Weekend Balita- October 5, 2019

VOL. XXVIII NO. 40 LOS ANGELES

October 5 - 11, 2019

THE LEADING SOURCE OF NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR FELLOW FILIPINO-AMERICANS

Who’s fighting PacQUiao neXt?

By ABNER GALINO

FiLipino boxing icon manny pacquiao said he would watch. But he did’nt come to the staples Center last saturday (september 28).

Retired American boxing idol Floyd Mayweather came and but he said nothing.

Mexican American fighting star Danny Garcia watched and climbed up the ring to call out the split decision welterweight championship unification winner Errol Spence Jr. At the post fight press conference, Spence and Shawn Porter, whose championship reign just ended, both threw a word or two about their respective desires to fight Pacquiao.

But days later, Spence and

Porter both indicated their desire for a rematch.

At the forefront of all these noises are talks about the possibility of Pacquiao squaring up against another Mexican American pound for pound star Mikey Garcia.

And, of course, still hanging over the horizon and perhaps the most desired boxing rematch of the recent time: The Pacquaio vs Mayweather II. No one can count out this possibility until these two great guys are still around, perhaps, not until “Money” WHO’S FIGHTING

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erroL spence, Jr. during the post fight conference at the staples Center in Los Angeles. photo by ABner gALino

shAWn porter during the post fight press conference. photo by ABner gALino

Reception for 1st Fil-Am LAPD commander

By ABNER GALINO A reCeption for the first Filipino American to ever become a police commander in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is set on Wednesday (October 9) noon (11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.).

Commander Donald Graham, the LAPD Homeless Coordinator is the first Filipino American to rise to the

LAPD Commander Donald Graham

rank of Police Commander in LAPD’s 150-year history.

The significant event (to be held at LAPD Headquarters Facility, Memorial Wall Courtyard at 100 W. 1st Street Los Angeles) is to be emceed by no other than Philippine Consul General in Los Angeles Adelio Angelito Cruz.

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BAKLAS: Nat’l campaign against trafficking and modern-day slavery

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KRISTINE ZHENIE TANDINGAN, better known as KZ, a Filipino singer and rapper poses for Weekend Balita shortly after a performance at a popular Filipino bar and restaurant in Los Angeles.

KZ Tandingan popular songs in the Philippines include: “Darating Din” and “Mahal Ko o Mahal Ako.” She is also a member of the Filipino girl group called DIVAS with Yeng Constantino, Kyla and Angeline Quinto.

Photo by BOBBY CRISOSTOMO

to address the growing number and crisis of Filipino migrant workers falling prey to labor trafficking in the US, the Pilipino Workers Center (PWC) and Damayan Migrant Workers Association (Damayan) convened Filipino labor trafficking survivors, organizers, advocates, immigration and employment law attorneys, goverment agencies, community organizations, and other allies on September 12 and 13, 2019, for the “Towards Freedom: Filipino American Anti-Human Trafficking Summit 2019”.

Held at the St. Paul Commons Retreat and Recreation Center in Los Angeles, CA, the successful two-day summit was attended by Filipino labor trafficking survivors and service providers from eleven states -- California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming, Florida, Illinois, New York, Washington, D.C., and Hawaii. The event created a safe space for the survivors to tell their harrowing personal stories and be BAKLAS:

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Filipino boxing icon mAnny pACQUiAo

Gala for the 75th Anniversary of Leyte Landing held in Carson entertAinment and notable guests and donors graced the gala held for the 75th Leyte Landing Anniversary fundraiser at the Carson Community Center last Saturday (September 28).

ArJay Disco provided the music and emceed by Arleen Bocatija.

Bishop Jonathan Ferial of the Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ gave the Invocation, followed

by the renditions of the Philippine National Anthem by Delia Harvey and the Star Spangled Banner sang

by Donna.

Dr. Jenny Batongmalaque, Executive Director of the E.R.B. Foundation and the Filipino Veterans Foundation gave the introductory remarks and highlighted the triple events that will be held in observance of the 75th Anniversary of

phiLippine Consulate general in LA Adelio Angelito Cruz (2nd from left) poses with businesswoman elena Lapid salonga (1st from left), Carson City Councilmember Lula davis holmes (3rd from left), dr. Jenny Batongmalaque and Carson City Councilman Jim dear.

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Mga tagline at logo ng 2020 Senso para sa 12 wikang hindi Ingles

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apos na ang kawanihan ng senso ng U.s. sa paglalabas ng plataporma (tagline at logo) ng 2020 senso nito para sa 12 wikang dagdag sa ingles.

Isinasama ang platapormang “Bigyang hugis ang inyong kinabukasan. MAGSIMULA DITO.” (“Shape your future. START HERE.”) sa mga materyales para sa pagbibigay-alam tungkol sa pagbibigay ng serbisyo at pakikipagsosyo ng Kawanihan ng Senso at mas makikita ito sa sandaling mailunsad ang kampanya sa pagaanunsiyo ng 2020 Senso sa Enero 2020.

Makakatulong ang malikhaing plataporma sa paggabay sa mga pagsisikap sa pagbibigay ng serbisyo na pinlano ng mga estado, lokal na komunidad at organisasyong hindi pangkalakal.

Ginawa ang mga bagong logo at tagline sa mga sumusunod na wika: Espanyol, Tsino, Vietnamese, Koreano, Ruso, Arabo, Tagalog, Polish, Pranses, Haitian Creole, Portuguese at Hapon.

Tumutugma ang 12 wikang ito sa mga wikang Hindi Ingles na suportado sa mga opsiyon ng pagtugon sa telepono at internet para sa 2020 Senso. Sinasaklaw ng Ingles at ng 12 wikang ito ang 99% ng lahat ng sambahayan sa bansa.

“Nagsagawa kami ng wala pang katulad na malawak na pananaliksik para tulungan kaming matuto nang higit pa tungkol sa mga potensiyal na balakid, saloobin at pampahikayat na mayroon ang iba’t ibang komunidad na may magkakaibang kultura tungkol sa paglahok sa parating na senso,” sabi ng Direktor ng Kawanihan ng Senso na si Dr. Steven Dillingham.

“Ang platapormang ‘Bigyang hugis ang inyong kinabukasan.

MAGSIMULA DITO.” (‘Shape your future. START HERE.’) ay nagmula sa pananaliksik na iyon at ngayon ay iniaangkop para tulungan kaming maabot ang mga sambahayan na may limitadong kasanayan sa wikang Ingles tungkol sa kahalagahan ng 2020 Senso. Isa itong kritikal na bahagi ng aming pagsisikap para magtamo ng kumpleto at tumpak na pagbilang sa bawat komunidad sa buong bansa.”

Habang idinaraos ang mga aktibidad para sa promosyon at pagbibigay ng serbisyo sa buong bansa bago ang 2020 Senso — mula sa pagbuo ng mga pang-estado at lokal na komite ng kumpletong

(Mula sa kaliwa) Sinasagot nila U.S. Census Bureau regional director (LA) Julie Lam, U.S. Census Bureau assistant division chief Jennifer Kim, API Small Business Program Ron Fong at TDW+Co founder and president Tim Wang ang mga tanong ng mga mamamahayag. Naganap ang forum para sa mga pahayagang pang-komunidad at iba pang mga pang-etnikong genre ng media noong nakarang buwan sa South Pasadena Public Library. Larawan ni ABner gALino pagbilang, hanggang sa pagsasama-sama ng iba-ibang kapareha para mabawasan ang hindi kumpletong pagbilang sa mga bata at iba pang mga mahirap bilangin na populasyon ayon sa kasaysayan — ginagawang available ng Kawanihan ng Senso ang platapormang ito para sa lahat, at nagtutulong-tulong para gumawa ng mga mensaheng sumasalamin sa mga tagasubaybay na hindi Ingles ang pangunahing wikang sinasalita.

Inangkop ng Kawanihan ng Senso at kontratista para sa mga komunikasyon na Young & Rubicam (Team Y&R) ang konseptong “Bigyang hugis ang inyong kinabukasan.

MAGSIMULA DITO.” (“Shape your future. START HERE.”) sa 12 wikang hindi Ingles (pati na rin sa mga komunidad na

American Indian at Katutubo ng Alaska).

Habang nakikipagtulungan sa mga ahensiya ng pag-aanunsiyo na may magkakaibang kultura ng Team Y&R, sinubok ang paghalaw ng tagline sa iba-ibang focus group (pangkat para sa nakatuong diskusyon) sa buong bansa. Ang tagline ay hindi isang tuwirang salin, ngunit isang paghalaw ng konsepto na angkop sa kultura, napapanahon at makabuluhan sa mga wikang hindi Ingles.

Sinabi ni Tim Wang, tagapagtatag at prinsipal ng kapareha sa mga tagasubaybay na Asian American na TDW+Co na, “Naniniwala kami na sa pamamagitan ng 2020 Senso, may pagkakataon ang mga komunidad na Asian American para gumanap ng isang aktibong papel sa paghubog ng kinabukasan sa pamamagitan ng pagig-

ing kasama sa bilang, at papaalalahanan sila ng platapormang ito ng pagkakataong iyon.”

Ito ay ang ikatlong decennial census na nagsama ng isang nakatuong operasyon para sa pag- aanunsiyo at mga komunikasyon. Sa 2000 at 2010 Senso, gumamit din ang Kawanihan ng Senso ng pag-aanunsiyo, pakikipagsosyo at mga kampanya sa mga komunikasyon para mapataas ang kamalayan sa paglahok sa pagbilang. Pinapataas ng mas mataas na rate ng sariling pagtugon ang katumpakan ng senso at nakakatipid ng salapi mula sa buwis sa pamamagitan ng pagpapababa sa mga ginagastos sa pag-follow-up para sa mga di-tumutugong sambahayan.

Ipinag-uutos ng Konstitusyon ng U.S. na isagawa ang senso ng populasyon bawat 10 taon para sa layunin ng muling pagbabahagi ng mga puwesto sa Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng U.S. Ginagamit din ang data ng senso para matukoy kung paano ibinabahagi taon-taon ang higit sa $675 bilyon na pederal na pondo sa mga estado at lokal na komunidad para sa mga serbisyo at impraestruktura, kabilang ang pangangalagang pangkalusugan, mga trabaho, paaralan, kalsada at negosyo.

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BaKLas:... from Page 1 inspired and empowered by how each one fought hard and found their way to freedom.

“How can you put into words six long years of trauma? It’s so hard to describe in half an hour, what I experienced day in and day out. I knew no one in the US. I did not have enough money. I would have become homeless had I not received help. I am grateful to PWC for organizing this summit where we can talk about the realities of being a survivor and how we can work together to end this vicious cycle of labor trafficking,” said Samuel Cordero, a labor trafficking survivor from Los Angeles.

The summit became a deep, educational, and liberating experience for workers and allies, as well. It featured a diverse and dynamic group of speakers and panelists -- survivors, organizers, immigration attorneys, labor officials, and law enforcers who shared their work and expertise, insights, analyses, and strategies to better serve and empower survivors and fight labor trafficking.

Labor trafficking is a serious crime in which perpetrators recruit or even abduct individuals to perform labor or services through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of involuntary servitude, debt bondage, peonage, or slavery.

Common types of labor trafficking of Filipino migrant workers include domestic workers forced to work in brutal conditions in homes of diplomats; hospitality workers lured into working in hotels and theme parks with false promises of full-time work and overtime pay; students, nurses, teachers, and other professionals deceived into applying and getting recruited for jobs in the US for the purpose of debt bondage; factory and farm workers being threatened with violence and forced to work against their will for irregular, cheap or unpaid labor; and undocumented caregivers subjected to severe labor exploitation and sexual assault by their employers.

During the summit, the participants also discussed how to overcome new hurdles for T visa applicants under the current political and immigration landscape. The T visa is a type of humanitarian immigration relief for victims and survivors of human trafficking to stay and work temporarily in the United States.

Survivors granted with a T visa can sponsor their children and spouse to come to the US where they can apply for lawful permanent residency.

PWC and Damayan shared their strategies in providing critical services and organizing work to serve and empower survivors.

Damayan talked about the big picture of labor trafficking - 6,700 Filipinos leave

their homeland everyday due to poverty and unemployment.

The vast majority are women and most of them become low-wage service workers, particularly domestic workers, in receiving countries like the US. A great number of Filipino domestic workers, hotel workers, and teachers, among others, become victims of labor trafficking.

Participants also attended healing sessions as well as self-defense workshops all throughout the summit. The Filipino American Services Group, Inc. (FASGI), together with their partners organizations facilitated trauma healing workshops and wellness exercises to promote self-care, mental health, and emotional well-being.

The event also convened representatives from both US and Philippine government agencies -- Department of State, Department of Labor, the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) and Philippine Consulate General - Los Angeles -- to engage in deep dialogue with survivors and advocates on how to find solutions and effectively collaborate to prevent and fight the labor trafficking of Filipino migrant workers.

The summit culminated with the launch of BAKLAS, the nationwide campaign against the labor trafficking of Filipino migrant workers. Originally Damayan’s local anti-trafficking campaign, BAKLAS is now co-led by PWC and Damayan, two pioneering Filipino organizations fighting to promote immigrants and workers’ rights. BAKLAS aims to (1) empower trafficked Filipino workers to break free from their traffickers; (2) coordinate comprehensive case management work nationally; (3) develop the national leadership of Filipi-

gaLa... from Page 1 Leyte Landing.

Five veterans are to be conferred with the Medal of Honor on October 12 at the Bob Hope Patriotic Hall by the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and the Filipino Veterans Foundation.

The main event on Oct. 20, the historical date of Leyte Landing 75 years ago will be held at the Carson Community Center, International Sculpture Garden, at 10 AM. The honored Veterans of WWII who liberated the Philippines and ended the war in the Pacific will be presented to the Community and a block party follows for all veterans in all wars present in the event.

The theme for all three events is, “We Remember and We Thank You for your Service.” The students are invited to join the contest in promoting the legacy of the WWII Veterans and all Veterans who served as they advance in years.

Councilman Jim Dear and Councilmember Lula Davis Holmes welcomed

the attendees to the City of Carson.

Philippine Consul Gen. Adelio Cruz gave a warm message in the history of the strong bond of the Philippines and the United States over time and generations to come, and we must never forget the ones who liberated the Philippines in WWII. The special guests were Judge and Mrs. Will Ross. Judge Ross will be giving the Historical perspectives in the Oct. 12 and Oct 20 events. His father landed in Leyte at the age of 17 and passed away only a year ago.

Veteran Ernest Cowell landed in Lingayen in December 1944, and was deployed in the Battle of Luzon. Patricia Cowell, his lovely wife, is actively promoting the forthcoming event at the L.A. National Cemetery on October 5.

Tom Ruck, the Director of the L.A. National Cemetery, introduced the illustrious guests with his lovely partner, Vicky, a Bicolana.

FiLipino labor trafficking survivors, organizers, advocates, immigration and employment law attorneys, representatives of government agencies and community organizations met last September 12 and 13, 2019 for a summit titled:“Towards Freedom: Filipino American Anti-Human Trafficking Summit 2019” at the St. Paul Commons Retreat and Recreation Center in Los Angeles. photo by ren ArrietA no labor trafficking survivors; (4) build a national network of anti-trafficking attorneys, advocates and social services providers; and, (5) educate and raise the awareness and support of the larger public to combat labor trafficking and modern-day slavery.

“With the formation of BAKLAS national campaign, we aim to up the ante in the fight against labor trafficking and modern day slavery! We will reach more Filipino labor trafficking survivors who are still trapped with their traffickers, help them receive justice through legal advocacy, and develop them into social justice leaders,” said Riya Ortiz, Dama-

yan lead organizer and case manager, and BAKLAS - NYC coordinator.

Aquilina Soriano Versoza, executive director at PWC stressed the importance of such collaboration: “We have always been committed to the fight against labor trafficking. BAKLAS strengthens this commitment and inspires us to keep building more capacity and multi-disciplinary relationships to support anti-trafficking efforts nationwide. Together, we can build on the momentum to continue to collaborate, enhance our work and coordinate strategies to serve and advocate for Filipino victims and survivors of labor trafficking.”

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Asian Women Entrepreneurs and Students Honored at Rise of Lotus 2019

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By Edith M. Andres

he lotus flower has an enrapturing quality and considered “one of the most sacred flowers”. What’s magical about this exotic flower is its incomparable life-cycle where it miraculously re-blooms without the dirty residue on its petals each morning even when its roots are buried deep in the murky water where it thrives best.

The lotus bloomed anew with The Lotus Award winner Suzanna Choi, CEO and owner of Tashiro Choi Ad Associated and Susie Loc, owner of Westminster Grocery Outlet who was honored with Rising Lotus Award at the 2019 Rise of Lotus Awards Celebration at the Anaheim White House Restaurant. The five scholarship awardees who have distinguished themselves in different field with some overcoming obstacles to their ambitions were also honored.

Tashiro Choi Ad Associates is an award-winning community outreach and public affairs firm which specializes in “engagement in multicultural communities and positioning clients strategically in Asian and Pacific Islander communities to increase their customer base or build support.”

Choi is a nationally recognized speaker on Asia Pacific Islander and was a recipient of various awards which include “Remarkable Women of the Year” from the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and Black Chamber of Commerce of Orange County; “Multicultural Advocate of the Year” from the United States Department of Commerce and “Entrepreneur of the Year” of the Asian Business Association of Orange County.

Rising Lotus Awardee Susie Loc, a California State Polytechnic Psychology graduate started her career in teaching who transitioned to retail business at Petsmart for more than a decade and eventually became a business owner1998. She

Asian Women Entrepreneurs (Rise of the Lotus). Suzanna Ms. Tashiro Choi (Tashiro Choi Ad Associates) and Ms. Susie Loc (Westminster Grocery Outlet) were the recipients of Lotus Award and Rising Lotus Award, respectively, for their exemplary effort at entrepreneurship that’s worthy of being emulated by the community. The awards luncheon was held at the Anaheim White House Restaurant and graced by women entrepreneurs in Orange County.

Photo: Asian Women Entrepreneurs began her career in teaching, tran- grew up in Westminster, attended sitioned to retail and eventually California State University Long became the owner of Westminster Beach, until her family fell on hard Grocery Outlet. A philanthropic times. A graduate of Golden West spirit in her enables her to channel College with an AA degree in phiher to serve others and serve as a losophy, she was accepted back model in reaching out to the com- into Cal State Long Beach, where munity. she will aim for a bachelor’s degree Ms. Choi and Ms. Loc serve as in philosophy and English and a community models for their exem- career as a librarian and be a pubplary achievements. lished author.

The five scholarship winners Stacey St. Clair, graduated as a who have distinguished them- four-year honor roll student from selves in diverse fields include: Point Loma High School in San John Grammas, a native of South- Diego and a physics major at Conern California whose passion is cordia University. She intends to helping other and will attend UC pursue a career in aerospace engiRiverside and “use his public pol- neering and “be a part of the growicy major to make certain areas of ing number of women in STEM the government better.” (science, technology, engineering Lien Phung, survivor of a civil and math). war and a Communist takeover Faith Silzel, a native Orange in Vietnam a “never had a chance County, was home-schooled to go back to school in her native through high school which encountry.” A 6-year California res- abled her to develop diverse inident, she has become a student terests. She is a sophomore at of art and humanities at Coastline Concordia University of Irvine and College and does volunteer work at majoring in biology. She plans to the Center of Language, teaching attend graduate school for either English to poor people in South molecular biology or pharmacoloVietnam. gy and work in the pharmaceutical Kathleen Mariko Murphy, who industry or drug research.

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LA County adopts $36.1B supplemental budget Los Angeles County Supervisors unanimously adopted a $36.1 billion budget that significantly expands efforts to combat and prevent homelessness while also enhancing oversight and quality control within its child protection system, the nation’s largest.

The supplemental budget, the final phase in the County’s annual budget process, includes $72.8 million in voter-approved Measure H funds to initiate and expand key efforts to address the homelessness crisis. The additional funding brings the total Measure H funding for 2019-2020 to $532.8 million.

Among the programs to be implemented or enhanced with the new funding: • $4 million to expand support services to a growing population of homeless young people aged 18 to 24.

• $3 million for a Prevention Action Plan to strengthen County departments’ efforts to keep people from falling into homelessness.

• $2 million to begin implementing an Eviction Defense and Prevention Program for families and individuals at risk of losing their housing.

• $756, 000 for a dedicated team of Department of Public Health nurses to work with outreach teams to provide services at identified high-risk encampments throughout the County.

• $810,000 to launch a safe storage program, so people experiencing homelessness can temporarily store their belongings in order to attend medical appointments, receive health, mental health, and/ or substance abuse treatment, and enter shelter.

In addition, the supplemental budget provides $12.9 million to expand temporary homeless shelter assistance for families. It also boosts the County’s push to fund and develop affordable housing with an additional $5 million investment, bringing the current annual allocation to $80 million. And it adds $1.5 million to the Backyard Homes Program, an innovative effort to spur creation of “accessory dwelling units” in neighborhoods.

Child protection system improvements

The supplemental budget funds a range of improvements to the child protection system, including: • $4.4 million and new staffing for continuous quality improvement teams within the Department of Children and Family Services to conduct case reviews and provide ongoing coaching to regional office staff on performance and social work practice elements.

• Creation of a new DCFS service bureau to strengthen the oversight and support of 19 regional offices

and increase the number of case reviews.

• $10.6 million and 87 positions to fund expansion of Department of Health Services Medical Hubs.

• $7.1 million to establish 50 student well-being centers across the County to expand substance abuse prevention services.

• $4.2 million for the Emergency Childcare Bridge program, which provides emergency childcare vouchers and childcare navigator services for children in foster care.

• $7.6 million to provide transportation for foster children to their school of origin.

• $1.7 million for advocacy support services for children who are victims or are at risk of becoming victims of commercial sexual exploitation and to provide support services to their parents/caregivers.

Other key actions

In the justice arena, the budget includes $11.4 million for training and other resources needed to implement the phase-out of oleoresin capsicum, commonly known as pepper spray, from juvenile institutions.

In addition, it establishes an Office of Violence Prevention as well as a new multi disciplinary team to assist families who lose loved ones in use of force or custody cases.

In an action that did not affect the overall supplemental budget totals, the Board also approved a motion

by Supervisors Hilda L. Solis and Sheila Kuehl directing the Sheriff’s Department to develop and implement a deficit mitigation plan to address issues leading to the department’s $63.4 million deficit in fiscal 2018-2019. The action also imposed a hiring freeze on non-critical civilian positions, and placed $143.7 million of the Sheriff’s budget into a special provisional budget to be made available to the department as needed following implementation of the plan.

The budget expands consumer protection in several key ways, including funding for a “notario” fraud program to enable the District Attorney to step up prosecution of immigration fraud and the unlawful practice of law. It also creates a multi-departmental Consumer Protection Neighborhood Enforcement Team to proactively address code enforcement and consumer protection issues throughout the County.

The budget provides additional funding and staffing for the L.A. Found program, which helps locate people with memory and cognitive impairments who wander from their families and caregivers.

On the environmental front, the budget invests $285.3 million in Measure W revenues to fund projects and programs to increase stormwater capture and reduce stormwater and urban runoff pollution.

Who’s fighting... from Page 1 and “Manny” are not just sound-alike names but alike in their cash value too.

So, who’s going to be fighting who, really?

Well, a Spence and Porter rematch wasn’t a bad idea, considering how exciting and close their fight was.

Some kibitzers thought that if weren’t for that left hook that Spence landed on Porter’s chin, the fight would have been much closer to end in a draw.

The mean Spence’s punch dropped Porter to his knee and he got the mandatory count.

Yet, Porter bounced back on the last round, scoring more clear punches than Spence --- to the delight of the 16,072 strong fans who filled the stadium.

Apparently, Porter’s aggression obliged Spence to fight toe-to-toe.

“Shawn Porter is a rough and awkward fighter. I didn’t get off what I wanted to.

He’s a true champion. He made it tough,” Spence admitted during the post press conference at the Staples Center.

“I think that knockdown was the difference. I couldn’t come back to the corner with my head down after that,” Porter said at one point during the post press conference.

“Porter was throwing a lot. I wanted to show I was the bigger and stronger welterweight.”

Spence won a pair of 116-111 scorecards from the judges while the third judge had it 115-112 for Porter.

The record now stands at 26-0, 15KOs for Spence while it turned 30-3-1, 17 KOs for Porter.

Spence captured the WBC belt from Porter on the the fourth defense of his IBF title.

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Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County The Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County (FACCOC) held its annual election of officers last September 18, 2019 at the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) office in Orange County.

The newly elected Board of Directors and Executive Officers 2020-2021 are: Standing (from L-R) Neil Estrada (Immediate Past President), Clement Baal Tagle, Alfred Tumbocon, Joseph Grant Jr., Andrew Needles, Tony ChiSu Gutierrez, Jay Ungos and Eddie Tiongson (Secretary).

Seated: (From L-R) Edith Andres (Treasurer), Joseph L Joseph (President), Geraldine Larson. Also serving are Gloria Rull and Diana Zuniga (not in photo), Photo: FACCOC

Carson’s playground for children with all abilities

Carson has officially kicked off the construction and installation of playground equipment for children with all abilities.

The design concept approved by the Council provides various stimulating structures that appeal to a wider range of users of differing ages and physical and mental abilities.

The design concept allows for the full integration of all children with varying physical, cognitive, and social-emotional abilities, thus encouraging true assimilation.

“I hope that this project encourages all children, regardless of their abilities, to spend quality time together as the equipment is designed to unite children of all abilities. This particular concept is the first of its kind in Southern California due to its comprehensive inclusive design as it allows for children of all abilities to play,” said Carson Mayor Albert Robles.

“The City of Carson honors and respects the ADA as its values align with the City’s long-standing culture of diversity and inclusion, and this park equipment is just the latest example,” continued Mayor Robles.

“The new inclusive playground at Dolphin Park in Carson provides exciting opportunities for a wide variety of children of all ages and abilities. Based on the 7 principals of Inclusive Playground Design, this playground provides a safe play environment with accessibility to multi-sensory experiences, social interaction, cooperation, quiet spaces and various degrees of physical activity. The first of its kind, Dolphin Park playground was designed with input from staff, residents, and playground professionals utilizing state of the art equipment and features that will provide accessibility and

inclusivity for all community members,” said Doug Grove, President of RHA Landscape Architects-Planners, Inc. “The City of Carson invites and welcomes everyone of different ages and abilities to come play and interact on the new Miracle Playground at Dolphin Park. The playground encourages everyone to play as it focuses on multi-sensory play, greater accessibility and creative social interaction. The playground is one of a kind, designed specifically for Dolphin Park and the surrounding community.

It offers challenges for children of all levels. The overall inclusivity and accessibility makes this playground the perfect spot for family engagement and cooperative play,” said John Jason from Miracle Playground.

This project is made possible by a $1.25 million grant from Marathon Petroleum Corporation. Construction of the playground is expected to be completed by December 2019.

“We have been a long-time partner with the City of Carson. We are proud to continue supporting the Carson community and all residents with this investment in Dolphin Park and also nearby Del Amo Elementary School. This is an exciting day and we are pleased that we were able to expedite the funding to enable construction and opening of the park two years earlier than originally planned. Congratulations to Carson and all residents that helped to make this a reality,” said Manager of Government & Public Affairs Tiffany E. Rau. For more information about the features of this playground, please call City of Carson Recreation and Human Services at (310) 847-3570.

FABAG to hold music, dance and fashion night on Oct. 26 The Filipino American Business Association of Glendale (FABAG) is sponsoring a Philippine History Month celebration on Saturday (October 26) from 4:00 PM until 8:30 PM at the Incarnation Community Center (214 W. Fairview Avenue, Glendale, CA 91202).

The affair will consist of a brief presentation of historical events and Philippine way of life; a musical performance by Manahan Musika (led by Luningning Manahan); dance performances by the Malaya Filipino American Dance Arts (under the direction of Anna Lisa Gutierrez-De Guzman) and a Filipiniana collection fashion show by Carmelo Designs by Carl Andrada.

The Philippines is rich in customs and traditions that the organizers want to share to the diverse communities of the City of Glendale.

On October 15th, the City of Glendale will also issue a proclamation on the importance of celebrating the Filipino American cultural identity.

Admission is free and Filipino “merienda” will be served.

For more information, please call: Marlene Cagatao(818) 450-0704 and/or Nini Maldonado (818) 919-5916.

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Reception... from Page 1 Cruz will be joined by prominent Filipino Americans in public service that include City of Los Angeles Public Works Commissioner Jessica Caloza, Miss America 2001/Miss Hawaii 2000 Angela Baraquio Grey, City of Los Angeles Deputy Mayor of Budget and Innovation Miguel Sangalang, City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Commissioner Susana Reyes and City of Los Angeles Building and Safety Commissioner Joselyn Geaga-Rosenthal.

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In Russia, Duterte hits 'misguided' drug war critics MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte came to the defense of his so-called war on drugs, which has been criticized by the international community due to alleged human rights violations.

Speaking at at the Valdai Forum in Sochi, Russia, the president called out countries that "weaponize" human rights, a term previously used by House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano to defend the Philippine government from allegations of rights violations.

"Closer [to] home, some of our partners have hurled unfair criticisms against my government about perceived excesses in our fight against drugs," Duterte said in his speech Thursday.

Duterte said those who criticize his campaign against the illegal drug trade are not trying to understand what is happening in the Philippines.

"Is this how friends treat each other?" Duterte asked.

Last year, members of the Canadian parliament expressed concern over military deals with the Philippines. They questioned the sale of combat helicopters to the Philippines, which they described as having "terrible human rights record."

The president later on ordered the military to cancel the arms and helicopter deal between the Philippines and Canada.

Duterte did not mention a specific country in his speech in Sochi but he claimed that same countries supply high-end weapons to "parties whose actual human records leaves so much to be desired."

"We only seek to curb criminality that corrodes the very structure of government. We only seek to build a credible defense against those who might be tempted to violate our territorial integrity," Duterte said.

In July, the United Nations Human Rights Council voted to adopt a resolution mandating a "comprehensive" international review of the Philippine government's drug war, a move that the Philippines rejected and that led to a Palace order for government agencies to "suspend the negotiations for and the signing of all loan and grant agreements" with countries that co-sponsored or voted for the resolution.

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has said he might ask for an exemption for the Defense department as turning down grants and loans would adversely affect the military's modernization program, including an agreement with Australia for navy ships that will be built in the Philippines.

'Critics clip our wings' According to Duterte, drug war critics "weaken" his government's ability to protect law-abiding citizens from the outlaws.

"They limit our capacity to stop the vicious cycle of internal conflict and underdevelopment. And they clip our wings making it more difficult for us to effect meaningful change for our people," the president said.

"We are tired of the misguided and self-serving crusades of the few. It is time that they are challenged," he added.

In a speech in Beijing in 2016, Duterte announced that he

◘ President Rodrigo Duterte is accompanied by Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his arrival at the Polyana 1389 Hotel in Sochi for their bilateral meeting on Oct. 3, 2019.

Presidential Photo/ Richard Madelo had "realigned myself in your ideological flow and maybe I will also go to Russia to talk to (President Vladimir) Putin and tell him that there are three of us against the world - China, Philippines and Russia. It’s the only way."

In its 2019 World Report of watchdog Human Rights Watch, which also monitors alleged abuses in the Philippine "war on drugs," raised concerns over reports of torture in Russia, as well as of alleged curtailment of the freedoms of assembly and association.

"During Russia’s Universal Periodic Review at the UNHRC in May, Russia faced criticism for failure to end harassment, physical violence and killing of lawyers, journalists, human rights defenders and opposition politicians, attacks on and discrimination of LGBT people, torture, and ill-treatment of suspects and prisoners, and other serious abuses," HRW also notes.

Philippines not against US, West Noting that the United States is a treaty ally, Duterte clarified that he is not against Washington or the West.

Duterte said he does not have an issue with the current global order but the actions of "certain actors" that "violate" the principles of the order.

"The Philippines does not ask for special treatment nor favors from its partners. It does not seek exemption from the norms and principles that have kept the peace in our world for decades," Duterte said.

The president stressed that he wants friends and partners to respect the country's independence to make sovereign decisions, the same as how the Philippines respect theirs.

"The principles of respect for state sovereignty, non-intervention and peaceful resolution of disputes must be upheld at all times, otherwise the order unravels," he said.

Duterte has long been stressing the policy of non-interference in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

This has also been the 10-member regional bloc's policy on domestic issues of members. (Philstar.com)

Duterte: 2 generals still 'playing with drugs' PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday (PHL time) bared that two "generals" remain engaged in the illegal drug trade.

"When I took over, I found out about nine generals were involved in the trafficking of drugs," Duterte said at the Valdai Forum in Russia.

"And right now, even as I fly here and go back, there are about again two generals who are still playing with drugs. And I said, 'Well, I told you do not destroy my country because it is being flooded with drugs'."

Duterte did not elaborate whether he was referring to police or military generals.

Duterte's statement came amid the controversy hounding the Philippine National Police (PNP) involving "ninja cops" or policemen recycling illegal

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The modus was bared by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Aaron Aquino during a Senate inquiry last month.

Outgoing PNP chief General Oscar Albayalde's alleged attempt to intervene in the case of 13 alleged "ninja cops," who were previously under his supervision as Pampanga provincial police director, also surfaced in the same Senate inquiry.

The 13 policemen supposedly violated various operation procedures in a drug bust in 2013 and were subject for dismissal.

Former PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief and now Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong alleged that Albayalde asked Aquino, then-PNP Region 3 di-

rector, not to implement the dismissal order.

The top cop admitted that he called Aquino but only to check the case status. He denied that he has any intention of influencing the latter.

Duterte, on the other hand, had previously said he reser ves judgment on the fate of Albayalde who is set to retire on November 8. (GMA News)

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Putin: PHL a ‘very important partner’ of Russia in Asia RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said his country attaches great importance to its relations with the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte.

Putin met with Duterte for the fourth time since 2016 in the resort city of Sochi in Russia, where the Philippine leader is on a five-day official visit.

The two countries established diplomatic relations in 1976 but Malacañang said it was only under Duterte that the Philippines and Russia witnessed a “dramatic reinvigoration” of bilateral ties.

“I would like to highlight that the Philippines is a very important partner of Russia in Asia. Our bilateral cooperation is constructive and mutually beneficial but our friendly relationships between our two countries,” Putin said during the bilateral meeting.

He credited Duterte for “expanding the multifaceted cooperation between Russia and the Philippines.”

“And in large part due to your personal attention, we have revitalized our political dialogue,” Putin said.

In his opening statement, Duterte said he had always looked forward to returning to Russia.

"I am here today to reaffirm our strong commitment and to build a robust and comprehensive partnership with the Russian Federation. In the past two years, we have seen a dramatic increase in bilateral activities across many areas of cooperation at various levels of government," he said.

“We have also made historic firsts in the key strategic areas from economic, defense, security and military technical cooperation.”

Marawi siege Duterte in May 2017 cut short his trip to Russia after ISIS-inspired bandits attacked vital installations in Marawi City. He declared martial law in Mindanao which is in effect until now.

The siege ended after several months of clashes and air strikes that left the city in ruins.

“Over the last two years you have managed to lower the level of terrorist threat in your country and to strengthen the potential of your security bodies,” Putin told Duterte.

“We are prepared to develop our partnership when it comes to countering terrorism and share our experience and all the developments.”

Putin said Russian companies are ready “to increase the supplies of energy carriers, aircraft, transport, [and] special equipment.”

Putin also wanted to boost industrial cooperation and improve cooperation on exploration of space and the use of digital technologies.

He also pushed for the establishment of direct ties between entrepreneurs of the two countries.

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US senator backs colleagues over De Lima release MANILA — A United States senator on Friday backed his colleagues in their fight in convincing t he D ut er t e administration to release Sen. Leila de Lima f rom detention.

Sen. Edward Ma r ke y w a s a mong 5 US senators who earlier called on the Duterte administration to release De Lima, a fierce critic of President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-narcotics drive. "@SenatorDurbin and @SenatorLeahy are right to push for accountability in the Philippine gov't. America must continue to stand for human rights and good governance. That’s why I was proud to introduce S.Res.142, which calls for the release of @SenLeiladeLima," he said in a tweet.

"Sen. de Lima has been the target of very troubling partisan persecution. In an attempt to intimidate and silence voices critical of the government, de Lima has been jailed and not given the opportunity to defend herself. The Duterte administration should release her immediately."

US Senators Dick Durbin and Patrick Leahy had earlier filed an amendment seeking to deny US entry to any Philippine official involved in De Lima's detention. It was approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Leahy and Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo are involved in a verbal tussle over the ban, which the latter criticized as an attempt to interfere with Manila's domestic affairs. (ABS-CBN News)

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Imee Marcos files bill renaming Ilocos Norte SUC after her late father M ANIL A — Sen. Imee Marcos filed in mid-September a bill that would rename a state university in Ilocos Norte after her father, the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. The explanatory note of Senate Bill (SB) 1044, filed on September 11 and passed on first reading on September 17, said it seeks foremost to remove the confusion resulting from Mariano Marcos State University’s (MMSU) name and the similar Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU) in La Union.

"Hence, this Ilocos Norte SUC (state university and college) should instead be named after former Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos, rather than his father, the Assemblyman, Mariano Marcos,” the bill read.

The bill is currently pending at the Senate committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education.

Its complete title is “An Act Modernizing the Charter of the Mariano Marcos State University and Renaming the Same as the Ferdinand E. Marcos State University, Amending for this Purpose Presidential Decree (PD) No. 1279, and for Other Purposes.”

MMSU was formed by the late dictator on Jan. 6, 1978, merging three former schools in Ilocos Norte.

DMMMSU was also established by PD 1778 on Jan. 15, 1981, which merged five former schools in La Union.

Imee is the eldest of the Marcos children.

The late president placed the entire country under Martial Law on Sept. 21, 1972.

Based on the estimates of Amnesty International, about 7,000 were imprisoned, 34,000 were tortured and 3,240 were killed during Martial Law—considered as one of the darkest times in the Philippines. (Philstar.com)

◘ An undated photo showing toppled dictator Ferdinand Marcos who placed the entire country under Martial Law on Sept. 21, 1972.

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IN-HOME CAREGIVERS:

If you are employed as a 24-hour caregiver, working around-the-clock to provide care and assistance to an individual inside their home, you are most likely entitled to overtime compensation. If you are paid a fixed daily rate, regardless of the actual hours you work or the quality and quantity of work you perform, you are not receiving overtime compensation and likely have a valuable claim for wage theft.

This is true whether you are hired directly by the care recipient or paid though a home care agency.

In 2014 the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights (“DWBR”) became law in California.

The law was passed as part of a movement to enhance the rights of domestic workers, whom the California Legislature deemed to be some of the most invisible and vulnerable workers in the state. Now, under the DWBR, in-home caregivers are entitled to receive overtime wages for all hours worked in excess of 9 in a day or 45 in a week.

In Los Angeles County, most 24-hour caregivers must be paid a minimum of $378.00 per day to comply with the requirements of the DWBR. The first 9-hours of work should be paid at the legal minimum wage rate in Los Angeles of $12.00 per hour, which equals $108.00. Then, for the remaining 15 hours, the law requires overtime payments at a rate of $18.00 per hour, which amounts to an additional $270.00.

Unfortunately, in actual practice, most caregivers working in Los Angeles receive far less than the applicable minimum, often earning as little as $120 to $180 per day. A 24-hour caregiver in Los Angeles who is earning less than $378.00 per day likely has a very valuable claim for wage theft.

For example, if you are a caregiver working 24-hours per day, 5 days per week for a salary of $800 per week (or $160 per day), your weekly unpaid overtime claim is calculated as follows: Your weekly salary of $800 is divided by 40 hours to calculate a regular rate of pay, equal to $20 per hour. Your overtime rate is 1.5 times your regular rate of pay, which amounts to $30 per hour.

Your pre-determined salary does not compensate you, at all, for the 15 daily overtime hours you work. So, each day, you accrue $450 of unpaid overtime wages. Employers, who willfully fail to pay an employee the req-

uisite overtime compensation, are also subject to liquidated damages, which could add an additional $157.50 per day to the wage theft claim. Plus, the law provides for interest, attorneys fees, and penalties.

In the above example, the hypothetical caregiver is owed over $3,000 in unpaid overtime wages per week. On a yearly basis, the claim exceeds $150,000. We help many caregivers whose claims exceed $500,000 in potential damages after working for several years.

Caregivers, who are victims of wage theft, may recover their unpaid wages going back 4 years from the date a lawsuit is filed in court. We have helped many caregivers file claims against their former employers. Even if you last worked several years ago, you still have time to pursue a claim. The one exception is if the care recipient patient has passed away. In that instance, a claim against the care recipient’s estate must be filed within 1 year of their passing, or sooner if an estate has been opened.

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Labor deal to help OFWs secure Russian visas: envoy

MANILA — With the rise in the number of Filipino workers in Russia, Philippine Ambassador Carlos Sorreta is hoping that the Philippines and Russia would soon strike a bilateral labor agreement to provide them with visas.

“For the past few years, dumami po ang pumupuntang Russia at nagtatrabaho. Dahil walang agreement, kokonti lang ang may legal visa para specific doon sa trabaho nila na caretaker or household service worker (For the past few years, more Filipinos are going to Russia for work. Because there is no agreement, there are very few with legal visas specific for their works such as a caretaker or household service worker),” Sorreta said in a media interview at the Philippine Embassy in Moscow on Wednesday. “‘Yan po’y maso-solve hopefully with the bilateral labor agreement na tinatrabaho na namin (Hopefully, that will be solved with a bilateral labor agreement we are currently working on),” he added.

Sorreta said he was expecting President Rodrigo R. Duterte to raise the issue on visas in his bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“Hopefully the President and I think he will raise it, malaking tulong ho ‘yun sa aming trabaho para maisulong ang isang bilateral labor agreement (It will be a big help for us to push for the bilateral labor agreement),” Sorreta said.

Once a bilateral labor deal is signed, the envoy said that Filipino workers in Russia would be granted legal status.

Moreover, he said he would also be pushing for legalization or amnesty for Filipino workers in Russia.

Sorreta said there are currently about 10,000 Filipino workers in Russia with 90 to 95 percent of that number working as nannies or household

service workers.

However, he said that only “very few” Filipinos are legally working in Russia because there are only about a hundred legal visas available for nannies and household service workers.

“The rest do not have this visa to work here. But they work here. They are doing very well,” Sorreta said.

Sorreta said that Filipino workers are also faced with the challenge of competing with Russian nannies and household service workers for jobs. “'Yung trabaho ng nanny at saka household service worker, kayang gawin ng Russian. Meron mga Russians na available and willing to do the work. So medyo hindi mabuksan ‘yung --- madagdagan ‘yung criteria ng visa para doon sa mga household service workers or nannies (Russians can work as nannies and household service workers. There are Russians available and willing to do the work.

So we’re having trouble opening… adding criteria in the visa for household service workers or nannies),” Sorreta said.

Sorreta cautioned against illegal recruitment as it would lessen the chances of sealing a bilateral labor deal between the Philippines and Russia.

“Huwag muna ho mag-recruit para ho mabigyan kami ng oportunidad na maayos ang status nila dito (Don’t illegally recruit so we would be allowed to fix their status here),” Sorreta said.

“Kailangan kasi natin patunayan sa Russian government na marunong tayo sumunod sa kanilang batas at mas tataas ‘yung trust and understanding para basis para mag-negotiate (We have to prove to the Russian government that we know how to follow their laws and that we have high trust and understanding to be a basis for negotiation),” he added.

The envoy said that the embassy reports every single instance of illegal recruitment or human trafficking to its home office in Manila.

According to him, the embassy has not yet reported a case of an employer physically hurting their Filipino employee but just one sexual assault case they are currently pursuing.

The embassy is also assisting and providing funds for Filipinos in their repatriation. In recent weeks, they have had 17 repatriations to date.

“In terms of the embassy assisting…

Kasi nga ho madaming walang (Be-

cause there are many without) visa so many decide to go home. So we assist them to exit,” Sorreta sad.

“It’s a violation of Russian law. You’re here undocumented. I don’t want to say illegal. So we have to go through a process para hindi sila ma-detain.

Para makaalis (so that they don’t get detained. So that they can leave). So we help them,” he added.

Sorreta, meanwhile, vowed to provide assistance to all Filipino workers in Russia and never turn anyone away.

Duterte is currently in Russia for a five-day state visit. (PNA)

◘ DUTERTE IN RUSSIA. President Rodrigo R. Duterte and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev shake hands before the start of their bilateral meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Moscow on October 2, 2019. Duterte is in Russia for a five-day state visit.

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Senate panel jails ‘ninja cop’ chief MANILA — For “lying” and being “evasive,” the Senate yesterday cited in contempt a police officer who led the controversial raid in November 2013 in Pampanga where he and his men allegedly kept over 160 kilos of shabu taken from a trafficker and sold the drugs on the streets.

Members of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee unanimously voted to detain police Maj. Rodney Baloyo IV in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP).

Sen. Panfilo Lacson moved to have Baloyo cited in contempt after he insisted on his version of what transpired during the Nov. 29 raid in a subdivision in Mexico town – that it took place in the afternoon, yielded only 38 kilos of shabu, and the suspect they presented to authorities and the media was the same person they arrested during the raid.

The Blue Ribbon committee is conducting a probe on the so-called “ninja cops” or police officers who pilfer confiscated drugs and sell them.

The controversy has involved Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde as he was Baloyo’s superior at the time as Pampanga provincial police director.

A separate internal PNP investigation conducted in 2014, the details of which were bared in the inquiry, showed the raid actually took place at around 10:30 a.m.; over 200 kilos of shabu worth about P700 million were confiscated and a certain Johnson Lee was apprehended.

The investigation showed Lee was later released after paying P50 million.

He was replaced with another Chinese identified as Wenkum Ding who was also arrested in Clark that day.

“Where in God’s country is Major Baloyo weaving his web of lies,” committee chairman Sen. Richard Gordon remarked.

Senators suspect Baloyo’s tampering with the time of the raid had something to do with the disposition of the drugs they kept for themselves.

Before citing Baloyo in contempt, Lacson was grilling him on how the anti-drug operation started.

Baloyo, who was Albayalde’s intelligence officer at that time, said the raid was initiated by a “walk-in” informant at around 2 p.m.

Lacson, a former police officer himself, doubted that an operation of such magnitude could have been launched in such short notice.

He cited a report from Baloyo shortly after the raid where he indicated the raid was a product of several days of surveillance.

“The conclusion is there is no such thing as walk-in asset. This was really a project,” Lacson said.

Retired PNP general Manuel Gaerlan, who was part of the investigation against Baloyo and his men at the time, testified that he found many inconsistencies in the report and discovered the “suspect switching.”

“When we found he (Baloyo) was lying in his memo, he has ceased to become my officer,” Gaerlan said.

Gaerlan briefly took over as Pampanga police chief after Albayalde was relieved following the controversial raid.

Sen. Franklin Drilon asked Baloyo whether he still stood by his narrative and whether he thought Gaerlan was incorrect. The police officer remained quiet.

“That (silence) validates the statement that you’re lying. We’ll put you behind bars until you tell the truth.

But if you remain evasive, you’ll be behind bars until this Congress expires in 2022,” Drilon told Baloyo.

Baloyo led a 13-man team during the Pampanga drug sting operation.

◘ Police Maj. Rodney Raymund Baloyo IV talks to Blue Ribbon committee chairman Sen. Richard Gordon as Senate officers prepare to escort him out of the session hall after being cited in contempt yesterday.

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units had been tasked to locate Lee’s whereabouts.

Banac said they will coordinate with the Bureau of Immigration to find out if Lee is still in the country.

Militant lawmakers in the House of Representatives, however, wanted Albayalde and other police officials implicated in the drug recycling controversy to resign.

The six-member Makabayan bloc led by Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate filed House Resolution No. 416 seeking the resignation of Albayalde and others tagged in the scheme.

They said the resignations would allow a credible investigation into the drug recycling controversy.

In the same resolution, the group also called on the Office of the Ombudsman to initiate the filing of charges against Albayalde.

“These ‘big fish’ must be held accountable as the ones who commit the biggest and worst violations of our laws against drugs and victimize innocent people,” they said.

The lawmakers cited the testimony of Magalong in the Senate inquiry.

The 13 policemen were later subjected to an investigation and were recommended for dismissal from the service, including Baloyo.

At the same hearing, Gordon questioned Police Brig. Gen. Amador Corpus for issuing a resolution modifying the penalty from dismissal to a onerank demotion instead.

Baloyo himself was demoted a rank lower from police lieutenant colonel, or superintendent.

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said the Blue Ribbon committee might hold accountable the officials who recommended the one rank demotion instead of proceeding with the dismissal.

Sotto said the police officials who modified the penalty could not give good basis for doing so.

“I cannot see any basis for simply demoting them,” he said.

The PNP, for its part, is trying to locate Lee who reportedly bribed his way to escape.

PNP spokesman Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said the police Drug Enforcement Group (DEG), the Central Luzon regional police and intelligence

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Ken Go: I am so glad you are very conservative with your finances. You did not borrow too much and you invested in a property that is generating income for you. However, the income is not really enough to cover all the expenses of the property let alone your extra needs. After reviewing both your properties, I strongly suggest you sell your rental property and take advantage of the equity to pay off your mortgage and some bills. That will free you up tremendously and give you extra money yearly to go home to vacation. You are renting your property to a relative that is paying about 40% less than when its worth. Your kind heart is hurting you very shallow pocket. You are what I call “Equity Rich” but “Cash Poor”. By selling your investment property and paying your existing loan balance and some revolving debts, you will have about $1500.00 of free money every month. Therefore, if you save up some months, that should be an easy once a year vacation to the Philippines. If you don’t sell, you don’t see and touch your investment gains.

Caller: I just started a full time job two weeks ago and I would like to refinance my house to pay off some student loan debt of our children. I stopped working for about a year due to some medical issues and now is back doing what I have doing for the past ten years. I was told I needed two year consecutive employment history. Please help me because my credit card debts and my children’s student loans killing me with very high interest rates.

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If it’s any consolation, you are not alone. According to a recent survey, about one-third of households in this country are either just barely making it or are having trouble paying their debts each month. The Federal Reserve Board reports that the American consumer debt is now at a record $3 trillion! For the first time in history, average Americans owe more than they make. ABC News reported that in the last decade, credit card debt has increased 81 percent while the average family’s income grew only by 9%. This is scary.

If you are like the rest of the population and your debts are growing a lot faster than your income is, how can you avoid debt from creeping up on you? The banks and the

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What Factors will the Court look at in awarding Spousal Support?

THE purpose of spousal support is not defined by the legislature in that its purpose varies according to the facts and circumstances of each case. The facts and circumstances of a particular case may be such which call for no spousal support, or for support for a very limited period of time, with the purpose to assist the supported spouse to “get back on his or her feet” as a single person, or until community property is distributed. On the other hand, the facts and circumstances of another case may call for support for an extended period of time, perhaps until death of the supported spouse, the purpose for which to provide assistance to one who cannot support himself.

The two situations mentioned hereinabove are extreme cases, on opposite ends of the spectrum. Quite obviously, the facts and circumstances in a particular case may be such which call for some amount of support for some period of time, though not until death of the supported spouse. For example, the court may order support for that period of time required for the supported spouse to obtain or complete an education, to allow the supported spouse to take care of the children until they reach an age where a return to employment would be more feasible, or to become self-supporting within a reasonable time.

Although the use of standard guidelines based on income is encouraged in the award of temporary support, such guidelines cannot be used in awarding permanent spousal support. As indicated hereinabove, the award of support is in large part based on the facts and circumstances of the particular case. In determining spousal support, the court considers numerous factors, set forth in Family Code Sec. 4320. They include: 1) The extent to which the requesting support, or is opposing a request for support, earning capacity of each party is sufficient to maintain obtain experienced counsel, who will be able to present the standard of living established during the marriage, the facts and circumstances in the best light possible.

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ering that not all husbands earn more than the wife and/or are fulfilling the breadwinner role in every household.

"Economic abuse happens kapag financially dependent na lang ang isa sa kanyang partner… 'yung nawawala na ang kanyang karapatang tugunan ang kanilang mga sariling pangangailangan," Nograles said.

"Maaari itong maging isang uri ng economic abuse na puwede nating tugunan sa ilalim ng ating batas," he added. "'Yung pagkuha ng ATM card kung nasaan ang suweldo, hindi na nabibigyan ng pagkakaton ang mister na mag-decide sa gastusin."

Nograles then stressed that his proposal is not putting women at a disadvantage but is in fact promoting gender equality because as it is, economic abuse on wives or female partners are also punishable under the existing Anti Violence Against Women and Children Act. "Sa batas po natin, kapag ‘yung babae ang hindi binibigyan ng pera ng kanyang husband, ‘yun yung economic abuse. Pero ngayon, meron kasing mga

kung bakit nahihirapan silang lumantad," Nograles said.

"Kapag naging mainstream na itong issue ng abused husbands, tataas na rin po ang bilang nung mga lalapit sa media at hihingi ng tulong sa pang-aabuso."

Under the measure, violence against partners and their children is defined as "any act or a series of acts committed by any person against their spouses, former spouse, partner, former partner, or against any other person with whom they have or had a sexual or dating relationship, or with whom they have a common child, or against the other person's child whether legitimate or illegitimate, within or without the family abode, which result in or is likely to result in physical, sexual, psychological harm or suffering, or economic abuse including threats of such acts, battery, assault, coercion, harassment or arbitrary deprivation of liberty."

The term "partner," however, does not necessarily refer to heterosexual ones, but also to lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, intersex, cisgender, and transgender partners. (GMA News)

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SAVE THE DATE for "Artists for a Cause of Aveni Foundation" (PART II)

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rtist for a Cause of Aveni Foundation” will feature ballet performances of American Ballet Theatre’s principal dancers, Stella Abrera and James Whiteside on Thursday, November 14, 2019, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Aratani Theatre, 244 South San Pedro St., Los Angeles, CA. 90012.

James Whiteside Principal Dancer American Ballet Theatre

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This benefit fundraiser of the Aveni Foundation is to celebrate 10-year cancer sur v ivor w ith DeltaRex-G in the pu r su it of Aven i Foundation's mission to cure various types of cancers.

Another principal dancer of the American Ballet Theater's presentation on Thursday, November 14th is Fairfield, Connecticut-born James Whiteside, who began his training at age nine at the D'Valda & Sinco Dance and Music Centre. where guest faculties included Charles Kelley, Franco De Vita and Raymond Lukens. He continued his training at the Virginia School of the Arts for one year under the di-

rection of Petrus Bosman and David Keener in 2002. Whiteside joined Boston Ballet II, where he continued to train under the tutelage of its director Raymond Lukens, now director of ABT's National Training Curriculum. He also joined the corps de ballet of Boston Ballet in 2003 and became a second soloist in 2003 a soloist in 2006. He was promoted to first soloist in 2008 and to principal dancer in 2009.

Whiteside's repertoire with the Boston Ballet included Principal roles in George Balanchine's Theme and Variations, Coppelia, Bailo dela Regina, Rubies, The Four Temperaments (Sanguinic), Tchaik-

ovsky's Pas De Deux, Serenade, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony in 3, La Valse; Maina Gielgud's Giselle, Mikko Nisiman's The Nutcracker and Swan Lake; John Cranko's Taming of the Shrew, and Romeo and Juliet; Marius Petipa's The Sleeping Beauty and Raymonda Act III; Antony Tudor's Dark Elegies; Jiři Kyllian's Bella Figura, Sarabande, Petite Mort, and Sechs Tanze; Twyla Tharpe's In The Upper Room; and Mark Morris' Drink To Me Only with Thine Eyes. He also created roles in Jorna Elo's Brake The Eyes, Plan to B, Carmen, Slice to Sharper and In On Blue; Helen Pickett's Eventide, and Etesian; and Mark Morris' Up and Down.

James Whiteside joined American Ballet Theatre as a Soloist in September 2012 and was named Principal Dancer in October 2013. His repertoire with the company includes Solor in La Bayadere, the Prince in Frederick Ashton's Cinderella, Conrad and Ali, the Slave in Le Corsaire; Leading roles in Bach Partita, and The Brahms-Haydn Variations, the Nutcracker Prince in Alexei Ratmansky's The Nutcracker, Basilio and Espada in Don Quixote, Lescaut in Manon, Oberon in The Dream, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Prince Desire in The Sleeping Beauty, Prince Siegfried and von Rothbart (Ballroom) in Swan Lake, Caliban in The Tempest, and featured roles in Gong, and Sinfonietta.

Mr. Whiteside's performances with the American Ballet Theatre are sponsored by Sharon Patrick.

Everyone who appreciates Ballet performances are invited to experience the rare appearances of these American Ballet Theatre artists. For inquiries on purchasing tickets to the event, please call: Ritchie Tuazon, Producer at: 626/864-1310 or log on to the website of:www.jacc.org. E N J O Y!

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apamilya actress Judy Ann Santos gave an update on the upcoming reunion movie with former love team partner Piolo Pascual.

In an interview with the media after the press conference of her new teleserye “Starla” to start airing on October 7, the “Teleserye Queen” said there is still no upcoming movie with her and Piolo.

“Wala, ay totoo ba masyado nasagot ko? Wala, wala pa. Noong last time na sinabi ko mayroon kasing nag-offer pero hindi natuloy dahil hindi nagkasundo with so many things, hindi naman so Judy Ann many things with the story palang naman,” Juday said. pressure to find a story that's worth She added that a Juday-Piolo re- watching. So hintay lang. Habang union movie’s story needs to be good wala pa, focus muna sa iba pa,” she for the fans of the love team. said.

“May story naman na inooffer For now, Juday is busy doing her ngayon lang, dati walang nag-ooffer much-awaited television comeback in sa amin. So ayun nga ang sinabi ko, “Starla,” a heart-tugging story about it's very critical 'yung Juday-Piolo hope, love for family, forgiveness and project kasi for a reunion project, the granting the heart’s deepest wishes. story needs to be very well thought,” The series follows a father-daughshe said. ter relationship and a mission to “Alam mo 'yung 'pag nabasa mo grant people’s wishes – a perfect 'yung material hindi mo na kailan- and timely present for viewers of gang idictate kung sino 'yung leading all ages this Christmas season from man? Alam mo na dapat agad kung Dreamscape Entertainment, which sino ang gaganap nu'n kasi nakikita created hit Kapamilya teleseryes mo na siya at nakikita ka na niya na fi lled with values and inspiration gumaganap sa character na 'yon,” such as “May Bukas Pa,” “100 Days she added. to Heaven,” “Honesto,” “Nathaniel” Nonetheless, Juday is hopeful for and “My Dear Heart.” the reunion movie to happen as she Joining Juday in “Starla” are Joel asked for her fans to wait for it to Torre, Enzo Pelojero, Jana Agoncilhappen. lo, Meryl Soriano, Joem Bascon and “Siyempre habang tumatagal 'yung Raymart Santiago, with the special panahon na hindi kami gumagawa participation of Tirso Cruz III and ng project, mas lalong nandun 'yung Charo Santos-Concio. (Philstar.com)

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It will be produced by Dreamscape, will ti-project deal that includes a travel show be titled "Soulmate," and will be directed featuring the K-pop group going around

by Antoinette Jadaone, whom Reid had pre- the country. viously worked with in hit shows like "On the Wings of Love" and other movies.

Both Nancy and Reid attended a story conference for the new series, which is an original, this Friday afternoon at ABS-CBN, a post by Dreamscape head Deo Endrinal showed.

The target release date for the teleserye is said to be January 2020.

Of the project, Nancy, who is acting in a drama for the first time, told ABS-CBN News' Ganiel Krishnan: "It's totally new to me -- in a different James and Nancy country, new culture, so I'm very excited."

Reid teased that, as the title suggests, it's Momoland is best known in the country a "one-of-kind" show that's about finding for their hit "BBoom BBoom." The group your soulmate. also rose to fame among Filipinos because He also admitted that he's feeling star- of Nancy's uncanny resemblance to Liza struck over his co-star since it's his first Soberano. time working with an international artist.

The group has already held several perThe news of the teleserye comes short- formances in the Philippines, and have fealy after ABS-CBN and Momoland's talent tured the jeepney in their "BAAM" music agency, MLD Entertainment, signed a mul-T:4.75”video. (ABS-CBN News)

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Furthermore, the remote monitoring interface itself is usNew competitors with better ideas can take a significant chunk of your cuser-friendly, and is capable of sending important automatic tomer base away from you.

The steady march of technology can render businesses irrelevant if they can’t keep up. As cheaper and more efficient alternatives and solutions appear on the market, businesses must strive to adapt and evolve, improving their products and the way they deliver them to match the benefits that these new alternatives can bring.

Disruption, which means an entirely different, potentially industry-changing product or experience that can render other players obsolete. Think about what cellphones did for communication, or how cloud computing is revoluot off the presses — security researcher, Axi0mX, tionizing the way we store and manage data. published a jailbreak tool that exploits a vulnerData security is also a significant issue now, with hackers being empowability on Apple’s A5 to A11 chips <”https:// ered and emboldened to stage more cyber-attacks on unsuspecting business www.wired.com/story/ios-exploit-jailbreak-ipto steal their customers’ information. hone-ipad/”>, which spans the range of iPhone 4S to iPLastly, automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI) can hone X! The vulnerability lies on the bootrom, code that is have significant impacts on your business if you don’t learn how to properly burnt on the chip and impossible to fix without recalling leverage them. it. Apple’s A12 chip, which powers the iPhone XR, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, along with the iPad Pro, iPad Air Future-proofing your business with technology and iPad Mini, and the new A13 chip powering the iPhone Fortunately, it’s possible to “future-proof” your business, which basically 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max, are not affectmeans ensuring that it will survive and endure in the face of these coming ed. This is a huge revelation! If there is a single reason to threats. think of upgrading your device, this is definitely it.

Having business processes in place, for example, will enable you to easily prioritize the functions and processes you can automate. Giving your emShould I worry? ployees proper training in using new systems and technologies is crucial in The short answer is NOT REALLY, unless you leave guaranteeing that your team can keep up with the times. However, arguably your devices unattended for long periods of time, or you the most important way to future-proof your business is to invest in the right hand it over to others, or you lose the device. technology.

The exploit requires physical access to the device. This For starters, technology enables your company to scale up and scale back means that it cannot be when necessary. This ensures that your business growth can match your needs done remotely. It requires at any given time, no matter what happens. tethering the device to a While no company is immune to cyberattacks, having effective cybersecucomputer to run software rity measures can protect your business from data theft. Make it one of your that will connect to the depriorities to obtain technology that can protect your company’s information; vice and break it. otherwise, it may take you a long time to bounce back from a cyberattack.

The exploit does not The right technology can make your operations more efficient, guarantee a break the Secure Enclave. pleasant experience for your customers, and help you come up with new ideas What this means is that to stay ahead of the competition. the encryption keys that Companies such as Schneider Electric have taken future-proofing a step protect your data are not further by developing new products that cater to the security needs of technolaccessible, i.e., your data ogy-empowered businesses.

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If your device has been compromised, malicious software can be installed, which can be used to collect every single type of data about you, e.g., location, video, photo, audio, network traffic, everything.

What to do?

If you have the budget, get a new device that runs the newer A12 or A13 chips. However, not everyone has the budget to do this.

The best way is to protect and physically secure your devices — don’t leave it unattended.

Should I switch to Android?

For most Android smartphones (yes even Google’s Pixel), this is not an exploit, but a feature. An unlocked bootloader allows the installation of customized operating system. Whilst it isn’t on the same level as a chip vulnerability like this iPhone and iPad vulnerability, it still can be used maliciously, and has the exact same effect.

If you lose your device, then that’s it. Even if you recover it — unless you bring it to the experts for a thorough examination, treat it as a compromised device already.

Unless you are being targeted, you are safe. Do NOT panic. (mb.com.ph)

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2019 ASEAN Grand Prix: Philippines repeats over Vietnam STA. ROSA, Laguna—Boosted by a loud home crowd, the Philippines women’s national volleyball team topped Vietnam, 25-21, 25-23, 25-21, Friday to open its campaign in the ASEAN Grand Prix second leg at Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Gym here.

Alyssa Valdez, who missed the opening leg to rest a foot injury, debuted with a bang and worked with Ces Molina and Mylene Paat, as the Filipinas reasserted their mastery over the Vietnamese, whom they defeated in five sets two weeks ago to

bag the bronze medal.

Playing without top player Thi Thanh Thuy Tran, who is playing in a club in the Japan V. Premier League, the visitors were easy picking this time for Valdez and co.

The home team got a scare midway in the third set as the Vietnamese cut a 16-10 deficit to 16-15 before skipper Aby Marano and Molina sparked the Filipinas’ counterattack to finish the match.

The Philippines came back from a 19-18 deficit in the opening set, igniting a 4-0 barrage to create a 22-19 separation. The Vietnamese closed in, 22-21, before the visitors committed two errors for the Pinays’ last three points.

The Philippines will face powerhouse Thailand Saturday without Valdez, setter Jia Morado, Maddie Madayag and Jovelyn Gonzaga, who are traveling to Iloilo for their club commitments.

The 2019 ASEAN Grand Prix is available to livestream on iWant.

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mAnny pAcQUiAo breAKs loose, scores 42 MAnILA, Philippines — Senator Manny Pacquiao found himself open and exploded for 42 points last Saturday in a 107-101 victory by the MPBL Executives over the Dubai All-Stars at the Hamdan Sports Complex in Dubai.

Pacquiao, who brought the MPBL to Dubai for a weekend show, had six threepoint shots as his team avenged a 99-96 defeat to the same opponent last Friday.

In the previous game, he had 35 points.

The reigning WBA welterweight champion Pacquiao found his touch from near and far, and scored baskets like he never did in a three-year stint in the PBA, where he registered a career-high four points for Kia in 2016.

In the main game, Batangas nipped Imus, 86-85, in overtime. It was a big rebound for Batangas, which bowed to Davao, 67-57, Friday. (The Philippine Star)

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eigning World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight champion Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao has confirmed that negotiations are ongoing between his camp and that of Floyd Mayweather Jr. for a possible rematch.

“My team and his team are talking right now. This is just about negotiations, about the formal discussions. So I don’t know what will happen,” Pacquiao (627-2 win-loss-draw record with 39 knockouts) said to writer John McAuley of The National when he visited Dubai last week for a Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League activity.

“Floyd, he came to Saudi, Dubai and UAE (United Arab Emirates) many times looking for a fight, but he is giving a hard time to the organizer, the promoter or the government [with] so many demands…. I mean, he should not give the people here or the promoter here a hard time,” Pacquiao added.

Sean Gibbons, the MP Promotion president and international matchmaker, however, said he was not aware of any negotiations between the two camps.

Pacquiao lost to Mayweather Jr. (50-0 record with 27 knockouts) with an injured right shoulder in May 2015 via unanimous decision in Las Vegas.

If no Maywether-Pacquiao rematch will be worked out, Gibbons said the Filipino champ could face either Mikey Garcia or Shawn Porter in his next fight since Errol Spence had announced that he would be fighting Danny Garcia on January 25 next year.

Spence, the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Council welterweight world champion, defeated Porter in a split decision last Saturday in Los Angeles. (The Manila Times)

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sa Pa, With Feelings stars Maine Mendoza and Carlo Aquino underwent a familiarity workshop to “break down” the walls that actors working for the first time together have to deal with.

A joint venture of Black Sheep and APT Entertainment, Isa Pa, With Feelings has generated excitement, interest and perhaps some controversy because it pairs for the first time Maine and Carlo, who are both still very much identified with their former love teams, most especially Maine.

But what has been described as an “unlikely” tandem is raising high expectations following their “trending” teaser trailer that suggests as much that they have the chemistry and the credibility to bring to life a story about two strangers finding comfort — and maybe love — in each other.

According to the production notes, in Isa Pa, With Feelings, Maine is a disheartened intern named Mara who failed the board exams to become a licensed architect. She meets Gali (Carlo), a deaf sign language teacher who is out to prove that he can dance the same way hearing people can.

Mara and Gali develop a connection and an unspoken understanding for each other despite their differences.

As they get closer, and with complicated feelings getting in the way, they discover that their brokenness, that once connected them, starts to pull them apart.

During a presscon for the film last Sept. 30 at the ABS-CBN Studio Experience, Trinoma Mall, Quezon City, director Prime Cruz revealed that he made the two undergo workshops to build the chemistry and more importantly, the trust in each other.

“Dun pa lang nag-open na kami ng mga experiences namin in life. We were able to break the ice,” Maine said. “(Director) Prime Cruz made us share about our insecurities to break down the walls between us,” added Carlo.

They have since grown so comfortable with each other and it showed during the presscon.

Carlo said that how they are now is very much different from the first

time they worked together, via a sign language workshop.

Maine told Carlo, “You’re very easy to get along with really, wala kang dating alam mo yun,” drawing laughter, before clarifying, “I mean he’s not intimidating!”

Meanwhile, both stars readily admitted that they can relate to their characters. According to Maine, she’s like Mara for having to always deal with people’s expectations.

“A lot of people are expecting from her, so I see her in myself, the struggles of Mara,” she said. “I see that in her, and I see that in myself, so sometimes that’s where I draw (my inspiration from).”

As for Carlo, like Gali, he still harbors insecurities despite being praised for his acting work and having awards to show for it. “Si Gali, meron siyang parang ipinapakita sa tao, but deep inside, he has a lot of insecurities,” he said.

“I’m like that, even with the praises coming from people regarding my acting, I still have a lot of insecurities.”

Nevertheless, it was Carlo, the more experienced one that he is, who helped Maine deliver in the dramatic scenes, something she admitted as not her forte, unlike comedy.

“It depends on the co-actor if he’s generous,” she said on how she was able to execute particularly the emotionally-charged scenes. “Si Carlo wala akong masabi, may mga moments na kaming dalawa nalang at nag-te-thank you talaga ako sa kanya kasi tinulungan niya ako. I was able to deliver because of him.”

Carlo, on the other hand, was quick to note Maine’s dedication to the film.

“Actually, I feel that whether it’s me or not who portrays as Gali, she’ll be able to deliver because her commitment, dun sa role, talagang very solid. She won’t come out of the tent if she still hasn’t memorized her lines.”

Gloria Diaz quotes iconic Janina San Miguel line on the set of Netflix's 'Insatiable' Season 2 She may be guesting in a popular Netflix show, but Gloria Diaz says she isn't feeling any pressure right now.

If that line sounds familiar, it's because it repeatedly spreads like wildfire in the internet — yes, that's the infamous answer of Filipina beauty queen Janina San Miguel at the 2008 Binibining Pilipinas pageant's Q&A portion.

Netflix released a behind the scenes video of Gloria on the set of "Insatiable Season 2," where she quoted the iconic line.

As Gloria swans her way around set, being her normal diva self, she said, "I don't feel any pressure right

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Gloria held the title of Miss Universe 1969, the first Filipina to ever win the crown.

"Insatiable," a Netflix original series, talks about the world of pageantry. (GMA News)

Maine Mendoza and Carlo Aquino play a disheartened intern named Mara and a deaf sign language teacher Gali, respectively in Isa Pa, With Feelings He reiterated his previous statements praising Maine’s acting.

“He just said that because he’s afraid of being bashed,” Maine teased Carlo.

“I’m used to being bashed,” Carlo laughed.

For the stars, bashing comes with the territory of being in showbiz, especially if you’re very much identified with a love team and yet being paired with another.

It’s no secret that they both come from popular team-ups, Carlo with Angelica Panganiban, even delivering a hit with Black Sheep’s Exes Baggage, and of course, Maine with her phenomenal AlDub loveteam partner, Alden Richards, who starred in the Black Sheep’s mother company, Star Cinema’s biggest blockbuster to date, Hello, Love, Goodbye.

Asked how are they taking the pressure

of fans of their previous partners, Carlo said, “More than pressure, I’m just enjoying the new partnership. I’m concentrating more on that, and what I can learn from the experience, rather than the pressure.”

Maine, on her part, said, “I just welcome and embrace the opportunity to get to know another person, to work with another actor, with another team.”

The actress-host trusts that fans who disapprove of their pairing, if there are any, will understand that it’s “a chance for the artist to grow and to explore.”

She also believes that there are fans who wholeheartedly support this career growth.

(Directed by Prime Cruz and co-written

by Jen Chuaunsu and Katherine Labayen, Isa Pa, With Feelings hits cinemas nationwide on Oct. 16.) (The Philippine Star)

Lea Salonga does ‘darkest’ role in ‘Sweeney Todd’

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eople often see Lea Salonga having this Jett Pangan for two, three minutes. “wholesome image,” partial to “shining, “The emotions were really there kasi. And shimmering, splendid” roles. the voice that comes out that body? It’s excepFew associate her with flawed, terrible vil- tional. I’m extremely fortunate to be able to lain characters. Fewer still would think she’d work with him.” play Ms. Lovett from the musical “Sweeney Todd.” wherein she plays Ms. Lovett.

Slasher musical A baker from London, Mrs. The Broadway Diva advises Lovett is an accomplice and theatergoers to research about business partner of the title the show first before purchascharacter who happens to be a ing a ticket. barber/serial killer from Fleet The slasher musical has Street. Oh, she just makes content that includes coarse meat pies out of his victims, language, sexual reference, that’s all. and/or graphic violent image I n a n i nter v ie w, t he which may be disturbing to 48-year-old actress said she some. actually looked forward to doIt is intended for 12 years ing something that allowed old and above but the acher to embrace her “dark tress-singer said it’s better side.” for the parents to assess the “Like what they used to say, maturity level of their chileverybody has a dark side, ” dren first before they watch she said.” And I’m not an exthe show. ception to that and so it’s nice Based on the original musithat I have this outlet.” cal thriller of Stephen SondDoes she sometimes think heim and Hugh Wheeleer, Ather fans might see her differlantis Theatrical’s Philippine ently once they realize she is staging of “Sweeney Todd” capable of “committing murruns from Oct. 11 to 27 at the der” even if just for a role?

Theater at Solaire. Tickets are “I don’t think my fans are available at Ticketworld. stupid,” she said. “I know they Lea Salonga as Mrs. Lovett can separate me as person Best of the best from the characters I play.”

Apart from the musical, Lea is back on “The Lea added:” It’s actually interesting to do Voice Kids” as one of the coaches, alongside this kind of things. I’m enjoying it and I’m pret- Sarah Geronimo and Bamboo. ty sure the viewers, my fans, will feel the same.”

The third season of the reality singing comOf course, she didn’t miss the chance to re- petition is now on the battle rounds. mind them not to use cell phones while the Lea admitted the “emotional stress is high!” musical is on.

“You know why? Because the kids are ridicu“The show is exciting and you might not want lously great. They are so amazing and it’s really to touch your cell phone because you can’t af- hard to choose among them,” she explained. ford to miss every scene. I guarantee each and “Our job as coach is not easy. We have an oblievery one of you, mag-e-enjoy kayo. ” gation to group three or four children who have The Dawn vocalist Jett Pangan plays Sweeny the similar skills because you want them to Tood, a barber seeking vengeance on a corrupt have a good fight. Mahigpit talaga ang laban.” judge who unjustly exiled him years before.

Lea and the other coaches are not exempted Lea has nothing but good words on Jett’s from bashers. performance.

She said, “It’s inevitable but we’re so used “His voice is so unique. I haven’t heard an- to being hated for not choosing their favorites. yone who sounds like him,” she said. “Plus, he Well, sorry na lang… We make sure naman na is terrifying during rehearsals and when he that those who got the spot are the ones who performs a particular song, I become a fan of really deserve it.” (Manila Bulletin)

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The first-ever Ilonggo Night Market and Street Food Hawkers Festival solidifies Iloilo’s claim as the ‘Food Haven’ of the Philippines

ife offers up countless memorable “first times.”

One such first was my first trip to Iloilo last week. The province is known as the “Heart of the Philippines” because of its geographical location, but if you look a little closer, it’s shaped more like a stomach, reflective of the Ilonggo culture of joyful cooking and hearty eating.

Ilonggo food is such a diversity of delicacies, thanks to Iloilo’s access to sea and land as well as rivers, fields and forests and farmlands, and other bountiful sources of ingredients.

In my short stay, I learned so many things, tried many of its culinary wonders, and gained a couple of pounds.

On the first day, I was greeted at the airport by Chef Rafael Jardeleza Jr., better known as Tibong, whom I’ve only heard of and read about before my visit. He was wearing a white polo shirt with the collar upturned, his hair cascading down to his shoulders in carefree waves, which pretty much reflected his burly and somewhat easy going personality.

You can never understand the culture of a place if you don’t experience the food.

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road, but with unbridled enthusiasm he told me stories that took me deep inside Ilonggo kitchens or grills in the backyard or spitfires on the side of the road. It was also Chef Tibong who introduced me to the ideas behind the food of Iloilo. It’s a mix of many cultures from China, Spain, Mexico, America, and Japan, but so much of it is indigenous, even made of ingredients endemic to the area and its surrounds. Ilonggo cuisine is plain and simple, but incredibly flavorful. The dishes don’t rely on anything artificial. Instead, they bring out the natural taste of the ingredients.

Chef Tibong served as our tour guide during our four-day stay, bringing us to some of the wellknown food hotspots in Iloilo like Breakthrough on Villa Beach, Roberto’s on JM Basa Street, DITS-Desserts In The Sky café in San Rafael, Deco’s Original La Paz Batchoy at La Paz Public Market, and Popoy’s at the Iloilo Central Market.

As a champion of Ilonggo cuisine, Chef Tibong also escorted us to hidden culinary gems that, at least for me, are just outright the best in Iloilo. In fact, these establishments offer food that the world must know and try. I’m talking about restaurants like the upscale 7 Fishes by Coco Veranda on Diversion Road, the humble Salam-Ukan on Quezon Street, just behind Fanny Commercial Building, and Kap Ising’s Pancit Molo in Barangay South San Jose, Molo.

But all these, special as they were, were only side trips to our main adventure, the meat of this visit, the Ilonggo Night Market and Street Food Hawkers Festival at Robinsons Place Pavia Transport Terminal in Pavia, a small municipality just 10 kilometers off Iloilo City.

The event is a passion project and a personal advocacy of Chef Tibong’s, aimed at shining the spotlight on the Ilonggo culinary scene. “You can never understand the culture of a place if you don’t experience the food,” he said.

“My friends were telling me, ‘Tibong, you’re always doing sophisticated stuff and sit-down dinners,’ so I thought this time around, I’ll do street food.”

The jeepney and bus stop, cleared of the PUVs in the duration of the food fair, housed all manner of hawkers and vendors, from the small tusok-tusok cart of Mama Dra Molo Fishball, which sold an average of 2,600 sticks a day, as I was told, during the festival, to the stall of the legendary karinderya, St. Martha Food Ideas & Catering Services, which displayed a sundry of lutong ulam. And among the myriad items that impressed me that night, the traditional western Visayan dish called Linagpang won my heart and my stomach. Cooked with free-range native chicken, the broiled meat is extra tender and savory, which complements the zesty flavor of its broth.

Since there was a lot of good food, some of which were no less than Iloilo’s best kept secrets, it was no surprise that, from the target of 500 fairgoers, approximately a thousand people trooped to the festival venue, particularly toward the weekend. Every night was a riot of flavors, a riot of old family matriarchs mixing with teenagers out for some beer and inasal, and a riot of homegrown bands like Apollo, an upand-coming “boy” band, serenading the crowd with a playlist that ranged from standards to OPM. The celebration was momentous, being the firstever food fair of such

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magnitude to be held in Pavia, a quaint municipality one usually just passes through. Little do people know that this area, once upon a time no more than a camping ground for city sophisticates and absentee landlords, is now the regional agro-industrial center of Western Visayas, and a town on the rise.

It was thanks to the support of various people such as Cristina Syching, president of Hercor College, Andrea Vadez Gorriceta, owner of A Artisanal Ice Cream, Helen Catalbas, regional director of DOT VI, and the local government unit headed by Pavia’s young but brilliant mayor Laurence Anthony Gorriceta and vice mayor Edsel Gerochi. The list goes on. Everyone mentioned made the jamboree possible, and personally came to support it.

On the last day of my trip, my food companions and newfound friends asked me if I was “Ilonggated” yet, to which I responded, “No, far from it.” Not because I was unimpressed or disappointed, but because I enjoyed it so much I don’t think I’d ever want to nor will I ever have the occasion to say been there, done that, eaten this, tried that in Iloilo.

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SWEET AND SOUR

CALAMARES Yes, calamares is delicious on its own. But you can make fried calamares more special with this recipe. Mixed with pineapple tidbits, crunchy bell peppers, and leeks, this calamares dish is packed with nutrients our body needs.

This dish is high in iron needed for the formation of red blood cells that distribute oxygen to the rest of the body. It is also high in Vitamin A, which is important for normal vision and healthy skin.

Plus, this dish is delish! Let’s get cooking!

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTION

2 pc egg 2/3 cup cornstarch 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp white pepper 1 kg squ id, in k sac a nd sk in removed, then sliced 1/2 cm thick 2 cup oil, for deep-frying 1 tsp oil 2/3 cup carrot, sliced 1 pack Del Monte Quick 'n Easy Sweet and Sour Mix (57g), dissolved in 1/3 cup water 2 Tbsp cornstarch, dissolved in reserved pineapple syrup 1 pouch Del Monte Pineapple Tidbits (115g), drained, reserve syrup 1/3 cup red bell pepper, cut into strips 1/2 cup leeks, sliced

1. Mix eggs, cornstarch, salt, and pepper until smooth. Drain squid of any excess liquid. Combine with cornstarch mixture. Deep-fry pieces until golden brown. Drain oil in paper towels. Set aside.

2. Stir-fry carrot in oil until cooked.

Add dissolved Del Monte Quick 'n Easy Sweet & Sour Mix and pineapple syrup mixture. Boil then simmer until thick.

3. Add Del Monte Pineapple Tidbits, bell pepper, and leeks. Pour over fried squid.

Chef's Tip Preparation Time 10 minutes Cooking Time 21 minutes

When deep-frying, fill the pan only halfway to avoid the oil from spilling over when you put in the calamares.

TINIIM NA MANOK

By Lalaine Manalo

Tiniim na Manok is super easy to make and guaranteed to be a family favorite. Slow-cooked in pineapple marinade and served with sweet and tangy gravy, this chicken dish is juicy, flavorful, and perfect with steamed rice!

What is Tiniim?

Tiniim, which means “to absorb,” is a type of Filipino dish where a whole chicken is simmered in pineapple juice and soy sauce mixture to infuse with flavor.

Once the meat is cooked, the braising liquid is then strained and thickened with cornstarch slurry to spoon on the chicken as gravy or to serve on the side as a dipping sauce.

Give this tiniim na manok recipe a try! Serve it with ensaladang pipino and steamed rice on the side for a hearty meal the whole family will love.

INGREDIENTS 1 whole (about 4 to 5 pounds) chicken 3 cups pineapple juice 1/2 cup soy sauce Prep Time 10 mins 1/4 cup brown sugar Cook Time 1 hr 1/2 cup pineapple tidbits Total Time 1 hr 10 mins 2 shallots, peeled and minced 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1 thumb-size ginger, peeled and sliced thinly 1 tablespoon salt 1 teaspoon peppercorns 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/4 cup water DIRECTIONS 1. Rinse the chicken, drain well, and keep warm. You can chop the chicken pat dry. Set aside. into serving pieces if you like. Garnish 2. In a large pot with a tight-fitting the platter with additional pineapple lid, combine the pineapple juice, soy tidbits if desired. sauce, and brown sugar. Bring to a boil 7. In a colander, strain marinade and stir until the sugar is dissolved. mixture and discard aromatics. Re3. Add the pineapple tidbits, shallots, turn liquid back to the pot and bring garlic, ginger, salt, and peppercorns. to a boil.

4. Add the chicken. Lower the heat, 8. In a small bowl, combine the corncover, and simmer for about 20 to 30 starch and water until smooth. Slowly minutes. add the cornstarch slurry to the liquid, 5. Carefully invert the chicken (if not whisking vigorously to prevent lumps. fully submerged in the liquid) and con- Continue to cook for about 1 to 2 mintinue to cook for another 10 minutes utes or until the sauce is thickened. or until the chicken is cooked through 9. Pour half of the sauce over the and thermometer in the thickest part chicken and place tge remaining half of the chicken reads 165 F. in a bowl to serve as a dipping sauce.

6. Gently remove the chicken from Serve hot. the pot, place on a serving platter, and TIP Use a tall, slim pot just wide enough to fit in the chicken to fully cover the chicken. If the chicken is not completely submerged in the liquid, invert it halfway through cooking time to evenly cook and infuse both sides with flavor.

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NUTRITION INFO Calories: 559kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 136mg | Sodium: 2378mg | Potassium: 654mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 278IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 3mg

SINUWAM NA MAIS

THIS is a soup-dish that is nutritious, delicious, and packed with flavors. Mais (corn) as the main ingredient and mixed with shrimps, some chili tops, and pork belly, who can resist that? Perfect for this cold weather, don’t you think?

Let’s get cooking!

INGREDIENTS

1 tbsp vegetable oil 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1 pc small onion, peeled and chopped 1/2 cup sliced pork belly 4 pcs fresh yellow corn, scored 5 cups water 2 sachets 8g MAGGI Magic Sarap 1 cup small shrimp, peeled 1/4 cup picked chili tops DIRECTIONS

NUTRITION INFO 6971.26 kj 1666.17 kcal Total fats (g) 16.0176 Grams Proteins (g) 371.322 Grams Total Carbs (g) 11.0022 Grams

1. Sauté garlic, onion, and pork belly in oil in a pot. Add corn and cook for another minute.

2. Pour in water and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes or until tender.

3. Season with MAGGI® MAGIC SARAP®. Stir in shrimp and chili tops. Transfer into a serving bowl and serve.

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Cervical cancer preventable, treatable —health expert

Health & Beauty MANILA -- In the past, people cringe and crumble upon hearing the word “cancer” as it means a looming end to one’s life.

While many technological breakthroughs and advancements in the field of medicine have been invented, only a few people are aware that this disease popularly known as the ‘Big C’ is now curable and preventable, especially among women.

“It is sad to know that a treatable disease such as cervical cancer is the second (leading) cause of death among women, next to breast cancer,” Cervical Cancer Prevention Network director, Dr. Cecila Llave said at the launch of the Guard

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Against HPV (human papilloma virus).

Guard Against HPV is an advocacy which calls on all stakeholders to address the concerns and stigma of HPV to protect the welfare of the children and the youth.

Llave explained that women diagnosed with stage 1 cervical cancer have 90 percent chance of survival while those diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer have 60 percent chance of survival.

“You know, even those at stage 4 still have 20 percent chance of survival. We

US researchers develop new skin patch for cancer treatment SAN DIEGO -- US researchers have developed a fast-acting skin patch that could deliver medications to fight cancer, according to a study released recently.

The study showed that the new skin patch could efficiently deliver medication in one minute to attack cells of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer.

Using chicken ovalbumin as a model antigen, the researchers vaccinated mice with their painfree microneedle patches, and compared the results with intramuscular and subcutaneous injections.

The microneedle treatment produced nine times the antibody level compared to intramuscular injections and 160 times the antibody level compared to subcutaneous injections, the study said.

The researchers also saw efficient immune activation in surgical samples of human skin, it said.

The device is an advance toward developing a vaccine to treat melanoma and has wide-

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spread applications for other vaccines, it said.

The study was presented at the American Chemical Society Fall 2019 National Meeting and Exposition by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

“Our patch has a unique chemical coating and mode of action that allows it to be applied and removed from the skin in just a minute while still delivering a therapeutic dose of drugs,” Yanpu He, an MIT PhD student who helped develop the device, told Xinhua.

HOW TO PLAN FOR RETIREMENT

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here is no right or wrong way to plan for retirement. And, you can never plan too early or too late.

However and whenever you plan, the complexities of things that bear on your retirement require that you do it with someone who has knowledge and experience putting together a retirement plan.

That plan must be in writing. The surest way to make retirement planning an exercise in futility is to store the plan in your memory.

What do you want your retirement to be? Be aware that this is an area where you have never been before. Spend time and care to establish your goals in retirement.

Determine your financials. How much have you stacked up for retirement? Do you have 401k or an IRA? Where are you invested (in other words, how is your wealth portfolio allocated)? Is your wealth enough to last you a lifetime?

Are you currently retired? Are you single and living alone, or married? Do you own a home, or staying in an apartment?

Are your finances too meager that you lose sleep over it?

Should you claim your Social Security at 62, or wait until you’re 70? (When you claim at 70, instead of 62, your monthly benefit will be 76% higher). Your decision, if you are the highest earner in the family, will impact your spouse’s and children’s benefits relatively.

Are you in good health? When you qualify for Medicare at 65, will you continue with your spouse’s employer health insurance plan or pay your Medicare Part B premium? Will you qualify for Extra Help with your Medicare Part D (prescriptions)? Will you stay on Original Medicare and purchase a Medicare Supplement Plan to take care of your share of cost or enroll on a Medicare Advantage Plan?

Do you have long term care insurance?

Somehow, if you live long,( and most likely you will, because average life expec-

tancy in the U.S. is 86 to 88) you need to provide for this expenditure in your plan.

Should you buy a long term care insurance? (Many say this is expensive; yes, but consider living without it) Or, get a life

insurance policy with living benefits riders embedded in there?

Do you have equity in your home? If you do, unleash the same or a portion of it to convert it to an income that could augment some of your needs in retirement.

Consider a reverse mortgage by taking a loan, or establish a line of credit to convert this asset into income.

If you want to leave a legacy to your children and grandchildren, leaving your assets is not the most cost-efficient and tax-efficient way. Remember, your assets may be lost, or stolen; may be sued, or divorced; may vanish into thin air, or disappear, according to a retirement expert.

Life insurance is still the most cost-efficient and tax-efficient way to leave something to your heirs.

Enjoy your retirement by preparing for it! PLAN! There are people who spend more time looking what’s inside their fridge rather than planning for retirement. Don’t be one of them!

Joleo “Leo” Monsalud holds CA license #0G55218 as well as Non-Resident licenses for Nevada and Michigan. He studied for MBA and Law at the University of the Philippines. He may be reached at 323-535-7373 or e-mail at: leo.balita@ gmail.com. He helps Medicare members choose the right Medicare plan for them. He worked for United Laboratories, Inc. where his last position held was vice-president assigned as general manager of a division.

“Our patches elicit a robust antibody response in living mice and show promise in eliciting a strong immune response in human skin,” he said.

“Our patch technology could be used to deliver vaccines to combat different infectious diseases,” Paula Hammond, head of MIT’s Department of Chemical Engineering and leader of the research team, told Xinhua.

“We are excited by the possibility that the patch is another tool in the oncologists’ arsenal against cancer, specifically melanoma,” she said.

Hammond said the technology will be tested on mice and primates before going to clinical trials.

The device is expected to be approved and get to the market in three to five years. (Xinhua)

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now know that chronic HPV infection is a necessary factor for cervical cancer and before it becomes cancer, it passes through stages from infection to invasive disease,” she said.

Citing that 99.7 percent of the cervical cancer cases are caused by HPV, Llave said it takes 10 to 30 years of incubation before HPV infection, the most common sexually transmitted infection, becomes symptomatic.

There are no signs and symptoms about 18 percent of the time. Most women don’t go to the health centers unless they’re bleeding profusely and they experience too much pain,” she added.

Dr. Roberto Pascual, chairman of Philippine Dermatological Society–Sexually Transmitted Infection Subspecialty Group, said genital warts are most common manifestations of HPV infection.

“About 40 strains of HPV are related to genital warts…these warts are not painful, they are just itchy. Sometimes, patients only see a doctor when they are already very itchy or when they already interfering with sexual activity,” Pascual said.

While “intimate” skin to skin contact is the most common mode of HPV transmission, Pascual said the infection can be acquired “even without sexual penetration”.

Even though HPV infection is asymptomatic, Llave stressed it can be detected through pap smear, HPV DNA testing, and simple acetic acid test.

As soon as you become sexually active you need screening, actually the World Health Organization recommends that by age 30 you can start with screening, and even if you’re 21 and still a virgin, you can already have pap smear for protection,” she said.

Llave added anyone can be protected from HPV infection through vaccination against the disease.

“As early as nine years old, you can have HPV vaccination because it is prophylactic, meaning it could be given before you’re even exposed to infection, it is best to be given at that time because the response of your immune system is better when you are younger,” she said.

Apart from HPV vaccination, Dr. Erwin de Mesa, president of the Philippine Infectious Disease Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology, said that being faithful to your partner and consultation with a doctor could keep you from contracting the infection. (PNA)

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Hobbit Farmville boosts agri-tourism in Pangasinan town

SAn FABIAn, Pangasinan -- From being a mere agricultural community, Barangay Lipit Tomeeng here is now becoming an agri-tourism destination because of the Hobbit Farmville, which was inspired by the Lord of the Rings movies.

Hobbit Farmville seats on a nine-hectare land owned by Marcel Jon Mendoza and his wife Genelyn, who are successful entrepreneurs.

It features the infamous ‘Shire’ or the village of the hobbits, which was based on the movie Lord of the Rings, that draws visitors following a post of a netizen on Facebook that went viral six weeks ago.

“We had no intention of opening it yet to the public because we are still at 10 percent completion of the project.

It began with a Facebook post that went viral in social media about six weeks ago we were overwhelmed with visitors from different provinces,” said Mendoza in an interview via messenger recently.

He admitted that their frustration with the yield of their farm and fewer opportunities for the farmers prompted them to look for an alternative business plan.

“When my wife and I started with farming in 2017, we had no experience and background. When we were starting out, we had high expectations and enthusiasm in the crops that we tried to cultivate. We brought in the best practices and technology available to us at that time, but when our first harvest came, like most farmers, we either sold our crops at breakeven or even at a loss.

Hence, we turned to the idea of agri-tourism with the intention to boost revenues PNA through higher margins, improving lasting ties with customers, and promoting a deeper appreciation of farming to consumers. We were convinced that this was the way to boost opportunity at the farm and our local community,” Mendoza said.

Since the Lord of the Rings is one of their family’s favorites and the idea that hobbits in that movie are great farmers, they thought of building the Shire, a place of serenity, beauty, and relaxation, he said they were convinced that this was what they needed to offer a unique farming experience to the visitors.

In line with their goal, their Farmville is now starting to boost agri-tourism in the area as well as offer additional income to the farmers and the community as a whole.

“The whole community is involved in the project. From the tricycle drivers who enjoy the increased number of passengers to and from the farm; the families in our community where employment opportunities are now available; the farmers who find additional jobs and other means of income

in the months of waiting for the harvest to come now, have stable and competitive employment opportunities,” Mendoza said.

In the Hobbit Farmville, guests may participate in the whole cycle of planting, cultivating and harvesting of crops (depending on the season and the crop). During the last weeks of August to the first of September, guests can participate in the traditional way of eliminating snails at the rice paddy, wherein guests can pick them off one by one, he said.

“We have a milk tea shop where we offer the “biggest milk tea in the whole of Pangasinan”, (2.7 liters). We serve snacks and drinks to our guests. They can bring in their food and use the picnic area but guests are not allowed to leave any garbage behind (no garbage policy). Kids love to feed and play with our pigeons at the small hobbit holes,” Mendoza said.

The Mendozas, owner of the Hobbit

Farmville, continue to develop the place adding more attractions further turning it to the Shire or the Hobbit village.

(Photo by Hilda Austria) Meanwhile, the Hobbit Farmville will soon offer accommodations, with hobbit holes complete with modern amenities and services “Right at the center of a rural farm, hobbit holes equipped with air conditioner, with cable television, hot and cold shower, kitchenette, two single beds/double bed, a private patio on top of the Hobbit hole, a personalized hot large kawa bath at the center of a flower garden, free Wifi. Fresh air and views of vast hectares of farmland. As a treat to our

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guests, they’ll be served with the local produce and delicacies cooked with the Pangasinense style. Our ultimate goal is to attract not only local tourists but also cater to a global market,” Mendoza said.

Along with the future developments of the farm are more income-generating opportunities for the farmers and the community.

“When harvest season comes, our guests can join our local farmers in harvesting and everything that comes along with it. Currently, flowers and plants of all sorts and kinds are being grown and when it fully matures, guests can purchase and bring them home,” he said.

Jay Salvador, 26, farmer, in an interview, said the Farmville is a big help to them as it offers additional income and makes them busy while waiting for harvest season.

“Nakakatulong sa gastusin sa pang-tuition ng apo ko at malapit lang ito sa bahay naming kaya di na ako namamasahe (This helps a lot in the paying off the tuition of my grandchild and it is near our house

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so I don’t spend for my fare going to work),” said Marilou, 64, wife of a farmer here.

At present, the farm caters to small birthday celebrations and gatherings and has also become a favorite venue of local photographers - where they hold weddings, pre nuptials, debut photo shoots.

Hobbit Farmville is open from 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

It has an entrance fee of PHP100 entrance fee for adults and PHP60 for kids aged four years old and above. Meanwhile, infants and kids up to three years old are free of charge. (PNA)

ow is the best time to explore what is being touted as the next bucket-list destination for millennials and travel junkies: San Vicente, Palawan. It’s already starting to create buzz among savvy travelers, and for good reason.

For one, it’s got a white beach that is three times as long as Boracay’s. Aptly called Long Beach, it’s 14.7 kilometers of glorious sand, with three coves offering some breathing space in between.

For another, it’s a convenient jumpoff point to El Nido, especially with the opening of the new airport here and the many private vans for hire that can take you to and from El Nido.

For any trip to San Vicente, your home base (and starting point) will always be Port Barton, a barangay that is about three hours away from the town proper. It is a convenient reference point for all adventures in San Vicente, and you’ll find it easier to navigate using Port Barton as your base.

San Vicente offers different experiences to make every day of a visit a different one. There’s the luxury experience of Inaladelan Island, a private resort that is known to locals as “German Island”. The resort can prepare for you a beachside feast and arrange a bonfire, all before you retire for the night in a comfy tent on the beach.

Then there’s the is-

land-hopping. Explore and find your own private beach by hiring a boat to take you to the small islands around Port Barton. Make a stop at Maxima (also known as Albaguen) Island. This is the biggest of the island-hopping destinations in the area and if you’re looking for the IG-perfect turquoise waters and white sand, this is where you will likely find that perfect shot.

From your base at Port Barton, go star(fish) gazing at the sandbar near the white sands of Itaytay Beach, the main beach Port Barton.

You don’t have to stress in search of a sandbar here; the sandbar will find you while you stroll the length of the beach from its south end to its northern tip. Here, the shallow waters reveal starfish, which are so plentiful and make the perfect background for yet another IG post. Just remember to be responsible and avoid handling the creatures.

When you’re all beached-out, it’s time to commune with the turtles at the 28-hectare Turtle Bay Sanctuary. Here, in this secluded bay west of Port Barton, you will find the Olive Ridley and Green Turtles, which are protected by this marine sanctuary. The turtles lay eggs from October to March, and the hatching is an event that visitors look forward to between November and May. For nature trekkers, there’s Bigaho Falls. This spot is unique because it’s situated so close to the beach. If you want the full nature experience, you can take a 10-kilometer leisurely hike from Port Barton and refresh at the natural pool formed at the base of the freshwater falls.

How to get there:

Skyjet will fly four times a week (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays) from Manila to San Vicente. (mb.com.ph)

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Smoke continues to rise before 6am from Star City and the adjacent Manila Broadcasting Company building after fire razed the complex at midnight on October 2, 2019. Photo by Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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s news broke out of the fire that destroyed the Pasay amusement park—which housed the ballerina’s two theaters—Kirov ballet’s first foreign soloist looks back at her dear Fred’s birthday presents to her, and is just thankful that no one was hurt in the gutting fire.

As images of the Star City complex being engulfed in flames spread all over social media, countless shared memories of their favorite attractions at the Pasay landmark. Several brought up the many rides they took, the variety of concessionaires surrounding the amusement park, the imposing Snow World, and the equally commanding Manila Broadcasting Company—all of which are now charcoaled ruins.

cording to Pasay City fire marshall Paul Pili, it might have started in a stockroom meant for stuffed toys and an assortment of prizes. Investigators are eyeing electrical overload and arson as possible causes.

Eighty percent of the property was gutted by the blaze. Authorities estimate the damages to total PHP 1 billion. There is also the matter of the potential loss of livelihood for the park’s employees, a particularly cruel fate seeing as we are three months shy of the holidays.

While it was earlier projected to reopen by October 2020, the park’s management company is figuring out a way to resume operations in some capacity before the year ends. Star City spokesperson Rudolph Jularbal also said that they are considering giving financial support to affected employees.

But today, on her 55th birthday, Macuja-Elizalde remains thankful and hopeful—particularly because no one was hurt.

“Yesterday, we lost almost everything in a devastating fire that ate up Star Theater, Star City, MBC building and parts of Aliw Theater,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “I would just like to say THANK YOU to all who will remember those glorious years of the park complex that brought so much joy to me, Lisa and Fred at the 80th anniversary of DZRH my family, my company and our community! Mabuhay po tayong For Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, expected- lahat! Thank you to the Lord for NO ly, the stages within the property are ONE WAS HURT! Thank you to all the nearest to her heart. “I will miss my who remember me today! Thank you theaters the most,” the prima ballerina for making me feel so very blessed!” told ANCX Wednesday evening. “Star Theater was Fred’s birthday gift to me in 2000, Aliw Theater in 2002.”

Fred is, of course, Fred J. Elizalde, her husband of 22 years, and owner of Star Parks Corporation which owns Star City. The Star Theater is a 850-seater performance arena, while Aliw Theater is much bigger with its 2,500 seating capacity. “Fred cut the ribbon himself. He gave me a birthday card,” Lisa remembers of the occasion. “I was in my Juliet costume.

It was amazing.”

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recently purchased a piece of furniture from one of the shops along Santa Rosa-Tagaytay road. It was a day bed made from recycled wood. What I liked about it when I first saw it were the shapes of the animals cleverly hidden at edge of the bed. I have become familiar with these designs and shapes when I travel around the Cordilleras.

When I asked the owner where his furniture maker came from, he confirmed that they were from Banaue.

Having travelled to the Cordillera many times, I have learned to appreciate the unique arts and culture of the mountain people. I must admit that during the first time I went there, I was only interested to see the many natural attractions of the region.

But as I started coming back, I have learned to appreciate more the people who make these attractions look better. The people of the Cordillera probably have one of the oldest arts and culture, dating back to more than a thousand years.

All over the region, there are skilled woodcarvers.

But those from Ifugao, particularly in Banaue and Mayoyao, are considered the best. The most popular figure which they carve is the bulul or rice god. The figures are placed in rice granaries to ensure bountiful harvests.

On the other hand, in Kiangan, the practice of bamboo carving still exists. It amazes me to this day to see firsthand how a simple bamboo pole can become an art piece worth keeping. You have to see it for yourself how intricate the carvings are. Truly, these artisans deserve more recognition and praise.

Pottery making is also making a comeback. The people of Bangaan in Ifugao used to produce clay pots for the region. But the influx of cheaper and more practical cooking wares killed the industry. It is good thing that the people of Sagada is slowly re-introducing the art of pottery making, with a handful of local potters producing unique pottery designs with indigenous materials.

Back to Tagaytay, I asked the Ifugao woodcarvers why they moved, they replied that there’s very little opportunity for work if they stay in Banaue. It is a sad reality, a wake up call that soon, our local craftsmen may lose their passion for creating these one-of-a-kind pieces from wood, clay, or bamboo. I believe that if every tourist who visits the Cordillera region will take a small piece of their craft back home, then there’s no need for these craftsmen to leave the highlands. (mb.com.ph)

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Pinay actress stars in off-Broadway play ‘The Sandalwood Box’

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n a surreal place where dream meets reality, a young college student named Marsha Gates, who had unfortunately lost her voice, stands beside a mysterious professor, Claudia Mitchell.

They are gazing at a sandalwood box, owned by the latter, filled with a plethora of fascinating catastrophes (hotel fires, great wars, and everything in between) throughout history, encased in glass. Marsha Gates looks on, captivated.

So begins Mac Wellman’s “The Sandalwood Box,” a short, bizarre play about, among others, the value of human life.

It stars Filipina actress Dorothea Gloria, and has been running at New York City’s famous Flea Theater since September 26. It is scheduled until November 1 and is part of a play festival that aims to honor Wellman, a three-time Obie Award winning playwright.

Gloria, whose last show in the Philippines was Nonon Padilla’s 2015 staging of “Palasyo ni Valentin,” said that

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Dorothea Gloria

being cast in the lead role for “The Sandalwood Box” has been a “wild ride” for her.

“It’s about a young girl’s existential crisis and how she deals with it which I find very true for myself as well,” she teased.

According to Gloria, the audience

members will be faced with very serious life questions, promising that the play boggles the mind and keeps everyone questioning about how their own lives work.

“It is a hard script to interpret but I am surrounded with people that have such a strong

sense of play and discovery,” she shared.

“We constantly divulge what the script has to offer as we flesh them out through our own understanding and experiences as human beings,” she added.

(ABS-CBN News)

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