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Kathryn realizes ‘4 things’ after Iceland trip with Daniel VOL. XXVIII NO. 41 LOS ANGELES

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SON OF PINAY NURSE BECOMES 1ST LAPD COMMANDER IN 150 YEARS

By ABNER GALINO and JOY MARINO

By MARK hEDIN Ethnic Media Services

SAN FRANCISCo – With millions of dollars of federal funding on the line statewide, a gathering of youth serving organizations, community activists, city and census officials and ethnic media met to brainstorm how to ensure that the youngest members of the population – especially kids 4 and younger – get counted in the 2020 census next year.

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A SoN of a Filipina nurse who became the first Filipino American commander in the Los Angeles Police District (LAPD) was treated to a sumptuous lunch, martial arts and musical presentations by his peers and community members at the LAPD’s Memorial Courtyard in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday (october 9).

Photo by ABNER GALINo CoMMANDER Graham exchanges pleasantries with popular Filipino American TV show host Janelle So-Perkins before the start of the reception

“So, I don’t speak Tagalog and I maybe a little lighter skin toned.

But I know everything I need to know to be a Filipino American and I am proud to be a first Filipino American commander,” Commander Donald Graham, LAPD Homeless Coordina-

tor, said in a his brief speech.

Graham gaily started his speech by recalling sweet memories of his childhood when his two siblings and their mother, Amelia, were still living in New Jersey.

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'Nobody remembers the runners-up': MISS UNIVERSE 1969 GLORIA DIAZ SHARES PAGEANT BITTER REALITIES MISS UNIVERSE 1969 Gloria Diaz did not hold back in revealing some unspoken rules among pageant queens during Netflix’s Tuesday press conference for A SELFPORTRAIT OF PAOLA NAZARIO

KYLA RoSS receives a certificate of recognition from the Los Angeles City Department of Public Works. Writer Fe Koons hands the certificate to her during a ceremony at the Carson City community center. Photo by REN ARRIETA

Fil-Am history month kick-off in Carson honors Olympic gymnast oLYMPIC gymnast and UCLA Bruins artistic gymnast Kyla Briana Ross was bestowed a youth achievement award at the Carson Community Center during the kick off of the Filipino American history month festivities (October 5).

Kyla’s mother, Kiana Ross is of Filipino and Germandescent. Her father, Jason Ross is of African American and Japanese ancestry.

He was a minor league outfielder.

In her speech, Ross said that whenever she competes, especially in the Olympics, it is not just herself whom she thinks of but she also represents her heritage.

Kyla is the top ranked gymnast in the PAC-12 and nationally on vault, bars and all–around gymnastics. She was a member of the 2012 U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team that was dubbed the Fierce Five.

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the season two of pageant-themed series “Insatiable,” in which she is a guest star.

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Pinay art photog on for a solo exhibit in New York

By ROMEO MORALES

A 29-YEAR-oLD Filipina is set for a six-day fine-art photography exhibit (October 18 to 24) at the famous Paul Rudolf Heritage Foundation building in New York City.

An opening reception for Paola Nazario’s solo exhibit will start at 6 p.m. on October 18 at 246 E 58th Street, New York City.

On her first photo showcase, Paola’s works will depict the interplay of different emotions as she journeyed through life and up to the point when she found photography and decided to take photography as part of her life.

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OPENING night of Bernadette Manahan Sta. Maria's "Our Cultural Heritage" art exhibit at the Filipino Cultural Center in the Historic Filipinotown of Los Angeles as presented by the Pamana ng Lahi, Filipino American Community of Los Angeles or FACLA and the Filipino Cultural Center | City of

Carson Council Member (and former Mayor) Jim Dear ceremoniously cuts the ribbon to open the artist's twomonth long exhibit which begins last October 5th. With him are from left to right (front): FAPCCA President Benny Uy, Leah Dudgeon, City of Carson Council Member Jim Dear, Bernadette Manahan Sta. Maria, Pamana ng Lahi Chair Bernie Targa-Ganon; (back): Vics Magsaysay, Nikki Arriola, Bing Famoso Tac-an and Bienvenido "Boi" Sibug.

The Manila Connection (Rollie Javier, Robert Gamo and George) with Imelda Bosing and ~eILe~ Spiritual Jazz Improvisations provided the music.

Fiesta Fastfoods and Guldjian Fasel Law Car Accident Attorneys sponsored the cultural event.

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Immigration consultants sentenced for fraud

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hree immigration consultants operating in Inglewood have received criminal sentences as a result of a joint investigation by the County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) and California Attorney General’s Consumer Law Section and Division of Law Enforcement. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the sentences on Wednesday.

Edgardo Guerrero, who operated “Oficina Guerrero”, was sentenced along with two others for engaging in the unlicensed practice of immigration law and violating California’s Immigration Consultants Act. Guerrero was given a suspended sentence and three years felony probation on condition he serve 270 days of local custody and pay $149,994 in victim restitution.

His brother Hector Guerrero was sentenced to probation and public work service, and his wife Sidia Landaverde was granted diversion for one year on condition that victims are paid restitution and community service.

All defendants are now prohibited from providing immigration-related services.

Guerrero, who is not an attorney, charged undocumented immigrants, who were seeking lawful permanent residence in the United States, and their families thousands of dollars for legal services that he was not legally qualified to give, among other violations. Edgardo Guerrero pled guilty to grand theft and conspiracy to engage in the unlicensed practice of law.

Hector Guerrero pled guilty to a violation of the Immigration Consultants Act. Sidia Landaverde pled guilty to

failing to file a tax return.

“Those who prey on the most vulnerable consumers must be held accountable,” said Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.

“DCBA’s collaboration with the Office of the Attorney General is a strong example of the success achievable when agencies unite around a common goal.”

“All consumers in Los Angeles County, including hard-working immigrants seeking legitimate legal immigration services, must be protected from fraudulent bad actors,” said DCBA Director Joseph M. Nicchitta.

“We are thankful for the efforts of the Office of Attorney General Becerra and we are glad to play our part in bringing justice to the victims of these crimes.”

DCBA’s Office of Immigrant Affairs also hosted workshops in June 2018 to assist more than 200 of Guerrero’s victims and their families. The workshops provided victims with legal assistance and copies of files and personal documents recovered during a search warrant of the business.

If you believe you are a victim of fraud, including immigration services fraud, contact the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs at (800) 593-8222.

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ETHNIC... FROM PAGE 1 counted and wind up losing the most because their services disproportionally rely on federal funds,” Mayra Alvarez, president of Children’s Partnership, told the audience. “And federal funds are driven by census data.”

The next chance to get it right won’t come until 2030, when those kids will have missed out on years of educational, nutritional and health care support they’re entitled to – at a rate of thousands of dollars for every person not counted.

“We need all the help we can get to make sure it’s a successful count,” said Robert Clinton, 2020 Census project manager for the San Francisco office of Civic Engagement & Immigrant Affairs, which co-hosted the Sept. 27 event at the World Affairs Council with Ethnic Media Services.

Attendees represented a broad swathe of diverse communities, from indigenous Mayan speakers from Guatemala to African diaspora members to Eastern Europeans, Asian Indians, Vietnamese-, Chinese-, Filipino- and Korean-Americans – the latter being the immigrant group with the highest undercount.

There was broad consensus that getting trusted community messengers to promote the importance of everyone being counted, whatever their age or legal status, would be key. Those messengers could include ethnic media, community service providers and young people themselves.

To enlist teens and young adults, EMS announced the launch of a contest for 14-21 year old residents of San Francisco co-sponsored by San Francisco’s OCEIA. Titled “Why My Family Counts,” the contest offers eight $500 first prizes and eight $250 second prizes for a 400-word essay, a work of art, or a 2-minute video/audio of music, rap or spoken word. Entries are due by Dec. 1.

Nationwide, in the last decennial census there were a million kids age 4 or younger who weren’t counted. Of those, 10% were in California. Because census data informs approximately three-quarters of a billion dollars annually in federal spending, that undercount cost the state dearly in funding for such programs as school lunches, school breakfast, SNAP, WIC, Head Start and section 8 housing vouchers.

“We are risking billions of dollars not coming to our state,” noted Alvarez of Children’s Partnership.

California, as a state, has allocated $187 million toward getting everyone counted in 2020, to minimize a potential $3 billion loss of federal funding, she told the audience.

“Being counted accurately helps our children thrive,” she said. “The message that kids are our future resonates.”

“They have to lead the charge and get their family on board, understanding the impact on their lives and their families’ lives,” said Andre Aikins, who teaches math and works to reduce violence through the organization Alive and Free.

He maintained that traditional outreach models may not work with today’s

youngsters. “We have to be very creative. We have to acknowledge that we’re in the digital age. Kids are tapping on phones before they can write. They need color, they need rhymes, music.”

San Francisco is home to 115,952 children 18 and younger, according to Clinton – about 13.4% of the population.

Some 6.9 percent of these kids live with their grandparents, 47.5% live in rental housing, and only 8% of those between ages five and 17 speak just one language. All these characteristics pose a heightened risk of being overlooked in the census process – and costing their communities the taxpayer support they qualify for.

Joining the panel speakers at the event were three San Francisco United School District students, each of whom shared an essay they had prepared for the contest about how, as newcomers to the United States, being counted means being visible.

“Every 10 years we count our freedom,” said Talia Kishinevsky, a senior at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts, who described overcoming language and cultural barriers as an odyssey from Ukraine to the United States that her parents began in 1990.

When it comes to meeting children’s immediate needs, SFUSD administrator Christina Mei-Yue Wong highlighted three categories of spending based on census data.

The $159 million annually dedicated to special education, a combination of $14 million of federal grants, plus state and local dollars. But all of those allocations are based on census data. Similarly reliant on census counts are the national school lunch program, for which more than half of SFUSD’s students are eligible, and Title 1 programs that focus on helping low-income students, Wong emphasized.

Losing this kind of support “can lead to a multiplier effect” for the challenges families face, said Hong Mei Pang of Chinese for Affirmative Action.

Giving a shout-out to the millions of young people demonstrating worldwide for climate change, Pang praised the student presenters and underscored the key role they will play in encouraging parents to fill out census forms online.

Unlike in 2010, she noted, the paper form of the questionnaire will be in English only with a Spanish translation provided if a specific census tract meets the standard – which none in San Francisco have.

Census Bureau outreach specialist Son M. Le, a longtime community activist, pointed out that 80% of the kids overlooked in the 2010 census came from families who were counted. Not counting kids is as much a problem of lack of understanding and information as it is about mistrust of government.

Recalling his own arrival as a lone teenager in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, Le predicted the success of the census rests finally on people’s willingness to break out of their own isolation, and young people can lead the way.

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Making a Difference Miles and Miles Away Jak N Jil Foundation Reaches Out to Neglected Seniors in the Philippines

By REY C. ANDRES

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ow does one make a difference for a life more purposeful and meaningful?

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Foundation, President Ariane Manalo, shows the first customized tricycle designed to accommodate wheelchair-bound elderly in Kanlungan ni Maria (an elderly home) in Antipolo, Philippines as part of the Foundation’s effort to assist in the residents’ mobility.

The second unit, product of the second fund-raiser will be delivered in February 2020, this time to another Philippine foundation catering also to marginalized senior citizens.

Photo: Trike ambulance

With the myriad of problems besetting the world, we are simply overwhelmed and drown in the hopelessness that envelops us. But still the thought of doing something different just to let go of that hapless feeling continues to haunt us. How does one make a difference and claim that personal victory of being able to do something meaningful not for ourselves but for others?

How to make a difference?

“Start by believing in something bigger than yourself.

Begin with the belief that you can do something that doesn’t just benefit yourself”, goes one advice.

When the only reason for doing something becomes self-serving, there won’t be much energy that will be required to fuel the momentum needed to go on.

Ariane Manalo, founder of Jak N Jil Foundation had wanted to make a difference and for a long time nurtured in her heart a desire to “help the less fortunate especially the elderly”.

This gnawing altruistic feeling was one she shared with a friend, Philippine movie director Wenn Deramas, who passed away a few years back. Both Arianne and Wenn have soft spots in their hearts

for the unfortunate. Wanting to perpetuate the memory of her best friend, she mustered enough strength to push through with their chosen advocacy.

For ideas, Ariane sought the help of their common friend, Philippine-based Mel de Rosario, an ABS-CBN Television Network Creative Consultant who suggested” Kanlungan ni Maria” an advocacy group in the Philippines that houses and takes care of abandoned elderly.

Desirous to make her birthday more meaningful sometime back, she decided to spend her special day doing charitable work at the home for the elderly.

An incident she witnessed at Kanlungan proved to be an eye-opener on what immediate project she needed to embark on - something immediate and doable.

She witnessed an elderly woman on a wheelchair having a hard time getting into a motorized tricycle

that would bring her medical appointment. Thus, the idea of a customized tricycle specifically designed for the elderly was born.

Ariane contacted her architect classmates to help in customizing a wheelchair accessible three-wheeler.

(She is herself took up Architecture in the Philippines and later pursued a nursing degree in the U.S and now works as IT Nurse project Manager.) Another friend referred her to a fabrication shop which could manufacture the prototype.

To finance her project Ariane established Jak N Jil Foundation in August 2018, to provide her an avenue to generate funds with her friends and colleagues for her project. Two friends, Maru Lazatin and Lally Parcon, joined her in the Foundation where she serves as president.

The Foundation held its first fund raising event with a concert held on December 2,

2018 titled “Odette Quesada Live” at Josephine’s Restaurant in Cerritos, Los Angeles with all the proceeds earmarked for the manufacture of the customized tricycle.

Arianne delivered the first customized wheelchair accessible tricycle on February 2019, her birthday, to Kanlungan ni Maria with some cash donations.

Jak N. Jil Foundation produced its second concert entitled “Party Party na Sabi ni Lola” with performers Valerie Concepcion, Joseph Gelito and Stephen Paysu at the same venue.

The full proceeds of the concert will be used to finance the second customized wheelchair accessible tricycle for the abandoned and indigent elderly at another home for the elderly - Josefheim Foundation -which Ariane will personally deliver on February 2020 plus cash to help for other needs of the elderly like diapers.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Family members surround Florencia hernandez (seated

6th from left) who celebrates 91st birthday last october 5 at Larry’s Grill in Artesia.

Photo by BoBBY CRISoSToMo

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In 2017, Kyla, “Boss” as she is nicknamed, made history in the NCAA by becoming the first female gymnast ever to win an Olympic, World and NCAA titles.

Ross is a molecular, cell and development biology senior at UCLA. Another outstanding Filipino American, Perlita Rasing, was also honored during the same occasion.

Rasing, a retired registered nurse from Alaminos, Pangasinan, formed the Lucap (Hundred Islands) Association, which has since been helping new Filipino immigrants in the U.S. Rasing received the community leadership award.

The retired nurse urged the audience to engage in civic work and serving the Fil-Am community.

Rasing is a trustee of the Philippine Independence Day Foundation and a past president of the of Carson Women’s Club.

She is also a member of the Sister Cities Association for many years.

Both awardees received certificates of recognition from the City of Los Angeles Board of Public Works through its first Filipina American boardmember Jessica Caloza. The said award was presented by Fe Koons and Joselyn Geaga Rosenthal.

The board of public works also shared a certificate that honored the City of Carson for holding the Filipino American History month.

Joan Ria Salumbides Tagle, president of the Los Angeles Filipino Association (LAFACE) represented the board.

Carson Councilmember Jim Dear who is a former history teacher stressed that it is important to learn about the past and the cultural heritage of people.

The Fil-Am history month celebration in Carson City will be capped by the 10th annual Larry Itliong Day celebration on October 26 at 8 am at the Veterans Park.

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THE LICENSE TO FAIL

t was just one of those Viber calls. I was catching up with one of my sons in the Philippines. Call it mother’s instinct, I immediately sensed there was something wrong.

There was something different about his tone.

The usual cheerfulness was absent. He said, he was struggling with his exam week. He’s been up all night but couldn’t make sense of the review material anymore.

I heard the anxiety and panic. I calmed him down and asked him- “What are you so worried about?” He said – “I don’t want to fail. I don’t want to disappoint you.”

I realized it was a make or break moment. I had to find the right words. What do I say to acknowledge the reality of what my son is telling me? How do I tell him that failing one subject will not define his life, without minimizing his feelings? More importantly, what practical steps can I teach him 7,000 miles away in a few bullet points?

I think the most important thing I told my son that night was – “It is ok, Anak. It is ok to fail. I will not be upset. I know you have done your best.”

We discussed the consequences if he fails. It was just, to repeat the subject. I also told him that one of his brothers, also failed a subject, three times(!) and they never even heard me talk about it.

Community Minus the fear of failure, he relaxed. He did well in his exam.

Failure and disappointment are siblings.

It has a finality that’s almost akin to death.

People are scared to fail because they are scared to disappoint.

Society has dictated that a good life is defined by bullet points. Get done with school, get a job, get married and live happily ever after. Failure is not meeting these expectations.

But what if life doesn’t turn out that way.

What if your son dropped out of school?

What if a business fails and the family home got sold? What if your daughter got pregnant? What if your marriage fails?

Everybody talks about how to succeed.

But is there a Manual for Failure? Failure is life’s way of teaching us and forcing us to let go.

The fear of failure was the reason I stayed in a difficult marriage. In a community of happily married couples, how can you talk about your struggles. Maybe I missed a memo from God that read – “How to have a successful marriage”. A spiritual principle that everybody got except me.

For many years, I kept to myself the decay and the abuse. Society’s promise that if I follow the rules, everything will work out, made me stay. Maybe, it will get better.

The day I finally admitted to my eldest son that it was not working, was the day I freed myself and everyone. Finally, we can stop pretending. Finally, we can all breathe.

That day, I gave birth to my new self. Metamorphosis. It is a beautiful word. It is when we stop crawling and learn to fly.

My failed marriage taught me and my kids powerful lessons that no success can. We can always rise from the ashes.

We should teach our kids that failure is part of being human. The ability to rise out

PINAY ART... FROM PAGE 1 The second showcase is about her bold pursuit of taking nude photographs of selected subjects from countries around the world.

Paola was on the borderline of being positive with an auto-immune disease called Myasthenia Gravis six years ago. Fortunately, she has recently been issued a clean bill of health.

“These photographs are my work of pushing myself to achieve the best of what I can do, of pushing to the limits of what I am able to do,” Paola says, adding that: “Being at that point made me maximize every single thing and dropped all my tears.”

“I was fearless. I lived my life to the fullest. I made art without limit, I made art for myself. It’s my best creative process, yet.”

Paola took up a crash course in photography at the New York Film Academy in 2014. She met someone there who helped her changed her life completely.

She was inspired to pursue fine art of photography with great passion.

Her interest in black and white photography has drawn her to the challenge of doing nude photography.

“I photograph strangers in their most vulnerable state, who choose to submit themselves to the scrutiny of the world and are brave enough to accept the throes that come with being open,” Paola reveals.

By doing so, Paola said she is able to present the beauty of her subjects in their vulnerable state while keeping the dignity in their nakedness intact – creating an atmosphere of strength from acceptance and mutual respect.

A Greek Roman sculpture-inspired black and white nude photo won Paola 1st place in a monthly photo contest being run by Popular Photography Magazine. The same piece gave her an opportunity to be part of a group photo exhibit in a small museum in Brasov, Romania.

Her most recognized photo earned her several invitations to New York photo exhibits.

Paola earned a degree in Consular and Diplomatic Affairs course at the De La Salle College of Saint Benilde in the Philippines.

In the past, a Filipina domestic helper in Hong Kong, Xyza Cruz Bacani, who moonlighted as a photographer during her days off became popular for posting her photographs of fellow migrant workers on Facebook.

Her photography caught the attention of the non-profit, photographic New York-based Magnum Foundation. Bacani was chosen as one of the seven Human Rights fellows given six weeks photography courses at the prestigious New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 2015.

Bacani’s life has never been the same again since her first series of photographs made wave on social media. She has been bestowed multiple awards and gained fame and recognition worldwide for her documentaries of migrant workers around the globe.

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of it, is the divine in our DNA. Some lessons in life are hard won. Success may be life’s medal, but Failure has taught me more.

1. Extend grace to yourself. Give yourself the license to fail.

2. Love yourself. Get that sleep. Nobody will dream your dreams for you.

3. Set boundaries. Love fully but be ready to walk away.

4. No relationship, friendship or even a job is worth the stabbing pain that causes sleepless nights.

5. One is a whole number. I can be alone and be totally content.

6. I don’t need a man to buy me a good life, but I deserve a man who tries hard to give me one.

7. Learn compassion for other people, especially our children. In my home, failure is not punished. It is not a cause for embarrassment or reprimand. We talk about it and we move on.

8. Talk about it. It makes us more human and approachable. If we talk about failure more, and if we are more accepting, maybe there will be less need for medication.

Ironically embracing failure made me powerful. It made me resilient. It also gave me the ability to walk away from anything or anyone. Instead of shunning failure I embraced it and look it in the eye.

What is it that you struggle with? A career that is going nowhere? An abusive relationship? A wrong decision?

Walk away. Be kind to yourself. Forgive yourself. Give yourself and everyone around you the license to fail.

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SON OF PINAY... FROM PAGE 1 mom and asked: Are you sure we’re Filipino? Cause the kids were pretty sure that we’re Chinese,” Graham narrated, soliciting laughter from the audience.

Their family moved to what Graham referred as “ the most cosmopolitan city in America” in 1984 and they settled in San Fernando Valley.

Graham, who admitted that he could only say “mabuhay” and “salamat”, paid tribute to his mother who: “went to work 12 hours a day; and not just 3 days a week but 4 or 5 days a week; with every overtime that she was able to find; so that she could put a roof over our heads.”

“Filipinos work hard. And I know Filipinos fight — a single mom raising three kids by herself. I know that we fight. And most importantly, that we live with our hearts; and not just for our family but for everybody around us, for our community and doesn’t mind the racial divide.”

Graham’s mother, Amelia, was teary eyed at the end of her son’s speech.

GRAhAM poses with fellow Fil-Ams in government that include: City of Los Angeles Deputy Mayor of Budget and Innovation Miguel Sangalang, City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Commissioner Susana Reyes, City of Los Angeles Building and Safety Commissioner Joselyn Geaga-Rosenthal, City of Los Angeles Public Works Commissioner Jessica Caloza, Disability rights advocate Theresa de Vera and Department on Disability Commissioner Myrna Cabanban.

CoMMANDER Graham hugs his mother, Amelia, after concluding his speech.

“Thankful, very proud of him,” Amelia quipped when Weekend Balita asked for her reaction.

Graham also thanked and acknowledged the presence of his “Jewish wife” and their three children.

Before Graham was called, Filipino American emcee Angela Baraquio Grey (Miss America 2001) introduced LAPD chief Michel Moore for an inspirational message.

Moore attested to the competence and integrity of Graham. He recalled an instance wherein the Filipino American police officer successfully managed a labor strike in the city by employing common-sense approach.

Graham, the LAPD chief recalled, appointed socalled “picket majors” among the strikers to keep peace and order in the picket line.

“And it worked!” Moore recalled.

An 11-member choir called Philippine Chamber Singers performed so well during the program and prompted Graham to blurt out: Filipinos can sing!

A self-defense club named Doce Pares Eskrima showcased various martial arts skills, including a Filipino stick fighting technique called arnis-de-mano.

The same group gifted Graham with a Philippine-made sword popularly known as the “Maguindanao kris sword.”

Noted Filipino Americans in public service who attended the reception included City of Los Angeles Deputy Mayor of Budget and Innovation

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LAPD officer Anna Lyn Vergara poses with chef Jasmine, daughter of Jose Chin, owner of Fiesta Fast Food which provided the sumptuous Pinoy lunch for guests.

Miguel Sangalang, City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Commissioner Susana Reyes, City of Los Angeles Building and Safety Commissioner Joselyn Geaga-Rosenthal and City of Los Angeles Public Works Commissioner Jessica Caloza.

Representatives from the Law Enforcement Association of Asian Pacifics (LEAAP), Los Angeles Filipino Association of Filipino Employees (LAFACE), Filipino Association of Law Enforcement Officers (FALEO-LA) and the Los Angeles City Employees Association (LACEA) also graced the event.

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COMMUTE CHALLENGE'

Panelo rides jeepney, motorcycle to Malacañang

Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Friday morning made true with his promise to use public transportation in going to Malacañang.

Panelo, who took on the challenge made by militant groups, sent photos to media outlets showing him riding a jeepney. He initially called the dare as a "silly challenge" but later changed his mind.

Panelo has refused to identify the specific area from where he would start his trip to avoid media coverage.

A report on Saksi on Thursday night said the route Panelo was expected to take will start from an unspecified area that is assumed was his residence.

He was expected to take a jeep and then the LRT2 at the Betty Go-Belmonte Station to the Legarda station, and then take a short walk to Malacañang.

Panelo arrived in Malacañang way past 8 a.m.,

or almost four hours after he left his residence in Marikina City shortly after 5 a.m. Aside from jeepney, he also hitched a ride with a motorcycle rider which brought him to the Palace.

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Twitter user @MelvyndefenThor, meanwhile, reported seeing Panelo in Barangay Concepcion Uno in Marikina City at 6:53 a.m. He said Panelo was able to take a ride at 6:57 with the help of policemen.

Another Twitter user, @erikapels, said she rode the jeepney with Panelo. She attested that Panelo had no bodyguards with him.

'No transport crisis'

Panelo, in an interview over Dobol B sa News TV on Friday, said his travel started with a jeepney ride at about 5:15 a.m. after about a walk that lasted between 10 to 12 minutes. He said he had to wait for 5 minutes for the jeep to arrive at his area of origin.

He also described his experience riding the jeepney.

"Mainit, masikip. Sabi ko nga hindi iniintindi ng mga kritiko ang sinasabi ko," said Panelo. "Wala tayong crisis kasi hindi naman tayo paralyzed.

Ako kahit naka-kotse, I have to leave hours earlier."

After the jeepney ride, he said he will take the LRT2 at the Gilmore station.

"Alam niyo laking kalye rin ako. Noong nasa UP College of Law ako, nagji-jeep ako. Nagkamali sila ng hinamon," said Panelo, responding to his critics.

'Talagang mahirap'

In another interview on Unang Balita around 6 a.m., Panelo admitted that commuting was not an easy task.

"Talagang mahirap kasi unang-una gigising ka nang maaga. Pangalawa, makikipaghabulan ka.

Pag hindi ka mabilis sumakay ng jeep eh mauunahan ka ng ibang mas bata sayo, mas mabilis," he said.

He, nonetheless, expressed optimism that Filipinos can still bear with the current transport system.

"Kaya lahat 'yan. Alam mo, tayong mga Pilipino malikhain tayo. Tayo 'yung tipong pag may problema, tinatawanan lang natin, gumagawa tayo ng paraan para tayo'y maging angkop sa sitwasyon pero hindi ibig sabihin pababayaan nalang natin itong ganito," Panelo said.

The presidential spokesperson bared that he doesn't have a specific call time at work for the day. "Walang magagalit sayo pero matatambakan ka ng trabaho kung hindi mo masisimulan nang maaga," he said.

As of 8 a.m., Panelo was spotted at Gilmore.

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One of Panelo's critics, Bayan's Renato Reyes, who offered to join him in taking the challenge, arrived at the LRT2 station in Santolan a few minutes after 5 a.m. He said he was there to witness Panelo take on the "commute challenge."

(GMA NEWS)

National ID system to benefit farmers, fisherfolk MANILA — About 16.3 million Filipinos who don’t have any proof of identity according to the World Bank’s Identification for Development Initiative are expected to benefit from the first batch of registration for the implementation of the National ID System Law. “The Philippine Identification System Act (Republic Act 11055) is very good because our farmers and fishermen can now seek government help and avail of bank loans. They will no longer be victimized by loan sharks and five-six for their operations,” said Laguna Rep. Sol Aragones.

The lack of an official ID, according to the World Bank, hinders these farmers and fishermen from remote areas nationwide to avail of government aid and other services.

It was Aragones’ House committee on population and family relations that spearheaded the passage in August 2018 of the PhilSys Act during the 17th Congress that President Duterte signed into law.

Aragones said the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, in partnership with the Philippine Statistics Authority, has set aside P3.4 billion for the production of 116 million blank cards, or a cost of P30 per card.

The IDs will be issued until 2022, and the total projected cost is P30 billion.

Aragones, a former broadcast journalist, expressed optimism that the rollout of the national ID system will curb corruption in the bureaucracy.

The PhilSys law simplifies the processes for services offered both by the government and private companies since only one ID would be required instead of the usual two. Millions of Filipinos do not have two IDs. “This development would weed out possible corruption and ensure that the IDs are rolled out sooner. This is great news so that we can implement the PhilSys law as soon as possible,” she said.

Last March, PSA deputy national statistician Lourdines dela Cruz said they are initially targeting about six million individuals, and those eligible to register are Filipinos and resident aliens at least five years old.

Information to be gathered for the ID will include biometrics (thumbprint, iris and face scanning), full name, sex, date of birth, place of birth, blood type, address and if one is a Filipino or resident alien.

Information about marital status, mobile number and email address

are optional.?After the registration, which is free of charge, the registrant will be given his/her permanent PhilSys number. The corresponding card will be issued a few days later after information is authenticated.

The card will serve as the single identification system for all Filipino

citizens and resident aliens and aims to eliminate the need to present other forms of identification when transacting with the government and private sector. Dela Cruz said they are targeting that by 2022, they would have issued 100 million cards to Filipinos and resident aliens. (Philstar.com)

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Additionally, with some exceptions, facility caregivers are also entitled to receive overtime compensation for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day or 40 per week, and double time compensation for all hours worked in excess of 12 per day.

In light of these requirements, facility caregivers, who work 24-hour shifts, must be paid at least $418 per day to comply with California’s minimum wage laws. That includes 8 hours of pay at the minimum wage rate of $11.00/hour ($88), four hours of pay at the overtime rate of $16.50/ hour ($66), and 12 hours of pay at the double time rate of $22/hour ($264).

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hours they work each day. However, paying an employee a fixed salary, predetermined in advance, does not disqualify that employee from receiving minimum wage or overtime compensation. In fact, the salary paid is sometimes far less than the legally required minimum wage.

More importantly, payment of a fixed salary to a non-exempt employee only compensates that employee for their regular, non-overtime hours worked. This means that a non-exempt facility caregiver, who receives a set rate of pay or fixed salary for the work they perform, has not been compensated for any hours he or she worked in excess of 8 per day or 40 per week. Furthermore, those uncompensated hours are considered overtime hours, compensable at the legal overtime rate of one-and-one half the facility caregiver’s regular

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Tony’s employer also requires him to sleep in the facility at night and the residents frequently wake him asking for assistance. Tony receives a daily salary of $100 each day he works. This makes Tony’s regular rate of pay $12.50 per hour ($100/8 hours per day). Subject to that calculation, Tony’s overtime rate is $18.75 per hour and his double-time rate is

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Chief Justice rules out ‘fixing’ in Robredo poll case

CHieF Justice Lucas Bersamin on Thursday assured the public that there would be no “case fixing” in the election protest complaint filed by former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. against Vice President M a r i a L e onor “Leni” Robredo.

Bersamin gave t he a s su r a nc e during the launching of the “Judiciar y Memorabilia Hall’s New Featured Magistrate:

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He said the Supreme Court, sitting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), would rule on the case based on merits, facts and evidence presented.

Bersamin said he would not allow “lutuan” (fixing) and the tribunal will uphold the rule of law.

“I know everybody is so keen expecting some announcements but you know the en banc is very deliberate about serious matters. This is a matter of national impact, so that is all I can share with you,” Bersamin told reporters.

The chief magistrate said the tribunal expects to issue a decision on the case next week, before the high court goes into a month-long recess.

Speaking in English and Filipino, the Chief Justice said the Supreme Court would not bow to the pressure being exerted by supporters of Marcos and Robredo, who conducted protest rallies outside the high court.

Universal Health Care law Irr signed HealtH Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd signed on Thursday the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 11223 or the “Universal Health Care (UHC) Law.” The signing of the IRR paves the way for the implementation of the UHC Law, which aims to provide healthcare for all Filipinos.

Under the law, all Filipinos will be covered by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).

But Duque said, as of now, PhilHealth could only offer up to 85 percent of the “no balance billing” policy specifically for catastrophical diseases such as cancer.

“Hindi ito 100 percent na maibibigay sa ngayon, lalo na kung catastrophical ang disease, kasi nga hindi ito kayang tustusan ng PhilHealth (We cannot give 100 percent coverage as PhilHealth does not yet have the budget,” Duque said.

Undersecretary Mario Villaverde said it would take time for the program to fully cover all hospitalization expenses. He said the transition period could take two years.

The Department of Health said it would need to save up to P1.5 trillion in the next three years to be able to fully implement the intent of the UHC Law. For the first year of implementation of the law, a budget of P257 billion was allotted for the Health department. (The Manila Times)

“Lahat kami pressured to some degree but the pressure we experience [is] bearable kasi kung hindi, mag-resign na lang kami (We are pressured

to some degree, but it is bearable because if we cannot take it, we might as well resign),” he added.

(The Manila Times)

Gov't nurses must be paid no less than P30K, rules Supreme Court Manila — The minimum wage of government nurses should be at Salary Grade 15, the Supreme Court decided on Tuesday.

In a decision penned by Senior Justice Antonio Carpio during its en banc session on Oct. 8, the court decided to uphold Section 32 of Republic Act 9173 or the Philippine Nursing Act. Section 32 provides that nurses in government health institutions should be receiving a minimum base pay not lower than Salary Grade 15.

"In ruling in favor of the petitioners, the Court ruled that Joint Resolution No. 4, being a mere resolution, cannot amend or repeal a prior law such as RA 9173 or the Philippine Nursing Act. The same applies to EO 811 which is also not a law, but an executive directive," the Supreme Court said in a statement.

Under the last tranche of Executive Order 201 signed by former

President Benigno Aquino III, SG 11 and SG 15 are equivalent to a monthly basic pay of P20,754 and P30,531, respectively.

The Supreme Court, however, did not grant the appeal of the petitioners to compel the government to implement Section 32 of RA 9173 since "its implementation would necessarily require a law passed by Congress providing the necessary funds for it."

Ang Nars Party-list filed a petition at the Supreme Court in 2015 because government nurses have been relegated to Salary Grade 10-11, following the implementation of Executive Order No. 811 issued during the administration of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Section 6 of EO 811 mandated that the Salary Grade for the position of "Nurse I" be increased from Salary Grade 10 to 11.

However, this is way below the Sa la r y Grade for nu rses u nder R A 9173, which is Salary Grade 15.

These inconsistencies in the Salary Grade of government nu rses prompted Rep. Leah Primitiva G. Samaco-Paquiz to raise the issue to the Supreme Court.

(ABS-CBN News)

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THE wife of Batuan, Masbate Vice Mayor Charlie Yuson 3rd, who was gunned down in Manila on Thursday, said she now fears for her life and declared that if something happened to her, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office board member Sandra Cam should be blamed.

Lalaine Yuson said two of the four men who attacked her husband were Cam’s henchmen. “‘Pag may nangyari sa akin, si Sandra Cam lang may kagagawan (If something happened to me, it would be the handiwork of Sandra Cam),” Lalaine told reporters.

She said the two other gunmen were police operatives from Masbate.

Lalaine appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte for help, saying Cam is powerful and has ties with top officials.

Duterte appointed Cam as PCSO board member in 2017.

Yuson’s widow also threatened to file charges against police officers of the Manila Police District’s (MPD’s) station 5 for alleged coverup. She said it took time before authorities could respond to the killing in Sampaloc.

“Para po akong nagka-idea na merong cover-up and switching dahil sa delay (I smell a cover-up because of the delay),” she added.

Lalaine expressed dismay with Brig. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr., MPD chief, who reportedly advised her to file charges of illegal possession of firearms against the suspects.

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But Danao said more charges could be filed against the suspects later.

“Yung nakita mismo sa kanila are the firearms, yan po yung isa nating pwedeng maifile, para lang mahold natin sila (We found firearms and we can file the firearms charges so we can have reason to detain them),” he explained.

Danao said the suspects were positively identified by several witnessess on Friday.

They are Bradford Solis, Juanito de Luna, Junel Gomez and Rigor dela Cruz.

◘ SOMETHING’S FISHY Lalaine Yuson shows photos taken shortly after her husband, Batuan Vice Mayor Charlie Yuson 3rd, was shot and killed in Manila. The widow threatened to file charges against the police for alleged cover-up.

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MANILA — National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, one of the top contenders to be the country’s next police chief, was promoted as chief of the directorial staff of the Philippine National Police (PNP).

PNP chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde said Eleazar’s new assignment takes effect on Oct. 12.

Elea zar, a member of t he Philippine Military Academy Hinirang Class of 1987, is now the fourth highest ranking official in the PNP. Replacing Eleazar as Metro Manila’s police commander is his classmate, Central Visayas police director Brig. Gen. Debold Sinas.

The reshuffle was triggered by the retirement of Lt. Gen. Fernando Mendez, PNP deputy chief for administration.

Replacing Mendez as PNP deputy chief for administration is Lt. Gen. Archie Francisco Gamboa while Lt. Gen. Camilo Pancratius Cascolan will move up as deputy chief for operations.

Gamba and Cascolan are rumored to be candidates to replace Albayalde, who will retire on Nov. 8. (Philstar.com)

Cam, however, denied any involvement in the attack.

“I have nothing to do with the ambush,” she said.

She lamented that her family was being dragged into the crime because her son Marco ran against the victim’s son Charmax Jan Yuson, in the elections in May. Yuson defeated Cam. “It is so unfair that our family is being dragged into this, we’ve moved on from that election,” Cam said in a statement.

She added that while she was “sympathetic with the bereaved family,” Mrs. Yuson’s “imputations and allegations are highly libelous.”

“I commiserate with her loss but Mrs. Yuson doesn’t have the license to malign the reputation of our family.

I will act accordingly with that malicious imputation of crime,” Cam said. (TMT)

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California’s Homeless Crisis is Out of Control

Anyone with eyes who has spent more than five minutes in Downtown Los Angeles, San Francisco or Oakland was already painfully aware that the region’s homeless problem has devolved from international embarrassment to becoming a safety issue. I use to take my kids thru Skid Row just to tell them that there is a down side to every situation.

But now, I am actually scared to go thru Skid Row downtown LA because it must have grown three to four folds since a few years ago. Why! Who is to blame? Quoted June 2018 from Katy Grimes, Canada free press: “The explosion of California homelessness can be directly linked to the radical left’s determination to empty out the jails and prisons through legislation and ballot initiatives, claiming to be for safe neighborhoods and the well-being of our children. Combine that with the outrageous housing costs and lack of available affordable housing, and California is ground zero for a homeless explosion comparable only to colonies of feral cats.

The Democrat-dominated California Legislature has pushed and legislated policies that do nothing to decrease homelessness, and instead invite more of it to the Golden State. And they’ve been greatly assisted by the state’s biased, liberal/left media.

Ironically, the failed mayors of hell-hole California cities (Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles, and Gavin Newsom of San Francisco, home of the Human defecation map), are running for Governor of California—just as current termed-out Governor Jerry Brown did, after making Oakland, CA an even bigger drug and crime-ridden hell-hole than it already was.”

Now she its worst than before and Gov. Newson is in the middle of it.

How many people an office manager or sales rep guesses are sleeping in an RV or a tent they’re peering at in the semi-dark becomes data. Yet, this is the data the federal government uses, and we arrive at neat numbers like, “500,000 homeless people in America, 8,011 homeless people in San Francisco, over 60,000 in Los Angeles County. Whenever you ask “how many homeless people are there,” you

can take the official number and add to it by maybe a third. (Compounding the underestimation of the problem is the federal government’s restrictive definition of homeless; if you are couch-surfing on a relative’s or a friend’s couch or staying in a motel without a permanent address, you are not homeless.

Anyone with eyes who has spent more than five minutes in San Francisco or Oakland was already painfully aware that the region’s homeless problem has devolved from international embarrassment to ungodly humanitarian crisis. But this is not a Bay Area thing—that is, it is a Bay Area thing, but it is also a Los Angeles thing, and an Orange County thing, and—also a Bakersfield thing.

What Caused the Homeless Explosion?

The so-called reforms succeeded in promoting crime by decriminalizing many crimes, and reclassifying violent crimes as ‘non-violent,’” I recently wrote. “Gov. Jerry Brown’s A.B. 109, ‘realigned’ California’s overcrowded prison system, shifting responsibility of repeat, newly classified ‘nonviolent’ offenders from state prisons to county jails.

Those released were assigned county probation officers rather than state parole officers. Those newly ‘non-violent’ criminals let out of county jails due to overcrowding are living on the streets, living on our parkways, rivers, and canals, and using the streets as their toilets.

Assembly Bill 109, Proposition 47, Proposition 57 decriminalized theft, drug crimes, sex crimes, and emptied out California prisons. Proposition 47 also reclassified shoplifting, grand theft, receiving stolen property, forgery, fraud, and writing bad checks as “non-serious, nonviolent crimes,” and any theft valued at $950 or less as a misdemeanor, even if committed every day.

Proposition 57, “The California Parole for Non-Violent Criminals and Juvenile Court Trial Requirements Initiative,” rounded out the undermining of law enforcement in California. The proposition

was poorly written and allows criminals convicted of rape, lewd acts against a child, and human trafficking to be released early from prison. Prop. 57 allows career criminals to be treated as first offenders, and it overturned provisions of victims’ rights legislation like Marsy’s Law, “three strikes,” Victim’s Bill of Rights, and the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act. The Obama-Holder prison reform program, which subverted actual law, encouraged states to ignore certain crimes, decriminalize certain crimes, in exchange for receiving extra federal grants… along with a massive homeless population.

My Readers, this is a SAFETY ISSUE for us living in California, crime rates are up and law enforcements hand are tied to these ridiculous laws.

Does “Crime pay in America” Please reach out to your district leaders and let them know this has to stop.

Our reverse migration will increase and this will cause California’s down turn.

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Debt Problems: You Can’t Change The Past, Only The Future

Are you currently struggling with debt problems and don’t know what to do? To most people, finding themselves in that situation is pretty scary. They constantly worry about their finances and wonder whether they will ever be able to get out of the financial mess that is causing them a lot of stress. But what led to your present situation? The answers can be different in every situation.

I was counseling someone the other day in my office.

He looked shocked and confused as we sorted through all the credit card statements on my desk and added up how much he owed. $65,000! That’s how much the statements said he owed!

How could this be? He said he remembered paying a lot of these debts off just a few years ago. When I asked him how it was possible for him to owe that much again, he replied: “Honestly, I don’t even remember”.

For the vast majority of people, their debt problems usually stem from a series of events or bad financial decisions. It can be that a lot of people simply don’t keep track of what they charge on their credit cards.

So they use their credit cards for everyday purchases without realizing how much debt they are accumulating. Some use their credit cards for so-called “emergencies”.

The problem is that anything could pretty much qualify as an “emergency”. The “emergency” could be new furniture that they don’t even need, a new car or an unplanned family vacation. Months or years go by and before they realize it, their debts have skyrocketed beyond their ability to repay. And unless their income has increased over that period of time, it becomes a struggle to make the debt payments every month.

If you don’t have the extra cash lying around every month to make those increasing debt payments, it will only be a matter of time before you start defaulting. And from there it just gets worse and worse until one day you have a big financial emergency in your hands.

Some people even resort to borrowing from some credit cards just to pay other credit cards but quickly realize that this strategy doesn’t work and that they are only digging themselves into a deeper financial hole with no way out.

The truth is that your debt problems didn’t just suddenly appear out of nowhere.

Experience is often our best teacher. It would help to understand what past decisions led you to your present financial circumstances so that you can avoid making the same mistakes again.

This can be a good first step to solving your debt problems. The late author and motivational speaker, Jim Rohn, said: “You may not be able to change your destination overnight but you can change your direction overnight.” It’s never too late to make the change and today is a good day to start.

If you need help, call my Valencia office at (866) 477-7772. We have offices in Glendale, Valencia and Cerritos.

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How Important is it to have a living trust?

Thinking about one's demise is not something people want to spend time thinking about. However reality is that we all have to face this one day. It is just a matter of whether you depart this world prepared or unprepared.

If you pass away with at least $150,000 in gross assets and you do not have a living trust (even if you have a will), your beneficiaries would have to open up a probate case before title to the assets can pass to them. When I say gross asset, I mean regardless of how much debt you owe on them. For example if you own a house valued at $350,000 at the time of your death, it does not matter that your mortgage balance is $300,000, a probate case has to be opened in order to pass title to that property. The same is true with other types of assets such as owning a business, a professional practice, bonds, equities, etc. This is a very low threshold to exceed specially in California where real estate prices, even after the economic crisis, remains in the upper end of the curve among the 50 states.

Commencing a probate case is expensive and a very slow process. Someone qualified will have to file a Petition with the probate court to have someone appointed as executor or administrator. The Petitioner's attorney gets paid a statutory rate for attorney's fees commencing with 4% of the gross estate. The probate referee will have to be paid for appraising the assets of the estate. If it is necessary to post bond,

the premium on the bond would have to be paid as well. There is also the cost of administering the estate such as selling some of the assets to satisfy the estate's obligations and to divide the estate according to the will or the intestate line of succession if there is no will.

The entire process could take up years specially if certain beneficiaries and creditors file certain claims. The probate court file would be public record.

On the other hand if you have a living trust, your estate can avoid the entire court system and court supervision. In certain situations, the process may also save you estate taxes which may be substantial if your assets exceed a certain threshold.

Basically, you and/or your spouse can be named as the initial trustee of the trust while you are alive. The trustee is the person who manages the trust. This means you retain control of all your assets the same way as if you never had a trust. For revocable trusts, you can later on, at any time during your lifetime, revoke the entire trust if you change your mind.

The assets held in your living trust will be managed by the trustee and distributed according to your directions without court supervision and involvement when you pass away. This can save your heirs time and money. Since the trust would not be under the direct management of the probate court, your assets and their value and your beneficiaries' identities would not become a public record. Your heirs and beneficiaries would still have to be not i f ied about t he living trust and advised, among other things, of their right to obtain a copy of the trust.

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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, P.C. 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. He has extensive CPA experience prior to law practice. LAW OFFICES OF KENNETH REYES, P.C. is located at 3699 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 747, Los Angeles, CA, 90010. Tel. (213) 388-1611 or e-mail kenneth@kenreyeslaw.com or visit our website at Kenreyeslaw.com

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he last time this writer attended The current city of Paphos lies in the the Sigma Delta Phi European Mediterranean coast, west of Limassol Reunion (SDP EU) was four (the biggest port in the island). Paphos years ago in AmsterInternational Airport is dam, where there were the country's secondaround two dozen of us largest airport, though who all gathered and there are no straight flights available from renewed our sisterhood LAX, except a day's bonding. Though this layover in the UK for time, there were only fourteen of us Sigma us coming from SouthDeltans from around ern California. The city the globe, including itself has a subtropical an Upsilon Brod, who's Mediterranean climate, married to our sis, two with the mildest temhusbands, likew ise perature on the island. married to sisters and Legend has it that five other friends who Paphos was the home joined us. Nevertheless, of Aphrodite, goddess the number didn't reof beauty and love and ally matter as we were Mother of Perpetual Help under the spell of the all excited to see each image at St. Paul’s Catholic goddess, the area reother once again. tains its magic and Parish, Paphos, Cyprus has remained intact In tot a l, a round twenty-one of us gathby time. It seduces its ered at the Roman Bouvisitor with its majestique Hotel,in Paphos, tic landscape and lovely Cyprus from Sept.. 20coastlines of historical treasure.

22, 2019 as we have all learned that "Paphos is O n F r id ay, S ep included in the official tember 20th, our first UNESCO world heritevening together, by age list of cultural and the poolside where we natural treasures for received our souveits spectacular ancient nirs and raved on the remains and was seLanzones pasalubong lected as a European from Meng and Nora Capital of Culture for who brought the soulful 2017, along with Athfruits from back home. ens. It is a coastal city Sample photo of one of the We were served various in the southwest of tombs cocktails and food gaCyprus and the capital lore, including differof Paphos District. In antiquity, two ent kinds of olives and Cypriot hors locations were called Paphos: the old d'oeuvres, highlighted by the most Paphos today at Kouklia and the new delicious Baklava dessert around 5:00 Paphos. pm. The later in the evening, we rode

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the Bus that took us to dinner and Cypriot music entertainment at the Taverna Steki Lou Thanesi. We walked around town after dinner and experienced the seaside atmosphere in this energetic, buzzling little town with lots of restaurants and bars playing a variety of Cypriot music around.

Photo at Paphos Harbour on boatride with Backy, Melanie, Meng, Nora and Myrna

At the poolside of Roman Boutique Hotel in Paphos, Cyprus during the reception: Myrna foreground, Little Muccia (Sis Milette’s daughter), Meng, Offie and Mon, each wearing their SDP tee- shirts

The following day at 9:00 am, Sept.

21st, we went on a whole day tour of Paphos which included visiting the Paphos Archaeological Park. Its "sites and monuments date from prehistoric times through the Middle Ages. Among the most significant remains discovered were four large and elaborate Roman villas such as: the House of Dionysus, the House of Aion, the House of Theseus and the House of Orpheus - all with superbly preserved mosaic floors."

Though we were pressed for tour time, we went through images at the House of Aion, ('Aion was named after the God of eternal time.' It was built between 3rd5th century AD, where only a "small part of the building have been excavated. we saw sample rooms that include the reception of the building, decorated with geometrical and figural mosaic floors.

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Heart Evangelista among the Top 10 Kathryn realizes ‘4 things’ after Iceland trip with Daniel influencers in Fashion Week

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ust when you think Heart evangelista's accomplished it all, here she comes again with yet another feather to add to her cap.

The Kapuso Queen of Creative Collaborations just made it to the list of the Top 10 influencers in Fashion Week.

On Twitter, Heart retweeted a screenshot from market research company Ipsos, showing her name listed at number 9.

She's in the ranks of Cardi B, Sandara Park, Kehlani, Anna Kendrick, Victoria

ou see them everywhere – on TV, in movies, in billboards and even on social media where they update fans about their everyday lives.

Justice, Christina Aguilera, Versace, and Russell Westbrook.

On her retweet, she wrote "Wow thank you."

Heart has been a staple in Fashion Weeks the world over. She just got home from the Paris Fashion Week, and before that, from New York Fashion Week.

(GMA News)

One Magical Night with Live Band at Pechanga Resort Casino on Nov. 2

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he ‘Phenomenal box office Queen’ in Manila, multi-talented actress and performer, kathryn bernardo and youngfamed heartthrob, Daniel Padilla, along with three other veteran actors, performs live in Pechanga Resort casino on November 2, 2019 at 8pm.

Pechanga Resort Casino is wellknown for hosting the best and the brightest Filipino entertainers and provides a wholesome entertainment to the delight of the crowd.

Bernardo and Padilla, partners onscreen and in real life have created a string of mega blockbuster movies that broke multiple records in the Philippine Cinema.

She won the ‘Best Actress’ awards at the 35t PMPC Star Awards for Movies and Entertainment Editors’ Choice Awards for Movies, or the EDDY’S 2019 for her outstanding portrayal as George.

Touted as the grandest, being the first Philippine tele-series show to be shot in Bhutan, the couple starred ‘Princess and I’, a romance-drama royalty-themed TV series that gained accolade in television scene.

The beauteous Bernardo also released her first solo original song titled ‘Ikaw Na Nga Yata, (Maybe It’s You) - a song used in the local airing of the Korean series ‘Pretty Man.’ A lead single was later on released under Star Music.

Meanwhile, Padilla made waves for himself in both acting and singing sensations. He was labelled the Philippine showbiz’s ‘Teen King,’ and aboUT PecHaNGa ReSoRT caSINo

‘King of Hearts.’

Padilla headlined in concert shows and had a number of successful performances that earned him numerous awards in television, film and the music industry.

Joining them are comedian-singer extraordinaire Eric Nicolas, Marcelito Pomoy, and Jim De Guzman plus, a live band to cap it all.

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Kathryn Bernardo has been working nonstop the past few months so when she got the chance to take much-needed break, she, in the company of her long-time boyfriend Daniel Padilla, made the most of it.

“Can’t believe it went by so fast, but came home with so many great, unforgettable memories!,” she w rote on Instagram as their 10day grand get away in Iceland came to an end.

The couple enjoyed a trip to the Blue Lagoon, a top tourist attraction described as a place where the powers of geothermal seawater create transformative spa journeys. They also witnessed the spectacular northern lights on their first day in the Nordic country.

In the course of their little adventure, there are few things Kathryn realized.

For one, she found themselves cherishing the little things.

“Sometimes, you just have to stop and live in the moment. Deej and I made sure to unplug and take time to appreciate our surroundings every once in a while. Taking photos to capture the moment is important, but nothing beats the actual experience,” she said.a Having balanced life is important too.

According to her, there’s nothing like rewarding one’s self especially if it fuels you to do better in life.

“Work hard, play hard(er)…. Spoiling yourself once in a while is not a bad thing at all; it’s called self-love, and you deserve it. ”

Number three is about loving Mother Nature.

She said, “The earth is blessed with so many exceptionally beautiful places, and it’s our duty to be responsible tourists whenever we travel to these precious destinations. To preserve its beauty, we have to help in our own little ways. Years from now, I’d love for my niece and the future generations to still be able to experience and witness the same magical sceneries we just saw,” she said.

Following the massive success her latest movie, there’s no reason for the 23-yeard-old to not be grateful.

“This trip made me realize how lucky and truly blessed I am. So many good things have happened lately (still happening, tbh!) and I honestly couldn’t ask for anything more.

He has always guided me towards the right direction so I lift everything up to Him with nothing but a grateful heart,” she said.

At the end of her lengthy post on Instagram, Kathryn thanked Daniel.

“Finally, we’re ticking another destination off our bucket list! I’m glad to have experienced this with you, @supremo_dp. Thank you!” she said.

The couple also took advantage of an 8-hour layover in the City of Lights to finally see the Eiffel Tower together before they head back to Manila.

“You know what they say: Paris is always a good idea,” she wrote. (Manila Bulletin)

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PayMaya: Providing a wide range of cashless acceptance solutions

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“Consumers have ever-evolving demands and at PayMaya we aim to empower all businesses by providing them with the latest and most comprehensive payment acceptance solutions,” said Orlando B. Vea, PayMaya founder and CEO, in a press statement.

Vea said PayMaya has equipped SMEs and big enterprises—from street vendors to the top 1,000 corporations with online payment solutions to grow their business. For 2019 and beyond, these technologies are poised to bring SMEs into the new economy.

He said that a lot of Filipino consumers are already digital-savvy, and they want nothing but convenience, instant connection and accessibility.

“They are always on and have various devices to connect to the Internet, which impacts how consumers purchase,” Vea said.

A large portion of these consumers are already shopping online, with 44 percent of Filipinos purchasing goods via e-commerce. Based on Voyager’s consumer survey in 2018, 70 percent of the respondents said they shop both in physical and online stores.

Vea said the majority of the current generation of consumers do not give much importance to the channels where they shop, but they do care a lot about convenience and price points, because they think of shopping as a single, unified experience.

He acknowledged that cash is still a dominant form of payment for goods and services. However, he also pointed out that electronic payment methods are gaining traction because of the convenience they offer as more consumers discover the perks of the cashless lifestyle. The penetration of credit-card population in the country is now at 9 percent, debit card ownership is at 37 percent,

Offer is only available at participating stores nationwide.

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and e-money account ownership is at 31 percent. capital. The solution is an ‘all-in-one payment As social media and instant messaging are platform’ that can accept all kinds of payments— part of their daily life, the new Filipino shoppers like debit, credit, prepaid, or QR codes—whether are used to doing everything at the speed of digionline, mobile, or in their physical stores.” tal, said Vea, adding “they expect the same speed Recently, the Professional Regulation Comwhenever they want to pay for their purchases.” mission and Home Development Mutual Fund, In fact, he said the and merchants from primary reason users Cebu, tapped PayMaprefer paying with Payya for its digital payMaya is convenience: ments solutions that payments happen via allow businesses to their e-wallets, linked offer greater payment to their mobile phones. convenience and new Sellers on e-comcashless experiences to merce platforms such their customers. as Shopify, Magento PayMaya is the only and WooCommerce digital financial sercan get paid in seconds vices company with by installing Plugins an integrated suite of that enable them to solutions for consumA McDo nald’s outlet using securely accept card ers and merchants PayMaya solutions. The primary payments through Paycomplemented by the reason users prefer paying Maya Checkout. widest remittance with PayMaya is convenience.

For his part, PayMapartner agent network. ya President Shailesh It is the fintech arm Baidwan said their platform provides several op- of Voyager Innovations, the leading technology tions based on the capabilities of SMEs. company in the country backed by PLDT, KKR, “One of the biggest challenges for SMEs is Tencent, World Bank’s IFC, and the IFC Emerghow they can offer their customers different ing Asia Fund. payment options—given their limited scale and (Business Mirror)

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MaNILa, Philippines — MP Promotions head Sean Gibbons and Floyd Mayweather Jr. shared a laugh about the supposed exhibition that the man called Money announced in social media to involve super WBA welterweight champion Senator Manny Pacquiao in Tokyo when they met up at ringside during the recent Las Vegas card featuring Errol Spence and Shawn Porter in the main event.

Last September 14, Mayweather came out with a startling declaration in his Instagram account that his team in Tokyo, Bertrnk.com, is laying the groundwork for an exhibition with Pacquiao.

“What I’m working on right now is the Mayweather-Pacquiao exhibition right here in Tokyo, Japan, stay tuned,” he said. The post generated 139,263 likes.

When asked about it, Pacquiao said he was surprised. “Why an exhibition?” he said. “Make it a real fight.” Pacquiao has been trying to get Mayweather to agree to a rematch since their first meeting ended in a somewhat controversial fashion in 2015. Mayweather won by a unanimous decision but Pacquiao fought one-armed from the

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fourth round after dislocating his right shoulder. Despite the handicap, Pacquiao gave Mayweather a scare and not a few ringsiders thought he did enough to earn the verdict.

Gibbons said he told Mayweather whenever he’s ready, Pacquiao is just waiting. “We laughed about the exhibition in Japan,” he said. “I told him the Senator is ready to go when he is … 12 rounds in 2020.” Gibbons said Mayweather didn’t comment one way or the other.

“Floyd is a tremendous poker player,”

continued Gibbons. “He laughed when I told him 12 rounds in 2020.” Gibbons said Mayweather may be waiting for Pacquiao to slow down because the way the Senator performed against Keith Thurman last July, no way Money will un-retire and risk blemishing his 50-0 record.

Mayweather is now 42 and Pacquiao, 40.

Mayweather gave a hint of his hesitation when right after the Pacquiao-Thurman fight, he left the MGM Grand Garden Arena before the decision was announced. He knew Pacquiao won and didn’t want to be cornered by reporters

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on a possible rematch. Mayweather has been described as a control freak and will avoid any uncomfortable situation where he could be forced into making an untimely comment.

Pacquiao’s Australian strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune was on the same wavelength as Gibbons. “Floyd’s not silly,” he said. “He knows what he’ll be up against if he faces Manny again. If it happens, I predict Manny beats up Floyd pretty bad. I think if there’s enough public interest in making the rematch, it’ll happen. It’s all up to Manny, MP Promotions, and Floyd.”

Gibbons said Pacquiao’s world doesn’t revolve around Mayweather. “Until we get an indication from Floyd, we’re carrying on,” he told worldboxingnews.com. “We will fight whoever is presented and try to make entertaining fights for another year into 2020. And that’s even though the Senator, at this point in his career, takes one fight at a time. Funnier things have happened in life.

You just don’t know when that one day is, maybe the guy gets the itch. Maybe, he says, ‘I’m tired of people talking about it again.’

Floyd likes to talk about being 50-0, that’s wonderful. Senator is 62-7-2 and has won eight titles in eight divisions. Plus he’s still beating the best. Floyd, when he was rolling out, beat up an MMA guy and some little poor Japanese guy. His legacy is going out on beating up people on freak shows.”

(The Philippine Star)

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ung La N Sang acknowledged he idolized Filipino heavyweight king Brandon Vera when the Myanmar fighter was an MMA novice.

N Sang, the ONE middleweight and light-heavyweight champion, will go up against Vera, the man N Sang looked up to but who will now try to snatch the latter title in ONE: Century in Tokyo Sunday.

“I want to thank Brandon Vera for asking me for this fight. I’ve been a big fan of his since I was in college 10 years ago,” said N Sang.

“I’ve been training for over six months now, and training has gone very well. I hope to put on the best performance of my life Sunday.”

Vera, who wants to become a 2-division champion, said he is excited to be fighting in Japan.

Aung La N Sang (left) & Brandon Vera (right)

“I’m the ONE heavyweight world champion, which I will be until I retire. Now, I am chasing after the ONE light heavyweight world title against a man who is cut from the same cloth,” he said.

“This bout means more to me than anything else in my career.”

Also fighting on Sunday are Kevin Belingon, who will attempt to wrest back the bantamweight title from Bibiano Fernandes, and Danny Kingad who will collide with MMA legend Demetrious Johnson in the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Championship Final.

“This is my fourth match with Bibiano Fernandes. I trained very hard for this one and I encourage everyone to watch my fight and don’t miss this historic event,” said Belingon.

Kingad said he plans to upset highly favored Johnson.

“It’s a dream come true to share the ONE Circle with a legend in Demetrious Johnson, but I believe I have the chance to beat him. If I beat him, it will be the greatest accomplishment of my career,” said Kingad.

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'Nobody remembers the runners-up': Miss Universe 1969 Gloria Diaz shares pageant bitter realities

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iss Universe 1969 Gloria Diaz did not hold back in revealing some unspoken rules among pageant queens during Netflix's Tuesday press conference for the season two of pageant-themed series "Insatiable," in which she is a guest star.

When asked by Miss Grand International 2016 1st runner-up Nicole Cordoves, the forum's host and moderator, on her interpretation of the series' season two theme, "Queens take control," Gloria shared how pageant winners are treated among beauty queens.

"Well, I'm talking based on experience.

To a certain extent, the winner has the say. I mean, they always talk about the first runner-up, second runner-up. There comes a time, after one or two years, nobody remembers the runners-up. So it's the queens who take control," the award-winning actress explained.

Even in ordering food, the winners have the final say, Gloria claimed.

Miss Universe 1969 Gloria Diaz "And I've experienced that in a very simple way, let's say, ordering food. If the winner wants inihaw na baboy... even if everybody wants quinoa, it's the inihaw na baboy that comes."

Debby Ryan and Dallas Roberts, who play the lead in the series, said they were able to experience what it means for "queens to take control" after working with Gloria.

Richard Gomez painting with six-figure price tag causes stir at 2019 ManilArt Facebook users are now feasting over a photo showing actor and Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez beside his yellow and black painting unveiled recently as part of a public

exhibit in Taguig City.

The photo shows Gomez posing with a woman and his paintings for the exhibit. But Internet users are particularly curious about the black and yellow one that depicts a male organ.

The photo, posted by a private citizen, now has over 10,000 reactions, 5,000 comments and 13,000 shares.

“Public CR m ay ga n ito, di naman sila nafeature,” a netizen commented on the photo.

“RATED SPG ????” another Internet user said.

Actor Richard Gomez | Ultherapy/Released The painting

is a part of this year’s ManilArt exhibition, which runs until October 13 in SMX Convention Center, SM Aura Premier, Taguig City.

The painting was seen in last year’s Art Fair Philippines, under the booth of contemporary art gallery Secret Fresh.

Titled “OOOOHH,” the 48"x48" painting was rendered using black and yellow acrylic paint on wood. It was reportedly for sale for P196,000.

In an interview with Pep, Richard said fellow actor Ian Veneracion influenced him to paint as a hobby. He said that most of his opuses were done on the floor or on the table, in a room at the back of their house, near the swimming pool, or in a garage whenever he was in Ormoc.

In 2016, Lucy Torres-Gomez, Richard’s wife, posted a photo of one of his artworks called “The Significance of 2016.”

In December 2017, he staged a one-man exhibit titled “Surface,” in Art Museum, Antipolo City.

(Philstar.com)

“Having seen and worked with the ladies on the show, queens don’t ask permission for control or they don’t wait for control. They just take control to stay at the top," explained Dallas.

“Our writer, our showrunner, majority of our producers, and some of our executives at Netflix are all really cool, strong women. I’ve never been at a set where not only women are at the top, but there are roles in the crew that you don’t typically see with women. They’re holding the lights and building the sets,” shared Debby.

“There’s so many different types of strength that a woman can exude. It’s just in the DNA of the show. And the thing I’ve noticed, and all of these women — specifically working with Gloria, with her formidable, terrifying energy — respect is not demanded. It’s commanded.

I think that is really prevalent to me and all of the powerful women I’m around and look up to.”

"Insatiable" Season 2 launches on October 11 only on Netflix. (Philstar.com)

Jasmine Curtis-Smith appears in Grammy-nominated Duke Dumont’s music video for ‘The Power’

Young actress Jasmine Curtis-Smith stars in the latest music video of Grammy-nominated DJ Duke Dumont for the song “The Power.”

The 25-year-old star plays a strange woman with mysterious powers and being hunted down by a violent cult. The video was completely shot in the Philippines.

The British musician, songwriter, DJ and record producer is best known for the singles “Need U,” “I Got U,” “Ocean Drive,” and “Won’t Look Back” which both reached number one and number two on the UK Singles Chart respectively.

“Need U (100%)” was nominated in the Best Dance Recording category at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The following year, 2015, his song “I Got U” featuring Jax Jones was nominated in the same category. (Manila Bulletin)

Amid rumored spat, Bela Padilla visits Dani Barretto’s baby It seems that all is well between actress Bela Padilla and vlogger Dani Barretto.

Following rumors that the two have ended their years-long friendship, Padilla shared a photo of her recent visit to Barretto’s newborn daughter, Millie.

In an Instagram post

on Sunday, Padilla wrote: “You can count on me to buy you the candy that your mom and dad say you can’t have… It was so nice to meet you, beaut!”

Commenting on the photo of her baby, Barretto expressed her love for her best friend, saying: “So happy you two finally met! Love you,

Belyy!”

The actress, for her part, responded with a heart emoji.

Last month, fans of Padilla and Barretto were quick to notice that they have “unfollowed” each other on Instagram, leading to speculations of a feud between the two.

This came after Pa-

dilla was accused by some netizens of “taking sides” in the issue involving Bea Alonzo, Gerald Anderson, and Julia Barretto.

It was rumored that Anderson cheated on Alonzo with Julia, her best friend’s younger sister.

(ABS-CBN News)

Marjorie Barretto seeks prayers for sick dad

MANILA — Marjorie Barretto took to social media to ask for prayers for her father, Miguel Barretto, who fell ill a week ago while they were celebrating his 82nd birthday in her house.

"Right after the blowing of the candles on his cake, he took a nap and fell very ill. My siblings and I rushed him to the nearest hospital, I could say it was the scariest time

for us all. After that day, it's been a series of ambulance transfers, family meetings, nonstop praying, and big family gatherings at the ICU waiting area," she wrote in the caption.

"All throughout this ordeal, a lot of love and support has been shown to us, most especially to our wonderful Dad. I'm just feeling sad today, realizing its been a week, and I guess we are all emotionally and physically

tired, but our faith, hope and unity as a family is stronger than ever.

May I kindly ask for more prayers for our Dad. That he gets better soon. And that God willing, we get to spend more birthdays with him," she added.

Last week, Marjorie's sister, Claudine, also mentioned that her father was brought to the hospital.

(ABS-CBN News)

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A Filipina model walked the Gucci Spring 2020 runway for Milan Fashion Week

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ilipina model Hannah Locsin said walking the Gucci Spring 2020 runway for Milan Fashion Week is “a major dream come true.”

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Hannah killed it in a neon green dress, oversized sunnies, a big black chain and leather gloves. Her hair was in a fringed bob.

On Instagram, Hannah announced the news, posting a photo of her runway moment, thanking fashion designers Alessandro Michele, David Renne and Michela Tafuri for giving her the opportunity to slay the Gucci runway.

“No words can explain how much this means to me. Debuting @gucci at #MFW is a major dream come true,” she wrote in the Hannah Locsin caption of her post.

She added, “Thank you so much @alessandro_michele @ daviderenne @michelatafuri21 for having me! It was a huge honor and pleasure to be part of this amazing show #GucciSS20.”

Hannah has been taking Europe by storm. She became part of the Women Management Paris in September 2018. In November 2018, she was featured in Vogue Italia.

The 23-year-old is the second Filipina to walk for Gucci.

Marga Esquivel was the first.

(GMA News)

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ith a picture of his smiling mother removing the innards of a fish she was about to sell in the market, a passer in the recent board examinations for physicians posted on Facebook a touching tribute.

It was a reciprocation of the love and pride of his mother, who placed a above her fish stall a tarpaulin announcing to one and all that her son had become a doctor.

The post has gone viral with more than 30,000 shares as of Friday night.

“Ma, ako naman po ang bahala sa inyo. Ako na po ang magtataguyod sa iyo, ako na po ang magsisilbi sayo, ako na po ang magaalaga sa inyo, ako na po ang magbibigay katuparan sa lahat ng pangarap mo para sa atin,” John Nico Ronquillo said in his post.

“Hindi mo po na kailangang mangutang. Hindi na rin masusugatan ang mga kamay mo, Ma.

Hindi na mawawala Ang mga ngiti sa labi mo,” he added.

Ronquillo said that his mother’s dream had come.

“Ito na po yung pangarap mo para sa akin. Ito na po yung simula ng mas marami pang magandang bagay na mangyayari sa buhay natin,” Ronquillo said.

“Panalo tayo Ma. Ngiting Tagumpay tayo. To God be the Glory!” he added.

Ronquillo recalled the struggles his mother went through to support him and his studies.

“Sa tatlompu’t isang taon, hindi nya ako iniwan, hindi nya ako binitawan, lahat kinaya ni Mama para sa akin,” Ronquillo said.

“Siya ang inspirasyon ko, siya yung malaking bahagi na humubog sa pagkatao ko, sya yung nagsilbing sandigan ko sa lahat ng oras. Siya yung naging gabay ko,” he added.

“Ngayon bawat ‘siya’ ay papalitan ko ng ‘ako’,” Ronquillo said.

(GMA News)

Viber boss rose to CEO from bakeshop beginnings believing in big dreams SINGaPoRe—Djamel Agaoua checks the Viber app on his phone around after every 10 minutes for updates on the messaging platform that he now leads.

Coming from a family of bakers, the 50-year-old French CEO recalled how believing in his dreams pushed him to make a name for himself, and eventually become the big boss of one of the biggest communications apps in the world.

“Believe in your dreams. My father was a baker so it was not written that I would be CEO one day, not even of a small company,” he told ABS-CBN News with a chuckle.

“Sometimes, you don’t believe in your dreams so you don’t put yourself in a condition to achieve those dreams,” he said.

Agaoua, an economics engineer by profession and the youngest in a brood of 4, said his dream of leading a company was no easy feat as he had to support his parents since he was the only one with a college degree.

“I didn’t come from a rich family so I had to support my parents…But growing up, our bakery store didn’t earn that much so they needed some support,” he said.

Agaoua said he had always wanted to put up his own firm, drawing inspiration from Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Apple’s late boss Steve Jobs.

“At the time Bill Gates was creating his company and Steve Jobs was creating Apple and I was really impressed by those guys and I wanted to start a venture but I couldn’t find the right idea,” he said.

“It was a difficult journey of course, but being an entrepreneur pushed you take

some risk and to try to push it further and further,” he said.

After finishing school for free in France, Agaoua worked for a consultancy firm for about 8 years before co-founding AChatPro, a company that offers information technology services.

Agaoua went on to become an investor and board member in several other startups, explaining that the direction he is taking is his way of paying it forward after having businessmen invest in his projects in the past.

“Now, today, I’m an investor and support kids that have projects. The only way to make that happen is to knock on all the doors and try to find people who can make [your dream] happen for you,” he said.

For breadwinners dreaming of putting up their own company or making a name for themselves in the corporate world, Agaoue advises them to find people willing to invest in their ideas.

“They have to support their family of course, but the way I did it is that I convinced people that have money to support me and to invest in my businesses and it’s the only way,” he said.

Now, Agaoua continues to lead Viber, 2 years since he was tapped to head the messaging platform. Agaoua took the helm of Viber in 2017, just 2 years after the messaging platform was bought by Japanese international group Rakuten.

As Viber’s leader, Agaoua explained that he wants the company to put data privacy as its top priority as he emphasized the need to provide users with an alternative from Facebook’s Messenger.

“We think that it’s very important that there’s an alternative to this, a real one not an opportunistic one—one that is based on a very clear strategy…We are here to make business, to offer service that makes sense first of all, that works fast, well, and respects it promises and be able to monetize,” he said.

“I’m not saying that we’re gonna beat Facebook or be the winner at the end.

Viber CEO Djamel Agaoua.

These are not my words, this is not our Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News philosophy,” he said. (ABS-CBN News)

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Delicious Binangol (Binagol) By filipinofoodsrecipes.com

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Philippines is rich in native delicacies that both tourists and locals alike will surely like. Filipinos love to eat something sweet and filling for merienda (snacks time) or as panghimagas (desserts). One delicacy that is highly recommended is binagol or binangol.

This delicacy originated from the Visayas and is made from either taro tubers or grated gabi mixed with condensed milk. It is cooked in coconut shells and wrapped in banana leaves. Binagol used to be found only in Leyte, Tacloban. But because of its delicious taste and popularity, Binagol is now sold in various malls in the Visayas region, and sometimes transported to Manila.

To cook this delicacy, the process is quite tedious and takes time. But the taste and sweetness of Binagol after it is cooked is definitely worth it.

INGREDIENTS ¾ cups raw taro root (gabi) 1 cup coconut milk (or milk from 2 medium sized coconuts) ¾ cup brown sugar 4 medium sized coconut shells (cleaned thoroughly) 1 oz or ½ can condensed milk (full cream) 4 pieces egg yolks Few pieces wilted banana leaves String DIRECTIONS 1. Mix the taro root, coconut milk, and brown sugar thoroughly. Place a nonstick pan over medium heat, pour the mixture then cook for about six minutes. Stir constantly.

2. Reduce the heat. Continue cooking and stirring the mixture for 10 minutes.

3. After 10 minutes, pour in the condensed milk. Stir-cook the mixture over medium heat for 20 minutes.

4. Pour the mixture into the coconut shells. Create a space in the center of the mixture then place the egg yolk in it.

5. With the use of a tuber mixture, cover the top part of the coconut shell.

Spread the mixture smoothly. Ensure that the mixture is close to the shell or the brim.

6. Use two pieces of wilted banana leaves to cover the entire shell. Tie the leaves securely with the use of a string.

7. Place the shells in a steamer and steam the mixture for half an hour.

8. Serve the coconut shells right away.

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KANSI

fork-tender beef and meaty green jackfruit in a hot and sour broth, Kansi is comfort food at its best!

Kansi is likened in taste to the traditional sinigang but although the two may share the same sour notes, the flavor profile of the former is a lot more complex due to the addition of lemongrass and atsuete (annatto seeds).

Ingredients for this Ilonggo delicacy also include green jackfruit, chili peppers, and batwan, which is a fruit native to Western Visayas traditionally used as a souring agent in dishes such as KBL (Kadyos, Baboy, at Langka) and pinalmahan (Ilonggo-style paksiw).

Since batwan fruits are hard to find outside of the Iloilo area and near impossible to get here in the U.S., you may substitute it with kamias and a package of tamarind powder to flavor the broth. Beef shanks are primarily used to make kansi but pata (beef leg) will be a good cut to add as well for that extra layer of texture and flavor.

You may use green jackfruit in the can available in Filipino stores near you.

Let’s get cooking!

Cooking Tips: 1. For added flavor, you may add chopped nuts. There are no recommended variants– you can choose whatever you want!

2. If you find it difficult to look for coconut shells, small cereal bowls are a great alternative.

3. This native delicacy can be taken into a whole new level. Most binangol recipes are now done with layers. A layered binangol or binagol is created with the addition of either a cassava or a purple yam.

Recipe Inspiration: filveggie.com/native_delicacies/binagol.php Image Source: 21food.com Republished by Blog Post Promoter

picadillo

Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 2 hours Total time: 2 hours 15 mins

(filipinorecipesite.com)

INGREDIENTS

THIS

dish is like Menudo in the sense that it almost has the same ingredients.

T he on ly d i f ference is t hat Picadi l lo uses g round meat while Menudo uses cubed pork marinated with a bit of soy sauce.

To balance the taste of Picadillo and to make it palatable, some cooks serve it with fried banana plantain on the side. The fried plantain serves as dessert, too.

Yummy!

Now, let’s get cooking!

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2 tbsp vegetable oil 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1 onion, peeled and chopped 3 tomatoes, chopped 1 cup ground meat (pork or beef or mixed) 3 to 5 cups water 3 pcs potatoes, peeled and diced salt and pepper, to taste

INGREDIENTS 2 pounds beef shanks 2 stalks lemongrass 1 tablespoon oil 4 to 5 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 8 cups water 1 thumb-size ginger, peeled, sliced, and pounded 1 on ion, peeled a nd

quartered 1 tablespoon annatto powder 1 package (1.41 ounces) tamarind soup base 1 can (20 ounces) green jackfruit, drained 6 to 8 pieces kamias 2 Thai chili peppers salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

DIRECTION

1. Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat. Sauté the garlic, onion, and tomatoes until soft and wilted.

2. Add t he g rou nd meat a nd cook until lightly browned for about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in water and bring to a boil.

3. Lower the heat and then add the d i c e d p ot a t o e s .

Cook until tender.

Correct the seasonings.

4. Simmer for another 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.

Transfer to a serving dish. Serve hot.

1. Wash the beef shanks well to remove any trace of blood or impurities. Drain well.

2. Peel the outer layer of the lemongrass stalks until you reach the pale central core. Cut into 3 to 4-inch lengths and with the back of the knife, lightly pound each piece. Set aside.

3. In a deep pot over medium heat, heat the oil. Add the garlic and cook, stirring regularly, until tender.

4. Add the beef shanks and cook, turning as needed, until lightly seared. Make sure not to burn the garlic.

5. Add the water and bring to a boil, skimming scum that floats on top. When the broth clears, add the onion. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer for about 1½ to 2 hours or until the meat is fork-tender.

6. In a small bowl, combine the annatto powder with ½ cup of the broth. Stir until the annatto powder is dissolved and return broth to pot.

7. Add the tamarind soup base. Stir to blend well.

8. Add the lemon grass, green jackfruit, kamias, and chili peppers.

Continue to cook for about 10 to 15 minutes or until the jackfruit pieces are heated through. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Serve hot.

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Antibiotics abuse: Saving money at the expense of one’s health MANILA — Many cash-strapped Filipinos tend not to finish their dosage of antibiotics in order to save money. Little did they know that this practice will cost them bigger expenses later when their disease or infection becomes resistant to antibiotics.

“Sasabihin ng doktor one week ang antibiotic pero hindi ko na kinukumpleto dahil mahal.

Minsan, five days lang, kasi iniisip ko branded, hindi naman generic ang antibiotic na nabili ko kaya okay na siguro iyon (The doctor says the antibiotic must be taken for a week but I don’t follow the doctor’s advice because it’s expensive. Sometimes, I just take it for five days since I buy branded medicines and not generic, so I think, it’s okay),” Tess Reyes, 44, told Philippine News Agency (PNA) in an interview.

Being a single mother with two children, Reyes often looks for ways to keep her daily expenses minimal so she can send her children to school.

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Antibiotic Guidelines representative Cecilia Maramba-Lazarte said Reyes’ practice is a form of antibiotic misuse which is as dangerous as self-medication.

“Self-medication and misuse are forms of antibiotics abuse. Patients don’t go to the doctor, they self-medicate, they ask their neighbor, ano ang ininom mo para sa ganito o noong masakit ang lalamunan mo (what did you take for this or when you had sore throat) MDLinx instead of getting appropriate treatment,” Lazarte said.

Citing that most infections are viral in nature, Lazarte explained that taking antibiotics to cure them could add resistance to the bacterial population present.

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By Maria Cohut, Ph.D. Fact checked by Gianna D’Emilio

ompulsive sexual behavior can have a serious negative impact on the well-being of the people it affects. But what are the biological factors behind it?

What drives compulsive sexual behavior?

A new study looks into the possible molecular mechanisms.

Compulsive sexual behavior — which researchers also refer to as “hypersexuality” — is characterized by intrusive sexual thoughts and impulsive sexual behaviors.

Although it can have a significantly negative impact on a person’s quality of life, whether compulsive sexual behavior qualifies as a medical condition is still a matter of debate, and the American Psychiatric Association do not yet recognize it as a “disorder.”

No clear data indicate just how many people around the world experience symptoms of compulsive sexual behavior, but older estimates suggest a prevalence of about 3–6%.

But does compulsive sexual behavior have any underlying biological factors, and if so, which?

Researchers have recently tried to find an answer to this question. The team is from the Uppsala and Umeå universities and Stockholm’s Karolinska Institutet — all in Sweden — as well as from the University of Zürich, in Switzerland, and

plays a key role in gene regulation.

More specifically, the team assessed 8,852 regions of DNA methylation and the microRNAs — noncoding molecules — that they were associated with. The goal was to find out whether any epigenetic modifications were specific to the participants with compulsive sexual behavior.

The team found two specific DNA regions with particular modifications that were only present in individuals with compulsive sexual behavior. These were associated with MIR708 and MIR4456, the genes that encode the microRNA molecules of the same names.

One of these forms of microRNA, miRNA4456, normally helps regulate the expression of genes that are involved in the regulation of oxytocin, also called the “love hormone” because it is involved in sexual behavior and pair bonding.

Because the MIR4456 gene is affected in people with compulsive sexual behavior, this could mean that they produce unusually high levels of oxytocin, which may lead to unwanted symptoms. However, the researchers emphasize that, so far, this is only a hypothesis — they have not yet been able to confirm it.

“Further research will be needed to investigate the role of miRNA4456 and oxytocin in hypersexual disorder, but our results suggest it could be worthwhile to examine the benefits of drug[s] and psychotherapy to reduce the activity of oxytocin,” suggests one of the study’s co-authors, Prof. Jussi Jokinen.

Possible role of gene-regulating mechanisms

Medical News Today the Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, in Russia.

In their research, they decided to focus on the possible role that epigenetic mechanisms — mechanisms that can affect gene expression — may play in determining compulsive sexual behavior.

Study finds specific DNA differences

In their study paper — which appeared in the journal Epigenetics — the researchers explain that “An increasing number of studies suggest a significant role of epigenetic modifications [...] on sexual behavior and human brain functioning.”

Thus, the team “set out to investigate the epigenetic regulatory mechanisms behind hypersexual disorder so [as to] determine whether it has any hallmarks that make it distinct from other health issues,” notes the study’s lead author, Adrian Boström.

To do this, the team recruited 60 participants — both male and female — who expressed compulsive sexual behaviors, as well as another 33 participants who did not.

The researchers collected blood samples from all participants and assessed patterns of DNA methylation — an epigenetic mechanism that

In addition to this, the researchers compared these blood samples to another set, which they collected from a separate cohort of 107 individuals, 24 of whom had alcohol dependence.

With this second analysis, the investigators were aiming to find out whether there were any common patterns between the epigenetic profiles of the group with compulsive sexual behavior and those of the group with alcohol dependence.

In short, they wanted to see if the former shared molecular pathways associated with addiction.

This comparison showed that individuals with alcohol dependence and those with compulsive sexual behavior both had under-methylation in the same DNA region. This, the investigators believe, may tie in to the presence of addiction-like symptoms in people who experience unwanted, persistent sexual impulses.

“To our knowledge, our study is the first to implicate dysregulated epigenetic mechanisms of both DNA methylation and microRNA activity and the involvement of oxytocin in the brain among patients seeking treatment for hypersexuality.”

Adrian Boström and colleagues do, nevertheless, note that their study encountered some limitations, including the fact that the mean difference in DNA methylation between individuals with and without compulsive sexual behavior is only 2.6%, approximately.

This, they admit, could mean that the impact is not important enough to actually influence individuals’ behaviors.

“There is, however, now a growing body of literature on specific genes suggesting wide ranging [...] consequences of subtle methylation changes (1–5%), especially in complex multifactorial conditions like depression or schizophrenia,” the researchers conclude, suggesting that further studies should not overlook their findings. (medicalnewstoday.com)

“If you have an infection, go to the physician for proper assessment and laboratory tests to know whether its viral or bacterial infection and so proper drugs can be prescribed. If it is a viral infection, you don’t need an antibiotic for it,” she said.

Lazarte added that strict compliance with the doctor’s prescription is important in ensuring the total healing of the patient.

“For example, they already feel better, they’ll already stop it. This will lead to the possibility that you haven’t eradicated all the bacteria,” she said.

According to the World Health Organization, repetitive abuse of antibiotics leads to the risk of getting anti-microbial resistance.

“This means they (infections) won’t be sensitive to the usual antibiotics anymore and you’ll need stronger drugs to eradicate these bacteria,” Lazarte said.

Lazarte cited that pharmaceutical companies have stopped investing in researches in the past years because of small return of investment since antibiotics are prescribed to be taken only for a few days compared to medicines

for lifestyle diseases.

“It’s possible that there would be no new ones. Taking antibiotics when we don’t need them will lead to a time when they will no longer be useful,” she added.

In line with this, a report of the Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Program (ARSP) said that skin infections due to staphylococcus aureus used to be curable with Oxacillin.

ARSP is a program of the Department of Health that aims to provide critical inputs to the DOH’s effort to promote rational drug use by determining the status and trends of antimicrobial resistance of selected bacteria to specific antibiotics “In the latest data from ARSP, the Oxacillin resistance is already from 52 percent. Now, we have to use a higher drug-like Clindamycin for oral or if the patient is very sick or septic, we use Vancomycin,” Lazarte said.

She added there could only be very few drugs that can be used to cure such infection other than Vancomycin.

On September 26, the Department of Health (DOH) launched the online version of the National Antibiotic Guidelines (NAG) to guide health care providers on rational antibiotic use as part of the national effort to fight the growing public health threat of antimicrobial resistance.

The NAG also outlines the recommended approach to the treatment of common infectious diseases and aims to facilitate consistency of care and quality use of antimicrobials in all healthcare facilities.

“Antimicrobial resistance is now a significant public health threat which causes major health and economic consequences. The irrational use/misuse of antimicrobials was identified as a major driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) which has been associated with various management and healthcare provider concerns,” DOH Undersecretary Rolando Enrique Domingo said. (PNA)

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Try Skimboarding at the Historical Town of Agrao!

It’s time to discover your next favorite water sport

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here’s a natural wonder filled with pristine beaches and hills hidden in a historic town of Agrao, Cebu Province, and little did we know, it’s also a fast-growing eco-sports tourism destination.

Founded as a pueblo in 1608, Argao provides visitors a virtual trip back through the Spanish colonial era amidst its well-preserved heritage sites and Augustinian structures like the San Miguel Arcangel Parish Church.

The Department of Tourism (DOT) recently recognized the

place as one of the best spots for the trendy skimboarding and downhill skateboard riding, as part of the town’s 411th founding anniversary.

Skimboarding, if you’re not familiar, is a type of boardsport that lets you surf your way across an incoming wave, transporting you back to the shore. Like a usual boardsport, you can perform tricks and surface maneuvers like “wraps,” “big spins,” “360 shove-its,” and “180s.”

Around 100 skimboarding and downhill boardriding participants competed in begin-

ners and advanced categories during the 10-day festivities that culminated recently.

“We support the growth of these adventure and sports clubs, help

promote their activities and events through partnerships with the media and social influencers, and exposure in trade fairs,” said Director Tamano.

(Manila Bulletin)

CEBU NAMED 2ND BEST ISLAND IN ASIA 2019 AHEAD OF PALAWAN

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reat news, Cebuanos! The beautiful island of Cebu has been named yet again as the 2nd Best Island in Asia for 2019. This is awesome news and surely would make every Cebuano proud of our place and culture.

According to the 2019 Reader’s Choice Awards survey, Condé Nast Traveler readers have ranked the 30 best islands in the world outside the U.S. The readers ranked islands in Southeast Asia to those in the Mediterranean.

For the 32nd annual survey conducted by the CNTraveler, they have gathered a record of 600,000 registered voters. And for 2019, they broke the survey out by region: the best in Asia, Australia and the South Pacific, Carribean and the Atlantic, Europe, North America, and best in the rest of the world. Now that’s quite a list they have there.

For the Top 5 in Asia, Cebu’s made it to the 2nd place. Falling behind Boracay Island, that’s not bad at all.

Perhaps next year we’ll even make it to first place – what with all the upcoming projects and developments on the island. It’s not far from happening.

Last year, the islands of Boracay, Cebu, and Palawan gained the top titles in Conde Nast Traveler Reader’s

Choice Awards in 2017.

Although Boracay landed first place in Conde Nast’s “Best Island in the World” category, Cebu was second and Palawan third. And for this reason, I believe it’s enough reason for us to be proud, grateful and be motivated to continue growing and being better in our services. Most especially if we all help out in maintaining Cebu’s natural beauty.

Cebu is located at the center of the Philippines and attracting almost 2 million travelers yearly because of our unspoiled and beautiful beaches.

Abundant marine biodiversity in the northern part of the island – which is attractive to a lot of divers. As well as enchanting falls, rivers, and lakes – definitely great for backpackers and all outdoor lovers.

Top 5 Islands in Asia

5. Bali, Indonesia 4. Palawan, Philippines 3. Penang, Malaysia 2. Cebu and Visayas Islands, Philippines 1. Boracay, Philippines We’re very proud of all Cebuanos’ hard work and hope that we continue being the top choice for travelers all over the world. Peace! (queencitycebu.com)

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Amalia never liked the tag ‘Philippine’s Elizabeth Taylor’

by Ricky Lo MaNILa, Philippines — More than the over 100 movies she starred in, Amalia Fuentes will forever be fondly known as “The Elizabeth Taylor of the Philippines” long after she’s gone.

Amalia Muhlach in real life, one of Philippine cinema’s loveliest faces, died of cardiac arrest induced by pneumonia past midnight yesterday at St. Luke’s Medical Center in BGC (Bonifacio Global City), where she was confined at the ICU attached to a life-support system.

She turned 79 last August 27, the same age when Taylor died in 2011.

“Auntie Nena (Amalia’s nickname) suffered a series of seizures,” said nephew Niño Muhlach, son of Alex who is Amalia’s only survivFuentes ing sibling. “Her vital organs had broken down.”

In October 2015, Amalia “Bobby” Vasquez, father of her only suffered a stroke while vacationing daughter, Liezl (now Mrs. Albert Marwith friends in Seoul. She was bedrid- tinez). In one portion of the show, Daden for a while and wheelchair-bound mone invited a lady from the audience until her passing. to join him onstage and sing to her.

In an interview with The STAR when Amalia was “it.”

Taylor died, Amalia confessed that she “I wasn’t even made up,” recalled never liked the title. “The truth is that I Amalia. “I was in a hurry, so after taknever liked it,” Amalia, who was noted ing a bath, I hurriedly fixed my hair, for her brutal frankness, said. dressed up and went with Bobby to She explained, “God in His wisdom Rizal Memorial. I deliberately didn’t never creates two persons exactly the wear any make-up because I didn’t same. Even in the case of identical want to attract undue attention.” twins, one is always slightly different Anyway, on stage, Damone took a from the other. I was starting in show- good look at Amalia and said, “You look biz when that ‘title’ was given to me, like Elizabeth Taylor!” The audience but I wanted to have my own identity, reacted with a deafening applause. to be known on my own merits and not Two years later, Amalia went with because I’m being likened to some- the Karilagan models (Joji Felix Vebody.” larde and Chona Kasten among them) That “title” was informally “con- of Pitoy Moreno, Ben Farrales and ferred” on Amalia more than half a Aureo Alonzo to Las Vegas for a fashcentury ago when she was discovered ion show. During some free time, the

by Jose R. Perez, the famous Starmak- group decided to try the casino. er Doc Perez of Sampaguita Pictures, “I chose a slot machine near the which named her Miss Number One door, dropping small coins just for (with Juancho Gutierrez as Mr. Number One) in a 1956 star search, and introduced her in the Gloria Romero starrer Hindi Basta-Basta and cast her in her first-starring role in Movie Fan. Amalia recalled that when Sampaguita launched her, Doc Perez saw that she was a cross between Elizabeth Taylor and Linda Darnell and since Elizabeth was the bigger star, it was logical to just market the new discovery as the Elizabeth Taylor of the Philippines.

At that time, Philippine movies were so heavily influenced by Hollywood that Filipino actors and actresses were publicized as Hollywood’s local counterparts. Thus, besides Amalia Fuentes being Elizabeth Taylor of the Philippines, we have Barbara Perez as Audrey Hepburn of the Philippines, Berting Labra as Mickey Rooney of the Philippines, Tessie Agana as the Shirley Temple of the Philippines, Merle Tuazon as Ava Gardner of the fun,” continued Amalia. “Then, I noPhilippines, Chona Sandoval as Pier ticed that a man with several escorts Angeli of the Philippines, Lou Salvador was walking in my direction. I thought Jr. as James Dean of the Philippines they were headed for the door. I was and Eddie Mesa as Elvis Presley of the surprised when he walked straight Philippines. toward me and said, ‘Hi, I am Eddie Amalia’s “title” was affirmed when Fisher!’ Of course, I knew who he was!

Vic Damone performed at the Rizal He was then having marital problems Memorial Stadium in the late ‘50s. with Elizabeth.”

Then barely 18, Amalia watched the “Lumabas ang pagka-fan ko,” added show with her then perennial screen Amalia. “I started asking Fisher, ‘Is she sweetheart (and later husband) Romeo beautiful? How does she look in per-

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son?’ Excited ako.”

Fisher simply looked at Amalia with a quiet smile. Then he said, “You look like her!” He invited her for cocktails but she politely begged off.

A few years later, Amalia and company (including her mother) went to Hollywood during a US vacation and met Stephen Boyd, who was then shooting a movie (Fantastic Voyage, with Raquel Welch). At that time, there was some kind of an “exchange-visit” arrangement between Sampaguita and Hollywood. When Hollywood stars came (Troy Donahue and Jeff Chandler among them), they would be entertained by Sampaguita stars at the studio, and vice-versa.

As the story goes, Stephen was so fascinated with Amalia that he actually went on a date with her, at another time played golf with her and even invited her to try her luck in Hollywood, prompting Amalia to comment, “I’d rather be a big fish in a small pond than be a small fish in a big pond.” She was Amalia Fuentes

already a big star in the Philippines at that time.

It turned out that Stephen had quit Cleopatra after shooting for a few days and was replaced by Richard Burton (who became Taylor’s husband) but got paid in full anyway, saying, “I was laughing all the way to the bank.”

Said Amalia, “That was the first time I ever heard that remark,” which has been quoted through the years.

It was during one of their meetings

that Stephen told Amalia, “You remind me of Elizabeth Taylor.”

Clarified Amalia, “He didn’t exactly say that I looked like Elizabeth Taylor.

He just said that I reminded him of Elizabeth Taylor.”

When did Amalia finally come faceto-face with Elizabeth Taylor?

It happened in the ‘80s when she and estranged husband Joey Stevens watched Elizabeth in the play The Little Foxes in London’s West End. Amalia wore a white dress which she bought during an earlier trip to Italy and purposely wore a curly hairstyle reminiscent of one Elizabeth wore in one of her movies. She and Joey sat in the first row.

After the intermission, they could hear whispers (you know, could she be Elizabeth Taylor?) as they returned to their seats. More whispers: “She couldn’t be Elizabeth Taylor. She’s in the play, so why would she sit with the audience?”

After the show, Amalia rushed to the backstage door and waited for Elizabeth to come out, ready with her Playbill to be autographed by her. At 5’5” wearing three-inch heels, Amalia towered over Elizabeth who was only 5’1” tall.

“I was literally looking at the back of her head,” said Amalia, “so I thought of doing something to make her look at me. I said, ‘You know, I’m also an actress and in my country, they said that I look like you!’ That did it. Elizabeth raised her head and, with her violet eyes (that, I would learn later, turned blue-green when she was under the sun), she looked at me and smiled, saying, ‘Hmmm,’ signed my Playbill and sped away in her chauffeur-driven car.”

As of press time yesterday, it is not known if Amalia left a last will and where the wake will be. Aside from Alex, Amalia is survived by the children of her only daughter Liezl, by ex-husband Romeo Vasquez, who died more than a year ago. Liezl succumbed to cancer in March 2015, seven months before Amalia suffered a stroke in Seoul. Her other brother Cheng, father of Aga Muhlach, died last year, barely two years after Amalia’s second husband Joey Stevens died. The couple’s son died in San Francisco more than a year ago.

(The Philippine Star)

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MET reopening seen next year THe National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) sees the reopening of the Metropolitan Theater in Manila early next year when the first phase of the renovation project is expected to be completed.

Rene Escalante, NHCP chairman, said the first phase focused on the renovation of the theater.

“Yung construction po nito (Its construction) is divided into three phases,” Escalante said. The goal of the first phase is for the theater to be “fully operational.”

According to Escalante, the second

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Art installation to depict 40 years of MassKara Festival bacoLoD cITY -- Homegrown artist RJ Lacson will unveil an art installation depicting 40 years of the world-renowned MassKara Festival on the night of October 6 at the fountain area of the Bacolod Government Center here.

Dubbed “The Ruby Edition: Looking back and moving forward”, the installation will be “a series of statements in the 40 years of the festival that has tried to define what MassKara is.”

This year’s festivity, themed “Bacolod, City of Smiles”, will run from October 7 to 27.

Lacson described the masterpiece as “an anniversary-themed tableau presented as a zeitgeist of the moment in creativity and aesthetics inspired from 40 years of the MassKara Festi-

val seen from the native of the city’s point of view”.

The Bacoleño photographer, filmmaker, and production designer shared that he worked on the idea to meet the challenge of coming up with a fountain installation that would “best showcase a celebration of history and today”.

The artwork will feature three dancers in different actions, wearing costumes that are a mix of haute couture and seasoned patterns and designs. They represent the street dance, which is one of the highlights of the festival.

“It will give a glimpse on how the festival, for the past 40 years, has showcased different artists and choreographers that gave

the festival its sensibilities and uniqueness,” Lacson said.

One of the most anticipated events of the festival, this year’s street and arena dance competitions will be held on October 26 and 27.

A total of 11 schools, including seven in the elementary category and four in high school, will compete on the first day, which is a Saturday.

On Sunday, the barangay competition will feature 14 villages, including defending champion Barangay Tangub.

The MassKara organizing team is headed by festival director Eli Francis Tajanlangit, with Councilor Israel Salanga, assis-

phase will focus on the wings and the third phase on the courtyard. The whole complex is expected to be fully functional in 2021.

The first phase of the rehabilitation and conservation contract was awarded to 401 Development & Construction Corp. in partnership with R.R. Encabo Constructions Inc. Escalante said that the restoration project was delayed because the NHCP took over the project from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

(The Manila Times)

tant festival director for festival sites; and Rudy Reveche, chair of the street and arena dance competition.

Aside from Lacson, the young creative team is comprised of Ryan Saez, director of Electric MassKara; Sonny Cabahug, pageant director of the Search for the Ruby MassKara Queen; digital artist Mark Lester Jarmin, who created the 2019 festival logo; and filmmaker Claudia Diaz-Cojuangco, who is doing a documentary on the MassKara dancers.

(PNA)

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How to Choose a Sofa Set

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hether you are moving into a new home or furnishing your home with new additions, you should buy the right sofa set for your living room. There are so many options to pick from. When you walk into a store or browse through the images online, you will discover that there is an infinite range of sofas that one can choose from. You can even order sofa sets online. If you have a clear idea on what sofa designs you want to buy for your abode, you can save precious time and money on research.

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Here’s a guide to help you choose the best sofa set for your home: 1. Measure the size of the sofa set: Settle on a set after analyzing the space available in the living room. The number of sofas or chairs will be decided according to the space vacant in the room. Settle for a 5 seater set or more depending on the space available. If the room is huge, go for love seat and couches too.

2. Consider which style will fit best. There are so many options that

are available in the market. One can choose from a loveseat, lounge, tuxedo, camelback and knole, and sectional sofas. If the house has a traditional appeal to it, go for loveseat, camelback or lounge style sofas, while if your home has a modern outlook, choose tuxedo, knole, or sectional style sofas.

3. Decide on the best sofa material. Sofas can be crafted out of many fabrics. Some of them are silk, microfibers, textures fabric, leatherette, leather, canvas and more. Silk gives the sofa a delicate and rich look but requires heavy maintenance. Fiber sofa make the sofa look attractive and are easy to clean. Leather or leatherette sofas give a modern look to the room and are available in a wide variety of colors.

4. Choose a sofa frame. The quality of a sofa depends on the quality of its frame. The wooden frame is considered the best, since it is sturdy and strong to last for a long period of time. Check the joints and corner of the frame. A sofa can also be crafted with a metal frame, which is sturdy and strong enough. Avoid buying frames that are crafted with particle board or plywood, since they are prone to cracking and wear and tear quickly.

5. Pick the best sofa color. Always buy sofas that compliment the colors of the wall. Buying sofa will be an investment for a long time, so buy sofa in a neutral color. If you fancy prints, choose wisely. It is always a good idea to settle for sofas that will not look boring and let you play with various colors and prints in the long run.

6. Pay for quality. The quality of the sofa depends on its frame, cushioning, and padding of the sofa. The cushion should retain its shape, when somebody sits on and doesn’t curve. The springs have the capacity to bounce back when someone stands up from the sofas. The frame of the sofa should not be felt through the padding.

7. Consider a conventional three-piece suite (sofa plus two arm chairs) if you favor traditional furniture styles. A two seater, three seater, or even four seater sofa with two matching or coordinating armchairs is a common choice in many homes. Look at this option if it appeals to you. (m.wikihow.com)

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