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Perla Javate (seated, 3rd from right) of Pinays MB and Yasmin Ali (seated, centre) of Canadian Muslim Women’s Institute with the executive members who organized the Sister to Sister Lunch – Building Bridges Between Filipino and Muslim Women held Nov. 26. See p16. Photo by Enrico Ancheta

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You know how various groups continue to urge government to push renewable energy (RE)? What you probably don’t know is that the Philippines is already one of the top RE countries in the world. A full 32 per cent of our electricity is produced from renewable sources, which is remarkable considering that China’s RE production is only 24 per cent of its total while the US’s figure stands at 14 per cent. It’s true that they produce far more renewable energy than we do (China generates more than a million gigawatts per hour [GWh] while the US produces 590 GWh), but they are also much bigger countries than we are. Besides, our 21,979 GWh RE production is nothing to sneeze at and is enough to put us in 31st place worldwide.

The truth is the Philippines is already a leader in renewable energy. We are rich in a wide variety of RE sources such as hydroelectric, geothermal, solar, wind, and biomass, and we have shown a strong commitment to pursuing these energy sources. In fact, the Philippines increased its installed RE generation capacity by 45 per cent in the last decade alone, and by 2030 the total installed capacity will be 40% renewable.

Also, believe it or not, the World Energy Council (WEC) index has placed the Philippines

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in the number one spot of the most environmentally sustainable countries in the world. In its 2016 Philippine Energy Trilemma Profile in 2016, the WEC based the rating on the country’s low carbon emissions (we emit less than 0.4 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas) and the amount of investments in renewable energy. It also cited the government’s strong support for the development and use of renewable energy in the country. The Philippine Energy Plan 2012-2030, for example, sets a framework for the development of energy resources in the country, highlighting the role of Renewable Energy and its development following the provisions of the Renewable Energy Law. Current laws also promote RE, such as Republic Act 9513 or The Renewable Energy Act of 2008, which promotes the development, utilization, and commercialization of renewable energy resources.

This law produces incentives to RE producers, including tax holidays, special tax rates, dutyfree importation of equipment, and special Feed-in Tariff (FIT) rates. FIT rates are guaranteed electricity rates given to qualified RE producers as an incentive to develop renewable energy technology.

The RE Law also legislated the

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The Philippines is leading the way in renewable energy creation the following: • Renewable Portfolio Standard — Minimum percentages of energy generation that must come from renewable energy sources • Renewable Energy Market — A market for trading electricity from renewable sources similar to WESM • Green Energy Option system — A proposed program that will allow end-users to choose and directly contract renewable energy resources as their sources of energy But despite the great strides the Philippines has made, renewable energy still has its limitations. For one, it is by nature intermittent because natural factors like weather, season, and location can affect the availability of the energy sources.

Scalability is also an issue with RE because some power plants cannot generate large quantities of energy — at least not without investing large amounts in infrastructure and land requirements. And then there is the problem of storage capability: energy from RE sources (save for hydro) cannot be stored and must thus be consumed right away once generated.

Other issues are high generation costs, high tariffs (which is the

problem with the above-mentioned FIT, which government passes on to consumers), and permitting issues since it can take a long time to acquire permits especially when projects span multiple municipalities and barangays.

Despite these challenges, there is really no turning back for us. The Philippines will continue developing renewable sources of energy, and new projects and developments will help boost the renewable energy portfolio of the country. As President Rodrigo Duterte has said many times, we should not be pressured by other countries because really, they are the ones that must catch up with us first. While RE is still relatively expensive, we are still free to explore other energy sources — after all, we contribute a negligible amount of greenhouses gases to the atmosphere.

The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the original author, and do not necessarily represent those of the Pilipino Express publishers.

Jon Joaquin is the Chief Editor of www.mindanation.com.

E-mail Jon at jonjoaquin@gmail. com.

New study debunks the beauty premium theory Historically, economists have widely documented the “beauty premium” and “ugliness penalty” on earnings. Social scientists and natural philosophers have also specifically recognized the existence of the so-called “beauty premium” and “ugliness penalty.”

The premise of this theory is around the belief that attractive lawyers and MBA grads earn more than their average-looking counterparts. It is believed that the result may be due to human affinity to connect appearance with character. In the eighteenth century as an example, a face was believed to reflect a person’s “moral standing.” “Virtue beautifies, and vice renders a man ugly,” Johann Kaspar Lavater, a respected theologian and physiognomist, wrote.

In fact, in 2011 a Wall Street Journal study found that skinny women made more money than women of average weight. The same study also found that thin men actually made less money than larger men. Sue Schellenbarger of the Wall Street Journal reported that larger men “earned more as

they packed on the pounds – all the way to the point where they become obese, when the pay trend reverses.”

Another study conducted at the University of Florida by Timothy A. Judge looked at separate studies of 11,253 Germans and 12,686 Americans and found that women weighing 25 pounds less than the average weight group earned an average of $15,572 a year more than women of average weight. The study also found that earnings for women diminished the more they weighed. For example a woman who gained 25 pounds above the average weight earned an average of $13,847 less than an averageweight woman.

However, despite of previous data and commonly held beliefs, a new study in 2017 has found that how much a person gets paid does not depend on how attractive they are.

Researchers from the London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Massachusetts in Boston measured the physical attractiveness of the survey participants on a five-

point scaled over the last 13 years from a rating of 1 being “very unattractive” to 5 being “very attractive.” The participants were also asked for their gross earnings of the previous years. Based on the information gathered and reviewed, the researchers found a significant relationship between salary and levels of attractiveness.

According to Satoshi Kanazawa from the London School of Economics and Political Science, “Physically more attractive workers may earn more, not necessarily because they are more beautiful, but because they are healthier, more intelligent and have better personality traits conducive to higher earnings, such as being more conscientious, more extraverted and less neurotic.”

The new study therefore debunks the beauty premium theory particularly when factors such as health, intelligence, and major personality factors are considered with other links of physical attractiveness.

The analysis therefore also showed that people are not necessarily discriminated against because of their looks.

On the other hand, for Shawn D’Souza, talent acquisition manager at Workopolis, “hiring an employee and determining their pay scale should be based on skill first.” For him, being attractive has its own advantage but having been a recruiter for all his professional life, in his view, it all depends on who can do the job well.

Sources https://globalnews.ca/tag/ ugliness-penalty/ https://www.newyorker.com/ tech/elements/vote-for-ugly This article is intended for information purposes only and not to be considered as professional advice.

Michele Majul-Ibarra, IPMAACP holds an Advanced Certified HR Professional Designation with the International Personnel Management Association. She graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and a Certificate in Human Resource Management. She also holds the C.I.M. professional designation (Certified in Management). E-mail her at info@pilipino-express.com.

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Changes to MPNP application stream The government of Manitoba has announced changes to the Provincial Nominee Program with the introduction of an indemand occupations list and a new pathway to Canada’s Express Entry program. These changes continue the redesign of the MPNP to provide different ways for skilled worker applicants and business investors to immigrate to the province.

In-Demand Occupations List The MPNP In-demand Occupations list provides a regularly updated listing of which occupations qualify as “in-demand” in Manitoba. There is a vast array of high-skill occupations found under general categories: 1. Business, finance and administration occupations; 2. Natural and applied sciences and related occupations; 3. Health occupations; 4. Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion; 5. Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport; 6.

Sales and service occupations; 7.

Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations; 8. Occupations unique to primary industry and; 9.

Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities.

The occupations list will be updated according to changing occupational demand in Manitoba. For a detailed list of

the occupations currently included on the In-Demand Occupations List, search www.immigrate. com/immigrate-to-manitoba/indemand.occupations.

Re-structured Processing Streams The restructuring includes changes to three existing application streams: MPNP-B or business immigration; the Skilled Worker inside Manitoba stream; and the Skilled Worker Overseas stream. The changes also include the introduction of a new International Education Stream.

The MPNP-B has been renamed the Business Investor Stream (BIS), effective immediately. BIS is subdivided into the Entrepreneurial Pathway and the Farm Investor Pathway.

BIS will prioritize applicants who start up business ventures within 12 months of their arrival in the province, especially those whose intention is to start up businesses outside of Winnipeg. Applicants in this category will be issued a good faith deposit of $100,000.

The applicants must demonstrate that they will purchase an existing Manitoba business or establish a new venture before obtaining their permanent residence. The changes will take effect by the end of the first quarter of 2018.

The skilled worker stream, both inside Manitoba and overseas, will see significant changes

with the introduction of a highdemand occupations list. These occupations will be used to place selection priority from the online EOI (Expression of Interest) submissions. The use of the list is seen in the changes within Skilled Worker Overseas stream, which is subdivided into two pathways – the Manitoba Express Entry Pathway and the Human Capital Pathway.

The Express Entry pathway is a new way for the MPNP to work in concert with the federal Express Entry processing stream.

Starting January 2018, the MPNP will be able to nominate qualified applicants who meet the requirements for Canada’s Express Entry system and have an active EOI profile with the federal stream. Priority will be given to applicants who have a minimum of six months experience in a highdemand occupation as well as a close friend or family supporter in the province. It is important to take note that only high skill occupations with an O, A or B skill level and persons with language proficiency levels of CLB 7 are included (base requirements for Express Entry).

The Human Capital Pathway is for skilled workers abroad who have skills and training required by the In-demand Occupations List and demonstrate their potential to establish themselves in Manitoba upon arrival. Special

consideration will be given to family connections and supports as well as post-secondary studies or work experience in Manitoba in the last five years in order to qualify.

The Skilled Worker InManitoba stream will also be revamped. The changes include a subdivision into two pathways: the Manitoba Work Experience Pathway and the Employer Direct Recruitment Pathway.

The Manitoba Work Experience Pathway is for applicants who are currently working inside the province as overseas foreign workers (OFW) and whose jobs are not included on the In-Demand Occupations List. This would include applicants in semi-skill positions at C and D level. The Employer Direct Recruitment Pathway is for international applicants with job offers from preapproved Manitoba employers.

The new processing stream is the International Education Stream, which is designed for international foreign students graduating in Manitoba whose skills meet the needs of Manitoba employers.

Beginning in April 2018 the new steam will target graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics – especially those who are completing an internship that supports industry innovation.

The MPNP has announced that international student applicants

who meet these qualifications – who have found a long-term job in an in-demand occupation – will no longer have a waiting period before applying (not even six months).

“The new International Education Stream will make it easier for international students with a Manitoba education to build their careers and settle here in the province,” said Manitoba’s Education and Training Minister, Ian Wishart.

The details of the many changes announced will become clear by April of next year. It is important for potential applicants to be aware of the changes and how they might fit. The MPNP has moved in positive way to restructure its application streams to compliment the federal Express Entry system. If you have questions about the changes you can contact the MPNP directly or consult with a licensed immigration consulting company or immigration lawyer.

Michael Scott is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC, R525678) who has 30 years of experience with Canada Immigration and the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. He currently works as a licensed consultant with R.B. Global Immigration Consultants Ltd. 204-691-1166 or 204-2270292. E-mail: mscott.ici@gmail. com.

Philippines’ drug war: Attacking the symptom of a larger problem A couple weeks ago, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed that he brought up human rights and extrajudicial killings in a discussion with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on his war on drugs.

Trudeau claimed Duterte was “receptive to [his] comments, and [that] it was … a cordial and positive exchange.” When Duterte was asked at a news conference about how he responded, he stated it was a “personal and official insult” and that he “only answer[s] to the Filipino… not… to any other bullshit, especially [from] foreigners.”

It is interesting to see Duterte lash out at Trudeau, disregarding his comments as coming from a “foreign” perspective, given that there is a critical perspective and analysis amongst Filipinos of the President’s policy to addressing drug abuse in the country. These include Filipinos living on the Philippine islands as well as abroad. While Duterte was elected by a landslide in June 2016 – 6.6

million more than the candidate who came in second – recent polls are suggesting that his approval rate is dropping. It is worth mentioning that this drop has been in poor, urban areas, where many residents have become part of the statistic of over 7,000 individuals killed for allegedly being drug dealers or users. This is despite them making up a large part of Duterte’s support base during last year’s campaign.

Illegal drug abuse has become a widespread and pervasive public health issue in the Philippines.

There has been much debate around a comprehensive strategy and actionable solutions to address the issue. On one hand is prevention and treatment – on the other, sanctioned elimination by murder. While the second method seems straightforward – eliminating the problem by literally terminating the lives of people who are allegedly currently involved, there is no evidence that would suggest that this would lead to the complete eradication of

addiction and criminality related to illegal substances.

Based on the Philippine government’s Drug Dependency Examination, there are a number of levels or categories of “drug user,” depending on one’s level of drug use: experimenter, social recreational user, habitual user, drug abuser, and drug dependent.

While experimenters, social recreational users and habitual users can be treated in outpatient centres, drug abusers and drug dependents have developed a syndrome in that they lose control over their use and their mental processes are affected. This is why for drug dependents, also referred to as “addicts,” basic needs become re-ordered – where drugs supersede food, shelter, clothing and healthy relationships.

Drug addiction is a disease that is misunderstood. While treatable, treatment acknowledges a cycle of repeated relapse – interventions are not a one-time thing, but require a long-term, holistic approach, such as in the treatment of other chronic diseases.

It is important to ask the questions that look at the core of the problem – to find the heart of

the beast, instead of just chopping off parts of it only to have them spontaneously regenerate. What are the root causes? What are the underlying factors? Why are people buying and using drugs?

Why is there a demand? And what is the most effective way of stopping the demand?

In the slums of the Philippines, street children sniff a solvent called “rugby” in plastic bags to alleviate their hunger pangs. Others, the working poor, smoke, snort, inject or swallow shabu, also known as crystal meth, to stay awake at night in order to earn a bit more money.

Addiction does not discriminate; it can affect anyone, regardless of socio-economic status, sex or gender, age, or culture. That being said, it is the most vulnerable in the Philippines who are the most affected. They are drawn to substance use to survive, excluded from treatment because of a lack of resources, and susceptible to being murdered if alleged to be using or struggling from addiction.

Drug use is a symptom of a much larger problem. Attacking one symptom of the problem does not get rid of the problem.

Land-grabbing from farmers and the economic dominance of foreign-controlled, hegemonic companies leads to corruption and disempowerment of Philippine industry. Without home grown production, Filipinos experience poverty, high unemployment, and are forced to emmigrate in search of better opportunities.

Unfortunately, the killing of one portion of the population will not fix any of these problems, nor is it likely to yield a solution.

As we approach International Human Rights Day on December 10, and the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights next year, it is an opportune time to reflect on humanity and to work on developing a deeper understanding of the issues.

Although we no longer reside in the Philippines, including many of us youth who were born here in Canada, as Filipinos we are still impacted by the struggles of those left behind because we see ourselves in them. Let us not be quick to judge and condemn.

Johsa Manzanilla is Amnesty International’s Country Coordinator for the Philippines and the Director of ANAK.

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Goal setting for a meaningful Christmas season December is here and I’m sure that people are feeling the busyness of the season! Although Christmas is a special time for family and friends to slow down and spend time with each other, people tell me that they feel pressured to get things done in the time period before December 25.

One way to prevent feeling overwhelmed and tired is to sit down and set out some goals for the next few weeks. Goal setting is important because it helps to establish a predictable routine, to set priorities when there are so many demands on your time and energy, and to accomplish tasks that are most important to you.

Step One: Sit down with a calendar so that you can get a

good idea of time management.

Step Two: Ask yourself, “What is the most important to me?” and make a list. For example, family dinner at your house and attending church on December 25 might be the most important things on your list. Keeping focused is helpful because if you find yourself worrying about something, ask yourself, “Is it on my list?” If not, let it go. So for example, if your coworkers suggest going out for dinner during the next few weeks and it is not on your priority list, you can feel better when you politely decline the invitation.

This is because you will know that it is not a priority for you right now.

Step Three: Plot out the events on your calendar and make a “To Do” list for each event. For instance, planning for your family party might mean going to the grocery store, shopping for the gift exchange, and setting up the decorations. For your work party, you might have to bake cookies or shop for new shoes. Also, kids’ school events might come up too, and you have to make another list for them (e.g. attend their Christmas concert, bring treats for their class, buy a gift for their teacher). People have told me that when they mark these tasks down on a calendar (sometimes in different coloured pens!) they feel more organized.

Step Four: Not a lot of people think of doing this step, but it might be helpful to ask, “What can sabotage or ruin these goals?” Just knowing what they

might be can help to prevent these things from happening.

For instance, some people know that they tend to procrastinate on accomplishing tasks. Or for others, they are caring for elderly parents or very young children, and time can run out. In order to be more pro-active, you can plan to ask others for help. Or plan to reward yourself with small things if you get things done (e.g. I can watch my favourite movie or buy a treat for myself if I get all my shopping done this weekend).

Keep in mind that successful goal setting is: • Important to you • Realistic and achievable (e.g. “I will make one dish, not ten dishes”) • Specific (e.g. “I will wake up at 7:00 a.m. to prepare”, not “I’ll get things done somehow”) • Written down into a calendar

• Measurable (e.g. “I know that I will be done gift shopping when I have 10 wrapped gifts under the tree”) • Time framed (e.g. “I will be finished all of my Christmas baking on December 15”) The advantages of goal setting for this busy time of year is that it establishes a schedule, prioritizes items when there are many demands, is a way to accomplish tasks that are important to you, and increases self-esteem and confidence through a sense of accomplishment. In addition, goal setting reaffirms the future and gives meaning and purpose to life.

My holiday wish for you all is that you have a meaningful and joyous Christmas season!

Cheryl Dizon-Reynante is a licensed therapist with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.

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Change makers Three years ago, my little family went through a significant change and 2014 proved to be full of many happy times and sadly, some very low times.

It was that year that I left a comfy job running the communications department for Manitoba’s largest school division.

It was a great place to work, filled with amazing employees and even more amazing students. I still remember the daunting task of planning a communication strategy for 77 schools and 35,000 students. I knew each one of those students had a story to tell and I made it my mission to try to share them all. My tenure was cut short as I decided to go and work for then-Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz.

It wasn’t long after I took the position that he decided he would not run in the next election. I had a few months’ notice, but for the first time since I was 16, there was a possibility I might be jobless.

Surprisingly, I wasn’t overly concerned, as I always tend to land on my feet.

In my search, I found my dream gig on Vancouver Island, where I am now. Thankfully I rocked my interview, and on my way home after the interview, I got the call and they offered me the job! It was that year that we moved the Burgos bunch to the island. The family didn’t put up

much of a fight, as they knew it would be a new, fun adventure.

We left our family and friends behind, like many of you, when you moved to Winnipeg from back home. I miss my family terribly; I took it for granted that my mom was only minutes away. Thinking back now, I wish I spent more time with her. There is a silver lining to that story, as my mom is not afraid to make the trip to the island once a year. It’s then that we can spend quality time together, touring the parks or walking the trails. I will try and convince her to come out once again this winter. Wish me luck!

2014 was also the same year that our little Bella came to be.

If you know my family or have read past articles, you’ll know that Bella had transitioned in the summer of 2014. I will forever remember the innocence and significance of her question to Elizabeth, “How long do I have to live inside a boy’s body?”

Our hearts were full of gratitude for all the support we received from family and friends.

Granted, many didn’t really know what transgender meant, but they were willing to learn. The first few days of school went smoothly.

But as some you know, it wasn’t smooth sailing from there.

I won’t get into the nittygritty details, you can easily find

that online, but certain events happened that caused a ripple effect in our lives. Little did we know, that those ripples would eventually cause waves across Canada and other parts of the world.

Bella’s story made headlines.

We were conducting interviews on the radio, in newspapers, on TV and on Skype. In October of that year, we approached the Manitoba Human Rights Commission and asked it to consider our human rights filing.

After some meetings and discussions, it was determined that the Commission would take up our grievance against the school division. Our story would continue to make the news over the better part of two years. In the end, our goals were achieved. The school division agreed to educate its staff and students, it created clear gender identity guidelines and agreed to train employees on how to properly address situations like ours in the future. It was a win-win for us all.

However, we could not have

The Burgos family during a special tour of the newly built Canadian Museum for Human Rights in 2014 prepared for the news we received earlier this year. The Manitoba Human Rights Commission had contacted my wife in the spring letting us know that they are celebrating the 30th year of the Human Rights Code. The Code replaced the former Human Rights Act, which was passed in 1970.

The reason they were contacting us you ask? The Commission had chosen four stories of significance from the past 30 years and ours was one of them! From one of the most challenging and lowest points in our life came a remarkable

honour. Elizabeth and Bella had flown back to Winnipeg to be filmed for the anniversary project. On November 3, 2017, the Commission celebrated its anniversary at the Manitoba Legislative Building and unveiled the video.

My family would like to thank all of our supporters near and far.

You will always be remembered!

To watch the video, scan the QR code or search for the video on YouTube.

Mabuhay!

Dale manages the communications department for a school district in BC.

Educational communities: Building relationships in the classroom I had the honour to recently be a panellist at the Manitoba Association of Filipino Teachers Inc. (MAFTI) and Seven Oaks Filipino Employees Association (SOFEA) collaboration Teachers’ Panel 2017. I was asked to speak about the Manitoba school culture and system. I had to think about what were the key ideas that I wanted to share for these aspiring teachers (or internationally trained teachers wanting to work in Winnipeg). This is the list that I came up with as I listened to the speakers before me.

I wanted to share it with you all as well, because I feel it applies to families, their student learners, and other educators.

1. Building relationships 2. Student-centred learning 3. Advocating for yourself 4. Finding balance

Today, I’m focusing on building communities through building relationships. For this series of articles, instead of doing just Parent Tips, I’m extending this to educators as well.

Educator Tips: Communicate, communicate, communicate!

I’m going to be realistic with you. Teaching is not running through a field or forest with happy woodland creatures (no career is).

We don’t play all day, and we don’t babysit either. We have a job to do, and we have to be as resilient as we expect our students to be.

Relationships are key to building a successful classroom.

This means relationships with your students, their families, your colleagues, and your administrators.

Communication is key. You don’t teach in isolation – your grade

team and other colleagues are here to support you. Stay humble, don’t make it a sink-or-swim situation, and ask for help. When I say, “ask for help,” I don’t mean only when you hit panic mode. If you have a good day, share some things that went well with a colleague.

You don’t know how helpful this can be to someone else. Your administrators are also there to help you grow. Communicate with them regularly about what you need to be successful!

When it comes to students and their families, I’ll let a TEDTalks speak for this point. I encourage educators at any point in their career to watch the TEDTalks by Rita Pierson called Every Kid Needs a Champion. Build those relationships!

Parent Tips: Stay connected

It takes a village to raise a child. After doing a round of parent-teacher interviews (we call them tri-conferences), I noticed that parents are always asking what they can do at home to support their child’s learning.

My recommendation is to communicate regularly with your child’s educators. Here are some ways this can be done: 1. Direct messaging Many educators are now using apps and web-based networks that connect to families at home.

My classroom uses SeeSaw, some educators use EdModo or Edublogs, others use G-Suite for Google Classroom. These apps allow you to direct message your child’s teacher and these apps usually get updated regularly to give you a glance at the learning your child is doing.

2. E-mail or phone call These are more “traditional” ways to communicate. E-mail the teacher if his or her information has been made available, or give the school a phone call and that

teacher can get back to you.

3. Agendas or written notes Many educators use some kind of agenda for homework tracking.

Use this to communicate, or send a note to school with your student.

This may be more challenging if your child forgets to pass forward the note.

Connect with your child’s teacher and see which type of system works best to communicate if you have questions!

On that note, if you ever have a specific topic you want me to cover regarding education, please e-mail me at info@judimeetsworld.com for your suggestions!

Best of luck, and have a great learning month.

Judianne is an educator teaching fourth grade in the Winnipeg School Division and is also a mentor for early service teachers. She works with youth through her youth empowerment project Dalagita and is beginning to provide cultural educational programming through her role in Mabuhay TV.

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“Little Manila” Community Center vandalized On October 9, the Little Manila Community Center in Stockton, California, was vandalized in what was likely a hate crime during Filipino American History Month.

According to members of the community centre and police in Stockton, windows were damaged, donated photos on display were torn down, and offensive graffiti littered the windows.

NBC News reported that students who participate in the centre’s education programs were the first to discover the scene the next morning. Students were reportedly “distraught” and confused about why someone would vandalize a building that represents their community identity.

Police reported that the centre was the only victim of vandalism and that no other storefronts in the area were damaged. While police investigated the event as vandalism, the racial undertones of graffiti messages led Filipinos in Stockton to call it a hate crime.

The damage was not immediately cleaned up by the centre, which felt it would be a poignant reminder of the community’ struggles with racism in the past. A statement from the group’s Facebook page reads: “As we celebrate Filipino American History Month

this October, we know that discrimination against Filipino Americans is nothing new. The street our Little Manila Center is on is Main St. in downtown Stockton, which was the dividing line for people of color in this city in the 1920s and 1930s. People of color were not welcomed north of Main St. and signs saying ‘Positively no Filipinos allowed’ were displayed openly. It was illegal for Filipino men to marry White women in California.” The statement went on to say, “Little Manila Foundation and our Little Manila Center will continue to be a space for understanding and love, bringing together diverse communities. This incident only strengthens our resolve and reaffirms the work that we are already doing.”

Messages on Twitter echoed the same spirit. User @WTFitzMariaTho tweeted “I’m broken but this doesn’t stop what Little Manila does, it just motivates our programs to continue our movement stronger.”

User @celiiry expressed much of the frustration felt by community members and supporters: “This is just proof that discrimination, oppression, and colonization will continue to exist. How can you do us justice if we can’t even be”.

Celin Corpuz, a student in

the Little Manila After School Program and the Ethnic Studies Program, “Us” History, stated that the centre received many donations from “different Filipino-American organizations particularly from colleges,” including the University of California at Davis’ Filipino American organization.

According to the Little Manila website (www.littlemanila.org), the organization “advocates for the historic preservation of the Little Manila Historic Site in Stockton, California and provides education and leadership to revitalize our Filipina/o American community.” The organization aims to preserve Stockton’s Little Manila and Filipino heritage through education, arts and cultural programs, environmental advocacy, and political advocacy for the overall well being of the Stockton community.

Stockton has long been a site

of Filipino Americans. From the 1920s to the 1960s, it had one of the largest populations of Filipinos living outside of the Philippines.

Carlos Bulosan, who wrote America is in the Heart, spent a lot of time in the community. Dawn Bohulano Mabalon, Associate Professor of History at San Francisco State University and co-founder of the Little Manila Community Center, documented the history of Stockton in the recent book, Little Manila is in the Heart. Little Manila was an area in Stockton where the Filipino population was centred, and it has dealt with a number of threats to its existence due to development, such as the construction of a freeway through the community in the 1960s.

The event, which has disturbing racial undertones, is a reminder that Filipinos in the United States continue to face

racism and discrimination, as they do around the world. In Canada, the federal government worked hard to prevent Filipino immigration – simply because Filipinos are from Asia – until they needed they labour in the 1950s and 1960s.

The event did bring out the best of the community, however, revealing the support and allies that the Filipino community in Stockton has. I am sure that Winnipeg can count itself as one such ally.

Further reading Mabalon, Dawn Bohulano.

Little Manila is in the heart: The making of the Filipina/o American community in Stockton, California. Duke University Press, 2013.

Jon Malek is a PhD candidate in History at Western University, and lectures in History at the University of Manitoba.

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Golden feng shui – Wealth enhancing tips In the pantheon of metals, gold is by far the most highly prized metal in the world. Many nations back their currency to gold, and investors follow gold’s ups and downs in the stock market.

Asian countries, like India and China, are smitten with the metal.

Indians often purchase gold as an investment and as a way to store their money, often buying beautiful and elaborate jewellery pieces as a sign of wealth and for its ability to retain its value despite currency shifts.

But China really shines when it comes to being a country in love with gold.

Like India, many Chinese buy gold as a hedge against currencies and as a sign of good luck, with many purchasing gold at the start of a new year. Almost anything you can imagine is coloured gold in China. Pens are covered in gold to confer wealth upon those who write with them. Ornate golden decorations are displayed in homes and businesses as a wealth enhancer and to show off good fortune and welcome even more prosperity. Golden coins are hung from door handles, cash registers, windows, and desks.

Gold is glorious in China and feng shui.

In feng shui, all metals are associated with the planets in our solar system, but the one most auspicious of them all? Yes, it’s glittering, sun-infused gold. Gold, with its warm glow, represents the sun, the centre of our solar system and around which all other planets rotate, making it magnetic.

Golden objects are considered more auspicious because they have the sun’s yang energy infusing them and are considered more potent for magnetizing and attracting greater wealth. Even if platinum is costlier than gold, it’s gold that’s coveted by more individuals and nations, and is displayed as a source of power and wealth.

Gold is important because of its ability to generate water, or money and income, in feng shui.

It’s also a symbol representative of heaven and heaven’s favour, and the sun’s magnetic pull. Use the colour gold to create wealth and prosperity and to infuse your life it with gold’s powerful symbolic energy and magnetism. Here are tips to get you started.

1. Use gold to attract favour, heavenly assistance, helpful people and to initiate projects.

Gold is magnetic and attracts attention. This is the metal that can gain you favour, and draw

helpful people and mentors to you.

Wearing gold and displaying gold objects on your desk, for example, helps to attract powerful people to your side, giving you first shot at opportunities and making everything easier by opening doors for you.

2. Carry a golden dragon.

Displaying a golden dragon or carrying one as a keychain or purse charm can add wonderful energy for making money, windfalls, and for opportunities to fall easily into your lap.

3. Carry gold in your wallet.

Purchase a small gold ingot or coin to carry in your wallet or handbag to attract more money and help you make ever increasing income. If that’s not feasible, carry a bright gold three-tie coin in your wallet or handbag to boost your wealth attracting ability. Look for gold lining in your handbags or wallets for more auspicious energy.

4. Activate the gold corner of your home.

In feng shui, the gold corner of your home is the northwest corner of the man of the house, or the breadwinner direction. This is also the direction of heavenly assistance and helpful people.

Placing an auspicious golden object here enhances the breadwinner energy, attracts a man if you are a single looking for a

man in your life, and activates the helpful people sector that brings heavenly assistance to you.

5. Wear gold to attract money.

Beautiful glittering gold jewellery is warm and enhances skin color, and helps you attract wealth. Wear gold to important meetings and to look and feel wealthy and prosperous. If you have real gold, all the better.

Look for gold jewellery and gold hardware on anything related to money, such as a handbag or wallet.

In fashion, gold with white, black and blue colours symbolizes the productive cycle of making money and creating opportunity.

Gold is a metal that transmits energy and that creates the water energy in the colours of blue and black. When gold is paired with white, you have a combination that positively beams power and authority – and gets you attention of powerful allies.

6. Display gold in your home.

Add golden shiny elements to your home, such as lamp bases, bowls, or figurines in gold.

Whether you choose a goldingot filled wealth bowl or a golden Happy Buddha, there is no question that having a golden and glittering home will help to create an auspicious and wealth enhancing atmosphere for making you wealthy – and infuse your home with the sun’s powerful yang energy. Their shining colour adds extra prosperity energy to your home and activates it for wealth.

FENG SHUI Q&A Question: My life seems like a constant struggle. I have a good job and own my own home, but it just seems like I have to work so hard for everything. What can I do to make things easier?

Answer: I can appreciate your struggle and feeling like it’s you against the world. There are probably others reading this who feel the same way you do. One of the things that is a blessing is finding the right people at the right

time who help you. It’s a lot like coming out of a store with your arms full of packages and trying to get out the door with it all and someone walks up and sees your struggle and holds the door open for you, so you walk through the door easily. Or, the person is indifferent and lets the door close in your face and you struggle with the bags and trying to open the door.

When you have heavenly assistance, it comes from having a strong northwest corner. This corner helps you find the doctor that finally solves your medical mystery, or you have someone who calls you about a job opportunity, or the person at the airline ticket counter helps you get that upgrade to first class on your long flight.

When you have that kind of luck, it makes all those little bumps in the road of life seem smoother, easier and like the Universe likes you and wants to help you!

For that to happen, be sure to activate your northwest corner of helpful people. This is also the heaven location, and activating it can help you have those nice little surprises that make life enjoyable and easier. Tip No. 4 above tells you how. Lastly, I want you to focus on people helping you by telling yourself how lucky you are to have such wonderful mentors and heaven people in your life. I do that all the time for parking places, telling myself “I always park up front,” and boom! There’s a spot – right up front.

So activate your northwest corner of your home or living room and then activate your mind!

Kathryn Weber is the publisher of the Red Lotus Letter Feng Shui E-zine and certified feng shui consultant in authentic Chinese feng shui. Kathryn helps her readers improve their lives and generate more wealth with feng shui. For more visit www. redlotusletter.com and learn the fast and fun way how feng shui can make your life more prosperous and abundant!

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Bahala na si Batman. Ganoon ang dating ng sinulat na blog ni Maine Mendoza para paalpasin ang matinding emosyon at opinyon na nararamdaman niya ngayon.

Nandoon ang pagdadalawangisip, kakambal noon ang pagdududa kung mauunawaan siya ng mundo; pero kailangan niyang sundin ang sinasabi ng kaniyang utak at idinidikta ng kaniyang puso.

Ganoon ang pakikipaglaban para sa kalayaan. Sukdang marami siyang makalaban ay gagawin

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niya dahil ang pinakamahalaga ay ang paghawak sa kung sino siya. Iyong walang buton na kapag nilaro ng mayhawak ay para siyang robot na hindi kayang mangatwiran.

Sumambulat na ang paghihimutok ni Maine sa mga taong akala niya’y nagmamahal at nagmamalasakit sa kaniya pero nagtatayo pala ng pader para gawin siyang sunud-sunuran sa anumang magustuhan ng mga ito.

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• Maine Mendoza – Sumambulat na ang paghihimutok • Alden Richards – Napakalinaw ng rebelasyon ni Maine, kaibigan lang • Gerald at Ai Ai – 8 bishops at 10 pari ang magkakasal sa Dec 12 • Ellen Adarna – Mukhang magiging tatay na si John Lloyd Cruz • Pia Wurtzbach – Huwag sanang sisihin dahil natalo si Rachel Peters • Mocha Uson – Tatakbong senador sa darating na eleksyon • Kris Aquino – Iwasan na sana ang pagpo-post ng video ni Bimby • Heart Evangelista – Basahan man ang ipasuot, may class pa rin • Luis Manzano – “Out” na talaga sa Pilipinas Got Talent

Jake Ejercito, Maine Mendoza & Alden Richards Mocha Uson

Rachel Peters & Pia Wurtzbach

Alden Richards

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GMA wins top honours at PMPC Star Awards GMA Network won numerous awards in the 2017 Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Star Awards for Television held November 12, at the Henry Lee Irwin Theater, Ateneo de Manila University.

Dingdong Dantes and multitalented actor Ruru Madrid tied for the Best Drama Actor award. Dingdong won for Alyas Robin Hood, while Ruru won for Encantadia. The first season of Alyas Robin Hood, in turn, won as Best Primetime Drama Series.

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From page 12 gintong hawla. Gusto na niyang makalaya at makalipad sa paraang gusto niya.

Humahaplit na parang latigo ang mga salita ni Maine sa pakikipaglaban sa kaniyang kalayaan. Nagpapasalamat siya sa masarap na suporta sa kaniya, sa mga biyayang tinatanggap niya, pero ang kaligayahang hinahanap niya ay wala.

Walang ningning ang kaniyang mga mata, blangko ang kaniyang puso.

Matagal na naming inaasahan ito. Nahuli lang ang pagdedesisyon at aksiyon ni Maine. Ang dami-dami na kasing nasasaktan sa pakikipaglapit sa kaniya ng mga taong wala namang masamang motibo. Pati ba naman sa pakikipagkaibigan ay nagtatayo pa ng bakod ang mga diktador sa kaniyang paligid?

Panahon na para makapagdesisyon siya ayon sa kaniyang gusto. Hindi na niya bibigyan ng karapatang panghimasukan ng ibang tao ang kaniyang personal na buhay.

Pinutol ng mga taong iyon ang kaniyang mga pakpak para hindi siya malayang makalipad.

Malayang buhay na ang gustong tahakin ni Maine Mendoza at sa pagkakataong ito ay wala nang makapipigil pa sa kaniya. *** Samantala, maraming daliring nakaturo ngayon sa ama ni Alden Richards bilang isa sa mga taong

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nagpaniwala sa AlDub Nation na magkarelasyon ang kanilang mga idolo.

Damay si Mr. Faulkerson sa inilabas na blog ni Maine Mendoza na tahasang nagsasabing magkaibigan lang sila ni Alden Richards. Walang labis at walang kulang, iyon ang katotohanan.

Kuwento ng isang source, “Isa sa mga kinikilig sa loveteam ang father ni Alden. Siya ang palaging nagpo-post ng mga pictures at info tungkol kina Alden at Maine.

“Kumbaga, lumalabas na isa siya sa nag-inject ng idea na magkarelasyon ang dalawa, kaya ang mga supporters naman nila, e, naging selfish. Bantay-sarado sila sa lovelife nina Alden at Maine, exclusive lang sila para sa isa’t isa, dahil nga sa wrong information na ipinakakain sa kanila.

“May sariling atake ang daddy ni Alden, parang naging diary na nila ni Maine ang account ng daddy niya, kaya ngayong inamin na ni Maine na friends lang sila ni Alden, maraming nabuwisit kay Mr. Faulkerson,” kuwento ng aming impormante.

Ang tanong, may ideya kaya si Alden Richards sa blog na inilabas ni Maine, kinonsulta man lang kaya siya ng dalaga tungkol sa rebelasyong ilalabas nito?

Sa biglaang pag-aanalisa kasi ay parang iniwan nito sa gitna ng laban ang Pambansang Bae. Parang nakanganga sa kawalan ng ideya si Alden, samantalang mahigit na dalawang taon na silang magka-loveteam.

At kung babalikan ang mga senaryo, kahit minsan ay hindi ipinagtanggol ni Maine si Alden sa pamba-bash ng kaniyang mga fans, parang okey lang iyon sa dalaga kahit pa sobrang nasasaktan na ang singer-actor.

Kumpara kay Maine ay si Alden ang mas nakulong nang todo sa kanilang loveteam.

Maraming oportunidad na pinalampas si Alden nang dahil sa kanilang tambalan ni Maine.

At noong sabihin ni Alden sa isang panayam na single siya ay ano ang kaniyang natikman?

Kaliwa’t kanang bira, ikinahihiya raw niya si Maine, nagpapanggap daw siyang single samantalang taken na siya.

Sino ngayon ang mapagpanggap? Sino ngayon ang nagsisinungaling, sino ngayon ang napahiya? Napakalinaw ng rebelasyon ni Maine Mendoza, magkaibigan lang sila ni Alden Richards, hindi sila magkarelasyon.

Mabuti na lang at edukado si Alden. Mabuti na lang at ginagamit ng binata ang kaniyang utak sa tamang paraan, mabuti na lang at may magandang breeding ang Pambansang Bae. *** Sanay na kaming makatanggap ng singing birthday at Christmas card. Iyong kapag binuksan mo ang card ay kakantahan ka, napakasarap noon sa pandinig, parang kaharap mo lang ang nakaalalang magbigay sa iyo ng card ng pagbati.

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Ellen Adarna at John Lloyd Cruz - are they “expecting”?

The bride AiAi delas Alas & her groom Gerald Sibayan

Ang unique na invitation nina AiAi & Gerald w/ music video

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Mabuhay! Assalamu alaikum!

Greetings of Mabuhay (long live, cheers) and Assalamu alaikum (peace be upon you) were exchanged among women at the “Sister to Sister Lunch” on Sunday, November 26. The event, which was initiated by the Canadian Muslim Women’s Institute (CMWI) and Pinays Manitoba, presented the theme, “Building Bridges between Filipino and Muslim Women.” It was held at the Daniel McIntyre

Collegiate Institute from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Close to one hundred ladies attended the event that was designed to provide an opportunity for women from the Filipino and Muslim communities to meet and know more about each other over lunch and round table sharing sessions. The goal was that through the interaction, they might be able to create lasting relationships – and perhaps, act as bridge

between the two communities to promote friendship and better understanding of their respective cultures and traditions. Volunteers from Pinays MB and CMWI acted as facilitators and recorders.

The keynote speakers were Flor Marcelino, MLA for Logan – the first Filipino woman ever elected to public office in 2007; and Isha Khan, the Executive Director of the Manitoba Human Rights Commission.

They both spoke about women’s empowerment and the important role that women hold in our society. Tehani Jainarine, the Director of the Multiculturalism Secretariat within the Department of Multiculturalism and Literacy for the Province of Manitoba, also delivered a powerful message to the participants.

The Filipino community’s Mabuhay Serenaders under the music direction of Pinays MB’s

Joy Lazo provided entertainment.

The ladies of CMWI led the members in a Muslim Women’s community dance while the Filipino’s BIBAK cultural group also led the ladies in an Igorot community dance.

Perla Javate of Pinays MB and Yasmin Ali of CMWI coordinated the event that was sponsored by the Manitoba Multiculturalism Secretariat.

Photos by Enrico Ancheta

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From page 14 Performance by an Actor was Alden Richards for his remarkable performance in Eat Bulaga’s Lenten special entitled Kapatid.

GMA’s comedy-musical variety show Sunday PinaSaya was hailed as Best Variety Show, while one of its hosts, Marian Rivera-Dantes, bagged the Best Female TV Host award.

Ai Ai delas Alas proved that she’s still the best in her genre as she received the Best Comedy Actress award for her role in the comedy sitcom Hay, Bahay!

Mikee Quintos went home with the Best New Female TV Personality award for her performance in the “re-quel” of the hit primetime series Encantadia.

Variety game show Wowowin was named as Best Game Show while well-loved and highly-rated family sitcom Pepito Manaloto received the Best Comedy Show award.

And once again, several shows and personalities under GMA News and Public Affairs were recognized by the PMPC. Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho took home the Best Magazine Show award.

Pioneering public service program Wish Ko Lang won as the Best Public Service Program. Its host, Vicky Morales, was conferred the Best Public Service Program Host award.

I-Witness was awarded the Best Documentary Program.

Its hosts, Howie Severino, Kara David, Jay Taruc and Sandra Aguinaldo, won as Best Documentary Program Hosts.

Arnold Clavio, took home the Best Male Newscaster award for GMA-7’s late night newscast Saksi.

Winning the Best Morning Show award once more is the country’s longest-running morning show Unang Hirit.

Meanwhile, Drew Arellano was also hailed as Best Travel Show Host for GMA News TV’s Biyahe ni Drew.

Taking home the Best Lifestyle Show Host award were Rhian Ramos and Solenn Heussaff for Taste Buddies.

Another win for GMA News TV came from The World of Gandang Ricky Reyes, which was awarded as this year’s Best Lifestyle Show.

Furthermore, receiving special awards were Vic Sotto (Ading Fernando Lifetime Achievement Award); Maynila (Longest Running Daytime Drama Anthology); and Rocco Nacino and Sanya Lopez (German Moreno Power Tandem).

Organized by The Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Inc., the PMPC Star Awards for TV is an annual award giving body that recognizes outstanding TV programs and personalities in the Philippines.

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Namamasko Po! The Kapamilya Christmas Carols TFC, the world’s largest and leading Filipino news and entertainment company, and Remitly, the easy, fast, and affordable way to send money to the Philippines from a computer or mobile device, have partnered to bring Filipinos all over the world the first-ever digital Christmas carolling experience, Namamasko Po! The Kapamilya Christmas Carols. The project will bring the Filipino Christmas spirit to Kapamilyas around the world.

“I came to realize that in countries like the U.S., you get more trick-or-treaters than you get Christmas carollers,” said Head of Global Events Ricky Resurreccion, a migrant who has lived away from the Philippines for many years.

He adds: “Mas maraming nananakot, kaysa sa nangangarolling.” (There are more people trying to scare you, than those bringing good cheer through carolling). Anecdotal to some but true for most, there is a sentimental longing for celebrating Christmas the way it is done in the homeland, especially given that the Philippines is famous for having the world’s longest Christmas season.

“Namamasko Po!” is a digital concert series that brings the viewer 12 days of happy, hopeful, and comforting sounds of a true Paskong Pinoy (Filipino Christmas) to celebrate the holiday the Filipino way while they’re thousands of miles away from home. Various Kapamilya artists like Erik Santos, Jed Madela, Jona, Jason Dy, Klarisse, Nyoy Volante, Yeng Constantino, and more will brighten the holidays for Filipinos in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, and the Philippines.

Namamasko Po! begins December 1. It will feature a Kapamilya artist each day for 12 days to sing and greet viewers live, with pre-selected Christmas songs. Recording live from Manila, the broadcast will be available to viewers on TFC Online in the U.S., Canada, U.K., and Australia at their respective time zones and on Facebook Live on the Kapamilya TFC Facebook account True to the season of giving and sharing, Namamasko Po! is free. Spread the word and share the Christmas spirit. “Namamasko Po! The Kapamilya Christmas Carols” can be seen from December 1-12 on TFC.tv/NamamaskoPo and on Facebook.com/KapamilyaTFC. All subscriber levels of TFC.tv will have access to view the live broadcast as well.

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Association of Ilocanos in Manitoba (AIM) 9th Anniversary and Christmas Party, November 18

The newly elected officers of Association of Ilocanos in Manitoba (AIM)

Knights of Columbus St. Edward’s Chapter Council #11005 25th Anniversary

The anniversary was held last October 14, 2017 at the Viscount Gort Hotel.

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Mula sa pahina 18 nakatanggap ng imbitasyon na may kakambal na video.

Pagbukas mo ng imbitasyon ay isang piyesa ang sasalubong sa iyo, puro “I love you” ang liriko ng piyesa, na sinasayawan naman ng mga ikakasal.

Ganoon pinaghandaan at kakaiba ang imbitasyon sa kasal nina Gerald Sibayan at Martina Eillen delas Alas. Sa December 12 na ang kanilang pag-iisang dibdib na walong bishops at 10 pari ang mamamahala sa kabuuan ng selebrasyon ng matrimonyo.

Napakagandang panoorin ang kanilang video habang malambing silang nagtititigan, tumatakbong magkahawak-kamay, lalo na ang kanilang pagyayakapan ng magkadikit ang kanilang katawan

na hindi na kailangan pa ng dayalog kung gaano nila kamahal ang bawat isa.

Kinunan ang video sa ituktok ng Temple Of Leah, may kalayuan ang luntiang lugar sa lunsod ng Cebu pero pagdating mo ru’n ay parang ayaw mo nang umalis.

Ang Temple Of Leah na dinadayo ng mga turista ay pagaari ng pamilya ng kontrobersiyal na si Ellen Adarna. Isang shrine iyon kung saan makikita ang mga alaala ng yumaong si Leah Albino-Adarna, ina ng ama ni Ellen na si Allan Adarna.

Ginastusan nang halos bilyon ang naturang shrine.

Maraming artistang bahagi ng kasalan sa December 12 sa Christ The King Church sa Greenmeadows. Bukod sa mga ninong at ninang na artista ay kasama rin sa entourage sina

Piolo Pascual, Alden Richards, Sharon Cuneta, Marvic Sotto, Pauleen Luna-Sotto, Dingdong Dantes, Bayani Agbayani, Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez, Pops Fernandez, Randy Santiago, Lovely Abella, Valeen Montenegro, Marian Rivera at ang panganay ni Ai-Ai na si Sancho Vito.

Mga kaibigan, pinsan at mga kasamahan naman ni Gerald sa badminton ang ibang kasama sa kasalan. Napaka-star studded ng kasalang ito, pinili ni Ai-Ai ang mga naging bahagi ng kaniyang buhay at karera mula noong magsimula siya, aminadong Vilmanian ang komedyana kaya ninang nila ni Gerald ang Star For All Seasons katambal si Senador Ralph Recto.

Kasama naman sa listahan ng mga ninong sina Boy Abunda,

Willie Revillame, Tony Tuviera, Mother Lily Monteverde, Bro. Mike Velarde, Atty. Jejomar Binay, Felipe Gozon, Senator Richard Gordon at marami pang malapit sa puso ni Ai-Ai. Ninang din kami ni Manay Loit Solis, si Willie Revillame ang aming katambal, pero ang tanong ay magsusuot ba kami ng gown sa kasal nina Gerald at AiAi? Mabuhay ang mga ikakasal! *** Kalat na kalat na ang kuwento tungkol sa pagdadalantao ni Ellen Adarna. May iba pa ba namang ituturong ama ng kaniyang dinadala ngayon, kung totoo man, kundi si John Lloyd Cruz?

Hindi naman dapat pagtakhan kung totoo ngang may binhi nang pumipintig sa kaniyang sinapupunan dahil ilang buwan

na silang magkasama ni JLC. Sa mga interview noon ni Ellen ay madalas niyang sabihin na gusto na niyang magkaanak bago siya mag-treinta anyos. At kung tama ang ibinibigay niyang edad ay 29 years old na ngayon ang sexy star.

At may mga kaibigan siyang naniniwala na nagdadalantao na siya ngayon. Hindi na raw kasi masyadong umiinom si Ellen, behave na behave siya, hindi tulad noon na palagi siyang walwal nang walwal.

Kung seryoso naman ang pagmamahalan nila ni John Lloyd ay hindi lang si Ellen ang dapat nang magkaanak, kahit si JLC ay nasa panahon na para magkaroon ng baby, pareho lang silang hindi na bumabata.

Pareho naman silang libre, See CRISTY p19

DECEMBER 1 - 15, 2017

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Buhay na ganap Maraming tao ang nabubuhay na may pakiramdam na tila walang saysay ang buhay. Tila may kulang.

Ang iba naman ay namumuhay ng puro pagsisisi. Ayon sa biblia, dumating ang Panginoong Hesus upang bigyan tayo ng buhay na ganap. Pero bakit parang mailap ang ganoong uri ng buhay maging sa ilang mga Kristyano?

Mababasa ang kuwento ng buhay ni David sa biblia. At sinabi dito na sa huling bahagi ng buhay niya ay mayaman siya, ginagalang ng marami at may anak pa siyang uupo sa trono na papalit sa kaniya bilang hari. Mahalaga kasi para sa isang hari na may anak na lalaki na magmamana ng kaniyang kaharian. At ang sabi pa sa biblia, namatay siya pagkatapos na pinaglingkuran niya ang kaniyang henerasyon. Ang ibig sabihin nito ay natupad niya ang kaniyang layunin sa mundo at pagkatapos ay kinuha na siya ng Diyos.

Paano nga ba tayo makakapamuhay nang ganap?

CRISTY...

Mula sa pahina 18 wala silang masasagasaan sa kanilang pagpapamilya, puwedeng mauna muna ang pag-aanak bago ang kanilang pagpapakasal kung iyon ang gusto nila.

Responsableng anak at kapatid si John Lloyd Cruz. Inuna muna nitong iayos ang buhay ng kanilang pamilya bago ang kaniyang mga gusto sa buhay. Si JLC ang gumastos sa pagpunta sa ibang bansa ng kaniyang mga kapatid at ang magaling na aktor din ang sumusuporta sa kaniyang mga magulang.

Masuwerte si Ellen Adarna sa aktor. Mahirap nang makakita ngayon ng lalaking marunong manindigan at responsable sa kaniyang mga obligasyon. At hindi lang natin alam ang mga dahilan pero masuwerte rin si JLC kay Ellen kaya ang sexy star ang kaniyang kinarelasyon nang seryosohan.

May mga dahilan daw kaya hindi pa umaamin si Ellen Adarna tungkol sa kaniyang kasalukuyang kundisyon. Pero kapag plantsado na ang lahat ay siya mismo ang magsasabi na totoong magkakaanak na sila ni John Lloyd. *** Ano naman kaya ang kakayahan ni Pia Wurtzbach bilang isa lang sa mga hurado sa katatapos na Miss Universe pageant na ipanalo ang ating manok sa labanan?

Kahit pa mahigit sa isandaang porsiyento ang ibigay niyang boto kay Rachel Peters ay hindi pa rin niya kakayaning ipanalo ang ating kinatawan, kaya sana’y tantanan na ang paninisi kay Pia,

Mahalagang mabuhay tayo nang matuwid. Ang isang matuwid na tao ay may tamang ugnayan sa Diyos. Tinatanggap niya si Hesus sa kaniyang puso bilang Panginoon na naghahari sa kaniyang buhay at alam niyang ang katuwiran niya ay hindi galing sa kaniyang sariling gawa kundi kay Hesus lamang.

Ang isang matuwid na tao ay hindi perpekto. Pinahihintulutan nito ang Dyos na saliksikin ang kaniyang puso. Sa biblia sa Mga Awit 139:23-24, hiniling ni David na saliksikin ng Diyos ang kaniyang puso kung may kasamaan sa kaniya. Ang isang matuwid na tao ay inaanyayahan ang Espirito Santo na halukayin ang kaniyang puso at ilabas ang anuman na hindi kalugod-lugod sa harap ng Diyos upang kaagadagad niyang pagsisihan and mga ito. Madalas kasi hindi natin alam na may mga nasasabi, naiisip o ginagawa tayo na nakakasakit sa puso ng Diyos kaya’t mahalagang magpasiyasat tayo sa Diyos upang

malinis ang ating puso. At alam kong hindi madali na mahulihan tayo ng kasalanan. Masakit na mapagsabihan tayo ng ating mali. Kailangang ng pusong puno ng pagpapakumbaba para magpasaliksik sa Diyos na ating puso. Pero iyon ang idinasal ni David sa Diyos. Naunawaan niya kasi na ang kasalanan ang siyang nagwawasak ng ugnayan niya sa Diyos. At dahil mahalaga kay David ang ugnayan niya sa Diyos, ayaw niyang anumang bagay ang makahadlang dito. Ayon sa biblia sa Kawikaan 28:13, ang mga taong nagtatakip ng kanilang kasalanan ay hindi uunlad.

Ang isang matuwid na tao ay nababagabag ng kasalanan at kaagad na nagsisisi. Sa biblia sa 2 Samuel 12, mababasa na hinarap at pinagsabihan ng propetang si Nathan Si Haring David tungkol sa pagpatol niya sa isang babaeng may asawa at sa pagpatay niya sa asawa ng babaeng ito. Sa halip na magdahilan, magyabang, o magalit at ipag-utos niya bilang hari na parusahan si Nathan dahil sa lakas ng loob nitong harapin ang isang hari tulad niya, buong pagpapakumbabang inamin niyang nagkasala siya sa Diyos.

ilabas na sa usapin ang beauty queen.

Sa mga ganyang labanan ay palaging umiiral ang pagkampi sa sariling lahi. Kahit hindi sabihin ni Pia ay gustung-gusto siyempre niyang manalo si Rachel Peters, ito ang gusto niyang koronahang Miss Universe, kaya lang ay napakarami naman nilang dapat magdesisyon.

Nakakaawa naman si Pia, sumuporta na nga siya nang todo kay Rachel ay ganito pa ang inaabot niya, ang sisihin sa pagiging Top 10 lang ng ating kalahok na kung tutuusi’y magandang kartada na rin.

Sa siyamnapu’t dalawang babae ay napasama si Rachel Peters sa sampu, hindi pa ba naman maipagkakapuring karangalan iyon? Hindi pa ba karapat-dapat palakpakan ang dalaga sa kaniyang naabot? *** Mukhang kakaririn na ni ASEC Mocha Uson ang mundo ng pulitika. Napakinabangan ng dating singer-dancer ang pagsamasama sa kampanya ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.

Nagkaroon siya ng posisyon sa pamahalaan, kahit pa maraming kumokontra.

Ngayon, mas marami ang naniniwala na pagdating ng halalan ay kakainin ni ASEC Mocha Uson ang mga pagtangging sinasabi niya ngayon na walang-wala sa bituka niya ang pagtakbong senador.

Walang naniniwala sa kaniyang mga ibinibigay na dahilan na hindi raw niya inaasahan ang pagkabanggit sa kaniyang pangalan sa listahan ng mga kakandidatong mababatas sa susunod na eleksiyon.

Ngayon pa nga lang daw ay

naghahanda na siya, kukuha na siya ng abogasya. Balita ring kukuha siya ng crash course tungkol sa public administration.

Iyon nga ba naman ang walang kaplanu-planong lumahok sa pulitika ng ating bayan?

Kahit sinong mamamayan ng Pilipinas, basta makatutugon sa mga kuwalipikasyong hinihingi ng COMELEC, ay may karapatang kumandidato. Hindi naiiba doon si ASEC Mocha.

Sa darating na Enero ay magsisimula na ang kaniyang paghahanda, marami siyang pinaplanong paraan para mas mapalawak pa ang kaniyang kaalaman sa mundo ng pulitika, kaya sana’y tama na muna ang paiwas na sagot kapag tinatanong siya kung tatakbo ba siyang senador.

May bitbit na sakit sa damdamin si ASEC Mocha.

Dating judge sa kanilang probinsiya ang kaniyang ama na naging biktima ng pagpaslang.

Hanggang ngayo’y hindi pa natutukoy kung sino ang pumatay sa judge niyang tatay.

Doon pa lang ay mayroon nang hugot si ASEC Mocha, mas paiigtingin niya ang pagtutok sa mga krimeng nagaganap sa ating bayan na walang kasagutan, lalo na ang napakatalamak ngayong pagpaslang ng mga riding in tandem.

May karapatang tumakbo si ASEC Mocha, walang makahaharang sa kaniya, kaya sana’y tantanan na ang pagpapakawala nang matitigas na pagtanggi para kapag kinain niya iyon ay malambot lang para hindi siya mahirapang lumunok. *** Pagdating sa kapakanan ng kaniyang mga anak ay sensitibo

Tinanggap niya ang parusa ng Diyos bunga ng kaniyang sala.

Ang isang matuwid na tao ay patuloy nagtitiwala sa Diyos. Sa biblia, mababasa na dahil sa inggit, ibinenta si Joseph ng kaniyang mga kapatid at naging alipin siya sa ibang bayan. Nakulong siya kahit na wala siyang sala. Ang sabi sa biblia, ang presensiya ng Diyos ay nasa kaniya habang siya ay isang alipin sa bahay ng kaniyang amo at maging noong nasa kulungan siya. Patunay lang ito ng patuloy na pagmamalasakit ng Diyos kay Joseph na noong panahon na iyon ay dumadaan sa matinding pagsubok sa kaniyang buhay.

Naniniwala ako na ang pananalig ni Joseph sa Diyos ang siyang nagpatibay sa kaniya para mapagtagumpayan ang mga hamon sa buhay. At hindi nga siya nabigo, isang araw, pinatawag siya ng hari dahil nabalitaan nito ang kaniyang abilidad na magpaliwanag ng panaginip. At dahil bumilib sa kaniya ang hari ng Egypt, ginawa siyang kanang kamay nito. At dahil naluklok siya sa mataas na position sa isang bayan na tinuturing na pinakamakapangyarihan noong panahon na iyon, natulungan

pa niya ang kaniyang pamilya na kasalukyang dumadanas ng kagutuman at nanganganib na mamatay.

Kaibigan, kapag tayo ay namumuhay nang matuwid, makakaasa tayong pagpapalain tayo ng Diyos at ang pagpapala ay pakikinabangan hindi lamang natin kundi maging ang mga malalapit sa atin at ng mga tao sa ating paligid.

Pastor Junie Josue is Senior Pastor of International Worship Centre (IWC) at 1077 St. James St. (Worship Services: Sundays - 9 a.m. Tagalog, 10:45 a.m. and 6:15p.m. English services). Other IWC English worship services every Sunday are also held at the following sites: Cineplex Entertainment, Kildonan Place at 1555 Regent Avenue at 10 a.m., Cinema City Northgate at 1399 McPhillips St. at 10:15 a.m., Calvary Chapel at 221 Hamilton St. Neepawa, MB at 1:30 p.m. & West End Community Centre at 247-23rd St., Brandon, MB at 10:30.a.m. Pastor Junie is also host of radio program Higher Life on CKJS 810 AM, Monday to Friday, 8:50 a.m. For more information, call 774-4478.

Bimby and his mom Kris Aquino si Kris Aquino. Pintasan mo na siya nang mula ulo hanggang paa at kaya niyang manahimik pero huwag na huwag mong pipintasan sina Josh at Bimby dahil siguradong magbibigay siya ng reaksiyon.

Nag-viral kasi ang video ni Bimby kung saan ginagaya nito nang plakadung-plakado ang pagsasalita ng kaniyang ina. Pati ang kilos ni Kris ay kabisado ng kaniyang bunso.

Natural, may mga pumansin kay Bimby, ang insinwasyon ay ginagawang beki ni Kris ang bata dahil pinababayaan nitong gayahin ang kaniyang mga kilos at pagsasalita.

Nainis si Kris, ipinagtanggol niya siyempre si Bimby, wala raw alam ang mga bashers sa gustunggustong ginagawa ng bagets.

Talaga raw magaling manggaya

ng iba-ibang personalities si Bimby at kasama na siya sa mga ginagaya nito.

Ang punto naman ng mga hindi nagkagusto sa viral video ay bakit kailangan pa kasing ipinopost ni Kris ang mga ganoon kung saan nahuhusgahan tuloy ang kaniyang anak?

Bakit daw hindi na lang i-video si Bimby na naglalaro ng basketball, tutal naman ay mayroon itong pagmamanahan, star player ng PBA si James Yap. Kung pagba-basketball ang mapapanood ng publiko na ginagawa ni Bimby ay siguradong walang mang-aalaska sa bata, natural lang iyon sa isang batang lalaki, walang manghuhusga sa bunso ni Kris.

“May kakaibang insinuation kasi kapag ang pagsasalita ni See CRISTY p20

EH KASI, PINOY

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KROSWORD

HOROSCOPE

NO. 289

Ni Bro. Gerry Gamurot

PAHALANG 1. Pagdadalamhati 5. Bahay-bata 12. Idaing 13. Kabiyak 14. Panlinis sa buhok 16. Tupad 17. Tatangkilikin 18. Bulalas ng nabigla 19. Bulalas sa Batangas 21. Ihayag 25. Bilot 27. Lamanloob 29. Ampon 31. Uri ng kahoy 32. Inuupahan PABABA 1. Gilas 2. Bagsak 3. Lira 4. Taling 6. Iduwal 7. Siyudad sa Bicol 8. Huramentado 9. Siyasat 10. Uri ng kahoy

11. Pagitan 15. Moral 18. Lapat 20. Ginhawa 21. Bayaan 22. Bayad 23. Tsok 24. Inis 26. Muli 28. Ina ni Maria 30. Tipo ng dugo 31. Bulalas ng nagulat

SAGOT SA NO. 287

DECEMBER 1 - 15, 2017

DISYEMBRE 1 - 15, 2017 Aries (March 21 – April 19) Huwag kang magreklamo kung napapansin mong mas maraming responsabilidad ang ipinapasa sa iyo sa trabaho. Tanda iyan ng pagtitiwala sa iyo ng iyong boss.

Ipakita mong kayang-kaya mo at makikita mo ang pag-asenso mo sa pagpasok ng taon 2018. Best days mo ang ika-7 at 8. Alalay ka sa ika-5, 6, 11 at 12.

Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) Panahon ngayon na parang bulag, pipi at bingi ang mga tao sa kanilang pagsashopping. Alam mo ang sitwasyon ng iyong bank account. Huwag kang makisabay kung hindi mo kaya. Wala kang dapat ikahiya kung wala kang pangregalo sa Pasko. Iwasan ang utang. OK sa ika-7 at 8. Bantay ka sa ika-1, 2, 14 at 15.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) Buwenas ka sa negosyo sa pagpasok ng Disyembre subalit may mga tinik naman ang iyong pag-ibig. Panahon na upang pagaralan mo kung ano ang nagiging problema ng inyong relasyon na parang laging dumadaan sa bagyo. Ikaw ba o siya ang problema? Masaya ang ika-7 at 8.

Kuwidaw ka sa ika-3, 4, 9 at 10.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) Mayroon ka nang katahimikan ng damdamin.

Ang galit at pagdaramdam na nasa puso mo ay nagamot na. Alam mong hindi mo kayang baguhin ang ibang tao kaya tama ka. Ikaw ang dapat magbago.

Huwag mong panghinayangan ang walang kuwentang kaibigan.

OK ang ika-1, 2, 9 at 10. Ingat sa ika-7, 8, 14 at 15.

Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) Ang mahalaga ay kailangan ka ngayon ng iyong pamilya. Hayaan mo munang iba ang magkaroon ng pag-asenso sa trabaho mo.

Darating din ang araw mo.

Kailangan mong alagaan ang pamilya mo ngayon at hindi sa isang buwan. Mahirap magsisi sa bandang huli. Suwerte ang ika-1, 2, 9 at 10. Alalay ka sa ika-3 at 4.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) May mga oras na kailangan mo lamang pakinggan ang iyong kalooban. Inuuna mo ang pakikinig sa mga nakapaligid sa iyo. Sino ba ang may huling salita, di ba ikaw iyon? Sa pagtatapos ng araw, ikaw lang ang makakaalam kung ano ang gusto mo o ayaw mo. Good ang ika-1, 2, 9 at 10.

Stress sa ika-5, 6, 11 at 12.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Pabagu-bago ang iyong isip. May oras na gusto mo siya, may oras din naman na ayaw mo sa kaniya.

Huwag kang magmadali. Kung single ka, malalaman mo kung “siya” na nga dahil anumang oras ay alam mong gusto mo siya. Kung may duda, hindi pa siya. OK ang ika-3, 4, 11 at 12.

Kuwidaw ka sa ika-9 at 10.

Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) Para sa marami, ang holiday season ay panahon ng walang katapusang party.

Nais ng mahal mo ng tahimik na buhay. Sundin mo siya. Wala kang mapapala sa pakikipag-party. Takaw-tsismis ka dahil may mga nagmamasid sa lahat ng kinikilos mo ngayon.

Mag-ingat ka. OK ang ika-3, 4, 11 at 12. Ingat sa ika-5 at 6.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) Kailangan mong balansehin ang pisikal at ispirituwal na bahagi ng iyong buhay. Hindi ka liligaya kung hindi sila balanse.

Palagi mong mararamdam ang kakulangan. Ano ba talaga ang balak mo – hindi pansamantala kundi pangmatagalan, alam mo ba? OK sa ika-3, 4, 11 at 12. Ingat sa ika-1, 2, 7, 8, 14 at 15.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) Hindi ka p u w e d e n g mabuhay mag-isa.

Wala ka sa isang isla kung kaya kailangan mo pa rin ang pakikipag-unawaan upang unawain ka rin ng iba. Mailap ang grasya sa mga taong makasarili.

Alam mo kung ano ang tama.

Iyon ang gawin mo at maaayos ang lahat. OK sa ika-5, 6, 14 at 15. Stressful ka sa ika-11 at 12.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Kung single ka, may pupukaw sa iyong natutulog na puso. Maaaring may gap sa inyong edad. Maaaring mas higit na bata o mas matanda siya sa iyo. Kung tumitibok ang puso mo para sa kaniya, huwag mong pansinin ang sasabihin ng mga nakikialam sa iyo. OK mo ang ika-5, 6, 14 at 15. Bantay ka sa ika-1, 2, 7 at 8.

Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) M a r a m i kang dapat asikasuhin upang mapaghandaan ang darating na pangangailangan.

Hindi mo pa alam kung ano iyon pero may kaugnayan sa pera.

Kung may ipon ka ngayon, huwag mong gagastahin ito. Huwag kang matutukso sa holiday season. OK ang ika-5, 6, 14 at 15. Ingat ka sa ika-3, 4, 9 at 10.

Kapag iyon ang tatak ng suot ng personalidad ay parang mas nakaaangat siya sa iba, para siyang bukod na pinagpala, sikat na sikat ang tatak na iyon ng French shoemaker-designer.

Siguradong masusuka sa pagkainggit ang ibang personalidad d’yan dahil nakatabinakakuwentuhan-nakasayaw lang naman ni Heart Evangelista ang pamosong French shoemaker sa isang malaking okasyon.

At dahil ipinanganak namang may gintong kutsara ang misis ni Senador Chiz Escudero ay siguradong marami siyang pares ng Christian Louboutin.

Siguradong iyon ang inikutan ng kanilang kuwentuhan ng Pranses.

At hindi malayong isang araw, tulad ng ibang branded bags, ay magkaroon na rin ng disenyo ng

Louboutin shoes na may obra ni Heart Evangelista.

Ang salitang class ay hindi nabibili. Milyun-milyon man ang kayamanan ng isang babae ay nababalewala iyon kundi niya kayang dalhin ang produkto.

Sabi nga, ang unggoy balutin mo man ng ginto, ay unggoy pa rin. Dahil ang natural na class ng tao ay ihinihinga niya, hindi iniimbento. Iyon ang kaniyang naturalesa.

At si Heart Evangelista, basahan man ang ipasuot mo, ay may class pa rin. Wala iyon sa uri ng kaniyang suot, lalong wala iyon sa fabric, bitbit niya ang pagiging class sa anumang pagkakataon.

Naalala tuloy namin ang isang insidente noong bagets na bagets See CRISTY p21

CRISTY...

Mula sa pahina 19 Kris ang ginagaya ng anak niya, parang stand-up comedian sa comedy bar ang dating ni Bimby, di ba? E, karamihan pa naman sa mga stand-up comedian, e, beki!

“Parang Vice Ganda, parang Chokoleit, parang Pooh, di ba?

Kung ayaw niyang hinuhusgahan ang anak niya, iwasan niyang mag-post ng ganoon,” may puntong reaksiyon ng kaibigan naming propesor. *** Pangarap ng lahat ng mga personalidad sa buong mundo ang magkaroon ng sapatos na tatak Christian Louboutin (ang tamang bigkas ay Lubutan).

Sobrang mahal kasi ang brand ng naturang sapatos.

EH KASI, PINOY!

DECEMBER 1 - 15, 2017

Ang Manitoba ay hindi raw malayong maging non-white province ng Canada, ayon sa recent census data. Possible rin daw na mangyari ‘yon sa British Columbia. *** Sinabi ni Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, na mahigpit ang ginagawang pagbabantay para maiwasan ang possible entry sa Canada ng mga teroristang ISIS. *** Sa nakaraang panayam ng mga leaders ng Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), na ginanap sa Danang Vietnam, US Pres.

Donald Trump said, he is America First, not about globalization stand of China’s President XI Jinping, na nagsabing “we need to open our economies in order to create more space for development.

Pilipinas Ang Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ay nagmungkahi na dapat palawigin pa ang Martial Law sa Mindanao.

Naghihintay na lang sila ng “go” signal from President Duterte.

Subalit ayon kay Senator Frank Drilon, ang nabanggit na panukala ay kailangang may pahintulot ng kongreso. *** Tumanggi na raw ang pangulong DU30 na makipagusap sa National Democratic Front at Communist Party of the Philippines. Terrorists na ang turing ng pangulo sa mga NPA na patuloy nakikipaglaban sa mga sundalo ng gobyerno. *** Ang National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) ay inatasan ni President DU30 na magmadali at maging magaan ang proseso tungkol sa foreign investment issues. Sa wari ko, ang isa sa kaniyang hangarin ay mabigyan ng lunas ang

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problemang dulot sa bansa ng population explosion. Kailangan ng mayoryang bilang ng mga Filipino na sila ay magkaroon ng mapagkukunan ng ikabubuhay.

Hindi dapat mangyari na sila’y napipilitan kahit sa mga mapanganib na paraan, tulad ng illegal drug trade na nakakasira sa kanilang kinabukasan. Dumadami ang iba’t ibang uri ng kriminalidad dahil sa uring “kapit sa patalim” para mabuhay. Ang Pilipinas ay may mahigit nang 103 million population ngayon, kumpara noong 1960’s na halos 70 milyon lamang. *** Naalala ko tuloy, noong September 1968 nang ako’y nakasama sa pangkat ng 12 doctors at nurses for one-month training to study family planning in Singapore. In short, nasermonan ako ni former Manila Cardinal, Jaime Sin (but that was another story).

Sa palagay ko, hindi na kailangan ng mga doctor and nurse ang nabanggit na training.

Kaya ako lang ang nakakumpleto ng attendance maging sa actual clinical activities. Sa mamamasyal at shopping, during ordinary days ang kanilang inatupag. *** Ang nakaraang ika-31st Summit of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) na ginanap sa Maynila ay tila nakaambag ng katatagan sa DU30’s administration.

Nagsilbing hamon pa sa mga bansang kasapi, na kailangan ang pagkakaisa sa pagsugpo ng criminality and terrorists sa rehiyon. Ang ASEAN nations, sa halip na Human Rights Issue ay sa trade and investment nakatutok ngayon. *** Sanhi ng nangyaring

HINAGAP

Ang Panahon Masiglang tag-init nagtampo na naman, Ang dahong luntian ay dagling nanilaw; Bumitiw sa sangang kinapitang tangkay, Nahubarang puno, mistulang kalansay! *** Tuwing nagbibihis ng panahong saplot, Ang hatid sa tao ay hapis at lugod; Masiglang tag-init, sa puso ang handog, Tag-lagas sa buhay, malamang ay lungkot! *** Klimang hahalili, pag-asa ang hatid, Sa pusong nalumbay sanhi ng tag-lamig; Ang gabi at araw laging nagpapalit, Tulad ng panahong kung minsa’y malupit! *** Ang buhay ng tao, tulad sa panahon, Laging magkaiba, kahapon at ngayon!

Paquito Rey Pacheco

kaguluhan sa Marawi City, nagsilbing paalala sa mga lider ng ASEAN nations na kailangang mapigil ang daloy ng Islamic State sa rehiyon. Pagkakaisa ng mga bansa lamang ang tanging pag-asa sa pagkakaroon ng katahimikan at katatagang pangkabuhayan ng mga mamamayan. Kumpara sa mga nakaraang pagtitipon, ang interest ng mga lider ay nakatuon sa kani-kanilang bansa. Pilipinas daw ang gainer from the one-week meetings na ginanap sa Maynila.

Si President Duterte ang siyang Chairman. Sa Singapore naman ang susunod na ASEAN summit. *** Sinabi ng pangulong Duterte na ang ASEAN ay walang iniwan sa isang pamilya. Nagtutulungan kung dumating ang panahon na kinakailangan. Halimbawa, ang pangakong donasyong bigas para sa mga displaced residents ng Marawi City, sabi ni Rody. Kung matutupad ang mga pangakong tulong na pangkabuhayan nina Pangulong Xi Jinping at Premier Li Kequiang ng China, positive effect ang maidudulot nito sa Pilipinas. Gayon din ang magiging resulta kung ang pangako ni Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ng Japan ay matutupad. Tungkol pa rin ‘yon sa infrastructure projects ng bansa. *** Ang US President Trump nang makaalis na sa Pilipinas ay saka lang nagsabi na tutulungan si President Duterte sa kampanya nito laban sa illegal drug war.

Alam kasi niya na ang problemang

CRISTY...

Mula sa pahina 20 pa si Heart Evangelista at contract star pa siya ng ABS-CBN. Mapangsilaw na ang isinusuot niyang hikaw, pati ang kaniyang singsing, kaya pinagbibilinan ng executive producer ng kanilang show ang alalay ng aktres.

“Sundan mo si Heart, bantayan mo siya sa pagbibihis, baka kung saan niya lang maipatong ang mga alahas niya! Kayamanan na ‘yan!” sabi nito sa alalay ni Heart. *** Pinanindigan ni Luis Manzano ang pagtangging maging bahagi ng muling pagratsada ng Pilipinas Got Talent. Sa ipinakikitang teaser ng show ay wala si Luis, ang nandoon lang ay sina Vice Ganda, Robin Padilla, si Freddie Garcia (FMG) at si Angel Locsin.

Nandoon pa rin bilang host si Billy Crawford pero ang balitang makakasama nito ay si Toni Gonzaga na. Out na si Luis na sa unang sultada pa lang ng show ay nandoon na bilang host.

Pero hindi naman parehas kung sasabihing si Jessy

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dulot ng drugs ay isang malaking problema rin ng Amerika. Sinabi rin ni US president Trump na siya ay nakahandang tumulong para maayos ang sigalot sa South China Sea. Ang pangulong Xi ng China ay nagsabi raw kay President Duterte na Beijing to uphold freedom of navigations sa napakahalagang daan para sa nagosyo at kabuhayan. *** Sabi ng mga kritiko, panahon na raw para matigil ang unauthorized foreign trips ng mga opisyal na nasa ilalim ng executive department. Sinabi ni President DU30 na patatalsikin sa kanilang katungkulan ang mga opisyal na gumagamit ng government funds. *** Arangkada na naman ang political dispute sa pagitan ng mayorya at oposisyong mga partido na pinangungunahan ng LP. Nakatutok ang kanilang mga galaw sa nakatakdang 2019 midterm local and national elections.

Hindi dapat ipagtaka ang patuloy na pagdami sa bilang ng mga politiko na ngayon ay kabilang sa PDP-Laban party.

Noon kasi, pinaka-kulelat sa lahat ng minority parties. Salamat daw sa mga bumalimbing at kabagkabag na taguri sa kanila ng mga kritiko.

Ang nakatatawa, mismong mayoryang partido ang nagpasimuno. Halos 20 buwan pa ang midterm national and local elections. Nagbalita na kung sinusino ang kanilang ikandidato for

senator. Ano na ngayon ang about the federalism form of government na pangarap ni President DU30?

Katas Gainer nga ba ang Pilipinas sa nakaraang ika-31 Summit at 50th anniversary ng ASEAN? Marahil nga kung mangyari ang mga pangakong tulong.

• Ang Pangulong Xi Jinpin at Premier LI Keqiang ng China ay nangako ng puspusang tulong sa larangan ng infrastructure and agriculture projects ng gobyernong Duterte.

• Gayon din ang Prime Minister ng Japan, Shinzo Abe. Subway contruction projects naman. Hindi lang daw sa Metro Manila kundi gayon din sa provinces and cities of Bulacan and Pampanga.

• Ang pangako naman ng Russian President Vladimir Putin ay mga sasakyang pandagat at nuclear energy facilities.

• Si US president Donald Trump ay nangako naman ng $14.3 million for Marawi rehabilitation projects at $2 million for drug war campaign ng Duterte administration.

Kasabihan Ano mang pangakong tulong ay walang iniwan lang sa pagtatanim ng mga punong kahoy. Maghihintay ng panahong mamunga. Malalaman kung matamis o mapakla.

Paunawa: Ang mga paksa at salitang nakasaad sa Pilantik ay sariling opinion ng may-akda at maaaring hindi opinion ng mga taga-lathala ng Pilipino Express.

Mendiola ang dahilan, nand’yan man o wala ang dalaga ay nagdesisyon na si Luis, kung magkakasama pa rin sila ni Angel sa PGT ay hindi niya tatanggapin ang trabaho.

Personal ang mga dahilan ng aktor-TV host, inilahad niya iyon nang makipagmiting sila ng kaniyang manager na si June Torrejon sa mga ehekutibo ng ABS-CBN, naintindihan naman ng mga bossing ang kaniyang desisyon.

Manang-mana si Luis sa kaniyang ina. Sa tagal na namin sa mundo ng panulat ay sukat na sukat na namin ang ugali ng Star For All Seasons.

Hindi ito nambabastos dahil palaging pinaiiral ni Congresswoman Vilma Santos ang kaniyang breeding at edukasyon pero hindi kumportable ang aktres-pulitiko na makatrabaho-makasama ang mga taong ayaw nito.

Kunwari, mayroong saloobin si Congresswoman Vilma tungkol sa isang tao, hahalik-bebeso ito sa mga katabi ng taong iyon at pangdededma ang mapapala ng taong hindi nito gusto.

Ganoon si Ate Vi, manangmana si Luis sa kaniyang mommy, hindi uso sa kaniya ang pagkukunwari. Hindi rin siya magpapairal ng magaspang na ugali, pero mararamdaman mo agad kapag mayroon siyang ayaw makasama, hindi niya pinahihirapan ang kaniyang sarili.

Hindi naging maganda ang paghihiwalay nina Luis at Angel.

Nakabukas ang libro ng naging relasyon nila hanggang ngayon dahil marami pang naaalalang hindi kagandahang karanasan si Luis noong sila pa ng aktres.

Sariwa pa ang sugat, matagal pa bago maghilom, kaya kung ang panahon ngayon ang pagbabasihan ay hindi talaga gugustuhin ni Luis na magkasama sila ni Angel sa isang kapaligiran.

Walang kasalanan si Jessy Mendiola, wala itong kinalaman sa naging desisyon ni Luis, kaya sana’y huwag namang ibunton sa sexy actress ang paninisi at pagbibintang tungkol sa senaryo.

Ayaw makasama ni Luis si Angel sa kahit anong trabaho. iyon lang iyon. Ganoon lang kasimpleng sagutin nang eksakto ang aritmetik. – CSF

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PEOPLE & EVENTS PILIPINO EXPRESS

DECEMBER 1 - 15, 2017

Jollibee pa more!

The popular Filipino fast food chain, Jollibee, opened its second Canadian location on Tuesday, November 28. The new restaurant opened at the Northgate Mall on McPhillips St. in Winnipeg just shy of a year after its first Canadian location opened on Ellice Avenue, also in Winnipeg, in

December 2016.

Just like the first time, eager Winnipeggers started to line up at 10:00 p.m. the night before the public opening just to be among the first customers. Fortunately, the overnight temperatures were not as brutal as last year.

About 60 people packed into the restaurant at the 7:00

a.m. opening. Jollibee Canada’s vice-president, Beth dela Cruz, said she wasn’t expecting lineups for the second opening in Winnipeg.

Jollibee’s third Canadian location will open in Toronto in the New Year, and more Winnipeg locations will open in the future, said dela Cruz.

Fr. Rodrigo Lazarte, Agnes Delos Santos, Honeybee Foods (Canada) Corp. Jollibee

In memoriam: the late Senator Tobias C. Enverga Jr. Senator Tobias C. Enverga Jr. was a tireless worker who brought passion, selflessness and energy to all he did, whether as a senator or advocate for the most vulnerable members of society, his Senate colleagues said.

Known affectionately as “Jun,” Senator Enverga was the first Canadian of Filipino descent to be appointed to the Senate and was a proud voice for his community and others in the Greater Toronto Area.

Senator Enverga died Thursday, November 16 while on a parliamentary trip to Colombia, with his wife Rosemer at his side.

Born in the Philippines, the 61-year-old senator represented Ontario in the Senate since 2012.

“Of his many contributions, Senator Enverga will be most remembered as a fierce advocate for persons with disabilities and a tireless champion for multiculturalism,” said Speaker of the Senate George J. Furey.

“He was respected by all of his colleagues for his kindness, his warm sense of humour and his unparalleled work ethic.

“In every aspect of his parliamentary work, Senator Enverga was not shy about sharing his deep love for Canada,” added the Speaker. “It has been a privilege to serve with him and I know he will be dearly missed by everyone in the Senate family.”

The Honourable Senator Tobias C. Enverga Jr. 1955 - 2017 Senator Enverga was the first Filipino-Canadian elected in the City of Toronto. He served as a Catholic school board trustee in Toronto and became known in the Toronto region for launching the Philippine-Canadian Charitable Foundation.

Senator Enverga was the pride of the Canadian-Filipino community and although a proud Canadian, he kept close to his cultural roots.

He was co-chair of the CanadaPhilippine Interparliamentary Group and inaugurated the annual Filipino Independence Day flag raising on Parliament Hill.

During his years at the Senate, he was a member of several standing committees and participated in a variety

of important studies on issues ranging from First Nations northern housing to Maritime Search and Rescue operations.

Additionally, he was an executive member of the ParlAmericas group and invested his energy in forging closer ties with parliamentarians from throughout Latin America and helping them to strengthen democracy and governance through political dialogue and parliamentary cooperation.

“I always believe that multiculturalism is one of the greatest strengths of Canada,” said Senator Enverga in an interview with SenCAplus.

“Being a Canadian of Filipino and Asian origin, I have that unique opportunity to represent a

The Honourable Senator and his family broader group of people, not just those in the Province of Ontario, but also members of the Filipino and Asian-Canadian communities all over Canada.”

“The Senate has come to bolster representation of groups often underrepresented in Parliament, such as Aboriginal peoples, visible minorities and women. We, as visible minorities and Asian senators, have a responsibility and the ability to share and contribute our unique values, skills, and culture to complement and enhance various Senate roles and duties for the country as a whole.”

Senator Enverga left three unfinished pieces of Senate business: A motion that senators sing O Canada each Tuesday —

matching a similar motion passed by the House of Commons in 1995.

As well, he sponsored a bill, now in its third reading — Bill S-218 — that would designate every October Latin American Heritage Month.

Finally, Senator Enverga had just introduced Bill S-242, which would provide a protection for Canadian consumers from deceptive marketing practices.

While a proud Canadian, Senator Enverga championed aid efforts when the Philippines was hit by typhoons and helped many deserving, hard-working Filipinos to come to Canada and live the dream that he considered privileged to have lived himself.

Source: Senate of Canada

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PEOPLE & EVENTS PILIPINO EXPRESS

Jollibee pa more!

Jollibee Northgate

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