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Global News Trump ‘fine’ with VFA termination 8  Philippines lifts COVID-19related travel restrictions on Taiwan 9  IATF to tackle Pinoys on Japan cruise ship, Taiwan travel ban 9  Here’s a cheat sheet on ABCCBN’s franchise renewal 10  PH measures in place to contain covid-2019, tourists assured 10 

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‘You cannot shut down the world,’

WHO SAYS AMID CONCERNS ON CORONAVIRUS ‘SUPERSPREADER’ MANILA – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said canceling events such as international conferences are not always necessary amid the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Sections COMMUNITY. Gov. Newsom sends first 10 trailers for LA’s homeless 4  TOURISM. Travel Guide to Ilocos Norte 11  Red Rock Resort and Pulangbato Falls 14  FASHION. Janine Gutierrez’s NYFW look lands on New York Post’s ‘best street style’ list 15  HEALTH & FAMILY. Public warned of candy in condom packaging 16  ENTERTAINMENT. She said yes! Kris Bernal gets surprise proposal from non-showbiz BF 18  DELISH. Here’s a look inside GrabKitchen, the future of food delivery 20  CULTURE. Stories of LOVE and ROMANCE on “Valentine’s Day 21  SPORTS. Manny Pacquiao has a touching tribute to Kobe Bryant 22 

People line up to purchase face masks in Bambang, Manila on January 30, 2020, amid increasing vigilance over the spread of the new coronavirus. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News

Hundreds of Wells Fargo workers in Manila to lose jobs amid revamp MANILA, Philippines — Wells Fargo & Co. will lay off hundreds of employees in Manila — particularly those who perform technology roles — as part of the company’s plan to move most of their technology employees to locations with high concentration of workers with such positions.

In an emailed statement Friday, Wells Fargo spokesman Peter Gilchrist said the vast majority of Manila-based roles will be moved to India, where they will be filled by locally-based talent.

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Goodbye, John, Keri and Alyssa MORE than a thousand people came and celebrated the lives of John (better known to peers as Alto), Keri and Alyssa --- who was a basketball teammate of also deceased Gigi Bryant.

NBA legend Kobe Bryant and her daughter Gigi were also given tribute at the Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Monday, February 10.

John “Alto” Altobelli, who was Alyssa’s dad, was an outstanding baseball coach who led the Orange Coast College to four state championships.

He won 700 games and had been named National Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association.

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Herb Wesson meets Fil-Ams in Carson

Cit y of Los A ngeles Councilman Herb Wesson met recently with Filipino American community members and political leaders at the Pinoy Food Republic Restaurant.

Wesson, who is running to become one of the five supervisors of the Los Angeles County, expressed his gratitude for those who came and expressed their support for his candidacy.

According to the former President of the LA City

“Certainly it is always a concern if people come together…We have to have risk management procedures associated with that,” said WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during a press briefing posted online.

“You cannot shut down the world either. Normal activity must go on,” he added in response to questions about “super-spreaders” or individuals who are able to transmit disease at a much higher rate than the world average.

Council and former California State assemblyman, the Filipino American community has always supported him through his years as a politician.

Wesson is running on a platform of improved health care services and safer neighborhoods.

Rose Ibanez, a community leader in Carson, encouraged those who attended the meeting to vote for Wesson.

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THE photos of the Altobelli family, including those of the survivors. But those who are deceased are prominently framed. Photo by REN ARRIETA THE Filipino American delegation to LA City Councilmember Herb Wes son’s meeting in Carson City. In the photo (not in particular order) Carson City Councilmember John Dear, Cerritos Councilmember Mark Pulido (Fil-Am), Artesia Councilmember Melissa Ramoso (Fil-Am), At t y.

Jaime Monteclaro (Fil-Am) and writer/poet Fe Koons (Fil-Am).

Photo by REN ARRIETA

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GOODBYE... FROM PAGE 1 Alto, who played baseball, was a scout for the Boston Red Sox. The surviving children of John and Keri –particularly JJ Altobelli --- thanked the big crowd that was present: “The amount of love and support we have received these last few weeks has been truly amazing. Each text, call, donation and act of kindness has not gone unnoticed. It really goes to show the impact my dad, Keri and Alyssa had on everyone here. The legacy they left behind will continue to live on through all of us.”

Alyssa was barely 14 when the freak helicopter accident took her life. She studied at the Ensign Intermediate School in Newport Beach. She dreamed of playing basketball for the University of Oregon.

Sammy Forbath, one of Alyssa’s friends, recalled that the teener was very devoted to basketball and that she loved animals too.

Alyssa, narrated Sammy, took the turtles home in their science class when she thought that the animals were being mistreated.

“She always had my back,” Sammy remembered the tearyeyed Sammy, telling the audience that the two of them used to play basketball together.

On her first basketball game, Sammy recalled that Alyssa passed the ball to her “so I could shoot my first.”

“She was always doing her best to make people happy. Alyssa, the funniest, most caring girl I’ve ever met. Thank you for eight years of friendship, eight years of laughter and eight years of smiles. I will always do my best to make you proud. I know you will be cheering me on Alyssa --- another angel in heaven, another star in the sky.”

Emily Eadie, a teammate, said Alyssa was the girl who always made everyone laughed.

“If anyone was a in a bad mood at practice, she would smile and laugh to help brighten the day. Without her, our team will never be the same.” Emily said.

Emily added that if even if the practice were canceled, Alyssa would still come and play in the gym.

Keri, 46, was remembered for passionately taking care of her family.

According to her brother Derek, his sister would never miss a game of Alto and Alyssa.

“They may have died (Alto, Keri and Alyssa) but their individual legacies of courage, loyalty, family, laughter and love

A SPEAKER recalls his moments with the deceased members of the Altobelli family during a memorial last Monday at the Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Photo by REN ARRIETA will live within and through all of us.”

The memorial ended as the sun was setting in the distance. As the daylight leaves, the audience took off their cellphones and collectively turned on their lights -- - creating a sea of light inside the stadium.

As we walked through the collage of photos of Alyssa, Keri and John, I and photographer Ren Arrieta, stared at the photos of the ill-fated trio, were wrapped in an excruciating disbelief that a son and a daughter named JJ and Lexi were orphaned.

Alex Cainglet, a former chairman of the Parks

and Recreation Commission who is a Lakers fan, came to my mind.

Alex organizes a basketball league for the Philippine Independence Day in Carson.

“I can feel the pain of the Altobelli family. I have a daughter who played basketball at Bishop Montgomery High School. I chose to be in all her games because I love her. Sports made our family closer to each other,” Alex told me.

Pastor Erik Rees, one of those who led the prayers, told those who came that “when you see the “A” at the Angel Stadium, you see Alyssa and the Altobelli parents – Keri and John.”

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LAFD gets new quick response vehicle

City has a new Fast Response Vehicle Mayor Eric Garcetti joined Councilmember Monica Rodriguez and Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Chief Ralph Terrazas on Tuesday (February 11) at a press conference to announce the launch of FRV 82, the Department’s fourth Fast Response Vehicle (FRV).

The launch of FRV 82 is an important milestone in the Mayor’s back to basics agenda delivering common sense reforms to improve city services — and there’s no more important service to the residents of Los Angeles than a quick and effective response in a fire or med-

ical emergency.

“Angelenos deserve the best-equipped and most effective fire department in America,” said Mayor Garcetti.

“The Fast Response Vehicle is part of that commitment, and it puts the idea behind my 2020 Vision for L.A.’s Future — driving innovations to define the future we’re building — to work in our communities now.”

FRV 82 will serve Hollywood, and with its launch the LAFD now has Fast Response Vehicles assigned to every geographic bureau with units already

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deployed in Downtown L.A., Watts, and Sylmar.

The FRV carries all the equipment and medical supplies of a paramedic unit, and is also equipped with a 300 gallon water tank with pumping capacity. Instead of deploying an engine or ambulance to respond to a medical emergency, the FRV can now take those calls, get to the site more quickly, and offer a greater array of life-saving resources. As a result, equipment that once would have been deployed for medical emergencies is now available for other emergencies, which in turn cuts the time between a 911 call coming in and a unit arriving on scene.

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LA City Councilmember Herb Wesson with Carson City Councilmember Lula Davis Holmes. son for a long time. I trust his strong leadership and his commitment to tackle the issues facing our community,” Ibanez said.

Among the Filipino American political leaders who endorsed Wesson’s candidacy were Cerritos Councilmember Mark Pulido.

“I believe that he will keep our families safe and expand child care and after school programs. He will also see to it that affordable mental health services will be accessible in the county, “ Pulido said.

City of Carson Councilmember Lula Davis Holmes also urged the Filipino Americans in Carson to support Wesson because “he will make Los Angeles a better place to live, work and raise a family.”

“You can count on Herb Wesson to listen to your concerns and find solutions to our problems. He will strengthen our community by having an open communication with Carson residents.” Holmes explained.

FAMILY LAW - Divorce - Community Property Division - Child Custody and Spousal Support - Domestic Violence Restraining Order - Legal Separation and Nullity - Parentage - Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements

IMMIGRATION - Marriage Petitions - Relative Petitions - Removal of Condtional Green Card - Humanitarian Reinstatements - Child Status Protection Act Issues - Deportation Defense - Employment Based Petitions and PERM - H-1B Visas

ESTATES AND TRUST - Living Trust - Wills - Probate - Conservatorship CIVIL LITIGATION - Contract Disputes - Business Disputes - Corporate and Partnership Disputes

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Officials urge public to resist racism as coronavirus fears spread LOS Angeles County officials recently urged the public to battle racism and misinformation as fears about the spread of the deadly coronavirus start to gain momentum throughout the county and adjacent places.

“I want to assure the public that our medical experts have been working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct health screenings at LAX, which is our first line of defense against the virus,” LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis said in a news conference held in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday.

“In the meantime, we must not circulate misinformation or scapegoat

groups of people.”

Solis was apparently reacting to reports that some people were venting out anti-Asian sentiments because of unfounded fears that they may be spreading the coronavirus here.

Solis emphasized community emphasized that the coronavirus’ risks to people outside China remains very low.

“It is our duty as educators to maintain children’s routines and sense of normalcy, so we don’t contribute to their anxieties. Our schools must remain safe and welcoming environments for all our young people,” said Los Angeles County Superintendent

of Schools Debra Duardo.

“Discrimination targeting our Asian American and Chinese American friends, neighbors and businesses is harmful to our entire community,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

The virus was first identified publicly by the Chinese government on December. Authorities were alerted by an unknown pneumonia variant that was making residents of Hubei province sick.

The World Health Organization has reported that the 2019-nCoV has since spread to several countries.

Gov. Newsom sends first 10 trailers for LA’s homeless SUPERVISOR Mark Ridley-Thomas and Councilmember Curren Price recently welcomed the arrival of the first 10 trailers sent by California Governor Gavin Newsom to Los Angeles County to help alleviate California’s homeless crisis.

Previously used by first responders to the Camp Fire in Northern California, the trailers are being repurposed to temporarily house 10 homeless families with children who are currently living on the streets – in cars or dilapidated RV’s – or in rented motel rooms in South L.A. The trailers are the centerpiece of a project called Safe Landing for Families-Broadway.

“State government is doing more than ever before to combat homelessness. This first wave of trailers to Los Angeles County is part of our state's broader effort to deploy more resources directly into communities,” said Governor Gavin Newsom.

Supervisor Ridley-Thomas filed the Board of Supervisors motion to request the trailers from the Governor and to develop the Safe Landings for Families-Broadway project.

Councilmember Price filed the Los Angeles City Council motion to expedite the lease for the project site, an LA Cityowned parking lot at Broadway and 85th Street.

One of LA County’s Measure H-funded nonprofit partners, St. Joseph Center, deployed street outreach teams to identify the families who would move into the trailers. At the project site, it will provide the families with wraparound services and connect them to longer-term affordable housing.

Over the last few weeks, LA County’s Chief Executive Office and Public Works Department, in coordination with LA City’s Department of Water and Power and other agencies, expedited the installation of electricity, water and sewage connections at the site, as well as other improvements to make it a safe, secure and welcoming environment.

To help ensure that Safe Landing for Families lives up to its name, the real estate development firm Trammell Crow Co., along with ConAm Building Co. and Unisource Solutions, donated a trailer for the St. Joseph Center staff to use as an office at the site.

Meanwhile, the California Community Foundation donated funds for a playground, dog run and patio area.

Later this month, Caltrans will deliver the second batch of 10 trailers to Safe Landing for Families-Exposition, which will be in the parking lot of a former LA County Probation building on Exposition and Crenshaw Boulevards.

Things to know about Measure FD THE Los Angeles County Fire Department is a special district within the County of Los Angeles and is funded through a direct allocation of property taxes and service contracts.

It has been more than 20 years since the Department has asked voters to approve local funding for emergency services. From that time until now, demand for fire and emergency medical assistance has increased significantly.

COMMUNITIES SERVED BY MEASURE FD If passed by the required two-thirds of voters, Measure FD would only apply to the areas served by the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Cities not served by the Los Angeles County Fire Department will neither

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Fresh fund for shortterm youth residential therapeutic program THE Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved $200,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to help acquire a single-family home within the Antelope Valley, that will provide housing for at-risk and Transitional Age Youth (TAY) between the ages of 12-18, including on-going assistance through the Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP).

This funding will allow the TAY to remain housed within their community supported by an integrated program of care, supervision, services, and treatment, such as mental health and crisis intervention.

The home will be owned and operated by Penny Lane Centers (PLC). Each month, PLC serves over 3,500 youth and families through therapeutic residential services, foster family home placements, transitional and affordable housing, family preservation, adoption, and mental health services.

According to the approved agreement, PLC must maintain the use of the building for the approved services for a period of no less than five years.

In calendar year 2019, the County approved funding for 87 TAY housing units.

The partnership with PLC will further the County’s efforts to not only house persons experiencing homelessness, but keep those on the verge of homeless in a stable living environment.

Emilio Salas, Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) Acting Executive Director said, “Through this partnership, we look forward to helping young adults set themselves up for the future, rather than worrying about where they are going to live tomorrow. The Board’s support of CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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vote nor be impacted by Measure FD. HOW MEASURE FD APPLIES TO PROPERTY OWNERS • Measure FD is a 6¢ per square-foot tax on structural improvements up to 100,000 square feet. “Structural improvement” is the County Assessor’s term for the square footage of structures/buildings that exist on a parcel, excluding square footage used for parking (e.g., garages, parking structures, and parking lots).

• Based on a 1,500 square-foot home, Measure FD would add $90.00 per year to the homeowner's property tax bill to fund fire protection and paramedic services.

• Measure FD does not apply to the CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

The revamp is part of Wells Fargo’s “strategy that emphasizes co-location and collaboration to help increase Technology’s speed and engagement,” Gilchrist said.

Bloomberg reported that the San Francisco-based lender will let go around 700 of its workers in Manila while 50 will keep their jobs. Affected workers in Manila were told they will be provided “a significant notice period and extensive support.”

Those who choose relocation will have until Oct. 31, 2020, to relocate.

“This strategy will ultimately provide meaningful benefits to our employees and customers, but we recognize this change will have a significant impact on some employees and their families,” Gilchrist said.

“We will provide impacted Manila-based employees with services to help them find new positions within Wells Fargo or other companies, and those who do not get placed will receive separation benefits,” he added.

Wells Fargo was recently involved in a scandal that prompted the bank to replace its chief executive twice, most recently with former Bank of New York Mellon chief Charlie Scharf, who has signaled he plans significant changes to try to win back the trust of US regulators.

Last month, US authorities fined former Wells Fargo chief executive John Stumpf $17.5 million over the bank's fake accounts scandal, an unusually punitive action against a former corporate leader.

The scandal dates back years, when Wells Fargo employees from 2002 to 2016, opened millions of deposit and credit card accounts without the approval or knowledge of their customers.

In the same emailed statement on Friday, Wells Fargo’s Gilchrist said technology roles in the US with fewer than 10 employees, including those who work from home, will be relocated to larger US markets. (Philstar.com)

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1. Infidelity 2. Physical and verbal abuse 3. Addiction to substance

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ears ago, when I was married to my ex-husband, I lost my car key. I couldn’t even call to ask for the spare key that he had. I knew he would be furious and call me stupid. My son and I tried to unlock the car by breaking the rubber seal around the car window. It was a failure. We were not talented enough to do car break ins.

No choice, I had to endure being called stupid.

My past relationship was not the best example of 1 Corinthians 13.

So, when I remarried, I gave Dave my husband a list of my deal breakers. It was a short list:

I think that sums up, in a few words, the story of my first marriage. Knowing what I didn’t like, was the only way I knew how to define my ideal relationship. At that time, that was good enough for me.

I am not an expert on relationships. From that past relationship, I only knew what love was not.

Three years into my second marriage, after 13 years of being a solo parent, being a wife is still something new.

My husband is learning my love language. He asked me once, why I don’t say “I love you” a lot.

I’m not a verbally expressive person.

My language of love is service and loyalty. Just like most Filipinas, I’m the kind of wife who takes care of her husband, just as we were raised. For me love is an action verb. Love is doing. Most of the time doing the difficult things for the people we love.

When I asked him, for his list of non-negotiables or deal breakers – Dave had none. Instead, Dave showed me his language of love.

I learned that love is kind. About two years ago, again, I lost my car key. I was so scared. I called Dave. He calmly told me what to do. My day was saved and I got to my work and meetings. When I got home that night he had dinner for me and flowers. He said- “You had a rough day”.

Amazing how two men handled the same sit-

THINGS... FROM PAGE 4 entire square footage of a parcel or any vacant land.

• Measure FD includes a provision to exempt low-income seniors.

• Measure FD allows those currently exempt from property tax to be also exempt from Measure FD (e.g., qualified non-profits, etc.).

IF MEASURE FD PASSES • Measure FD would allow for an annual adjustment to the tax rate based on the Consumer

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uation so differently. More amazing is how this affects a marriage. Mistakes can make you feel stupid or can make you feel loved. In a lifetime full of mistakes it can spell the difference between a life of hell or a garden of flowers.

I learned that love is not rude. When we argue, we both bite our tongues when we’re upset. I regret more the things I said than the things I didn’t. There is no room for rude words or cursing in our relationship.

I learned that love is secure. We don’t fight a lot. Maybe because we choose our battles. But in the few arguments we had, no matter how heated it may be, I always knew that everything will be okay. Always. I learned that love gives chances and finds solutions.

I learned that love is generous and not stingy.

Dave tells me that I am spoiled. I get flowers and gifts year round.

I learned that love brings peace. As I go about my everyday life, puttering around my house, snipping off dead leaves from my lavender plant, I often ponder on the ordinariness of my life. And it makes me smile. My life has become mundane, full of routines and I enjoy it. Gone are the days of firefighting and stressful relationship.

Learning again and again how you are loved makes everyday seem like a gift. When you are loved, you just know.

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• Measure FD requires oversight by an Independent Citizens Oversight Committee to ensure funds are expended in accordance with the specific purposes approved by the voters.

• Measure FD requires the Department to conduct a needs assessment review every 15 years to inform the development of future expenditure plans. Updated expenditure plans must be approved by the Board of Supervisors annually.

these endeavors helps us inch closer to ending homelessness in Los Angeles County.”

The CDBG Program, administered locally by the LACDA, provides communities with resources to address a wide range of needs.

Each activity must meet one of the following national objec-

tives for the program: benefit low- and moderate-income persons, prevent or eliminate slums or blight, or address community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community.

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a year due to some medical issues and now is back doing what I have doing for the past ten years. I was told I needed two year consecutive employment history. Please help me because my credit card debts and my children’s student loans killing me with very high interest rates.

Ken Go: after our interview, I believe I can justify the big employment gap you had between your two jobs. Good things it’s the same line of work and you have a long history in this field. We can only cash out up to a loan to value of 80% minus your existing loan balance, after reviewing your file.

That should be just right, you will not get any funds at closing but we will close with your new mortgage

payment due in about 45days from closing. So, that will give you some room to adjust. You will start enjoying the lower payments soon and hopefully start saving more money for your retirement.

Rates are as low again, take advantage of this rate to save on your monthly mortgage or to pay off debts.

Thanks so much for your inquiries and comments, these times dictate for smart financial moves. The market is strangely unpredictable it might seem like its going to keep going up but nothing ever goes up all the time. Please call Ken Go of 1st Innovative Finance at 562-508-7048 or write to kennethgo@verizon.net.

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Should I refinance my Modified loan? Rates are running below 3.625% TODAY Caller: Hi Ken, I have a loan modification done about five years ago and now I am paying about 5% on my loan. I would like to take your advise and cash out some of my equity and do some home improvements. What is your suggestion and best advise.

Ken Go: Based on what I saw on the loan modification package, you had a deferred balance that was released. Good for you, meaning you don’t owe it anymore and its forgiven. Therefore, you have built up your equity now to do a cash out loan, since the modification, your credit score has increase and you will be eligible for the NO Cost Refinancing loan. You have absolutely No Fees to refinance, nothing added to your loan balance either. Lets Do This!

Caller: I had a foreclosure about 2.5 year and now all my credit is in good standing. I am self employed and have so far done well with my income. I have a lot of equity and currently paying a rate of 6%. I have been waiting for the 4 yr period to refinance my current mortgage into a conventional loan.

Please advise.

Ken Go: Good news, we have a new program that will allow no seasoning requirement for Bankruptcy or Foreclosures. It will require a lower loan to value requirement and a substantial amount of reserves needed but it’s a chance to lower that 6 % rate temporarily until you meet the regular conventional guidelines. For now due to your large size loan amount, we can save you about $600.00 a month until you can refinance

again to a conventional rate.

Caller: I own two properties and I am sort of having a hard time with my fix retirement income to keep afloat with my expenses and day to day activity. What should I do and how can I get some breathing room to enjoy my retirement.

Ken Go: I am so glad you are very conservative with your finances.

You did not borrow too much and you invested in a property that is generating income for you.

However, the income is not really enough to cover all the expenses of the property let alone your extra needs. After reviewing both your properties, I strongly suggest you sell your rental property and take advantage of the equity to pay off your mortgage and some bills.

That will free you up tremendously and give you extra money yearly to go home to vacation. You are renting your property to a relative that is paying about 40% less than when its worth. Your kind heart is hurting you very shallow pocket.

You are what I call “Equity Rich” but “Cash Poor”. By selling your investment property and paying your existing loan balance and some revolving debts, you will have about $1500.00 of free money every month. Therefore, if you save up some months, that should be an easy once a year vacation to the Philippines. If you don’t sell, you don’t see and touch your investment gains.

Caller: I just started a full time job two weeks ago and I would like to refinance my house to pay off some student loan debt of our children. I stopped working for about

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WHAT IS A POSTNUPTIAL AGREEMENT?

A postnuptial agreement is a contract between you and your spouse entered into after you get married resolving issues in your marriage. It is similar to a prenuptial agreement except it occurs after your marriage. For couples that get married without a prenuptial agreement, it is not too late to have an agreement dealing with issues of property division, management of finances, spousal support, division of a business that takes effect in case of a divorce. You can enter into a postnuptial agreement even if the marriage is going well. People grow and change over time. You can never predict if your relationship with your spouse will stay the same in the future. In a way, it is a form of planning to cover the contingency in case the marriage does not work out in the future.

If you are the spouse who is the primary breadwinner such as a Registered Nurse, a Physician, or other Professional, California community property law provides for a 50% interest to your spouse for any income earned by you during the marriage and any property acquired by you and your spouse during the marriage. Basically, your spouse has a one-half interest in your salary, earnings, and any assets you acquired during the marriage even if it was you who sweated to earn that money and even if a particular asset or bank account is under your name alone.

This 50/50 division can be changed even after the marriage by ways of a postnuptial agreement.

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What Bankruptcy Can And Cannot Do For You

If you have serious debt problems, filing bankruptcy may be necessary in order for you to get a fresh financial start. Bankruptcy is a powerful remedy because it stops most collection actions, including lawsuits, wage garnishments, bank levies and foreclosure. It also wipes out many types of debts.

Most people who file bankruptcy have credit card debts, personal loans, medical bills, back mort-

gage payments, medical bills, to name a few. While most debts can be discharged (wiped out), there are a few exceptions. For example, if you have student loans, child support, alimony and most tax debts, filing bankruptcy can only postpone collection while the case is pending (Chapter 7) and you will still need to pay them back.

There are 2 types of bankruptcy available for individuals who are

barrister’s corner… from page 6 practice is to be divided in case of a divorce. Through the postnuptial agreement, the division does not have to be 50/50. The agreement can provide that the business will be awarded to one spouse alone or it can provide a certain amount of buyout to the other spouse. There is a lot of flexibility as to how you want to structure this.

You can also provide for how real property is to be divided such as a house or rental property. Typically, a house purchased during the marriage is community property to be divided equally.

A house purchased before the marriage is separate property but if there was a mortgage or refinancing during the marriage and the monthly mortgage payment is paid from earnings during the marriage, there could be a community interest in that separate property house which entitles your spouse to a portion of the house. This confusion can be squared away and clarified in a postnuptial agreement. You can provide for who gets the house and what buy out , if any, your spouse will get in case of a divorce.

Spousal support can also be addressed in the postnuptial agreement. A common provisions is to agree to a certain amount of spousal support which varies depending on how long the marriage was at the time the parties divorce. It is also possible to waive spousal support altogether. However, such waiver of support will be scrutinized as to unconscionability at the time of the divorce.

Other issues that can be resolved in a postnuptial agreement are division of debts and credit cards, ownership of a life insurance policy, beneficiaries to a life insurance policy, and who gets the family pet.

Since the postnuptial agreement is the first issue that can be attacked in a divorce case, it is best that each party be represented by their own attorney in negotiating the agreement. In that case, there is less likelihood that the postnuptial agreement will be found invalid since you can argue that there was no undue influence since both parties were represented by counsel.

Having a postnuptial is definitely beneficial in minimizing the uncertainty in the future pertaining to your marriage and finances.

Please note that this article is not legal advice and is not intended as legal advice. The article is intended to provide only general, non-specific legal information. This article is not intended to cover all the issues related to the topic discussed. The specific facts that apply to your matter may make the outcome different than would be anticipated by you. This article does create any attorney client relationship between you and the Law Offices of Kenneth U. Reyes, APLC This article is not a solicitation.

Attorney Kenneth Ursua Reyes is a Certified Family Law Specialist.

He was President of the Philippine American Bar Association. He is a member of both the Family law section and Immigration law section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He is a graduate of Southwestern University Law School in Los Angeles and California State University, San Bernardino School of Business Administration.

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Once you file bankruptcy, a court order called the “automatic stay” goes into effect. The stay stops almost all collection actions against you but there are a few exceptions.

For example, if you were ordered to pay spousal or child support, bankruptcy will not stop your obligation to continue paying. If you are facing an auto repossession, filing will only delay the repossession unless you can bring the account current. So in that situation, filing bankruptcy sometimes buys you the time that you need to catch up on missed payments.

Chapter 7 is often filed to wipe out most unsecured debt. “Unsecured” means that you did not pledge any security or collateral for the loan. Credit cards are generally unsecured and therefore can be wiped out. So are personal loans, payday loans, medical bills and other contracts. Most debts for jewelry, furniture and electronic items are secured and cannot just be wiped out. For these types of debt, you can either return the merchandise with no further liability or work out a payment plan based on the present value of the property secured by the debt.

There are situations where only Chapter 13 can help you achieve your goal in filing. For example, if you are facing foreclosure and need to keep your home, Chapter 7 cannot help you catch up on payments but Chapter 13 can. Chapter 13 can also be beneficial if most of your debts are the type of debts that cannot be wiped out in bankruptcy and you just need time to pay. By consolidating these debts in Chapter 13, all you have is one payment every month. Chapter 13 plans can last anywhere from 3-5 years. While in Chapter 13, all your assets are protected and you can have peace of mind knowing that creditors cannot take legal action against you.

Chapter 7 and 13 offer unique solutions and as I stated above, must be tailored to your individual needs so that you can maximize the benefits afforded by law. If you are considering bankruptcy to get out of debt, I would like to help you figure out what is best. For a free office consultation, please call my office Toll-Free 1-866-477-7772. I have offices in Glendale, Cerritos, and Valencia.

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Trump ‘fine’ with VFA termination ‘Thanks, we’ll save a lot of money’ Manila — United States President Donald Trump said he does not mind the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) and even thanked the Philippines for helping his country “save a lot of money.”

Trump’s response to the Duterte administration’s scrapping the VFA was in contrast to the reaction of US Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who said on Wednesday the termination of the agreement was “unfortunate” and a “move in the wrong direction.”

“I never minded that very much, to be honest,” Trump said in an interview yesterday at the White House, referring to the termination of the VFA. “If they would like to do that, that’s fine. We’ll save a lot of money. You know, my views are different than other people. I view it as, ‘Thank you very much. We save a lot of money,‘ ” Trump said.

He noted that US forces “came in literally and single-handedly” helped the Philippine military end the five-month Marawi siege in 2017. US forces provided the Philippines with technical assistance to end the months-long siege by militants allied with the Middle East-based Islamic State (IS).

“But if you look back – if you go back three years ago, when ISIS was overrunning the Philippines, we came in and, literally, single-handedly were able to save them from vicious attacks on their islands,” he added.

“We helped the Philippines very much. We helped them defeat ISIS,” Trump said.

Despite President Duterte’s trashing the VFA, Trump stressed he has a good relationship with the Philippine leader.

“My relationship, as you know, is a very good one with their leader. And we’ll see what happens. They’ll have to tell me that,” Trump said.

On Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. sent to the US embassy the notice of termination of the VFA, which is considered an enabler of the 1951 Phl-US Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT). In his Tweet, Locsin said Deputy Chief of Mission John Law at the US embassy received the notification on the same day.

The sending of the notice marked the start of the 180-day period to scrap the military agreement that came into force on May 27, 1999, upon ratification by the Philippine Senate.

Sought for comment on Trump’s statement, presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said he was not even sure if the US president was serious. “By terminating it (VFA), we showed them that we do not need them. Now the statements of Mr. Trump, we do not know exactly whether he was very serious,” Panelo said.

“You must remember that the VFA and other treaties are there precisely because of the global strategic defensive positioning of the United States. You must remember that the perceived enemies of the US are very near this country, hence they need us. It’s to their advantage if we are with them,” the presidential spokesman said.

Earlier yesterday, Panelo said the Palace respects Trump’s declaration that he is thankful the VFA’s scrapping would save his country a lot of money.

Welcome “Then, he is welcome. If he said that, how can we be more popish than the pope? Maybe he agrees with the position of the President that it is time that we stand on our own resources and defend our country from enemies of the state by ourselves and not rely on the help of other countries. We weaken ourselves if we keep on being parasites to any of the countries,” he said.

Panelo said the US leader’s response was understandable because the US is at the receiving end of Duterte’s action. “Well, we can understand. Again, as I said, when you do something that is unsatisfactory to the other side,it’s natural for them to say something.

We respect that the way they should respect ours,” he said.

In various media interviews, Panelo insisted that VFA is one-sided, as it favored only US military personnel. “You must remember that the VFA agreement is one sided in the sense that the provisions in that agreement are more advantageous to the Americans,” he said.

“Moreover, the President feels that it is about time that we stand on our own. We have to strengthen our own defenses against the enemies of the state, and this is the time

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for that. In fact, we should have abolished or abrogated this agreement a long time ago,” Panelo said.

He stressed the Philippines will forever be grateful to the Americans for their help in the fight against terror.

While the US soldiers cannot join actual combat, under the VFA, the US can share technical information about terrorist groups and their members.

During the controversial Mamasapano raid, US operatives reportedly provided intelligence information in locating Malaysian terrorist and bomb maker Zulkifli bin Hir alias Marwan in Barangay Tukanalipao, Mamasapano in Maguindanao on Jan. 25, 2015.

However, 44 members of the Philippine National Police’s Special Action Force who took part in the operation were killed when no reinforcement came to pick them up from the area controlled by members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.

Panelo maintained the Philippines cannot always rely on its allies in protecting its sovereignty.

“You know, as the President says, if we keep on relying on the United States government for our defenses, our defenses will always remain stagnant or weak. We have to strengthen our own resources. We cannot be forever relying on the Americans for our defenses,” he said.

“As far as the President is concerned, we will not rely anymore on any foreign country for our defenses.

We will have to strengthen our own resources,” he added.

(The Philippine Star)

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Chaleff Rehwald, The Premiere Caregiver Rights Law Firm, Expands in 2020 to Become Chaleff Rehwald Peterson!

CHaleff reHWalD, the leading law firm representing caregivers in wage theft actions, is expanding in 2020. We are happy to announce the addition of our new partner, Lauren Peterson. With Ms. Peterson’s addition, Chaleff Rehwald will become, Chaleff Rehwald Peterson.

For the past 4-years, we have devoted ourselves to helping inhome and facility caregivers who have been the victims of wage theft. Through effective advocacy, we have recovered tens of millions of dollars in unpaid overtime for underpaid and overworked caregivers.

We are recognized for scholarship in the area of caregiver rights and are known in the industry as tenuous litigators of wage theft cases. Our passion is driven by the simple fact that we represent clients who both deserve and need our help.

Ms. Peterson’s elevation to partner represents a continuation and expansion of the firm’s core mission of obtaining justice for caregivers. Ms. Peterson has been employed as an associate attorney with the firm for over 6 years. She was there at the beginning, when the firm recognized the urgent need for caregiver rights advocates. She was instrumental in developing the legal theories and litigation strategies of our practice that has made the firm wildly successful in helping caregivers.

Ms. Peterson leads the firm’s practice representing caregivers who work for Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (“RCFE”). This area of law could be described as a niche within a niche. The rules and standards governing RFCE caregivers are different, and arguably more intricate, than the rules that govern domestic caregivers, providing one-on-one care.

More importantly, litigating RFCE caregiver overtime cases requires an entirely different strategy and approach. Working on these cases has also forced Mrs. Peterson to expand her core competencies beyond caregiver rights, and into such diverse areas as fraudulent transfers and bankruptcy

law. While a challenging practice area, helping RFCE caregivers is vital, as many RFCE owners engage in wage theft purely for profit, knowing full well that they are violating the law. We see bad operators prey on economically desperate caregivers, many of whom are undocumented, believing that these individuals will not stand up for their rights. Ms. Peterson has proven this assumption wrong and held these bad operators accountable for their unlawful wage theft. Ms. Peterson’s sense of justice and passion for assisting marginalized members of society has made her a fiercely impactful litigator, one who is respected and feared by the defense bar.

Chaleff Rehwald Peterson is also expanding in other ways. We have added two new law clerks to support the attorneys in handling their caseloads.

Alexandria Fish and Cara Crofts are both recent law school graduates who are excited to make a positive change in the domestic worker community.

Under the supervision of attorneys, they assist the lawyers at Chaleff Rehwald Peterson with the day-to-day aspects of litigation, mediation and settlement. They allow Chaleff Rehwald Peterson to more effectively and efficiently represent caregivers.

Chaleff Rehwald Peterson also released a new website in 2020, that is focused on providing caregivers the information they need to stand up for their rights. www.caregiverovertime.com More efficient, hungry and energized than ever, Chaleff Rehwald Peterson is devoted to making 2020 “The Year of The Caregiver.” It is estimated that there are over 300,000 domestic workers in the state. If just a small percentage of those caregivers take a stand against wage theft in 2020, and pursue claims, we firmly believe that the industry will be changed for good!

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tHe Philippines has lifted the ban on travel to and from Taiwan in connection with efforts to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus Disease-2019, Malacañang said on Friday.

Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the decision was made following a meeting of Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) on Friday.

“Accordingly, travel may now be made by any national to Taiwan from the Philippines and vice versa,” Panelo said in a statement.

“The lifting of travel restrictions for Taiwan has been agreed by the members of the IATF by reason of the strict measures they are undertaking, as well as the protocols they are implementing to address the COVID-19.”

Panelo said the IATF would also evaluate other jurisdictions, including Macau, for the possible lifting of the travel ban after their submission of the protocols meant to "prevent potential carriers of the virus from entering and deporting their territory."

The protocols also seek to "enable others to determine the recent travel history of any traveler exiting their borders.”

The Philippines' COVID-19 travel ban also covers mainland China and Hong Kong.

“The Office of the President likewise stresses that any resolution relative to travel restrictions in connection with the COVID-19 shall be subjected to regular review by the IATF,” Panelo said.

Taiwan’s government had previously discussed possible retaliatory measures against the Philippines that may include the cancellation of the visa-free entry for Filipinos as a result of the travel

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Taiwan had also insisted that it was a state independent from China.

Malacañang earlier said the safety of the Filipino people, not politics, was the reason for the temporary travel ban.

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The World Health Organization has also labeled Taiwan as Chinese territory and has lumped its coronavirus cases with China, prompting countries, including the Philippines, to enforce a travel ban.

Such move was denounced by the Taiwanese government. (GMA News)

IATF to tackle Pinoys on Japan cruise ship, Taiwan travel ban Manila — The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) will discuss the condition of Filipinos aboard a cruise ship cordoned off in Japan, as well as Taiwan’s appeal to lift the travel ban on its citizens visiting the Philippines, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Friday.

Duque said the IATF on Covid-19 would meet on Friday afternoon to assess the possible repatriation of more than 500 Filipinos aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama, Japan.

“I would like to know the private sector’s role in this because if there is an agency or there is an entity that should take care of them, I would like to propose that the responsibility, should quarantine be required, be shared with that private entity,” he said in a Laging Handa press briefing.

T he Depa r t ment of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that as of Thursday, the number of Filipinos aboard Diamond Princess who have tested positive for Covid-2019 has climbed t o 11, a l l crew members of the vessel. duQue iii

They are currently confined in various hospitals in Tokyo and are “responding well to treatment,” the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo reported.

The Philippine government, in coordination with Japanese authorities, has sent toiletries and nonmedical supplies to the 11 Covid-19 patients and the 527 other Filipinos on the cruise ship.

Meanwhile, Duque said the IATF on Covid-19 would also take into consideration Taiwan’s call for the Philippines’ lifting of the temporary travel ban.

He said they are aware of Taiwan’s sentiments vis-à-vis the travel ban.

“All of these will be considered in our deliberations. And hopefully, we will come up with the consensus not just to address specifically the issue on Taiwan having been included in the travel ban,” Duque said.

The Department of Health on Monday said Taiwan has been included in the travel ban earlier imposed by President Rodrigo Duterte on mainland China and its special administrative regions Hong Kong and Macau.

Taiwan is considered by many as part of China under the “One China” policy.

Malacañang, however, already denied that Tapei’s inclusion in the travel ban has something to do with the “One China” policy.

Duque said the reason for imposing a travel ban on travelers from Taiwan is to ensure Filipinos’ safety from the coronavirus.

“The reason that has been considered in including Taiwan in the travel ban is really nothing else than public health and safety. That is the only consideration,” he said. (PNA)

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Here's a cheat sheet on abc-cbn's franchise renewal MANILA — Government officials, media practitioners, celebrities and other private groups and individuals have expressed support for the renewal ABS-CBN's legislative franchise.

With less than two months before the expiration of its franchise, the Office of the Solicitor General filed a quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN Corporation and its subsidiary ABS-CBN Convergence Inc.

Statements Sen. Francis Pangilinan This confluence of events was obviously deliberate, aimed at slowly maiming the broadcast network: the President’s incessant and open attacks, the absence of movement from the lower chamber to tackle the pending franchise renewal bills and recently, as if aiming for the kill, a quo warranto petition two months before the franchise of the network expires.

Sen. Nancy Binay Naiintindihan ko din nama n iyong mga rek la mo against ABS-CBN but mas mahalaga iyong freedom to information, access to information. I think kapag nawala itong ABS[CBN], malaking dagok iyon sa access natin to information.

Sen. Leila de Lima A case meant to intimidate a private institution premised on questionable legal and factual bases is an abuse of office, much like a senior government official exerting influence in order to secure contracts for security services with the government for his family corporation.

Defense Press Corps of the Philippines It has been said that a free press is the lifeblood of democracy. We cannot emphasize this enough as seeking to destroy ABS-CBN, an institution in the Philippine media industry, sends a clear warning to the country's fourth estate to carry our message or face annihilation.

Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines A BS-CBN’s f ra nch i ses, which the Sol-Gen sought to revoke, are due to expire next month. These moves politically harass and threaten a pillar of the media industry that employs thousands of Filipinos and has played a crucial part in helping fight official corruption and abuse for decades. Our ABS-CBN colleagues have been on the frontlines of every major breaking news in the country. They have chronicled history, and continue to hold power to account.

Justice and Court Reporters Association Calida, by his hostility to Atty. Navallo, failed to rise to the exacting standards of his profession both as an officer of the court and as a ranking civil servant. We take it as an affront to our constitutional

right to report. We believe that such veiled threats to reporters, especially when coming from a government official, have no space in a democracy.

Malacañang Press Corps We will remain vigilant against attempts to weaponize legal remedies and processes to suppress free expression, a key component of a healthy democracy and a right enshrined in the constitution.

PNP Press Corps Amid various arguments pertaining to this matter, all of these still boil down to the issue of press freedom, which is enshrines in the Constitution, and which is part of the real meaning of democracy.

Senate reporters We also see these attempts as an insult to the intelligence of the Filipino people, who are constantly bombarded with disinformation that the mainstream media has been trying to fight.

Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility The history of the media franchise in this country has favored the unfettered exchange of ideas and the practice of independent journalism — with the exception of the Martial Law period, when all free press organizations were closed down.

Do we want to drag the country back to this dark period?

The legislative franchise of broadcast giant ABS-CBN is set to expire on March 30, 2020.

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UP College of Mass Communication To maintain and protect our democracy, we need a free press to serve as a faithful chronicler of contemporary events; a platform for the diversity of voices to be heard; and more importantly, the public's watchdog of inept, abusive and corrupt governance.

UST Journalism Faculty The quo warranto petition against the country's largest media network is a direct assault on this sacrosanct freedom, and efforts by agents of the Duterte regime — who are no strangers to propaganda, misdirection and disinformation — to frame it as a legal question are in vain.

Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino In paper, the State should hold the primacy of the plight of the workers in the political and economic infighting of the elite. In the ABS-CBN case, it should give main consideration to the contribution of the workers not only in the growth of the company but also to the much-purported role of the network in nation building.

Human Rights Watch This case by the government’s chief lawyer underscores Duterte’s determination to shutter the network, in the same manner that he has

gone after the news website Rappler for its critical reportage of the “war on drugs.” Filipinos and advocates of press freedom should reject this move and assert their right to a free press.

International Federation of Journalists Democracy in the Philippines will be seriously eroded by the potential elimination of such a key broadcaster and is strongly condemned by the media nationally and globally.

ABS-CBN deserves the right to continue its role as a critical fourth pillar of democracy in the Philippines.

Photojournalists' Center of the Philippines Inc. To deprive them of the network’s services is to deprive them of the freedom of access to information. If President Rodrigo Duterte has a grievance on the network, the courts are the proper venue.

If ABS-CBN committed lapses in its 25 years holding the franchise, then the congressional hearings are the venue.

Rappler The Duterte administration, through Mr Calida, is resorting to legal gymnastics to push their own agenda of silencing critical media. We stand with our colleagues at ABS-CBN and share the hope that they will weather this and come out even stronger.

(Philstar.com)

PH measures in place to contain covid-2019, tourists assured Manila — The country remains safe as precautionary measures are in place to contain the deadly 2019-novel coronavirus disease (Covid-2019) the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Tourism Congress of the Philippines (TCP) said Tuesday.

The DOT and TCP made the remark in a joint statement as they also announced continued marketing and promotions of Philippine destinations, specifically targeting domestic travelers.

"The DOT and the TCP, which represents the country's tourism stakeholders, assure the public, especially our foreign and domestic tourists, that the Philippines remains a safe destination for travel," the joint statement reads.

"All preventive and precautionary measures are being put in place by the national government to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus including the temporary entry ban for tourists coming from China, its Special Administrative Regions (SARs), Hong Kong and Macau, Taiwan, and the 14-day quarantine for Filipinos coming from the said plac-

es," it added.

To mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-2019 crisis, the tourism sector agreed to roll out a program offering more value-added tour packages, discounted accommodation rates and marked-down prices for domestic flights.

The DOT, for its part, said it will intensify its marketing and promotions domestically and internationally in key markets such as South Korea, the United States and Japan, and opportunity and emerging markets that cover Western Europe, the Middle East, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and neighboring Southeast Asian countries.

"In these challenging times, the tourism sector spanning airlines, hotels and tour operators, have banded together for the continued growth of the industry," the statement reads.

"It is because of this support from both the public and private sector that we reiterate that the Philippines remains a vast, diverse and most importantly, safe destination for international and domestic travelers alike," it added. (PNA)

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locos Norte on the western coast of Northern Luzon is often bypassed by tourists, both local and foreign, who are not aware of the many attractions the province has to offer.

Badoc, the first town from Manila, is a pilgrimage town. In its colonial church is venerated La Virgen Milagrosa, a miraculous statue found near the boundary of Sinait and Badoc in 1620 and the patroness of the Diocese of Laoag. Also in the town is the Luna Shrine, birthplace of Juan Luna de San Pedro y Novicio, the first Filipino artist to win an international gold medal in Spain. The house, reconstructed on the remains of the old foundations, is furnished with antiques and reproductions of furniture typical of those found in contemporary Ilocano houses.

For sun-worshipers, Badoc’s beaches are ideal for surfers, while the many gray sand beaches of Currimao, the next town, are lined with resorts of various categories.

Gaang Beach Cove is one of the best resorts frequented by the locals and foreigners alike.

Batac City is the birthplace of Bishop Gregorio Aglipay and Gen. Artemio Ricarte.

Aglipay founded the Philippine Independent Church a.k.a. The Aglipayan Church that broke away from the Catholic Church in 1898.

The revolutionary Gen. Ricarte, using the nom-de-guerre El Vibora or The Viper, was the only general who refused to take the oath of allegiance to the United States of America and was exiled in Hong Kong. The Ricarte Shrine, built on the site where he was born, is one of the most interesting museums in the province. Batac is also the hometown of the Marcos family, where the body of President Ferdinand Marcos may be viewed in its air-conditioned bier. Being the only one of its kind in the country, the mausoleum attracts a lot of tourists, both local and foreign. The so-called Marcos Ancestral House beside it is a monument to self-aggrandizement.

Paoay town is world-famous for its Church

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of St. Agustine, a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site. The huge colonial edifice completed in 1710 has enormous, beautifully shaped buttresses that gave the name ‘earthquake baroque’ to the style. The tall and imposing bell tower beside the church is reminiscent of the Giralda in Seville.

San Nicolas has a colonial church and convent built in 1701 that is still in a good state of preservation. Across the plaza is the Dacuycuy House, a late-18thcentury mansion with the original furnishings. The grandest existing bahay-na-bato in Ilocos Norte, it is a private residence, but the owners sometimes let visitors in to view the house.

A right turn at San Nicolas leads to Dingras, hometown of Josefa Llanes Escoda, the World War II heroine who founded the Girl Scouts of the Philippines, and was an advocate of women’s suff rage. The town is better known for the ruins of St. Joseph Church, completed in 1851. A conflagration caused by the 1914 earthquake left only the church walls of Dingras standing, but its proportions and the engaged columns on either side of the nave leaves one in awe.

Backtracking to San Nicolas one crosses the wide Padsan River over the longest bridge in the province to Laoag City, the capital of Ilocos Norte, and its commercial, industrial, and educational hub. Its international airport is the only one in the region. Laoag’s Cathedral of St. William is huge and squat, and its belfry, the most massive in the country, is so heavy that it is sinking at the rate of 1” annually. Visitors should not miss the Museo Ilocos Norte housed in an 1878 brick building that was once the administrative center of the Tobacco Monopoly in Ilocos Norte and taken

over by the Tabacalera in 1882. The city’s three-storey market is worth visiting to see the various produce of the area. Sports enthusiasts must visit the sand dunes of Laoag, 8,500 hectares of desert-like preserve that is a favorite site for sand-boarding.

West of Laoag is the ancient town of San Miguel, the name of which was changed to Sarrat in 1916. The town’s Sta. Monica Church, completed in 1779, is the largest in Ilocandia, and its 137 meters long nave is the longest in the country.

Going back to Laoag, proceed north to Bacarra and the Church of St. Andrew, built in the 1850s. Its leaning 50 meter-high belfry, once the tallest in the country, lost that distinction when several earthquakes destroyed the upper part. It is still a breathtaking sight and worth visiting. The old convent is now the Museo de Bacarra that shows the lifestyle, history, and politics of the town, as well as its agricultural products

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and industries. Behind the convent are three mysterious tunnels that are said to lead to the river and to the church.

Pasuquin is famous for its biscocho, a twice-baked biscuit that is exported worldwide. In Barrio Davila, dubbed the Salt Capital of the Ilocos, one can see sea water being boiled down to produce a fine white salt.

Northward just after Barangay Paayas in Burgos is the Cape Bojeador lighthouse. First lit in 1892, the lighthouse still guides ships coming in from the north and helps them avoid the rocky coast of the area. The most accessible lighthouse in the entire Philippines, it is worth a visit. From the top of the octagonal tower one has a magnificent view of Cape Bojeador, the northwestern-most point of Luzon, and the surrounding area.

Also visible are the giant windmills in Bangui, the largest windmill generating farm in Southeast Asia that produces 40% of the province’s electricity requirements.

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g n i t a g n a a n a l niwa i n a n y a g r e b n i t a a s s a k a l Si Mike Bloom a p gpa a n g n a y a a b i pagkaka Bilang Mayor nang pinakamalaking siyudad sa Amerika, ipinagtangol niya ang mga imigrante at ipinaglaban ang kanilang karapatan.

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Millie will be launched as the face of the brand’s 2020 Spring/Summer Collection.

The actress first rose to fame as “Eleven” of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things. She has since starred in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Godzilla vs. Kong, and Enola Holmes.

“We are excited to have Millie join Penshoppe’s growing pack of global ambassadors. Her strong, authentic, yet fun personality is both expressive and empowering which perfectly resonated with our latest offering” GOLDEN ABC’s Vice President for Brand Management Jeff Bascon said in a statement. (Rappler.com)

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Mercado and Dennis Trillo opened a new business together over the weekend. The couple are owners of a new cat cafe – Litterbucks.

On Instagram, Jennylyn wrote: "Thank you to everyone who joined us in our opening! Our furbabies were thrilled to meet you. To those who missed it, come drop by, we are open Mondays to Sundays, 10am to 10pm!"

The cafe is a place where people can hang out having coffee, cookies or tea and play with the cats. Aside from Litterbucks, Jennylyn is also behind Chunky Dough, the cookie business she started in 2018.

The cafe is open from 10 am to 10pm. Reservations are needed for the cat lounge from 1 pm to 8pm.

Litterbucks is located at 128 Animat Bldg. Maginhawa St, Diliman, Quezon City. (Rappler.com)

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‘YOU... From page 1 The issue of superspreading came up as more than 40,000 people have been infected with more than 1,000 dead. While 99 percent of the cases are in China, the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD) has also reached other countries.

One report said a British businessman may have unintentionally spread the virus in at least three European countries, linking him to 11 other patients, according to The Guardian. The report said he likely contracted the virus in Singapore where he attended a sales conference. Of the 109 attendees, 94 traveled from abroad, including one from Wuhan, China.

After the sales conference in Singapore, the British man then went to a French ski resort with his family. It was later reported that five other British citizens who stayed in the same chalet tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus.

Other confirmed cases were later reported.

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“Where is the limit to this?” he said. “We need to remain calm. We need to be measured.”

“There is no zero risk in life,” he pointed out, saying that any event can lead to illness or accidents.

He said people should instead take a “risk management approach” by identifying risks and managing it.

WHO Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness Director Dr. Sylvie Briand also said that people should “look at superspreading events, not people” to avoid “stigmatization” or discriminating against individuals.

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Janine wore a baby blue Louis Vuitton parka-and-pants set, paired with white stylish cowboy boots.

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Others featured on the article were Tamu McPherson, a photographer and founder of All the Pretty Birds; Emili Sindlev, a stylist and a frequent guest of NYFW; Pritika Swarup, a model and Operation Smile ambassador; and influencer Jen Azoulay.

Filipino fashion bloggers Laureen Uy and Camille Co-Koro were also featured in the article.

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"People must have access to accurate information to protect themselves and others. While the virus spreads, misinformation makes the job of our heroic health workers even harder. It is diverting the attention of decision makers and it causes confusion and spreads fear to the general public," Ghebreyesus said in a press briefing at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

Apart from coming up with strategies to fight the virus, Ghebreyesus said the WHO is also battling the trolls and conspiracy theorists that push misinformation and undermine the outbreak response.

"As a Guardian headline noted today, “Misinformation on the coronavirus might be the most contagious thing about it,” he added.

To ensure that right information on the issue spreads worldwide, Ghebreyesus said the WHO is using a four-pronged approach to fight misinformation.

"First, we’re leveraging our existing network called EPI-WIN -- which stands for WHO Information Network for Epidemics. The WHO’s risk communications and ‘infodemic’ management team actively track misinformation in multiple languages," he said.

Ghebreyesus added the WHO’s infodemics team and communications department work together to deliver information to a broader public audience which includes publishing of “myth busters” and Live Q&A (question and an-

swer) interviews with experts on the WHO's website and social channels and through the media.

"Third, we are also engaging with search, social and digital companies such as Facebook, Google, Tencent, Baidu, Twitter, TikTok, Weibo, Pinterest and others. We are asking them to filter out false information and promote accurate information from credible sources like WHO, CDC and others.

And we thank them for their efforts so far," he said.

With a focus on the Asia-Pacific region, Ghebreyesus reported that the WHO has connected with influencers in Instagram and YouTube to help spread factual messages to their followers. (PNA)

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Public warned of candy in condom packaging M A N IL A — T he Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned t he public against a candy brand that uses condom foil wrapper as packaging.

In a n adv isor y issued yesterday, the FDA identified the brand as Dipsy Cornp op L ol l ipop, which comes i n blue and red variants, manufactured

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“T he pu b lic is advised aga i n st pu rc h a si ng a nd consuming this product as it may pose risk to one’s health,” the FDA said.

T h i s de v e loped a s t he world observed I nter nat iona l Condom Day February 13.

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WHO said non-lubricated condoms increase the risk of STDs as these are likely to tear.

The FDA said the lollipops are wrapped in the foil packaging of Duren condom.

The FDA warned all est abl ish ment s against distributing or selling the product until they secure the appropriate authorization or a license to operate, and a certificate of product registration is issued.

The FDA said it would investigate the unauthorized use of condom foil wrapper in food packaging.

It ordered the manufacturer to recall the product from the market.

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She said yes! Kris Bernal gets surprise proposal from non-showbiz BF

MANILA—She was said to have arranged the whole thing, a birthday bash held at a restaurant in Quezon City this Thursday night for her non-showbiz boyfriend, chef and businessman Perry Choi.

But perhaps what actress Kris Bernal did not plan was saying yes to Choi's surprise marriage proposal.

The lovely moment was captured by Nice Print Photography, which shared photos with the caption: "So this just happened."

Bernal and Choi have been dating for more than three years.

They first revealed their relationship last 2017, and just last January Bernal thanked her partner for loving her "endlessly, honestly, con-

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stantly, completely, with all [his] heart, mind, and being." (ABS-CBN News)

‘The first time was really tough’: Jimuel Pacquiao on breakup with Heaven Peralejo

MANILA — Lack of respect? Money? They never did clarify the reason for their split last year.

On Tuesday, talk show "Tonight with Boy Abunda" tried to clear the rumors that floated around after Jimuel Pacquiao and Heaven Peralejo broke up by asking the former about what really happened.

According Manny Pacquiao's son, his breakup with Peralejo was "really tough."

"Kasi po parang may galit kasi doon sa first time, and parang hindi po maayos iyong naging breakup," he admitted.

He shared that they got back together after regretting the decisions they made when they fought, but ultimately decided that they're not for one another. "The second time around, it was a

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peaceful breakup."

Jimuel refrained from the finer details, but pointed out that they managed to maintain a good relationship. "Sometimes we have shows outside and wala naman kaming problema sa isa't-isa," he said.

It was early in the second half of last year when rumors began about their breakup. In confirming it, Peralejo said: "Sabi nga ni mommy, 'Don’t let anyone ever make you feel that you are not enough, because you are.' 'Pag nangyari 'yun, it's time to let it go."

The two first revealed that they were a couple in March last year, and Jimuel had to immediately bat away criticisms that Peralejo was motivated by money when she entered the relationship.

(ABS-CBN News)

'Hindi ito drama': Angel Locsin appeals for thousands of workers amid ABS-CBN franchise issue M A N I L A , Ph i l ip -

pines — Kapamilya star Angel Locsin has appealed to bashers to "think before you click" and slammed those who support the hashtag #YestoABSCBNShutdown.

In a lengthy Instagram post on Wednesday, the "General's Daughter" actress said: "Isang pakiusap. 'Think before you click'. Mga cameramen, utility, art department, technical department, production, actors, directors, caterers, producers, lightmen, crew, tents, etc.. Mga ilan sa libo-libong tao sa loob ng isang network.

KAMI po ang ABS-CBN." Angel is referring to the reported 11,000 employees who might be displaced should ABS-CBN fails to renew its franchise, which is set to expire on March 30.

The actress, who moved to ABS-CBN from GMA, also shared her life as a "Kapamilya."

"Sa ilang taon ko po sa ABS-CBN, nakilala at minahal ko ang mga tao dito. I have listened and known their stories — kung anong mga pinag-iipunan nila, magkano pa ang utang, sino ang nagkasakit... lahat pinagpapaguran para po sa pamilya nila," she narrated.

She also denied allegations that she did not renew her contract with the network

ANGEL LOCSIN because it is closing.

"I may have not renewed my contract with ABS since I’m preparing for my wedding, but these men will always be my family and I will stand by them. Mahal ko sila at hindi po ito drama kundi kung sino po ang mas magdurusa sa sitwasyong ito. Bago po tayo magsalita, isiping mabuti kung makakasira ba ito ng buhay ng napakaraming tao. Kung ito ho ba ang tamang solusyon? Kung meron pong pagkakamali man, gawin po nating tama. Hindi po ang pagpapasara ng isang network ang makakatulong sa amin at sa pamilya po namin. We have families that rely on us kagaya nyo rin po. Konting pag-unawa lang po. Isang pakiusap."

Angel concluded her post with #NoToABSCBNShutDown. (Philstar.com)

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apuso actor Alden Richards confirmed that he and Kapamilya actress Bea Alonzo will team up in a project soon.

During the press conference of his new show “Center Stage” in which he will be the host, Alden affirmed that he and Bea have a shoot, but he refused to share more details.

“Marami pong pitch, marami pong pinag-uusapan, pero wala pa pong final. Pero for sure meron po this year. Siyempre, looking forward po ‘ko do'n, tsaka mabait na tao po si Bea. ‘Yung ginawa po namin,' di pa po pwedeng i-reveal pero may shinoot po kami,” he explained.

Alden said he has been a fan of Bea since he watched the blockbuster movie “One More Chance.”

“Magaan po kasama, sobrang fan po ko ng 'One More Chance.' The first time I met them (Bea and John Lloyd Cruz), first time kong na starstruck. Pero ngayon ang sarap sa feeling, idol mo lang dati, ka-trabaho mo na ngayon,” he said.

Recently, Alden and Bea were spotted in an airport in Thailand, making social media users speculate that the two giant stars of their home networks are brewing a project together. (Philstar.com)

‘Tala’ choreographer tells backstory behind dance craze MANILA, Philippines – Did you know that it only took three days to form the dance steps of Sarah Geronimo's international dance craze "Tala"?

This was among the revelations that celebrity choreographer Georcelle Dapat-Sy shared in a recent exclusive interview with Philstar.com.

Teacher Georcelle, who invented the steps of "Tala" together with her G-Force family, also revealed how she got involved in the dance, her favorite part of the routine, and why it became big (reaching as far as Africa) over four years since the music video was released.

Teacher Georcelle is among the mentors for the eighth season of Promil Four's i-Shine Talent Camp, a summer program designed to harness the benefits of creative expression and proper mentoring among kids.

This year, i-Shiners will be able to take classes on ballet, theater, art, music or dance starting April 13. The camps will be guided by experts in their craft who have been known for making their mark in respective industries.

Teacher Georcelle and G-Force family will be holding t he i-Shine Dance Camp at the G-Force Dance Centers in Filinvest, Alabang and in their Tomas Morato branch in Quezon City. Award-winning craf tsmaster Robert Alejandro will be teaching young artists in Diliman’s own Papemelroti branch together with Arts Director Kara Escay, for the i-Shine Art Camp.

Budding mu s i c i a n s w i l l le a r n at the Music School of Ryan Cayabyab guided

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ist Maestro Ryan Cayabyab.

Seasoned thespian and Trumpets president Audie Gemora will help the theater group, teaching children all about acting on the stage with his Trumpets Playshop.

And for those who want to glide into the world of ballet, they will be learning from Ballet Manila guided by Prima Ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, the Philippines’ first prima ballerina to be soloist with the world-renowned Imperial Russian Ballet. Her i-Shine Ballet Camp will then be held at the Lisa Macuja School of Ballet Manila. (Philstar.com)

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‘Descendants of the Sun’ rises on PH TV

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he local adaptation of one of the world’s most loved Korean drama series, “Descendants of the Sun” (DOTS), finally made its much-anticipated debut Monday on Philippine TV screens.

No less than GMA Network’s Primetime K ing Dingdong Dantes and Ultimate Star Jennylyn Mercado headline the adaptation, whose original leads were K-Drama superstars Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo.

Dantes and Mercado play Captain Lucas Manalo—an alpha team leader—and cardio-thoracic surgeon Dr. Maxine Dela Cruz, better known as “Big Boss” and “Beauty,” respectively.

“Matagal na rin naming hinihintay na mapanood ito ng mga viewers natin. Story-wise, may tweaks to make it more Pinoy, pero hindi nawawala ‘yung mga elements na nagustuhan ng tao.

We’re very excited for this series and we’re very proud of it,” shared Dantes during the show’s very first roundtable with media.

Echoing his sentiments, Mercado said, “Excited kaming lahat kasi talagang napakalaki ng bawat eksena. Ang hirap niyang gawin pero worth it siya kasi lahat nagtitiyaga at nagtutulong-tulong. Mula sa direktor, sa mga artista, ‘yung buong production team, lahat kumikilos para mapaganda ‘yung show.”

In “Descendants of the Sun,” Lucas and Maxine’s relationship gets off to a rocky start. As part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Special Forces, Lucas is always sent off to missions that last from days to weeks. And with shifts as long and as busy as Maxine’s, the right time for love never seems to be on their side.

But even as Maxine tries to distance herself from Lucas and his dangerous job, she still finds herself unable to resist the brave and handsome military man. And even when disaster after another befalls them their love stands the test of time.

Repor ting for dut y w ith Dantes and Mercado in this military-themed love story are award-winning actors Rocco Nacino and Jasmine Curtis-Smith as they portray the roles of Technical Sergeant Diego Ramos a.k.a. ‘Wolf’ and Captain Moira Defensor. Much like Lucas, Diego is brave, noble and willing to sacrifice his own happiness for others — even if it means letting go of his girlfriend, Moira. But Moira is tough, headstrong, and won’t go down without fighting for the both of them.

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enslisted as a Philippine Navy reservist because of his experience in the series.

“Binigyan kami ng chance to immerse ng mga ilang araw sa buhay ng mga sundalo. So nakita namin kung gaano kahirap yung mga pinagdadaanan nila sa training pa lang. Sa experience naming yon, nagkaroon kami kahit papaano ng picture kung gaano kahalaga ang role nila sa lipunan natin. Hindi lang sa pagsalba ng mga buhay, lalo na to protect the peace and yung pinagdadaanan nila to get

According to Dantes and Mercado, they consider this series as one of the most memorable of their respective careers.

“Our roles here are very special in two different levels. Una, bilang fan ng ‘Descendants of the Sun,’ at pangalawa, kahit papaano naka-immerse kami sa buhay ng mga ginagampanan namin — kami bilang sundalo, si Jennylyn bilang doktor.

Sila kasi ang tinatawag na modern day heroes natin ngayon,” Dantes enthused.

“So napakaganda ng kwento na pinapakita talaga kung gaano katindi ang puso ng mga characters hindi lang sa dedication nila sa trabaho nila kundi dun na din sa kanilang mga iniibig. Dahil sa dalawang dahilan na ‘yun napaka-special po DINGDONG Dantes and Jennylyn Mercado play yung project na ito. Plus, Captain Lucas Manalo — an alpha team leader may panlasang Pinoy and Dr. Maxine Dela Cruz — a cardiothoracic kasi syempre makikita surgeon, respectively. kung paano magmahal ang mga pinoy through our char- there,” Dantes related. acters. Kung paano mag-asaran And so after months of intense yung mga magkakaibigan, kung training for their roles, the milpaano yung magandang dynam- itary team — comprised of Anics ng mga doktor pag nasa bat- tonio Aquitania as Lt. Col. Bientlefield sila,” he added. venido Garcia; Ricardo Cepeda Mercado also noted, “Na- as Lt. Gen. Carlos Defensor; paka-special nito sa akin kasi Paul Salas as Marty Talledo; Jon ngayon naintindihan ko na kung Lucas as Staff Sergeant Benjo bakit importante at na-appreci- Tamayo or “Harry Potter;” Luate ko kung gaano kahirap ang cho Ayala as Staff Sergeant Alen buhay ng mga doktor lalo na Eugenio or “Snoopy;” and Prince yung mga pumupunta sa ibang Clemente as Sergeant First Class lugar para tumulong ng walang Randy Katipunan or “Picollo”— kapalit.” is ready to take their places in the program’s frontline.

In training Meanwhile, the doctors and Last August, GMA’s Enter- nurses whose roles are just as tainment Group inked a part- important in saving lives are nership with the Armed Forces portrayed by Pancho Magno of the Philippines which sealed as Dr. Daniel Spencer; Renz the network’s commitment to ac- Fernandez as Dr. Earl Jimeno; curately represent the country’s Chariz Solomon as Nurse Emma military forces.

Perez; Andre Paras as Dr. Ralph In order to do so, a number of Vergara; Nicole Donesa as Nurse the actors in the series under- Via Catindig; Reese Tuazon as went intensive military training Dr. Sandra Delgado; Jenzel course as preparation. In fact, Angeles as Nurse Hazel Flores; following their immersion, and Bobby Andrews as Eric FeDantes—who already enlisted liciano. and trained to be a marine reThe series is under the helm of servist in 2006, thereafter reen- noted director Dominic Zapata. listing in 2017 with the rank of Watch the Philippine adaptamaster sergeant — was decorat- tion of “Descendants of the Sun” ed as lieutenant commander. on GMA Network.

Nacino on the other hand also (The Manila TImes)

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oday, Saturday February 14, 2020, most of us celebrate it as a “Day of Love” worldwide, to remind our loved ones that they’re thought of, at least on this one particular day.

History has it that Valentine's Day and the story of St. Valentine's started from the "ancient Roman tradition of Lupercalia, who welcomed spring through the card-giving customs of Victorian England, where the whole month of romance was celebrated."

As we all know until today, the story of its patron-saint, St. Valentine's remain a mystery, according to History. com. However, in the Catholic religion they recognize at least three different versions of saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred.

One story described Valentine as a priest who served during the third century in Rome when Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers, rather than those with wives and families. Thus, he outlawed marriages for young men. But Valentine, the priest "realized the injustice of the decree, so he defied the order of Claudius and was then ordered to die, though he continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret." But, others insist that it was actually St. Valentine of Terni, a bishop, who was the true namesake of the holiday. He too, according to ancient history, was beheaded

by Claudius II in the outskirts of Rome.

There are however, other stories suggesting that both Valentines may have been killed for attempting to help the Christians escape harsh Roman prisons, where they were beaten and tortured.

Legend has it that it was the experience in prison when one of them actually sent the first "valentine" greeting to a girl he fell in love with, who was possibly the jailor's daughter visiting the prison during his confinement. Before his death, it was alleged that he sent a letter to the girl and signed it "from your valentine," thus it has been used from then on.

Though the legend behind the story is murky, the stories all emphasize heroic and romantic conquests during the Middle Ages in England and France. At the time Valentine's Day celebration was celebrated in the middle of February to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine's death or burial, which was presumably around 270 A.D. most probably in an effort to "Christianize" the pagan celebration of Lupercalia.

This particular fertility festival celebration was done on the ides of February or February 15 and it was apparently dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture.

Toward the end of the 5th century, it was believed that

Pope Gelasius declared February 14th as St. Valentine's Day and later on, the day was associated with love because during the Middle Ages, the date signified the beginning of the birds' mating season. It was also right after the Middle Ages, around the year 1415 when Charles, Duke of Orleans sent a written poem to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London, after the Battle of Agincourt, (it is also known that his letter is now part of the manuscript collection at the British Library in London). Likewise, it was found out that in later years, King Henry V hired a writer by the name of John Lydgate to compose a valentine note to Catherine of Valois.

In the United States, as far back as the 1700s, valentine greetings were apparently exchanged by lovers throughout, and by 1840, Esther A. Howland began selling the mass-produced valentine greeting cards around. Today, there is an estimated 145 million Valentines' Day cards sent worldwide (though there are more cards sent on Christmas).

Our expressions of love and romance on Valentine's Day compels our brain system for feeling a connection, attraction or "surge" of emotional feeling or what the Greeks called "the madness of love."

It is LOVE that is defined by modern psychologists as a "strong desire for emotional union with another person, though it also means many different things to countless other people. Songwriters describing it as "like a symphony."

Or simply what we call an "attraction or attachment which most usually evolves into romantic or passionate love. It is an intense feeling of energy, and motivation for emotional union."

Romantic Love for example, reminds me of the lady "Beatrice Portinari" one of the guides who was the main inspiration of Dante Alighieri's masterpiece "Inferno." Though Beatrice was married to Simone de Bardi, an influential man in Florence, Beatrice was Dante's true love. Both Dante and Beatrice were neighbors when they were children, but lost track of her until after nine years and when he saw her again, she greeted him but he was bashful and ran away. but the episode made him dream of her all the time. (Though he was married to Gemma Donati in 1285 and had four children).

That same episode filled Dante with such joy that he retreated to his room and wrote about her as his inspiration and romantic love in "La Vita Nuova, and Divine Comedy." After her

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Stories of LOVE and ROMANCE on "Valentine's Day death, Dante composed poems dedicated to her memory, though he didn't even know who she really was; he loved her from a distance; he loved fantasizing about her, though never even told her but he sent letters to his friends about it.

In Dante's "Inferno," his love creeped up in various ways, stemming from the "good in God to the bond that shattered the sins committed by spirits that Dante had encountered in his journey" through the nine circles of hell."

Dante did a great job personifying LOVE, giving it human-like qualities to an abstract idea. Beatrice was put on a pedestal, asking the poet Virgil to lead Dante through hell, because she "promised the devil (Satan) who owned her soul, that she will initiate it. Thus, she was depicted as descending from heaven into limbo, but Virgil ended up informing Dante what Beatrice wanted to do. According to Virgil, Beatrice's reason to bring Dante to her was because LOVE desired her to do so, which suggested an "autonomous entity that can have great influence on others... thus LOVE was personified".

This story of Beatrice in Dante's "Inferno,” likewise made me recall a recent romantic love story about the love of two young Pinoys who were scheduled to be married on January this year. Though the young, 27-year old Pinay who was born in Manila and the youngest in her family, was always frail due to her congenital heart ailment. But when she met a gentle Pinoy her age when they immigrated here in the US, they fell in love and planned on getting married after two years. The groom-to-be was aware of her heart ailment. Suddenly, a few weeks before

their wedding, she suddenly passed away, now leaving the heartbroken groom with precious memories of her and a handkerchief with her love letter that she was supposed to give him on their wedding, along with her parting wedding letters to her parents and siblings, This was indeed such a sad story of LOVE. On a happier note, there's a story of a modern romantic love borne out of FATE the second time around.

We knew this couple back in college, though they were both seniors than me, their romantic love story still resonates as an example for all of us who adore them.

During their early years in school, this fraternity Brod started courting an innocent student, but things didn't materialize due to constant jokes by his fraternity brothers and some of the girl's friends. So, after college, they both went their separate ways and were married to other people.

After around 40 years, when they were both single again, they met at a fraternity/sorority fellowship in the East Coast and unbeknownst to the fraternity guy, she also belonged to the sorority affiliate. Thus, the LOVE that was lost was found again through FATE after all and for the past 20 years - we look up to them as this perfect couple who are not only LOVERS, but friends and soul mate forever, So, for all of you out there, treat your special someone with loving affection and appreciation for making February 14th a special day for all of them - husbands, wives, sweethearts or even Dads, Moms and siblings, for LOVE is universal! C H E E R S!

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But event postponement looms MANILA — Gilas Pilipinas is continuing its buildup for the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers’ opening window on February 20 and 23 even with the possible postponement of the event due to the novel coronavirus scare.

But at press time, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas executive director Sonny Barrios said the event is still on. “(Possible postponement) is being discussed but there’s no decision yet,” Barrios told The STAR in reaction to online reports that the Gilas’ matches against Thailand and Indonesia have already been called off.

Meanwhile, Gilas Pilipinas coach Mark Dickel expressed confidence the Nationals are on track in their buildup despite some withdrawals and no-shows by some members of the pool.

“We’re getting closer but at the same time the games are getting closer too,” said Dickel. “It was good to see our defense against some offense.

Real positive sign, but we gotta build on that. Hopefully in the next days we take another step forward.”

Dickel, the TNT KaTropa’s consultant in the PBA, said he isn’t losing sleep over the pullout or absence of some players in the 24-man pool named for the matches against Thailand and Indonesia.

Shooter Matthew Wright had “opted out”due to ankle issue, following the action of big men Christian Standhardinger (knee issue), Japeth Aguilar (honeymoon) and Mac Belo (knee rehab). Ray Parks, who is negotiating a new contract with TNT, hasn’t attended practice as of Tuesday night as did former La Salle slotman Justin Baltazar.

“That’s out of my control right now.

I just focus on who shows up. I know our management are trying their hardest to help us get everyone here but the players that we have are giving it their all and that’s what I focus on,” said Dickel.

“I mean, we’d love to have everyone here but for one reason or another, they chose to do their own thing so we just got to address the issue. We got games coming that we gotta win anyhow,” he added.

Gilas has called in reinforcements in frontliner’s Justin Chua, Vic Manuel and Abu Tratter as well as small forward Javee Mocon to fill in the void. (The Philippine Star)

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Manny Pacquiao signs with firm handling Conor McGregor BOXING legend and Senator Manny Pacquiao has signed with Paradigm Sports Management, the same firm handling MMA star Conor McGregor.

Paradigm announced the news on Twitter Wednesday (PHL time).

"We're very excited to announce that Manny Pacquiao has signed with PSM for full service representation!" Paradigm said. "Manny is one of the greatest boxers of all time and we look forward to working with Arnold, Ping and the rest of the team back in Manila to maximize his historic career."

With the exciting news, McGregor himself welcomed Pacquiao in a tweet earlier.

"Welcome to the team Emmanuel," he said, retweeting Paradigm's announcement.

Recently, McGregor revealed that he went "close" to inking a fight with Pacman. The Irish mixed martial artist previously stepped on the boxing ring to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. (GMA News)

Oscars pay tribute to Kobe Bryant KOBE BRYANT

PACQUIAO

Manny Pacquiao has a touching tribute for Kobe Bryan SENATOR Manny Pacquiao on Sunday gave another tribute for Kobe Byrant.

He uploaded a three-minute mini movie on Instagram showing their two encounters: First, from when the late great basketball legend visited Manny while training at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles, and second, from when Kobe visited the Philippines for a basketball match.

There wasn't a lot of commentary, just a lot of photos, some videos, several lines — one of which read "Fred-

die Roach said, meeting Kobe Bryant was 'best day' of Manny Pacquiao's life" — and a real somber piano in the background.

In the caption, Manny simply wrote three hashtags: #Mamba4Life, #8, #24.

This is the second tribute Manny gave Kobe on social media. He earlier said, "The world lost a legend," when news about Kobe's death broke.

Kobe Bryant died in January in a helicopter crash that also killed his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others on board. (GMA News)

ON Sunday night in Los Angeles (Monday morning in Manila), fans, filmmakers, and the Academy Awards ceremony itself saluted the late Kobe Bryant — a man who, in 2018, added "Oscar winner" to his extensive resume.

In the ceremony's traditional "in memoriam" montage of movie industry luminaries, Bryant was the first to appear. His image was accompanied by the quote: "Life is too short to get bogged down and be discouraged. You have to keep moving. You have to keep going."

He was credited as an athlete/ producer.

Two years ago, Bryant accepted the award for his "Dear Basketball" animated short. In this year's ceremony, the winner in the same category saluted Kobe in his acceptance speech.

"This award is dedicated to Kobe Bryant. May we all have a second act as great as his was," said director Matthew A. Cherry, who was a former NFL wide receiver.

Meanwhile, New York Knicks super fan and filmmaker Spike Lee wore a purple and gold suit to the red carpet. The number "24" was written along both sides of his lapel.

Big winners at this year's Academy Awards include Parasite, the first foreign language film to take the Best Picture Oscar. Director Bong Joon-ho also won the Best Director and Best Original Screenplay plums. The film also took home the Best International Feature Film honor. (SPIN.ph)

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