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THE PULSE OF THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY SINCE 1987

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Anniversary This year marks the 50th Anniversary of Filipino Garment Workers Association and back in 1968 sparked the growth of Winnipeg’s Filipino community.

Former association president, Armand Tesoro is presented with the Premier’s certificate of recognition by Jon Reyes, MLA for St. Norbert at the Manitoba Legislature.

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Two Honest Men

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ne of the most difficult jobs in this country is joining government .

That’s if you are honest. The most difficult part is how to remain as one with so many thieves lurking around. Lobbyists, plain crooks and corrupt politicians whose appetite for money is insatiable .

Raiders of public funds. They are everywhere. In many government agencies, including congress and in the upper house. They are always there present whoever is in power. They are chameleons.

Jose ‘Ping’ De Jesus is one of a kind. He’s not only honest but a brilliant and hardworking public servant. He is now in his senior years but can be comfortable in his thoughts that the money he spent for the food he placed on the table and shared with his family are clean money.

I remember a story told to me by his younger brother Tony sometime ago, in the early nineties. One time his Coyang Ping visited him in the United States. Tony then was small time businessman engaged in buy

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and sell of houses in America and Ping was the secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways. The two went to a mall to grab a snack and passed through a clothing store. On the display rack, Ping took notice of a jacket which suited his taste. He pointed it to his younger brother and said,Tony kasanting nitang jacket, kabage ku ata kanita.( Tony that jacket is beautiful, I believe it will fit pretty with me).Why don’t you buy it, replied Tony.

‘Mal ya, hundred dollars ya ata, paburen mune,( Forget it, it is cost a hundred dollars maybe) the older brother said. Tony just kept silent and he sensed that his Coya really like the jacket but that the latter can’t really afford it. So when it was time for Ping to get back to the Philippines and to his job in the DPWH, he was surprised to get a paper bag containing the jacket. Both hugged. Ping was so profuse in thanking his younger brother and happiness can be traced from his smile, said Tony.

Ping De Jesus has long been in government. But before that he was in the private sector and worked briefly with Caltex Philippines. He was one of the pioneers of the Development Academy of the Philippines in Tagaytay City. He was undersecretary of Department of Education and later relieved the late Fulgencio Factoran Jr. as Malacanang’s cabinet secretary when the former was named secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

In 1991 he was the secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways and was instrumental in mitigating the damages brought about by the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo.

He left government for a while and was president and Chief Executive Officer in succession of top companies like Philipine Long Distance Company, Meralco, Manila North Tollways Corporation and recently came out

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by President Rodrigo Duterte as chairman of Clark Development Corporation.

If Diogenes only visited Philippines and was looking for two honest men he could have found them in Pampanga and Bulacan area. The other one was the late Blas F. Ople who served many years as Department of Labor Secretary, assemblyman, Senator, Senate President and Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs. When he died his modest house in Quezon City was discovered to have been mortgaged and only through the help of then President Joseph Estrada that all arrears were paid.

Editor’s Note: Formerly newspaperman of Daily Inquirer and other major dailies; former TV and radio Broadcaster. Former Director of various corporations like Clark Development Co.; and a former City of Angeles Councillor.

Now a regular columnist of Sun Star Pampanga

Filipino Anglers clean up Red River shoreline in Selkirk

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he shoreline of the Red River in Selkirk is now noticeably cleaner thanks to the initiative of the Filipino Anglers Association of Manitoba.

The group recently conducted river cleanup activities partly in preparation for their first-ever fishing derby and mostly to set a good example to habitués of the area. Eric Labaupa, the president of the

association said the group collected 14 bags of trash from Selkirk Park Friday night. This is the third shore cleanup the group has organized, with the first two taking place in Lockport, Man. The Red River Shore fishing derby is scheduled off next Saturday morning in Selkirk. It is a catch-and-release derby, where anglers fish from the shore.

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ne of the most – if not the most – atrocious massacreS committed against Filipinos occurred in Eastern Samar during the Philippine-American War. The order was to “kill and burn” the Filipinos insurgents and burn the town to serve as punishment for what the American forces suffered at the hands of Filipino revolutionaries earlier.

It all began on August 11, 1901, with the arrival of Company C of the 9th U.S. Infantry Regiment in the coastal town of Balangiga. The purpose of the Americans’ deployment to Samar was to close its port and prevent supplies from reaching the Philippine revolutionaries under the command of General Vicente Lukban, who served under Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo while at war with the U.S. Consequently, U.S. Brig. Gen. Robert P. Hughes, commander of the Department of the Visayas, instigated an aggressive policy of food deprivation and property destruction on the island of Samar and the closure of key ports, which included Balangiga.

Hughes’ objective was to force the end of Filipino resistance.

Relations between the American soldiers and the townspeople were amicable for the first month of the American presence.

It was marked by extensive fraternization between the two parties. This took the form of “tuba” (a local concoction) drinking among the Americans and the villagers. The Americans taught the villagers how to play baseball, while the villagers taught the Americans the martial art of “arnis.”

Balangiga massacre On September 21, 1901, an incident occurred that broke the friendly relationship between the Americans and the townspeople.

As the story goes, a Filipino girl named Catalina was selling tuba in her family’s tuba store when two American troopers who had been drinking tuba tried to make some

advances on the girl. Catalina shouted for help. Her brother and some friends came to her rescue and a brawl started. The two troopers ran to their barracks.

Their commander, Capt. Tomas Connell ordered his troops to round up all the men in the town and detain them.

A few days later, Valeriano Abanador, the town’s police chief, met with Captain Eugenio Daza of Lukban’s revolutionaries, to plan a coordinated attack on the Americans.

In his research of the Balangiga Massacre, filmmaker Khavn De La Cruz, said: “Reinforcements were covertly slipped into town, under the guise of workers who were helping to prepare for a fiesta.

The Americans were fed and given tuba to ensure that they would be drunk. The women were evacuated and replaced by men dressed in women's clothes. They hid their bolos and other weapons in small coffins, passed off as the coffins of children who were victims of a cholera epidemic. Everything was ready.”

At around 6:45 in the morning of September 28, Lukban’s revolutionaries, who numbered around 400, ambushed the American troops. The Balangiga bells were used as a signal for the Filipino revolutionaries when to attack the U.S. barracks.

Disguised as laborers, they surprised the Americans who were eating breakfast.

The townspeople and revolutionaries killed 48 soldiers, wounded 22 of the 78 men of Company C. The rest escaped by sea. The Filipinos captured about 100 rifles and 25,000 rounds of ammunition. The revolutionaries and villagers suffered 28 dead and 22 wounded. They then abandoned Balangiga for fear of reprisal.

Howling wilderness And true enough the Americans returned… with vengeance. U.S. General Jacob H. Smith ordered that Samar be turned into a “Howling Wilderness.” The bloody operation resulted in the

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The saga of the Balangiga bells death of more than 2,500 Filipinos.

The Americans then looted the three bells in the church, which they took back to the United States as spoils of war.

General Smith and his subordinate, Major Littleton Waller, were court-martialed for “illegal vengeance” against the civilian population of Samar.

Waller was acquitted while Smith was found guilty, admonished, and retired from service. However, the charges against Smith were dropped later. He was later hailed as a “war hero.”

But a soldier who participated in the massacre described his testimony: “The major said that General Smith instructed him to kill and burn, and said that the more he killed and burned the better pleased he would be; that it was no time to take prisoners, and that he was to make Samar a howling wilderness. Major Waller asked General Smith to define the age limit for killing, and he replied ‘everyone over ten.’”

War trophies The three bells were brought to the U.S. as war trophies. Today, they’re displayed in two places.

One bell is in the possession of the 9th Infantry Regiment at their base in Camp Red Cloud in South Korea.

The other two are displayed on a former base of the 11th Infantry Regiment at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

The return of the bells is one of the most contentious issues and irritants in US-Philippines relations.

The Philippine government’s demands for the return of the bells fell on deaf ears.

After decades of attempts to get them back, the bells continue to wander in the “howling wilderness” in the minds of Filipinos.

In 1994, then President Fidel V. Ramos initiated attempts to recover the bells during the time of U.S. President Bill Clinton. The U.S. government replied that since the bells were U.S. government property, it would take an act of Congress to return them. Further attempts were made in 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2007.

A century of denial For more than a century after the heinous massacre in Balangiga, America stood pat on her stand that the Balangiga belongs to her, to be displayed as trophies of war.

But to the Filipinos, it was a grim memory of how their ancestors fought mighty America with their bolos. It left a lasting reminder of their ancestors’ willingness and readiness to die for freedom and independence.

In the past few years, memories of the Balangiga bells began to ring again… louder.

Their tolls are heard again in the psyche of the Filipinos -- “We want the bells back!” The least the Americans could have done was to return one or two of the three bells.

But many Filipinos, proud as ever, wouldn’t settle for that, it’s “all or nothing.” And “nothing” it was.

The U.S. simply wouldn’t budge.

In 2014, interest in the Balangiga bells was renewed when then President Barack Obama visited the Philippines. More than 3,000 signed an online petitioner urging the U.S. to return the bells.

But there was no response.

On July 24, 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his State of the Nation Address (SONA) that was quite different from past SONAs. He told the U.S. to return the iconic Balangiga bells. "Give us back those Balangiga bells.

They are ours. They belong to the Philippines. They are part of our national heritage,” he said in the presence of U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim who showed no reaction.

The return of the bells The following year, on August 10, 2018, a breakthrough happened! A prominent Eastern Visayas historian, Rolando Borrinaga announced a message he received from Bellevue, Nebraska Mayor Rita Gomez Sanders, who told him about the supposed announcement from US Defense Secretary James Mattis. “Good news today!” she said, “The Secretary of Defense announced the return of the Bells! Keep you posted for announcements, etc!

I am so happy for you!” Mayor Sanders is Filipino-American.

Borrinaga said that Sanders got the information from Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon, who got the information from Mattis. In his Facebook account, Borrinaga noted that August 10 was the fiesta of San Lorenzo de Martir, the patron saint of Balangiga.

“The final clincher is the recommendation of the Secretary

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of Defense to the President for the bells to be returned,” he said.

“The final push was brought about by the concerted efforts of U.S. veterans working for goodwill and understanding between both countries.”

The following day, August 11, it became official. The U.S. Embassy in Manila confirmed the intention of the U.S. Department of Defense to return the Balangiga bells to the Philippines. The embassy also said that Defense Secretary Mattis has notified the U.S. Congress of their intention to return the bells, which was necessary to get the concurrence of the U.S. Congress as provided for in the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act for 2018.

However, several U.S. lawmakers -- Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, Sen. Mike Enzi, and Sen. John Barraso -- expressed “strong disapproval” of the plan. They are expected to oppose the return of the bells.

But the Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) looks at it differently. In a statement issued by the DND, it said: “We call on the American people not to allow the bells to serve as trophies for atrocities that were committed by both sides on Philippine soil a very long time ago. “The return of the Balangiga Bells will be a strong indicator of the sincerity of the Americans in forging a lasting relationship with the Filipino people and truly symbolic of what their government has referred to in the past as an ironclad alliance between our two countries.” The DND also reminded its American counterparts of the time both countries fought side-by-side during World War II and its current work fighting terrorism today.

The saga of the Balangiga bells is an epic story that has defined Filipino nationalism and heroism. For 117 years, the bells traveled from a town ravaged by war to the other side of the world where they were displayed as war trophies. “Return the Balangiga!” became the battle cry of generations of Filipinos whose pride have been hurt deeply by the indignity suffered by their forefathers.

Now, the bells will soon make their trip back to where they came from, the historic town of Balangiga. It’s time to rejoice!

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Senators vow to raise 2019 DepEd budget for classrooms

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he Department of Education (DepEd) bore a slashing of about P100billion on its appropriation for the building of classrooms in its proposed 2019 budget.

Based on their presentation of their proposed 2019 budget before the Senate Subcommittee on Finance, the agency said they initially asked the DBM for a P130-billion

budget for the construction of 44,000 classrooms lacking in the country. The DBM, however, granted only P34.6 billion based on the DepEd’s implementation of its classroom construction program this year.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), which was tasked to construct the classrooms, had completed some 82,000 classrooms under its current budget, which is is only seven percent of the agency’s target for this year.

which is below the minimum annual additional classroom requirement of 10,000. Briones added that the DepEd also need to fund the renovation of school buildings damaged by typhoons.

Senator Loren Legarda, chairwoman of the Senate finance committee, said she will work on increasing the DepEd’s 2019 budget by P50 billion. Sen. Bam Aquino, committee vice chair, and Sens.

Riza Hontiveros and Sherwin DepEd Secretary Leonor Gatchalian also assured to push Briones said the amount could in the Senate the increase of the only construct 4,110 classrooms, DepEd fund.

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Gov’t says PH economy still strong

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7 Keys for building your relationships with your kids Key 1 View your parenting role as a stewardship from God. Children are a gift from God, a sacred stewardship temporarily entrusted to parents for the purpose of raising godly offspring to fulfill God's agenda for His world.

he Duterte administration’s economic team said the Philippines will again be among the top performers in Asia this year notwithstanding the high consumer prices of late.

Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III told a press

Condemnation seeks to increase guilt and shame, and pushes your child further away. Make a commitment to love them unconditionally, even when they make mistakes and poor choices.

Key 5 Pay attention.

When your kids are talking Key 2 Determine positive , clear- to you, stop what you are doing cut objectives. and make eye contact. This Children need parents who communicates your value for have vision for their character, them. which is much deeper than achievements or career. Help Key 6 Create memories. your kids discover God's dream Have fun - schedule for their lives. meaningful time with your kids.

Remember, quantity time is Key 3 Set a Godly example. quality time.

Your children are always learning. Your actions are more Key 7 Apologize. important than your words Nobody is perfect, and it because kids "watch" more than doesn't do your family any good they "listen". Practice what you to pretend otherwise.

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No child is perfect! Parental It's never too late to restore a disappointment is natural... and relationship. even benefecial. An appropriate THIS IS PART OF FIELD expression of disappointment lets KIT FOR PARENTING. your child know they have done MORE IN THE NEXT something wrong. Condemnation ISSUE. is disappointment without grace.

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conference that the momentum is being sustained by policy and infrastructure reforms pushed forward by firm and decisive political leadership.He said the weakening of the peso against the dollar is a result of a wider trade-in-goods deficit, which also widened the current account deficit, putting pressure on the domestic currency.

R e g a r d i n g concerns on the elevated inflation, he said a that draft executive order prepared by the Economic

Development Cluster was submitted for President Duterte’s signature, containing short- and long-term measures that will bring down food prices.

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia for his part noted that the Philippine economy had been on a strong footing, growing by an average of 6.4 percent in the last eight years, the strongest since the mid-1970s.

He added that the country’s total factor productivity (TFP) has risen sharply, close to 3 percent, now the highest in Asean.

PAGASA say 4-5 more strong typhoons to hit PH this year

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The officer-in-charge of n official of the Philippine PAGASA’s climate monitoring A t m o s p h e r i c , and predictions section Ana Liza Geophysical and Astronomical Solis said cyclones that enter Services Administration (PAGASA) said four to five more tropical cyclones that could be as powerful as Typhoon Ompong are likely to hit the country in the last quarter of 2018.

PAGASA weather division chief Esperanza Cayanan said the agency is not discounting the possibility that another typhoon as powerful as Ompong – the strongest cyclone to hit the Philippines so far this year, could hit the country from October to December this year.

the country from October to December usually hit Southern Luzon, the Visayas and Northern Mindanao.

Casualties due to Typhoon Ompong climb to 81

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he Cordillera Administrative Region was heavily affected by Typhoon Ompong as shown by the number of fatalities and missing people to date.

As of September 19, records from the Philippine National Police (PNP) show that the number of people killed by Ompong’s strong winds and intense rain has climbed to 81; 70 people remain missing; while 71 others were wounded. Of the 81 fatalities, 66 were from CAR. Search and rescue operations are still underway as many residents look to rebuild their homes.

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Leah Enverga-Magsino turns 75!

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Hawaiian party was held recently to celebrate Leah Enverga-Magsino’s 75 birthday complete with hawaiian decorations and to add to the ambiance of the South Pacific island, the family members and their guests donned in hawaiian dresses and leis. Aloha!

The Magsino siblings and their families rendered special numbers to the delight of the guests. Nena Battad had a solo hawaiian dance number.

QPAM officers and members presented a special hawaiian dance number led by Gigi Shand.

Rose Lacandula, Precy Merluza, Mabelle Magsino (with daughter Maileia), Gigi Shand, Leah Magsino, Tricia Magsino-Barnabe, Ellen Sarmiento, Maan Urbano, Julie Manzanilla

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50th Anniversary of the Filipino Garment Workers Association On Thursday, September 14, 2018, I held a reception at the Manitoba Legislature to recognize the 50th Anniversary of the Philippine Garment Workers Association. Back in 1968, one of the first wave of Filipino immigrants to Manitoba came from the garment industry which included my father Reynold Reyes. On behalf of Premier Brian Pallister, I was pleased to recognize the Philippine Garment Workers Association and extend congratulations on their 50th Anniversary. I was also pleased to present the Premier's certificate of recognition to the President,

Armand Tesoro, at Saturday's Philippine Garment Workers 1968-1969 50th Anniversary & Reunion which was held at CanadInns Polo Park. It was a historic event that brought people from Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, California and of course Winnipeg. It was great to see everyone to hear your stories when you decided to leave your homeland and make Canada home back in 1968. I am truly thankful to my dad and to all of you for taking that chance.

Congratulations on this milestone.

Mabuhay! - Jon Reyes, MLA ST. NORBERT

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The city has to spend millions of dollars to repair the barricades regardless of the outcome of this vote.

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ANCOP raises $125K for housing, scholarships and livelihood ANCOP Winnipeg Walk and a sold-out dinner held recently raised more than $125K for housing, scholarship and livelihood in the developing countries like the Philippines.

With more than 404 attendees composed of more than twentyfive corporate tables and some donors and patrons, ANCOP CFC fundraisng event highligted the fund raising effort for 2018.

With the help of ANCOP CFC Winnipeg, Steve Lipischack and Lindsy, Mehlly Gribben and

Robert Misa and Ely Minglana as Co-Chair, the fundraising event was so successful.

"Terrific success! Corporate Winnipeg when supplied with the video of the Philippine projects noting the three main beneficiaries 1) housing for the poorest of the poor; 2) educational scholarships;3) livelihood program, and explanation on further details of ANCOP (Answer Crying for the Poor), these corporate citizens responded with so much generosity,:" Larry

Vickar, CEO and President of Vickar Automotic Group, Inc., and co-chair of the night's event, said.

Transcona Rotary sponsors the annual ANCOP Scholarship.

Larry Vickar thanked all the corporate sponsors, donors and patrons and the ANCOP CFC Winnipeg.

A 14-minute video on the latest ANCOP CFC visit to the Philippines this year is available in YouTube. The Video on ANCOP CFC Vickar trip to the Philippines

is available in YouTube. Ely Minglana, head coordinator of ANCOP CFC Winnipeg, was the co-chair of the event.

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Filipino singer wows X Factor UK judges Sephy Francisco impressed all four judges of “The X Factor UK” with her version of “The Prayer” by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli on the third week of auditions of the reality singing competition.

The 27-year old singer from the Philippines got a standing ovation from the audience and X Factor UK judges Simon Cowell, Ayda Field, Louis Tomlinson, and Robbie Williams after watching her perform “The Prayer” in two voices. She received four yeses from the judges’ votes and will move on to the next round of the competition with fellow Filipino contestant Maria Laroco, who also got four yeses during her audition last week.

UP confers Jessica Soho the ‘Gawad Plaridel Award’

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he University of the Philippines recently conferred the Gawad Plaridel Award for Journalism to GMA News’ broadcast journalist Jessica Soho.

Soho is the first UP College of Mass Communication alumna to receive the said award. In her acceptance speech, she underscored the value of “The Story and urged the audience to fight fake news by

being more discerning. She currently anchors GMA News TV’s flagship newscast “State of the Nation with Jessica Soho (SONA).” She also hosts the top-rating magazine show “Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho” on GMA-7 and is the chief correspondent/ host of the investigative news magazine program “Brigada” on GMA News TV. She is the 14th person to receive it, joining the ranks of Eugenia DuranApostol (2004), Pachico Seares (2008), and Jose Lacaba (2013).

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Sarah Geronimo to perform in JapanASEAN Music Festival

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he Embassy of Japan in the Philippines recently announced the inclusion of Sarah Geronimo among the performers for the 2nd ASEAN-Japan Music Festival.

Sarah will represent the Philippines in the music festival which will be held at the NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan on October 4, 2018. The Asia’s Pop Queen, will perform alongside ASEAN singers, Malaysia’s Biggest Diva Siti Nurhaliza, Vietnam’s pop star Đông Nhi,

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Japan’s Natsuko Godai, KANJANI, w-inds, JSBIII Ryuji Imaichi, JSBIII Hiroomi Tosaka, Ryotaro Sugi, and Nogizaka46. Also performing are Fakhrul Razi of Brunei Darussalam, Preap Sovath of Cambodia, Andien of Indonesia, Alexandra Bounxouei of Laos, Sai Sai Kham Leng of Myanmar, Taufik Batisah of Singapore, and Tachaphon (Palaphol) Pholkongseng of Thailand.

This year also marks the 45th anniversary of the ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation.

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Winnipeg Represented Well at FBA NA 2018 in Montreal

By Manny Aranez, FBA Head of Delegation

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he 2018 FBA NA Labor Day weekend at the annual from all over North America. delegation of Winnipeg basketball event that involved Congratulations to Miss was in Montreal over the similar delegations from cities Christia Mae Castor for winning the Miss FBA NA 2018, a title won by a Winnipeger 3 years in a row now.

Congratulations go out to the Juvenile Girls and Midget Girls that won their respective Championship! The Winnipeg team in the Open Ladies division made its way to the championship final along with the Men's Master Division that also played very well and almost won it all

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Thank you to all other divsions that represented Winnipeg very well and continued the tradition of our city at these events. Thank you to all coaches, assistant coaches, parents, grandparents, sponsors, volunteers and the PBA Committee.

More information on the championships can be found at https://www.fba-na.com/ Plans are already underway for Chicago 2019!

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Introvoys Live! in Winnipeg PCCM was packed. The ambience was brewing. The crowd was excited. People were milling at the door with obvious smiles.

They were all revved up because Introvoys were playing.

One of the prime Philippine bands that soared to stellar heights especially in the 1990s, Introvoys were currently comprised by JJ Buencamino (keyboardist), Perf de Castro (guest guitarist), Jonathan Buencamino (vocalist, guitarist), and the charismatic Paco Arespacochaga (drummer).

Before the gorgeous quartet took the stage, four local bands helped intensify the heat of the night: Soulblast, The 12/21, Route 90, and the eclectic collective Tropa, which wowed the crowd with their rearrangement of Half Life Half Death's "High School (Life)." By the time Introvoys started playing their set, the audience was already in dance mode. The powerful set of the 'voys included their ubiquitous hit songs such such "Calling All Nations," "Di 'Na 'Ko Aasa Pa," "Kailanman," "However Which Way," and "Line to Heaven," which was sung (as usual) by Arespacochaga, who also gave a tear-pulling background story of the song. Apparently, his then

still living father was the one who requested that he sing the song, in tribute to his mother who died of pancreatic cancer. The sad anecdote gave the song a new meaning and new expression, at least for the people who were there that night.

Being an original member of and co-songwriter of the many songs of Rivermaya, De Castro dished out a few songs by his erstwhile group--which included "Awit ng Kabataan," "Ulan," "214," and "Kisapmata."

The last set of Introvoys electrified the whole venue as they treated them with '80s New Wave classics like "The One I Love" (REM), "I Go Crazy"

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(Flesh for Lulu), "If You Leave" OMD" and three songs with which the band called in yours truly to sing with them--"Bizarre Love Triangle" (New Order), "I Melt with You" (Modern English), and "Boys Don't Cry" (The Cure).

Introvoys ended the night with a charged medley of '80s Pop New Wave songs that included "Mickey" (Toni Basil), "Head over Heels" (The Go-Gos), "Build Me Up, Buttercup" (Torch), and "Just Got Lucky" (Jo Boxers).

Overall, the show was a blast.

Congratulations to the producers, Gail Ignacio and his IGN Production and Beyond Limits Production.

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Sudoku Puzzles are games of patience, numbers and genius! The satisfaction of solving a challenging Sudoku Puzzle is one of the greatest accomplishments any sudoku game player can experience. Here is the puzzle. Good luck!

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Horoscope Imaginations and fantasy could inspire new ideas for creative projects. Visions, stories, or melodies might flood your mind, and it might be a good idea to write them down before they disappear.

You’re also likely to feel more attuned than usual to the thoughts and feelings of others. Don’t be surprised if you intuitively give people what they want and need before they ask.

Communication should be clear, open, and honest without being brutal. Affection blooms in close relationships as you tune into the thoughts, feelings, needs, and desires of those around you.

Social events should prove especially enjoyable, as you’re likely to attract interesting people with fascinating and useful information. Reading could also prove beneficial now. Just enjoy.

You’re looking for healthy activities that also bring you pleasure, such as exercise and proper diet. You should be in glowing good health. Find a cookbook full of tasty recipes and use it.

Your relations with others should be warm, loving, and friendly.

Exercising with friends should encourage you to keep up the good work.

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You’re instinctive by nature, but you feel especially attuned to others’ thoughts, feelings, needs, and desires. Love blossoms in close relationships as communication run out freely. Don’t be surprised if you grow closer to those around you. Children, in particular, should provide warmth and love. If you’re artistically inclined, start a new project.

Someone will either pay you back a loan or you could receive a gift for some small service you performed for someone. A pleasant surprise comes your way when you receive either a present or small sum of money, perhaps in the mail. You could be tempted to turn that around and buy a present for someone else. Expect some calls that result in long and meaningful conversations.

They should be busy with regard to communication. Calls and emails to people close to you may take up a lot of your time. You could be organizing a meeting or social event of some kind. You’re probably feeling positive and interested, and you’ll likely spread these feelings to others. You’re also better able to intuit what’s going on with them.

Warm and companionable conversations involve sharing interesting information and bring you closer.

Happiness reigns as you and your household embark on one or more projects that could make your home more cheerful. Visitors could come by and other people could call with interesting news. This is a good to throw an unprepared party. Enjoy!

Your inspiration and imagination flow freely, and you’re likely to want to channel much of your energy into creative projects. Communication is likely to be warm, informative, and companionable, you’ll probably grow closer to those around you because of it. You may also want to phone a friend who shares your creative interests.

This should lead to nice and interesting conversations, possibly involving philosophy, spiritual matters, or the arts. A get-together of some kind is likely to happen during the course of the working. Communication with those around you should be clear and open.

Correspondence could take up almost as much time as conversations right now.

A meeting in your neighborhood could prove unexpectedly pleasant and enjoyable. You might meet new people and get closer to the ones you already know. A lot of interesting and useful information could be exchanged. There might be more than one gettogether that you’ll want to attend, so you might spend a lot of time in the car. You might also add or borrow some books.

If you’re a writer, you may be filled with story ideas. If you’re musically or artistically inclined, you might have visions or melodies in your head that simply cry out to be written down. Whatever you’re creative interests, inspiration exist in abundance. It’s a good idea to start working on these projects or they could disappear.

A message or phone call from someone dear who lives far away could arrive. You’ve been thinking about this person for a while, so don’t be surprised if you hear from him or her. You’re especially adjusted to the thoughts and feelings of others right now. In fact, you may feel especially inspired to work on projects of your own, as ideas are likely to fill your head. Have fun!

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The Republic of Adobo

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Mrs. Carolina Custodio: a spark plug of garment recruitments

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f there is one Filipino who was employed at the Department of Citizenship and Immigration who initiated the recruitment of Filipino garment workers in the Philippines in the middle 60's, the name of Mrs. Carolina Custodio comes up into my mind.

Unfortunately, her name is incognito or non-persona in the various books, exhibition, notes and lectures on the history of the influx of the Filipino garment workers in Manitoba, and admittedly, the young generation of the new wave of skilled Filipinos in the year 2000 would not know how the Filipinos, with different skills and professions, have become the engine of economic bliss in Manitoba.

In my interview with Mrs. Custodio, being the President of the newly formed University of Santo Tomas Alumni Association, Manitoba Branch, she was so happy that the Filipino garment workers had gone a long way, making Winnipeg as their homes and sponsoring their boyfriends, their siblings and their parents into Canada and jacking up the number of Filipinos in Winnipeg by the thousands.

“Garment industry was booming in Winnipeg and the garment manufacturers had difficulty hiring garment workers The sons and daughters of the garment pioneers,most Jewish, took different professions. And at that time, our department was very active recruiting garment workers from Italy, Greece and

Portugal. Then, i suggested to try the Philippines where we have many skilled garment workers who speak English and with good work ethics,”smiling Mrs. Custodio said.

With the policy of the government of hiring only from European Countries and not heading to recruit from the nonwhite sources of labour, the Department of Citizenship and Immigration studied the proposal and the approval for the trial came in the middle of 1968. As noted in the history of labour in the garment industry, Meyer Kapman of PeerlessGarment, headed to the Philippines and landed at the Philippine American Embroidery, along the South highway. And recruited the first batch of 30 garment workers who were mostly supervisors. The first batch came in October 1968 and the owners of the garment companies were impressed by the skills of the newly-recruited garment workers, and added to that language was not a problem With the success of the first batch, another 1,200 Filipino workers were recruited until it stopped in 1972. And the booming garment industry needed more Filipinos and the Federal government started recruiting more Filipino skilled workers. And in the influx of the many thousands of garment workers, the Filipino community population ballooned.

-000My late wife Linda and I and some few Filipinos became

active volunteers to welcome the new recruits even at the middle of winter, providing the new immigrants with host families, winter jackets and other necessary accessories to protect them from the cold. Due to the arrival of the garment workers, the booming garment industry was considered as an economic engine in the Manitoba economy, but behind this influx of new immigrants, some members of the Filipino professional group moved to stop the immigration of the nonprofessional immigrants.

"Yes, they wanted to stop the recruitment of non-professionals," Mrs. Custodio said.

Added to this was the dark side of the recruitment in the late 70's and early 80's when led to shift of the recruitment of garment workers from Korea and other Asian Countries except the Philippines.

-000And when the dreaded toxic crab mentality of the Filipinos became a reality when in 1980, I was the only Filipino member of the Garment Recruitment Team to the Philippines, and on the eve of our departure, Mr. Murray Batte, Vice president of Tan Jay called me and he said:"Someone called me from your community that if you would be in our recruitment team going to the Philippines, you would only give favours to your relatives." It was bomb for me when my passport, my ticket and my luggages were ready and then, a sudden stop. "Mr. Batte, i don't have any siblings, or relatives engaged in the garment industry.

Even when I arrived in Winnipeg in 1974, I did know that there were many Filipinos living in this city. Neither I was not involved in any garment employment in Manila. I had been teaching in Manila (UST). Mr. Batte said: "You're not going."

Just wait for my book-in progress: "I Swallowed My Pride and I Got Constipated", citing the two sides -the bright and the dark - of Filipino immigration!

Heart Evangelista makes best look list at NY Fashion Week Heart Evangelista was named one of the best-dressed celebrities at Harper’s Bazaar ICONS Party 2018 held at Plaza Hotel in New York City a few days ago.

The 33-year-old Filipina actress was in the US to grace the New York Fashion Week, which runs from Sept. 6 to 14. She later attended the annual Harper’s Bazaar ICONS Party at the Plaza Hotel, wearing an asymmetrical black gown by renowned designer Mark Bumgarner, as well as these pricey Christian Louboutin Zoulou platform sandals. Her clutch bag was designed by Filipino accessory designer Farah Abu. She made heads turn and caught the eye of discerning fashionistas from Elle magazine who included her in the top 44 best looks in the ICONS party.

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once read an article about how to measure happiness. It says, “If you want 50 pesos worth of happiness, then give away 50 pesos.” It must be the explanation why on Wednesday evening there was so much noise and hype during the donation drive launching event at Maples Community Centre while everyone in the room, volunteers and donors, was helping pack the items to be sent to the evacuees in Itogon Benguet. In just a matter of 3 hours, we received goods that fit

in 7 door-to-door boxes, more than 500 dollars, 12 boxes with free shipping; including a painting, two signature brand bags, and concert tickets for auction.

What if it is 350cc of blood that you will give away? Eight of our patrollers just did the past two weeks, responding to the call looking for 200,000 blood donors.

It was my first time to donate blood.

After the procedure, I was thirsty and my knees were shaky. But I am

so proud of it. Who wouldn’t, after having had 5 major operations, I got the clearance to give blood.

204 Tawid Tulong Para sa Pilipinas and the campaign to donate blood donation continue.

Please drop off your donation in kind to Bakerite at Keewatin or to Raffy’s Café at Ellice. If donating in cash, please send it to Red Cross.

If you wish to donate blood, 204 Neighbourhood Watch can provide you transportation if going in group.

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