer has reportedly and event organizers to secure suspended her tour indefinitely.

SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN. Supporters of jailed Sen. Leila de Lima sign a tarpaulin for the launching of a signature drive calling for freedom for the the safety of the event.

Greater Manchester Police opposition senator, who is facing what she describes as trumped-up drug charges because of her criticisms against President Rodrigo Duterte.

“The organizer/s of the Ariana Chief Constable Ian hopkins said ManilaTimes.net photo by Mike de Juan Grande concert must involve the authorities are now working on local PNP unit so that approprifor a “fast-moving investigation” ate security arrangements and on the incident.

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the bombing, but this has not been verified. hopkins, however, confirmed the eU grants are not meant has a “standard set of condithat the attacker — identified as

by AJPress to change the system of the re- tions” on all of its development 22-year-old Salman Abedi — died cipient countries but, rather, to assistance, Jessen said those during the blast.

The european Union’s (eU) promote their development. are meant to prevent any form “We have been treating this as “It’s not a question of trying of anomaly or corruption. a terrorist incident and we be- ambassador to the Philippines “In every project, you have lieve, at this stage, the attack last said he will seek clarification to change the system but trynight was conducted by one man. from the Duterte administration ing to work hand-in-hand with specifications, if we support the The priority is to establish wheth- regarding its recent decision to governments around the world health sector then the money to make sure that the countries should go to the health sector, er he was acting alone or as part reject assistance from the eU. Last week, the Philippine in need develop in the best not to another department,” of a network,” hopkins said.

“The attacker, I can confirm, government announced that possible way,” Jessen said on Jessen explained.

Last year, Duterte dared died at the arena. We believe the it has stopped accepting aid Tuesday, May 23.

Next week, the top diplomat the eU, along with the United attacker was carrying an impro- “with conditions” from the eU Ariana Grande performs during the Manila leg of “The Honeymoon Tour” held at the Mall of vised explosive device which he as part of affirming its foreign he will meet with Philippine States and other critics, to pull Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan out their assistance from the Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday, August 23, 2015. detonated causing this atrocity,” independence policy.

Philstar.com photo by Efigenio Christopher Toledo IV he added.

According to Malacañang, Peter Cayetano and seek clari- Philippines amid their critithe government will refuse new fications from him regarding cisms against his administraeU grants that have the poten- the matter. tion’s drug war, and the altial of affecting the “internal “We have to get clarification leged human rights violations policies” of the country, as rec- on what exactly it is that they’re and summary killings related ommended by the Department referring to,” Jessen said, add- to the campaign. of Finance (DOF) and approved ing “We have to listen to what The ambassador, however,

by President Rodrigo Duterte. he (Cayetano) has to say, this is said that that the human rights Spokesperson ernesto Abella a dialogue and we talking and issues are unrelated to the deManila, also nine points higher “fighting terrorism” at +47 (from disclosed that the DOF made take issues step by step.” velopment assistance that the

by Helen FloreS than December’s +53; and +60 +41); “defending the country’s the recommendation after the Philstar.com Presently, Jessen confirmed eU gives. in balance Luzon, four points up territorial rights” at +46 (from eU “recently” offered a con- that the eU is “not withdrawing Jessen went on to say, “We +54); “providing jobs” at +43, ditional grant that seemingly any amount” and remains “in have a political dialogue with MANILA - Public satisfaction from +56.

Net satisfaction scores of the (from +51); “fighting crime” meddles in the country’s inter- contact with the government the Philippines and there, we with the Duterte administration remained “very good” at +66 in administration also remained at +41 (from +50); “eradicat- nal affairs. on how best to work on our de- raise all sorts of issues and the first quarter of the year, the “very good” across socioeconom- ing graft and corruption” at +39 In defense, Ambassador velopment assistance.” that’s not directly related to our Social Weather Stations (SWS)’s ic classes: +69 among respon- (from +45 in the fourth quarter Franz Jessen maintained that While admitting that the eU development cooperation.” dents belonging to class e, seven of 2016); “solving the problem latest survey showed.

The poll conducted from March points above the +62 registered of extrajudicial killings” at +37, 25 to 28 found 75 percent of Fili- in December; +61 among those (from +40); “reconciliation with pinos saying they are “satisfied” in class ABC, six points above the communist rebels” at +32 (from with the national government and “very good” +55 previously; and +30); “foreign relations” at +46, from December only nine percent “dissatisfied,” +66 in class D or the masses, five unchanged resulting in a net satisfaction points higher than the +61 re- and “reconciliation with Muslim corded in fourth quarter of 2016. rebels” at +33, also unchanged. score of +66.

It obtained “moderate” scores The same survey found that Sixteen percent, meanwhile, out of 15 performance issues in “ensuring that no family will were undecided on the matter.

The administration’s latest comprising a Governance Report ever be hungry” at +22, down score was five points higher than Card, the Duterte administration 12 points from +34 in December; the “very good” +61 (73 percent got a “very good” score in one “fighting inflation” at +13, also satisfied, 12 percent dissatis- subject, “good” ratings in 10 and down 12 points from the “moderate” +25; “recovering the ‘hidfied) logged in the last quarter of “moderate” in four others. den wealth’ stolen by Marcos and Key issues 2016.

The survey showed the admin- his cronies” at +22, two points Its net satisfaction ratings remained “excellent” in Mindanao, istration retained its “very good” below the+24 in December; President Duterte’s bailiwick, at rating in “helping the poor” at and “resolving the traffic prob+79, hardly moving from +78 re- +63, despite a three-point drop lem” at +21.

SWS noted that this was the from December’s +66. corded in the December survey.

It received “good” net rat- first time the issue on resolving It stayed “very good” at +67 in the Visayas, nine points above ings in “developing science and the traffic problem was included December’s +58; +62 in Metro technology” at +49 (from +50); in the survey.

EU defends grants, seeks Philippines’ clarification on aid rejection

Survey: Duterte government maintains ‘very good’ rating

Ex-DFA chief urges filing of protest, US joint patrols to counter China war threat

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The Duterte administration should immediately prepare for a so-called “dual response” to counter China’s supposed recent war threat, former Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario said on Monday, May 22.

Last week, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte bared that Chinese President Xi Jinping had threatened war if Manila insists on its plan to conduct a Reed Bank oil exploration and “forces the issue” of last year’s arbitral ruling.

The Reed Bank, also called “Recto Bank,” is internationally recognized as part of the Philippine exclusive economic zone (eeZ) and is located in the South China Sea. China, however, claims it as part of its territory.

Last July, an arbitral tribunal in The hague ruled in favor of the Philippines, finding that China’s historic nine-dash line, which claimed almost all the South China Sea, has no historic and legal basis.

In a recent speech, Duterte recalled telling Xi during their meeting in Beijing: “We intend to drill oil there, if it’s yours, well, that’s your view, but my view is, I can drill the oil, if there is some inside the bowels of the earth because it is ours.” “his response to me, ‘we’re friends, we don’t want to quarrel with you, we want to maintain the presence of warm relationship,

Former Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario

but if you force the issue, we’ll go to war,” the president added.

Following Duterte’s statements, Del Rosario urged Manila to respond to Beijing’s alleged threat of war by heeding the advice of Philippine Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio to file a protest before the United Nations (UN).

“We can expect that the responsible community of nations would be supportive of such a diplomatic action by the Philippine government,” Del Rosario said, stressing that that the use and threats of force are “serious violations” of the UN Charter and that the protest is in the Philippines’ “national interest.”

As part of the “dual response,” Del Rosario also urged the government to revisit the joint patrolling of the country’s exclusive economic zone (eeZ) with the United States and other allies.

The former top diplomat called on Manila to “pursue a defensive

posture” by revisiting the joint patrol strategy of the West Philippine Sea. he also added that joint patrols with U.S. troops would “effectively posture” Manila’s “security guarantee agreement,” highlighting the two countries’ treaty alliance.

“The joint patrol of our eeZ with the U.S. and possibly other partners would be a combined strategic and tactical move for the Philippine government in defending our national interest and territorial integrity,” Del Rosario said.

On the other hand, Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Alan Peter Cayetano refused to confirm or deny reports of China’s alleged war threat.

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THE Philippines extends its condolences to the victims’ families and voiced solidarity with Britain in the fight against extremism following the deadly terror attack in Manchester, United Kingdom that left 22 people—including children—dead and 50 injured.

“We are in solidarity with the United Kingdom in addressing and combating violent extremism,” Philippine Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella said.

A suicide bomber reportedly carried out the attack as fans were streaming out of Manchester Arena after American pop singer Ariana Grande’s concert on Monday, May 22.

In Manila, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is closely coordinating with organizers of the concert tour of Grande set on August 21 at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena in Pasay City.

While there is no specific terror threat for the pop star’s Manila stop, the PNP is initiating involvement in the event’s security so that appropriate security arrangements and assistance can be extended to ensure the safety of concertgoers.

Meanwhile on Tuesday, May 23, Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, who’s in Moscow for a four-day state visit to Russia, cut his trip short after declaring martial law in Mindanao. The decision came amidst attacks perpetrated by Islamic State (IS)-backed Maute group in Marawi City.

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana reported that government forces clashed with Maute fighters in Marawi City. The fighting left two policemen and a soldier dead and injured several others, ac-

cording to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.

The siege reportedly began hen police and troops raided a house where Isnilon Hapilon, a leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group and the subject of a U.S. State Department bounty of $5 million, was believed to be hiding.

Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano will stay behind in Russia to sign several agreements.

The Philippine government has valiantly dealt with armed conflicts since the 1960s. While it succeeded in diminishing the numbers of these groups, coercion continues to this day. Major fronts have long fought for communist insurgency in the Mindanao region, leaving national reconciliation as still an ultimate goal for its government.

The prevailing discord in Mindanao stems from what Moros believe as historical and continuing injustice committed against them, resulting in a majority-minority relationship that manifests itself in underdevelopment and dispossession in Muslim areas.

While there is a lack of a comprehensive data on the total number of people affected and resources lost or destroyed as a result of these conflicts, reported estimates have been disturbing. Aside from being saddled with armed internal security threats,

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restoring peace in the country—especially in Mindanao—is also hampered by apparent economic and social problems.

In this ever-changing and turbulent world, it’s easier for some people to aggregate power, to instigate war than to commit to peace and compromise. People behind such terror attacks must be reminded that it took millions of lives, thousands of years and

hundreds of wars to achieve global order.

Peace may be attained when there is cultural integrity, respect for differences, protection of human rights, good governance, sustainable development and delivery of basic social services. The list may still go on, and these measures will require more than just valiant efforts from the government and its people. (AJPress)

Rediscovering and strengthening our faith through the Marian Shrine Pilgrimage Tour I WAS out of the country for close to The Fil-Am a month to join my husband as he ful- Perspective filled a promise: to take his parents to the faith-based Marian Pilgrimage Tour in Europe. This was my gel SantoS-ReloS husband’s way of honoring his parents who are celebrating their birthdays this May as octogenarians. They have devoted their lives to serving the church back in the Philippines since their retirement. The pilgrimage tour would be the perfect gift to his parents.

Through the help of my dear friend Mr. Johnny Francisco of Mango Tours, we joined the pilgrimage tour. This pilgrimage has been very significant this year as the Catholic Christians celebrate the 100th year of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s apparition in Fatima, Portugal.

Being part of the tour group has eased up all the concerns and stresses that go with preparing for all the details of our trip’s itinerary, especially when you are traveling with seniors.

There were about 45 of us in the group that met up in Lisbon, Portugal. Lo, and behold! More than a third of the group were Filipinos — and as our tour director said, indeed, Filipinos are among the top travelers on faith-

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RigobeRto D. tiglao TO understand quickly what the issue is about the Duterte government’s move to reject European Union (EU) grants that are laden with conditions, which would allow it to interfere with our sovereignty, here’s an analogy. (Note: the rejection currently involves grants only, not loans.)

A tycoon’s philanthropic (of course tax-deductible) foundation offers you a grant of P50,000 (yes, that small, which is proportionate to the amount of EU grants to the size of our economy) which you are told you can use to renovate your house. [deleted Lucio Co— too distracting] However, the tycoon’s bureaucrat handling the grant tells you that if you accept the money, he can come into your house anytime and lecture you how to run your household which you must accept and implement.

Would you accept the grant? I don’t think so. Unless you’re so poor P50,000 is a boon. But then you wouldn’t have a house to renovate.

In the case of EU grants, these

based tours. In fact, many Filipinos would choose to go to Rome, the Holy Land, Fatima, Lourdes, etc if they could only travel abroad once in their life — a testament to the commitment of our kababayans to grow in faith and devotion to God. Aboard an air-conditioned coach with picture windows, WiFi and USB charger in every seat, our 12-day sojourn took us to Portugal, France and Spain where we visited Marian shrines, places of worship, churches, pilgrimage destinations and had good city and cultural tours of the places we visited.

My husband and I extended our trip to take my in-laws visit the Vatican and see Pope Francis in person in Rome.

After visits to churches in Lisbon, we headed north and made a quick stop to Santarem, Portugal to visit the Church of the Eucharistic Holy Miracle.

In the evening, we arrived in Fatima, where we stayed for two nights. We visited the shrine made famous by the Virgin Mary’s appearance in 1917 to three shepherd children, which culminated in the revelation of the Three Secrets of Fatima. We joined pilgrims from different parts of the world for Rosary and candlelight procession at the Our Lady of Fatima Basilica.

After Fatima, we had a short stop in Braga, described as one of the oldest Christian cities in the world, and nicknamed “Portuguese Rome.” We visited the Bom Jesus Do Monte Sanctuary, an important pilgrimage site where many devout Catholics have reportedly walked the “Stations of the Cross” for purposes of reflection and penance since 1811.

From Braga, we headed North to Santiago de Compostela, which we learned to be one of the top pilgrimage destinations since the Middle Ages. Pilgrims come from different parts of the world and take different routes starting from France, Madrid, Portugal, etc., doing the Camino walk, which may take up to three weeks, with all routes leading to St. James Cathedral.

We attended the Pilgrims Mass in the Cathedral, which houses the remains of the apostle St. James beneath the High Altar. The highlight for me was the famous Botafumeiro — the giant swinging metal thurible that burns incense to bless the pilgrims.

After our two-night stop in Santiago de Compostela and having watched “The Way” on the bus—the movie was written and directed by Emilio Esteves, starring his father Martin Sheen about a father’s pilgrimage in the “Camino de Santiago—I vowed to walk this pilgrimage with my husband in the near future.

We made a one night stop in Burgos,

the historic capital of Old Castille. We visited, prayed, and had mass at the magnificent Burgos Cathedral.

En route to Lourdes, France we passed by the beautiful landscape of Northern Spain, including the alps of the south—the Pyrenees Mountains.

We stopped in Cabreira, a medieval town on top of a mountain and it snowed in April! The old church and the quaint town was like frozen in time.

Thereafter we visited the 17th-century Sanctuary of Loyola, built in honor of San Ignacio de Loyola, founder of the Jesuit religious order. St. Ignatius was born to a rich and noble family and was a knight himself. His neardeath experience made him give up his knight’s sword and lavish lifestyle, and embarked on a pilgrimage himself and offered his life in service to God. Our next stop was Lourdes in France where we stayed for two nights.

Lourdes is another popular pilgrimage site for Catholics because this was where the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette. We went to mass, joined the nightly Rosary and procession, and prayed in the famous Grotto, where the holy water springs from the mountain.

It was a very touching and uplifting experience. We also visited the birthplace and home of St. Bernadette.

En route back to Spain, we made a stop in Carcassonne, near the FrancePain border. The Fortified Citadel

brought us back to the Middle Ages with all the ramparts, castle walls and drawbridges. Oh, how we enjoyed traditional French food for lunch al fresco in the courtyard!

The last leg of the tour was Barcelona, Spain where we stayed for three nights. We enjoyed the city tour, visited Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia, and went up to the pilgrimage site of Montserrat, situated more than 4000 feet above sea level in a picturesque mountain range, said to be composed of striking pink conglomerate sedimentary rocks.

Montserrat is the site of the Benedictine Abbey that hosts the Black Virgin.

This place is a beautiful serene place where pilgrims walk to, pray, hear mass, reflect. (Montserrat was St. Ignatius’ pilgrimage destination) After our Marian Shrine Pilgrimage tour and the side trip to Rome, I thought we gave a gift to my in-laws.

It turned out that in doing so, we also gave a gift to ourselves because of how we have grown in faith, love and dedication to God. I pray you will be blessed with the same experience too. God be with us all. *** 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

Rejection of EU grants with conditions a historic break from the past have had provisions, which past regimes ignored: ‘The [European] Commission may suspend this financing agreement if the beneficiary breaches an obligation relating to respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law, and in serious cases of corruption.”

While that may seem innocuous, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez to his credit interpreted this, correctly I think, to be interference in our Republic’s domestic affairs, an intrusion into our very sovereignty.

What criteria, or what body would determine, that the country has no respect for human rights?

The quantity of Western media and Human RightsWatch reports alleging human rights violations?

Claims by the UN special rapporteur on extra-judicial killings such as Agnes Callamard?

Would the EU one day decide that capital punishment is a violation of human rights? Would it pontificate that abortion at all stages of a fetus’ life is the human right of a woman? What criteria would it use to judge an instance as a “serious case of corruption”?

In default “If the EU believes that the claims on human rights violations

by this administration’s critics are true, then effectively, we will already be in default under the agreement,”a ranking finance department official explained.

“A default on such a basis could further create unnecessary political noise and affect investor sentiment and overall confidence in our government,” he pointed out.

He added: “This EU-specific provision is unusual in our grant documentations. Other donor countries and institutions do not have such provisions in their grants.”

Duterte’s critics, and especially the Yellow Cult, would almost certainly claim this administration simply has become too defensive or sensitive over human rights criticisms in the wake of his war against illegal drugs.

Still though, the inappropriateness of such EU grant conditions could be emphasized using a different analogy. If you applied to borrow money from a bank to buy a car, would you agree to a loan condition that it is suspended if ever you’re issued a traffic ticket?

However, there is a far-reaching aspect to the Duterte administration’s junking of such EU grants, that make the 250 million euros in EU grants we will be giving up worth the cost.

From the perspective of our country’s modern history, the Duterte administration’s move to reject EU grants that are laden with conditions that interfere with our sovereignty is a historic break from our sorry past, and a strengthening our sovereignty.

Biggest ever grant Right at the emergence of an independent Philippines was the biggest ever grant by a foreign nation to our country, which however carried one of the the worst conditions ever imposed on a sovereign republic. This was through the infamous Bell Trade Act passed by the US Congress on July 2, 1946, two days after the Americans let us be an independent state.

As a condition for the $800 million grant we needed to rehabilitate our war-ravaged economy, the US required us, using the euphemism “parity rights,” to amend our Constitution to allow US companies to own public utilities and to exploit our natural resources as well as to take in American products duty-free While most of our pro-American elite—the same crowd who are aghast over Duterte’s move on the EU grants—still find nothing wrong with the Bell Trade Act, it opened up our young economy

to powerful US monopoly capitalists that dominated our consumer industries, stunting the development of local industries and pillaging our natural resources.

A still-to-be-written economic history is the huge contribution of US mining companies to building up Fort Knox’s inventory of gold by mining and shipping out all of the gold in our country.

The Philippine elite—except for a few nationalist industrialists—profited immensely from their collaboration with US companies and as traders for US imports. The elite has managed to disseminate their justification for such American economic dominance so much so that such ideology is taken for economic rationality.

Such ideology in this day and age is called “globalization”. The long-term impact really of US “Parity Rights” is that most Filipinos have lost the sense of nationalism.

Among many other things, they have become blind to or accepting of the fact that an Indonesian magnate, Anthoni Salim, has violated our Constitution by owning the biggest public utility firms like PLDT and Meralco as well as most expressways. An Indonesian tycoon, quite amazingly, has

gotten parity rights for himself, which Americans got in 1946 only with the twin bribes: our nation’s independence and $800 million.

Salim offered nothing.

Underdeveloped and crisisprone The kind of economic structure that was the result of parity rights—in which industrialization was blocked because of the massive imports of US goods and through which capital was drained out of the country by US mining companies— kept us underdeveloped and prone to crisis.

As a result, we became addicted to loans with conditions purportedly intended to shore up our economy, mainly from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which had conditions that intruded into our sovereignty as much as the Bell Trade Act did.

We have had 23 such IMF loans, from 1962 to 1998, the socalled standby arrangement or extended facility loans, making us one of two countries in the world with the most number of such arrangements, the other one being Haiti. By comparison, how many such facilities have Indonesia and Thailand had, the only two other countries in Asia that got that type of IMF loans? Indonesia had

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MILF, MNLF reaffirm commitment to Aquino denies links with Napoles peace process amid Marawi siege

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LANAO DEL SUR - The Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Moro National Liberation Front reiterated Thursday, May 25 their commitment to the peace process in the wake of the raging strife in Marawi City.

The two fronts also condemned the siege since Tuesday, May 23 of several baragays in Marawi City by combined members of the Maute terror group and the Abu Sayyaf.

Al-Haj Murad Ibrahim, chairman of the MILF’s central committee, said they condemn the violent attacks in Marawi City by terrorists.

“There is no justification for launching an offensive against civilian populace and to destroy infrastructures and institutions serving the public,” he said in a signed press communiqué The Star received on Thursday.

The MILF, which splintered from the MNLF in the early 1980s, has a current diplomatic overture with Malacanang, which began on January 7, 1997.

“The MILF stands in solidarity with the people of Marawi and Lanao del Sur,” Murad said.

He said MILF forces have been directed to help the government thwart attempts by terrorists to derail the peace in the local communities.

Murad said the MILF remain committed to the southern peace process, which aims to put a negotiated closure to the now fourdecade Moro issue.

He said the MILF is hoping the martial law President Rodrigo Duterte declared late Tuesday will not in any way infringe all of their interim security agreements with the national government, including the mechanisms of the ceasefire enjoining mutual cooperation in addressing peace and security issues in conflictflashpoint areas.

The government and the MILF has a standing ceasefire accord, the July 1997 Agreement on General Cessation of Hostilities, that binds the group, the police and the military to work together in maintaining law and order in hostile areas.

The MNLF identified with former Cotabato City Mayor Muslimin Sema, the largest among three factions in the group, also assured on Thursday to keep its commitment to the peace process, which some sectors now fear could be affected by the conflict in Marawi City.

The MNLF-Sema group, presently led by former Sulu Gov. Yusoph Jikiri, has long converged with the MILF and is even helping push the peace process forward through its three representatives to the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC).

The BTC, chaired by Ghazali Jaafar, is now crafting a draft law needed to replace the ARMM with a more empowered Bangsamoro government based on the MILF’s compact with Malacanang, the March 27, 2014 Comprehensive Agreement on Bangsamoro.

Jikiri, in a statement, said they

will continue helping the government address security problems in areas where MNLF members reside.

Jikiri also urged for sobriety and cooperation in addressing the conflict in Marawi City.

Sema, who is Jikiri’s revolutionary figurehead, said they respect Duterte’s decision to proclaim martial law.

“We are expecting the martial law to improve peace and stability in the southern region,” said Sema, who had also served as vice mayor of Cotabato City from 2010 to 2013.

The BTC, comprised of 21 members, among them the MILF’s Muhaquer Iqbal, also condemned the violent incidents unfolding in Marawi City.

BTC members said in a common statement that the attacks

by Maute gunmen in Marawi City is now causing suffering of local residents, something hurting for the commission as an organization.

“The commission is saddened by the disturbance of the peace and tranquility of residents in the beleaguered city,” the BTC said in its statement.

Jaafar, a ranking member of the MILF’s central committee, was quoted Thursday in radio reports in Cotabato City as saying they will continue working for the attainment of peace in Mindanao by crafting the proposed law needed in putting up a new political outfit that can effectively address domestic security, economic and political woes.

MANILA - Former president Benigno Aquino III denied any links with detained pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles and questioned the idea of making her a state witness when she had been seen to be in the middle of the scheme to make money out of lawmakers’ funds.

Aquino said it was “absurd” to allege that he benefitted from the scam when he was part of the opposition at the time it was reportedly being committed, meaning he was not getting any pork barrel or Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).

The scam covered 2003 to 2013 PDAF allocations of lawmakers.

Aquino was elected president in 2010.

Aquino said those who would believe the allegations against him related to the PDAF scam must “make sure they are wide awake” and “are thinking” because “it will be difficult to walk dreaming with eyes wide open.”

He also clarified anew the cir-

cumstances behind the surrender of Napoles at Malacañang in 2013 to belie claims she was given VIP treatment because of alleged ties with his administration.

“All the propaganda being done against us in the past are being revived now but the bottom line is, to be direct about it… she would already surrender so the issue was done, there would be no need for us to wait for years before we could capture this Ms. Napoles,” Aquino told journalists in a chance interview during the launching of the book, Politiko 365 in Quezon City.

Aquino cited the case of former military general Jovito Palparan Jr., who had expressed his intention to surrender but only to him as president and he did not oblige.

“My answer then was, ‘Why would he surrender to me when I was not a law enforcement authority?’ So I turned it down and it took years before Palparan was captured,” Aquino said.

Palparan went into hiding after being indicted in 2011 for kidnapping and serious illegal detention

until his arrest in 2014. He was considered one of the high-profile fugitives and a manhunt was launched against him.

Aquino said Napoles turned herself in just after the reward for her capture had been authorized.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it would reinvestigate the pork barrel anomaly and claimed officials higher than senators could be involved. The lawyer of Napoles accused former budget secretary Florencio Abad of “mentoring” his client to perpetrate the crime through fake organizations.

Former Negros Oriental representative and Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption member Jacinto Paras also disclosed in a forum in Quezon City recently that Napoles “casually” told him before the 2010 presidential elections that Aquino got commissions from her too.

Aquino’s spokesperson, lawyer Abigail Valte, said Paras’ claims were preposterous and that critics of the former president would do anything to link him to the scam.

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PAGE A5 nying,” Cayetano said in a media briefing.

While refusing to provide more details about the exchange, he affirmed that there “there was no language or even tone that would lead any of the two presidents to believe that there was disrespect for them, or their country.”

The top diplomat also insisted that the word “war” should be put into context, remarking that the talk’s “focus is on avoiding war as opposed to conflict.”

Likewise, Cayetano affirmed Duterte’s commitment to asserting the country’s territory.

“He (Duterte) has told us many

many times that he is committed to protecting our territorial integrity. He will protect every single inch of our territory but trust him on how he will do it, how he will approach it and the strategy,” Cayetano said.

Benham Rise renamed In an apparent bid to assert the country’s territorial claims, Duterte recently signed an executive order (EO) that officially renamed Benham Rise to “Philippine Rise.”

“All departments, subdivisions, agencies, and instrumentalities of the government shall henceforth use and employ the name ‘Philippine Rise’ in all offi-

cial documents in referring to the undersea feature,” EO 25 read.

Last month, Duterte revealed his plans to rename the area amid reports that Chinese ships were spotted near it.

Located along the Pacific Ocean 250 kilometers (155 miles) east of Isabela, the Philippine Rise is believed to be rich in mineral and gas deposits with Manila as its only claimant.

The UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in 2012 approved the submission of Manila in 2009, acknowledging that the region falls within the continental shelf of the Philippines.

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These IMF loans had zero interest rates but had such huge conditions, such as the lowering of our tariff rates, privatization of public utilities, loosening restrictions on foreign investments, stopping subsidies for the poor.

If those conditions sound good, it’s because of the elite’s brainwashing. Such unrestricted and Philstar.com photo by John Unson swift opening up of the economy

to advanced nations’ monopoly firms—which Japan, South Korea, or Singapore did only when they were already developed— explains much of our underdevelopment now.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Asian countries which didn’t have such loans with conditions that required them to open up the economy swiftly retained their sovereignty in their economic policies, and managed

their economies to develop their own industries. Even Indonesia and Thailand which had availed of loans with conditions—but fewer—are now more developed than we are.

We may lose hundreds of millions of euros by rejecting EU grants. Such a move however puts us on the path of independent nationhood, which rich countries have proven to be the key to prosperity. (ManilaTimes.net)

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by Christina M. Oriel / aJPress While most individuals are deep in their slumber at 2 a.m., Shanna Mendiola’s day is already beginning.

By 2:30 a.m., like clockwork, she arrives at NBC4 Southern California, where she has been the meteorologist for the weekday morning newscast, “Today in lA,” since March.

And for the next five hours, it’s nonstop as she prepares then goes on air from 4:30 to 7 a.m. “it’s the adrenaline because i really love what i do,” Mendiola remarked in a recent interview with the Asian Journal, also joking about the power of coffee to keep her energized. “i think that helps me get through the show.”

Growing up, the emmy

Award-winning meteorologist recalls watching Al Roker on the “Today” show daily during her social studies class. little did she know that she would later pursue meteorology as well — and even fill in for Roker during the 2016 Christmas season. “i watched him every day as a kid. i got to work for him. how exciting is that? i feel very, very blessed to have done it, and to be the first Asian American to have done it as well — that’s history,” she remarked.

Similar to many Filipino Americans, her mother pushed her toward a career in nursing, as “she thought that was a really good way…to make a living one day and to follow in her footsteps.”

“it really wasn’t something i wanted to do because i knew that i didn’t like blood and i didn’t like needles, but i really did like science,” Mendiola added.

When she was 12, her mother brought her to a ‘Take Your Daughter to Work Day’ to further convince her into becoming a nurse. The keynote speaker, who was a news anchor, showed a video of the newsroom that she worked in and the various positions available, including a meteorologist.

“Back in the day, i really didn’t think about it but i looked at my mom and said, ‘is that something i can do?’ She was like, ‘Well, i’d really want you to be a nurse, but if it’s something you want to do,

Shanna Mendiola in the NBC4 Weather Center

Mendiola talks to students about meteorology as part of the “NBC4 Weather Day” at Angel’s Stadium in Anaheim

then it’s science. i think you could be OK,’” Mendiola said.

She continued “being really good at science” and went on to San Francisco State University, where she received a bachelor of arts degree in radio and television.

She subsequently completed a meteorology certificate at Mississippi State University.

Before moving to NBC4 in 2014, she worked for TV stations in Denver, San Francisco, and Oregon.

Mendiola in studio reporting with the Augmented Reality tool “Part of the job is moving around the country from little markets and working your way up. i had to leave home in order to do that and it was hard on the family because being Filipino American, everyone wants to be together…” she said. “it was difficult for me to do that for a while because i’d be away from my family and i couldn’t see them as much.” each market has nurtured her skills as a weather forecaster and has given her a host of experiences covering extreme conditions, from floods to hurricanes. “i remember one time i was able to see the development of a tornado [in Colorado]…it was scary and my mom was like, ‘Don’t do that again.’ i think seeing that helped me with what i’m doing now here in lA,” she recalled.

A big misconception about NBC4 Today in LA Team including Meteorologist Mendiola; Co-Anchor Whit Johnson, Co-Anchor Daniella Guzman; Traffic Anchor Holly Hannula meteorologists is that they Photos courtesy of NBC4 Southern California simply have to “talk, smile, and be

pretty,” she said. however, their work requires analyzing weather patterns and utilizing technology in order to narrate a story for the newscast.

“My day starts the day before with planning and getting a good night’s rest, but before that, studying all the computer models,” she shared. “Meteorologists do a lot of work. i studied in school to learn how to read these computer models to tell us the weather patterns and what’s going to happen, and then keep up to date with the news because that relates to weather and telling people what to be prepared for as well.”

Given that information for the upcoming day, she mentally forms a script about how to tell the weather story.

At her current station, Mendiola takes her segment a step further and gets to integrate tools, such as the NBC4x4Caster (a high-tech Jeep that allows them to produce stationary and mobile weather reporters), the StormRanger 4 (a mobile Doppler weather radar truck that can gather in real-time weather and meteorological information), and augmented reality to enhance the weather stories.

These investments are what set NBC4’s broadcast apart from others and help her “tell the story differently,” she said, as the team can go live from any

Pictured with Dylan Dreyer (left) and Al Roker (right), Mendiola filled in for Roker on the TODAY Show during the Christmas holiday in 2016.

Photo courtesy of Mendiola’s instagram page

neighborhood and track the rain directly, for instance. “i like to be at the forefront of things and being able to tell people about it, so it’s really awesome that i’m part of this team at NBC4,” she said. “We’re the first to let you know about your weather, even though there’s this [notion] that Southern California doesn’t have a lot of weather going on.”

With summer approaching in the coming weeks, Mendiola emphasized the importance of making sure homes are not at fire risk, as well as staying cool, drinking water, and of course, watching the daily forecast.

As for those who want to pursue a career in media, she has this to share: “Filipino or not, i hope that me being on this platform, it shows that you can do anything you really put your mind to. it takes a lot of work but if you continue to work hard for it, you’ll get there.” “i think no matter what you want to do, whether or not it’s television or news, something important — and something i apply every day — is to stay humble because it really puts you in the right mindset for what you’re doing in life. You don’t let your ego get to you and it helps to be grounded and keeps you focused on what’s important.”

Marian Rivera: No perfect Jason Dy conquers Malaysian music scene relationship, only close to perfect PH’s Voice of R&B successfully debuts first single in Kuala Lumpur

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FReSh from a five-day vacation in Spain with husband Dingdong Dantes and daughter Maria letizia, Marian Rivera appears before entertainment reporters at the press con for GMA 7’s “Tadhana” with a glowing aura. her figure is stunning and can certainly leave women envious.

Breastfeeding her now one-anda-half-year-old Baby Zia, she says, keeps her weight at a controlled level.

One writer also points out that her having a perfect marital relationship is the source of her being a happy and contented wife. Although she appreciates the positive remark, the Kapuso actress believes there is no such thing as perfect, including relationships.

“No, there’s no perfect relationship pero pwedeng close to perfect kung tayong dalawa na magkarelasyon ay nagkakaintindihan at higit lalo pag nagmamahalan,” Marian says.

Oftentimes, having a child binds a couple stronger and Marian agrees with it when asked to assess her and Dingdong’s jump from a twosome to a family.

She opines, “it’s much different when a couple already have a child, especially when they are married. They have to meet

Marian Rivera with daughter Zia and husband Dingdong Dantes

half way in order to agree on a certain situation or decision.

Kung di pa kasi kasal, may mga arte-arte pa yan but once the couple got married and bore a child, they would each make adjustments to smooth things out. Pwede namang pag-usapan ang mga bagay (for them) to stick together.” is she a submissive wife?

“Yes, i am. Bilang ilaw ng tahanan lahat gagawin ko para sa pamilya. i’ll protect them, take care of them and i will do everything for the sake of my family, especially for my daughter.

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Dy and Fazura started the tour in Kuala lumpur with a fun game SiNCe winning the second of bowling playing against each season of “The Voice of the to the delight of their fans. They Philippines,” Jason Dy has been performed “Nothing like Cinta going places. Besides releasing a debut album with three hit singles ini” on Malaysia’s top TV shows (“Caught in That Feeling,” “Milagro,” like “SelamatPagi Malaysia” (TV1), “Wanita hari ini” (TV3) and “h “Walang iwanan”), playing with “Asap’s” Soul Sessions, performing live” (Astro). Dy and Fazura also guested on radio stations in the in successful concerts, and receiving awards, he has achieved capital like iM4U FM and Suria FM and in Kuching with Cats FM, era what most singers can only FM Sarawak and hitz FM Sarawak. dream of in such a short span of Dy charmed the Malaysian press time. Now, he is setting his sights with the launch of single at Red outside the Philippines starting Box Malaysia. with Malaysia.

But the highlight of the Dy, dubbed as the “Philippines’ tour was when both Dy and Voice of R&B” collaborated with Fazura went to the city of Malaysian superstar Fazura for the single “Nothing like Pag-ibig,” Kuching for the gala night of the Asean international which was released in January.

Film Festival and Awards.

They also did a version for the Alam ni Dong yan na puro si Zia They performed their duet Malaysian market entitled, talaga ako.” in front of star-studded “Nothing like Cinta ini.” The song That’s why constant celebrities, which included written by Philippine hit maker communication is a must in any “Star Wars” actor Donnie Jungee Marcelo talks about the relationship. Marian shares she universal power of love no matter Yen; Filipino actors Nora and Dingdong often talk and Aunor, Cherie Gil, Jaclyn Jose, their respective schedules, either what language you speak.

Benjamin Alves, Marlo Mortel; With its relatable lyrics and at home or work, are laid out on and an impressive gathering bouncy groove, it became a hit the table. “We are very open to of other actors and filmmakers not only in the Philippines but in each other at bilang respeto na from Southeast Asia. Dy was Malaysia as well. So via Universal din, one knows what the other the only Filipino chosen to Music Malaysia, Dy travelled does kaysa naman magugulat perform for the event. it was to Kuala lumpur and Kuching na lang siya na host pala ako ng also broadcasted live all over for a promo tour with Fazura ‘Tadhana.’”

Malaysia. and to meet his Malaysian fans.

With her positive outlook With the success of Music Geek got to witness this in life, the 32-year-old actress his promo tour in the Continued on Page 3 promotional tour with the two

neighborign country, let’s hope that Jason Dy will also be a household name in other countries in Southeast Asia, and—who knows—maybe the rest of the world.

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Sanya Lopez merely was part of the audience when she watched her brother Jak Roberto [one of the leading men in the current primetime series “Meant To Be” perform in “Walang Tulugan” at a GMa network studio five years ago.

Fast forward to 2017, she is now a household name on Philippine TV for breathing life to Dayana, one of the iconic Sang’gres in “Encantadia.”

Luck may have scored her the break she had been waiting for after the late Master Showman German “Kuya Germs” Moreno discovered her, but it is hard work that brought her stardom.

In fact, so popular is Lopez today that she was overwhelmed with the crowd that came to see her in Vancouver for the “Kapushow: Encantahan at Saya sa Canada” on May 12 with on-screen partner, Rocco nacino. It also marked her first trip abroad.

She had just been getting the hang of being recognized in public so it was a huge surprise when the same thing happened in Canada.

“One of the best memories that I took with me from Canada ay yung ‘pag nasa labas kami, may bumabati sa akin ng ‘Danaya,’ tapos saka nila maaalalang ‘ay, Sanya nga pala!’” she excitedly shared upon her return to Manila.

With the warm welcome of her overseas fans, she became more excited to perform on the show.

is visibly unaffected even if her name was dragged into controversies the past several weeks. She downplays talks about the authenticity issue of the branded shirt she was wearing in the picture that she posted on social media. “It’s just a T-shirt.

So, it’s not a big deal. For me, it’s wrong to judge people (based on) the clothes they wear. Hindi ito sukatan ng pagkatao mo.”

But Marian admires people who are willing to do everything for the welfare of their loved ones, never mind if it means working miles away, and even in foreign

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In fact, got too busy preparing for it and had very little time going around, she missed seeing the famous tourist spots of the north american country.

“First time ko talaga out of the country, so I was really looking forward to seeing everything.

Nasa plano talaga namin na makapag-Stanley Park, but unfortunately umuulan nung nandun kami. Pero yung mere fact na naramdaman ko yung lamig, nakapaglakad-lakad sa daan, and went to different restaurants, naexcite talaga ako!” she related.

The reward came in shortly after the Vancouver crowd showed their love and brought huge banners while screaming out her name.

Lopez enjoyed her short trip to Canada so much that she gave

UnLESS there are last-minute changes (‘and no doubt there won’t be,’ according to Funfare’s Very Deep Penetration agent/VDPa), the final…and perfect!... choice as the new Darna is Liza Soberano. This piece of ‘breaking news’ should put a period to the prolonged guessing game who the next flying woman would be, with names such as Kathryn Bernardo, Jessy Mendiola, nadine Lustre, Pia Wurtzbach and even Sarah Geronimo thrown into the tambiolo.

‘The Kapamilya actress is now undergoing intense training,’ added the VDPa. ‘The training is being done away plans to go back.

“Everything about the trip was in a secret place so that there won’t be any ‘leak’.’

To get an idea how Liza would look at Darna, an instant favorite kasi eh. Gusto Funfare requested our artist to super-impose her ko pa sanang ma-explore ulit ang pretty face on the Darna-clad body of angel Locsin, Vancouver, and mas matagal. one of the actresses who have played the legendary Sinabi ko sa sarili ko, babalikheroine (the last having been Marian Rivera). balikan ko ang Canada because I Doesn’t Liza look the perfect modern-day Darna? also gained new friends there.” now that “Encantadia” has ended, Lopez wants to show her deep gratitude to everyone in the show—from director Mark Reyes to her fellow actors, as well as the production team. The production not only opened a lot of new opportunities for her but also made her prove her prowess in acting. Best of all, she found new friends along the way.

She is now preparing for more challenges in her career, and vows to face them all head on.

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lands, just to put food on the table. That’s why Marian is fitting to host “Tadhana,” the GMa news and Public affairs that tells stories of Pinoys working abroad.

“When the show was first offered to me, I asked myself if I could do it. This is my first time to be a storyteller and so I said, ‘Why not accept it since the theme is about OFWs.’ It is no secret that my mother also worked abroad.

Nagtiis syang malayo sa akin at lumaki ako sa pag-aalaga ng lola ko. For me, the OFWs are the modern-day heroes because they are willing to make sacrifices for their family.”

Marian encourages Pinoys working abroad to share their stories and experiences to televiewers. She says that “Tadhana” is an avenue for our kababayan to air whatever they are going through — good or bad.

“It is also good to let them know that there are Filipinos who are ready to extend help if ever.

Kung medyo matagalan man ang tulong at least alam nila na may paparating.”

Marian adds that Tadhana is not all about miseries and failures. It will also feature narratives of successful Pinoys abroad.

CannES — The 70th Cannes Film Festival opened last weekend with a grand red carpet welcome for film stars all over the world.

One of “the biggest, most dramatic looks” on the red carpet, according to fashion magazine Vogue, is Bollywood star aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s blue princess gown by Dubaibased Filipino fashion designer Michael Cinco. aastha Sharma, Bachchan’s stylist, told Vogue India in an interview that he chose Cinco’s piece when he saw the designer’s collection last March. according to him, when aishwarya tried the gown on, “it was a perfect match.”

The gown is so big, it has its own room, said Sharma.

Besides aishwarya, Michael has dressed up other a-list celebrities like Beyonce, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Kylie Minogue, Christina aguilera, nicole Scherzinger, Ellie Goulding, Fergie Ferguson, Carrie Underwood, Dita Von Teese, Chris Brown, Tyra Banks, Brandy, ashanti, naomi Campbell and most recently, nicki Minaj at the 2017 Billboard Music awards. at her third day at Cannes this year, aishwarya wore the creation of another celebrity Filipino designer, Mark Bumgarner, who famously collaborated with Filipino actress Heart Evangelista for a collection.

Photo from Michael Cinco’s Instagram account (Philstar.com)

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DOYLESTOWN, PA – On Wednesday, May 24, the Hepatitis B Foundation launches its national Hep B Cure Campaign, which features a consensus research agenda that outlines top scientists’ priority research recommendations for hepatitis B and liver cancer. The cure research agenda is highlighted at a Congressional Briefing, hosted by the foundation in collaboration with the Congressional Hepatitis Caucus, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA), and with the support of the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable and AAPCHO. The cornerstone of the Hep B Cure Campaign is a consensus research agenda Veronica Tsang of Cathay Bank in the Ellis Island Gallery after being that is contained in reports presented with the 2017 Ellis Island Medal of Honor. developed by the Hepatitis year’s recipients are read into the Congressional B Foundation (HBF), which Record. convened a virtual workshop NECO has honored such distinguished and diverse with more than 30 of the Americans including seven U.S. presidents; Nobel world’s leading scientists laureate Elie Wiesel; Generals Norman Schwarzkopf to determine what research and Colin Powell; Justice Sandra Day O’Connor; is needed to find a cure for Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright, Condoleezza hepatitis B. The two reports, “A Rice, and Hillary Clinton; Bob Hope; Muhammad Ali; Roadmap for a Cure: Priority Frank Sinatra; and Rosa Parks — all of whom have Areas for Chronic Hepatitis B distinguished themselves through their significant and Liver Cancer Research” and philanthropic and humanitarian contributions to this “A Research Agenda for Curing country.

Hepatitis B Infection,” identify specific research projects in virology, immunology, and liver cancer, as well as strategies for expanding clinical research for The movie’s writer, former AWARD-winning director therapeutic drug testing. entertainment editor Eric Ramos Gil Portes passed away Congresswoman Grace told The Manila Times via chat, on Wednesday, May 24.

Meng (D-NY) gives a keynote that Portes was 71 years old at Screenwriter-director Senedy address at the Congressional Que broke the news on Facebook the time of his death.

Briefing. “With over 40% of The noted director is a adding that Portes’ long-time my constituents being Asian assistant and friend Arman Reyes Journalism graduate from the Americans, hepatitis B is a and fellow director Mel Chionglo University of Santo Tomas and priority health issue since it received a Master’s Degree in were at an undisclosed morgue disproportionately impacts Theater from Brooklyn College, to identify his body. these communities,” said Meng.

New York.

“He was found dead in the “This new roadmap for a cure He is best remembered for place he was staying at. No is very exciting and reflects an the movies “Mga Munting Tinig” autopsy yet,” Que clarified in his increasing optimism among the starring Alessandra de Rossi, post.

“Saranggola” and the Nora Aunor scientific community that a cure Portes’ latest opus was for hepatitis B is within reach.” classics “’Merika” and “Andrea, “Moonlight Over Baler” starring Paano Ba Ang Maging Isang Ina?” Congressmen Charles Dent (RElizabeth Oropesa, Ellen Adarna, PA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) (Arlo Custodio/ManilaTimes.net) Sophie Albert and Vin Abrenica.

LOS ANGELES – Veronica Tsang, Executive Vice President and Chief Retail Administrator of Cathay Bank, was presented with the Ellis Island Medal of Honor by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) at its 31st annual ceremony held on May 13, 2017, on Ellis Island in New York.

This medal recognizes individuals who have made it their mission to share their wealth of knowledge, indomitable courage, boundless compassion, unique talents, and selfless generosity with those less fortunate, all while maintaining the traditions of their ethnic heritage as they uphold the ideals and spirit of America.

“As I read through the list of past honorees, I am humbled but proud to be selected as one of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients by NECO. I am grateful for Cathay Bank’s support of my involvement in the work I do for the community,” Tsang said. “One of my passions is community involvement. My current community activity involvement includes serving as the Vice Chairperson on the board of the Chinese American Planning Council, as Chairperson on the board of the Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Academy-St. Michael’s School, as Chairperson on the board of the Gift of Life, Inc., and as Vice President of Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts.”

“These non-profit organizations focus on helping new immigrants and less fortunate individuals so they can live the American dream,” she continued. “I strongly believe it is better to give than to receive. Everyone needs a little break; whatever help I can give might make a difference in someone’s life. This is one of the reasons I stay active and involved in these organizations.”

Since its founding in 1986, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor has been officially recognized by the House of Representatives and Senate, and each

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also participated in the briefing, demonstrating the bi-partisan nature of national concern for hepatitis B. In addition, John Ward, M.D., director of the Viral Hepatitis Division at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks about the growing urgency and opportunity for the discovery and development of curative therapies for hepatitis B. He cited the recent reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) declaring that with appropriate action, the elimination of hepatitis B is now possible.

“The time is right for an aggressive and vigorous research campaign to find a cure for hepatitis B because it is a silent but deadly epidemic in the U.S. and worldwide that must be stopped, and with the recent advances in technology, it is a winnable battle,” said Timothy Block, Ph.D., president and co-founder of the Hepatitis B Foundation and its research affiliate, the Baruch S. Blumberg Institute.

Globally, more than 250 million individuals live with chronic hepatitis B infection, which contributes to nearly 800,000 deaths each year, primarily from liver cancer— the second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. In the United States alone, an estimated 2 million Americans are chronically infected with hepatitis B, and liver cancer is not only one of the nation’s deadliest cancers, but also the only cancer with rising rates of both incidence and mortality among men and women.

Despite the magnitude of hepatitis B, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for hepatitis B is only $49 million per year and has declined almost 16% since 2012. An estimated doubling of current NIH research funding

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for hepatitis B and liver cancer are needed to adequately fund the priority projects identified in HBF’s cure research agenda.

By applying these scientific projects to existing NIH research funding mechanisms, a “professional judgment budget” was developed, documenting the need for an additional $232 million through 2023 to achieve a cure for hepatitis B. The Hep B Cure Campaign is calling for increased federal investment to accelerate the pace of research for a cure, which will also significantly improve health and economic outcomes.

As part of the campaign, Members of Congress and the scientific leadership at the NIH are being briefed by the HBF on the details of the cure research agenda, and hepatitis B advocates are being mobilized to visit legislators in Washington, D.C. during July to commemorate World Hepatitis Day, as well as schedule meetings with Congressional representatives in their home districts.

“Increased advocacy is necessary to focus national attention on the urgent need for hepatitis B research, with priority given to finding a cure, if we hope to eliminate hepatitis B,” said Chari Cohen, DrPH, MPH, director of Public Health of the Hepatitis B Foundation. “Together with an already effective vaccine, a cure for hepatitis B would truly make hepatitis B history.”

The Hepatitis B Foundation is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization solely dedicated to finding a cure for hepatitis B and improving the quality of life for those affected worldwide through research, education and patient advocacy. To learn more, visit www.hepb.org, read our blog at hepb.org/blog, follow us on Twitter @HepBFoundation, find us on Facebook at facebook. com/hepbfoundation or call 215489-4900.

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Facts about coconut water

PhiliP S. Chua, MD, FaCS, FPCS CoConut water (buko juice) is a popular drink in Asia and South America. the top ten countries on the list of world-leading coconut producers according to volume are: Indonesia, Philippines, India, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Papua new Guinea, Mexico, thailand, and Malaysia. the Philippines export more than $1 billion worth of coconuts to the united States alone.

What actually is coconut water?

Coconut water is the clear liquid inside coconuts which, in early development, “serves as a suspension for the endosperm of the coconut during its nuclear phase” of growth. the endosperm matures into “cellular phase and deposits into the rink of the coconut meat.” the coconut water and the soft meat of young coconut is a delicacy, popular among locals and tourists in those tropical countries and others where coconuts thrive. they are sold fresh on the street by vendors with machetes who cut a hole at the top for drinking, with or without a straw. they are also available bottled, soft-packed, and canned, usually consumed chilled.

What are the other coconut products?

Besides its water and meat, other coconuts products include

The Metamorphosis

onCE more with feeling ……

I am doubling down and taking my own piece of advice. unless absolutely necessary, I intend to be logged off for longer periods of time. How else can I SAVoR tHE MoMEnt except by living real life in real time with as fewer hours as possible spent on the internet? Plus my eyes are getting fried with too much screen time.

Communication has become efficient, almost done by rote, and sometimes borders on the cold and impersonal. I still don’t enjoy being part of a global network to be used for someone’s purpose or agenda.

I REFuSE to BE A PRoDuCt tRADED on WALL StREEt. Yes, I am kicking and screaming. there’s a stubborn part of me that rebels and chafes at becoming part of a statistic. I resent being used for the purpose of advancing some corporate agenda. there are companies who mine data from social networking sites and the gigantic hoard of public information mega databases. these are then sold to interested parties as valuable psychographic information. Companies package, repackage and sell personal information with the sole purpose

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copra, coconut oil and coconut milk (gata) for cooking and for cosmetics, palm sugar, flower syrup, butter, desiccated coconut, powdered sugar, jelly, cream, kefir (probiotic), flour, vinegar, nata de coco fruit jelly, etc. Indeed, coconut is a versatile fruit, nut, and seed, all in one.

Can it reverse Alzheimer’s? the popular claim that coconut oil products can reverse Alzheimer’s disease is baseless and unfounded. there is no scientific evidence to this effect. the same is true with the other medicinal claims for other illnesses, like depression, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, allergies, As a matter of fact, there is a controversy that coconut oil and products can be detrimental to the consumer’s blood cholesterol/ lipids levels and cardiovascular health, if consumed regularly.

Fresh uncontaminated coconut

water is deemed acceptable and safe. Scientifically, the use of coconut oil for hair, skin, and lips, as conditioner-moisturizer has been proven to be of good cosmetic value.

What are the nutritional values of coconut water?

Coconut water is 95 percent water and 100 ml provides only 19 calories, 4 percent carbohydrates, under 1 percent protein and fat.

It does not contain any vitamin or dietary minerals of any significant value. unless contaminated by a handler, fresh coconut water is sterile, free of microbes.

While this has been marketed as “natural energy drink or sport drink,” claiming it has significant electrolyte content, this is not true. the potassium, magnesium, calcium and sodium in unprocessed Continued on Page 6

Gardening, lotus flowers and candles on Mother’s Day

rattled by his incoherent lies that come from his tweets. He still has to deliver his many campaign promises on important issues like LASt week was the 100th year health care, immigration reforms, anniversary of the apparition of taxes, job creations, trade policies our Blessed Mother Mary before as well as the review of u.S. the three young children in Fatima, relationships with other countries Portugal and Mothers’ Day. Allow like China, north Korea, Syria or me to share with you about a very unusual weekend that reinvigorated Iran.

Across the Pacific, the my weary spirits.

Philippines also has a share of so For months now, I have been bothered by so many things beyond many disturbing news surrounding the serious allegations of extra my control, aggravated by what I judicial killings in the thousands read in the papers or hear in the news, that are quite depressing. the that are still happening since unending analyses and discussions President Rody Duterte took over the reins a year ago. Human right about trump’s actions, incessant groups including the united nation tweets and pronouncement have condemned these killings of sprinkled with non-truths or drug addicts and traffickers across alternative facts are causing the country. Political realignment havoc to his fragile presidency. and bickering, China’s “invasion” of His unprecedented firing of FBI some areas in the Spratly Islands, Director James Comey, who was heading the investigation of Russia’s and the continued exploitation of oFWs are perennial problems of alleged intrusion into the u.S. 2016 election with a suspected collusion the country that Duterte is trying very hard to address. Amidst all of the trump campaign dominates these, however, the Mindanaothe news. the president’s “love born president continues to enjoy affair” with Russia and his blind high trust ratings among the determination of repealing people. obamacare, coupled with his lack I just pray that the Good Lord of respect for the judiciary and legislative branches of government touch the hearts of these two unorthodox presidents and guide continue to divide Americans, them to do a good job to inure the causing deeper distrust among us. they are major distractions that sap common good of the people, and not just the few privileged close to the productivity of the president them. to become more effective. Even *** his senior staff and advisers are

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With the above backdrop of my growing anxieties, I made the boldest decision to just turn off the tV and leave the newspapers unread, to stop the injection of more toxins of depressing news to my already weary mind.

Instead, I attended our Catholic Church celebration of the 100th anniversary of our Lady of Fatima apparition, and worked the whole day gardening in my farmyard. oh, was I really so tired and physically exhausted, afterwards! After an early dinner, I went to bed and slept like a log, only to be awakened by a very unusual but heavenly dream.

My dream brought me beside a huge lake filled with beautiful water lilies and lotus flowers, near a majestic secluded mountain. A grotto of the Blessed Mother was built, adorned with hundreds of lit candles that brightened the entire place. It seems so real that it inspired me to start writing about it, during Mothers’ Day weekend. one weekend, one dream can miraculously change one person’s mental paradigm that made this writer a grateful man.

Gardening deals with living things. It often starts with tiny seeds planted into fertile soil that germinate into plants that soon bear flowers, that turn into fruits.

Why do many people garden as part of their human activities?

Landscape architect-writer Julie Continued on Page 6

Log off and enjoy your hot chocolate “The happiest people don’t have the best of everything... They just make the best of everything that they have.”

-Author Unknown of manipulating the mass behavior of citizens in a free society. It stinks to high heaven when the powers that be use information for social engineering and political purposes such as skewing election results.

With blatant, unlawful nSA snooping on anything electronic by any citizen these days, can the Gestapo thought police be far behind?

I doubt if my opinions on a twitter account holds any gravitas to twitterverse users.

Saying something by tweeting on anything can and will be held against you. A screen grab of your comment makes it permanent.

Why give anyone any ammo? the number of users following you is supposed to be an indication of your fan base. Few things on the net, particularly regarding the ego, are real however. I heard some enterprising company lets you claim thousands of fake twitter followers who purportedly follow your tweets. that goes for a fee, of

course. the internet has become the de facto hothouse for growing gigantic egos.

We’ve all become easy targets for privacy intruders. nothing seems sacred or private anymore. there’s more than enough out there in the public records to fill a dossier on anyone with an SSn or a pulse. We are living in the throes of the Information Age and the currencies being traded are bits and bytes of information. It’s like living in glass houses these days. there’s too much naked transparency.

As an ordinary, private individual, I am downright resentful. Celebrity is now a curse rather than a blessing. Witness the public meltdown of Hollywood celebrities whose lives more often than not, serve as cautionary tales.

Because obscurity is becoming rare these days, it has become all the more precious. no wonder our sense of mystery and awe at anything in this Continued on Page 6

AMBOY presents a Lechon festival on Friday, May 26 where six different chefs will compete and be given the chance to show their version of our beloved lechon. All attendees and judges will get the chance to taste each chef’s representation and get to vote for the best version of lechon in Los Angeles based on flavor, originality, plating and crunchiness.

VIP guests and judges will have additional courses made by each chef competing for the grand prizes. It is $75 for VIP (entrance at 6 p.m.) and $50 for GA (entrance at 7 p.m.). It will be held at the second floor of Far East Plaza (727 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012). To book online, please visit www.universe.com/amboylechonfestival or email eatatamboy@ gmail.com for any inquiries.

M AY 28

Global gathering of Bulacan High School and Marcelo H. del Pilar High School in Rosemead, CA Graduates of Bulacan High School and Marcelo H. del Pilar High School of Malolos, Bulacan will hold their first ever global gathering on Sunday, May 28 at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Rosemead, California. Please call up any of the following for more details: Rosario “Charito” Aldaba Gabriel (Class ‘66), Tel. No. (818)-982-1165; Lourdes Ople Smith (Class ’64) Tel. No. (310)-662-1948; Gerry “German” Torres, Jr. (Class ’66) Tel. No. (818)-646-3286.

You can also visit the website at www.mhpnhs-maa.com.

Filipino Medical Program hosts community health screening in Jersey City, NJ Holy Name Medical Center’s Filipino Medical Program will have a health screening from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 28 at the Santacruzan Festival at St. Mary’s Church on 254 2nd St, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302. For more information, please call the FMP at (201) 833-3355 or email lavarro@holyname.org.

JUNE 3

5th annual Kalayaan Parade in Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown The 5th Kalayaan Parade in Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown will be held on Saturday, June 3, beginning at 9 a.m. to celebrate the 119th Philippine Independence Day. LA Councilmember Mitch O’ Farrell of District 13 will be the guest speaker of the program. The assembly area is in front of the Silverlake Medical Center (SLMC) at Temple Street at 8:00 a.m. The parade starts at 9:00 a.m. and will end at the Filipino American Community of Los Angeles (FACLA) compound. For more information please call Art at (213) 318-9065 or visit www.jfavusa.org.

Kalayaan Incorporated’s Philippine Independence Gala Night in Garden Grove, CA Kalayaan Incorporated Southern California, with the cooperation of the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles, invites you to its Gala Night in commemoration of the 119th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence on Saturday, June 3. It will be held at the Hyatt Regency Orange County (11999 Harbor Blvd. Garden Grove, California 92840). Doors open at 5 p.m. with the program beginning at 6:15 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.

It is $75 / per ticket (pre-paid). Attire is formal/barong/Filipinana. For more information, please visit https://www.kalayaanincorporatedsocal.com/.

Pista sa Nayon in Vallejo, CA Come and experience the celebration of Philippine Independence Day in Vallejo, California on Saturday, June 3. It will be held at the Vallejo Waterfront from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The festivities will kick-off with a grand parade beginning at the corner of Marin Street and Capitol Street in Vallejo. Then they will continue with non-stop entertainment and ending on two stages at the renowned Vallejo Waterfront. This annual event is one of Vallejo’s largest FREE outdoor festivals that draws crowds wanting to sample Philippine cuisine, soak up Filipino hospitality and enjoy entertainment that crosses all ages, cultures and ethnicities. This year’s entertainment — presented by GMA Pinoy TV and GMA Life TV — will be Dingdong Dantes, Marian Rivera and Kuh Ledesma, among others. Come and experience the Philippine culture firsthand & bring the whole family! Pista sa Nayon is the highlight of the City of Vallejo’s Philippine Cultural Month celebrated throughout the month of June. Vallejo Pista Sa Nayon will be held at 301 Mare Island Way, Vallejo, California 94590. For more information, please visit http://www.vallejopistasanayon.com/.

Walk for Mom in Teaneck, NJ The Filipino Medical Program invites members of the Filipino-American community to Holy Name Medical Center’s Walk for Mom, a breast cancer awareness walkathon on Saturday, June 3. Participate in a fun-filled celebration including music, snacks, prizes, FREE T-shirts and other exciting events. It will be held at 718 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ (south parking lot), with registration beginning at 9:30 a.m. The walk begins at 10:30 a.m. and is 1.5 miles. Suggested donation is $10. Proceeds fund free mammogram screenings for up to 100 women. For more information, please call (201) 833-3336 or email walkformom@ holyname.org.

JUNE 10

119th anniversary of Philippine Independence Day in Carson, CA The Philippine Independence Day Foundation, Inc. (PIDF), in conjunction with the City of Carson, GMA Life TV, GMA Pinoy TV, GMA News TV, and Tesoro, will celebrate the 119th anniversary of Philippine Independence Day at the Carson Veterans Park (22400 Moneta Street, Carson, CA 90745) on Saturday, June 10. Thousands of people are expected to enjoy the non-stop, day-long event that will be jam-packed with entertainment and activities featuring the rich, beautiful, and spirited Filipino heritage. The eventful day kicks off with a flag raising ceremony at 7:30 a.m., followed by an ecumenical service and a community mass. The parade — to be headed by 119th Philippine Independence Grand Marshal, Consul General Adelio Angelito S. Cruz of the Philippine Consulate General Los Angeles, and to be participated in by a multitude of community organizations and associations from all across Southern California — will be at about 10:00 a.m. This will be followed by the daylong program featuring talented performers from across the South Bay, Southern California, and beyond! The program will be headlined by none other than GMA Network Kapuso’s Primetime Queen Marian Rivera and Primetime King Dingdong Dantes! In addition to the live entertainment, cultural center, food booths, exhibits, vendors, PWC’s Jeepney, chess tournament, and children’s area, there will also be a bone marrow drive for Fil-Am LAPD Officer Matthew Medina. This event would not possible without the leadership of Councilmember Elito M. Santarina, the hard work of our dedicated PIDF Trustees and volunteers, and of course the generosity of our sponsors; Tesoro Refining and Marketing LLC, Waste Management, Carson Companies, KL Fenix, Watson Land, Community Dynamics, IBEW Local 11 &NECA Los Angeles, Nationwide Environmental Services, Brea Canon Oil Co., Inc., Leelin Bakery & Cafe, and Kellogg Garden Products.

For more information or any questions, please email pidf.info@gmail.com.

Los Angeles County Filipino American Employees’ Association hosts Philippine Independence Day celebration in Pasadena, CA The Los Angeles County Filipino American Employees’ Association (LACFAEA) will spearhead the celebration of the 119th Anniversary of Philippine Independence on June 10, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight at Hilton Pasadena International Ballroom located at 168 South Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, California 91101.

LACFAEA represents approximately 10,000 Filipino-American employees in the classified service of the Los Angeles County who belong to more or less than 300,000 working families in various Filipino communities. Everyone is cordially invited to the celebration of this historic occasion. This event will showcase the cultural heritage and rich customs and traditions of the Philippines through its native songs and dances. A renowned and recording artist singer Christine Love will provide the music. If you need more information, please call President Tony Mendoza at (323) 257-4521 or (323) 618-5401 or email at ireneqmendoza@ yahoo.com or to Mr. Rene I. Galano, first vice president at (213) 922-8113 and Mr. Edwin Martinez, second vice president at (818) 438-6517.

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Asian Americans Advancing Justice celebrates Filipino Cultural School opens up 11th anniversary of Orange County office may 26-june 1, 2017

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CERRITOS, Calif. — Filipino Cultural School student registration is now open!

Filipino Cultural School (FCS), based in Cerritos, CA. and other neighboring cities, is a non-profit organization that educates the community at large specifically the youth about the Filipino and Filipino-American culture.

One of the main programming for the year is Summer Program geared to the preservation and promotion of the Philippine heritage and culture. FCS has and continues to be open to all.

Filipino and non-Filipino who are interested in the Philippine culture are invited to attend.

With the growing influence of American culture in our everyday lives, it is easy to forget where we came from and our origins. This growing impact, without a doubt, affects the youth and can easily create a disparity between the American and Filipino cultures.

Filipino Cultural School has encompassed and taught the youth the many different aspects of Filipino culture, such as dance,

music, history, lifestyle, and language. The school has been running a summer educational program that teaches the youth about their Filipino culture.

Furthermore, Filipino Cultural School strives to show the different sides of Filipino culture in hopes of preserving the culture for future generations.

For information please visit our website http:// filipinoculturalschool.org. For any inquiries, feel free to contact us at filipinoculturalschool@ gmail.com.

Log off and enjoy your...

From Page 5 life is fast eroding. I regard social networking with a bit of trepidation and suspicion. And frankly, who’s got the time? I am probably one of a vanishing breed, always itching to get out of the virtual world and into the real world of doing things in private, without fanfare: creating, fixing, cooking, gardening, making memories and connecting personally and laughing until my sides are nearly split. By choice, I am generally offline and often unwired on the weekends these days. My personal motto: LOG OFF AND LIVE. There’s so much living yet to do: so many recipes to try, seeds to plant, topiaries to shape, weeds to pull, walls and blank canvasses to paint, places to see, photos to shoot, plays to watch, games to play, puzzles to solve and mysteries to unravel, books to read, people to meet, goals to achieve, skills to learn and courses to take, stuff to give away, stories to write, naps to take and a thousand and one more things to feel, see, touch, taste, hear and soak in before the end game.

With all that’s in the past, life still feels like a tabula rasa —lots of living to do, so little time. Sigh.

I am picking and choosing from the constant flow of messages in my inbox, only this one below. Some of these forwarded messages are for laughs, others inform while some can make you think harder or even move you to take action. Pet peeves

are those that are pure drivel and chain emails with a punitive clause, like a curse of bad luck, if you fail to forward. For malevolent messages and all the rest of the junk from scammers promising riches, simplify your cyberlife and hit DELETE. DO NOT ENGAGE. Better yet, mark them as SPAM. Sometimes a golden nugget comes through that deserves to be amplified. So simple, it hits you right between the eyes. I searched for the author’s name but like many other pieces flung by anonymous, creative beings in Cyberville, authorship is largely unknown and unclaimed. To the originator of this metaphor then, whoever you are and wherever you may be, please accept a profound THANK YOU, from the rest of us.

Here it is.

THE HOT CHOCOLATE STORY A group of graduates, well established in their careers, were talking at a reunion and decided to go visit their old university professor, now retired. During their visit, the conversation turned to complaints about stress in their work and lives. Offering his guests hot chocolate, the professor went into the kitchen and returned with a large pot of hot chocolate and an assortment of cups-porcelain, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite -- telling them to help themselves to the hot chocolate.

When they all had a cup of hot chocolate in hand, the professor said: ‘Notice that all the nice looking; expensive cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. The cup that you’re drinking from adds nothing to the quality of the hot chocolate. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.

What all of you really wanted was hot chocolate, not the cup; but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other’s cups.

Now consider this: Life is the hot chocolate; your job, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life. The cup you have does not define, nor change the quality of life you have.

Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the hot chocolate we have. The happiest people don’t have the best of everything… They just make the best of everything that they have.

Live simply. Love generously.

Care deeply. Speak kindly.

But first, LOG OFF. *** Nota Bene: Monette Adeva Maglaya is SVP of Asian Journal Publications, Inc. To send comments, e-mail monette.maglaya@ asianjournalinc.com

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And for consideration in our print calendar, please send submissions at least three weeks before the date of the event.

To be included in our online calendar/ e-newsletter, please allow at least two to three weeks' notice.

The Asian Journal would be delighted to list your event in our Calendar of Events.

Awards luncheon honors key business, philanthropy, and community leaders

IRVINE, CA - On May 18, Asian Americans Advancing JusticeOrange County (Advancing Justice-OC) celebrated another successful year of work in the region and highlighted the growth of the organization’s programs and services. The third annual luncheon was held at KIA Motors America headquarters in Irvine, CA and attended by 400 guests. The luncheon honored the individuals and institutions that have made a significant impact in the Orange County community. Funds raised from the awards luncheon will directly support Advancing Justice-OC. This year’s honorees were: Home Depot, Corporate Impact Award Jack Toan, Chairman, Orange County Funders Roundtable & Vice President, Community RelationsWest Region, Wells Fargo - Public Service Award Orange County Opportunity Initiative - Philanthropy Partner Award Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance - Community Partner Award “Advancing Justice-OC is proud to celebrate this year’s honorees,” says Stewart Kwoh, president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles (Advancing Justice-LA).

“Each honoree has contributed immensely not only to the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community in Orange County, but has been instrumental in helping our Orange County office flourish.”

In 2006, Advancing JusticeLA first opened its Orange County office in Garden Grove to better serve and reach AANHPIs living in the region, working with community members facing domestic violence and immigration issues and helped

Advancing Justice-OC Staff (L-R) Sylvia Kim, Regional Director, Andrew Ji, Supervising Attorney, Daniel Cheung, Staff Attorney, Nhien Tran, OC Citizenship Coordinator, Katelyn Ogawa, OC Policy Coordinator.

(L-R) Sylvia Kim, Regional Director, Advancing Justice-OC; Jack Toan, Chairman, Orange County Funders Roundtable & V.P., Community Relations-West Region, Wells Fargo; Diana Kelly, Regional V.P.; Home Depot; Mary Anne Foo, Executive Director, OCAPICA; Cathleen Otero, V.P. of Donor Relations & Programs, OC Opportunity Initiative; Rochelle Karr, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility & Alumni Relations, O’Melveny & Myers; Gloria Lee, Client Relations Partner, Rutan & Tucker, LLP; Yoko Yagi, Corporate Council, Home Depot; Stewart Kwoh, President & Executive Director, Advancing Justice-LA.

launch the nation’s first self-help court program in Vietnamese.

In just the last year, Advancing Justice-OC has tripled its staff and operational capacity as well as expanded its program offerings to include citizenship services.

During the past decade, the organization has helped thousands of clients and callers and co-published a popular demographic report on the region, “A Community of Contrasts: Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in Orange County.” Currently, an Orange County AANHPI Needs

Assessment is underway, to be released in summer 2017.

“We look forward to continuing strengthening our relationship and partnerships with the Orange County community,” says Sylvia Kim, regional director of Advancing Justice-OC. “With Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders now comprising over 20 percent of the County’s population, the community is truly becoming a force to be reckoned with. We hope to continue to advocate for the community in order to further uplift them politically and socially.”

Facts about coconut water From Page 5

coconut water per 100 ml are insignificant and not balanced.

The health benefit claims, that it is antiviral, that it lowers cholesterol and regulates blood sugar, are false, and the US Food and Drug Administration has warned producers against misleading marketing.

Various firms have faced class action lawsuits over false advertisements that coconut water was “super-hydrating,” nutrientpacked,” and “mega-electrolyte” source. The suit was settled with a US$10 Million award in April 2012.

Was coconut water used as IV fluids?

During World War II, coconut water was used as intravenous fluids for rehydration when medical fluids was not available during emergencies. It is actually not similar in composition as our plasma. Intravenous coconut water is not accepted as within safe standard of care today and must not be performed at all as it would be malpractice. Drinking it occasionally is the safer way to take

coconut water.

Is excessive consumption safe?

No, drinking a large amount of coconut water is unsafe. As a matter of fact, coconut water is used in southern districts of Tamil Nadu, India, for senicide of the elderly, a traditional accepted practice performed by family members called thalaikoothal, an involuntary euthanasia for those incapacitated and seriously ill, where “the elderly is made to drink an excessive amount of coconut water, eventually resulting in fever and death.” Besides pulmonary (excess water in the lungs, as in drowning) due to fluid overload, the exact mechanism causing the demise is not clear.

Are coconut food products healthy for us?

Olive oil is preferred over coconut oil for cooking and overall use. The virgin variety of each is considered better than their regular form. While olive oil is universally recommended as a healthy oil, there is a lot of controversy about coconut oil

because of its high saturated fat content (albeit from non-meat source). The use of virgin coconut oil in cosmetics (skin moisturizer and hair conditioner-shiner, lip balms, etc.) has been proven beneficial, but not as a food or as a cooking ingredient for DAILY consumption. Advocates, including some physicians, think differently.

While the controversy lingers, occasional indulgences and in moderation are safe. For many, the great unique appetizing taste of coconut milk (gata) in main courses (red meat/chicken/vegetables) and in desserts is hard to resist. I confess, I am one of them. *** 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

Gardening, lotus flowers and candles...

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Moir Messervy puts it succinctly: “People garden in order to make something to grow; to interact with nature; to share, to find sanctuary, to heal, to honor the earth, to leave a mark. Through gardening, we feel whole!”

How true. In the garden, you witness the law of the farm — that you reap what you sow. Spring flowers attract lots of different colorful butterflies, and the forestlike-farm likewise invites different kinds of birds and animals visiting. I believe that the time people invest in the garden have an inverse proportion to the number of hours spent in the hospitals or in doctors’ clinics. Gardeners tend to be a healthier group of people. My fellow members of the Orange County Organic Gardening Club believe that we are not only healthier but happier people because we are closer to the earth.

The wonders of nature is that plants can thrive even in polluted pond can bring out beautiful flowers, and in the process purify the dirty water beneath their roots. If God can do that to plants, He can definitely do that also to us, to purify the “polluted waters” around us (often made dirty and polluted by humans themselves).

Yes, we can collectively “clean the swamp,” but it cannot be done by one person alone. It can be accomplished, however, by the majority of us. The immortal challenge by that beloved Camelot and visionary President John F. Kennedy comes to mind: “Ask not what your country can do for you, rather, ask what you can do for your country!”

I was a very young idealistic student in 1961 when the JFK dreamed of sending a man when he was in the White House. And yes, he also founded the U.S. Peace Corps, one of his lasting legacies, that is still doing good in many third world countries in the world, like the Philippines, over a half a century later.

Speaking about candles in my dream, I remember reading a very inspiring book “Candles in the Dark,” a biography of Fr. Richard Ho Lung, known as the reggae priest who left his former Jesuit Order and founded the MOP (Missionaries of the Poor), a fast growing order that started in the West Indies.

To me, he seems to be the male version of Mother (now a Saint) Teresa of Calcutta. Silently, he and his brothers worked patiently, with hardly any resources. But God in His mysterious ways always

sends his MOP enough wealthy benefactors to fund his noble works among the poor. Like St. Francis of Assisi, Fr. Richard works joyfully among the poor where he obviously finds meaning and fulfillment. With just ONE candle that he first lit himself, he has now magnetized hundreds of followers, including Filipinos, to his growing MOP that is headquartered in Jamaica. Indeed they are all bright “candles in the dark” that continue to illuminate the world. However, as long as there are Mother Teresas and Fr. Richards in our world, God will always be with us as He promised. For as long as we believe and follow HIM, who is the Way, the Truth and the Life, we will be okay.

All the other things will all come to pass. All our human problems on earth — big or small — will have their end, and what matters most, for us believers, is our life in eternity after death. On that note, it is apropos to be reminded often “What doth a profit a man if he gains the entire world, but loses his very soul?”

God bless you all, my dear AJ readers. *** Email: ernie.delfin@gmail.com Website: www.gkerc.org www.gk1world.com

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