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MARCOS ACTS ON ECONOMY, FOOD CRISIS, HEALTH ISSUES President rolls up sleeves in his first week in office

By ALFRED GABOT, Editor-in-Chief

MANILA – Following their oath taking and takeover on June 30, national, congressional and local officials led by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte immediately rolled up their sleeves and started working on their plans and programs which they articulated Page 9 during the campaign.

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PRESIDENT FERDINAND MARCOS JR. with members of his family, including First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, former First Lady Imelda Marcos, sisters Sen. Imee Marcos and Aimee and his three sons at his inaugura�on at the Na�onal Museum.

Marcos retains Despite brewing health crisis, Romualdez as PHL still has no Health chief ambassador to US

By Be�ng Laygo Dolor, Editor

Bulos daughter: Memorial sign honors late leader and all Filipino Americans

By Cherie M. Querol Moreno ELIZABETH Ramilo was driving to work on the morning of June 27 when a road sign grabbed her attention blaring: ALICE PEÑA BULOS MEMORIAL FREEWAY. Ramilo had long known of state and local officials‘ efforts to honor her mother in perpetuity, but she was unaware the sign already had been installed on Skyline Boulevard.

The South San Francisco resident said she was elated near tears to see the memorialization fulfilled.

“O Ma, you see, your dedicaBulos Ramilo was near tion to others is recognized by Elizabeth tears to see her mother officially your allies and all thePage 11 honored on Skyline Boulevard.

MANILA – The COVID-19 pandemic is still very much around, even as a new threat to the country’s healthcare system looms in the not-too-far horizon. Despite this, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has yet to appoint a Health secretary.

Dengue fever has appeared in various places throughout the archipelago in the past few weeks, but the Department of Health (DOH) still does not have a plan to address the threat.

Meanwhile, the renewed spike in COVID-19 cases continues, with the DOH logging a 60 percent increase in new cases this week compared to last week.

Infectious disease expert Dr. Edsel Salvaña – whose name has been mentioned as a possible Health secretary – said on Tuesday, July 5, that COVID-19 has become endemic to the Philippines.

He defined the situation as “endimicity,” adding that new cases could rise to between 2,000 to 5,000 a day, but should not be cause for alarm.

New dengue cases, on the other hand, is another matter.

A former president of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) said this week that the number of dengue cases had reached “alarming” proportions. Page 8

Ambassador Romualdez WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reappointed H.E. Jose Manuel G. Romualdez as the Philippine Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to thePage 10

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Imelda holds 93rd birthday party in Malacanang, Imee defends event enator aria elda ee arcos eldest child also reeted her other in another ace oo ost. he said later that the party was only for simple “merienda” ut the enu the dress of the uests and olden edallions ith icture of arcos hich ere i en to uests ould not confir her state ent of a si le art . oda ar s the rd irthda of or er irst ad elda o ualde arcos. Ha irthda ada e the senator osted. locos orte o ernor atthe a notoc son of enator ee arcos also osted on ace oo a reetin for his rand other Ha rd irthda to the one and onl or er irst ad rs. elda o ualde arcos anotoc and e . n elo arcos ar a of the second district re resenta ti e of locos orte also shared ictures of the cele ration on social edia. a riela critici ed the first fa il for the la ish cele ration at a ti e hen the u lic are facin hun er and o ert rou ht on arious econo ic issues accordin to u lished re orts.

“The blatant display of luxurious livin is an outri ht insult to all ili inos

ho are de ri ed of or and livelihood yet try to raise their families amidst the relentless rise in rices of oil co odit and util it said a riela s o es erson larice alce in a state ent.

A digital billboard reetin rs. arcos on her “93t h” birthday also eca e contro ersial. t as also later critici ed for using a photo used in the docu entar he in a er ithout the er ission of director auren reenfield ho too to so cial edia to oint out the co ri ht infrin e ent. i ital ut of Ho e H hili ines the co an in ol ed in the affe a olo i ed to reen field and too do n the reetin . a er ri ie ru n eles arcos ress secretar shru ed off ueries on the details of the cele ration sa in the ould onl co ent on official usiness addin that the arcos ad inistration

Q UEZON CITY – Department of the alos said the ca ai n ould e nterior and ocal o ern ent continued ut the arcos ad inistra ecretar en a in enhur alos r. tion ould ut reater focus on uildin vowed to sustain the gains in the anti- u stron cases a ainst ille al dru sus ille al dru s ca ai n sa in he ould ects. e en oin in so e of the o erations.

“The drug war will be pursued relentlessly in accordance ith the oath ill e ta in and the asis of the onstitution. hat s it. ould li e to mention to everyone in some of the drug raids sasa a a o sasa a tala a a o rito ill o ith the to sho eo le and to give motivation to our olice and to sho the ang gagawing mga raids is in accordance ith the la alos said in a ress conference.

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Abalos said they would “try our best” to end the drug problem in the next six ears.

He added that e er ille al dru case filed should e airti ht to a oid these cases fro ein dis issed ased on technicalities. e ill tr our est e ill reall do our est. i uro ill i e e ha sis aside fro the olice ‘ un sinasa i o anina. e ill a e sure na air ti ht an aso asi as i an huli a na an huli ero un ara ihan dis issed ale ala ito e ll a e sure the cases are airti ht ecause if these are

MANILA – Only two days after his assu tion to office resident erdinand on on arcos r. hosted a irthda art for her other for er irst ad elda . arcos inside alacanan an e ent hich tri ered criticis fro so e citi ens descri in it as re iniscent of the alleged lavish lifestyle of the Marcoses efore the ere ousted in a eo le o er re olt. o e critics said the art held at the i al Hall of alacanan as ill ti ed i en the an crises the nation as facin . urin the art attended e ers of the arcos fa il relati es and friends arcos r. ished his other continued ood health lessin s and o as she turns on aturda . arcos irthda essa e as osted on his official ace oo a e. oin the countr in reetin our mother the happiest of birthdays! We ish ou continued ood health less in s and o resident arcos stated. t her son s inau uration rece tion on une rs. arcos as seen en o in the erfor ance of orld reno ned ia nist ecile icad and the hili ine hil har onic rchestra in alaca an .

ill a ide the la hen as ed for as surance that u lic funds oould not e s ent on ri ate affairs. he resident ill adhere to la . o that is the resu tion. he resident has ade no directi e in e cess of an thin that is ritten in the la said ru n eles.

DILG’s Abalos to sustain gains in anti-drugs drive dis issed then this is all for nothin he said. n ost cases alos noted that in vestigations are “deterred” as there are no itnesses to assist in the cases. e ill in ol e other concerned o ern ent a encies and ost i or tantl the co unities to a e sure that e ha e a co rehensi e ca ai n a ainst ille al dru s he added.

He li e ise co ended hili ine ational olice ctin hief t. en. icente anao r. for the effecti e echanis s a ainst ille al dru s ut esta lished that in all of societ s ro le s one ust o to the roots and tar et the ain source.

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DAR chief Estrella bares priorities Q UEZON CITY – Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III considers the agency his second home, thus his assurance that he will treat employees like family.

Estrella also vowed to be true to the mandate of DAR to provide social j ustice and give land to the landless, which were implemented by his grandfather, Conrado Estrella Sr., who served as agrarian minister during the administration of the father of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Estrella remembers spending time at the DAR premises in Q uezon City.

Here at the rarian efor office feel at ho e and because I treat this as my home, gusto kong sabihin sa inyong lahat ng mga kasamahan ko dito (I want to tell the agrarian reform employees) that we will be one family,” he said in his speech during the handover ceremony.

He said he understands that most DAR employees earn j ust enough and are oftentimes in need, especially

in cases of medical emergencies.

He said he has sought the help of his friends from Congress and they have committed to helping the DAR. Estrella likewise shared that a memorandum of agreement will be signed soon between DAR and the Chinese General Hospital for a 10-percent discount for employees in case they get admitted or avail of outpatient services.

He also plans to provide scholarships to employees’ children in college and to employees themselves who want to obtain post-graduate studies and advance their careers.

“If before I am attending to my constituents in Panasinan as con ress an this ti e ill attend also to D AR c h i ef E st rella my constituents here at the DAR,” he said.

His marching order from the President is to equa l, if not surpass, the accomplishments of his late grandfather.

Bulacan airport ecozone bill shot down B y C lai re M orales T rue MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has vetoed the bill seeking to establish a special economic zone and freeport adj acent to the 2,500-hectare proposed airport city in Bulakan town in Bulacan province.

Congress leaders, including the president’s sister, Sen. Maria Imelda Imee Marcos, one of the authors of the bill, and proj ect proponent business tycoon and San Miguel Corp. president and CEO Ramon S. Ang expressed surprise at the veto but will comply and vowed to present another bill taking into consideration the veto message of the president.

Business leaders led

by George Barcelon of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomed the president’s decision, saying it would be a “a win-win solution” as it gives all parties sufficient ti e to re stud the proposed proj ect.

Others expressed their continued opposition to the airport complex proj ect as

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it has displaced hundreds of families and the massive reclamation in the area presents itself as an environmental threat.

Ang said San Miguel will work with the government in “perfecting” the economic zone bill, adding that the ro osal s lon ter enefits would far outweigh revenue losses from tax incentives.

The government stands to gain $ 200 billion in export revenues annually if the economic zone will push through, Ang added.

Press Secretary Trixie Cruz Angeles said the construction of the P74 0-billion international airport in Bulacan will push through as the San Miguel franchise to operate the airport was approved by both the Senate and House on October 11, 2020.

In his veto message, Marcos rej ected House Bill (HB) 7575 due to its provisions that “pose substantial fiscal ris s to the countr and its in frin e ent on or con ict ith other agencies’ mandates and authorities.”

 METRO NEWS

July 7-13, 2022

asig ity mayor ows intensified cam aign s graft and corr tion less j ob, but we guarantee that in the next three years, we will push even harder and do even better,” he posted on Twitter late Friday.

According to the police report, the suspects were caught in an entrapment operation while receiving a P600,000 bribe inside a fast-food chain along Caruncho Avenue in Barangay Malinao.

They will be charged with robbery, extortion, and violation of Republic Act Nos. 94 8 5 (Anti-Red Tape Act) and 3 019 (AntiGraft and Corrupt Practices Act).

FREE SHOTS. Mayor Vico So�o talks to persons with disabili�es and senior ci�zens availing of free u vaccina�on at the Pasig City Mega Parking.

PASIG CITY – Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto has pledged to continue weeding out corruption and institutionalizing good governance during his second three-year term.

Sotto renewed his commitment after the arrest of a City Hall employee and his

cohort over an alleged robbery-extortion case.

“In the last three years, we have started to de-normalize corruption and institutionalize good governance in our local government. A tiring and mostly thank-

Based on the initial investigation, the complainant applied for a permit at the ffice of the uildin fficial ut lac ed some documents.

One of the suspects introduced himself as an employee of the city’s Business er its and icensin ffice and offered speedy processing of his application for building and occupancy permits and electrical installation, among others, in exchange for P600,000.

Policemen recovered a bundle of money amounting to P500,000 – 4 99 pieces of P1,000 boodle money and one piece marked money – and a mobile phone.

The employee’s cohort “committed to becoming prosecution witness,” the police said.

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ac na n eils 1 -day lan, to boost health, ho sing ro ects MANILA - Manila Mayor Ma. Sheila Honey Lacuna vowed to oversee the completion of the big proj ects she and her predecessor, former Mayor Francisco Isko Moreno Domagoso, started like the vertical housing proj ects intended to improve the q uality of life of poor residents.

Lacuna said she would focus on fasttracking the implementation of the proj ects in her first da s in office.

She also vowed to ensure the smooth operation of the newly opened 10-storey Bagong Ospital ng Maynila (OsMa) with the installation of state-of-the-art medical eq uipment.

She stressed the city government would work and fund the new OsMa so its operations can be at par with top-class private hospitals like St. Luke’s and Makati Medical Center.

Also top on Lacuna’s agenda are the vertical housing proj ects started during the time of Mayor Domagoso such as the P4 01-million Binondominium, 20-story San Lazaro Residences in Sta. Cruz, 20-story Pedro Gil Residences in San Andres Bukid and the 20-story San Sebastian Residences in Q uiapo.

As a doctor by profession, Lacuna said she will prioritize the health of Manila residents and will expand the programs of her predecessor.

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Derrick Carreon, spokesperson of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), said in a statement that Cai Jia Zhu (alias Anson Chua), 4 1 and a resident of Cuevasville Subdivision, Molino III, Bacoor, Cavite, was arrested around 10:3 0 a.m. along Ma.

Clara St., near Banawe St., in Q uezon City.

PDEA and Philippine National Police ru nforce ent rou a ents confis cated 40 kilograms of shabu with an estimated value of P272 million, a sedan, and assorted identification cards earin the name of Cai Jia Zhu. In Cavite, authorities seized 220 kilos of shabu worth P1.496 billion at about 11:30 a.m. from Hai Lin, also 41, in Dasmariñas City, where he resides

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New Pangasinan governor to open more economic zones

PANGASINAN S new Governor Ramon Guico III with h di st ri c t Rep . Ramon G ui c o Jr. an d B i n alon an M ayor Ramon Ron ald G ui c o I V . an asinan an asinan o ernor a on uico un eiled lans to set u ore eco no ic ones in the ro ince to oost the econo and ro ide ore e lo ent to an asinenses. here is alread one econo ic one in uico s ho eto n in inalonan. t is located esides the inalonan ir ort. n his inau ural s eech uico said he ill focus

on the ro ince s econo as a riorit alon ith ood o ernance education health ser ices food ee securit and eace and order. a e uico said he lans to create ore econo ic enc ones in the first and second districts of an asinan in addition to the econo ic one re iousl esta lished durin his ter as a con ress an in ina lonan to n. i rant econo eans ore o o ortuni ties for the eo le. f e e o er eo le ia their earnin ca acit then e are assured of an osi ti e results inside the fa il and in the co unit as ell he added as re orted. uico said he lans to a e an asinan a ha en for usiness co erce and trade. e ill o en doors for do estic and forei n trade and esta lish trade a ree ents he said. s ecial office for in est ent and ro otion of the ro ince ta in into consideration the est rac tices in doin usiness such as the resence of one sto sho usiness centers shunnin of red ta e and ossi le rantin of ta incenti es and enefits ill also e created he added.

Radioman shot dead in Cagayan de Oro CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—A radio commentator as illed unidentified assailants on ul the first edia an attac ed under the arcos ad inistration. he a a an de ro it olice ffice said ederico en e esa as shot dead a an outside his ho e in itio acanhan aran a ar en here. a . ario antala tation chief said in esti ators found e esa s od on a roadside e

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t een a ar ed ta i and ic u truc . itin a itness antala said the assailant ore a ro n shirt a lac ca and a face as ho ed the scene on a otorc cle dri en another sus ect. antala said e esa tried to sei e the assailant s firear des ite ein ounded ut the un an shot the icti on the head causin the latter to fall into a canal. e esa s children rou ht the od fro the ca nal to the roadside efore the olice arri ed he said.

uico o ed ood o ernance ith ood house in durin his first ter as ell as fiscal an ent efficient use of an o er and trans ar and accounta ilit .

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July 7-13, 2022

Manalo is new foreign affairs secretary

N E W F O RE I G N AF F AI RS S ec ret ary E n ri q ue M an alo t ak es h i s oat h bef ore Presi den t M arc os.

PASAY CITY – Seasoned career diplomat Enrique A. Manalo is the new chief of the e art ent of orei n ffairs succeeding former Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr..

Manalo’s appointment was warmly elco ed ran in officials and e ployees at the agency.

Manalo reported to the DFA in Pasay it after he as s orn into office President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Malacanan Palace. ne of his first tas s as to oin ar cos in receiving K orea’s Special Envoy to the residential nau uration e . eon eon on accordin to hil ippine Ambassador to K orea Maria Theresa Dizon-De Vega.

Manalo has been at the forefront in addressing several critical issues on foreign

policy and has handled multilateral and bilateral work over the years.

He was the Philippines’ Permanent e resentati e to the nited ations in e or efore he assu ed office. rior to that he or ed as orei n f fairs ndersecretar for olic and also ser ed as ctin orei n ffairs ecre tar fro arch to a .

Manalo’s career in the Philippine Foreign Service spans nearly four decades since he oined the in . na inter ie he descri ed his work at the DFA as challenging but at the same time “rewarding”.

“I’ve been at the DFA for many years so I’ve done all the work that you would e ect the officer to do so e done both multilateral and bilateral work over the ears he shared.

“I’ve been in the DFA for forty years so certainly I found it very challenging (but) also very rewarding and of course sometimes you have your own disappointments so I would say it’s been a combination of all of them but on the hole found it re ardin he said.

Some of his colleagues took to social media to congratulate him on his appointent as chief callin hi an e cel lent choice to fill the role. hili ine assador to e ea land Jesus Domingo said Manalo is the “best choice” among the career foreign service.

“Congratulations to our new Secretary of orei n ffairs nri ue . analo the best choice among the Career Foreign Service. Will be proud & honored to work with him! Maraming salamat po President on on arcos he said. hili ine onsul eneral in e or l er ato li e ise said the eter an diplomat is the “most perfect choice” and that the agency is in “good hands” with him at the helm.

“The men and women of the Philipine onsulate eneral in e or oin the rest of the orei n er ice of the e u lic of the hili ines in than in H. . resident erdinand . arcos r. for entrusting the Department of Foreign ffairs to one of our o n assador nri ue . analo a eteran career diplomat who can be expected to advance the interests of the Philippines and the Filipino people in the world comunit he said

Marcos reaffirms ow to dee en ties with US, other allies

US DELEGATION. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. pose with members of the US delega�on to his inaugura�on led by US 2nd Gentleman Douglas Euno , husband of Vice President K amala H arri s.

Marcos said it was a “great pleasure” resident erdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has renewed his meeting Chinese Vice President Wang ishan hai e ut ri e inister on commitment to further boost the Philipra ud inai a anese orei n inister ines relations ith its allied countries in oshi asa Ha ashi ustralian o er cludin the nited tates and hina.

The pledge was made during separate nor eneral a id Hurle and nited meetings with foreign diplomats and dig- States Second Gentleman Douglas Craig hoff on the da of his inau uration. nitaries since assuming the presidency on “I look forward to deepening our une .

already-vibrant relationships with each country and further exploring areas of utual interest and enefit to our eo les he said.

Marcos also received Vietnamese Vice resident o hi nh uan ao e ut Foreign Minister Phoxay K haykhamhithoune runei arussala s econd inister of orei n ffairs ato eri etia Ha i r an in ehin atu e er a a a Ha i ohd. usof a odian inister of n iron ent a a al n dian inister of tate for ternal ffairs a u ar an an in h outh orea s People Power Party Floor Leader K weon eon on and the nited in do s rade n o to the hili ines ichard Graham at Malacañan Palace. ean hile arcos also et ith for er securit officers ho ser ed under the ter of his late father and na esa e former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. arcos the said led the al of closure” rites for former security escort officers a t. er n s adero t. ol. el ar a no st t. enandro s ine li and t. ol. e astro.

Castro was the then-presidential nurse of arcos r. hile a no as fro the ffice of the enior ide de a ho served as the presidential nurse of former first lad elda arcos. s ineli on the other hand as the then securit officer of residential sister Irene Marcos-Araneta.

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VP Sara to join UN meet in US in September

ice resident ara uterte et the nited tates dele ation to the inauguration of President Ferdinand arcos r. at a hotel in asa it during which she declared she looks forard to isitin the this ear. n a eetin ith the dele ation led nd entle an ou las hoff the incoming Vice President and Education Secretary was told he has been invited to attend an education-related side e ent of the nited ations ahead of its eneral asse l on e te er . hili ine assador to the ose o ualde ho as art of the courtes call said the Vice President was upbeat in a in stron ties ith the .

“VP Sara was invited for a side event of the nited ations so ethin to do ith education o ualde said.

“She’ll be there before the asseml efore e te er th he added. hoff hus and of ice resi dent a ala Harris et ith uterte Carpio at the Westin Philippine Plaza Hotel acco anied ass in anila har e d ffaires Heather ari a a and other dele ates includin il on ress an o ert o Scott of Virginia. urin the courtes call hoff con gratulated Duterte for her “overwhelmin ictor in the ice residen tial race as well as her role as incoming DepEd chief.

PHL, US mull scaling up military exercises in 2023

he hili ine and the r acific are e ein a i er ersion of the “Salaknib” training exercises next year.

Army spokesperson X erxes Trinidad said oth the and lannin delegations reviewed the updated mission state ent and area of o erations strate ic o ecti es e ercise ti eline and scalin up of “Salaknib” during a meeting in Hawaii. he and the are ear in to scale u the edition of the co bined Salaknib exercise during the planning conference attended by delegations fro oth ar ies in Ha aii fro une to une rinidad said. he ilitaries are e ected to field ore participants to train in a series of exercises.

The number of participating Philippine and units as ell as the e ercise area ill e announced later. ala ni hich eans shield in locano is an annual ilateral co ined exercise that aims to enhance the defense readiness of Filipino and American troops by developing tactical interoperability. round ili ino and r troops trained in Central Luzon during the first uarter of this ear focusin on ca a bility development of the 1st Brigade Combat Team. r

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Biden invites Marcos to Washington, VP Sara going to US in September

HIGH-LEVEL MEETING. Douglas Emho 3rd from le , Second Gentleman of the United States and US officials meet with President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Marcos in Malaca ang Palace.

MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has been invited to Washington by United States President Joseph Biden Jr. Ambassador to United States Jose Manuel Romualdez said US Second entle an ou las hoff handed Marcos the personal letter from Biden. ean hile o ualde confir ed that Vice President Sara Duterte will be

going to the US ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September 20.

“Before that, there is something to do with education which of course the Vice President is very much interested in because of her position also as Secretary of Education,” he said. hoff hus and of ice resi dent K amala Harris, led the seven-mem-

ber delegation from Washington that attended the inauguration of Marcos at National Museum Manila on June 3 0.

They later met in Malacañang along ith officials of the ass in a nila.

“In that letter of course, he [ Biden] congratulated the President and that he hoped to be able to speak to him again by phone sometime soon. But also, invited him to come to Washington when both their schedules would allow. So, it is really an open invitation for President Marcos to come to the White House,” Romualdez said.

Romualdez said the US “is very much on the radar and the United States is very eager to have President Marcos come” but it may take “a couple of months” before it materializes as Marcos would need to prioritize domestic issues.

“And then also, it was suggested that he would travel to the Asean countries which is also part of our diplomatic efforts to introduce him formally to many of his important allies,” Romualdez said.

He assured that Marcos will have “full diplomatic immunity” as head of state despite a long-standing contempt order that had prevented him from entering the US.

“Not at all. Head of state has full diplomatic immunity. There will be no problem whatsoever,” he added. ass har d affaires Heath er Variava “immediately” informed Marcos about his immunity after he won the May 9 elections, Romualdez said.

Last month, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman also said Marcos is welcome in the US given his diplomatic immunity.

Asked how Marcos will deal with diplomatic challenges especially involving civil societies protesting against issues surrounding his family, Romualdez said the President will focus on “talking about the future” instead of the past.

He said it is normal to expect demonstrations against issues regardless of ho is resident ut e ressed confi dence that Marcos would do well both in the domestic and international scale. er confident that he ill do well because he is highly motivated. His motivation is based on the fact that he had an overwhelming mandate of 3 1 million people voting for him and secondly, very clearly, is because of his name. He ill definitel ro e hi self to e or thy of being the President of the Republic of the Philippines,” he said.

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July 7-13, 2022

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Cabinet men given ‘free hand’ to streamline LRA, BuCor, BI tagged agencies, told to provide better services for corrupt practices

resident erdinand on on arcos Jr. has given his Cabinet a “free hand” to streamline their res ecti e de art ents and offices e en as the a inet tac led lans to control in ation and ensure food securit among others. n his first ress conference as the countr s th president in Malacañang, Marcos said he has directed the Cabinet members to provide the public “better” and ore efficient o ern ent ser ices.

Marcos said he would let the Cabinet secretaries exercise their j urisdiction to choose their personnel and initiate reforms within their respective agencies.

Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra, in a text messa e said controllin in ation ensurin food securit supporting the transportation sector, and resuming the face-to-face classes were among the issues raised during the four-hour Cabinet meeting.

During the press conference, Marcos announced plans: 1. To ramp up the vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) amid the spike in infections, especially the youth, to receive booster shots against Covid-19.

2. To hold two Cabinet meetings a week to give his secretaries “a clear picture” of ways to address the country’s main problems.

3 . To expand the coverage of the government’s fuel subsidy program to include tricycle drivers.

Meanwhile, Marcos said that the government will also

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Speaking in the vernacular to local media, Dr. Benito Atienza said, “we should be alarmed,” if only because the country saw 4 5,4 16 dengue cases from Jan. 1 to June 11, this year, which was 4 5 percent higher than the cases recorded for the same period last year.

He raised a warning signal, saying that dengue has caused more fatalities in nearby Singapore than COVID-19.

The situation could be repeated in the Philippines if the government did not take active preventive measures to prevent the spread of the disease, caused by mosq uito bites.

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provide “Libreng Sakay” (free rides) for students taking the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) to give them a faster ride to their schools in Q uezon City and in the University Belt in Manila.

Marcos earlier approved free rides for the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) Bus Carousel until December 2022, from the original expiry date of June 3 0.

Marcos said he wants his Cabinet members to fully understand the extent of problems and work on a timetable to provide immediate solutions to them.

“As we attend to immediate concerns, we are also trying to streamline the government so its function is better, its function is uch ore efficient he said. et s et our bureaucracy streamlined. I gave them --- I said I will not... [ I tell them] , ‘ I give you a relatively free hand in deciding who you want to hire and how you want to change the structure of your department, if indeed that’s what you want to do.”

He gave the directive to make it “easier, simpler, safer, and more secure” to transact with the government.

Marcos said he has instructed his Cabinet to make the changes as soon as possible, stressing that they have to “get to work immediately.”

“We have to realize how interconnected all the government is. That everything that’s done on one hand, affects the government in another place, sometimes not to its advantage. So we have to be careful about doing all of that properly,” he said.

MANILA – Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla has named the three most problematic attached agencies of the Department of Justice that need help as he warned that those engaged in corruption will be punished.

The names are the Land Registration Authority (LRA), Bureau of Immigration (BI), and the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor).

The DOJ chief said he was told that a syndicate is running the system of the LRA, but he did not expound.

“K ayo ba dito na kasama ko ay papayag na tumagal pa ang sindikatong ito na marahil darating ang isang araw na lahat ng tahanan natin ay makuha na nila kapag ating pinayagan na sila ay manaig pa sa ating lipunan? ” Remulla said in his first a cere on as ustice chief. as earlier een identified the as orce against Corruption led by former Justice Menardo Guevarra as a on o ern ent a encies filled ith corru tion.

Remulla also accused the immigration bureau of havin e tortion s ndicate hu an traffic in s ndicate and protection syndicates.”

Remulla said he is at his point in his public service career where all he wants to do is serve the country as best as he could.

You can expect me to be totally committed to our case, totally committed to what the Department of Justice stands for and what we should stand for,” Remulla told DOJ employees.

The DOH is naturally expected to take the lead will likely get worse in the months to come. in making sure that the general population as well as n a ress riefin earlier this ee ress ecre the local government units enforce the 4 S strategy of tary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said the president was likely search and destroy breeding places; secure self-pro- to announce his choice of Health secretary in the very tection; seek early consultation and support fogging or near future. spraying in hotspots.

At worst, dengue can prove fatal if not detected LAW OFFICE OF and treated early enough.

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or his first official act in alacanan arcos ad inistered the oath of e ers of his a inet ho included the ice resi dent as ecretar of ducation and called on the to ee the all rollin . o e a inet e ers had initial instructions fro the resident earlier. fter recei in forei n di nitaries fro arious countries includin the nited tates hina a an and so e uro ean and sian countries the resident held his first e ecuti e co ittee eetin at the e art ent of riculture in ue on it hich he heads in concurrent ca acit . ee related stories arcos o ed to increase roduction of rice and corn and to or to ensure the a aila ilit of afforda le food for ili inos. efore arcos ascended to the residen c the countr as reelin fro loo in food crisis ar ed hi h rices of rice e eta les fish and eat and s u lin of a or food su lies. e eral officials led ndersecretar riel a anan and the heads of the ureau of lant ndustr and other a encies ere ta ed in a en ate in esti ation as in ol ed in s u lin of a ri roducts and ere reco ended to e char ed and fired. arcos as elco ed cheerin e lo ees u on arri al as he resided at his first eetin held at the ureau of oils and ater ana e ent conference hall ad a cent to the head uarters. arcos discussed durin the eetin his lans and riorities in the a riculture and fisheries sectors includin the food su l and de and outloo for eat and oultr . e ha e to attend to the i endin food crisis that it see s ill e isitin us in

the ne t t o uarters. e can increase our roduction of rice and corn at least. nd ho efull don t thin e ha e enou h ti e to also co er the ro le s of li estoc and oultr arcos told the officials in the closed door eetin . arcos directed the officials to in crease the roduction of rice and corn and uarantee the sta ilit of the su l of or and chic en e ha e to thin hard a out a in sure that eo le ha e the sa e...sufficient food. t nu er one at rice that the can afford. t is useless to ha e food if ou can not afford it an a the resident said. or lon ter solutions arcos or dered the to i le ent the asa ana and ro ra s and the re odelin of adi a stores re iousl under the a tional ood uthorit nation ide. he asa ana and asa ana initiati es are offshoots of the asa ana rice roduction ro ra i le ented durin the re i e of arcos father and na esa e erdinand . arcos. he ne asa ana ro ra s ere ro osed il lia ar the last riculture secretar of the uterte ad inistration. hese are ood lans that e ha e to ut in lace. et us o erationali e the al read the resident ordered. asa ana tar ets to roduce . tons of in red rice er hectare at . er ilo to allo far ers to earn at least er hectare. asa ana ai s to ield tons of h rid rice er hectare at . er ilo here far ers are e ected to ha e a rofit of at least er hectare. n re odelin the adi a stores ar cos said the rollin food outlets ust ada t to the latest technolo in food roduction. e reall ha e to reconstruct our alue chain startin fro our scientists and our

researchers all the a to the adi a store. o e ha e to re a e that odel said arcos. arcos also ordered officials to su it to hi the ros and cons of the e ion al o rehensi e cono ic artnershi ree ent. he is seen to hasten the i ort and e ort of roducts a on e er states across the re ion. ts e ers in clude the e ers of the ssociation of outheast sian ations as ell as hina a an ustralia outh orea and e ealand. arcos ho is scheduled to deli er his first state of the nation address on ul in hich he is e ected to un eil a ore detailed lans and ro ra s for the countr has et to na e se eral a inet e ers na el the chiefs of the e art ent of Health e art ent of ner e art ent of cience and echnolo e art ent of n iron ent and atural esources and the e art ent of Hu an ettle ents and Housin a on others. alacanan officials said the resident is considerin a licants for the arious osts addin the heads of the de art ents ill e na ed shortl . hile the health ortfolio has re ained unfilled arcos et officials of the e art ent of Health includin its a encies li e the hili ine Health nsurance or and the countr s tas force to dis cuss the o ern ent s ande ic res onse. nterior and ocal o ern ent ec retar en a in enhur alos r. and Health ndersecretar aria osario er eire ere a on the officials in the eet in . he H discussed ith the resident the current situation and acci nation co era e and reco ended strate

ies to further i ro e on our res onse the H said in a state ent. arcos has et to na e the successor of for er health secretar rancisco u ue ut the H said the countr s res onse is still in status uo des ite in creasin cases of infections in etro a nila and other re ions. n econo arcos said the countr s risin in ation arrants careful handlin and close onitorin follo in the disclo sure the hili ine tatistics uthorit that hili ine in ation cli ed to a three ear hi h at . ercent in une fro . ercent in a and . ercent a ear a o a id hi her food and trans ort costs. e are ha in to e careful ecause essentiall our econo ic olic ri ht no onetar our onetar olic ri ht no is essentiall to use interest rates to hold to ta e control of the in ation rate he said. arl onda ul arcos attended his first a raisin cere on at the a la aan rounds of the alaca an alace alon side ecial ssistant to the resident nton a da eo residential ana e ent taff head enaida n in and ecuti e ecretar ic odri ue . n his s eech arcos e ressed that he is o ti istic that he ould ha e a ood or in relationshi ith o ern ent or ers and that he sees the as artners in o ernance. ater that da arcos led residen tial ecurit rou s chan e of co and cere on at randstand alaca an ar in anila.

He as acco anied odri ue enators o in adilla and ose h ictor ercito and r ed orces of the hili ines hief of taff eneral ndres entino a on others.

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DepEd readies for full face-to-face classes in schools by November PASIG CITY -- If plans do not miscarry, there will be full face-to-face classes by November.

Vice President and Education chief Sara Duterte announced her plans to implement full face-to-face classes, according to President Ferdinand “Bongon arcos r. durin a riefin in alacanan after his first a inet meeting.

“First example of that, was Inday Sara’s announcement that we have a plan for full face-to-face classes by November, this year, September we will start a phased face-to-face schooling and with that, face-to-face will end up, in early November as already 100 percent attendance ng mga bata (of the children),” he said.

During the turnover of leaders from former Secretary Leonor Briones to the Vice President, Duterte vowed to address pressing issues in the education sector, ensuring prioritization of the learners’ welfare.

“I will also take the task with a reinder that e shall continue to find ways to improve basic education in terms of access, eq uity, q uality, resiliency, and governance, to produce learners who can achieve their full po-

tential as individuals who are responsible, skilled, knowledgeable, productive, and determined to achieve their dreams for themselves and our country... We look forward to working with you as we take on the task of helping our children become our country’s assets,” she said.

Duterte told the National Private Education Association there is a need to strengthen the education sector in the country.

Duterte acknowledged the “strain on public schools” due to numerous transfers of learners from private schools amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

“There is an urgent need to build back and build back stronger and better. The migration of students from private to public schools has put enormous strain on our public schools,” she said.

Likewise, the vice president also said her team is now carefully looking into the situation of private schools.

“I have taken notes. And would like to assure you that we will take these issues into consideration, with the hope of coming up with appropriate actions and effecti e solutions... understand that many private schools across the

countr are sufferin fro losses she added.

She, however, said she expects the sector’s support for government to come up with remedial measures.

“I ask for your indulgence as I also expect your support as we study and explore the appropriate measures to resolve issues and concerns,” she said.

Former Education secretary Briones assured earlier that vaccination against Covid-19 will not be made mandatory

for learners nationwide.

Briones also made it clear that for schools to q ualify for face-to-face classes, they must comply with measures by the DOH. These include parental consent, DOH health assessment, and the gosignal from the local government unit.

As of mid-June, around 3 8 ,000 schools nationwide are nominated for face-to-face classes.

Romualdez...

Last year, Romualdez was conferred the Order of Sikatuna, Rank of Datu, Gold istinction in reco nition of his efforts in strengthening the long-standing comprehensive and thriving ties between the Philippines and the US. The Order of Sikatuna is an order of diplomatic merit conferred upon individuals who have rendered exceptional and meritorious services to the Republic of the Philippines.

Just recently, the US-Philippines Society also honored the diplomat with the Carlos P. Romulo Award for his “superior diplomatic service” and for being “a tireless and effecti e ad ocate for dee en ing strategic and economic engagement between the Philippines and the United States.”

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United States of America.

As Philippine ambassador to US, Romualdez will have concurrent j urisdiction over the Commonwealth of Jamaica, Republic of Haiti, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, the Federation of Saint K itts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and Grenadines and Saint Lucia.

Romualdez, who was appointed ambassador to the US back in July 2017 by then President Rodrigo Duterte, has been asked to stay on by the new president to continue the work he has been doing in Washington, D.C.

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people you’ve helped realize their aspirations,” Ramilo shared her thoughts upon encountering the surprise sight with Inqui rer.net. no n officiall as alifornia oute or line oule ard is al ost iles of hi h a e t een the it and ount of an rancisco to the north and anta lara ount to the south. he anora ic thorou hfare eanders throu h an ateo ount and its contiguous towns of San Bruno, South San Francisco and al it here thousands of ili inos ha e re sided for multiple generations.

CHERIE M. QUEROL MORENO The particular sign that stole “Beth” Bulos Ramilo’s e e faces the corner of in ri e acifica and slices al it fro outh an rancisco .

“I called my children right away and they were also happily surprised to hear the sign celebrating their Mommy Alice is in place,” she said. he onl child of the late leader ho as the first ili ino erican a ointed a sittin resident to a federal ad isor od hen resident linton na ed her to the ational ouncil on Aging said seeing the sign every morning and every afternoon is like having her mother’s blessing each time.

“This sign is a tribute to my mother and all Filipino Americans,” Ramilo emphasized.

Ramilo was thrilled to know there were more signs further alon includ ing one atop the access to Thornton Beach across John Daly Westlake Boule ard in al it here C urren t D aly C i t y V i c e M ayor Ray B uen av en t ura t urn ed gri ef t o Filipinos compose almost ac�on in honor of his mentor.

40% of the population. fa il is e tre el rateful to al it ice a or a uena entura for ro osin the ro ect to sse l e er hil in ho filed the resolution in the tate e islature said a ilo. e than the the it ouncil donors and su porters for remembering Mommy.”

EDITORIAL

Imelda is at it again

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he old woma.n is up to her old tricks again.

This is no insult to senior citizens, but a commentary on Imelda Marcos, who helps make the Philippines a global laughing stock j ust by being herself. She j ust turned 93 this week, and has been enj oying her role as Q ueen Mother to her only son, whom she perceives as some kind of K ing Ferdinand ll.

She celebrated her birthday in the grandest of styles, inside Malacanan Palace, no less.

True to her nature as a lover of excess, that party must have been bad taste personified.

But the Filipino people will never know. No one in government has reported on the not-so-secret celebration, media was not allowed entry to the event, and whoever attended must have been sworn to absolute secrecy.

Since he was declared president, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has been having party after At press time a formal unveiling of the sign was scheduled for 1 pm, Saturday, party, most probably because his mother wanted it. Or rather demanded it.

July 16, Buenaventura told Inqui rer.net. He was unable to specify the exact location.

Having been out of the public eye for decades, Mommy Imelda is now making e re aitin for er ission fro al rans to do artial road closure for the up for lost time. She needs to have large gatherings where her rich amigas pay their ceremony,” he said.

(C ont i nue d on page 27) respects to her as often as is humanly possible, and this will very likely last until she drops from sheer exhaustion. o e erfectl lunt a out it elda arcos has een con icted ith finalit and should now be incarcerated. Once upon a time a passable songbird, she should today be a j ailbird.

Philippine News Today is published weekly by Philippines Today LLC with business and editorial offices at 1290 bayshore hwy unit 151Burlingame ca 94010 Phone no . 650-872-3200 E-fax # 650-745-1442 One of the most cowardly things a former Philippine National Police chief did in and website address www.pnewstoday.com and email address advertising@philippinestodayus.com the not-so-distant past was to refuse to arrest the former First Lady on the grounds of or editor@philippinestodayus.com MANILA OFFICE: Le Marquis Townhomes, 51 P. Tuazon Blvd. Quezon City 1112, Tels. 8546.8426, 8451.1892, 8546.8421 her age.

About a week or so ago, a German centenarian was arrested because of his role in FRANCIS ESPIRITU Publisher/President the mass murder of Jews by Nazi Germany. This is what real j ustice is all about. Justice MARILYN B. KING THELMA L. CRUZ ALFRED G. GABOT must be blind and must therefore be applied eq ually to all.

Vice President Vice President Editor-in-chief for Sales and Marketing for Operations & Promotions There have been countless cases of poor Filipinos being arrested, charged, and imCLAIRE M. TRUE BETING LAYGO DOLOR CHERIE QUEROL MORENO prisoned for the pathetically sad crime of stealing in order to feed themselves and their Managing Editor Manila Editor Executive Editor starving families.

JUNNI RANILLO NEIL GONZALES JO ERLINDA YABUT LYDIA SOLIS During such instances, the Philippines’ police and the j ustice system will mouth Entertainment Editor Chief Correspondent Entertainment Editor Chief Correspondent Northern California Southern California the motherhood statement that j ustice must be served, no matter the cost. The fact that ANGELO LOPEZ MA. CECILIA G. MADELO Imelda Marcos is an exception says it all.

THOMAS G. MADELO JR. Cartoonist Graphic Director Creative Director The Philippines is, in fact, a banana republic with one set of rules for the rich and ELEANOR SMITH powerful, and another set for everybody else.

Office Manager GILDA PASION BALAN BLESIE D. SISON FRANCO G. REGALA ALBERT MARTINEZ We can say with absolute certainty that it is not only Imelda Marcos who will get NICK SAGMIT ALI MACABALANG RENE AMON GEORGE GANGE away with her crimes. Her son who was named after her dictator/ husband will likewise Account Executives JEANNE MICHAEL PENARANDA RENE AVENIDO Manila Correspondents et a a ith ta e asion that ore than ualifies as larcen on the randest scale.

Photo Correspondents Besides refusing to pay his family’s estate taxes, let it not be forgotten that he has VAL G. ABELGAS, HOMOBONO A. ADAZA, PERRY DIAZ, JOJO LIANGCO, also een con icted ith finalit for failin to file his inco e ta es durin his ti e as JO ERLINDA G. NEBRES, ROY C. MABASA, ART G. MADLAING, FR. JOEPEL PADIT, RODEL E. RODIS, LOURDES TANCINCO ESQ, MELANDREW T. VELASCO, governor of Ilocos Norte.

DANTES & CYNTHIA VELUZ, CRISTINA OSMENA, LUDY ONGKEKO. Mother and son truly belong together. They seek power not to help the downtrodCOLUMNISTS den Filipino people who gifted the old kid named Bongbong with their vote, but for no The views and opinions expressed herein by writers, columnists and advertisers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher, management and staff of Philippines Today. We are not responsible for other reason than to be in power for as long as possible. incorrect printing, photographical errors or information listed or for loss or damage of unsolicited manuscripts.

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ast June 11,2022, Saturday, 11am to 4 pm., sister Meriam Tupas and her husband Bert Tupas, were special guests at the live broadcast of the global My Angel Radio San Francisco, California..

Brother Bert Tupas shared an excellent message during the Gospel Warriors segment while sister Meriam Tupas had acapella singing of uplifting gospel A RT G A B OT MA D LA ING songs and inspiring heavenly hymns before and after the message.

After her acapella singing, sister Meriam Tupas asked me to send her the Outline of our WE CARE Gospel Presentation to her home address in Sacramento, California. She said that she got several good prospects for gospel presentation. As a retired registered nurse, I commend and thank sister Meriam Tupas for her commitment and focus in sharing the gospel to her FRANCS (Friends, Relatives, Acq uaintances, Neighbors, Co-Workers and Strangers).

Proverbs 11:3 0, Living Bible, says: “All who win souls are wise.”

The WE CARE Approach for Gospel Presentation is a very friendl non threatenin effecti e and ractical a of sharin the gospel to the many lost souls. The Outline included at the end of this article is from brother Jon Rowe, a fellow Evangelist and Minister of the SOUTHWEST CHURCH OF CHRIST in Phoenix, Arizona.

Brother Jon Rowe, together with his wife Razzle Rowe, originally from Tayug, Pangasinan, Philippines and now a registered nurse in Phoenix, Arizona, had j oined us for several years in the annual WE CARE Evangelism Campaign & Workshop in the Philippines. With brother Jon Rowe’s permission, I am sharing the Outline to our readers.

The WE CARE Approach to Gospel Presentation had been used by brother Jon Rowe in his home congregation where average of 60 precious souls obey the gospel in baptism every year. Since using the WE CARE Approach for more than 10 years, brother John Rowe personally converted more than 2,000 precious souls(and counting) who obeyed the gospel in baptism. Since 2012 until early 2020 (before the COVID 19 pandemic lockdown), we used the WE CARE Approach during our annual WE CARE Evangelism Campaign & Workshop in Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, Philippines, with more than 3 ,000 precious souls (and counting)) who obeyed the gospel in baptism. The WE CARE Approach is now being used by Evangelists and even ordinary members or Christians in Arizona, California, Louisiana, Oklahoma and other states in the U.S.; and the young and old Evangelists in Mexico, Canada, Guyana and other countries.

Any person who can read and write can share the gospel using the WE CARE Approach.

In my personal experience, I always start by asking (in a very friendly manner) any prospect, the timely, urgent and important q uestion: “What if Christ were to come right now, or if you’ll die tonight? Would you know for sure, without any doubt, that YOU would go to HEAVEN.” This friendly and timely q uestion had generated many prospects for actual WE CARE Gospel Presentations.

After setting up an appointment (normally in our home or at the home of the prospect), my beloved wife Virginia Jimenez Madlaing and I will visit our prospect together. During the visit (and after some preliminaries), we start our WE CARE Gospel presentation with a brief prayer that the Holy Spirit will guide and help us. Then, I’ll share my brief spiritual j ourney as a former Roman Catholic, former Methodist, former agnostic while studying at the University of the Philippines; and now as a plain Christian. After that, we’ll ask the prospect to share his or her spiritual j ourney with us.

Using a blank paper or coupon bond, I’ll write on top in bold and BIG letters the word ETERNAL LIFE! I’ll tell the prospect, “YOU can choose eternal life in HEAVEN or eternal damnation in HELL”.

Ask the prospect where he or she desires to go after death. he first i le erse ll as the ros ect to read is ohn . fter readin ll affir to the ros ect that e can that we have ETERNAL LIFE based on the bible verse j ust read.

The next verses that we’ll ask the prospect ( if there are more than 1 prospect, ask the prospects to read the Bible verses alternately) to read are Hebrews 9:27, John 14 :1-3 , Romans 3 :23 , Romans 6:23 ) After reading the Bible verses, I’ll tell the prospects that there are two future events that will surely come but we don’t know when, namely: Physical Death and Second Coming of Jesus. Since we don’t know when we’ll die or when Jesus will come back, we MUST BE PREPARED like a Boy Scout. HOW DO WE PREPARE? First, K NOW THE REAL JESUS (ask prospect to read John 8 :24 ). This verse showed that we must K NOW THE REAL JESUS in the Bible, namely:1. He is the Christ, the Son of the Living God (ask prospect to read Matthew 16:16); 2. He is 100% God and 100% Man ( ask prospect to read John 1:1, 14 , Matthew 1:18 ); .; 3 . He is the only One Mediator (ask prospect to read 1 Timothy 2:5)..

WHY DO WE NEED A MEDIATOR ? ( ask prospect to read Isaiah 59:2) Make the sketch from the Outline Second, to be PREPARED and K NOW that we have ETERNAL LIFE IN HEAVEN, we must K NOW THE GOSPEL (ask prospect to read Romans 1:16, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 ). Show picture of the (C ont i nue on pag e 27) GOSPEL (Death, Burial and Res-

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Political fireworks greet Bongbong on Day One

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UNE 3 0, 2022 marked the date of the Marcoses’ return to power in the Philippines. It was the most remarkable comeback of one family that was booted out of power 3 6 years ago during the EDSA People Power Revolution that sent the Marcos family to exile in Hawaii.

It rained that day, which seemed foreboding of the P ERRY D IA Z newly inaugurated 17th President of the Philippines, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. The day’s festivities included a “show of force” by the Philippine military. Tanks rolled down on the parade ground. Uniformed soldiers from the various military units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines were in their best uniforms. And across the parade ground were the dignitaries and other o ern ent officials in their est aron s to atch the new President’s simple barong.

In Bongbong’s 26-minute inaugural address, he said: “I fully understand the gravity of the responsibility that you’ve put on my shoulders. I do not take it lightly but I am ready for the task. I will need your help; I want to rely on it.

But rest assured, I do not predicate success on the wide cooperation that’s needed.” He asked for the people’s help, but he made it clear that he doesn’t need their cooperation to succeed. So what is he going to do if he doesn’t get the people’s cooperation? Declare martial law and rule by decree j ust like what his father did?

A divided house “In this fresh chapter of our history, I extend my hand to all Filipinos. Come, let us put our shoulders to the wheel; and give that wheel a faster turn — to repair and to rebuild; and to address challenges in new ways; to provide what all Filipinos need; to be all that we can. We are here to repair a divided house; to make it whole and to stand strong again in the Bayanihan way, expressive of our nature as Filipinos.”

It must be remembered that during Marcos Sr.’s brutal regime, he amassed billions of dollars in unexplained wealth and was accused of looting the country’s treasury. Excessive foreign borrowing plunged the Philippines into debt and millions of Filipinos were mired in poverty. To q uell dissent, he j ailed political opponents, shut down media outlets, and imposed nine years of martial law, which witnessed tens of thousands of human rights violations.

Defended father’s legacy And after claiming victory, Bongbong vowed to be a leader “for all Filipinos.” To the world, he said: “Judge me not by my ancestors, but by my actions.” Hmm… But he went on to praise— and defended— his father’s legacy and glossed over its violent past. He said his father accomplished many things that had not been done since the country’s independence. “I once knew a man who saw what little had been achieved since Independence in a land of people with greatest potential for achievement and yet they were poor. But he got it done,” Bongbong said. “So will it be for his son. You will get no excuses from me.”

Bongbong promised to bring the country back to its “golden age” during his father’s rule. But the truth of the matter is: The economy was in shambles when President Cory Aq uino took over from Marcos in 198 6. The Central Bank was bankrupted and was put out of business. The country’s gold reserves mysteriously disappeared and the peso lost its international monetary value. It became worthless.

Bongbong took over an economy that was on the brink of imminent collapse. The exchange rate went down to P55 to the US dollar. Taxes became uncollectable including the Marcoses’ estate tax, which ballooned to P203 -billion. How do you expect to collect taxes from the people when their own president refuses to pay his taxes? Bongbong should lead by example.

Charter change But on Day One of his presidency, Pampanga Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr. introduced a resolution to change the presidential ter of office fro si ears ithout reelection to fi e years with one reelection.

It seems that he’s more interested in laying the groundwork for him to stay in power much longer. And perhaps stay in power long enough to pass it to his son Ferdinand Alexander Araneta Marcos III, also (C ont i nue on page 27)

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rowing 10 million trees by 203 0 to protect and nurture the seven watersheds that supply potable water to Metro Manila, Cavite, Bulacan and Rizal is achievable.

This was the message of Million Trees Foundation, Inc. (MTFI) Chairman Emeritus Gen. Reynaldo V. Velasco (Ret.) during the pledging session attended by stakeholders and partners of the Annual Mil- MELA ND REW T . V ELA S CO lion Tree Challenge (AMTC).

Velasco, the former Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) Administrator and Chairman based his statement on the successful AMTC proj ect launched in durin his stint ith the ater a enc . fter fi e ears AMTC recorded over 5.2 million trees or at least a million trees annually planted in critical watersheds vital to potable water supply in Metro Manila, Cavite, Rizal and Bulacan.

Held at the Million Trees Foundation, Inc. (MFTI) Nursery and Eco learning Center at the La Mesa Watershed last June 29, partners and stakeholders of the Annual Million Trees Challenge committed to plant a total of 1,710,005 trees that ill reforest a total of hectares of land in different watersheds. Angat watershed will be planted with 4 94 ,005 new trees that will reforest 671 hectares; Upper Marikina ith sa lin s that ill enefit hectares and o with 264 ,000 that will involve 660 hectares. The watersheds of La Mesa and Umiray will be the recipients of 220,000 and 25,000 saplings, and that will reforest 550 and 63 hectares, respectively. The remaining pledged saplings will be planted at the watershed of K aliwa, in Manila Bay and other parts of the country.

The pledging session was organized by MWSS Administrator Leonor “Bobby” Cleofas and Million Trees Foundation Inc. President and Executive Director Melandrew T. Velasco ho ere oined to officials of o ern ent and ri ate entities involved in the noble proj ect which is on now its sixth year.

MTFI President Mel Velasco presented an overview of MTFI’s “The Road to 10 Million Trees by 203 0” covering watersheds of concern and the watershed restoration roadmap that was produced during the Strategic Planning Workshop for the Development of Watershed Restoration Roadmap last e ruar . he road a identifies the restora tion gaps and challenges, goals and strategies in watershed restoration, among others. He also announced the strategic partnership with Philippine Regulatory Commission (PRC) that has a vast network of professional organizations all over the Philippines, the Society of Filipino Foresters, Inc. with 14 ,000 members and the Climate Change Commission for carbon credit.

Among those present who committed their pledges to participate in tree-planting activities toward 10 million trees ore in ere or orate ffice e ulator ffice anila ater o an Inc. (118 ,000); Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (90,000); Luzon Clean Water Development Corporation (10,000); PENRO Rizal (4 10,000); DENR NCR (50,000); CENRO Guiguinto (54 ,005); Laguna Lake Development Authority (155,000); National Power Corporation (200,000); Municipality of General Nakar, Q uezon, (25,000); AFI-Bantay K alikasan (3 2,000); World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (110,000); Sta. Clara International Corporation (50,000); Century Properties Group, Inc. (5,000); Rotary International - Districts 3 78 0/ 3 8 00/ 3 8 3 0 (10,000); JCI Senate Philippines-Greenlink (1,000); San Miguel Corporation (100,000); China Energy Engineering Corporation Ltd. (25,000); Professional Regulation Commission - Board for Foresters (5,000); Society of Filipino Foresters Inc. (100,000); DOHWA Engineering Co. Ltd & Engineering and Development Corporation of the Philippines (DOHWA-EDCOP) (5,000); 5th PNP Mobile Force Command (50,000); China SHECB-BIDR-SX SY(CSBS) Consortium (5,000); and, PrimeWater Infrastucture Corporation (100,000).

DENR OIC Secretary Joselin Marcus E, Fragada was represented by DENR National Capital Region Director Jacq ueline A. Caancan, CESO III. In her message, Caancan emphasized that protecting the environment req uires a balancing act. “We no longer live in an era where strict protection of the environment should be the topmost (C ont i nue on page 27)

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he Cabinet choices of Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. have been surprising for two reasons.

Some of his choices have been pretty good. Experienced and competent executives who are expected to deliver the goods for the people are on deck.

Some, however, are not only que stionable. They are B ET ING D OLOR downright awful. Horrible even.

As of this writing, it’s hard to say if the maj ority will be a credit to his administration as there ha e een so e osts that ha e et to e filled. e re ee in our fin ers crossed that arcos ill a e the right choice.

In the weeks and months to come, it is qui te possible that the Cabinet will be divided into two camps. The competent secretaries will sooner or later have serious disagreements with their fellow secretaries who may not be as upright as they are.

This scenario will happen when the honest secretaries will insist on itin the ullet and a e difficult decisions here the economy is concerned. They will be contradicted by those with a hidden agenda, who will then insist on taking the populist steps that will very likely cause serious harm to the country’s economic position.

Up until he made a truly horrendous decision to appoint one of the most despicable members of the Duterte Cabinet to his official fa il had een illin to i e arcos the enefit of the dou t.

He had, after all, put together an economic team who were mostly excellent choices, led by a former National Economic and Development Authority head during the administration of the late President Benigno Aqui no III. Arsenio Balisacan agreed to take the reins of the NEDA anew, and few q uestioned the choice.

This man had helped PNoy lead the Philippines to developing nation status, and if he does half as well as before, then the Philippine economy may yet pull itself out of the deep rut it’s found itself in as a result of the failed policies of the previous administration.

And appointing former Philippine Airlines president Jaime Bautista as Transportation secretary deserves two thumbs up. He is the classic private sector exec who knows how to get things done.

On the other hand, the appointment of former Solicitor General Jose Calida to head the Commission on Audit must rank as the worst possible decision Marcos could possible make.

Add to that his choice of Boying Remulla as Justice secretary, and you have a formula for disaster. Remulla’s only ualification a ears to e his lind lo alt to arcos. here is absolutely nothing in his background that says he will make a good Justice secretary.

As for Marcos Jr’s choice to head the Local Governments portfolio, forget about it. The less said, the better. Benhur Abalos is a traditional politician through and through, and not in a good way.

I strongly suspect that Marcos has been listening to bad advice from people close to him with no concept of good governance.

No, I do not mean his wife who has a habit of sticking her tongue out in full view of photographers, perhaps in the mistaken belief that acting like a kindergartener will endear her to the people.

I mean the likes of former president Gloria Macapagalrro o ho a ears to ha e a en ali li e in uence on the country’s 17th president.

As for his other Cabinet choices, Marcos committed another maj or sin when he agreed to name Vice President Sara Duterte to also serve as Education secretary.

She clearly has not learned the lesson of the very, very recent past, when the Philippines had a transformative vice president in Leni Robredo.

It was Robredo who turned the largely ceremonial post of ice resident into an office that could deli er the oods for the forgotten sectors of society.

The fact that in the last four years of her term, Robredo scored the highest scores or rat(C ont i nue on page 27)

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Inaugural address of President Marcos Jr.

t’s very encouraging to note that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. , in his inaugural speech after his swearing in by Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo last week as the the Philippines’ new leader, took cognizance of the importance of tourism in our home T ED D Y P . MOLINA country’s development.

In our column last week, we wrote about how Philippine tourism is in a bad shape it needs government intervention to invigorate the industry.

Well, it’s as if heaven responded to our plea when ‘ lo and behold here comes PBBM who pledged “the recovery of Philippine tourism with its emphasis on accessing nature’s beauties.”

Last week, we shared our own eyewitness account of the sad state of local tourist destinations and the challenges they are facing. One of them is the Hundred Islands in Pangasinan. I wrote about its intolerable restrooms.

Earlier, I’ve been to Bolinao, also in Pangasinan where, together with my family, I was billeted in a beachfront Airbnb unit. I was shocked to get soaked with seawater from the shower while taking a bath.

Well, I anxiously look forward to positive developments from the government in terms of making our tourist drawers not only worth visiting but also going back to and worth recommending to potential guests even as government should expand and discover/ develop new ones.

Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco loo s li e she s into that. he declared in her first da of office onda that she ll de elo e en unknown places.”

Under Secretary Frasco’s leadership, the DOT may now have the momentum going to spark the turnaround for the tourism industry.

To be sure, tourism receipts around the world including the Philippines went drastically down during the Covid-19 pandemic when travel got restricted.

Now that almost everyone is travelling with restrictions lifted or minimized, shall the Philipines shall enefit fro it es ut first let s ut the house in order. f tourism development continues to lie low in the government’s radar screen, we’ll lose in the competition.

Speaking of “nature’s beauties” and “unknown places,” our country is not bereft of them. Government authorities j ust have to look around.

There are plenty of places yet undiscovered for Philippine tourism. Our country abounds with so much beauties of nature and it’s impossible for LGUs not to know where they are.

Many of them are inaccessible and it should be the duty of government especially the central government to build/ provide access roads to them, then spruce up the place.

Providing the wherewithals for both the new and existing areas that are eyed to be developed or enhanced for tourism will unlock the potentials of these laces and enefit the co unities around them.

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PBBM paves way for tourism

“ T ru s t n o f u t u re h ow ev er pl eas an t L et t h e d ead pas t b u ry i t s d ead A c t , ac t on t h e l i v i n g pres en t H eart w i t h i n an d G od o’ er h ead . ” - From A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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t is a well crafted speech and ell deli ered fit for a President. But there is a giant leap between words and action – to be more specific and dra atic a uantu leap between words and action.

Many inaugural speeches have come and gone – and many countries have remained the same from the beginning of the term of the speech mak- HOMOB ONO A . A D A Z A er to the end of his watch. This is one of the vagaries of life – the inspiration of the moment cannot match the translation of the ision into realit . t is ar antuan o fit for a iant not a pygmy. And the j ourney is for a long demanding six years of PBM M’s life and every citizen’s life in this country.

But the speech is a good beginning.

Unity and reconciliation: Unity is a very good theme as it si nifies reconciliation ith di erse contendin forces. ut as told resident or uino in the first onth of her resi dency when she asked me whether she should reconcile with the Marcos elements in the country – I said yes with the condition that reconciliation should always be accompanied by j ustice. Reconciliation without j ustice is meaningless because it does not heal wounds.

It is easy to say – let’s forget the past if you are not the victim. For the victim, it is not easy as in the undying words of Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis of the American Supreme Court – to forgive is easy because he is a Christian but to forget he could not do it because it is to undo history.

This is the maj or problem of PBB M. He should do j ustice to the a rie ed arties efore he can i e esh to his invocation of unity.

The organizers of the celebration of oath taking and victory missed out on this very important matter – the total absence of the aggrieved, the current political opposition, the existing leadership of the Moro Liberation Fronts and the legal elements of the CCP-NPA and their fellow travelers. This would have been easy to do and the failure to do it produces a false ring on the theme of unity.

Servant of the people: This is not exactly new coming from the mouth of a President. President Noynoy Aq uino said this in more dramatic though pedestrian terms – “You are my boss! ” referring to the people. In reality, he used the people as his bus to achieve things which were personal to him like what is bruited about as his having spirited away to Bangkok the people’s gold bars worth more than one hundred forty million US Dollars.

President Noynoy died without giving any explanation – rational or irrational - why he did it. In a similar vein, President BB M should explain to the people, as he claims to run a transparent and accountable government, why until now he has not paid the more than two hundred twenty million (P220,000,000.00) pesos of estate taxes on the estate of his father and the more than ten million (P10,000,000.00) pesos fine on his con iction as ta e ader. fter i in a rational explanation – he must pay the taxes immediately otherwise his credibility as a person and as a President will seriously suffer. ho needs a resident ho has no credi ilit he ill j ust end up like the President he succeeded whom he praised?

So President BB M, if he wants to gain some credibility among our people, should be very careful about using his mouth – otherwise he will j ust end up like former P RD who is more mouth than anything else. Or, to give it a Shakespearean a or for er is ere sound and fur si nif in nothing Give meaning: The pomp is over – work begins PBB M must translate words into action. Having a lackluster Cabinet, he should reach out to the people for help – friends and foes alike. After all, that’s what he said in his inaugural speech. He should not be like President Noynoy who misled the people into believing they were the boss but in fact he was the boss and used the people as a bus to se(C ont i nue on page 27)

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Inflation sizzles to fresh 3-year high of 6.1% Q UEZON CITY - Consumer prices and transporation costs grew at a faster pace for the fourth straight month in June to mark the biggest j ump in over three years, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. his raised the in ation to . in une fro . in a hief and National Statistician Claire Dennis Mapa reported at a press conference.

Mapa pointed to the q uick increase in prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages as the main reason for the increase in in ation rate.

Mapa said the rise was also due to the rapid increase in prices of meat and other parts of slaughtered animals like chicken (8 .1 percent), rice (2 percent), and fruits and nuts, particularly mangoes (1.1 percent).

“The second commodity group that recorded hi her in ation in une is trans port that has a 17.1 percent share in increase of o erall in ation a a said.

Gasoline posted 53 .9 percent in June from 4 7.2 percent in May, the PSA report added, while diesel is at 92.5 percent from 8 6.2 percent.

Meanwhile, alcoholic beverages and tobacco also rose at 7.8 percent due to cigarettes that contributed 8 .9 percent, beer at 6.2 percent, and spirits and liq uors at 5.2 percent. ased on our onitorin ell there are e ectations that these rices ar ticularly food prices will still move upard a a said. art fro this the confir ed that the purchasing power of peso decreased to 0.8 7 due to a higher consumer rice inde .

“K apag ‘ yung ating CPI ay tumataas, ibig sabihin, lumiliit ‘ yung purchasing power ng pera natin, ng piso para bumili ng goods and services. (If our CPI is increasing, that means, the purchasing power of our currency to buy goods and ser ices is ettin s aller a a said.

“It means that on June 2022, our one peso is j ust worth 8 7 cents if we comare it to the ase ear hich is he added.

For the National Capital Region, the in ation increased further to . ercent in June from 4 .7 percent in May, which is also attributed to the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages (6.1 percent), followed by transport (17.2 percent). n une of in ation onl re is tered at . a a said.

It was reported that the rate was similar to those of November 2018 , and the hi hest since the . in c tober 2018 .

The inflation rate is within the 5.7. ran e e ed the an o Sentral ng Pilipinas for June, it was learned. une s fi ure rin s a era e in ation for the first half of to . still a o e the an o entral s oal posts for 2022.

The prolonged rise in local oil prices and weakness of the peso remained the ri ar dri ers of in ation for the onth accordin to the an o en tral. ean hile the in ation rate is e pected to post higher levels of at least 5.5 percent in the second and third q uarter of 2022 due in part to rising oil prices in the international market.

New DICT chief to improve PHL governance via digitalization

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Communications Technology (DICT) C hr i s C aday L oz ano, E s q. i s an ac t i v e membe r of t he St at e B ar of C al i f orni a, t he plans to improve governance by makA meri c an I mmi grat i on L aw y ers A s s oc i at i on and San Franc i s c o T ri al L aw y ers . H e in transactions ore efficient throu h prac t i c es i mmi grat i on l aw , bank rupt c y , pers onal i nj ur y and i nc ome t ax probl ems digitalization.

DICT Secretary Ivan Uy said the s i nc e J u ne 199.

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“Through ICT (information and communications technology), we will be able to deliver to the Filipino people a etter o ern ent a ore efficient government, a government that is easier to transact with, a government that is more competent, and a government that is not corru t said durin the turn over ceremony at the DICT headq uarters at the co le in ue on it .

Secretary Uy noted that President erdinand on on arcos r. s marching order is to “accelerate the build-up of digital infrastructure in the countr .

“I encourage all of you to work together, to j oin hands and help DICT and the current administration in delivering

D I C T S ec ret ary I v an U y to the Filipino people the promise of a better life, a better future, and a better economy through a digitally empowered citi enr and o ern ent said.

Uy’s predecessor, former Secretary Emmanuel Caintic, attended the ceremony virtually and encouraged workers in the agency to support the new administration.

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Tirso Cruz III named FDCP chairman, Mark Lapid to head DOT’s TIEZA

T i rso C ruz I I I MANILA - President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed veteran actor and singer Tirso Cruz III as chair an and chief e ecuti e officer of the Film Development Council of the Philippines.

Cruz, who took his oath on July 5, replaces Chairman Mary Liza Dino Seguerra.

Also appointed were former Pampanga Governor Mark Lapid as chief operation officer of the ouris nfrastructure and Enterprise Authority (TIEZA) under the Department of Tourism, a post he held before.

Actor Juan Revilla, on the other hand,

was named board member of the Movie and ele ision e ie lassification Board (MTRCB).

Aside from Cruz, other appointees ho too their oath of office ere for er Q uirino Governor and Congressman Junie Cua, chairman of the Philippine Charit ee sta es ffice ntonio Manuel Lagdameo, ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the nited ations and o eo u a gui Jr., deputy commissioner for operations, Bureau of Internal Revenue.

Other appointees were Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez who is re-apointed to the nited tates dul hani Salapuddin, administrator and chairman of the Southern Philippines Development uthorit ose rnulfo eloso resident and general manager of the Government er ice nsurance ste ol. a on Zagala, Presidential Security Group commander and senior military assistant and Amenah Pangandaman, Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management.

The appointment of Cruz for a three year term up to 2025 was hailed by showbiz leaders.

Director Joey Reyes, on his Facebook account rote TO THE NEW CHAIRMAN. May the coming years bring a truly meaningful

and si nificant ad ance ent to an indus try that needs reassessment, revitalizing and reinventing.”

Senator and actor Jose Jinggoy Estrada also congratulated Cruz.

At press time, outgoing Chairperson Liza Dino Esguerra said she was ready for a turnover of responsibilities.

Earlier, she wanted to talk to President Marcos because she was re-appointed for another three year term extension by then President Duterte. She said Section of the la creatin the council stated er of ffice he hair erson and the three regular members shall hold office for a ter of three ears ‘unless sooner removed by the President.’” ill a si a officiall so ait ing lang kami for a courtesy call with our President so we can align with his vision,” she said, adding her reappointent dated arch stated ursuant to the provisions of existing laws, you are hereby appointed CHAIRPERSON, OF THE PHILIPPINES, for a term of three ears. irtue hereof ou may q ualify and enter upon the perforance of the duties of the office fur nishin this ffice and the i il er ice Commission with copies of your oath of office.

M ark L ap i d New FDCP chairman Tirso Cruz III too his oath at . . on uesda in Malacanang.

In 2010, the actor-singer was reported to be the head of the FDCP replacing Jackie Atienza. He already received messages of congratulations but the appointment did not push through because the position was given to Briccio Santos.

President Marcos Jr. has announced that all co-terminus positions in the govern ent are declared acant until ul or until somebody is appointed and this included FDCP, MTRCB, and the Optical Media Board (OMB).

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Ruffa plays Imelda Marcos in new movie

re orter. he rote ostin a thro ac hoto of us ecause so uch has ha essa es fro her friends in sho ened in our li es since this hoto i li e unshine ru lie er o as ta en in . ountless u a ine edina do ns heartaches rea throu hs sa harlie i on ie lcasid oe ead u les failures triu hs oda on araiso ac ie orster rlene s ecial da cannot e ore than uhlach na oces l ie asino ful to e ali e ha and health . ife itself is a eautiful ift. t as ell as her dau hters orin and e ers a sound clich ut let s anifest enice and other fa il ond utierre and sister in la that the est is et to co e. Ha arah ah ati. irthda to e she added. ast ear uffa sent off her eldest uffa recei ed ar irthda dau hter orin as she started colle e at e erdine ni ersit in ali u alifornia. orin and enice are the dau hters of uffa ith her e hus and ur ish usiness an il a e tas. efore her irthda her t o dau hters had a reunion ith their father in ur e . nother reason h uffa is ha PAUNAWA HINGGIL SA NASASAAD na ang Pangkalahatang Halalan sa Munisipyo ay is that she la s for isasagawa sa Bayan ng Los Altos Hills sa Martes, Nobyembre 8, 2022, para sa mga er irst ad elda sumusunod na Opisyal. arcos in i a s aid PARA SA DALAWANG (2) MIYEMBRO NG KONSEHO NG LUNGSOD in alacanan .

(Kabuuang Termino na apat na taon) first et her hen Ang takdang panahon ng nominasyon ng mga opisyal na ito ay magsisimula sa Lunes, as onl ears Hulyo 18, 2022 sa ganap na alas- 8:00 a.m. at magsasara sa Biyernes, Agosto 12, 2022 ng old she said as uot alas-5:00 p.m. ed colu nist ario Ang mga papeles sa nominasyon ay matatagpuan mula sa opisina ng Kawani ng Lungsod autista. he as cel na nasa Town Hall, 26 3 79 F remont Road, Los Altos Hills, Calif ornia, sa takdang araw ng e ratin her irthda pagsusumite. and she s so ele ant Kung sakaling ang mga papeles sa nominasyon ng kasalukuyang opisyal ng Bayan ay hindi uic l eca e a fan. pormal na naisumite sa ganap na alas-5:00 p.m. sa Biyernes, Agosto 12, 2022 (ang ika-88 o hen the offer to araw bago mag halalan), ang mga botante ay may hanggang ika-83 araw bago mag halalan, sa ganap na alas-5:00 p.m. sa Agosto 17, 2022, upang mag nomina ng mga kandidato la her ca e ladl maliban sa tao o mga tao na kasalukuyang naninilbihan sa ika-88 araw bago pa man ang acce ted it. halalan, para sa naturang pinagbobotohang opisina. Ang pagkakaloob ng palugit na ito ay hindi mapatutupad kung saan walang kalasalukyang nanunungkulang kwalipikado na he ha e et to maihalal. shoot the o ie ut it alread has a la date Kung sakalaing wala o isang tao lamang ang nominado para sa pagbobotohang opisina, ang pagtatalaga sa pinagbobotohang opisina ay maaaring isagawa batay sa itinakda ng Seksyon on ul to e sho n 10229 ng Koda ng Eleksiyon ng Estado ng Calif ornia. not on strea in ut in Ang mga botohan para sa halalang ito ay bukas sa pagitan ng mga oras mula 7:00 a.m. at actual cine as.

8:00 p.m. sa Nobyembre 8, 2022. he added e een atchin ideos Sa karagdagang impormasyyon, tumawag po lamang sa Kawani ng Lungsod sa (6 50) 9 47-2513 . of her and tal ed to esar ontano ho Deborah Padov an la s erdinand ar Kawani ng Lungsod cos to find out ho he D O J hi self is re arin for Petsa: Hulyo 7, 2022 his role. He said ou

Actress and former beauty q ueen uffa utierre has ust cele rated her th irthda and she ad its e in ha . uffa ho is har aine uffa a a utierre in real life chose to turn a ear older ith a rateful heart and shared her heartfelt re ec tion in her nsta ra ost last une . uffa osted a thro ac hoto of herself ith her t o dau hters orin and enice ta en al ost ears a o her other studio

should slee ith elda on our ind. ‘ un da an ina a ni a hen he did his o ie on ose i al for hich he on a ards. nila a ni a sa uta ni a si i al so ill e tr in to do that slee in ith elda on ind. uffa is ha to e reunited ith her dau hters orin and enice ho ust ca e ho e fro ur e to isit their dad il a e tas.

Ho a out s eculations that she and il a ill also reconcile i ht no a ust ha that e are cordial ith each other. He than ed e for allo in our dau h ters to isit hi . cried hen sa their reunion ideo and so an eo le are ha for the . o let s ust all e ha ith that.

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Toni Gonzaga sizzles at Marcos inaugural

Actress, television host and singer Toni Gonzaga sizzled with her rendition of the national anthem “Lupang Hinirang” during the June 3 0 inauguration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Wearing a Mark Bumgarner Filipiniana, Toni said she considers it as a personal milestone to sing the national anthem at the inauguration of their wedding sponsor.

“I am truly honored and humbled to be chosen by our new president to

sing the national anthem in a very historic event for our country,” Gonzaga said in an interview with ABS-CBN News. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I will forever be grateful for.”

Gonzaga, along with her husband, director Paul Soriano, actively supported the nationwide presidential campaign of Marcos being their wedding godfather.

“In whatever way and capacity, we will always be there to help him and Tita Liza,” Soriano said.

Soriano has added another description to the event which was “solemn and traditional.”

“It was nostalgic,” he said, citing the heritage of the National Museum, as well as the big-band music of Mel Villena and the Asosasyon ng Musikang Pinoy (AMP) at the Palace dinner reception.

Villena’s repertoire harked back to the pre- and post-war j azz tunes mixed with vintage Filipino pop j azz

Paunawa hinggil sa nasasaad na ang Pangkalahatang Halalan sa Munisipyo ay isasagawa sa Lungsod ng Sunnyv ale sa Martes, Nobyembre 8, 2022, para sa mga sumusunod na opisyal: Miyembro ng Konseho ng Lungsod ng Sunnyv ale Distrito Num. 1 Buong termino na apat na taon Miyembro ng Konseho ng Lungsod ng Sunnyv ale Distrito Num. 3 Buong termino na apat na taon Miyembro ng Konseho ng Lungsod ng Sunnyv ale Distrito Num. 5 Buong termino na apat na taon Ang mga interesadong indibidwal na tatakbo para sa opisina ay makakakuha ng mga papeles sa nominsayon mula sa Opisina ng Kawani ng Lungsod sa Sunnyv ale, 6 03 All Americ a Way, Sunnyv ale.

Ang takdang panahon ng nominasyon sa mga opisinang ito ay magsisimula alas-8 a.m., sa Lunes, Hulyo 18, 2022 at magsasara sa ganap na alas-5 p.m. sa Biyernes, Agosto 12, 2022. Ang mga kandidato para maging Miyembro ng Konseho sa Distirito Numero 1, 3 at 5 ay kinakailangang rehistradong botante at naninirahan sa kani-kanyang Distrito sa Konseho ng Sunnyv ale.

and disco hits.

Soriano said the inauguration mirrored the best of Filipino aspirations. t s the first e er residential inauguration I will attend and be part of, so I’m excited! Rain or shine, we will have a new president.”

Soriano suit up in an Avel Bacudio barong during the event.

Direk Paul is a nephew of Liza Araneta Marcos, who is a cousin of Soriano’s father.

Soriano served as creative consultant of Marcos’ inauguration, supporting the incoming president’s communications team led by Franz Imperial in producing the event.

PAUNAWA HINGGIL SA NASASAAD na ang Pangkalahang Halalan sa Munisipyo ay isasagwa sa Lungsod ng Saratoga sa Martes, Nobyembre 8, 2022, para sa mga sumusunod na opisyal: TATLONG MIYEMBRO NG KONSEHO NG LUNGSOD, BAWAT ISA SA BUONG TERMINO NA APAT NA TAON Kung wala o nag-iisa lang ang taong nominado para sa pinagbobotohang opisina, ang pagtatalaga sa pinagbobotohang opsina ay maaaring isagawa sang-ayon sa itinakda ng $ 10229 ng Koda ng Halalan sa Calif ornia.

PAUNAWA HINGGIL SA NASASAAD na ang mga sumusunod na Bahagdan ay pagbobothan sa Pangkalahatang Halalan sa Munisipyo na isasagwa sa Lungsod ng Saratoga sa Martes, Nobyembre 8, 2022:

Ang mga botohan ay magbubukas sa pagitan ng mga oras ng 7 a.m. at 8 p.m.

Takdang Petsa: Hulyo 7, 2022 Dav id Camahan Kawani ng Lungsod, Lungsod ng Sunnyv ale

Ang mga Centro ng Botohan ay magbubukas sa Araw ng Halalan sa pagitang ng mga oras ng 7:00 a.m. at 8:00 p.m.

Britt S. Av rit, MMC Kawani ng Lungsod, Lungsod ng Saratoga, CA Taking Petsa: Hulyo 7, 2022

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Sandro Marcos, Pinoys’ new heart throb, linked to young actress

By Jo Erlinda Mau t It was gathered that Alexa was stunning during the event with a beautiful Filipiniana pantsuit by Mark Bumgarner. le a as identified in a ace oo li e of Senator Bong Revilla making rounds online as Lani Mercado teased Sandro for having a girlfriend who lives in Bacoor. side fro starrin in the et i o ie ‘ irl and u le a also a eared in ‘ e al Studio Presents’ “Messy Thing Called Love.”

According to her Instagram post, Alexa loves to be on beaches.

In one of her Instagram posts, Alexa said that Barbie Imperial is her best friend who inspires her to soar high and reach her dreams.

Alexa Miro received the Most Beautiful Face of the illenniu a ard in th sia acific u minare Awards earlier this year in March.

Reports indicated that Alexa’s presence in the Marcos inauguration and oathtaking of rumored boyfriend Sandro Marcos in Malacanang S an dro M arc os Alex a M i ro proved that she is accepted by the family of the residential son e en if she has not confir the The eldest son of President Ferdinand Marcos status of their relationship yet.

Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos is the Alexa was photographed and there were new heart throb of many Filipinos. videos showing she was busy taking pictures of Good looking and only 28 years old, he is Sandro using her cellphone while he was taking Ferdinand Alexander Marcos III, more popularly his oath before his father, President Marcos Jr. known as Sandro.

It was gathered Alexa has long dreamt to be A graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science, Sandro is actually the ne l elected re resentati e of the first district of Ilocos Norte, a post once occupied by his late grandfather, President Ferdinand E. Marcos Jr. Congressman Sandro took his oath before President Marcos on June 3 0 in Malacanang alon ith other elected officials of locos orte and Ilocos Sur. Congressman Sandro was belatedly introduced to the people by then presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos during the campaign together with his siblings as he was busy in Ilocos Norte during the campaign.

Congressman Sandro is still a bachelor but a young actress and singer from Bacoor City in Cavite has been rumored as his girlfriend.

The comely actress, Alexa Miro, was unintentionally “uncovered” by then Bacoor City Mayor, now Representative, Lani Mercado Revilla, and her husband Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla Jr., whose real name is Jose Bautista, during an event in the city, since she is a constituent in Bacoor.

Alexa, who was introduced in showbiz via ri atti s et i o ie irl and u where she was paired with another newbie actor Rob Gomez, was spotted at the National Museum during the inauguration of President Marcos.

After the inauguration, Alexa was again spotted, this time in Malacañang, during the oath taking of Congressman Sandro and other Ilocos orte officials.

It was reported Alexa was there to support his rumored boyfriend Sandro Marcos. She took photos of the oath-taking of the neophyte lawmaker using her cellphone.

an actress. She started as a contestant in 2001 in Munting Miss U of Magandang Tanghali Bayan, a defunct noontime show on ABS-CBN. Before she was given a break in “A Girl and a Guy,” Alexa did some commercial modelling and also had some TV series.

She is a graduate of Communication Arts from De La Salle University and is considered as one of the intelligent actresses who became popular during the pandemic.

Alexa was the personal choice of Direk Erik Matti to play the lead role in “A Girl and A Guy.” According to the director as Maharlika TV’s Evelyn Diao reported, “Magaling talaga si Alexa. Magaling siya. Vulnerable, sensitive.”

“Ang gauge ko talaga nung nag-audition, sa dami nilang artista, I don’t want to have problems on the set, yung pipilitin ko pang umakting,” Matti said. “So, ang gauge ko lang talaga, nung nag-audition kami, do this material the way you want it to be done.”

“Hindi ko tinitingnan ang bawat pagbali niya ng eksena, tinitingnan ko how she can adj ust herself sa instruction,” he said. “Yun talaga ang gauge ko sa mga artista na alam mo na hindi ka mahihirapan sa set,” Direk Matti stated as he praised Alexa for being an intelligent actress.

 REAL ESTATE

July 7-13, 2022

Funding for affordable housing developments approved 11 dev elop ers t o bri n g almost 9 00 n ew un i t s t o t h e c oun t y ALHAMBRA – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (Board) has approved funding for 12 ne afforda le housin de elo ents that ill rin units to s ecial needs and lo inco e residents across the County. ince the os n eles ount e elo ent uthorit has een res onsi le for issuin a otice of undin aila ilit for the de elo ent of afforda le housin ro idin fundin for over 12,000 units which in turn have leveraged the de elo ent of o er afforda le units. esultin fro the roacti e efforts of the oard and their esta lish ent of fforda le Housin ro ra fundin in the has recei ed fund in for the totalin illion to date. ost recentl as a result of the issuance of ound in ece er the offered a total of . illion in ca ital fundin co rised of . illion in ount fundin and illion in ederal H n est ent artnershi ro ra H unds and ection ro ect ased ouchers for rental assistance. total of a plications were received, 14 of which were selected

for fundin a ards. he re ainin t o de elo ents are scheduled for a ro al fro the oard at a later date.

Funding will provide for the construction of afforda le housin de elo ents across the ount and will provide shelter for special needs populations includin the ho eless chronicall ho eless transi tion a e outh and lo inco e households.

The LACDA said it is partnering with 11 developers to rin housin to co unities includin ate a ities o ne Huntin ton ar and anta e rin s the an a riel alle lha ra l onte and lare ont the it of os n eles and est Holl ood and the unincor orated co unities of ltadena ast ancho o in ue and lorence Firestone. he use of ederall issued s su orts the s hich are a co onent of a u lic housin a enc s Housin hoice oucher H ro ra . s ro ides u lic housin a encies ith a e i le tool to increase housin o ortunities for lo inco e fa ilies and a ro ide a encies ith i ro ed oucher utili ation in ti ht ar ets.

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Consumers are already showing signs of maxing out on debt as told that consu er de ts are on the rise and ill to do so without any resistance fro credit card co a nies or su ri e auto lenders.

Here are so e ore articles to solidify that this is not a theory ut a fact that e should orr a out. htt s . ar et lace. o rg / 2 0 1 9 / 0 9 / 2 4 / w h a t - y o u should no a out household de t . htt s .cn c. co consu er de t hits ne record of oint trillion.ht l htt s allst.co econo c o forecasts end lessl risin de t and ea er d out to Ho can the follo in t o thin s e true at the sa e ti e . Household de t in a re ate is a o e le els durin the econo ic cala it that hittin erica. . er thin is fine. hat s a line ou ll hear fro all treet econo ists ho are noticin the hi h de t ut also tellin their clients it on t hurt. he e lanation is ealth eo le. econo ic ro th has eco e so s e ed to ard the ealth iest households that data sho in health consu er alance sheets as s underl in trou les facin iddle class and oor eri cans. eutsche an s econo ists tried to restle ith this issue in a recent note. he note that o erall thin s loo households are earnin enou h to a ac de t that no totals . trillion a out t o thirds of ross do estic roduct. ut that i icture is s e ed the oo in inco es of the ealth and underneath the surface there a e inci ient crac s for in the an s econo ists sa . o e easures of inco e ro th ha e slo ed the sa in rate has fallen to near record lo le els easures of consu er credit de and and credit ro th ha e ea ened and alance sheets ha e eco e ore fra ile for the lo er art of the inco e distri ution. he rich ill e fine ince the crisis the econo has reco ered at a slo ut stead ace allo in the une lo ent rate to fall shar l to . fro a ea of durin the reat eces sion hich lasted fro ece er to the su er of . he e ansion has hel ed so e ericans olster their finances ut that ro ress is hi hl une en. n fact the edian net orth to inco e ratio for all house holds has fallen since efore the crisis eutsche said. hat s ro a l e lained a loss in ho e alues durin the crisis. ut stri in l all arts of the inco e distri ution ha e seen their net orth to inco e ratio decrease e ce t for the to indicatin that the record hi h net orth to inco e ratios noted re iousl are dri en ri aril the u er ortion of the inco e distri ution the an s econo ists sa . es ite ost households reducin their de t loads the actu all a e in a ore recarious situation as the ha e lost ore out of their uffer stoc of assets. nother a to isuali e erica s econo ic di ide is loo in at the ratio et een household lia ilities and assets. he edian household o erall has seen onl a sli ht in crease in le era e since risin to . fro . . he otto of the distri ution has increased le era e rett dra aticall risin al ost to . fro . . he second oorest uintile has oosted le era e a out 10% . he rest of the distri ution sa uch s aller increases in leverage, or even outright deleveraging at the top end. his could all sound li e a lur to ost of ou. ut ust li e in the hen started ritin and tellin eo le not to e too a ressi el u in u real estate. thin this is that ti e here ould li e to arn eo le to ee their de ts to a conser a ti e chec . e re ared for tou her ti es and if ou ha e reser es e re ared then to loo for o ortunities. he eal state ar et cle is et een ears and his tor ill ro e that. e are o er due for a c cle and the ar et ill ha e to correct. here is a sa in er thin that oes u ust o do n . still tr in to ut fin er to hat reall i ht cause a do nturn in the eal state cono the shorta e of in entor ill re ent a u le the ti htenin of ort a e uidelines ill definitel re ent foreclosures the lo rates that e ha e en o ed in the ast three to four ears ill also ee our a ent afford a le and a e out o ar et is fa ora le and stron . herefore the onl reason for an correction in this ar et ould e tied to consu er de ts ein too hi h. his ill result in ho eo ners ta in into their e uit to a off de ts it s a ood thin ut rates are risin and if ou ta into too uch e uit ith a hi her ort a e rate ou etter learn to ee those credit card loc ed u cu if ou char ed the ac u . hat i ht e a ro le ith dro nin de ts. han s for our in uiries and co ents. lease call en o of st nno ati e inance rou at or rite to enneth o eri on.net .

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Magsayo defending WBC crown in Texas ili ino orld feather ei ht cha ion ar a nifi co a sa o ill defend for the first ti e his orld o in ouncil cha ion s elt o er the ee end a ainst tall and un defeated e ican challen er e ar as at the la odo e in an ntonio e as. a sa o ho is du ed an li e erican coach reddie oach as the ne t ann ac uiao as fortunate to ha e rested the cro n fro erst hile cha arr ussell r. a orit decision last an. at the or ata Hotel asi no in tlantic it e erse ecause the erican eteran fou ht ith an in ured ri ht shoulder. ro oter ean i ons of ro otions said he elie es a sa o has the ri ht tools to sto his e ican challen er. he ro otions chief said e ects a sa o to an on his unchin o er and i ro ed defense to to le ar as. ar s the ne face of hili ine o in i ons said in uinito Henson s re ort in hil o in . don t consider ar as a uncher and he ll tr to out o ar ut ar ill cut hi do n. t ll e a late noc out in for ar a e in the th round i ons added in an re ort. a sa o has or ed ith reddie oach and the coach s ili ino rote e ar in o odio to olish his s ills and han dle ar as lon er reach. ar as a for er su er anta ei ht cha ion stands at

foot ith a inch reach. he hard hittin a sa o on the other hand stands at foot ith a and inch reach.

His or in the has een a a in said i ons.

He s stron er his defense is ti hter his foot or is shiftier and his co inations are uic er. lot of eo le dou t talent s ills. he sa ‘ ou eat a one handed u ussell . hat s hat eo le sa . ou ters are there al a s. don t care ut do ant to ro e that a a ood fi hter the est fi hter in this di ision he said in an inter ie ith ahoo orts riter ichael osenthal that as osted on the o ular erican e site. n fact the ride of a ilaran ohol ho is un eaten in fi hts laced noc outs sur ised that his fi ht ith the il erican south a could ha e ended earl if ussel as in ur free. f that shoulder is not hurt a e there is a noc out there a sa o said. counter as er effecti e in that fi ht. counter and s eed and o er ere er effecti e. nd that ti e he ussell ot hurt he as al a s runnin . t s hard to catch hi hen our o onent is runnin and is a ood fi hter.

Magsayo said he learned valuable lessons from the last fi ht that he ai s to use a ainst the lan ar as ho is also undefeated in fi hts s i ed noc outs. oted erican trainer reddie oach ho used to han

dle o in star ann ac uiao said his resent rot has still so uch roo to i ro e and ature hile ushin at a sa o s or ethic that he said as a in to ac uiao s. a sa o ade his ro de ut in . nterna tional feather ei ht cha ion a sa o on the feather ei ht title in a ainst an a tho . n anuar he eat ar ussell r. for the feather ei ht title. he a sa o in ended ussell s se en fi ht in strea .

Michael Martinez eyes 3rd Winter Olympics o ti e hili ine lo e coachin e er since. et to share He a es the lessons reall fun fi ure l ian ichael artine has een ass e erience and to see the actuall i s ater leli irados said of artine . so in on his no led e as a coach to do ens of ro e in ust a short a ount of ti e it s a roud to learn so an thin s fro hi . as irin fi ure s aters durin free s ate and great feeling and also it’s a way to support artine hi self e es another shot at the trainin sessions in asadena alifornia and trainin and u co in co etitions inter l ics after failin to a e the is loo in for ard to another rr at the inter artine shared as re orted s te e a es accordin to the re ort. l ics. n eles. he ear old has continued to train des ite his trainin in ussia ettin cut short due to the country’s ongoing invasion of raine. ith da to da li in e enses in the s roc etin he s loo in at other countries to train in accordin to the re ort. e een ac and forth. e een tr in est to train here in the . e een tr in est to su ort co etitions artine noted. hen as trainin in ussia it as the est trainin e e er had. efinitel dif ficult ost difficult trainin e e er had PAUNAWA HINGGIL SA NASASAAD na ang Pangkalahatang ith coach ut unfortunatel ith all the thin s ha enin e had to o ac here. o Halalan sa Munisipyo ay isasagawa sa Bayan ng Los Altos sa ri ht no e re tr in to ust e here te Martes, Nobyembre 8, 2022, para sa mga sumusunod na opisyal: porarily and look for another training ground which is a lot cheaper so we can stretch out the fundin . o hel fund his trainin artine tea ed T A T L O N G M IY E M B R O N G K O N S E H O S A B A Y A N , B A W A T IS A up with some local Filipino musicians for an S A B U O N G T E R M IN O N A A P A T N A T A O N ice sho on ul th at the nahei s atin

rin s accordin to the re ort. t s oin to e a first for the ili ino co unit to do a li e concert on the ice ith fello ili ino sin ers s aters and uch ore and ust e a le to raise funds for upcoming competitions and training not only here ut in ain. hile he s e cited to erfor for the co unit artine accordin to is e en ore thrilled to et ac into co etitions e ein se eral ossi le tilts later this ear. ut hether or not he a es it to a rd inter a es there s no den in that he has ade an i act on fi ure s atin in the hili ines one that can e felt for future enerations.

Kung wala o nag-iisa lang ang taong nominado para sa pinagbobotohang opisina, ang pagtatalaga sa pinagbobotohang opisina ay maaaring isagawa sang-ayon sa itinakda ng $ 10229 mula sa Koda ng Halalan sa Calif ornia.

Ang mga Sentro ng Botohan ay magbubukas sa Araw ng Halalan sa pagitan ng mga oras ng 7:00 a.m at 8:00 p.m.

Shelley Neis, MMC, CPMC Kawani ng Bayan, Bayan ng Los Gatos, CA Taking Petsa: Hulyo 7, 2022 F I L -AM S of Ameri c an C an yon an d U n i on C i t y h ad a group p i c t ure an d t ak i n g adv an t age while they are wai�ng for the Golden State Warriors, 2021-2022 NBA Champion parade in San Francisco on June 20, 2022. Photo by uyang Cris Enri uez

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Q : I w ould lik e to g et a b etter c ontrol of m y deb ts. W h a t do I h a ve to do?

A: Anytime is always a good time to start getting a handle on your debts. Being debt free can be one of them and it actually is a very good goal. Here is how you start.

1) Develop a budget. Developing a budget is the foundation of being debt free.

Through the budget that you create, you will know what your expenses are and here it should e. our ud et is desi ned not to ou a e suffer ut to a e life easier financiall . ontact our creditors. f ou are ha in difficult a in ends eet e cause of high spending habits, your creditors will go along with a payment plan that ill hel ou et out of de t. a the off.

3 ) Dealing with Debt Collectors. If you need help dealing with collectors, call Debt Aid Consulting to address collector harassment. ana e our uto and Ho e loans first. hen creatin a ud et al a s address our auto and ho e a ents first. he car ets ou to and fro or and the house keeps a roof on your head. e t elief er ices. f ou are ha in difficulties ith unsecured de ts like credit cards, payday loans and other personal loans, call Debt Aid Consulting.

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INC continues outreach on remote islands in the Visayas provinces affected by Typhoon Odette

Councilmembers ac�ons will help conserve water and protect ratepayers in L.A.

MANILA, Philippines — The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) continued its outreach activities, this time helping residents in remote islands in the Visayas region. his is art of the hurch s continuin efforts to hel in areas se erel affected hoon dette last ear.

Under the directive of INC Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, to help those in need, the deli ered thousands of ood ill a s contain ing rice, canned goods, instant noodles, medicines and vitamins to communities in remote islands in Aklan,

iliran e u loilo and a ar a on others for the whole month of June.

Last May, the INC also handed out relief packs to some 10,000 people in more than 12 venues in islands in the Visayas. a a ara i o dito na da at lin a in na a is land na re ote ala o tala an access sa a asic necessity ngunit nariyan po, napupuntahan na po natin isa isa. here are so an re ote islands here that don t ha e i ediate access to asic necessities ut here no e isit the one one ... accordin to rother licerio antos eneral uditor ho e lained the continuin hu anitarian efforts of the in the isa as ro inces durin the out reach on oloca oc sland e ros ccidental hich he led. ilfredo a us as a on the eneficia ries of the outreach on an an an sland.

He explained how the INC outreach had a positive effect on his life. He said a o aa o ni ta an sa a oa a lisod ud an an a uhi diri sa isla. sa hay naay kwarta. Pag dili mi may swahi wa j ud kaunon a on a il a his is a i hel to us ecause life here on the island is difficult. o eti es e ha e one . f e fail to catch sea urchins fa il ill star e .

Apart from the relief items, the INC provided moral u lift ent throu h teachin s fro the i le.

The INC also continues to extend a helping hand to co unities affected econo ic difficulties cala i ties and the current ande ic.

e ers in ore than countries and territo ries stri e to la an acti e role in their res ecti e co unities adherin to od s co and to do ood to those ho need it ro . ood e s ranslation . he lesia i risto as re istered in the hili ines on ul its first ecuti e inister Brother Felix Y. Manalo. he is no found in countries and territo ries ith e ers fro nationalities and races. or ore a out the hurch and its acti ities lease isit www.iglesianicristo.net

Care Indeed s Business Rela�ons Manager ris�ne Facelo attended the San Mateo Roundtable Event on June 30th, 2022.

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YOUNG FIL-AMEntertainment: LEADER MAKES HISTORY, Non-Stop Philippine WINS “MISS TEXAS” Day TITLE! American Friendship on July 9 In Cerritos B y G us M erc ado

All Filipino-Americans in our state, especially in the DFW Metroplex, brimmed with pride when our very own Averie Danielle Bishop won the Miss Texas crown last Saturday, June 25th. From North Texas to the Miss America stage in December, she is making histor as the first sian erican o an e er to in the Miss Texas title.

Averie put herself through college, earning two degrees from the prestigious Southern Methodist University, including a Bachelor degree with double maj ors in Political Science and Human Rights, and a JD law deree ith a . . he is a first eneration ili ino American, born to a Filipino immigrant mother Marevi Sabalilang and fourth generation Texan Danny Bishop.

Her younger brother Teddy is in the U.S. Army.

Beneath all the successes and encomiums that have come her way, she has humanitarian blood running in her veins. She and her mom built Tulong Foundation, providing education, livelihood and scholarships to poor children in their native village in Banga, South Cotabato, Philippines. Their foundation has supported 4 5 poor students including 7 full scholars in different colle es in their ro ince. ith fundin fro SMU and some friends, she worked to build potable water systems for the community and their elementary schools.

Her impressive credentials also include serving as legal intern for the President and Vice President of SMU, addressing higher education policy in third world countries, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Fellow, and Texas Women’s Museum “Woman of the Year” awardee She was appointed by the Mayor of Dallas to their new Anti-Hate and Discrimination Advisory Council.

In an impromptu interview, she said serving the community is her way of paying back, “growing up in very challen in circu stances ith arents ho sacrificed so much for me to become the force of nature that I am today.” Averie spent a sometimes painful childhood in Prosper where she was confronted with bullies and hateful language. “From the way I spoke, the shape of

e es at nose u rin in the ad erse fi nancial condition that I grew up in, sometimes the way my Mom spoke,” she recalled. Some people say rude things because they j ust don’t understand what they don’t know.” My mission as Miss Texas and as a person is to try to teach everyone in our state that a Texan can look like me and feel eq ual and welcome.”

When she was Miss Dallas, before she became Miss Carrollton and went on to win as Miss Texas, we saw greatness in this articulate but unassuming and down-to-earth young Filipina. At our last PACC Texas Awards Night, Consul Ethel Mercado and I honored her with our Founders’ Award as “Most Outstanding Young Leader in Texas.”

In addition to her amazing intellect and stunning beauty, she is also an excellent singer and dancer. Her stirring song from “Les Miserables” won her the Most Talented award in the preliminary round. Explaining her wardrobe, she said: “I know wearing this costume is not typical wardrobe at a pageant. But my choice was a re ection of ho far e co e in life. a roud to have worn hand me downs, thrifted clothing, and torn up shoes as a child. To me, this costume was not a costume. It is a celebration of the rags I have shed, thanks to the village and the people who have embraced me.”

The teary-eyed audience burst into applause.

Averie is looking forward to her very hectic duties as Miss Texas while preparing for the Miss America pageant in Connecticut in December. Watch out, Miss America crown. Averie is on her way to claim you!

Watch this short clip of her powerful answer to one of the j udges’ q uestions: “Five or ten years from now, what legacy would you hope people will remember you by? ” https:/ / www.facebook.com/ allaboutmel/ videos/ 58 7018 3 7613 53 04 About the Author: Gus Mercado is a well-known business and civic leader in Dallas, Texas. He is a recipient of the Presidential BANAAG Award for Outstanding Community Leadership, the Distinguished Service Award from the Mayor of Dallas and threetime Jaycee of the Year Awardee. (Photo credits to Mel K rater)

PAUNAWA HINGGIL SA NASASAAD na ang Pangkalahatang Halalan sa Munisipyo ay isasagawa sa Lungsod. Ng Mountain V iew sa Martes, Nobyembre 8, 2022, para sa mga sumusunod na Opisyal: Para sa tatlong (3 ) Miyembro ng Konseho ng Lungsod - buong termino na apat (4) na taon Ang takdang panahon ng nominasyon sa mga opisinang naturan ay magbubukas sa ganap na alas-8:00 a.m. sa Lunes, Hulyo 18, 2022, at magsasara sa ganap na alas-5:00 p.m. sa Biyernes, Agosto 12, 2022. Kung ang kasalukuyang naninilbihan ay hindi nakapag sumite ng mga papeles sa nominasyon sa Biyernes, Agosto 12, 2022, ang takdang panahon ay bibigyang palugit hanggang alas-5:00 p.m. sa Miyerkules, Agosoto 17, 2022.

Ang mga interesadong indibidwal na tatakbo sa opisina ay maaaring makakuha ng mga papeles sa nominasyon mula sa Opisina ng Kawani ng Lungsod sa Mountain V iew sa pagtawag sa 6 50-9 03 -6 3 04 o sa pagsulat sa c ity.c lerk@ mountainv iew.gov upang makakuha ng kasunduan. Ang mga kandidato para sa Konseho ng Lungsod ay kinakailangang 18-taong gulang at nakatira at rehistradong botante ng Lungsod ng Mountain V iew sa panahon na ma-isyu ang mga papeles sa nominasyon. Ang mga karagdagang impormasyon ay makikita online sa https:/ / www.mountainv iew.gov / depts/ c lerk/ elec tion/ Kung wala o nag-iisa lamang ang nominado para sa pinagbobotohang opisina, maaaring magtalaga sa pinagbobotohang opisina sang-ayon sa itinakda ng Koda ng Halalan Seksiyon 10229 .

Ang mga Sentro ng Botohan ay magbubukas sa pagitan ng mga oras ng 7:00 a.m. at 8:00 a.m. sa Nobyembre 8, 2022. Upang malaman ang patungkol sa bukas na mga Sentro ng Botohan bago pa man sa Nobyembre 8, 2022, mangyaring bumisita sa https:/ / sc c v ote.sc c gov .org

ABISO SA PANGKALAHATANG MUNISIPAL NA PINAGSAMANG HALALAN MARTES, NOBYEMBRE 8, 2022 SA PAMAMAGITAN NITO, NAGBIBIGAY NG ABISO na magsasagawa ng Pangkalahatang Munisipal na Pinagsamang Halalan sa Lungsod ng F remont sa Martes, Nobyembre 8, 2022, para sa mga sumusunod na opisyal: Para sa isang (1) Miyembro ng Konseho ng Lungsod, Distrito 2 Buong termino na apat (4) na taon Para sa isang (1) Miyembro (4) na taon

ng Konseho ng Lungsod, Distrito 3 Buong termino na apat

Para sa isang (1) Miyembro (4) na taon

ng Konseho ng Lungsod, Distrito 4Buong termino na apat

Ang panahon ng pagnomina para sa mga katungkulang ito ay magsisimula sa Hulyo 18, 2022 nang 8:00 a.m. at magsasara sa Agosto 12, 2022 nang 5:00 p.m.

Kung wala o kung iisang tao lang ang manonomina para sa hinahalal na katungkulan, ang pagtatalaga sa hinahalal na katungkulan ay posibleng gawin alinsunod sa § 10229 , Kodigo ng Halalan ng Estado ng Calif ornia.

Magbubukas ang mga poll mula 7:00 a.m. hanggang 8:00 p.m. sa Martes, Nobyembre 8, 2022.

Susan Gauthier, Clerk ng Lungsod/ Opisyal sa Halalan Petsa: Hulyo 7, 2022 Ipinaskil noong: Hulyo 7, 2022

Heather Glaser Kawani ng Lungsod Lungsod ng Mountain V iew Takdang Petsa: Hulyo 7, 2022

Ilathala alinsunod sa Kodigo sa Halalan (Elec tions Code, EC) 12101 (Hunyo 27, 2022 – Hulyo 18, 2022), 12102, 10229 , 10242, Kodigo ng Pamahalaan (Gov ernment Code, G.C.) 6 06 1

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Fighting Inflation With Tax Rebates

I know many of you are hurting because the dollar doesn’t go as far as it used to these days. From gasoline to roceries lo al in ation is ta in a toll on the cost of living.

As Assembly Budget Chair, I’m proud to announce some relief is on the way to most Californians, thanks

to the state budget j ust enacted.

The centerpiece of California’s latest spending plan includes about $ 9.5 billion in tax rebates. The Franchise Tax Board is expected to begin sending out payments in October based on 2020 tax returns. Estimate your rebate here.

For incomes of less than $ 75,000, individuals would receive $ 3 50, while couples making less than $ 150,000 would get $ 700. Having at least one dependent would add another $ 3 50, bringing the maximum rebate to $ 1,050.

For incomes between $ 75,001 and $ 250,000, individuals would receive $ 250, while couples would get $ 500. Having at least one dependent would add another $ 250, bringing the maximum rebate to $ 750.

For higher incomes, individuals earning $ 250,001 to $ 500,000 would receive $ 200, while couples earning less than $ 500,000 would get $ 4 00. And, having at least one dependent would increase the rebate another $ 200, bringing the maximum rebate for this cat-

egory to $ 600.

For those on Supplemental Security Income/ State Supplementary Payment (SSI/ SSP), many will see their previously-approved grant increases take effect next year, instead of 2024 . For individuals, their grants will be $ 3 9 more per month, while couples will see an additional $ 100 per month.

In the coming weeks, I will be sending you additional emails highlighting other fantastic investments we’re making in our record $ 3 00 billion state budget.

We’re expanding social safety net programs, boosting funding for education, helping small businesses and more - all while having $ 3 8 billion in reserves, in case of an economic downturn.

It’s all very exciting, and I can’t wait to send you details!

PHIL TING Assemblymember, 19th District

C alifornia’ s Y ou ngest K ids at Ac u te R isk f rom Covid-19 --Vaccines offer best protection around B y M ark H edi n , E t h n i c M edi a S erv i c es More than two years after Covid-19’s onset there is finall a federall a ro ed ac cine against it in the United States for children age 6 months to 4 ye ars old.

o id has eco e the fifth leadin cause of death among kids between the ages of 1 and 4 , and the fourth-leading cause among those younger than 1.

California already has 400,000 doses to distribute, free and regardless of insurance or immigration status, and has bought enough for all 2.2 million newly eligible children in the state, according to Dr. Lucia Abascal, of the California Department of Health. ascal s o e at a une ress riefin organized by Ethnic Media Services and Vaccinate All 58 of the California Department of Public Health.

Joining her were Dr. Jennifer Miller, of East Bay Pediatrics in Berkeley, and Dr. Sarah Takekawa, an obstetrician-gynecologist at K aiser Permanente in South Sacramento.

Because federal law prohibits pharmacies from vaccinating children younger than 3, Abascal said, families must contact their doctors directly to arrange a vaccination, or go to https:/ / myturn.ca.gov/ if they don’t have one.

The state has already made arrangements with enough pediatricians to provide for 85% of those 2.2 million newly eligible kids, Abascal said.

Two versions of the pediatric vaccine, one ade oderna the other fi er ere approved in mid-June after independent, federal and state reviews.

“This vaccine is going to be the most heavily studied vaccine in history,” noted Dr. Miller. “They’ve been properly tested and vet-

ted. The production didn’t cut any corners.” observed of her own and her patients’ ability with no issues related to getting vaccinated or Moderna’s version is a qua rter the strength to both become pregnant and bear children -- boosted. of its adult dose and administered in two inections a onth a art. fi er s ta es three shots the second da s after the first the third 60 days after the second. It’s a tenth the strength of the adult version.

Abascal said it seems likely there will eventually be a booster for the Moderna regimen, but its lower initial dosage should also reduce side effects hich she added ould ANG PAUNAWA AY IBINIBIGAY SA not be severe.

PAMAMAGITAN NITO na ang isang All three doctors said that, in their view, Pangkalahatang Halalang Munisipal ay the best vaccine to get is simply whichever gaganapin sa Lungsod ng Newark sa is a aila le first that there are no si nificant differences et een the .

Martes, Nobyembre 8, 2022, para sa When it comes to Covid vaccinations, mga sumusunod na Opisyal: Miller said her patient families generally have one of three different attitudes he first Para Alkalde -- Buong taning na dalawang taon group are beating my door down, anxious to get their children vaccinated,” she said. The second are having second thoughts and “don’t Para sa Dalawang (2) Miyembro ng Konseho ng Lungsod feel confident a out o in for ard until -- Buong taning na apat na taon they have more answers…T he third j ust don’t feel it’s safe or necessary.”

Ang panahon ng pagmungkahi para sa mga opisyal na ito ay magsisimula “The decision not to vaccinate is the decisa Hulyo 18, 2022 at matatapos sa Agosto 12, 2022, sa ika-4 ng hapon. sion to get the Covid virus,” Abascal warned.

“There’s no predicting how severe that will Ang mga porma ay maaaring makuha mula sa opisina ng Klerk ng be. You are taking a chance that it will be Lungsod. ild ho e er one in fi e hos itali ed chil dren end up in the ICU (intensive care unit).”

Kung ang mga papel ng pagmungkahi para sa isang nanunungkulang It’s true that having been infected with opisyal ng Lungsod ay hindi iniharap bago lumampas ang Agosto 12, Covid provides a degree of immunity from further infection, she said, but it’s less than 2022, ang mga botante ay dapat magkaroon ng hanggang Agosto 17, that provided by the vaccines. When her re2022, upang magmungkahi ng mga kandidato na iba sa (mga) tao na cently infected 19-month-old daughter gets nanunungkulan sa ika-88 araw bago ang halalan, para sa inihahalal na well enough to be vaccinated, she said, she’ll katungkulan ng nanunungkulan. have the strongest protection possible.

“There’s this idea that Omicron is milder,” she said, “but in this age group, when the Kung wala o isang tao lamang ang iminungkahi para sa isang inihahalal Omicron surge started, there were record hosna katungkulan, ang paghirang sa isang inihahalal na katungkulan ay pitalizations.” maaaring gawin gaya ng itinatadhana ng § 10229 ng Kodigo sa mga Five times as many as during the previous Halalan ng Calif ornia.

“Delta” Covid surge for kids younger than 4, Dr. Miller noted.

“I try to remind them that we are in this Ang mga lugar ng botohan ay mananatiling bukas sa Nobyembre 8, 2022 together,” Dr. Miller added. “Getting our chilsa pagitan ng ika-7 ng umaga at ika-8 ng gabi. dren vaccinated helps us all; it improves the health of our community.”

SHEILA HARRINGTON, CMC As a gynecologist, Takekawa spoke of Klerk ng Lungsod having witnessed unvaccinated Covid patients’ struggles during pregnancy and childbirth, and contrasted that with what she’d

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PG&E furthers Wildfire Safety and Prevention Plan for 2022 Youth facilities and features unveiled at Presidio Tunnel Tops

B y G i lda P. B alan , Corres p ondent PG& E enhanced their contingency easures to reduce the ris of ildfires in covered areas for 2022. By focusing on lowering power outage impact on their customers –undergrounding, hardening, and enhanced vegetation management are prioritized.

During its recent Multicultural Media oundta le on ildfire afet and re aredness r. ana er for us to er n a e ent and trate anessa Bryan said that the company’s priority is the safet of our custo ers and co u nities.” urin the edia riefin she dis cussed the new tools and safety measures the company enhanced for the year 2022. ildfires cause illions of dollars in da a es in alifornia racticall e er year, with some even causing fatalities. iti ate ildfire ris under roundin iles o erlines ensures lo i nition ris . his ulti ear initiati e is the lar est effort in the as a ildfire reduction measure and the best long term solution.

470 miles of powerlines are expected to be moved underground this year.

Aside from this, PG& E is hardening

alifornia s ne t eneration electric rid.

By strengthening powerlines through installin ildfire and eather resistant equi pment such as stronger poles, larger cross arms, and covered powerlines are to be expected. At least 115 sectionalized devices will be installed to reduce the sco e of u lic afet o er hutoffs the co an said.

Lessening environmental impact ith the nhanced e etation an agement, increased safety clearances between powerlines and the surrounding

e etation in hi h fire ris areas is esta lished. o erlines near trees ill e re moved and a 1,800 high risk miles will be managed this year. nhanced o erline afet ettin s turns off o er auto aticall hen a threat to lines is detected and a trols will be made before safely restoring o er. usto ers ill e ect outa es hen ele ated fire ris is resent fro a to o e er. ach ill e notified through calls, text or emails about when

You may not know that c igarette butts are a maj or sourc e of plastic pollution that may endanger marine lif e and harm humans. Eac h year, c igarette butts top the list of most littered items ac ross Calif ornia beac hes and waterways. In 2017, an astounding 203 ,474 butts were c ollec ted on Calif ornia beac hes as a part of an international c oastal c lean-up.

You probably see one of the most c ommon sourc es of mic roplastic s ev eryday – on the ground, in parking lots, gutters or at the beac h – c igarette butts. Disc arded c igarettes c ontain f ilters made of plastic , whic h c an break down into mic roplastic s that then c ontaminate our soil and water sourc es and harm our health. In f ac t, eac h c igarette f ilter c ontains at least 15,000 strands of mic roplastic f ibers.

So, what ex ac tly are mic roplastic s, and why should we c are? Mic roplastic s are tiny piec es of plastic measuring less than f iv e millimeters long, about the size of a sesame seed or smaller. Most mic roplastic s take a long time to degrade in the env ironment, whic h means that when they enter our env ironment, they may ev entually get mistaken f or f ood by marine lif e or other animals, whic h ov er time may go on to harm entire ec osystems.

Due to their tiny size, mic roplastic s are c hallenging to remov e f rom our f ood and water sourc es. Mic roplastic s hav e been f ound in sea water, tap water and urban water runof f . It may c ome as a surprise that Americ ans ingest an estimated hundreds of thousands of mic roplastic partic les a year. Tox ic mic roplastic s pollute the f ood we eat, the water we drink, and the air we breathe. Ac c ording to rec ent studies, mic roplastic s hav e been f ound in human lungs, plac enta, and blood; they' v e been linked to f ertility issues, intestinal damage, and ev en mutations in DNA. The tobac c o industry remains one of the world' s top plastic polluters. Eac h year, the tobac c o industry produc es six trillion c igarettes, and most hav e plastic f ilters. It’ s estimated that more than 4.5 trillion c igarette butts end up in the env ironment.

There’ s no denying that tobac c o produc t waste produc es massiv e plastic pollution c ausing irreparable damage to our env ironment, our f ood supply, and our bodies. Learn more about the env ironmental harms of tobac c o produc ts at www.undo.org.

to expect power back. But the company stressed that outa es ha en auto ati cally and PG& E can’t provide advance notification. ill ha en durin hi h inds and dangerous conditions can cause branches to contact powerlines that could da a e e ui ent and cause ildfire. ince is eather dri en. t will happen only when there is extreme eather condition and ildfire threat is present during: A. Low humidity levels B. High wind forecast above 19pmh and usts a o e h . ed a eather arnin a tional Weather service D. Dry material condition on the round and lo oisture e etation con tent. . n the round real ti e o ser a tions. ultilin ual e and notifications To address PG& E customers across all cultures, the company’s Emergency Website has 16 languages to choose from. otifications either a call or te t fro a selected lan ua e ill e sent or ade di rectly to customer’s mobile phone to get the latest infor ation shutoff and resto ration schedule.

S en at or S t ev en B radf ord, G ov ern or N ew som, S up erv i sor Jan i c e H ah n an d An t h on y B ruc e at S B 79 6 B i ll S i gn i n g i n 2021)

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UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021 ROME/ NEW YORK - The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving ac ards in efforts to eli inate hun er and alnu trition. his as the nu er of eo le affected hun er globally rose to as many as 8 28 million in 2021, an increase of about 4 6 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (1), according to a United Nations report that provides fresh evidence that the world is moving further away from its goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms by 203 0.

The 2022 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report presents updates on the food security and nutrition situation around the world, including the latest estimates of the cost and afforda ilit of a health diet. he re ort also loo s at ways in which governments can repurpose their current support to agriculture to reduce the cost of healthy diets, mindful of the limited public resources available in many parts of the world.

The report was j ointly published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

(FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

The numbers paint a grim picture: s an as illion eo le ere affected hunger in 2021 – 4 6 million people more from a year earlier and 150 million more from 2019.

After remaining relatively unchanged since 2015, the ro ortion of eo le affected hun er u ed in 2020 and continued to rise in 2021, to 9.8 percent of the world population. This compares with 8 percent in 2019 and 9.3 percent in 2020.

Around 2.3 billion people in the world (29.3 percent) were moderately or severely food insecure in 2021 – 3 50 million more compared to before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly 924 million people (11.7 percent of the global population) faced food insecurity at severe levels, an increase of 207 million in two years.

The gender gap in food insecurity continued to rise in 2021 - 3 1.9 percent of women in the world were moderately or severely food insecure, compared to

27.6 percent of men – a gap of more than 4 percentage points, compared with 3 percentage points in 2020.

Almost 3 .1 billion people could not afford a healthy diet in 2020, up 112 million from 2019, reflecting the effects of inflation in consumer food prices stemming from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures put in place to contain it.

An estimated 4 5 million children under the age of five were suffering from wasting, the deadliest form of malnutrition, which increases children’s risk of death by up to 12 times. Furthermore, 14 9 million children under the age of five had stunted growth and development due to a chronic lack of essential nutrients in their diets, while 3 9 million were overweight.

Progress is being made on exclusive breastfeeding, with nearly 4 4 percent of infants under six months of age being exclusively breastfed worldwide in 2020.

This is still short of the 50 percent target by 203 0. Of great concern, two in three children are not fed the minimum diverse diet they need to grow and develop to their full potential.

Abortion: a right?

Heart of Hope

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled on Friday, June 24, 2022, to overturn Roe v. Wade, aborting the “conceived constitutional right to abortion” mothered by a progressive Supreme Court on January 22, 1973. This historic upset terminated almost half a century of what PHILIP S. CHUA was dubbed and generally thought of as a guaranteed right under the US Constitution.

After 49 years, the Supreme Court revisited the abortion issue, and it is now clear that there is nothing in the Constitution of the United States that provides the right to abortion. There is no provision in this sacred document that states, much less guarantees, the right or the freedom of choice to terminate the life of a fetus in the mother’s womb. Even the word abortion, in its current context, is not in the Constitution or Bill of Rights.

Justice Antonin Scalia, a brilliant scholar and one of the most respected members of the Supreme Court, was precisely on target when he declared more than a decade before he died on February 13, 2016, that abortion was unconstitutional, because “the Constitution contains no right to abortion.”

We, The People, have been misled by the progressive left, aided by the mainstream media, to believe that abortion was a constitutional right. The Roe v Wade landmark agenda was successfully “created out of thin air” as a right under the Fourth Amendment (the right to privacy), like marital privacy, privacy between a physician and patient, the priest and the penitent, the lawyer and client privilege. It was a bit of a stretch, but somehow “abortion rights” became law of the land in 1973, resulting in the death of more than 63 million unborn, much more than the total casualties of all wars known to man from 549 BC (Cyrus the Great) Pre-Modern War to the most recent around the world, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, combined.

The other issue being raised by a large sector of the United States is why taxes paid by those against abortion are being used to subsidize those seeking an abortion, that the subsidy should only be borne by those in favor of abortion, the pro-abortion segment of society calling itself pro-choice.

Designer vaccines

e accines tailored to e ore effecti e against the new subvariants of Omicron, like BA.4 and BA.5, which are the predominant sub-strains today, are soon to be available by Fall or sooner, in preparation for the predicted more than a million new COVID-19 infections during winter.

Since the spike proteins on the surface of the round SARS-CoV2 viruses are the penetrating “needles” that allow the virus to enter the person’s cells to cause infection and since the s i es differ in each ari ant or subvariant, the vaccines are designed to mimic each type of spike proteins to promote immunity against more variety of the virus., This concept has led to studies that showed a i and atch accination is ore effecti e and rotec ti e a ainst different strains and su strains of the coro naviruses. An example of this is getting Moderna as the second ooster after an initial fi er io ooster or o a a found to e ore than ercent effecti e for mild, moderate or even severe COVID-019 infection).

The newer vaccines have been reformulated to also protect against the Omicron BA.4 a nd BA.5.

As of July 4, 2022, the 7-day average DAILY case was 105,754, with 389 deaths, and a fully vaccinated rate of 67 percent for the United States, In the Philippines, there were 914 cases last week and a positivity rate of 13.2 percent, nearly 90 percent of the country showing a rise in COVID-19 cases, and 57 percent of the nation with an increasing positivity rate, according to the Department of Health. Almost 71 million people (62.7 percent) in the Philippines have been fully vaccinated out of the 113.2+ million total population.

The pandemic is far from over, with Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 today and potential newer strains in the future, so we have to continue to be careful and vigilant.

Protection from the vaccines and from natural immunity following COVID-19 infection both wane after about 6 months or less, the reason boosters #1 and #2 are recommended, and perhaps another one for this coming Fall.

Masking and social distancing protect everyone and are nothing to be embarrassed about. Arrogance and bravado towards the virus can be deadly. Life is precious.

And, unfortunately, it did not come with a spare.

Cervical Cancer Cancer of the cervix (mouth of the womb) is typically caused by the human papillomatous virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted malignancy, but it is possible for a woman to develop it even if she never had sexual intercourse.

Normally spread by skin-to-skin or skin-to-mucosal contact during sex, HPV could also be transmitted enital touchin oral se a inal uids on hands and fin ers and sharin se to s. H could also infect 11 percent of babies during vaginal delivery.

Cigarette smokers are twice likely to develop cervical cancer compared to those who do not smoke because there is an ingredient in tobacco that damages the DNA of the cervix. A weakened immune system, the long-term use of contraceptives, either increases the risk. Cervical cancer also runs in the family.

Cervical cancer screening is recommended by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology for those aged 21 and over, including those who are not sexually active.

Myths debunked 1. HPV is rare. Wrong. HPV is very common. Sexually active individuals will contract the virus at some point. Most will not have obvious signs.

2. Multiple sexual partners is how one gets HPV. False. One infected sexual partner is enough to get HPV. 3.

Use of condoms prevents HPV. Fake news. The use of condoms or other barriers may reduce, but not totally prevent HPV infection. The virus could be on the s in around the a ina and in the hands and fin ers.

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If one gets HPV, she will develop cancer. Not true. There are more than 200 types of HPV and only a few increase the risk for cervical cancer.

5. After getting the HPV vaccine, the woman does not need PAP smear tests anymore. False. To fully protect a woman, PAP tests are still needed 6. Vaginal penetration by the penis is needed to acqui re HPV infection. Not true. Touching the genital or oral sex is enough to cause HPV. 7. Gardisil-9 vaccine against nine varieties of HPV is only for adults. Wrong. This highly (more than 98 percent effecti e accine a ainst cer ical cancer is reco mended for girls and boys aged 9 and adults up to age 45, P hi l i p S. C hua, M D , FA C S, FP C S, a C ardi ac Sur geon E meri t us bas ed i n N ort hw es t I ndi ana and L as V egas , N ev ada, i s an i nt ernat i onal medi c al l ec t ur er/ aut hor , H eal t h A dv oc at e, ne w s paper c ol um ni s t , and C hai rman of t he Fi l i pi no U ni t ed N et w ork - U SA , a 501( c )3 humani t ari an f oundat i on i n t he U ni t ed St at es . W ebs i t es : FU N 8.c om, T oday .SP SA t oday .c om, and phi l i pSc hua.c om E mai l : s c al pel pen@ gmai l .c om

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NEWS  NATIONAL VIEWS & COMMENTS Living for God is Hard

LESSONS WE :EARN FROM PANDEMIC

e can be dismayed in our spiritual j ourney that we can exclaim and q uestion: why it has to be difficult all the ti e e are ser in Hi and yet we are given trials. We believe and yet the “gate is narrow (Mt. 7:13 )” even for those who strive to live the faith well. e stri e to lo e others et oftenti es misunderstood and even maligned. We do the good and yet we receive the bad. Have you encounter this kind of experience, dear REV. JOSE PELAGIO A. PADIT, SThD reader oreo er e ant to ra and want to develop a deep prayer life, but there are many distractions. We ust ant to li e eaceful li es et life is not ro le free. nd so e times, problems do come not j ust one but one after another. We go to hurch and artici ate in the acra ents and litur ies of our faith and yet, we are bombarded with ideas of doubt and scandals, and countless i erfections in the hurch and so on e ill not ha e enou h s ace to list down all our laments, disappointments, complaints, et cetera. Dear reader, what are your frustrations in your j ourney of faith and spiritual life et throu h it all ith the race of od e ore the all atientl .

Our Lord Jesus too had His troubles in life which we call His Passion. We believe, He assumed the entire reality of being human like all of us, except sin. He experienced everything that we pass through in life. lthou h He co itted no sin et He suffered for sin. He ent throu h all the difficulties in our fallen nature so that He can sa e and put a divine mark into all the nooks of our existence. By His Paschal Mystery, He destroyed life’s darknesses, and given us new sense to our o n ains and sufferin . nd our d in eco es a threshold to ass from mortality to immortality, from the temporal to the eternal glory. ear reader do ou react ositi el durin our life s trials hat ind set do ou ha e durin difficult ti es To counter act the feeling of helplessness, frustrations, heart aches and headaches, we should consider the reality of sin. Our sinfulness increases the yoke of burden of our fallen nature. Sinfulness increases too our inclination to choose the comfortable and to easily co ro ise our faith and lo e of od. he realit of sin has affected and or infected all the aspects of our being and existence that we have eco e off centered to sa the least and it as the on of od ncarnate

by His work of salvation, that lifted us up and aligned us to God. Sin and everything about it have been wiped away by His precious blood. But we are not i une to sufferin to difficulties to ea ness and te tations thus, we must always seek Jesus our Lord, and remain in Him always like “branches to the vine (Jn. 15:5).” Meanwhile, our tendency to the comfortable breeds in us complacency and mediocrity. We are prone to vices rather than to virtues. We detest the moment we are challenged to e ert ore effort or to or harder. ddin to our sinfulness is our su erficialit of our faith and lo e of od that e eco e inclined to complain and lament, to be irritable, and many other negative feelings to the oint of des air to sa h should lo in od e hard ealisti call our hristian life is ne er co licated nor difficult it is a atter of entalit entalit that ali ns us ith hrist s entalit this is the e for t. aul e horts us e should ha e the ind of hrist or.

2:16).”

Let us never forget, God will never give us anything that we cannot handle. He will not ask us anything that we cannot give or do. Bearing all the hardships and disappointments with patience and trust can be of reat ad anta e to us. or fi htin out our a throu h the an difficulties and challen es in life e ain and ro ore in irtues and eco e hu le. n this a e are ore leasin to od no onder St. Paul bore witness to our striving in the midst of weakness and challenges, he said: “I am content with weakenesses, with insults, hardships, ersecutions and constraints for the sa e of hrist for hen a ea then I am strong (2 Cor. 12: 10).” We must learn, therefore, that it is about the disposition of our heart. Our dedication to our spiritual life will make us focus not on the odds we encounter but on the God we serve. ur fidelit to the ord esus ill a e us ear hardshi s as lessin s for we are at that moment closest to Him since we carry our crosses not alone but with Him. Amen.

By TIM PEDROSA

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o one could have foreseen the dramatic way in which the challenges of the year 2020 would alter people’s lives around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced new complications to people’s lives everywhere, but among those battered most by its economic impact were those living in emerging economies where prosperity was already struggling to take hold. Global progress against poverty during the past several decades has been fragile, if not misleading. The aftermath of the pandemic has pushed hundreds of millions into poverty, with some estimates suggesting as many as half a billion people could fall below the poverty line. We have learned that wealthy countries are better able to weather economic storms. In the US for instance, after the onset of the pandemic, the government moved q uickly to mitigate its fallout enacting stimulus bills. We have learned some critical lessons during the coronavirus crisis. It has taught us that we can bring scientists together from all sectors in new and creative collaborative arrangements and get things done a lot faster than people might have thought possible before the pandemic. We have learned that we need to be better prepared for the future. We have learned how to work through the social isolation that our patients and frontline workers in the hos ital and fa ilies are e eriencin and findin no el a s to co unicate via the use of IPods, Face Time, Face Book Messenger, etc. The use of telemedicine has greatly improved our ability to continue a provider relationship with our patients.

We have learned how to embrace environments that are perpetually changing and to become adaptable in response to an ever-changing body of evidence. I believe that we ha e connected differentl since the ande ic erha s our riorities ha e shifted and we value things we did not prior to pandemic. The amount of isolation that we have as a societ has een difficult to e erience. t has een a culture shoc ho e er e ha e learned that things like wearing a mask and social distancing are for the greater good. I believe it has also taught us how q uickly we are capable of adapting to changes. Within onths of the ande ic an of us ad usted to li in our li es differentl ho e work, how we educate, how we interact with others, how we spend our time, and how we live our lives. I have also learned that the world, people, places, and activities with which we interact have become much smaller, but we have been much more grateful and a reciati e a out thin s and ha e eco e ore charita le. s e re ect ore on the tumultuous seq uence of events throughout year 2020, we experienced many firsts fro earin a as to learnin and co unicatin ore online. t has een a learnin e erience for an of us all. esilience is defined as the a ilit of eo le or things to recover q uickly after something unpleasant, and this year has certainly shaped the way many of us, individuals, families and communities adapt to the si nificant chan es. n a personal level, these are some key takeaways many of us bring into our personal experience. We have also learned of some people who serve willingly without expecting recognition, bless their hearts. However, we have also learned of some people who take the pleasure of announcing the good things they have acq uired, the good food they eat and the accomplishments they have made to feel important. Bit of we think about it, at the end of the day, it is not about what we have or what we have acq uired nor accomplished, it is about whom we have lifted up, whom we have ade etter it is a out hat e ha e i en ac that a genuine leader is a molder of consensus doing the right and noble things even no one is watching because certainly, silent water runs deep!

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Aflame The Heart

INSPIRATIONAL ARTICLE FOR THE WEEK

31 July 7-13, 2022  NATIONAL NEWS

 FOOD & TRAVELS

 FOOD & TRAVELS

Recipe of the Week Binagoongan Manok, Chicken in Salted Shrimp Paste Ingredients: 1/ 2 cup bagoong alamang (pre-sauté ed salted shrimp paste) 1 kilo chicken cut into serving pieces, bone in 1 large size onion, coarsely chopped 2 large size tomato, coarsely chopped 1/ 2 head garlic, crushed, chopped 2-3 pc s. bay leaf 1 tsp. crushed pepper corns 1/ 4 c up vinegar 1 tbsp. sugar cooking oil

Cook ing procedure: In a large wok sear chicken on all sides in batches, keep aside.

Using the same wok qui ckly sauté the garlic, onion and tomato a couple of minutes until soft and wilted.

Add in the chicken and shrimp paste and continue to stir cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add in 1 to 2 cups of water, vinegar, bay leaf, sugar and crushed peppercorns, bring to a boil and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until tender and most of the liqui d has evaporated,stirring occasionally. Serve hot with a lot of rice.

SAMAR S LONGEST. A por�on of Ulot River in Barangay Tenani, Paranas, Samar, located within the Samar Island Natural Park.

Samar forest park push bid to join UNESCO heritage list TACLOBAN CITY – The Samar Island Natural Park (SINP) is in a campaign to be included in the UNESCO (United Nations Educational cientific and ultural r a nization) World Heritage sites.

This was disclosed by Angelito Villanueva, Samar provincial environment and natural resources officer ho said the a lication for inclusion is a 10-year activity that started in 2021.

The SINP is the largest contiguous tract of old-growth forest in the Philippines and the country’s largest terrestrial protected area with an area of 3 3 3 ,3 00 hectares. he uffer is s read north to south over the island’s three provinces and totals 4 58 ,700 hectares, about a third of the entire island of Samar.

The park is also a center of plant and animal diversity and endemism, containing threatened species belonging to the Eastern Visayas and Mindanao biogeographic regions.

Also inside the SINP are wellknown natural landmarks Sohoton Cave and Natural Bridge National Park; Calbiga Cave, the country’s largest and the second largest cave in Asia; and the more than 100-kilometer Ulot River, the longest river in Eastern Visayas that starts from the upland town of San Jose de Buan, a ar and ends in the acific oast al town of Can-avid, Eastern Samar.

The park is also the home to the critically endangered Philippine Eagle, Among the ongoing proj ects is the installation of concrete monuments in 3 00 corners of SINP to serves as landmarks covered by the protected area.

“Demarcation is necessary to

strengthen the environmental protection initiatives. This is one of the req uirements for SINP to q ualify to the heritage site list,” Villanueva said in a PNA report.

Aside from demarcation, the Department of Environment and Natural esources esta lished uffer zones to embrace other areas for biodiversity conservation.

In 2018 , Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan proposed the inclusion of SINP in the UNESCO list.

Governors from Northern Samar and Eastern Samar supported the campaign.

“If SINP will make it to the World Heritage sites list, we can invite more funding from other countries to strengthen biodiversity conservation efforts and de elo eco touris ac tivities,” Villanueva added.

The park was declared a protected area in 2003 and a total of 3 3 species of mammals, 215 species of birds, 51 species of reptiles, 26 species of amphibians and 1,000 species of plants have since been recorded inside the SINP. Part of the initiative of the three provinces in the campaign to declare SINP as World Heritage site is partnering with University of Santo Tomas Graduate School – Center for Conservation of Cultural Property and Environment in the Tropics to conduct capacity-building seminarworkshop for the technical working groups organized by each province.

The workshop is structured according to the three pillars of the UNESCO World Heritage inscription, focusing on each module: Outstanding Universal Value, Authenticity and Integrity, and Protection and Management.

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