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John Cacayuran, Liberal McPhillips

Kelly Legaspi, NDP Agassiz

Malaya Marcelino, NDP Notre Dame

Ted Marcelino, NDP Tyndall Park

Edda Pangilinan Manitoba Forward, Burrows

Jon Reyes, PC Waverley

Six Filipino-Canadian candidates are vying for a seat in the Manitoba Legislature in the provincial election on September 10. The following short introductions are listed in alphabetical order.

John Cacayuran, Liberal, McPhillips John Cacayuran is a first generation born Filipino-Canadian

who lives in North Winnipeg.

Completing his degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Winnipeg, Cacayuran became a provincial civil servant in the regulatory field and he was the lead investigator in the gaming industry.

As a local union president, he was part of the team that lead the amalgamation of two regulatory agencies and developed a collective

agreement for its employees.

He has volunteered as a youth soccer coach, worked on a senior’s council and is involved at his children’s daycare.

Cacayuran is running in the newly created McPhillips riding that now includes West St. Paul. He is running against Greg McFarlane (NDP), Jason Smith (Green Party), See ELECTION p4

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No homework?

Homework has always been my weak point. In elementary and high school it was normal for me to do homework when I got to school in the morning, having been too busy the previous day with friends, hobbies, and other youthful stuff to bother with assignments. I always managed, and in fact it was something of a philosophy for me: unless the homework required massive work, I knew there was always time in the morning to do them. I wasn’t going to let something like homework take away the fun of being a child.

There are currently two bills filed before the Philippine House of Representatives proposing a no-homework policy for schools. Deputy Speaker Evelina Escudero’s bill seeks to eliminate homework and limit school activities to the campus while Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas’ version wants to stop teachers from assigning homework during the weekends. I’m surprised that the proposals have been met with criticism and anger from the

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Kelly Legaspi, NDP, Agassiz Kelly Legaspi is a Registered Nurse (RN) and a mother of four children. She earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in nursing in the Philippines. She was one of the founding members and former vice-president of the Philippine Nurses Association of Manitoba, and the former vice-president of the Philippine Canadian Centre of Manitoba. Legaspi is also an educator and mentor to internationally educated nurses (IENs) and is a speaker for the Canadian Coalition for Immigrants and the Adult Education Centre’s English Program for New Immigrants.

Legaspi also operates a martial arts school for youth with her husband Red Igne. She has a 4th degree black belt in modern Sikaran and Arnis martial arts. She has also volunteered at Folklorama, Philippine Heritage Council, the Asian Heritage Council, the Manitoba Filipino Street Festival, and CancerCare Manitoba.

Kelly Legaspi is running in the rural riding of Agassiz against Eileen Clarke (PC), Hector Swanson (Liberal), and Liz Clayton (Green Party).

Malaya Marcelino, NDP Notre Dame Malaya Marcelino is a mother of two sons and a communications specialist for the president of a Manitoba-based agribusiness firm.

She is currently working on her master’s in Political Studies at the University of Manitoba. Speaking English, French and Filipino,

people, but perhaps this is because most of the news has focused on the P50,000 penalty and two-year prison time for violators. That does appear to be much, but I think the undue focus on this part takes away the attention from the benefits of not giving homework to students.

First of all, a student already spends a disproportionate amount of time in school. In the Philippines, classes start around 8 in the morning and end at around 4 in the afternoon. That’s eight hours of almost non-stop instruction and (hopefully) learning. This doesn’t count the time needed to get ready for school in the morning and the hours spent on the road. By the time a student gets home, he or she can be dead tired. But wait! They have to do homework, and this can take a few more hours. At the end of the day, a child has done nothing but school work even at home, leaving him or her with little or no time to spend on equally important things like family, friends, sports, hobbies, and the like.

Second, and let’s face it,

Marcelino holds a bachelors degree in political science from the University of Toronto.

Marcelino immigrated to Winnipeg from Manila with her family when she was four years old. Her family is well known as active leaders in the community and their church. Her mother, Flor Marcelino, served as the MLA for Logan from 2007 to 2019 and her father was an Honorary Consul General of the Philippines in Manitoba.

Malaya Marcelino is running in the newly created riding of Notre Dame. It combines parts of the former ridings of Minto and Wellington, as well as Tyndall Park, which were represented

by NDP MLAs Flor Marcelino (Wellington), Andrew Swan (Minto), and Ted Marcelino (Tyndall Park). Her opponents in this election are Donovan Martin (Liberal), Marsha Street (PC), Martha Jo Willard (Green), and Andrew Taylor (Communist).

Ted Marcelino, NDP Tyndall Park Ted Marcelino is the encumbent candidate in Tyndall Park, first elected in 2011. He and Corie, his wife of more than 40 years, have three sons and 11grandchildren.

Well known in the community for his volunteer work with new Canadians, Marcelino helped families with their Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program applications, volunteered his time as a Commissioner for Oaths and worked as counsel at the Immigration and Refugee Board.

Marcelino studied law at the University of the Philippines and worked as a municipal and litigation attorney in Manila before immigrating to Canada with his

many students get help from their parents or older siblings when it comes to homework. Education Secretary Leonor Briones says she believes this is happening: “Alam naman natin na minsan ang homework, hindi naman ang bata ang gumagawa pagdating sa bahay.” [“We know that sometimes it’s not the children who do the homework when they get home.”] It’s just one way of teaching children how to get away with shortcuts and even downright cheating.

These were what we experienced when our daughter was in school. For her, it meant waking up at six in the morning so she can catch the school bus at 7:00 a.m.. When she got home at around five in the afternoon, she would have to bury herself in homework before dinner, and often she would have to do more work after eating. By the time she got to bed we would have spent little quality time with her, and she often missed out on other activities that were also enriching (like shows, exhibits, hobbies, family time, and more), simply because there was no time.

I think the proposal to ban homework acknowledges the fact that learning is not solely based on a school’s curriculum.

A child – or adult, for that matter

– learns from all sorts of things and experiences, and doing away with homework frees children to soak in everything they can from various sources. This was one of the main reasons my wife and I finally decided to homeschool our daughter. We realized she could learn from us everything a regular school teaches – and so much more. Literally anything can be turned into a lesson, and she learns that education happens all the time, not just in school or when doing homework. More important, learning becomes fun.

But since not every child is going to be homeschooled, I think the next best thing is to take homework away from them. This, however, has to be paired with encouraging parents to make sure the free time they have is used productively. It doesn’t have to take the form of lessons. Even having a relaxed dinner together can go a long way in teaching young minds about life.

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 Editor-InChief of the Davao City-based Mindanao Daily Mirror. E-mail Jon at jonjoaquin@gmail.com.

family in 1980. He worked with the federal government for ten years, and also served as a panel member of the Residential Tenancies Commission of Manitoba.

Ted Marcelino’s opponents in Tyndall Park are Cindy Lamoureux (Liberal), Daljit Kainth (PC), and Frank Komarniski (Communist).

(Liberal), and Jasmine Brar (PC) in the Burrows riding.

Jon Reyes, PC, Waverley Jon Reyes was elected to his first term as MLA for St. Norbert in 2016. He served as Manitoba’s Special Envoy for Military Affairs.

Born and raised in Winnipeg, Reyes and his wife Cynthia have two children. Together they have owned and operated a successful small business in South Winnipeg for the past 13 years.

Reyes served 10 years in the Canadian Forces including five years stationed on the HMCS Winnipeg as a member of the Royal Canadian Navy. He was awarded the Special Service Medal (NATO) by the Canadian Forces as part of his military service.

Reyes is the founder and past president of the Manitoba Filipino Business Council. He has served as a director with the Kidney Foundation-Manitoba Branch and was recently appointed to the RCMP’s Commanding Officer’s Advisory Committee on Diversity. Reyes was also awarded the Premier’s Volunteer Service Award for his 12 years of community service with not-forprofit organizations in Winnipeg.

Jon Reyes is running in the newly created riding of Waverly.

The constituency encompasses the South Point and Bridgwater neighbourhoods. His opponents are Dashi Al-Zargani (NDP) and Fiona Haftani (Liberal).

The provincial election will be held on Tuesday, September 10, but you can vote earlier at any advance voting place in Manitoba from Thursday, August 29 to Thursday, September 5, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and noon to 6:00 pm on Sunday.

Edda Pangilinan, Manitoba Forward, Burrows Edda Pangilinan immigrated to Canada in 1976 from West Germany, where she studied and worked as a registered nurse, anaesthesiologist and midwife. She served as Honorary Consul for the Philippines in Manitoba from 2004 to 2010.

Pangilinan is the founder and president of Samahang Pilipina (a women’s rights organization), the Kapampangan Association of Manitoba, and the Filipino Healthcare Association of Manitoba. She has served in the office of the board of assessors for midwives in Manitoba as president of the Philippine Association of Midwives of Manitoba. She is also a past board member of the Philippine Association of Manitoba.

Pangilinan is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal in recognition of her work fighting racial discrimination and contributions to immigration matters.

Married to architect Cristino Pangilinan, the couple has two sons, one daughter and five grandchildren.

Edda Pangilinan is a founding member of the newly-formed Manitoba Forward Party. She is running against Diljeetpal Brar (NDP), Sarbjit Singh Gill

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Skilled immigrants and the gender gap More women are becoming the principal applicants in the Express Entry process. The number of skilled female immigrant applicants has increased significantly since 2017. The latest Express Entry report, quoted in CIC News, reflects a narrowing of the margins between male and female principal applicants.

The number of women with comparative rating system (CRS) scores over 400 has increased 56 per cent in the last two years.

More and more female applicants are declaring themselves to be the principal applicants in the Canadian Express Entry process and outperforming male applicants.

In order to measure male or female activity in skilled immigration, we can readily compare their selection outcomes with federal immigration. The first measure is participation rates, which show the number of female applicants increasing since 2016.

(See the chart on this page.)

Federal immigration (ICCRC) uses the comparative rating system to rank candidates who submit their online Expression of

Interest (EOI) profile. The EOI numbers also reveal the outcomes of men and women. Males still surpass females in terms of total EOIs submitted, but a growing percentage of women have CRS scores over 350 and female entrants with scores over 400 have increased 56 per cent since 2017.

The 2019 CRS numbers show a significant difference in the outcomes of male and female principal applicants.

Since January 2019, 75 per cent of the 39,273 female applicants had CRS scores in the range between 350 and 449, compared to 71 per cent of the 55,690 male applicants. It is important to note that the number of male EOI total profiles continues to exceed those of women but females achieved higher scores – 75 per cent versus 71 per cent.

The numbers in 2018 displayed a similar pattern – 70 per cent of women in the Express Entry candidate pool scored over 400 CRS points compared with 67 per cent of male applicants. These results for female applicants have shown a marked increase over the past three years, with 62 per cent

in 2017, 70 per cent in 2018 and the current 75 per cent for 2019.

At the high end, more women than men had CRS scores of 950 and above, a total of 65 women and 55 men.

The measure for positive outcomes is when a profile is selected from the EOI database.

The Invitations to Apply (ITA) also show the success of female submissions. Women received 37,322 invitations in 2018 or roughly 42 per cent of the 89,900 ITAs issued for the year. This number was roughly proportional to their participation rate of 41 per cent of all eligible profiles submitted.

It is significant that female participation often differs by countries. From Jamaica, 67 per cent of applicants are female compared to 61 per cent from the Philippines. Women from China (55 per cent), Russia (53 per cent) and Korea (51 per cent) are also countries where higher numbers of principal applicants were female.

The Express Entry numbers show that the gender gap is becoming less and less important for applicants. Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada shows that the percentage of

Source: Canada Immigration News women admitted to Canada has been rising by one per cent every year since 2015, and now stands at 47 per cent. Their selection, however, appears to be higher than male applicants. In 2018 there were 171,000 male EOI profile submissions compared to 109,000 female ones, but of these women made up 41 per cent of the eligible profiles. Submissions are not rated by gender but rather age, education, work experience, English or French language proficiency, presence of siblings in Canada, confirmed job offers, provincial nomination, etc. There are opportunities for both male

and female applicants. CRS points or ITAs are not based on gender.

If you are interested, check out Express Entry as an option. It is open equally to male and female skilled immigrants.

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 204-227-0292. E-mail: mscott. ici@gmail.com.

Easing into transition How to manage anxiety

As summer shifts into fall, the season of transition is before us. We feel the chill in the air, everyone is back from holidays, and the school year and kids’ activities start again. For some people, change can bring about worry and anxiety, especially if there is any sense of uncertainty.

Different people experience anxiety in different ways.

Some may use words such as “nervousness,” “fear,” “stress,” “panic,” “freaking out,” or “butterflies.”

But overall, anxiety is characterized by having overwhelming worry or thoughts that cause distress and interfere with your ability to function at home, work, or in the community. Anxiety can affect our relationships with others too.

Symptoms of anxiety can

include: • negative thinking • excessive worry • confusion • trembling • fatigue • feeling faint or dizzy • irritability • restlessness • difficulty breathing • rapid heartbeat • upset stomach or nausea • difficulty concentrating • muscle tension • insomnia Everyone experiences anxiety to some level, and there is no single cause for anxiety. Usually, a number of factors will contribute to how you experience anxiety such as genetics, your brain chemistry, and life situations. You are not able to control these factors. However,

what we do have power over is how we look at and interpret things that we experience. Core beliefs about ourselves, thinking style, and behaviours are factors that we can change. We can work to improve low self-esteem, try to change our negative thoughts, and adopt behaviours that will decrease our anxiety and stress.

Try some of the following effective anxiety-reducing strategies.

Think realistically Often times, we pay more attention to the negative, rather than the positive. Another thing that humans can do is to think of the worst-case scenario or down play our successes. So it is helpful to try to zoom out and look at the big picture. For instance, after a difficult workday, do not focus on all the things you didn’t do.

Instead, make a mental list of all

the things you did accomplish, and how well you did it.

Evaluate the benefits of worrying If it is a situation that we have little or no control over, there is not much we can do. Sometimes we worry so that we feel we are doing something to try to control the situation. But sometimes this brings about feelings of hopelessness.

Examine your thought processes Do you only see the worst possible outcome? Do you make broad interpretations from a single or a few events? e.g.

After feeling awkward at a job interview, thinking “I am always so awkward.” Try to stay away from thoughts using the words, always, never and every. e.g. “I never do a good job at work.” Be careful not to jump to conclusions or assume what others are thinking e.g. “My friend can’t go out for

coffee tonight. She must not like me anymore.”

Don’t try to be perfect We often feel more anxiety when we want to be absolutely perfect at something. However, complete perfection is impossible for anyone to achieve. The end result is that you feel more worry and hopelessness because you will continually fall short of your goals. In fact, perfectionists tend to accomplish less because they spend a lot of time correcting and going over things again and again, trying to achieve an impossible standard. Meanwhile, a non-perfectionist could have accomplished twice as much work that is at an acceptable standard.

Talk about it With any form of negative stress, it is always best to let out heavy feelings, rather than keeping See ANXIETY p9

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Not your typical back-to-school You know those back to school shopping lists that require us to purchase ballpoint pens, highlighters, and sometimes even a fancy (but often overpriced) calculator? Some of you may even be on your way to a local store right now to finish (or start? hah) your school supply shopping! Nonetheless, back to school season is upon us and regardless if you’re a student or a parent of a student, I’m sure you are well acquainted with these back to school shopping lists.

These lists help students physically prepare for school.

However, I am a firm believer in also being emotionally, mentally, and spiritually prepared! So it is my pleasure to share with you three things you should include on your back-to-school list!

Find your learning style There is something you need to know: everyone learns differently. Some people just need to hear the teacher say something once and they will remember it forever. Others will need to write it down repeatedly before it fully sinks in. There are three major learning types: auditory, visual, and kinesthetic.

• Visual learners can benefit from watching lectures, concept maps, colour coding material, and using flash cards • Auditory learners can assist learning by listening to soft background music, recorded lectures, repeating material aloud, and participating in study groups or discussion • Hands-on learners can aid themselves by taking frequent study breaks, chewing gum while studying, working while standing,

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From page 6 them to yourself. Talking to a family member, friend, counsellor, teacher, doctor or spiritual leader will help you to feel better.

Find ways to relax The behaviours and activities that you choose can be a powerful outlet for stress and worry. Some people find that journaling is a great way to sort out their thoughts and let go of anxiety. Playing a musical instrument or singing can serve as a creative outlet for stress.

Stretching is one of the easiest anxiety-reducing techniques because you can do this anywhere.

If you find that you are feeling upset or tense, take a stretch break to find immediate relief.

Yoga is an activity that combines stretching, breathing exercises and meditation, which can result in inner peace.

and doing demonstrations or fieldwork.

Understand your stress This one is a big one, and truthfully, it is something we learn and relearn throughout our lifetime. It is important to be aware of what makes you feel stressed and, more importantly, how to handle your stress. School is often a contributor to stress – heavy work loads, big exams, anticipating test results, etc. So stress is inevitable in the school environment. Prepare by making yourself a list of ideas regarding how to manage your stress. What things, activities, people help alleviate the stress? Make that list and post it somewhere where you can refer it to it throughout the school year.

Healthy habits for the win!

I am a huge believer in the impact of sleep, diet, and lifestyle towards our daily effectiveness.

Something like school requires you to exert a certain level of energy and you need fuel to push through the school year.

If you haven’t yet, identify the key healthy habits you want to improve and create a plan on how you will incorporate it in your day-to-day life this school year.

Maybe you need to sleep more?

Eat better? Be more active?

Whatever it is, identify it and make a plan to crush it!

These are just a few tips I’d encourage you all to consider as you prepare for this upcoming school year. Everyone wants to have a great school year so let’s make it count and prepare for success!

Wishing you all an amazing back to school season!

When in doubt, turn to the Internet or YouTube to find a variety of information and videos on relaxation, deep breathing, and mindfulness. Mindfulness focuses on the present moment, which can relieve anxiety because we are often worrying about what happened in the past and what will happen in the future. Being mindful means accepting what is happening in the present moment, and not being judgemental.

It is important to manage anxiety before it happens, not just when we experience it. This decreases the chances of having emotional and physical problems down the road.

People gather bundles of sticks to build bridges they never cross. – Author Unknown Cheryl Dizon-Reynante is a licensed therapist with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.

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Classroom feng shui that supports teachers and helps students learn more In our fast-paced living environment, it’s easy for kids to have a hard time winding down enough to be able to learn. For the mind to be able to focus, it’s important for the learning environment to support the ability to concentrate.

Nowhere is that more important than in the classroom.

At one time, it was thought that a child’s intellect needed stimulation and using bright colours and vibrant images in the classroom did this. However, for today’s easily distracted children, this visual stimulation could cause over-stimulation that can be an impediment to learning.

For teachers, this means classrooms and students may be more demanding, difficult to maintain control over, and a drain on busy teachers trying to cope with it all.

So, how can you support learning for students and keeping an orderly and positive learning environment that helps teachers actually teach rather than managing behaviour all the time?

Classroom feng shui is one of the answers.

We know that the right environment is essential for improving a child’s ability to focus and learn. When that environment is arranged to maximize that ability, the teacher’s job is made easier, the students enjoy learning more and are more successful at it and with their relationships in the classroom.

These tips will help you to create a classroom that helps your students thrive and help you teach more effectively and with fewer discipline problems.

Establish the teacher’s position.

It’s essential for classroom order that the teacher has control of the classroom. One way to do that is to arrange the teacher’s desk in the command position.

This is in the corner that is opposite and diagonal to the door.

This is also called the lucky corner in feng shui.

This placement naturally draws the eye inward, and expands the size of the classroom visually by anchoring the teacher at this end, and it gives the teacher a commanding presence in the

room and a feeling of support.

The teacher should have a solid wall behind her and be able to see the door and have a view of the entire classroom. This helps the teacher have support of the classroom, focus their attention on her, and gain the support of parents, while establishing her teaching role. Avoid putting the teacher’s desk in line with the door. This can create stress and severe problems for the teacher.

Set a calming tone.

It’s essential to create a calming atmosphere where the emphasis is on. Visual order is essential for lessening distraction and increasing focus. While many feng shui experts talk about classroom clutter, the clutter goes much deeper than excess papers and pens; it’s really more about visual clutter.

When busy, hectic designs or messy shelves distract the eye, concentration is difficult due to the visual noise in the room. If we use the maxim of ‘what you see is what you get,’ a visually disorderly classroom can often result in low concentration and inability to focus.

Try to streamline the classroom so that visual stimulation is aspirational, such as travel, culture, health, or nature, for example. If possible, cover busy open shelves with curtains or doors, or move to the side of the classroom where the door is located.

Use colours of nature.

Toning down the bright and vibrant images with images of nature, space, travel, or natural elements helps to keep the classroom feeling calm and focused. Green, beige and brown colours are perfect for creating a calming classroom.

Avoid the overuse of blue colours or ocean images as this can cause difficulties with emotions, apathy, colds, and respiratory illness. Children may find that they lack motivation in the presence of too much blue colour or excess watery images.

To ground active children; use colours such as beige, terracotta, or yellow. Yellow is the colour of intelligence, making it a wonderful colour that’s both grounding and enlightening.

Use this colour in the northeast, centre, or southwest corners of the classroom.

Look up.

When we try to recover a memory or think, we roll our eyes upward to engage our mind. One way to engage a child’s thought process is the help them look upwards. This can be done by decorating the ceilings with stars, a bright sun in the centre of the classroom ceiling, or images of nature.

Mobiles are another way to stimulate a child’s mind when they’re hung from the ceiling.

Simple colours and shapes are best for this.

Recognize!

Make the south corner of your classroom the fame and recognition spot for your classroom. This is the perfect location to recognize a student or students for their achievement, or just to place their photos on a board as a member of the class.

Make this the “recognition station” where students can receive treats, gold stars or as a place to spotlight members of the class.

Enhance the education corner.

This is the northeast corner of the classroom and it relates to the mind. However, the body part that is associated with the mind also needs to be stimulated – and that’s the hands. The hands are the external portions of our minds.

Help students to focus by learning sign language, keyboard, macramé, or anything that helps them exercise their hands, because this helps to engage their mind. It’s also one of the reasons why musicians are often better students in the STEM classes – because they use their hands to play an instrument.

This is a terrific area to teach students typing, learning calligraphy, painting, or anything that engages their hands.

The northeast corner is also a good location for a reading corner. This is a terrific corner of the classroom for students to learn meditation, escape with a good book, or do something contemplative, such as colouring.

Ground students.

The earth is one of the best ways to help students learn and to keep them focused. Place images of maps, globes, pictures of the earth, and mountains to help ground students and keep their attention to their subjects. These images should be placed in the northeast and southwest corners of the classroom.

The southwest corner is also the corner of the classroom that represents the female teacher.

Stones, crystals and geology projects all work well in this corner.

This is a good area for working

with problems, resolution skills, or working on relationship and inter-personal skills. Adding grounding symbols, such as a globe, help cement the teacher’s position in the class as well as focusing the students.

Start learning at the door.

Your doorway is a critical part of your home’s feng shui. The same is true of your classroom.

Enhance the classroom by enhancing your doorway with a nature theme or a theme related to the corner where your door is located.

For instance, if your doorway were located in the east corner of your classroom, any nature themed entrance would be perfect here. A learning rainforest could start with a stump and branches decorated with leaves and jungle creatures. Make your doorway make a statement for what your room is about such as space exploration, the earth and cultures, or education and learning.

What shouldn’t you add to a classroom?

A fountain. Rather than being calming and relaxing, the sound of the running water can become distracting and that can disrupt learning. A fountain can also create low motivation for learning and classroom apathy. An image of water or an aquarium would be much better than a fountain.

Keep the flow going.

Help keep energy moving in your classroom by keeping desks and tables pulled out to the centre of the room. Try to avoid having worktables pushed up against walls. By doing this, energy can move around the classroom and that helps promote energy for learning.

FENG SHUI Q&A

Question: I lost my current work at the end of August 2019. Do you have any solutions for this?

Answer: I’m really sorry to hear that.

This has not been an easy year for many men, and in September, some of the worst energy is headed your way. That’s why it’s important to take advantage of the months that offer you opportunities. Those months?

August and October. This is when you’ll really need to work at circulating and networking.

There are things you can do, though, in the meantime. Pay extra attention to your front door area. Give it a good cleaning and sprucing up. This is where your income starts, so make it attractive, organized and clean and this will help open up energy for new opportunities.

I’d also add some nice crystals or vases in the NW corner of your living room for networking luck.

You may also want to add a fan or pendulum clock here. Both will help you activate this corner – and will help hold down some of the difficulties in September. I’m especially fond of the clock, but a fan is good too.

Good luck to you!

Kathryn Weber is the publisher of the Red Lotus Letter Feng Shui E-zine and certified feng shui consultant in authentic Chinese feng shui. She has over 20+ years of feng shui study, practice and professional consultation. 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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Parang nagsalita lang sa hangin ang ina ni Gerald Anderson dahil ni katiting na sagot ay walang ibinalik sa kaniya si Bea Alonzo.

Ang mga tagasuporta lang ng aktres ang sumasagot sa ina ng aktor.

May kuwentong lumabas na kaya raw ayaw ni Mrs. Evangeline Opsima kay Bea ay dahil hindi siya pinapansin ng aktres noong sila pa ni Gerald.

Kapag nagkikita raw sila ay malamig sa kaniya ang aktres, dirediretso lang, hindi katulad ng mga nakarelasyon ni Gerald na malapit sa kaniya.

Tumutukoy sa respeto ang kuwento. Parang hindi naman kayang gawin ni Bea ang ganoon dahil siyempre, lahat ng mahal ng kaniyang boyfriend ay mahal na rin ni Bea, puwede ba namang hindi rumespeto ang aktres sa ina ng kaniyang mahal?

Hinihingi ng pagkakataon ang makabuluhang pananahimik ni Bea. Hindi nito kailangang makipagpalitan nang maaanghang na salita sa ina ni Gerald.

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Opsima si Bea para sa kaniyang anak, makababawas ba iyon sa kagandahan ng aktres?

Alam ni Bea ang kaniyang posisyon. Walang kailangang magdikta sa kaniya na kapag pumatol ang aktres sa nanay ni Gerald ay ito mismo ang mapupulaan.

Puro papuri ang tinatanggap ngayon ni Bea Alonzo dahil sa kaniyang pananahimik. Tao lang siyang nasasaktan sa mga sinasabi ng mga taong walang magawa sa buhay pero pinaiiral pa rin ng magandang aktres ang kaniyang pinag-aralan.

At siguradong alam ni Bea Alonzo na ang latang maingay ay walang laman. *** Kaliwa’t kanang pamba-bash ang inaabot ng nanay ni Gerald Anderson ngayon.

Hinusgahan din ni Mommy Evangeline ang napapabalitang pakikipagrelasyon ng kaniyang binata kay Julia Barretto. Parang kilalang manghuhula kapag yearender na tahasang sinabi ng ina ni Gerald na hindi rin sila magtatagal See CRISTY p15

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• Bea Alonzo – Hindi pinatulan ang nanay ni Gerald • Gerald Anderson – Ang nanay niya ang bina-bash ngayon • Julia Barretto – Nagpahayag na hindi niya BF si Gerald • John Lloyd – Sana’y matauhan na at bumalik na sa showbiz • Ellen Adarna – Bumalik na sa trabaho, tapos na si JLC • Angelica Panganiban – Sa kaniya ang huling halakhak • Kathryn Bernardo – Panahon talaga ngayon, back-to-back hits • James Reid – Napag-iwanan na ni Alden Richards • Vice Ganda – Basta maligaya siya kay Ion, tama na iyon • Kris Aquino – Talagang OA kapag nakahawak ng mike • Nora Aunor – Senior na, madali nang mapagod • Sanya Lopez – Never nagkaroon ng boyfriend since birth • Angel Locsin – Kering-keri ang added weight, ang ganda!

• Morissette Amon – Kontrang-kontra ang ama sa boyfriend • Derek Ramsay – Hiyang-hiya kay Andrea Torres

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Julia & Gerald

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John Lloyd Cruz

Ellen Adarna

Angelica Panganiban

Bimby, Kris & Joshua Aquino

James Reid

Kathryn Bernardo & Alden Richards

Morissette Amon

Nora Aunor

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Edwin Uy

World renowned fashion designer visits Winnipeg World-class fashion designer Edwin Uy will be in Winnipeg on Friday, September 13, 2019 for LIKHA, A benefit Fashion show gala and exhibit that will feature his outstanding creations.

Edwin Uy is a Philippinebased designer of Filipino, Chinese and Spanish descent. He earned a degree in Mathematics from the University of the East before taking his place in the fashion industry. He began his career in arts by creating fashion accessories.

His big break came in 2000 when he was commissioned by big names in the Philippine entertainment industry to design their couture. In the same year, he designed his first evening gown and national costume for an international pageant. When Peachy Manzano won Miss Tourism International in 2000, Edwin Uy began to be noticed.

In 2002, he created the national costume for April Rose Perez when she competed in the Miss Earth pageant in Malaysia. His creation won 2nd place among 80 candidates. Despite the giant feat, Edwin did not pursue pageants again until 2011. In that year, Edwin Uy took a 180 degree turn and used history for inspiration and won Best Designer of the Year in the Mutya ng Pilipinas.

In 2012, his Ifugao-Inspired dress worn by Nicole Schmitz

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From page 12 ng young actress.

Alam kaya ni Mommy Evangeline habang nagpapainterview siya kung ano ang kahihinatnan ng kaniyang mga rebelasyon? May nakapagpayo kaya sa kaniya na huwag nang makihalo pa sa kontrobersiya dahil siguradong maba-bash lang siya?

Siguro nga ay walang nakapagpayo sa kaniya o baka naman nakahanda na ang kaniyang kalooban sa kung anumang magiging kapalaran niya mula sa kampo nina Bea at Julia.

Heto na ngayon ang resulta.

Kaliwa’t kanang pamba-bash ang inaabot ni Mommy Evangeline, jingle lang ang pahinga niya ngayon, dahil talagang sunog na sunog siya sa kaniyang mga pinagsasabi.

Sobra raw naman ang pagka-believe niya kay Gerald, guwapung-guwapo raw ang ina sa kaniyang anak, pinagtutulungan siyang i-bash ngayon ng mga kampo nina Bea at Julia.

Kailangan nang sabihan ng “Welcome to the club!” ni Marjorie Barretto si Mommy Evangeline Opsima sa magkapareho nilang kapalaran ngayon.

won the Best National Costume in the Binibining Pilipinas Pageant.

Schmitz eventually took home the Miss International crown.

In 2013, Edwin’s design won 2nd place in the Miss Earth pageant, his second for the contest and in an international pageant.

The next year, he landed his first international Best National Costume Award worn by Hilarie Parungao. In the same year, Mister International winner, Neil Perez, donned an Edwin Uy national costume that placed third.

2015 saw Edwin in his element, winning for the Philippines three Best National Costumes: 1. Mister International worn

by Reniel Villareal; 2. Miss Scuba International worn by Cindy Madduma who also won the title; and 3. Miss Grand International worn by Parul Shah.

In 2016, CJ Hirro competed in Miss Global and after winning the national costume award became 1st runner up to the title. One of Edwin’s popular pieces, the Pintados, placed in the Top Three National Costumes at the Reina Hispanoamericana 2017, which was worn by title holder Wynwin Marquez.

In 2018, he bagged the Best National Costume in Miss Tourism Universe as well the Mister Tourism and Culture Universe.

This year, Miss Supermodel

*** Iniihaw na naman nang tustado ngayon sa social media si Julia Barretto. Sa isang panahon na ang akala ng mas nakararami ay nagiging malagihay na ang kontrobersiya sa pagitan nila ni Bea Alonzo nang dahil kay Gerald Anderson ay hindi pa pala.

Nagsalita pa rin ang young actress sa isang interview na ang kaniyang pahayag, “No, hindi ko siya naging boyfriend at hindi ko siya boyfriend ngayon. Therefore, wala akong inagawan ng boyfriend.

“Wala akong inahas at wala akong nilandi!” tahasang deklarasyon ni Julia sa kanila ni Gerald Anderson.

Idinagdag din ni Julia na hindi siya nililigawan ng aktor at hindi ito ang naging dahilan ng kanilang break-up ni Joshua Garcia.

Wala raw third party sa kanilang hiwalayan ng magaling na young actor.

Pero maayos ang pagsasarado niya sa interview, humihingi siya ng pagrespeto dahil hindi raw madali ang pinagdadaanan nila nina Bea at Gerald, sana raw ay igalang naman ang kanilang pinagdadaanan dahil hindi iyon simpleng problemakaranasan lang.

Diretso niyang sinagot ang See CRISTY p16

Globe handed Edwin’s creations Best in National Costume Award as well as Best in Evening Gown.

Edwin Uy is truly a phenomenal talent, a legend in the field of fashion both in the Philippines and on the international stage.

Don’t miss the chance to meet fashion designer Edwin Uy when he visits Winnipeg on Friday, September 13, 2019 for LIKHA, A benefit Fashion show gala and exhibit that will feature his outstanding creations. It will be at the Assiniboia Downs, 3975 Portage Avenue in Winnipeg.

The exhibit will be open from 3 pm to 6 pm. Gala reception and cocktail from 6 pm to 8 pm.

Fashion show from 8 pm to 10 pm.

Tickets: VIP: $50 • General admission: $30 For details, call Rey-Ar Reyes at 204-688-0574 For sponsorship call: Eva San Gabriel at 204-298-8698 Part of the proceeds will go to the Canadian Mental Health Association.

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Road Warriors I’ve written back-to-school articles for the Pilipino Express for over a decade now. Each time, I am always tempted to share my children’s lingering sadness as September approaches. Summer, as fun as it is, always goes by in the blink of an eye. It was like that when I was young and still does as an adult. The big difference this year?

The littlest Burgos is now entering high school. Over here in my neck of the woods, Nanaimo, BC, Grade 8 is considered secondary. In my hometown of Winnipeg, I believe that’s still middle school.

The kids aren’t getting younger and it will only be a matter of time when I won’t have anything relevant to write about when it’s back-to-school time (insert pouty face here). It will also be a few short years when the wee ones move out and live a life separate from Elizabeth and me (insert crying emoji here). To alleviate my sadness, we will continue to do as

much as we can while we got ‘em.

How was your summer? Were the mosquitoes bad? How was the humidity? Surprisingly, I miss those things, as that was a big part of my Winnipeg summers. You must think I’m nuts.

We didn’t make it back to Manitoba this year, but we did venture into Alberta for a couple weeks. First stop was Calgary.

This city constantly amazes me.

Each time we visit, it seems like a new community pops up close to my family’s homes. I also notice the increasing amount of Filipinos that now call Calgary home. We’re everywhere!

If you’ve never been and are planning to visit, here are a couple must dos while in Calgary. At Canada Olympic Park, check out the Skyline Luge ride. This is where you sit on a little non-powered go-kart and ride down the side of a mountain on a winding track.

Slap on a helmet and make sure

you smile for the camera. So fun!

If hurtling down a mountainside isn’t your thing, check out Rec Room. This is basically an arcade on steroids – games of all kinds for kids of all ages. What else? The kids had a blast an Inja Nation.

This is where you can try obstacles like you’d see on the TV show American Ninja Warrior. I am happy to report that I was able to beat the “Warped Wall” and “Salmon Ladder.” Sadly, my poor attempts at the obstacles made me realize I will never be a contestant on that show.

We also made our way to Edmonton. Naturally, we visited the largest mall in Canada, West Edmonton Mall. I’m assuming it still holds that title. There we braved the many amusement park rides, including “The Mindbender” roller coaster in Galaxyland. Wow! While there, you might as well strip down to your swimsuit and check out World Waterpark. They had some new waterslides. Think 50 feet high (or more, not sure, I didn’t bring my tape measure), trap door and free falling. Yeah, it’s just as scary as it sounds. Overall, it was a great trip and we got to

spend quality time with my sister and nieces who drove out from Brandon.

Closer to home, Elizabeth and I finally did it – we bought a camping trailer! After years of saying, “Yeah that would be fun,” we actually made the leap from wishing to doing. We’ve noticed people coming from far and wide to Vancouver Island just to camp.

I see a lot of Alberta license plates and a smattering of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Washington and Oregon visitors.

Apparently camping with ocean views is a thing. Who knew? My limited

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From page 15 tanong tungkol sa kanila ni Gerald, pero sa bandang uli ay nandoon ang kunsiderasyon, ramdam na ramdam din niya ang sakit na pinagdadaanan ngayon ni Bea Alonzo kahit pa hindi niya binanggit ang pangalan ng aktres. *** May mga kaibigan kaming nakita nang malapitan si John Lloyd Cruz sa isang pampublikong lugar. Napakasimple ng kaniyang gayak. Naka-rubber shoes lang siya, lumang t-shirt at shorts.

Tanong ng isang kausap namin, “Bakit parang ermitanyo na siya?

Of course naman, naliligo siya, pero bakit parang hindi?

“Parang hindi na siya nananalamin, parang nawalan na siya ng ganang pumorma. Parang pinababayaan na niya ang sarili niya,” tanong-opinyon ng aming source.

May dahilan naman kung bakit nagkakaganyan si Lloydie, galing siya sa isang nawasak na relasyon, wala namang nakikipaghiwalay na masaya pa.

Sana nga ay maging senyal na ang paghihiwalay nila ni Ellen Adarna para maisipan na niyang magbalik sa trabahong mahal niya at mahal din siya.

Magtatatlong taon na siyang nababakante, miss na siya ng kaniyang mga tagahanga, panahon na para balikan ni John Lloyd ang kaniyang trabaho. Gawin niyang

camping experience during my younger years involved tents, freshly cooked rice, adobo and BBQ on a stick. For some reason, we only camped at Rushing River Park in Lake of the Woods. Why is that, mom?

We fully intend to make good use of this new trailer of ours. Expect to see me parked in the Superstore parking lot on McPhillips next summer. Come by and say hello. Bring some food if you do.

Dale manages the communications department for a school district in B.C. positibo ang nangyayari sa kanila ni Ellen.

Nakapanghihinayang naman kung basta tatalikuran na lang niya ang pag-aartista. Pangarap niya ito, bata pa siya ay nangarap na siyang makilala, kay sana’y huwag niyang basta-basta sayangin ang pagkakataon. *** Mas maagang nagbalik sa gitna ng aksiyon si Ellen Adarna kesa kay John Lloyd Cruz. Ayon sa aming source, noong nakaraang buwan pa ay naging abala na ang sexy actress sa pictorial para sa ineendorso niyang aesthetic center, parang hindi raw nanganak si Ellen ayon sa aming kausap.

“Ang ganda-ganda niya, mas nagkaroon siya ng character noong magkaanak siya. Si Ellen pa? Maalaga siya sa katawan.

Nanganak man siya, e, hindi niya pinabayaan ang sarili niya,” papuri ng aming source.

Sutil daw ang sexy actress.

Noong nagpi-pictorial sila sa isang hotel at pasakay na sila sa elevator ay nagkakandahaba ang leeg ng mga kalalakihang nadadaanan nila.

“Alam mo kung ano ang ginawa ni Ellen? Ibinukas niya ang robe na suot niya! Ipinakita niya talaga ang katawan niya doon sa mga usisero!

“Nag-Bisaya pa nga siya na ang ibig sabihin, e, ‘Hirap na hirap pa kayo, baka mabali ang leeg n’yo, kaya ayan na, o!’ Naku, iyong mga guys ang parang nahiya!” kuwento See CRISTY p17

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From page 16 ng aming impormante.

Napabalita na ang panghihingi niya ng TPO (Temporary Protection Order) sa husgado.

Iyon ang nagpatibay sa kuwentong tapos na nga ang relasyon nila ni Lloydie.

Wala pang nagiging pahayag ang sexy actress tungkol sa hiwalayan, tahimik lang si Ellen, habang si John Lloyd naman ay idinadaan sa mga lyrics ng kanta ang kaniyang kalungkutan.

Pareho nilang isinakripisyo ang kanilang career nang magdesisyon silang magsama na sa Cebu. Pero pagkatapos lang nang dalawang taon ay tumamlay rin ang kanilang pagmamahalan na nauwi na nga sa See CRISTY p18

Sanya Lopez

Andrea Torres & Derek Ramsay

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Bulacan Association picnic in the park

by Lucille Nolasco Three years ago, the Bulacan Association of Winnipeg, Inc. (BAOWI) experienced a renewal with a new set of officers and additional members.

Originally founded in 1976

by Bernie Bernabe (deceased) of Norzagaray town, BAOWI’s goal was to unite all Bulakenyos in Winnipeg, and in helping kababayans in need, back home.

Former BAOWI presidents include: Albert Capiral, Lito Bautista, Jun Magsino, Rey Valderama, Clarita Nazario and Venancio Domingo.

Besides holding picnics and fiestas, members raise funds for Emaus Home for the Aged in Malolos and an orphanage in Bustos, Bulacan.

“We also help young people with their high school education, as association scholars,” former president and current adviser, Clarita Nazario said.

In 2003, Nazario and husband

Romy personally went home to the Philippines to facilitate the transfer and distribution of 18 boxes of relief goods raised by BAOWI for kababayans affected by super typhoon Ondoy.

On August 18, BAOWI held its annual potluck picnic at Assiniboine Park, with lots of food, games and laughter.

“It was very successful! We were happy to see new members.

There is no fee to register for membership. They can always look for our group page on Facebook or contact any of the officers and members,” Nazario said.

There are currently 300 registered members of BAOWI and the association hopes that this number will greatly increase in the future.

At present, BAOWI is busy preparing for Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando’s visit to Winnipeg, to personally induct the new set of officers and 23 towns and city representatives. Fernando is hoping to bring with him 10

celebrities to participate in a fundraising basketball game.

The new set of BAOWI officers includes: President Ray Argulla; Vice President Venancio Domingo; Secretary Rizza Reyes; Asst. Secretary Azelle Sanchez-Santos; Treasurer Charinel MalabananNavoa; Asst. Treasurer Gladys Martin; Auditor Jeff Figueroa; Asst. Auditor Madel Samaniego; PRO Carolina Nazario-Raymundo; and Adviser Clarita Nazario. Photos by John Michael Photography

Members of the Bulacan Association of Winnipeg enjoy a sunny day at Assiniboine Park, Sunday, August 18, 2019

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From page 17 hiwalayan.

Siguradong isisigaw isang araw ni John Lloyd Cruz, “Wala nga palang forever!” *** Ano kaya ang ginagawa ni Angelica Panganiban ngayon?

Humaharap kaya siya sa salamin at saka ngumingiti siya nang palihim?

Iyon ang tanong ng ating mga kababayan sa paghihiwalay nina John Lloyd Cruz at Ellen Adarna.

Si Angelica ang karelasyon ni JLC nang biglang pumasok sa eksena ang sexy actress.

Wala rin silang pormal na hiwalayan ni Lloydie, sila ang orihinal na naghiwalay nang walang pagsasarado ng pintuan ng kanilang mga puso, hindi sina Bea Alonzo at Gerald Anderson.

Siyempre’y hindi naman ipagbubunyi ni Angelica ang paghihiwalay ni Ellen at ng kaniyang ex, pero sa likod ng kaniyang utak ay iyon ang nakatatak, lihim at sarkastikong pagngiti na lang talaga ang magagawa ngayon ng dalaga.

Ang akala kasi noon ng aktres ay sila pa rin ni John Lloyd, pero mayroon na palang iba ang kaniyang boyfriend, kaya umaray na lang nang umaray sa social media si Angelica sa sobrang sakit.

Paasa ang dating noon ni Lloydie sa pananaw ni Angelica,

pinaniwala siyang sila pa rin, pero lumipad na pala sa Cebu ang aktor para kasamahin si Ellen Adarna.

Matagal na panahon ding ginamot ni Angelica ang nagnanaknak niyang sugat dahil sa pang-iiwan sa kaniya ni Lloydie, bina-bash na nga siya nang kaliwa’t kanan, dahil hinahabol daw niya ang aktor na maligaya na sa piling ni Ellen.

Pagkatapos nang dalawang taon ay ibang-iba na ang takbo ng teleserye ng kanilang buhay, hiwalay na sina Lloydie at Ellen Adarna, nakanino nga naman ngayon ang huling halakhak? *** Panahon talaga ngayon ni Kathryn Bernardo. Milya-milya ang inilayo ng kaniyang career sa mga kasabayan niyang kabataang artista.

Kino-congratulate ngayon ang young actress dahil siya ang pinakaunang Pinoy actress na nagkaroon ng back-to-back na tagumpay sa dalawang pelikula niyang umabot nang walong daang milyong piso ang kinita, ang The How’s Of Us, saka ang Hello, Love, Goodbye.

Walang pagsidlan ng kaligayahan ngayon si Kathryn dahil masaya na ang kaniyang lovelife ay matagumpay pa ang kaniyang career. At wala na rin siyang mahihiling pa dahil damay rin sa mga biyayang tinatanggap niya ngayon ang KathNails na

negosyo ng kanilang pamilya.

Pareho lang sila ng kaniyang patrner sa huli niyang pelikula na si Alden Richards na hindi na humihiling pa ngayon, puro pasasalamat na lang ang nasasabi ng Pambansang Bae, dahil parang nagtatagpu-tagpo ngayon ang mga suwerte sa kaniyang buhay at career.

Maganda ang takbo ng mga negosyo ni Alden na nakalinya naman sa mga pagkain.

Madadagdagan uli ang sangay ng kanilang Concha’s Restaurant at palaging punumpuno ang sangay ng kaniyang McDonald’s sa Laguna.

At marunong humawak ng oras sina Alden at Kathryn, binibigyan nila ng panahon ang kanilang mga negosyo, kaya naman patuloy na nagtatagumpay ang mga mundong pinapasok nila. *** Napag-iwanan na sa karera si James Reid. Si Alden Richards ang tinatawag na Box-Office King ngayon dahil sa matinding tagumpay ng pelikula nila ni Kathryn Bernardo na malapit nang sumampa sa isang bilyong piso ang kinikita.

Milya-milya na ang agwat sa kaniya ngayon ni Alden na lumaki at tumaas ang premium dahil sa Hello, Love, Goodbye, sila na ni Daniel Padilla ang pinagsasabong ngayon, out na sa argumento si James Reid.

Pakialamero raw kasi ang tatay ni James Reid, opinyon ng mas nakararami, sobra ang panghihimasok nito sa karera ng kaniyang anak kaya lumagapak ang karera ng guwapong aktor.

Opinyon ng marami ay parang nagsisimula na naman ngayon si James Reid. Hindi na siya pumirma ng panibagong kontrata, nagparelease na siya sa Viva Artists Agency, ang kaniyang ama na raw ang mamamahala sa kaniyang career ngayon.

Napakalaki ng ibinagsak ng popularidad ni James Reid, hindi rin kagandahan ang mga komentong lumulutang tungkol mismo sa kaniya, lalo na sa kampo ng mga nakakatrabaho niya sa paggawa ng TVC. Kapag hindi nagbago ang kalakaran sa career ni James Reid ay wala nang mangyayari sa kaniya sa karera, habambuhay na lang siguro siyang gagawa nang gagawa ng mga music video na kinahihiligan niya, lalo na kapag nawala pa sa kaniya si Nadine Lustre. *** Alam natin ang kalakaran na kahit walang katotohanan, kapag nakipagrelasyon ang isang lalaki sa becki ay iba kaagad ang naiisip ng marami, pera lang ng bakla ang habol ng lalaki.

Palaging ganoon. Walang ibang takbo ang utak ng mga miron kundi pera lang ang gusto ng lalaki sa

becki. Pinagtataasan ng kilay ang kuwentong mahal na mahal niya talaga ang becki kaya siya pumatol.

Siguradong iyon ang senaryong iniingatang matikman ni Ion Perez kaya kapag tinatanong siya kung karelasyon ba niya si Vice Ganda ay pagkakaibigan lang ang kaniyang tugon.

Iyon ngang hindi siya kumikibo ay pinagbibintangan na siyang pera lang ng TV host ang kaniyang habol, ang sabihin pa kaya niya nang lantaran na sila na nga, di lalo siyang nabaon sa paghusga ng mga hindi nakaiintindi?

Plastic daw si Ion, sabi ng kaniyang mga bashers, halos sa mansiyon na raw ni Vice Ganda siya nakatira ay kinakaya pa ng kaniyang sikmura na idenay ang kanilang relasyon.

Sana’y maintindihan din siya ng mga bumabatikos, kapag ipinagsigawan pa niya ang relasyon nila ni Vice ay mananakaw na noon ang kaniyang pagkatao, walang ibang sasabihin ang makakarinig kundi talagang pera lang ni Vice ang kaniyang ganansiya at hindi naman pakikipagmahalan.

Huhusgahan siya agad na wala namang hangad ang lalaki sa isang milyonaryong becki kundi pera.

Kahit walang alam ang tao tungkol sa sinseridad ng pagmamahal nila sa isa’t isa ay pera pa rin ang paniniwalaang dahilan ng kahit sino kaya siya nakipagrelasyon kay See CRISTY p19

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Ang pag-asa ng isang halimaw Marami sa atin ang nakakaalam ng kuwento ng Beauty and the Beast. Ang beast o halimaw ay dating makisig na prinsipe. Masaya ang buhay sa kaniyang palasyo.

Pero dahil sa kaniyang kasalanan, sa kaniyang pagmamaltrato sa isang taong nagpanggap na pulubi, siya ay sinumpa. Nagbago ang kaniyang anyo. Naging halimaw siya. Maging ang sigla sa palasyo ay naglaho. Nadamay sa sumpa ang mga taong nasa palasyo. Kadiliman ang naghari dito. Dahil sa kaniyang itsura, nagtago ang prinsipeng halimaw. Hindi siya lumalabas ng palasyo. Naging maiinitin din ang kaniyang ulo. Ang tanging pag-asa lamang ng halimaw at ng palasyo ay kung may umibig sa halimaw nang buong puso. Dumaan ang mahabang panahon. Tila wala ng pag-asang mapalaya mula sa sumpa ang halimaw, ang palasyo at iba pang nakatira dito. Sino nga naman ang maliligaw sa madilim at malungkot na palasyo? Sino nga naman ang maaaring umibig sa

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From page 18 Vice.

Mahirap ang kalagayan ni Ion Perez. Magdenay siya ay plastic ang ikakabit na paglalarawan sa kaniya. Umamin siya ay hustler naman at mukhang pera ang ipanghuhusga sa kaniya.

Saan nga ba naman siya pupunta? *** Kapag nakahawak na talaga ng mikropono si Kris Aquino, asahan mo nang kung anu-anong rebelasyon ang bibitiwan niya, makaganda man ang kaniyang sinasabi o hindi tungkol sa taong pinatutungkulan niya.

Parang baril ang tingin ni Kris sa mikropono, isang armas na napakamakapangyarihan, ang problema nga lang kung minsan ay baril lang siya nang baril nang walang direksiyon.

Sa ika-36 na taon ng pag-alala sa pagpaslang sa kaniyang ama ay napakalinaw ng naging pahayag ni Kris sa harap ng puntod ng kaniyang mga magulang.

Ang sabi ni Kris dahil maraming naghahanap kay dating Pangulong Noynoy, “He is sick.

He is not okay. I’m not at liberty to say what’s wrong with him.”

Idinagdag din ni Kris na nag-iisa lang na naninirahan ang kaniyang kuya sa Times Street.

Humingi pa siya ng panalangin.

May kakambal na patutsada rin ang kaniyang pahayag sa mga taong dating nakapalibot sa kaniyang kuya noong nanunungkulan pang pangulo pero nang bumaba na sa posisyon ay lumundag na sa ibang kuwadra ang mga kaalyado nito.

Natural, nang-imbita ang kaniyang litanya ng kaliwa’t kanang opinyon ng buong bayan.

prinsipeng halimaw?

Pero ang lahat ng ito ay nagbago nang dumating ang babaeng si Belle, na si Beauty. Nanatili si Belle sa palasyo ng prinsipeng halimaw bilang kapalit sa kalayaan ng kaniyang tatay na kinulong ng halimaw. At sa kaniyang pananatili sa palasyo, natutunang ibigin ni Beauty ang prinsipeng halimaw.

Ang kuwento ng Beauty and the Beast ay nagpapaalala sa atin tungkol sa ating sarili. May halimaw sa bawat isa sa atin. Pero alam n’yo bang may panahon na namuhay ang tao na napakaganda sa paningin ng Diyos? Nang likhain ng Diyos ang tao, nilalang niya tayo na kawangis niya. Tayo ang kaniyang obra maestra. Ang kaniyang ibang nilikha tulad ng mga hayop at halaman ay hindi maihahambing sa pagkakalikha sa atin ng Diyos. Hiningahan niya tayo ng buhay. Maganda rin ang lugar na tinirhan ng unang lalaki at babe na si Adan at Eba. Pero dumating ang kasalanan nang

suwayin nila ang Diyos. Ang buong sangkatauhan ay napasailalim sa sumpa. At dahil sa sumpang iyon, tayo ay naging marumi sa harap ng Diyos. Nagmistula tayong halimaw.

Kahit sa ating paligid, nakikita natin ang halimaw sa puso ng tao. Makinig ka lang ng radyo, manood ka lang ng TV o magbasa ka lang ng diyaryo, mababalitaan mo na ang sari-saring krimen na nagaganap tulad ng rape, pagnanakaw, pagpatay, panloloko, at pang-aabuso.

Ang halimaw sa ating puso na tinutukoy ko ay walang iba kundi ang kasalanan. Dahil sa kasalanan, hindi tayo maaaring maging katanggap-tanggap sa paningin ng Diyos. Pero mabuti na lang at dumating ang saklolo.

Kung paanong dumating si Beauty at inibig ang halimaw, gayundin ang ginawa ng Diyos sa atin.

Inibig niya tayo kahit na tayo ay makasalanan. Sa kuwento ng Beauty and the Beast, hinalikan ni beauty ang halimaw at ito ay

naging isang makisig na prinsipe muli. Ang palasyo ay naging masigla. Nakalaya rin ang mga tao sa palasyo na nadamay sa sumpa. Pero sa ating kaso, higit pa sa halik ang binigay sa atin ni Hesus. Iniwan niya ang masarap at marangyang buhay niya sa langit kapiling ng kaniyang Ama upang bumaba sa lupa at tuparin ang kaniyang misyon. Naging tao siya upang abutin ang tao.

Nagpakasakit siya at namatay sa krus para tayo ay makalaya mula sa sumpa at kapahamakang dulot ng kasalanan. Dumating siya para magkaroon tayo ng buhay na ganap dito sa lupa at sa magpasa walang hanggan.

Si Hesus na matuwid, na walang bahid kahit katiting ng kasalalan, ay ibinilang na nagkasala para maging matuwid tayo sa harapan ng Diyos. Inako at pinasan niya ang dapat na naging kaparusahan ng ating mga sala.

Ginawa niya iyan dahil mahal niya tayo.

Kaya kaibigan, huwag ka nang

mag-alangan lumapit sa Diyos.

Iniibig ka niya. Nais niyang baguhin ka. Alam niyang pagod ka na sa buhay na walang patutunguhan.

Siya lang ang makapagtutuwid ng ating buhay. Siya ang Diyos – ang ating tanging katuwiran.

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 6:15 p.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.

Sukat ba naman niyang sabihin na wala siyang karapatang sabihin kung ano ang sakit ni P-Noy! Maraming nagpalagay na siguro’y matinding sakit sa lungs ang kaniyang sakit dahil alam naman ng buong bayan kung gaano kalakas manigarilyo ang dating pangulo.

Pero pagkatapos nga lang ng dalawang oras ay heto na ang opisyal na pahayag ng dating pangulo na wala itong nakaaalarmang sakit. Dahil lang daw siguro sa pagpapabagubago ng panahon ang kaniyang kundisyon kaya wala ito sa pagalala sa ika-36 na anibersaryo ng pagpaslang sa kaniyang ama.

Hay, naku! Ito talagang si Krissy, umo-OA din basta may time! *** Superstar si Nora Aunor, kaniyang-kaniya ang titulong iyon at walang sinumang makaaagaw sa kaniyang trono, pero tao pa rin ang Superstar at hindi imortal.

Sa kaniyang edad ngayon na 66 na ay natural lang na mayroon na siyang mga nararamdamang kakaiba sa kaniyang katawan, kailangan na niyang humingi ng tulong sa mga vitamins, maitatago ang edad pero ang nararamdaman ay hindi.

Sakitin na ngayon si Nora, pero mga ordinaryo namang sakit

iyon na sabi nga ay malayo sa bituka, iyon ang dahilan kung bakit nagbibigay siya ng oras sa kaniyang pagtatrabaho.

Maaga siyang dumarating para maaga rin siyang makunan, maaga rin ang kaniyang pack-up, hindi na siya puwede sa magdamagang pagtatrabaho.

Sa pakikipagkuwentuhan namin sa magandang aktres na si Sanya Lopez na kasama ng Superstar sa bago niyang pelikula ay hindi matapus-tapos ang papuri ng magandang dalaga sa Superstar.

Sabi ni Sanya, “Napakasuwerte ko po dahil nabigyan ako ng chance na makatrabaho ang Superstar.

Iba po, ibang-iba ang experience,

napakahusay po talaga niyang umarte.

“Kapag tinititigan ka na niya, mayroon pong ibang feeling na hindi mo alam kung saan nanggagaling, basta, mamemesmerize ka na lang sa kaniya,” masayang kuwento ni Sanya Lopez.

Sabi nga, napakaraming bituin sa langit pero may isang uri ng bituin na nakasisilaw ang liwanag, iyon ang bituin ng nag-iisang Superstar na si Nora Aunor. *** Nakilala na namin nang personal si Sanya Lopez. Siya ang dahilan kung bakit palagi naming See CRISTY p21

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SEPTEMBER 1 - 15, 2019

SEPTEMBER 1 - 15, 2019

Nakahanda na ang mga botante sa Winnipeg at iba pang lungsod sa Manitoba sa nakatakdang September 10 elections. Nasa kanilang mga kamay ang pasiya sa nakaupong PC government, and other political parties na NDP at LP. Ang three dominant parties ay may kani-kaniyang pakulo na panilo ng boto.

Nabalita na may karagdagang benepisyo para sa mga seniors.

Ano kaya ‘yon? Gayunman, para sa mga kabataang students of universities and colleges, ang mga botante ay walang positive news na nababalita at/o naririnig mula sa PC, NDP at LP. Ang magpaaral ng mga anak, para sa mga magulang ay malaking problema.

Opo nga, may discount sila na nakasulat sa Winnipeg Transit, subalit sapat na ba ‘yon? Sa tototo lang, maraming napipilitang tumigil ng pag-aaral dahil ang kanilang mga gastusin ay hindi makayanan ng kani-kanilang mga magulang sanhi ng umiiral na high cost of living.

Isang magandang legacy ng mga elected government officials sa mga magulang kung ang mga estudyante ay pagkakalooban ng higit na malaking per cent discount na bayad sa mga Winnipeg Transit na patungo at pabalik mula sa kanilang mga pinapasukang colleges and universities. *** Tinanggihan daw ng federal Liberal ang hinihiling na gastusin ng Manitoba communities sa border ng Canada-US. Ang hinahangad ng mga namumuno sa Canada’s communities ay mapalitan daw ang kanilang nagagastos sa mga refugee at iba pang mga nasa US na lumilipat ng tirahan sa Canada.

Pilipinas Pinagtibay na ng Department of Transportation noong ika-14 ng Agosto ang kontrata ng San Miguel Corporation para sa 734 billion pesos na New Manila International Airport sa Bulakan, Bulacan. Tatlong contractor companies ang involved – ADPi, MeinHardt, at Jacob Engineering Group. Ang nabanggit na mga companies din umano ang gumawa ng Changi Airport sa Singapore, US Atlanta Airport, at Charles de Gaulle Airport sa France.

Sinabi ng SMC president at COO Ramon Ang, na sisimulan ang proyekto on or before the end of 2019 at maaaring magamit na on or about 4 years from now. Maguguitang si Pangulong Duterte pa mismo ang umaktong Chairman ng NEDA nang

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nagpatibay ang hinarap na alok ng SMC. Ang NMIA sa Bulakan, Bulacan ay makakaluwag sa traffic congestion sa Metro Manila dahil sa halos magkasabay na proyektong Metro Manila Express Ways and Class Rail ways from Valenzuela to Malolos.

Ang mga mangingisda na apekto ng construction ay bibigyan din ng lugar na kanilang mapagkukunan ng hanap-buhay na mahuhuling isda at pagkakalooban din daw sila ng mga bahay na malapit sa panggagalingan ng kanilang kabuhayan. *** Sapagkat tag-ulan na, ang problema na dulot ng pagbaha ay hindi lamang sa Metro Manila mararanasan kundi sa marami pang lugar ng Pilipinas.

Malamang na ang pag-ulan sa bansa ay maaaring tumagal pa hanggang Disyembre 2019. *** Sa mga problema ngayon ng gobyernong Duterte ay pangunahin din kung papano mapipigilan ang infrastructure ng China sa West Philippine Sea/South China Sea. Gayon din ang naglalayag na mga Chinese vessels na hindi man lamang humihingi ng pahintulot. Ang pangyayari ay waring abuso sa friendship relations nina president Duterte at Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Ang Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. ay nagharap na raw ng diplomatic protest sa China tungkol sa waring abuso sa friendly relationship. Gayunman, ang tunay na resulta ng ikalimang pagbisita sa Beijing ng pangulong Duterte ay magbibigay ng liwanag sa magiging reaksiyon ng Chinese president tungkol sa West Philippine Sea/ South China Sea. *** Tungkol naman sa economic issues, ang umuunlad na mga bansa kaparis ng Pilipinas ay malamang na hindi makaiwas sa negative effect na dulot ng US-China trade war. Kailangan ng Pilipinas ang mga foreign investors bagaman sa larangan ng political situation ay waring nasa ayos na kalagayan pa rin ang Pilipinas.

Ang 2019 ay political year sa US. Ang Republicans sa ilalim ng liderato ni President Trump nahaharap sa economic and political issues kaya dapat ang US president sana mismo must cut some kind of trade agreement.

Buti na kung mayroon, if none that may deter his re-election

bid dahil determinado ang Democrats na siya ay mapalitan sa pagkapangulo. *** Maraming Filipino OFWs sa Hongkong na apektodo ng tinaguriang Triad Society. Ang sanhi ay dahil sa pangamba ng mga namumuno doon na baka pakialaman ng China ang kanilang mandate na semi-democratic autonomous government na kabaligtaran ng one-China policy.

May mga Filipinong nakiisa sa protesta na dinampot at kinasuhan.

Maraming mga Filipinong naghahangad na umuwi sa Pilipinas subalit stranded sa airport na kailan lang muling binuksan. Ang nangyayaring kilos protesta doon ay halimbawa ng magulong sambayanan.

Nabalita na ang isyu ay nakarating na sa Canada. May mga kilos-protesta na raw na nangyari sa Vancouver at Toronto na nakikiisa sa pinaglalabang isyu ng Hongkong na autonomous democratic rules. Sana naman ay hindi na lumala ang sitwasyon at ang maghari ay kapayapaan.

Kung sakaling ang Triad Society sa Hongkong ay hindi makayanan ng kanilang police forces, possible that the China military may take over. Kung mangyari, ang mga Filipino OFWs doon na magsilisan ay malamang hindi na magsibalik at sa halip ay magtungo na lang sa Japan, Taiwan at sa iba pang lugar sa South Korea. Pati mga Bilyonaryong Tsino sa Hong

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From page 19 pinanonood noon ang seryeng Cain At Abel.

Bukod sa gandang-ganda na kami sa dalaga ay marunong din siyang umarte. Hindi siya nakakahiyang panoorin, tututukan mo ang husay niya sa pagganap lalo na sa madadramang tagpo, aktres si Sanya Lopez.

Naging guest namin siya sa Take It. Per Minute, Me Ganoon.

Katabing-katabi namin si Sanya kaya nakita namin at nakilatis ang kaniyang mga katangian. Malinis siya sa katawan, puwede siyang maging endorser ng toothpaste sa ganda ng kaniyang mga ngipin, hindi mo rin siya maiba-blind item dahil pati ang kaniyang mga kuko ay malinis na malinis.

Nakakatuwang malaman na wala pa pala siyang nagiging boyfriend mula nang ipanganak siya. Tama, no boyfriend since birth si Sanya, napakasuwerte ng kaniyang pakakasalan dahil talagang wala pa siyang anumang karanasan tungkol sa kamunduhan.

“Naligawan din naman po ako, pero talagang ayoko munang makipagrelasyon. Mahirap po kasing pagsabayin ang lovelife at ang career.

“Para sa akin kasi, e, heto na ang magagandang opportunities, sayang naman kung palalampasin ko pa,” katwiran ni Sanya.

Doon na pumasok sa utak namin nina Manay Lolit Solis at Mr. Fu ang pagrereto kay Sanya sa nakasabayan niyang mag-guest na si Javi Benitez, ang humble na anak ni Congressman Albee

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Kong ay malamang magsialis din doon at possible to migrate at Canada or Australia. *** Ang August 21 ay tinagurian na Ninoy Aquino Day, batay sa Republic Act 9226 na nilagdaan ng former President Gloria M. Arroyo noong 2004. Noong ika-36 taon ng kamatayan ni Ninoy, sinabi ng pangulong Duterte na tularan si Ninoy. Ang Manila International Airport ay pinangalanang Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) dahil doon sa tarmac siya binaril at namatay.

Naalala ko tuloy na si Ninoy ay nakasama ko sa Taiwan noong June 1968. Gobernador siya ng Tarlac noon at ako naman ay Chairman ng Rural Broadcasters Council of the Philippines.

Labindalawa kami na pinadala ng gobyerno na ang gastos ay from the USAID Manila. Inalam namin ang mga agricultural practises

and programs doon. Taiwan noon was as model of Land Reform Programs ng US. Naalala ko tuloy ang sinabi sa akin ni Ninoy. “Hindi puwede ‘yan sa Pilippines.” *** Mga tatlong taon na lang mula ngayon marahil political year na naman sa Pilipinas na ending ng six-year term ng pangulo, sa 2022. Ngayon lang ramdam na ng taumbayan ang body language ng mga interesadong maging pangulo. Malamang na may mga kaalyado ngayong mayoryang political party ay maging opposition presidential candidates.

Kasabihan Sa politika, kapanalig noon kakontra ngayon.

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.

Benitez Libreng makipagrelasyon ang binata, wala itong karelasyon, kaya para kaming mga matchmakers talaga sa pang-uulot kay Javi na ligawan si Sanya.

Walang masama! *** Totoong nadagdagan ang timbang ni Angel Locsin, kitangkita naman iyon sa kaniyang seryeng The General’s Daugther, hindi iyon maitatago ng kahit anong anggulo pang gawin ng mga camera.

Palagi siyang naka-jacket, magandang pangtago ng mga sobra-sobrang timbang ang makapal na jacket, pero naman!

Kung ang babae namang madadagdagan ng timbang ay kasingganda ni Angel Locsin ay tapos na ang argumento. Keringkeri niya ang ganoon dahil sa kagandahang mayroon siya, napakaganda ng aktres lalo na kapag konting-konti lang ang kaniyang make-up, saka nakapusod ang kaniyang makintab at malusog na buhok.

Komento ng isang kaibigan naming young lawyer, “Napakasuwerte naman talaga ni Neil Arce! Nakakatawa nga, kapag tinatanong ako ng mga friends ko kung kailan ako makikipagrelasyon, ang lagi kong sagot, e, hinihintay ko lang na maging single si Angel Locsin!

“Saka carry niya naman kung tumaba man siya, hindi siya dapat i-bash, dahil kung ganoon naman kaganda ang lumaking babae, e, panalo pa rin siya!” sabi ng abogado naming kaibigan.

Korek na korek!

*** Kaya naman pala ganoon kagaling kumanta si Morissette Amon na bigay na bigay ang emosyon ay dahil napakalalim ng kaniyang pinaghuhugutan. Siya ang unang female singer na narinig naming kumanta ng Versace On The Floor.

Ang ganda-ganda ng boses ni Morissette, abot na abot niya kahit ang pinakamatataas na tono na parang effortless lang siya, puso ng dalaga ang kumakanta at hindi basta bibig lang niya.

Ilang buwan na siyang hindi umuuwi sa kanilang bahay, magkakontra sila ng kaniyang ama na ipino-post pa ang kanilang mga problema at hindi na lang nila pag-usapan nang sila-sila lang, nakatinda tuloy sa social media ang hindi nila pagkakasundo.

Kontrang-kontra ang kaniyang ama kay Dave Lamar, ang musikerong boyfriend ng magaling na singer, nasa wastong edad na siya para makipagrelasyon pero kung bakit galit na galit ang kaniyang tatay.

Hindi totoong nakikipag-livein na si Morissette sa kaniyang boyfriend, nasa pangangalaga siya ng kaniyang manager, walang katotohanan ang kuwentong lumabas na ipinagpalit niya ang kaniyang pamilya kay Dave Lamar.

Hindi rin totoong pinabayaan na lang ni Morissette ang kaniyang pamilya, lahat ng naiipon niya ay naiwan sa mga ito, ipinagpatayo pa niya ng bahay ang kaniyang pamilya.

Nakakalungkot lang ang kuwento tungkol sa mga See CRISTY p22

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KROSWORD

HOROSCOPE

NO. 331

Ni Bro. Gerry Gamurot

PAHALANG 1. Respetado 10. Kakulangan 11. Saka 13. Manhid 15. Katad 17. Kasunduan 19. Bayaan 20. Angat 21. Unlapi 22. Iligaw 25. Nais 28. Kinuha ang pagkakataon 30. Kabiyak 31. Lilisan 32. Taguyod 33. Salita 34. Lastiko PABABA 1. Ilagay sa gilid 2. Huni ng daga 3. Talaga 4. Kanta 5. Titulo ng bayani 6. Labanan 7. Panglaw 8. Hulapi

9. Timbang 12. Sardinas 14. Alaga 16. Notang musikal 18. Pang-abay 20. Anak ng kuto 21. Milagro 22. Lamanloob 23. Inari 24. Tangan 25. Ikubli 26. Antala 27. Bendahe 29. Pangatnig

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SEPTEMBER 1 - 15, 2019

SETYEMBRE 1–15, 2019 Aries (March 21 – April 19) Iwasan mo ang malakihang gastos ngayon.

OK lang kung basic needs mo tulad ng groceries, gas at pang-kalusugan, pero kung pangluho, tulad ng designer na sapatos o damit o bag, hintay muna. Marami kang totoong kaibigan. Masaya ang Setyembre mo. OK ang ika-6, 7, 14 at 165.

Ingat sa ika-1, 12 at 13.

Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) Magkakaroon ka ng heart-toheart talk sa isang tao na akala mo ay lumayo na sa iyo. Mas maliliwanagan mo ngayon kung sino ang nagkulang sa inyong dalawa. Pakinggan mo siya.

Kung masasagip pa ang relasyon, bigyan mo sana ng pagkakataon.

Mapalad ka sa ika-6, 7, 14 at 15.

Bantay ka sa ika-2, 3, 8 at 9.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) Sabi nila, nasa iyo na ang lahat. Alam nilang kuntento ka sa buhay mo. May naiinggit sa iyo na susubukang guluhin ang isip mo. Tatagan mo ang damdamin mo at huwag kang magpapadala sa tsismis. Isipin mo muna kung ano ang motibo ng maghahatid ng balita. OK ang ika-6, 7, 14 at 14. Ingat sa ika-4, 5, 10 at 11.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) Mararamdaman mo na mas matindi ang pagmamahalan ninyong dalawa sa pagpasok ng buwan. Nai-insecure kaya siya?

Baka nga! Nakikita niya na mas maraming pumapansin sa iyo ngayon at malamang, kung magpapabaya siya, baka makawala ka pa! Lucky ang ika-1, 8 at 9.

Ingat ka sa ika-2, 3, 14 at 15.

Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) Masyado kang exposed sa lahat.

Wala ka nang naitatago sa buhay mo. Gusto mo ba ito? Mas mabuti yatang manahimik ka na muna.

Wala naman silang naitutulong sa buhay mo pero pinapakialaman nila lahat ng ginagawa mo.

Mahirap ang maging parang robot. Suwerte ang ika-1, 8 at 9.

Alalay ka sa ika-4, 5, 10 at 11.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) Medyo pagod ka ngayon – katawan, isip, emosyon. Parang natutuyo ang pakiramdam mo.

Mas mabuting lumayo ka muna sa normal na routine ng buhay mo. Magbakasyon ka. Kung hindi ka makakalayo muna, ibahin mo ang pang-araw-araw na ginagawa mo. Masaya ang ika-1, 8 at 9.

Kuwidaw sa ika-6, 7, 12 at 13.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Huwag mong papatulan ang mga nag-aalok sa iyo ng kung anuano kahit parang mabait sila sa iyo.

Ang dahilan nito’y may ibinebenta sila sa iyo. Pinaghirapan mo ang ipon mo. Baka ito mawalang parang bula kapag pinasukan mo ang inaalok nila sa iyo ngayon. OK ang ika-2, 3, 10 at 11. Kuwidaw ka sa ika-4 at 5.

Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) Madalas kang mabugnot.

Napapansin ng mga kasama mo na mabilis nang uminit ang iyong ulo. Hindi ka ganito noon. Kailan ka nagpatingin sa doctor? Baka may ibang dahilan ang pag-ikli ang iyong pasensya. O baka naman kulang ka sa bakasyon. Relax muna. OK ang ika-2, 3, 10 at 11.

Ingat ka sa ika-1, 6, 7, 12 at 13.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) Stressed out ka dahil masyadong marami kang iniisip. Hindi mo na tuloy alam kung ano ang mas importante dahil parang lahat ay kailangan mong bigyan ng pansin.

Maupo ka, tahimik, at linisin mo ang clutter ng isip mo. Balansehin mo ang buhay mo. OK ang ika-2, 3, 10 at 11. Stressful sa ika-8, 9, 14 at 15.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) May energy ka kung kaya halos lahat na lang ay sinasalihan mo.

Stop! Bago ka magbuhos ng oras sa iba, baka naman napapabayaan mo na ang pamilya mo? O baka naman nakakalimutan mong hindi ka makina at kailangan mo ring magpahinga. Ikaw muna bago iba. OK ka sa ika-4, 5, 12 at 13. Stressful sa ika-1, 6 at 7.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Marami ka nang pagsubok na dinaanan sa buhay mo. Itong problema ngayon, sisiw lang iyan kumpara sa mga problema mo noong araw. Huminga ka nang malalim at pag-aralan mong mabuti ang puno’t dulo nito. Kaya mo ito, huwag ka lang maging emosyonal.

OK ang ika-4, 5, 12 at 13. Ingat sa ika-2, 3, 8, 9, 14 at 15.

Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) M a g a n d a ang pasok ng Setyembre para sa iyo at pamilya mo. Maayos ang inyong hanapbuhay at malayo kayo sa mga intriga. Palagiin mong positibo ang isip at iwasan mo ang mga tao na alam mong mahilig sa tsismis.

Ipaalam mong wala kang panahon para sa kanila. Lucky sa ika-4, 5, 12 at 13. Ingat sa ika-10 at 11.

kaniyang leading lady.

Grabe naman kasi ang mga salitang ibinabato ng mga kampi kay Joanne Villablanca, dating karelasyon ni Derek, laban kay Andeng.

Ang unang pinagdiskitahan ng mga ito ay ang dibdib ni Andrea na ayon sa kanila ay hindi naman natural kundi salamat po, doktor lang.

Retokado rin daw ang kaseksihan ni Andrea, fake, walang-wala raw kumpara sa natural na kagandahan ng dating girlfriend ni Derek.

Mahaba man ang pisi ng pasensiya at malawak ang pangunawa ng edukadang si Andrea ay natural lang na nasasaktan siya sa grabeng pamba-bash sa kaniya ng mga tagasuporta ni Joanne Villablanca.

Ano nga ba naman kasi ang naging kasalanan niya, siya ba ang third wheel sa hiwalayan nina Derek at Joanne, samantalang wala naman siyang kaalam-alam tungkol doon?

Habang pinipintasan at sinasaktan ng kampo ni Joanne si Andrea ay lalo siyang mapapalapit sa kalooban ni Derek Ramsay.

Alam ni Derek ang totoo, hindi si Andrea ang naging dahilan ng paghihiwalay nila ni Joanne, kaya hindi dapat kinakaladkad ang kaniyang pangalan sa naging problema ng dalawa.

Nakaka-insecure naman kasi talaga ang kaseksihan ni Andrea Torres, siya ang pinagkakaguluhan ngayon ng mga kalalakihan, kaya ganyan na lang ang galit sa kaniya ng mga kampi sa ex ni Derek.

– CSF

CRISTY...

From page 21 personalidad na kumikita na nang malaki. Sa kanila na lang umaasa ang kanilang mga pamilya. Wala namang masama sa ganoon pero sana’y kumikilos din ang kanilang mga mahal sa buhay para magkatulung-tulong sila.

Mabigat na responsibilidad ang ganoon para sa anak, lalo na’t hindi naman siya ang padre de pamilya na dapat gumanap sa tungkulin, nababagot ang personalidad sa ganoon na nauuwi sa pagsasarili na lang sa buhay. *** Hindi na lang pinagkaabalahang sagutin pa ni Derek Ramsay ang mga bashers ni Andrea Torres pero siguradong sobrang hiyanghiya ngayon ang hunk actor sa

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