Uppercase - Filipinos Making Waves

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June 2013
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7th
JULY 13, 2013
JUNE 2013
Vol. 2 No.6
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7th FILIPINOS
MAKING WAVES FEST
MAKES HISTORY!
To launch world’s first Bamboo Beer
First LIVE Boxing Bouts in iconic
Yonge-Dundas Square
PNOY Congratulates
New Boxing Champ;
Vice Pres. Binay to
receive Dapudong
South African Gideon Buthelezi in Johannesburg last
Saturday.
This year’s 7th edition of the
Filipino Making Waves Festival (FMW), held annually at
busy downtown’s YongeDundas square kicks off July
13,2013 with a series of
ground breaking events
starting with the introduction of a bamboo-based/
derived beer, perhaps, the
only kind in the world and
the holding of a series of outdoor boxing fights, also an-
other first in hockey-crazed
Toronto.
Organizers promised a totally “different experience “ in
this year’s version of FMW
which draws thousands of
festival goers and tourist
alike in the most busy intersection of the city, now fast
becoming the counterpart of
New York city’s famous
Times Square.
“Yes, you heard it right, people will get to taste or savor
an honest to goodness beer
but with a difference:, it’s
derived from natural bamboo, the kind they grow in
the Asia like the Philippines
and it was invented by a 29
year-old Filipino-Canadian
Vincent Villanis ..
One of the highlights of festi(Continued on page 5)
Photo downloaded from
"n.squared photo" shows the
killer left hook which Dapudong
connected that knocked out
South African champion Gideon
Buthelezi.
Manila - President Benigno
S. Aquino III sent a short
but personal congratulatory message to the new Filipino world boxing champion after Edrin "The Sting"
Dapudong knocked out
Justice Steve A. Coroza heads list of
Filipino Making Waves awardees
By Mon Torralba
Judge Steve Anthony Coroza
is set to scale the highest
post ever to be occupied by
a Filipino-Canadian in government. He will assume
the high judicial bench on
July 8 and formally be
The Honourable Justice Steve Coroza known as Justice Steve Anreceives the first 2013 Filipinos Mak- thony Coroza of the Superiing Waves award from Teresa Torral- or Court of Ontario, a rough
ba, co-founder of FMW Festival.
equivalent of the supreme
court.
It cannot be more fitting
that a few days after that is
a Toronto festival that celebrates Filipino greatness—
The 7th Filipinos Making
Waves Festival.
On June 18, Waves News
had the pleasure of inter-
viewing Coroza and presenting him with the Filipinos Making Waves award.
What we expected to be a
formal interview turned out
relaxed and casual as we
uncovered his roots.
He is the son of proud Filipi(Continued on page 5)
"Congrats po," Pres. Aquino said in a short text message sent to the Team
Dapudong in South Africa
shortly after he was informed of the North Cotabato boxer's victory.
In a text message sent by
Dapudong's manager, former North Cotabato Governor Manny Pinol to the
President to inform him of
Dapudong's
spectacular
win, he emphasized that
(Continued on page 5)
Inside Pages
EDITORIAL: The Biggest
Little Festival
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Pinoys mock ‘racist’ joke on
UK comedy
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PH ranks among the most
gay-friendly …
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Filipino-Canadian to launch
Bamboo beer
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PH the social networking
capital of the world Page 10
2013 FMWF Performers
And more….
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Go with the flow… all currents lead to the
7th Filipinos Making Waves Festival
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Manila Feedback
Pinoys mock 'racist'
joke on UK comedy
show
By Ivy Jean Vibar, ABS-CBNnews.com
MANILA, Philippines -- Canadian comedian Katherine
Ryan came under fire from
Filipinos when a clip of her
joke on the BBC Two show
“Mock the Week” went viral
on social media.
ly.
"Didn't you see the topic?
'Unlikely lines from a cosmetics commercial' isip-isip
din pag may time," wrote
Xtian Sabs in response to a
post by Angelo Delima on
Facebook sharing the video,
which he said was "not funny at all."
On YouTube, user kasumi
real shared the definition of
the word “unlikely” to say
the joke should not be taken
seriously.
In the segment “unlikely
lines from a cosmetics commercial,” Ryan said, “We
don't test any of our products on animals. We use Filipino children.”
Netizens quickly reacted,
calling the joke racist, tasteless and insulting.
"Is this how wealthy countries bullied us Filipinos?
It's not funny at all! The
Philippine
government
must watch this and take a
quick action regarding this
matter! Stop racism and
bullying!" wrote Jerico
Siguido on Facebook.
Samuel Sayawan, on the
other hand, said the BBC
management should have
spoken with Ryan. Diane
Pascual, meanwhile, said
BBC should be held liable
for the comedian’s joke.
Other posts shot back at
Ryan, saying that she should
be the one the cosmetics are
tested on, and not Filipino
children.
“This made me mad,” tweeted news anchor Noli De
Castro’s daughter, Kat De
Castro.
Blogger Nica Bells also
wrote, “I believe that the
joke was racist. I want to
stress out a question that
was left hanging: Why use
Filipino children?”
Just a joke
However, others said those
who took offense should
look at the topic and the
nature of the show itself,
instead of reacting negative-
User xyr enc said on
YouTube that Ryan’s joke
should be a lesson to Filipinos: “I always see my fellow
Filipinos insult others, making fun of Filipino minorities like the Aetas, Badjaos,
Negritos, and all other ethnic minorities in the Philippines. Now most of us
would react just because of
this joke, to the point that
they insult Ms. Ryan, the
BBC, and the United Kingdom as a whole. I want to
ask my fellow Filipinos:
How does it feel?”
On Tumblr, the-infamousme posted “An Argument In
Defense of Katherine Ryan,”
saying, “even if you argue
that Ryan’s joke still was in
poor taste, it was delivered
in such a way that it should
have been impossible to
perceive as anything other
than irony.”
“If anyone should be offended, it should be cosmetic
companies or, in fact, any
other company that takes
advantage of the poor, the
weak or those with limited
options. Then again, they
probably won’t have time to
be offended as they’re busy
exploiting Filipino children.”
‘Watch the show’
In response to criticisms,
Ryan posted on her Twitter
account @Kathbum, “It was
UNLIKELY lines from a cosmetics commercial. *UNLIKELY*. You'd be very unlikely to hear that. Because
it would never happen.”
All Male Hula Group to perform
at Filipinos Making Waves Fest
To the Hula Born, the Men.
Based in Toronto and
unique in all of Canada, Ha-
nau I Ka Hula Na Kane or
Born to the Hula, the Men –
is a dance troupe composed
PH ranks among most gay-friendly in
the world
by Philip C. Tubeza, Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Philippines has earned
its ranking as one of few gay
-friendly countries in the
world.
Of the 39 countries covered
by a global survey, only 17
countries had majorities
that accepted homosexuality, with the Philippines
ranking at number 10
among the 17.
Despite its religiosity, the
Philippines is one of the
countries in the world
where the level of public
“acceptance” of homosexuals is high, according to the
results of the survey.
The survey titled “The Global Divide on Homosexuality”
conducted by the US-based
Pew
Research
Center
showed that 73 percent of
adult Filipinos agreed with
the
statement
that
“homosexuality should be
accepted by society,” up by
nine percentage points from
2002.
The percentage of Filipinos
who said society should not
accept gays fell from 33 percent in 2002 to 26 percent
this year, it added.
This high level of acceptance, which is comparable to that found in secular
western Europe, is even
higher than those found in
Japan (54 percent), South
Korea (39 percent) or the
United States (60 percent),
where some states allow gay
marriage.
“Brazilians and Filipinos are
considerably more tolerant
of homosexuality than their
countries’ relatively high
levels of religiosity would
suggest,” the Pew survey
report said.
The Philippines bucked the
trend found in the survey
showing that gays are mostly accepted in rich and secularized countries.
“The survey … finds that acceptance of homosexuality
is particularly widespread
in countries where religion
is less central in people’s
lives. These are also among
the richest countries in the
world,” the Pew report said.
cent of people in neighboring Indonesia, nine percent
in Malaysia and 21 percent
in China said homosexuality
should be accepted, the report added.
“In contrast, in poorer countries with high levels of religiosity, few believe homosexuality should be accepted
by society,” it added.
Not impressed
Religiosity scale
The Philippines is said to be
one of the most religious
countries in the world and
almost a third of its population lives below the poverty
line.
In
the
survey’s
“religiosity scale” where a
score of “3” was the most
religious, the Philippines
almost got 2.5.
“Age is also a factor in several countries, with younger
respondents offering far
more tolerant views than
older ones,” the survey report said.
And while gender differences are not prevalent, in
those countries where they
are, women are consistently
more accepting of homosexuality than men,” it added.
In the Philippines, 78 percent of those aged 18-29
who were interviewed said
gays should be accepted, 71
percent for those aged 3049, and 68 percent for those
50 years old and above, according to the survey.
The report also showed that
of the eight countries surveyed in the Asia-Pacific region, the Philippines had the
second highest acceptance
rate next to Australia’s 79
percent.
“In the Asia-Pacific region,
where views of homosexuality are mostly negative,
more than seven in 10 in
Australia and the Philippines say homosexuality
should be accepted by society,” the report said.
In contrast, only three per-
However,
Filipino
gay
groups were not impressed
by the survey results.
When asked if the gay community in the Philippines
felt accepted, Jonas Bagas,
executive director of the
TLF Share Collective, said:
“Hardly.”
“I think that the study only
reflects the perceived acceptance of the LGBT community based on the high
visibility of gay entertainers.
It’s acceptance [that is] contingent on how you fit the
acceptable stereotype—the
gay entertainer, the creative,
talented bakla, the lesbian
security guard,” Bagas said.
“Once you go outside these
stereotypes, that’s when you
encounter rejection,” he
added.
Bagas said a Filipino student
in a lesbian relationship faces higher probability of getting kicked out of her school
than a student in a heterosexual relationship.
“We still have strong biases
against gay sex, which for
many is still deemed immoral and unnatural. This attitude fosters inequality in
our laws, in education,
healthcare and even within
the family,” Bagas said.
The Pew report said those
who conducted the survey
had face-to-face interviews
with 804 Filipinos aged 18
and above from March 10 to
April 3 this year. The interviews were conducted in
Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilonggo,
Ilocano and Bicolano.
The survey had a margin of
error of plus or minus 4.5
percent.
of talented men who are
committed to preserve and
celebrate a sacred art form
that was almost lost forever.
Founded in 2003, their repertoire is taken from both
the traditional and modern
but their message is timeless - pure hula performed
by men, who embody the
spirit of a long and vigorous
past, committed to enrich, to
inspire and to educate their
audiences about the historical vitality of hula.
Hanau I Ka Hula Na Kane or Born to the Hula, the Men
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EDITORIAL
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The BIGGEST
LITTLE Festival
AMONG the many summer
events in the greater Toronto area, the Filipinos
Making Waves Fest (FMW)
is a Lilliputian.
It is dwarfed by some grandiose or elaborate festivities such as the “Taste of
the Danforth” or the Mardi
Gras style “Caribana” that
usually draws unprecedented crowds.
Within the Filipino community, it is hemmed in by
other bigger, well-funded
and established celebrations like the Mabuhay festival which has led the
yearly commemoration of
Philippine Independence
Day in July for a decade
now. It is under the aegis of
the Philippine Independence Day Council or PIDC.
We also have the Kalayaan
of Mississauga and lately
the controversial Philippine Canadian Charitable
Foundation (PCCF) which
is actually a spin off or
clone of the PIDC as they
have identical programmes
of events.
This is because most of the
officials of the PCCF were
once top honchos of the
PIDC. So it is not a surprise
why these two organizations and their annual
events seem to be in a collision course and competing
with each other.
Both of these two organizations lure their crowds
with big names TV and
movie personalities courtesy of two biggest TV networks in the Philippines,
GMA Channel 7 and ABSCBN.
They get huge revenues
from ticket sales, beauty
pageants, booth rentals
and sponsorships and other fund raising gimmickry.
FMW meanwhile, do not
sell tickets. The festival is
free to the public, held in
an open venue that is the
melting pot of the downtown core, which is the
Yonge and Dundas square,
now fast becoming the
counterpart of the famous
Times Square of New York.
Bottom line is FMW do
have name TV or movie
stars to attract crowds but
aspiring and rising Filipino
Canadian artists or achievers within the community
or in the mainstream.
It’s because the festival’s
main aim is to promote the
Filipino as a people of great
potentials, of great contributions and achievements
not only within North
America but elsewhere
around the globe where
Pinoy expats can be found.
FMW is all about arts, culture, music, the youth and
unity in diversity.
It is in this tradition that
for this year’s 7th edition, it
will again honor outstanding Filipinos who have
substantially “made waves”
in the global stage.
This year’s awardees include an inventor of the
world’s first bamboo beer,
a pop musician and composer, a Filipino-Canadian
recently appointed to the
judiciary and an outstanding baker who became big
in business.
For this year too, aside
from the food galore and
varied booths, there will be
“live” boxing fights courtesy of the Hamilton-based
Old School boxing club.
The club has teamed up
with FMW as its modest
contribution to develop
sports alternative among
the youths against drugs
and violence.
COUNTERPOINT
A.F. Soriano
ALA EH ! YOUR HONOR
On July 8, 2013, Steve Anthony Caroza will officially
assume the position of
Judge of the Superior Court
of Ontario, the highest ever
to be reached by a FilipinoCanadian in this nation’s
judiciary.
Formerly a judge at the Ontario Court of Justice in St.
Catharines, his elevation to
Justice of the high court is
further affirmation in the
Filipino’s global achievement.
On July 13, he will be one of
the recipients of the Filipino
Making Waves achievement
awards along with other outstanding Filipino-Canadians
that include PC Renato Valdez, Flor Vendiola and Mel
Galleon of FV Foods, and special
youth
awardee.
(ed:note—Justice Coroza received his award prior to July
13 in deference to his hectic
schedule).
A Batangueno from San
Joaquin, Santo Tomas town,
Coroza follows in the tradition of great lawyers and
jurists from that southern
province which has produced the likes of President
Jose P. Laurel, the nationalist Don Claro M. Recto, Chief
Justice Querubin Makalintal
and the sublime paralytic,
the national hero Apolinario
Mabini.
A master of law degree holder from Osgoode Hall Law
school, Coroza is deeply
committed in his advocacy
of helping the youth specially new young immigrants at
the same time serving as a
director in the Alzheimer
society of Peel region.
Indeed, among the few Filipino-Canadians who hold a
high position in the Canadian government, Justice
Coroza has remained humble and low-profiled earning
the respect of the community.
He is truly deserving to be
addressed as “Your Honor, “
or maybe “Ala eh Your Honor!”, as they say in Batangas.
*****
ITS FESTIVE TIME : the
Mabuhay festival is going
outdoors
on
August
16,17and 18 at the Harbourfront . This time, there
will be no big stars from the
ABS-CBN/TFC group.
In the aftermath of the dismal attendance of last year
and the “hijacking “ by some
personalities of the program’s event, The Philippine
Independence Day Council
(PIDC) under Norma Carpio
has made a very rational
decision…open the festival
to the public for free just
like what the now 7-year old
Filipinos Making Waves
(FMWF) has been doing.
In fairness to the PIDC, it
was a “victim” of some selfish individuals who tried to
control last year’s event to
promote their own agenda
and boost their egos. And to
think some of them were
volunteers but demanded
payment for their services.
The observance of the Independence day last June 12
was also “hijacked “ and
“exploited “ by these same
individuals. The result:
The grassroots traditional
open house at the consulate
gave way to an expensive
“elitist” fashion show that
raised money for a private
foundation.
*****
ABS/CBN top comedian Vice
Ganda continue to “reap the
whirlwinds” and other very
harsh and unfavourable criticisms over his offending
remarks on gang rape and
comments on the physical
appearance of a very well
known TV executive of a
rival network.
His spiel on Jessica Soho,
GMA-7 vice president for
news on her being a full size
is way, way below the belt.
It also showed his lack of
respect and sensitivity on
the plight of women victims
of rape.
Has success and fame given
him the license to insult
people whenever he wants?
In his show here in Toronto
last year, Vice displayed his
“primadona attitude” and
bloated ego at the dressing
room.
Teresa Torralba, wife of
Mon Torralba of the Hotdog
band fame, was shocked to
learn that the comedian cannot stand being with coworkers during rehearsals.
Teresa was accosted and
asked what she doing inside
the room. She replied she
and the group were to provide the front acts for the
comedian and her husband
is the guitar player for the
show.
“Sabi
ng
PA
niya
(production assistant, or
gofer for sort) ayaw niyang
may hahara-hara sa dadaanan ni Vice”, said Teresa. (Vice Ganda does not
want anybody standing in
her way).
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June 2013
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Fil-Canadian to launch bamboo beer
7th FMWF Makes History...
By Odette Montelibano
Philippine Daily Inquirer (reprinted)
TORONTO,
Canada—His
drive for innovation has led
to the notable achievement
of being the first FilipinoCanadian licensed brewer in
North America and the inventor of the all-natural
Bamboo Beer, classified as a
premium lager by the Liquor
Control Board of Ontario.
Vincent Cruz Villanis, 29, is a
Filipino migrant who aspires
to more than reaping profits
from his unique brew. He has
a passion for innovation.
Villanis, the young president
and founder of Bamboo Beer
Limited, was born and raised
in San Matias, Pampanga and
went to school at the Narciso
School Inc. in Angeles City.
He arrived in Canada 10
years ago after he was petitioned by his mother, Grace,
who came to the country as a
live-in caregiver.
tures. “Beer has always been
a part of our Filipino culture,
in our celebrations,” he asserted.
He spent most of year 2012
working with top Canadian
master brewers to find the
hop that would go well with
bamboo, and conducting
taste events.
Cheers! Pinoy migrant Vincent
Villanis promises to bring his
bamboo beer to the Philippines.
Contributed Photo/Vincent Villanis
ara region.
He set out to learn everything he could about bamboo. Using biotechnology,
Villanis developed a way of
propagating the plant rapidly
and has also identified species which thrive in Ontario’s
climate and soils.
Villanis quipped that his interest in biotechnology may
As far as bamboo was concerned, Villanis had already
explored its tissue culture,
studied its nutritional components and byproducts and
the process of extracting its
nutrients. He said that apart
from over 20 minerals identified with the plant, it also had
antioxidant properties and a
refreshing taste.
Villanis wants to bring his
own technology of bamboo
extraction back to the Philippines and has already started
working in this direction.
Asean team.
He has formed an Asean
team—a team of young and
aggressive friends whose
vision is to bring bamboo
beer to the 10 membercountries of the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations—
the Philippines, Indonesia,
Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.
AGGRESSIVE YOUNG MIGRANTS. The Asean team (from left) composed of Eric de la Cruz, Vincent Cruz Villanis, Jay Guanzon and Leck
Chantara. Contributed Photo/Vincent Villanis
He continued schooling at
the Notre Dame Secondary
School in Burlington, Ontario
and later, Sheridan College.
Aside from being fluent in
Filipino, he learned three
other languages: English,
Spanish and French.
He began a career in banking,
finance and sold real estate
until 2011 when he decided
to invest in a bamboo farm in
Grimsby, Ontario in the Niag(Continued from page 1)
Justice Steve A. Coroza
no parents Lota Banate
Coroza (a native of Roxas
City, Capiz) and Romy Mabilangan Coroza, a native of
San Joaquin, a small quiet
town in Santo Tomas, Batangas.
Born in Belleville, Ontario,
their family relocated in
Parkdale where he spent
most of his formative years.
When asked how he accomplished all his achievements
to become the first FilipinoCanadian to ever attain such
an honorable appointment,
(Continued from page 1)
be “genetically” traceable to
his father, who is a chemist in
South Africa.
The bamboo farm soon began to produce some initial
products—bamboo diet supplement as chicken weight
enhancers, bamboo bio-fuel
and bamboo tea. Eventually
came bamboo beer.
Here was a product that was
appreciated by different culhe humbly gave credits to
his mentors. Growing up. he
had his heart set on becoming a teacher. But having
been raised in traditional
Filipino setting, whereby
parents give you the option
of only three career choices :
Doctor, Lawyer or Priest, he
carefully analyzed his academic grades and where his
strong points were.
He
humbly admitted that math
is not among them, he finally
chose to study law.
Belonging to the third largest ethnic group, he said he
would like to see more Filipinos involved in politics as
they are the ones who cre-
Asean team members include Filipino-Canadians Jay
Guanzon and Eric de la Cruz,
and Leck Chantara, the only
non-Filipino member whose
combined nationalities include Laos, Cambodia, Thai,
Vietnamese and Chinese.
Chantara, he shared, is married to a Filipino. Except for
Villanis, the rest of the team
are in their early 30s with
young families.
Villanis said one of the highlights of 2012 was a trip to
Cambodia, on the invitation
of the Cambodian government, to introduce the bam(Continued on page 9)
val is the FMWF award ceremony. “The awards, given to
community achievers actually justifies the yearly celebration of the festival which
is to highlight the Filipinos
as they strive for greater
success not only here in
North America but elsewhere in the world,” said
Torralba .
Recognizing the Filipino’s
passion for boxing as exemplified by the successes of
its ring heroes like Gabriel
“Flash
“Elorde,
Manny
Pacquiao, Nonito Donaire
and more recently the newly
crowned International Boxing Federation champion
Edrin Dapudong who won in
Johannesburg, South Africa,
June 15, the festival had
teamed up with the Hamilton-based Old School boxing
club to stage live boxing
fights in Yonge-Dundas
square as one of the main
events of the festival.
The club is helping develop
boxing as a sport for the
youth as an alternative to
drugs, gangs and violence.
PNoy Congratulates New
Boxing Champ…..
the new boxing champion is
a product of a grassroots
boxing program started by
the provincial government
of North Cotabato in 1998.
Meanwhile, Vice President
Jejomar Binay is expected to
receive the new world boxing champion on Friday in a
courtesy call to be made by
Dapudong.
Businessman Hermie Esguerra, a personal friend of
the vice president and himself a boxing fan, informed
Pinol that Vice President
Binay was very happy with
the victory of Dapudong
which came following the
successive losses of Filipino
ate, amend, approve or veto
what goes into our law. He
encourages Filipino Canadians to look into political careers from all levels of the
government, but specially in
the municipal level because
it directly affects our day-today lives.
Canada.
Coroza speaks highly of the
Filipino lawyers in the Philippines and admires those
who boldly moved to Canada to restart from the bottom and move up the corporate ladder, referring to the
new immigrants who sacrificed their professional
achievements back home to
face the new challenges in
Having mentioned that the
festival has turned into a
“home” to the Filipino youth,
we asked Justice Coroza on
what advise he can offer to
our Filipino-Canadian youth
today. His three direct answers , in order of importance, are: 1. Education.
2. Choosing a mentor, and
lastly, 3. Hard work. Grow-
Through the course of the
conversation,
the writer
noticed how Justice Coroza
stressed the importance of
having good mentors in
one’s life.
The Filipino Youth
They believed the collaboration with Filipino making
Waves festival will lift amateur boxing in this part of
Ontario and the live boxing
bouts “is aimed at making
these fights as the largest
outdoor amateur boxing
show in Canada “
The fights are sanctioned by
Boxing Ontario while Old
School boxing is also affiliated with the Canadian Amateur Boxing Association
(CABA) and the Association
International de Boxe Amateur (AIBA) and the Ontario
Ministry of health promotions.
The festival opens with the
traditional parade followed
by the short awarding ceremonies and performances
later in the day.
The main events of the festival are: Island Dance Waves,
Teens and Kids Making
Waves, Rock & Roll Elvis,
Cultural Dance Waves, OPM
Show, Fashion Waves (Si
Malakas at Maganda), and
for the youth are RapSarap
and the new segment, Yonge
Waves featuring headliner
Ryan Bandong of NYC.
fighters in the world boxing
stage.
It started with the loss of
Filipino boxing icon Manny
Pacquiao last year and followed by the defeat of
Nonito Donaire Jr. and Brian
Viloria.
Dapudong, 27, from Barangay Pag-asa, M'lang, North
Cotabato, is now one of the
three reigning world boxing
champions from the Philippines. The two others are
Donnie Nietes and Johnriel
Casimiro.
On June 28, another Filipino, Denver Cuello, will travel to Dubai, UAE to challenge the Chinese champion
for the WBC Miniflyweight
Champion.
PhilBoxing.com
ing up in a Filipino household meant his family adhered to hard work, religion
and close family ties. He
strongly believes that one
must be ready to sacrifice.
Work hard. Failure is part of
the drill. Nothing is handed
to you so easily.
Historic Day
On July 8, there is reason for
us to celebrate. For on this
day, the Honourable Justice
Steve A. Coroza will make
history as the first FilipinoCanadian judge appointed to
a provincial superior court
in Canada. Indeed, he has
the epitome of a Filipino
Making Waves!
June 2013
6
The Redemptorist
Santo Arrigo. C.Ss.R
There is a traditional prayer
to the Holy Spirit that I’m
sure many of you know. It
is, “Come, Holy Spirit, fill the
hearts of your faithful and
kindle in them the fire of
your love. Send forth your
Spirit, O Lord, and we shall
be created, and you will renew the face of the earth.”
This prayer is rich with the
meaning of Pentecost. It also has rich meaning from
our own experience of moments of opening our hearts
to receive the Holy Spirit
through Baptism, Confirmation, through other sacraments and of course, in our
prayer.
This prayer to the Holy Spirit points out 3 significant
elements of our faith as a
church. Firstly, the Holy
Spirit is alive within you and
me. Secondly, that Spirit in
us is like a fire. And finally,
with that fire of the Spirit
that is in us, WE can help
transform the face of the
earth.
We are reminded in our
scriptures, that our faith, the
love that we have for God
and for one another, and our
faithfulness in keeping the
commandments are indications that the Spirit IS ALREADY at work in us. Calling us to live in unity with
one another, like members
of the body live and work in
unison together. That Spirit who calls us together is
alive in you and me. We are
invited to get in touch with
that Holy Spirit who whispers to our spirit, calling us
to be alive in all that we do,
freeing us our fears, compulsions, failures and from
those things that keep our
spirits and hearts captive.
The Holy Spirit is alive within you and me.
This Spirit dwelling in us,
doesn’t just whisper to our
spirit when we are ready to
listen, but comes to us like
fire... like tongues of fire that
came upon the heads of the
disciples moving them to
stand before the crowd of
many nations and languages.
Some who stood there listening were their enemies,
some were Jesus’ enemies,
but the disciples had a fire
inside of them that burned
so much, they couldn’t help
but preach Good News.
They preached with power,
and strength. The people
who stood there listening,
all heard this good news in
their own language. For it
was Good News meant for
all people to hear. The Spirit
enabled many gifts to come
forth from these simple fishermen and peasants, gifts far
more powerful than they
would have imagined. Now,
they could no longer sit
around behind the locked
doors of the Upper Room
and wait for Jesus to come
back and to act. They could-
The Holy Spirit
n’t sit around waiting for
their enemies to act against
them either. They were on
fire...filled with the Holy
Spirit. In the years following
this first Pentecost, we hear
how the apostles preached
and protested against greed
and injustice… violence and
mistreatment of people.
They taught about God and
about the love to which all
people were called – Jews, as
well as Gentiles. This movement that grew became so
powerful by the work of the
Spirit…that it stood up
against the power and force
of the Roman state, and won.
The Spirit in us is a fire. We
burn with the gifts of the
Holy Spirit. We burn in our
prayer, and in our daily life
with the Holy Spirit touching
our spirit to move us to do
good and to do right. Moving us to proclaim that Jesus
is Lord, and to help us pray,
even when we can’t find the
right words to express what
is being moved in our spirit,
deep in our hearts. Fire
transforms, consumes and it
purifies. How fitting that we
connect the Holy Spirit moving in us with fire so that we
will be transformed, consumed, and purified. What if
we are not burning? Not on
fire???? Then, the challenge
that each one of us has is to
allow that Holy Spirit to
work like fire. It can be
scary to give over control to
The final theme of that prayer to the Holy Spirit challenges us to be disciples today, to carry the fire of the
Spirit of God in our hearts,
and be instruments of
change, to transform and
renew the face of the earth!
St. Paul teaches us that there
is a variety of gifts, but the
same Spirit, Each gift is given to us for the benefit of the
community, for the benefit
of our spouses, our children
and grandchildren, our
neighbor, and also our enemies. The gifts are given to
us to build and heal. The
Holy Spirit transforms us,
making us holy, and also
whole, so that we can transform our little corner of the
world.
If we could
acknowledge and capture
the fire that the Spirit ignites
in us and let it work in whatever we do, how different
would the little corners of
our world be! The Spirit
would then accomplish what
has been set out: the face of
the earth would be transformed, changed! The Spirit
enables us to transform hatred into love, war into
peace, injustice into justice,
individualism into a sense of
community and caring.
Through our own efforts, we
may bring about peace and
harmony and establish freedom for those who are oppressed. But if we have
God’s Fire inside of us, then
our own fire can light the
way through the darkness of
the world. Pentecost is a
reminder for us that the fire
inside of us is just waiting to
spread. This fire of God will
allow us to love as God
loves, allow us to forgive as
God forgives, to be compassionate as God is compassionate. No other way will
we be able to do it, than if
we allow our fire to spread.
This is a great commission
that we share with the early
disciples. We don’t do it
alone - we do with each other, we do it with the help of
the promised Advocate, the
Holy Spirit. Somehow, like
the disciples, we must find
space in our lives to be open
to the Spirit’s power, the life
-giving breath, fire that
comes to transform and call
us to act. The Spirit has
been given to us. We are
invited to welcome that
Sweet Spirit into our hearts,
so that the fire of God’s love
will transform the world.
May our prayer today always be an expression of
that prayer to the Holy Spirit. “Come Holy Spirit, fill our
hearts, your faithful people
and kindle us the fire of your
National Shrine of our Mother of Perpetual Help
Jose “Tani” Arca
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
131 McCaul St, Toronto
(416) 598 3269
April 20, 1947 - May 20, 2013
Tani has returned to the loving arms of Our Lord. He
passed away peacefully at 66 years of age with his family
at his side on May 20, 2013. Tani is the beloved husband
of the late Stella Torralba (2010) and
loving father of Vincent.
God, to Jesus, to the Holy
Spirit. But that fire that
burns within us is a fire that
comes from God...... a fire
that will bring about peace
and love, and maybe a bit of
change.
WEEKLY WEDNESDAY MASS & DEVOTIONS:
T
7:30 am, 9:30am, 12 noon, 2:30pm, 5:05pm, 7:00pm
ani was loved by his late parents Apolonia and Eliseo Arca and was a
loved son-in-law of Melecia and the late Ciriaco and his late aunt Carmen Mitra. Cherished brother of Gloria and Fred Ymana, the late Marina, survived by husband Eddie Gutierrez, Osie and late Gregorio Arca,
Policarpio and Heynedine Arca, Susan and Henry Ramos, Ramon and Edith Arca,
and predeceased by Oscar, Carlito, Victoria, Luisa, and Romerico. Loved brotherin-law of the Torralba family. Loving Tatay of Noel and Darlene, Carina and
Brad, Jocelyn and James, Alma and Jovi, Lena and Brian, Dennis, Katherine, Joy,
Andrei, Alyson, Miriam and Ashleigh-Ann. Great uncle of Shawn, Ellie, Sebastian,
Ewan, Maddy, Caleb, Jayla, Lauren, Lillian, Gabe, Max and Sabrina. A special
thank you to nurses and staff on Floor 2 & 6 at Rose Garden Villa and Hotel Dieu
-Grace ICU and Floor 5 for their wonderful care. If you so wish, a donation in his
memory to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated by the family. Tani was
a founding member of the Filipino Community Centre of Windsor and a founder
of the Filipino Choir. He was a talented guitarist and had a wonderful tenor
singing voice. But most of all, Tani will be remembered for being a devoted husband and father.
June 2013
Community
7
ANNOUNCEMENT
TO ALL THE BICOLANOS AND BICOLANAS AND FRIENDS
DATES TO REMEMBER
MORE DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS THE EVENTS GETS CLOSER
Jamir de la Paz
Sales & Leasing
Consultant
June 2013
Community
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Boxing, Beer among highlights
@ Filipinos Making Waves Fest
A grand celebration for Mama
Ching Quejas’ 89th Birthday!
Mama Ching Quejas, the perennial president of the Kalayaan
Community Center celebrated her birth anniversary with
over two hundred friends at the KCCC Banquet Hall, including our charming Consul General Junever Mahilum-West,
her KCCC Board, Mississauga, Brampton, Toronto and out of
town visitors, and her Rizal friends.
Celebrant with CG
J. Mahilum-West
ASEAN TEAM. Vincent Villanis (3rd from left), President and founder of the first Bamboo Beer in Canada
and to his left are Leck Chanthara and Jason Guanzon from Hamilton, in a recent radio interview with
Kuya Roman Carretas at Himig Tinig Pinoy am530. They announced their big participation at the 7th Filipinos Making Waves Festival. Amidst the popularity of Boxing among Filipinos, their team will be staging
the first Live Amateur Boxing at the square and the official product launch of Bamboo Beer, as well. With
the many rock bands lined up for this year’s festival, it will be a real live outdoor bar—LIVE BOXING,
BAMBOO BEER and LIVE BANDS! (not in the picture—Eric de la Cruz). Photo by Waves
NBC News Beijing Bureau Chief Eric Baculinao (gentleman in front row) made waves speaking on "China
and the Media in China" as featured guest in a forum sponsored by the Philippine Press Club of Ontario
held at Toronto St. Luke United Church Friendship Room on June 7, 2013. Mr. Baculinao, a former Chair
of the University of the Philippines Student Council, was among a group of student activists that got
stranded as guests of the China government when the Philippine Dictator Ferdinand Marcos declared
martial law, emerging later as NBC's pointman in Beijing when China eased its foreign relations.
Mama Ching with her daughters and grandchildren preparing to blow the cakes.
Sir Nick Alo, Sir Fran and Baby Palamburit, Sir George, Alma Torreno,
Sir Willie Cantos and close friends at the dinner table. - courtesy of
Romeo Zetazate
New Nurse. Jennifer S. Urbe, completed her B.S nursing degree at
Ryerson University, June 7. Shown after the commencement exercise(L-R) Jocelyn Soriano De la Cruz (Jen’s mom), Jennifer & Jess De la
Cruz (stepdad).
Laureen Fernandez is Miss Philippines PIDC 2013
Laureen was also awarded Miss Photogenic, Miss Popularity, Miss Congeniality, Best in
National Costume. Joanne Ascueta, Miss PIDC 2012 puts the crown as Clyde Pacis of
Max’s Restaurant looks on.
East York Dance Group members: Christina Luta,
Susan Llanera, Mila Aldanese, Precy Kojo & Magda
Mangila, performed Itik-itik & Zumba dance numbers during the May 28th Asian Canadian Heritage
rites in Toronto – Courtesy of Tony San Juan
Making waves, Making
Friends at Sampaguita
restaurant
Mon Torralba with: Jarvin
Casison (top), Mark Romanes
(mid), Manny and Ailyn Padua
(bottom).
June 2013
9
FCT’s Pistahan starts PH
Independence celebrations
Fil-Canadian to launch Bamboo Beer
boo beer to the country. Villanis said
most countries in the Asean region
already have big beer companies and
many of them are even monopolies in
their area. But he thinks bamboo beer
need not be seen as a threat but as “an
innovative product which can unite
the Asean community.”
“Bamboo beer will pave the way for a
highly competitive beer industry and
unite the Asean community,” he asserted.
Special guest speaker, Consul General Junever Mahillum-West, welcomes the crowd at
Nathan Philips Square together with Linda Javier, FCT president (far left), members of
Toronto Police Service and FCT vice-president Rey Tolentino (right). Photo below captures the traditional Flores de Mayo. Both photos by The Filipino Web Channel.
The resilient bamboo plant can be
propagated almost anywhere which
makes it economically viable to all
Asean-member nations. “The goal is to
make this premium lager available to
everybody, across cultures and social
status, it’s the beer for the masses,”
said Villanis.
By January 2013, the business was
officially registered. He says his business model is “conscious capitalism.”
“This business model ensures that all
stakeholders—partners,
investors,
customers and employees—would
benefit from the business,” he expounded, adding that “it fulfills a higher purpose.”
“We call our team the lost sons of our
countries, in the sense that we all
want to give something back to the
Asean member-nations, starting with
the Philippines. We want to set an example and inspire others to do some-
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thing innovative,” said Villanis. New
business culture
To pay it forward to Hamilton, Ontario, where all the bamboo beer team
members reside, Villanis said they
plan to put initial earnings in a pot for
the construction of a Filipino community center.
Chantara, De la Cruz and Guanzon
echo the sentiments of Villanis. The
boys said they want to propagate a
business culture that “revolves
around trust, authenticity, caring,
transparency, integrity, learning and
empowerment.”
Their big day will be in July 13, when
the team will launch Bamboo Beer
during the Filipinos Making Waves
Festival at the Yonge and Dundas
Square in Toronto.
The next big move will possibly be in
December this year when the team
hopes to launch Bamboo Beer in the
Philippines.
“Arrangements with wholesalers have
been made in Pampanga, Bicol, Metro
Manila, Iloilo, Bacolod and Panay. The
initial goal is to bring 50,000 cases to
the Philippine market every month
and work on expansion, he said.
Initial canning and bottling will be
done in another Asean membernation which Villanis said he could not
yet divulge.
However, the ultimate objective is to
bring the extraction technology to the
Philippines, Villanis said.
June 2013
10
Tourism
Top PH tourist spots vie to host
2015 APEC side meetings
by Lois Calderon, ANC
MANILA, Philippines - Metro Manila and at least 9 of
the country's top tourist
spots are making a pitch to
become the venue for the
sideline meetings of the
APEC Summit, which the
Philippines will be hosting
in 2015.
Local officials from Cebu,
Tagaytay, Clark, Subic, Albay, Iloilo, Bacolod, Boracay
and Davao all are trying to
convince the National Organizing Council that they
will be an ideal host.
The council was created by
President Benigno Aquino
in November last year to
manage the preparations for
the APEC meetings.
Among the criteria set by
the council in choosing the
sites are infrastructure, security, disaster preparedness, power supply stability,
cleanliness and culture.
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for International Economic Relations and APEC
Secretariat Laura del Rosario says hosting the summit would be an extra
"catalyst" that would accelerate the Aquino government's infrastructure program, since key transportation like airports, expressways and roads need to be
ready by 2015.
Some of the government's
public private partnership
projects are located in cities
Lifestyle
that have made a pitch like
Cebu, whose airport project
is up for bidding later this
year.
The council is expected to
announce its final roster of
sites for the Senior Officials
Meetings and Sectoral Ministerial
Meetings
next
month.
Local government units got
backing from people like
Iloilo-born Senator Franklin
Drilon who was there when
Iloilo made its presentation
before the APEC organizing
council.
Drilon said hosting the
APEC sideline meetings
would bring in business and
more tourism to Iloilo.
Well-known Fashion Designer John Ablaza with models Ben Isaac and
Kirtz Viray
Philippines, the social networking
capital of the world
By Ching Alano
We all know that the Philippines is the famed “textmessaging capital of the
world.” But did you know
that our country has also
been recognized as the
“social networking capital of
the world,” with more than
93 percent of Internet users
having their own Facebook
account?
So, you’re probably on Facebook. Whether it’s because
we love to communicate or
to keep in touch with our
friends and loved ones, or to
make new friends, Filipinos
may be the most active
netizens on the globe when
it comes to sharing their
thoughts online.
With a very active social media and the continued increase in the number of
online shopping sites, how
much has this affected the
shopping habits of Filipinos?
Philippine Azkals coach honored...
Razkals and Don Bosco Boys
Home.
The turnover ceremony was
held at the Casino Espanol
de Cebu, Inc. yesterday.
“This is wonderful, I am happy about the recognition,”
said Weiss, who added that
10 years ago no one cared to
notice the many Germans
who have been helping de-
This question was raised by
Reader’s Digest as it held its
annual Trusted Brands survey.
The survey also asked participants how often they
shared their positive and
negative brand experiences
online.
Now in its 15th year, the
Reader’s Digest
Trusted
Brands survey has become a
marketing institution serving as a barometer in identifying consumer preferences
and recommendations and
over-all brand appeal of
products in various categories.
This year, the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands survey
covered 7,000 respondents
in seven Asian countries,
including the Philippines,
Singapore, Hong Kong, India,
Malaysia, Taiwan, and Thaiveloped football in other
countries.
As for picking Cebu as the
beneficiary for his prize,
Weiss said he had no reason
to think twice about his
choice.
“I chose Cebu because there
has been no one else who
has been as supportive to
the Azkals and the Philippine Football Federation’s
(PFF) programs than the
CFA.”
land. The respondents consisted of Reader’s Digest subscribers and Asia’s quality
consumers. Sixty-eight percent of all respondents in
the survey agreed that the
results of this survey would
help them in making their
purchasing decisions.
Reader’s Digest
Trusted
Brands is giving out a total
of 91 awards to companies
which scored the highest in
the consumer survey under
42 categories. It is considered one of the most representative and transparent
consumer surveys in Asia
with trusted brand results
brought about solely by consumers’ brand recall and
attribute scoring.
This year’s winners come
from diverse industries such
as food and beverage, personal products, finance, motoring-related,
consumer
Bischof said he came up
with the idea for the Germany Football Ambassador
back in 2011 under the patronage of legendary German
soccer coach Rudi Gutendorf, who coached 20 national teams including the
Philippine Women’s team
and about 50 clubs.
Aside from Weiss, also nominated were USA team coach
Jurgen Klinsmann; Singapore team coach Bernd
electronics, health and personal care, household products,
retail,
education,
transport, travel, and telecommunications. They were
chosen based on six qualities — trustworthiness and
credibility, quality, value,
understanding of customer
needs, innovation, and corporate social responsibility.
The survey was conducted
by Ipsos, the world’s third
largest market research
company with offices in 84
countries.
The annual prestigious Gold
and Platinum awards will be
given to the country’s most
trusted brands based on the
results of a comprehensive
consumer survey conducted
last May 23 at Edsa ShangriLa Hotel in Mandaluyong.
Personally handing over the
awards are Reader’s Digest
Stange; Otto Pfister who has
coached national teams of
Ghana, Bangladesh, Saudi
Arabia, Togo and Cameroon;
and Holger Obermann, a former football journalist who
has worked in Cameroon,
Guinea, Gambia, East Timor,
Kuwait and Nepal on behalf
of the Deutscher Fussball
Botschafter.
Although Obermann was
named as the German Football Ambassador 2013 last
Asia Pacific executives from
Australia and Singapore, including Sue Carney, editorin-chief, Reader’s Digest-Asia
Pacific, and Ebb Hinchliffe,
executive director from the
The American Chamber of
Commerce of the Philippines. Hinchliffe will keynote the awarding rites.
The event marks Reader’s
Digest 91st anniversary, truly a milestone for this globally
popular
magazine,
which was founded by
Dewitt and Lila Wallace in
the US and has been a part
of a lot of people’s growingup years. Today, it is published in 49 editions and
translated in 16 languages.
Wow, way to go for a nonagenarian!
Reprinted from PhilStar.
May, Bischof said all five are
considered winners for their
contribution to the worldwide development of football.
Aside from giving Weiss his
plaque, Bischof is also here
to observe Weiss here in the
Philippines so he can tell
those in Germany about
Weiss’ work here and how
he has been behaving. He
said that as Germans, their
acts will reflect on Germany.
June 2013
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Featuring: LIL’ CRAZED,
JENNY SUK,
TIMOTHY DEL GHETTO
AKA TRAPHIK
w/ special guests
BEA GO,
RAIEL &
PAYWRIGHTS
QET Theatre
Exhibition
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June 2013
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Danielle Ocampo crowned Miss Manila 2013
(L-R):Stacey Leigh Schroeder, Rea Therese Alonzo, Robelyn Lucena (2nd runner up), Danielle Ocampo (Miss Manila 2013), Theyrl delos Reyes(1st runner up), Kimberly Ibarrientos
and Stephanie Foster. Photo by Larry Torres
The lovely Miss Manila candidates in
their Casual and Formal Attires
Fiesta Filipina Dance Troupe provided the cultural flavour of the pageant with their exotic costumes.
Lilibeth Bobila, Dr. Belle Tumbokon & Rowena Adolfo take a break
from their difficult task of selecting the winners. Photo below
shows judge Mario Marasigan during the one-on-one pre-pageant
interview.
Photos above courtesy of joel d., Just in Time Photo
Making Waves at Miss Manila 2013. (L-R): Mon Torralba, Ruben
Cusipag, Teresa Torralba with the Big 3 of Miss Manila’s executive
committee Lurvie DeBlois(Co-chair), Tess Cusipag (Chairperson) and
Estring Aguinaldo(Executive Producer). Photo by Larry Torres
Emilio Zarris serenades the contestants and the crowd with his rendition of “This is the Moment”.
Right photo shows Ms Manila candidates Kim Ibarrientos & Stephanie Foster.
June 2013
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All Bands were selected by:
MON TORRALBA, composer and original Hotdog Band member
RAMON ESTARIS, executive producer of Tri-Media Productions
and this year’s celebrity judge— well-known musical director,
arranger and conductor— ‘Maestro’ LORRIE ILUSTRE
CHRIS ZETAZATE
Director, 2013 Band Waves
June 2013
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Yonge Waves
This new festival segment will feature
Ryan Bandong (NYC), Donsmoove
(Montreal), Ryan Flores (TO) and more!
New York City’s Mitchell
Grey began with singer/
songwriter Ryan Bandong
(vocals), as he started his
journey in music as a rapper, learning how to create
songs using tremendous
and clever wordplay. Not
too long after, he picked up
a guitar and started to take
a chance at singing. Realizing he had greater potential
elsewhere, he decided to
keep going. He began posting YouTube videos in 2009,
and started gaining scores
of supporters with over
20,000 subscribers to date.
Ryan's first Youth Waves
and Toronto performance
was at the Making Waves
Festival in August 2010 as a
solo artist who performed
with the 2010 headliner, AJ
Rafael. In 2011, he was invited back to Toronto and
was introduced to the fans
as "Mitchell Grey" the band.
Mitchell Grey has since re-
turned to perform every
year at the festival, including our Youth Waves Concert in Vancouver last
year. A favourite of the Toronto youth crowd at the
festival, Ryan will return
this summer as a solo artist
and the headliner of the
newly-minted segment of
Making Waves Festival
called "Yonge Waves". Welcome back, Ryan!
New York City
Montreal
Donsmoove is a singer/songwriter/entertainer
from Montreal. He has been featured on National
TV (CTV/Global/Canadian Idol), Radio (Virgin
96 Montreal/CBC Montreal/94.7 Hits Montreal/
ckut and cjlo Montreal) And has performed
across North America amongst musics rising
independant artists. He is currently working on
a mixtape release for 2013 and his first single
Mysterious is available on itunes. Please check
out donsmoove on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. For bookings please email
[email protected]
Toronto
Musician-singer-songwriter, Ryan Flores, 21, is
an up and coming local independent artist in
Toronto with an original repertoire of radioready, catchy, acoustic-pop music. Visit his website at ryanflores.ca and his YouTube channel at
youtube.com/rflores314 for more!
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at the Filipinos Making Waves Festival
June 2013
15
Featured Band
UPPERCASE tops the audition
for Band Waves!
Unanimously selected by Judges Mon Torralba, composer & Hotdog Band original; Ramon
Estaris, exec. Producer of Trimedia and musical director/arranger/conductor Lorrie Ilustre.
Band Waves
Toronto’s top 6 bands to perform
at Yonge-Dundas Square!
of the group's marketing
and artwork designs.
UPPERCASE was formed in
September 2009 in Toronto,
Canada. It consists of Mark
de Leon on vocals and guitars, Allan Lagat on bass and
guitars, Jason Alba on piano
and keyboards, Joey Giagonia on guitars, and Daniel
Ascano on drums and percussions.
Prior to its formation, Mark
and Allan were former
bandmates from a cover
band they formed around
2006. When that stint didn't
pan out, the two separated
ways but three years later
got re-acquainted through
their own circle of friends
who were also musicians in
the Toronto band scene. An
unfortunate car accident in
October 2007 inspired Mark
to start writing songs in his
own time, and at the turn of
the new year, he penned the
songs "Time Space Warp"
and balikbayan”. Throughout 2008 and 2009 he was
able to accumulate a string
of songs, and around September 2009, the two founding members embarked on
forming a band with original
music. The group name
"UPPERCASE" came from a
common friend in Mark Kevin Que, who eventually became very involved in most
Around December 2009 the
band found Daniel from a
Facebook group of Toronto
drummers, and eventually
in August 2010 Daniel introduced Joey to the group as
lead guitarist. In August
2010 the group's first music
video for their first single
"Balikbayan" was shot in
several locations in Toronto
led by Mark's friend JP de
Guzman. The group eventually finished the EP and released it in March 2011, consisting of 5 all-original
tracks and produced by independent label Radio Insect Records. Later that
year Mark invited his old
friend Jason to join at piano
and keyboards, and with
this latest addition the band
roster was made complete.
The group's music finds it
roots from the Original Pilipino Music genre hailing
from their native Philippines. Among the band's
musical influences are the
Eraserheads,
Rivermaya,
Sugarfree, and TrueFaith.
The group promoted their
debut EP album with various gigs and shows in the
Greater Toronto Area, including performances at the
2011 Mabuhay Festival at
the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, at Cusina
Lounge, at the BuzzFest
event at Hard Rock Cafe Toronto, and at the 2012 Filipinos Making Waves Festival
at Dundas Square. They
were also featured in an episode of "Barkada", a show
produced in Toronto broadcasted worldwide on GMA
Pinoy TV in February
2012. It included an interview with the whole band,
and a performance of their
second single "In You" from
their debut EP album.
The online radio community
started to pick up the buzz
on
the
band's
music. Listeners of BootlegRadio.com, an independent
music online radio station
based in the Philippines,
voted UPPERCASE as Featured Artist for the month of
August
2012
(http://
instagram.com/p/
NzxQ_ESIJc/). CyberPinoyR
adio, based in the UK, featured an interview with
Mark de Leon on December
3, 2012, where the band's
single "Balikbayan" reached
#1 and stayed there for several consecutive weeks on
its Top 20 Hit List aired live
weekly
(http://
instagram.com/p/
SZmU_dSIES/).
UPPERCASE released its full
-length LP on May 17, 2013
at an album launch and
charity event at Hard Rock
Cafe in downtown Toronto.
The LP album consists of 11
all-original tracks produced
by Radio Insect Records.
The album is available on
limited edition CDs and on
itunes, under Toronto indie
label Radio Insect Records.
AQUARIUS
Band
Waves
will
rock
Downtown
TO!
Raize the Flag is a band from Toronto formed in 2012. A combination of
individuals possessing an undying passion for rap/metal infused music,
the group’s aim is to empower its fellow Filipinos by providing nationalistic awareness through deliverance of lyrical poetry combined with
heavy guitar riffs, funky bass grooves, and hard-hitting drum beats.
Check them out on Facebook - "https://www.facebook.com/pages/Raize
-the-Flag/307508092656753".
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RAIZE THE FLAG
UPPERCASE
Partida, with Filbert Wong at a gig at the Hard Rock Café.
June 2013
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Dr. Benilda I. Sunga
Dr. Lilian Chan
Dr. Daniel Lee
Dr. Zahra Hosseini
June 2013
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PRESYONG KAYANG-KAYA
June 2013
18
July 13: Toronto fest celebrates Filipino talent
Kuzins. Due to relative demand, last year’s surprise highlight returns on YDS stage.
The group consists of the Mendoza’s: (Front L-R) Myles, Bryce; (Back L-R) Chloe, Jade,
front man Presley, Kaitlin & Cole. Managed by EEE-AU-WWW Productions.
Led by Sensei Manny Lim Burdeos, the Chameleon Mississauga Karate Club caters to
all ages willing to learn the art for self defence, discipline and promote positive attitude
to all its students. One of the fastest growing martial arts school in Mississauga, the
club is located at 1245 Kamato Rd. please contact the school at 647-638-3626 for free
trial. JOIN NOW!
Teens
Making
Waves
Isabella Santiago. With a commanding
vibrato voice mature beyond her age, 14year old Isabella Santiago is no stranger
to the stage. She proudly boasts numerous first place prizes in local, regional
and national talent competitions and
showcases. Recently, Robin Givens cast
Isabella for a role in a theatrical production. Isabella has also had the opportunity to be a lead vocalist for recording projects in both the US and Canada, and was
chosen to be part of Canada’s “Mini Pop
Kids” as well as a core member of
“Sparkle”, a girl group.
Contact/
Management: Ared Arzumanian of Silver
Note Entertainment Inc.,
T: (647) 409-0993 ,
E: [email protected]
Rock n
Roll
Elvis!
Noah Alcantara-Aquino. “I am an 8th
grader and a third year FMWF performer. I love to play rock 'n roll music on
guitar and started singing recently. Besides music, I am proud to be part of
bronze and gold medal winning basketball teams. I was chosen among the top
20 fencing participants in the recent
Asian Community Games in Toronto.”
Meagan Mabilangan is 13yrs old and is
excited about her debut performance at
FMW fest. She was chosen to sing the
Canadian National Anthem at the opening ceremonies of this year’s festival.
Taking vocal lessons since 9 yrs old, she
topped the female voice in her age
group by winning 1st place at the Pickering Rotary Music Festival for two consecutive years (2012 & 2013), plus the
Adjudicator cash award for this year.
Vianne Gaerlan started singing at an
early age of 4. She had been performing
in events such as Pistahan sa Toronto,
Pinoy Fiesta, and many more. This is her
second year in Making Waves. She loves
playing instruments such as guitar, piano, and drums.
Sierra Rayman. Returning to the stage
for the Filipinos Making Waves Festival
is eleven-year-old Sierra Rayman, a local
award winning singer. Sierra has been
stunning crowds on stages across Southern Ontario for the last two years and
this past January in the Philippines with
her beautiful voice.
Edmund Arevalo is one of the
Philippines' Best Elvis. 3-time championWinner of an Elvis Sing-Alike contest in
2007 organized by Elvis Presley Friendship
Club, an Elvis true-blue fan club in the
Philippines, Filipino Toronto Impersonation contest winner of 2010 and Filipino
Toronto Singing Idol champion 2010. He
wears 50s inspired attire and recreates
the excitement and energy of the 50s and
60s. Edmund has performed in different
venues in Toronto Canada. Edmund Arevalo is "Mr Rock & Roll".
Zena “Lady Elvis” Zagala has always been
a radiant performer & avid supporter of
Filipinos Making Waves.
Mic-mic Juane is a 15 year old singer and
actress. This is her 2nd time performing at
FMWF. You can find her on Youtube.
http://youtube.com/micmicproductions.
Photo by Jerrold Serrano
Mikaela Canlapan. 13 years old, plays
guitar and sings, will be graduating grade
8 this June and will be attending grade 9
at Iona catholic secondary school enrolled in vocals.
June 2013
19
Rap
Sarap
La Cosa Pinoy Distrikt. Their first performance opened a lot of opportunities for this young group. LCPD has been busy with numerous events, club performances and already had their very own concert. Their music is powerful, energetic and inspiring. Their repertoire represents Versa style Music from Pinoy Hip Hop to English Rap
and R&B. LCPD members compose their own songs.
Please, add us on facebook La Cosa Pinoy Distrikt, to find out the
latest news and Subscribe to our YouTube: La Cosa Pinoy Distrikt
(LCPDTV), for songs and latest videos. Contact Larry Dionio (LCPD
Manager) for inquiries or more info about LCPD.
DaBarkadaz. Since 2005, DaBarkadaz have been displaying their
talents and passion for music and sharing it to the Filipino community. With the dynamic combination of music, family and God,
DaBarkadaz - Raedelz, Matt D, Fresh and Kazanga - have continued
to bring to the stage a new flavour of what hip hop as a Filipino is
about.
Precious little boy. Reuben
“Rap” Acepcion is shaping up
to be like his late dad, Ralph
“RapRap”, talented leader of
the group Da’Barkadaz. With
his mom Precious, Da Barkadaz
will be performing at the Filipinos Making Waves Festival on
July 13, 2013.
The Microphone Phenomenalz, also known as MPz, is a hip hop filcan male group that has been sharing their talents to the Filipino &
Canadian English community since 2002. With their different styles,
vibe and characters, they are able to showcase a strong unity and a
passion evident through their music.
Follow them on: Twitter: @therealMPz, Instagram: @therealMPz,
Google + : therealMPz, www.facebook.com/MPz.original
Members in order from left to right: Br&new, Young Angel, Dime
Izzy, Luckie. Photo by Matz Rios.
Southeast Cartel is a group of Filipino youth artists and
producers who came together to create music that would solidify the
culture and the Filipino hip hop in Toronto. The group aims to inspire
the community, specially the youth, through live hip hop music.
OPM
Original Pilipino
Music
Maggie
Kresel
Mon
Torralba
A nurse by profession and a
singer by heart, Maggie has
performed in a theatrical show
in Boston USA, Alice in “BIG
RIVER” in New York City USA ,
joined theatrical ensemble for
“42 ST “ NYC USA. From NYC to
LA California, she enjoyed her
many gigs. Along with her
MaggieK band, she had a concert for “PISTAHAN SA Connecticut “ in Hamden with special guest Mr. Mon Torralba of
HOTDOG band. The ante is
even higher now as she performs again with Mon and the
very talented Naldy Rodriguez.
Naldy
Rodriguez
Resident arranger and orchestrator of the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra. He also arranges music for Philippine
Philharmonic Orchestra, Manila Symphony Orchestra and
other orchestra in the Philippines. He works with some of
the famous music directors and
artists in the Philippines like
Louie Ocampo, Mon Faustino
and Ryan Cayabyab. Arranger
and music transcriber of artists
like Sarah Geronimo, Gary V,
Martin Nievera, Kuh Ledesma,
Christian Bautista and more.
He composes original musical
play and also do music directing for live concerts.
Chyrelle
Samson
Chyrell is a multi-awarded singer/songwriter known in the
community for her angelic vocals. She has been performing
for more than a decade in numerous events, fundraisers,
musicals, concerts and shows
around the GTA. For more information,
please
visit
www.chyrell.com.
Genevieve
Llamzon
Genevieve Llamzon has been
singing since she was 13 years
old, and continues to sing at
small events to keep her passion of singing alive. Her repertoire consists of singing of
opening for Side A, Pilita
Corales & Imelda Papin.
June 2013
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SATURDAY
Straight from the hearts
of Maya and Ser Chief
Original ‘Annaliza’ director tags Andrea
Brillantes as the next Judy Ann Santos
Gil Soriano, director of the
original Annaliza in the 80s,
was all praises for rising
teleserye princess Andrea
Brillantes for her portrayal
as Annaliza and even tagged
her as the next Judy Ann
Santos.
Rising star Andrea Brillantes
During the program’s
thanksgiving party recently,
Gil said, “She is really good.
I think she will stay long in
showbiz. She may be the
next Judy Ann Santos.”
The veteran director also
expressed how happy he is
with the 2013 remake of
Annaliza and commended
the whole cast and crew for
a job well done. “I really like
it. When I saw the trailer, I
told myself that this show
would surely rate.”
During its pilot week, Annaliza immediately soared
high innational TV ratings.
Now, more viewers are getting hooked on and endeared by the touching story of kind-hearted little girl
Annaliza. This week, Guido
(Zanjoe Marudo) and Stella
(Kaye Abad) will get to
SUNDAY
What they said on the day of TFC’s very successful “Be Careful with
my Heart” Toronto show
Jodi Sta Maria aka Maya
Annaliza Director Gil Soriano
know each other more and
fall in love with each other.
With Annaliza fully supporting her dad, Guido will
ask Stella’s hand in marriage. Will Stella say yes to
Guido? Is Stella the mother
Annaliza has been waiting
for?
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inABS-CBN’s Primetime Bida. ABS-CBN Press Release.
“… Maraming maraming
salamat po sa pagmamahal,
sa pagtangkilik po. Isa pong
pribilyeho naming na maging blessing po sa inyo po at
sa lahat po ng mga bumiyahe ng malayo para lang po
makita kami or makipag
participate po. Alam po
namin na mayroon po
kayong mga kailangan
gawin pero you chose to be
here. You chose to be with
us today….”
Richard Yap aka Ser Chief
“Like Jodi said, it is such an
honour to be here. It’s a
pleasure for us to be able to
perform for you and bring
you happiness here in Canada. I know that nasasabik
kayo sa mga Filipino teleserye and you miss the Philippines. So we are just happy
that we could bring the Philippines to you.
We have to give credit to
everybody in this production – from our bosses to
the writers, the cast and the
crew – and all of us who
worked together. Sabi nga
ni Jodi nakakapagod din ang
ginagawa namin. You may
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Loving Filipino
mom of Bruno Mars
dies
Bernadette Bayot Hernandez, 55, the Filipino mother of Grammy awardee Bruno Mars, has died in Hawaii.
The Associated Press, quoting a publicist for Mars' label, Atlantic Records, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the
person was not authorized to speak on the record, said Mars'
mother, Bernadette Hernandez died Saturday, June 1, of a
brain aneurysm.
The Philippines-born matriarch is survived by her Grammywinning son, his brother Eric and their four sisters Presley,
Tahiti, Tiara and Jamie.
Tightly-knit family. Bruno (bottom left) grew up as one of six children to
mother Bernadette (centre).
According to the AP, Hernandez was a hula dancer and a singer who immigrated from the Philippines and "nurtured her
son's interest in music at an early age."
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At age four, Bruno recorded a ballad he penned titled, “I Love
You, Mom,” in which he repeats the title and calls her “my favorite girl”. In Bruno’s latest interview with Rolling Stone
magazine, he mentioned how grateful he is for his mom for
shaping up his future. Bruno made sure that he carries his
mom’s name everywhere he goes by having her mom’s name,
Bernadette, etched and tattooed on his shoulder.
Bernadette countered in an interview with ABS-CBN saying,
“Bruno, I’m so, so proud of you. Keep up the good work. And
don’t forget where you came from – Hawaii. But your mom is
from here, Philippines”.
Bruno Mars, on behalf of all Filipino-Canadians, we express
our sincerest sympathy to you and the whole family.
Eternal rest grant unto Bernadette, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.
Be Seen. Be Heard. Be There.
Sat, July 13, 2013
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June 2013
22
ENTERTAINMENT
Nora wins 2013 Urian
Best Actress award, ties
Vilma at 7
By Dexter Rodrigo Matilla (philstar.com)
Broadcast pioneer reveals network-sharing partnership with Globe
ABS-CBN PIONEERS MEDIA CONVERGENCE,
LAUNCHES ABS-CBN MOBILE
Lopez-owned
ABS-CBN
Convergence ushers in the
media convergence era in
the Philippines with the expansion of its telecommunications business via a network sharing agreement
with Globe Telecom.
This groundbreaking partnership, which converges
two separate industries,
enables ABS-CBN - the
country's largest media and
entertainment conglomerate – to deliver ABS-CBN
content and offer traditional
telecoms services on mobile
devices.
36th Gawad Urian Award winners: Art Acuña (Best Supporting Actor,
"Posas"), Alessandra de Rossi (Best Supporting Actress, "Sta. Niña),
Nora Aunor (Best Actress, "The Womb"), Adolfo Alix Jr. (Best Director, "Mater Dolorosa"), and Jericho Rosales (Best Actor, "Alagwa").
MANILA, Philippines - Superstar Nora Aunor went
home with the 36th Gawad
Urian Best Actress trophy
for her performance in the
Brillante Mendoza-directed
“Thy Womb” during the
awards ceremony Tuesday
night at the NBC Tent in
Bonifacio Global City. It is
Aunor's seventh award in
the category, tying her with
Vilma Santos.
Best Actor, meanwhile, went
to Jericho Rosales for
“Alagwa”.
“Naniniwala po ako na magniningning muli ang pelikulang Pilipino,” Rosales, a first
timer in the Urian Awards,
said during his speech. “At
gusto ko maging parte
noon.”
Alessandra de Rossi, on her
fifth try, finally won an Urian as she was awarded the
Best Supporting Actress trophy for “Sta. Nina”. For this
year, she was also nominated in the same category for
“Mater Dolorosa” and as
Best Actress for “Baybayin.”
Multi-awarded actor Art
Acuna brought home the
Best Supporting Actor
award for “Posas” where he
portrays a corrupt cop.
Best Film went to director Arnel Mardoquio's "Ang Paglalakbay ng mga
Bituin sa Gabing Madilim".
In his speech,
Mardoquio brought to task
the lack of policy in the Philippine government, stating
that while independent
films gain recognition outside the country, very few
Filipinos watch them here.
“Dapat magkaroon ng political will ang gobyerno,”
Mardoquio said. “Para matutong tumangkilik an gating
mga kababayan sa pelikulang Pilipino.”
The awards ceremony was
hosted by Iza Calzado,
Cherie Gil, Richard Gomez,
Xian Lim and Manunuring
Pelikulang Pilipino judge
Butch Francisco.
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In a press conference, ABSCBN Convergence president
and managing director Carlo Katigbak said this newest
pioneering move from the
60-year old company aims
to create a new experience
for Filipinos by expanding
their access to ABS-CBN
content on mobile devices.
“We have come to realize
that the mobile internet is
going to become one of the
most important platforms
for delivering content to our
audiences. We believe that
in the same way television
revolutionized the mass
market’s ability to receive
information and entertainment, the wireless internet
will be the next most important medium for our audience. Very soon, our Kapamilyas will enjoy special
shows, receive our news,
and interact with our stars
from anywhere and anytime
they want, through their
tablets and cellphones. This
is just the beginning of a
whole new set of mobile
experiences that we will
bring to subscribers of ABSCBN Mobile,” Katigbak
said.
Globe Telecom CEO Ernest
Cu commended the partnership, saying it will create a
new market for mobile users.
He said, "We are happy that
Globe is once again at the
forefront of a pioneering
effort.
We entered this
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July 13, 2013
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(L-R) ABS-CBN Convergence Inc. president & managing director
Carlo Katigbak, ABS-CBN chairman Eugenio Lopez III, , Globe Telecom President and CEO Ernest Cu, and Globe Telecom senior adviser for consumer business Peter Bithos at the ABS-CBN press conference where they announced the official beginning of media convergence in the country, made possible by the historic partnership between ABS-CBN Convergence and Globe Telecom.
partnership to provide Filipinos with more reasons to
enjoy their mobile phones.
The exclusive content that
ABS CBN will provide ushers in a new form of entertainment for mobile users in
the Philippines. We are now
seeing the gains of our network modernization and IT
transformation initiatives,
having new capabilities to
enter into these businesses
to showcase our strength
and leadership.”
Through
the
networksharing agreement, Globe
will provide capacity and
coverage on its existing cellular mobile telephony network to ABS-CBN Convergence on a nationwide basis. The parties may also
share assets such as servers,
towers, and switches.
This is not the first time that
ABS-CBN has ventured into
new media territory in order to deliver its programs
and other content to its
viewers. In the 2000s, ABSCBN launched TFC.tv, the
first video-streaming site
that carries ABS-CBN content intended for Filipinos
abroad. Recently, ABS-CBN
also introduced its free video streaming website for
Philippine
residents, iWanTV!, which has
revolutionized the viewing
habits of Filipinos by allowing them to watch ABS-CBN
programs on demand.
Straight from the hearts...
not see it but sometimes we
just get to sleep for an hour
a day, at most two to three
hours, because of our taping. But when we’re here, it
seems all worth it kasi
nakikita namin how much
we inspire people, how
much we get to get into
Katigbak maintained that
the best is still yet to come
for Filipinos, who remain to
be the network’s inspiration
in coming up with worldclass programs and innovative ways of delivering content.
“ABS-CBN has always been
about delivering Filipino
content to our audiences
over the platforms that are
most relevant to them,” he
explained. “This is also another milestone in our transition from being predominantly a broadcast company
to becoming a complete media enterprise, reaching our
audiences not just on television, but on anymedium
that is important and relevant to them.”
ABS-CBN, exuding the pioneering spirit that has become a trademark of Lopezowned companies, was also
in the forefront of the cable
TV industry through SkyCable and is well ahead in preparing for the Philippines’
switch to Digital Terrestrial
Television with test broadcast activities being conducted in different parts of
the nation.
It has also set a template for
media organization expansion, as it has successfully
spread out its business from
just radio and TV broadcasting to also print, licensing,
music, events, and now, telecommunications.
your lives and bring you
much joy and happiness
that our show is supposed
to give. So we are very inspired to continue to do that
and that we are all instruments from the Lord above.
And we hope that if this is
our calling to be able to inspire all of you, then so be it.
Let this be our mission in
our lives. Thank you so
much.” rt
June 2013
23
Sports
Arum sees Pacquiao headlining
Philippine Azkals coach
honored by Germany for
'Thrilla in Manila II'
contribution to Philippine
However, his strategy will football
mine of a market waiting to
be tapped.
require a partnership with By Mars G. Alison
casinos to generate a sure
Philippine Azkals coach Hans
profit.
Pacquiao is set to make his
ring return on November 24
against Mexico’s Brandon
Rios.
MANILA – Top Rank Inc.
CEO Bob Arum believes
pressure for a second
"Thrilla in Manila," headlined by Manny Pacquiao, is
building up with the construction of 4 big casinos in
the Manila Bay waterfront.
“You gotta understand, they
filled in part of the waterfront around Manila Bay
and they're building four
unbelievably luxurious casinos,” Arum explained in an
interview
with
Radio
Rahim.
“Those
casinos
should be up and running in
the next year.”
Arum said that to boost the
casinos’ opening, they will
need an event of grand pro-
portions similar to the
toric Thrilla in Manila
tween Muhammad Ali
Smokin’ Joe Frazier in
1970s.
hisbeand
the
“They gonna want to put an
event in The Arena that's
very, very close by,” said
Arum “They're gonna use
the Manny Pacquiao fight to
bring players around Asia.”
SM Mall of Asia Arena, now
the Philippines's largest indoor stadium, opened in the
Manila Bay waterfront last
year.
Arum has been branching
out his operations to Asia,
which has a population of
4.2 billion, citing a gold
The fight will take place at
The Venetian in Macau,
which has a liberalized gaming industry similar to Las
Vegas in the United States.
Arum sees Pacquiao fighting
in Thrilla in Manila II before
the Filipino retires from
boxing.
Thrilla in Manila I was the
third and final boxing match
between Ali and Frazier for
the WBC and WBA heavyweight titles.
It was fought at the Araneta
Coliseum in Quezon City in
1975.
The bout, won by Ali, is
ranked as one of the greatest fights of 20th century
boxing, and is the climax to
the bitter rivalry between
Ali and Frazier .
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Michael Weiss was honored by
his home country Germany as
one of the five final nominees for
the German Football Ambassador 2013 for his work in bringing the game of the Philippine
senior men’s team to a higher
level in Asian football.
Weiss earned about 1,000 Euros
for the nomination and he has
decided to donate the amount to
the grassroots development of
Cebu via the Cebu Football Association (CFA).
Roland Bischof, who founded the
initiative for Germany to recognize the many coaches and experts who are working in other
countries to further develop
football in the world, came here
yesterday to personally give
Weiss his plaque since the German coach was not able to go
home last May during the
awarding ceremony.
Aside from receiving his plaque,
Weiss also turned over his donation to the CFA, who partnered
with Sunsport to distribute soccer balls to 11 chosen football
clubs in Cebu.
The 11 are Tabor Hills FC, Lahug
FC, Warshockz, Canduman FC,
Cebu City Central School, Suba
Basbas, Minglanilla FC, Inayawan FC, San Roque FC, DB
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Kahit Maputi na ang
Buhok Ko
Music/Lyrics: Rey Valera
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Filipinos….Let’s Make Waves!
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F--G--Am--
Verse 1
Magkaisa
Virna Lisa
(Capo on third fret, open G w High octave chords)
Intro: G C/G D/G C/G G C/G D/G pause
Verse1
G
Kung tayo ay matanda na
Bm7 C(add9) D11
Sana'y di tayo magbago
G
Bm7
Kailan man, nasaan ma'y
C(add9)
D11
Ito ang pangarap ko
Bm7
Makuha mo pa kayang
B7
Em7 G7
Ako'y hangkan at yakapin, ooh
C(add9) D11
Bm7 G11
Hanggang pagtanda natin
CM7
Nagtatanong lang sa 'yo
D(add9)
Bm7
E7sus-E7
Ako pa kaya'y iibigin mo
Am7-Bm7-C(add9)-D11
Kung maputi
na ang
G C/G D/G C/G G C/G D/G pause
buhok ko?
Verse2
G
Pagdating ng araw
Bm7
Ang yong buhok
C(add9) D11
Ay puputi na rin
G
Bm7
Sabay tayong mangangarap
C(add9)
D11
Ng nakaraan sa 'tin
Bm7 B7
Em7 G7
Ang nakalipas ay ibabalik natin, ooh
C(add9)D11
Bm7 G11
Ipapaalala ko sa 'yo
CM7
Ang aking pangako
D(add9)
Bm7
E7sus-E7
Na ang pag-ibig ko'y laging sa 'yo
Am7-Bm7 C(add9)D11
D7sus-E7
Kahit maputi
na ang buhok ko
Adlib: A-C#m7-D(add9)-E11 (2x)
C#m7 C#7
F#m7 A7
Ang nakalipas ay ibabalik natin, ooh
D(add9) E11
C#m7 A7
Ipapaalala ko sa 'yo
DM7
Ang aking pangako
D#dim
C#m7
F#7sus-F#7
Na ang pag-ibig ko'y laging sa 'yo
Bm7-C#m7 D(add9) E11 (pause)
Kahit maputi
C#m7 F#7sus-F#7
Kahit maput
Bm7-C#m7 D(add9) E11(pause)
Kahit maputi na ang buhok ko
A – Dm7/A – Em7/A – Dm7/A – Em7/A - A
Intro: Bb9 – Gm - G# - C#m
F#7sus – (D#m7) Em7 - A7sus
Verse1
D
A/C# Bm7
/A
G D/F#
Ngayon ganap ang hirap sa mundo
Em
A
A/G
F#m7
Unawa ang kailangan ng tao
B9
B7b9
Em A11–A–C11– A7sus
Ang pagmamahal sa kapwa'y ilaan
D A/C# Bm
/A
G D/F#
Isa lang ang ugat na ating pinagmulan
Em
A A/G
F#m7
Tayong lahat ay magkakalahi
B9
B7b9
Em
A7sus
Sa unos at agos ay huwag padadala
Chorus
A7sus-A7-D
(A/C#)
Bm
Panahon na (may pag-asa kang matatanaw)
(Bm/A) G
(D/F#) Em
A
Ng pagkakaisa (bagong umaga, bagong araw)
(A/G) F#m7
Bm7
Kahit ito (sa atin Siya'y nagmamahal)
Em
A7sus
Ay hirap at dusa
A7sus-A7-D
(A/C#)
Bm
Magkaisa (may pag-asa kang matatanaw)
(Bm/A) G
(D/F#) Em A
At magsama (bagong umaga, bagong araw)
(A/G) F#m
Bm
Kapit-kamay (sa atin Siya'y nagmamahal)
Em
A7sus
Sa bagong pag-asa
Verse 2
D A/C#-Bm
/A
G D/F#
Ngayon may pag-asang natatanaw
Em
A
A/G F#m-F#m7
May bagong araw, bagong umaga
B9
B7b9
Em
A7sus
Pagmamahal ng Diyos, isipin mo tuwina
(Repeat Chorus)
Bb7sus-Bb7-Eb
(Bb/D)
Cm
Magkaisa (may pag-asa kang matatanaw)
(Cm/Bb) G#
(Eb/G)
Fm Bb
At magsama (bagong umaga, bagong araw)
(Bb/G#) Gm7
Cm
Kapit-kamay (sa atin Siya'y nagmamahal)
Fm
Bb7sus
Sa bagong pag-asa
(Repeat Chorus w chords 1/2 step higher <Bb>)
Bb7sus-Bb7-(Coda)
Magkaisa
Coda: Eb-(Bb/D)-Cm-(Cm/Bb)G#-(Eb/G)-Fm-Bb-(Bb/G#)Gm-Cm-Fm-Bb7sus
(Repeat Coda to fade)
Am
No'ng isilang ka sa mundong ito
F
Laking tuwa ng magulang mo
G
Am
At ang kamay nila ang iyong ilaw
Am
At ang nanay at tatay mo
F
Di malaman ang gagawin
G
Am
Minamasdan pati pagtulog mo
F
G
At sa gabi'y napupuyat ang iyong nanay
Am
Sa pagtimpla ng gatas mo
F
G
At sa umaga nama'y kalong ka ng iyong amang
Am
Tuwang-tuwa sa iyo
Verse 2
Am
Ngayon nga'y malaki ka na
F
Ang nais mo'y maging malaya
G
Di man sila payag, walang magagawa
Am
Ikaw nga'y biglang nagbago
F
Naging matigas ang iyong ulo
G
At ang payo nila'y sinuway mo
F
Di mo man lang inisip
G
Am
Na ang kanilang ginagawa'y para sa iyo
F
G
Pagkat ang nais moy masunod ang layaw mo
Am
Di mo sila pinapansin
Verse 3
Am
Nagdaan pa ang mga araw
F
At ang landas mo'y naligaw
G
Am
Ikaw ay nalulong sa masamang bisyo
Am
At ang una mong nilapitan
F
Ang 'yong inang lumuluha
G
Am
At ang tanong "Anak, ba't ka nagkaganyan?"
F
G
At ang iyong mga mata'y biglang lumuha
Am
Ng di mo napapansin
F
G
Pagsisi ang sa isip mo'y nalaman mong
Am
Ika'y nagkamali
F
G
Am
Ika'y nagkamali
F
G
Am
Ika'y nagkamali
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