`What is ours is ours` – Pres. Aquino

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On West Philippine Sea…
Top Pinoy couturiers shake T.O.! ‘What is ours is ours’ –
Pres. Aquino
PNoy also appoints retired Supreme Court (SC) associate justice Conchita Carpio-Morales as the new ombudsman in his second State of the Nation Address.
EXQUISITE: Iconic fashion designer Renee Salud waves to the huge
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Canada President Richard Williams (left) and PIDC’s Ms. Norma Carpio,
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the Metro Convention Centre in downtown Toronto July 23, 2011.
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PNOY WARNING: President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III assures the Filipino people of his administration’s strong stand against invaders to the
nation’s maritime islands in West Philippine Sea and vows to fight anyone
which try to claim what the country owns. (Photo by PNA)
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EDITORIAL
F R O N T L I N E
NINEZ CACHO-OLIVARES
Directionless Noynoy
Bleak future under PNoy
Recapturing an “exhilarating” condition that may have existed in the past is near
nigh impossible and usually results in depressive failure.
Such an attempt to recapture that which is clearly lost was what President Noynoy
tried to do when he came up with his second State of the Nation Address (Sona)
where he brought back the “wang-wang” speech during his inaugural address in
June last year, in a bid to make it the symbol of past government abuse and his “success” at eliminating this wang-wang which he tried to portray his “success” in doing
away with government abuse and in transforming society.
President Noynoy and his speechwriters failed, as usual, but perhaps Noynoy had
nothing by way of achievement and performance and even vision in his full year as
president, which explains the total absence of a road map to follow in the next year
and throughout his term.
Noynoy and his ghost writers should have looked at how US President Barack
Obama, then a newly minted president, succeeded in bringing about excitement to
the American people with his call for change; an excitement and inspiration he gave
the people that he can no longer recapture from his voters, as he makes a bid for a
second presidential term, owing to the fact that despite his oratory, there has been
little change in the ways of his government, and worse, racking up trillions in budget
deficits, with little done to decrease the unemployment amid high prices along with
other problems. And it cannot be said that Obama was a do-nothing, know-nothing
president, unlike the current Philippine president who is totally devoid of vision and
achievements that he had to come up with lies in his Sona and pepper his speech with
his wang-wang tales.
The irony of it all is that the elimination of the wang-wang is illusory, as all that
has been eliminated is the blaring of sirens, but now replaced by blinking lights from
police motorcycles that also replicate that which the sirens did.
But the illusory elimination of the wang-wang does characterize Noynoy, his
presidency and his administration, as they try to give the illusion of their being
“achievers” and “performers” when they are hardly that and portray themselves
too, as cleaner than clean, when they are hardly that, as corruption still reeks in the
Aquino administration. They even portray themselves as filled with integrity even as
they lie constantly, and yes, even as they bribe and threaten to get what they want,
whether from Congress, or from so-called whistle-blowers.
That Noynoy is a do-nothing, know-nothing incompetent president has been cemented by his second Sona.
That he and his administration failed miserably in even achieving self-imposed
targets, as well as resorting to crediting his presidency and administration for the
gains in rice production when the truth is that they had nothing to do with the increase in rice production, as analysts pointed out that the increase in palay production for the first half of 2011 is attributable to “the expansion in harvest area and
improvement in yield compared to last year’s conditions when palay production was
adversely affected by the El Niño phenomenon.”
Noynoy spoke of having created over a million jobs but failed to mention that the
jobs created “were more than offset” by a growing labor force of 1.2 million people
and an 829,000-increase in underemployment, which jobs were mostly made up of
low-quality work opportunities.
While Noynoy speaks of transparency in his government, he made no mention
of the passage of the Freedom of Information measure, nor spoke of the Hacienda
Luisita problem, nor, for that matter, did he make any mention of his PPP program
which is evidently a failure, and no mention at all of the RH bill’s passage.
And just what legislative measures that Noynoy sought from Congress which
obviously won’t bring about better governance, if not a bill seeking compensation
for human rights victims during the martial law period; a magna carta for household
helpers which Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada already had a measure
on this passed recently and an improvement of the system on the awarding of pensions for retired soldiers, expansion of scholarships and universal quality healthcare;
the responsible management of the environment (which his admnistration ought to
be doing); and the formation of facilities that will ensure the safety of our citizens
during times of great need and calamity which should also be done by the executive,
without a congressional measure needed.
All that is no road map to the future under Noynoy, and with his continuing incompetence, the future looks bleak.
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Looks like we will have five
more years of a directionless government, with the nobody home
president in the saddle.
One would have thought that after a year in office, and with the
Palace hype on Noynoy’s State
of the Nation’s “where-we-camefrom-where-we-are-at-what-wehave-done-and where-we-will-beheaded-to-in-the-next-five-years,”
Noynoy would have, for a change,
a speech with substance and vision, complete with a road map for
the five-year future.
No such luck, but then again,
what can one really expect from
a thoroughly incompetent president, who, after one year in office,
still hasn’t even started to learn
the ropes, as shown by his brainless Sona filled with lies and exaggerations to make himself look
good, not even realizing that all
his lies and exaggerations could be
checked out with official data that
show up his lies.
All his, and his administration’s
failures were nowhere to be found
in his wang-wang Sona which was
billed as a social transformation
Sona.
Why did he omit the fact that
again, there was that shortfall in
revenue collection? Why speak of
the stock market index rise when
this only benefits stock market
players, and not the rest of the Filipino people?
Where was his much vaunted Private-Public Partnership program
he bragged about as his centerpiece
program of government in his first
Sona?
He claims to have embraced
transparency in his government,
yet he refuses to certify as urgent
the Freedom of Information bill,
which bill he incidentally pushed
when he was a presidential candidate, as he wanted to use that
to dig up dirt on his predecessor.
But as he now sits in Malacañang
and coddles his KKK, he no longer wants this FoI since this would
open his government to the prying
eyes of the media.
As for his silly wang-wang symbolism and his claim of the wangwang culture changing the Filipino, that’s a laugh. It hasn’t even
changed the ways of his aides and
his KKKs. It hasn’t even changed
him, for that matter. He knows that
even as the sound of the wang-
wang is virtually gone, the perks
— and yes — abuse of the powerful — remain. Don’t the officials
— especially Noynoy — still have
the motorcycle escorts and their
blinking lights to get through traffic and even close the roads for
Noynoy to pass through?
The wang-wang is hardly the
right symbol of abuse — especially
when just the sound of the sirens
is gone and everything else about
the symbol of power and abuse remains. There are other manifestations of government abuse and well
does Noynoy know it, or ought to
know it.
Noynoy pounded on the negativity of the Filipinos, yet he was certainly pretty negative in continuing
to place all blame on the previous
administration, again, obviously,
as an excuse for his failure as president.
It is precisely this negative mindset of Noynoy that has prevented
the nation from moving forward.
Hasn’t he realized yet that the people are sick and tired of his constant blaming of the ills of government on his predecessor? Hasn’t
he realized that the Filipino see
through him, seeing him as a donothing, know-nothing president
who moreover coddles his KKKs,
his cronies, classmates and shooting buddies whom he obviously
cannot even control?
His business cronies he spared,
even as he slammed the professionals who he said paid so little
by way of income tax, yet he said
nothing of the big corporations
that have not been paying the right
amount of taxes. Why was he so
silent on them and focused instead
on the individual professionals?
He never seems to see the big
picture, and focuses instead on the
minutiae to press his point, such as
the P1 billion spent by the previous Pagcor management on coffee.
True, there appears to have been
plundering in Pagcor by the previous management, but what’s a billion in coffee plunder compared to
the billions in taxes being evaded
by these big corporations and big
businessmen who are identified
with him?
All told, no road map was presented to the nation mainly because Noynoy and his aides don’t
really know where they are going
— and even what they are doing.
July 7 - Aug. 6, 2011
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THE TALL ORDER
Reprinted from
Malaya with the
author’s consent
By Mon Datol
PNoy’s utak wang-wang sa daang matuwid
In his State of the Nation (SONA)
address President Noynoy Aquino dubbed
those who abuse power and position of
“utak wang-wang,” highly criticized them
and vowed to change that mind-set by
stopping the culture of government abuse.
PNoy need not look elsewhere. Daming
utak wang-wang sa balikat niya, utak-tuko
sa Palasyo at…
At utak-buwaya sa paligid niya.
****
PNoy is not ‘mayabang’ or ‘utak wangwang’ as what his sisters Kris and Ballsy
told TV Patrol in yesterday’s (August 1)
2nd death anniversary of their mother the
late former President Cory Aquino. PNoy
is like their Mom who also seeks divine
intervention when confronted of sensitive
decision on matters that affect the nation,
the sisters said. Religious ang pamilya
Aquino. Owww? Why fight the church,
then, on reproductive issue? And PNoy
is ready to face the church wrath to the
extent of excommunication? Ito ba ang
relihiyosong ..
Daang matuwid?
****
Talagang hindi mayabang si PNoy. Ni
walang ngang porma sa katawang ang
taong ito, eh. Ni hindi ito umiinow ng alak,
kahit yata erbi, eh, di niya alam ang lasa.
Ni hindi rin yata alam ang power-tripping,
eh. Ani nga mga kritiko niya, si PNoy ..
Walang alam talaga… opppssss…
****
Sigarilyo at babae LANG ang bisyo
ni PNoy. Ala na. Kaya’t pabayaan na
lang natin ang ating Pangulo ang leave
him alone do his duties as our Head of
State. Hindi naman sagabal ang dawalang
bisyong yon sa pagtupad niya sa kaniyang
tungkulin, eh. Sa gabi nga, eh, rosario at
kape lang daw ang kasama niya saPalasyo.
At kapag tapos na itong manigarilyo, eh …
Magpapatimpla na ito ng kape ke
Rosario.
****
Seriously speaking, PNoy is now doing
what his predecessor has done when GMA
assumed the presidency in 2001 at the
expense of Prez Erap Estrada by also picking people to handle sensitive posts in the
government like the Ombudsman, CA,
including the SC even if such appointments would violate the Constitution.
How many SC justices did GMA
appoint? How many Associate Justices
at CA got their robes from GMA? How
many small courts judges got their gavels from GMA? How many Comelec
Commissioners got GMA blessings? How
many government controlled corporations
almost got bankrupt because of GMA’s
appointment of ‘utak wang-wang ang utakbuwaya’ to these government ‘gatasan’
corporations? Legions, kabayan!
And PNoy now wants to put members
of his KKK men and women to the same
government posts vacated by GMA’s battalion of ‘utak wang-wang and utak buwaya.’ Look, PNoy wanted Ombusdman
Merceditas Gutierez’s chair. He got it. He
now wants the JBC to prepare another list
of contenders for the vacant CA associate
justice post because he doesn’t like the
names prepared by the JBC.
PNoy is now withholding the release of
the pork barrel of Congressmen who do
not toe the line with him in the approval
of the P1.8-trillion 2012 national budget
PNoy wants to be approved. PNoy wants
Congress and Senate to follow him in
his daang matuwid dahil kung hindi sila
susunod …
Babaluktot pork barrel nga mga
Mambabatas.
July 7 - Aug. 6, 2011
****
Going back to his SONA, PNoy
did a good job of speaking in Pilipino.
Naiintidihang mabuti ng bawat Pilipino
ang kaniyang speech na pulos utak wangwang ang madalas sabihin. Pulos atake
sa adminitrasyon ni GMA ang sinabi ni
PNoy. Kulang sa malalim na sustansiya
ang SONA niya.
And while PNoy talked proudly of the
few accomplishments of his 12 months in
office, there were several missed opportunities to score pogi points. Some of these
were:
- He should have pushed for reconciliation with Chief Justice Renato Corona
whom PNoy snubbed when he took his
oath of office with Associate Justice
Conchita Carpio-Morales, his newly
appointed Ombudsman;
- He should have talked on not accepting the recommendations of IIRC headed
by DOJ Secretary Leila de Lima to discipline 12 officials headed by Usec Rico
Puno who handled the Luneta Hostage
crisis;
- He should have talked on his refusal to
fire DILG Usec Rico Puno, a “Kabarilan”
who is clearly incompetent in handling
police matters;
- He should have touched on not convincing his family to distribute Hacienda
Luisita to its farmer tenants;
- He should have talked on his failure
to push hard for the approval of the House
for the Reproductive Health (RH) bill
in the same way he campaigned for the
impeachment of Ombudsman Merceditas
Gutierrez and the postponement of the
ARMM elections;
- He should have clarified his failure to
certify the Freedom of Information bill;
- He should have talked on his refusal
to fire Customs Commissioner Angelito
Alvarez, the Alabang Golf cheat for failure
to achieve his collection targets;
It’s not too late, however, to rectify
his SONA misfire by considering revising
some of the issues I stated above. To start
with, PNoy must: Certify the Reproductive
Health Bill; Reassign DILG Usec Rico
Puno; Reduce the price of NFA rice to
P23 or P24/kilo. NFA just announced
billions in profits and savings; appoint a
new Commissioner of Customs, and solve
the classroom shortage crisis in the next
12 months. Limit pork barrel to building
classrooms to begin with. If PNoy could
do it …
Bukana ng daang matuwid makikita
na.
****
Here in Toronto, more and more
Filipino-Canadians are faced with identity crisis. Hindi na alam ng maraming
Pinoy dito kung Pilipino pa ba sila ‘o
nilamon na ang kanilang ugat ng pagiging immigrants ‘o Canadian citizens.
Karamihang Pinoy dito, PR (permanent
residents) holders pa lang, mayabang na.
Ayaw ng magsalita ng Tagalog, o, Bisaya
o Ilokano. Inglis-inglisan na, baluktok
naman. At may accent pa! At ayaw ng
maki-halubilo sa mga kabayan, lalo na sa
mga disco. Target ng mga babaeng ito ang
mga Jamaican, Turko, Iranian, Pakistani
at kung sinong anik-anik basta’t hindi
Pinoy. Dako daw? Nakowww… bahala na
sila sa mga buhay nila. Ako? Ang pamilya namin?.. (Pakantang bigkas) Kami’y
mga Pinoyyyy… kami’y hindi nahihiyaaaa, kung ang ilong namin ayyyyy …
pangoooo!!!
Mabuhay ka PNoy! Mamatay mga
utak wangwang at utak buwaya!!!
Hehehee…
‘The governor has been endorsing the
Calamba Park for the greater interest of
further promoting this sport in the country
and attracting more people to the CWC.
CamSur rejects HB 4728
CAMARINES Sur Provincial Administrator Fermin Mabolo has sent
an e-mail protesting the congressional
move to split Camarines Sur into two.
(I have abridged the letter to fit my allotted space.)
The proponents of the congressional measure to divvy up Camarines Sur
into two provinces have been peddling
three (3) fallacies to justify carving out
a new province–Nueva Camarines–
from CamSur’s 4th and 5th districts.
Supporters of House Bill No. 4728
led by Deputy Speaker Arnulfo Fuentebella claim that the separation will benefit these two districts because: There
will be two 1st class provinces instead
of just one (CamSur).
The 4th and 5th districts will never
grow or progress unless emancipated
from CamSur, which is saddled with
bad governance as alleged in the graft
cases filed against Gov. Luis Raymund
Villafuerte Jr.
The provincial governor no longer
promotes CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC) and the Caramoan Islands
because the Governor now promotes
the rival Republic Nuvali Wake Park in
Laguna.
They say, on one hand, that CamSur
is first class and on the other that it remains a backwater province because of
alleged bad governance. Why separate
the two districts from an already firstclass province of CamSur?
Consider these rosy indicators for
CamSur:
According to the United Nations
Development Program (UNDP) no
less, in its Philippine Human Development Report 2008/2009 with the Human Development Network and the
New Zealand Agency for International
Development or NZAID, CamSur is
the Sixth Most Improved Philippine
Province.
CamSur has overtaken Boracay Islands as the country’s top tourist draw,
boasting thrice the number of visitors
-- 1,879,172 against Boracay’s 607,537
in 2010.
CamSur, according to the Department of Agriculture, is the province
with the highest growth in palay production.
From 39th poorest province, CamSur now ranks as the 10th richest
province in the country in terms of net
income (P233.85 million) and total equity (P1.99 billion), based on the 2007
COA Financial Statement Highlights of
LGUs.
CamSur received the 2009 Presidential Citation for Best Practice (in the
field of creating a business and investment enabling environment), and was
cited by the Civil Service Commission
(CSC) as model province in Bicol for
fighting red tape, when it came to establishing Citizen’s Charters, setting up
public assistance and complaint desks
and adopting measures to stop fixing
activities.
As noted by the governor in a media interview: "We are the No. 1 tourist
destination in the Philippines, and one
of the country’s highest producers of
rice despite the typhoons. How can that
be a result of bad management?"
Only one person – former Sanggunian member Carlo Batalla – filed nine
complaints, of which seven have been
dismissed thus far by the Office of the
Ombudsman for lack of merit.
Batalla presents himself as an anticorruption crusader, but it seems that he
is just harassing the governor for mil-
lions of reasons.
What Batalla presented in his 10th
complaint was just a Commission on
Audit (COA) observation that only
meant there was a deficiency on documentation. There was no categorical
COA declaration that the governor had
misused funds.
Tourists flock to our province,
among them internationally acclaimed
triathletes, drawn to CWC and Caramoan Islands, the site of five international editions of the immensely popular reality TV show "Survivor."
In fact, this month, CWC will host
the third edition of the Cobra Ironman
World Championship–a triathlon that
will be participated in by over a thousand professional and amateur triathletes from 28 countries. This annual
CamSur sports event is an official qualifier to the two World Ironman Championships later this year in Kona, Hawaii
and Las Vegas, Nevada.
In Argument No. 3, Gov. Villafuerte
is accused of betrayal with the canard
that he has been hurting CWC tourismwise in promoting the Republic Wake
Park Nuvali in Calamba, Laguna as an
alternative venue for wakeboarding.
The governor has been endorsing
the Calamba Park in his capacity as
president of the Philippine Water Ski
and Wakeboard Federation, Inc. and
vice president of the Asian Wakeboarding Association and, more importantly,
for the greater interest of further promoting this sport in the country and attracting more people to the CWC.
As Governor Villafuerte himself
points out in media interviews, more
facilities elsewhere in the country will
spell more enthusiasts, and more enthusiasts will mean more tourists going to
the CWC–and to Caramoan as well–to
go wakeboarding and even join the annual competitions being held in this
world-class sports complex.7
Unlike the non-issues being hurled
against the governor and the provincial
government, there is truth to the charge
that HB 4728 is being railroaded.
It only took nine days for the bill to
be introduced in the House, discussed
and approved at committee level, then
passed sans plenary debates during the
last session day on the eve of Congress’
sine die adjournment last June. Only
nine days! And only two hours for the
bill’s passage on second and third reading with no plenary debates!
The bill’s authors should explain
why no congressional hearings were
ever held anywhere in CamSur when
the most logical thing to do is for its authors to spearhead an official inquiry in
the affected locality or localities so as
to get the views of the affected citizens.
They are saying that two consultations were held at the Ateneo in Naga
City and the University of St. Anthony
in Iriga City, but these were not formal
congressional hearings where all sectors could air their sentiments. These
were just informal meetings with hakot
crowds brought to the Naga and Iriga
venues by the split-CamSur advocates.
The only genuine conclusion that
can be drawn from the failure of the
bill’s proponents to hold formal congressional hearings is that they deliberately chose not to hold public hearings
in CamSur for fear of generating and
having to put on record the true and
overwhelming sentiment of the people:
utter contempt for this scheme to balkanize their province.
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My Cup of Tea
‘Nagpapasalamat din ako na hindi na
sinali ni PNoy kanyang lovelife o yung
kawala nun katulad ng ginawa niya
maraming beses sa ibang okasyun.’
Reprinted from
Malaya with the
author’s consent
Maraming salamat, PNoy
PRESIDENT Aquino delivered his second State of the National
address in Pilipino. I’m following his example and write this piece
in Tagalog:
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May mga pumipintas sa pangalawang SONA ni Pangulong
Aquino noong Lunes. Kesyo boring daw, hindi raw naglahad ng
vision at hindi raw malinaw kung saan ang destinasyon ng matuwid na daan.
Huwag na nga masyadong magreklamo. Ano kayo, "utak-alimango?" Sige lang, deretsong lakad. Makikita mo na rin ang patutunguhan mo kapag nakarating ka na doon.
Ako naman ay nagpapasalamat at hindi umabot ng isang oras
kasi may miting pa ako ng alas-singko ng hapon.
Nagsimula ang kanyang talumpati ng 4:10 ng hapon at natapos
ng 4:57 n.h. Apat na po at pitong minutes. Tama na rin yun kasi
kung hinabaan pa niya, baka sobra nang mapagod ang mga nandun
sa Batasan.
Nahuhuli na nga ang mga palakpak. Nakapag-simula na si PNoy
ng panibagong topic at saka pumapalakpak. Nahuhuli siguro ang
signal. Maraming beses, kailangan niyang ulitin ang simula ng
sentence.
Sa bilang ni Mark Ubalde ng Interaksyun5, 48 na beses pinalakpakan si PNoy. Ang pinakamasigabong palakpak ay nang inanunsyo niya ang pagkahirang kay dating Supreme Court Justice
Conchita Carpio-Morales na bagong Ombudsman.
"Pagpasok ng bagong Ombudsman na si dating Supreme Court
Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales, magkakaroon tayo ng tanodbayan na hindi magiging tanod-bayad ng mga nagwawang-wang
sa pamahalaan. "
Ang isa ring pinalakpakan ng malakas ay nang sabihin niya ang
tungkol sa Spratlys: " Kung seguridad na rin lang po ang ating paguusapan, di ba’t karugtong din nito ang ating pambansang dangal?
Dati, hindi man lang natin makuhang pumalag tuwing may sisindak sa atin sa loob mismo ng ating bakuran. Malinaw ang pahiwatig natin ngayon sa buong mundo: Ang sa Pilipinas ay sa Pilipinas; kapag tumapak ka sa Recto Bank, para ka na ring tumapak sa
Recto Avenue."
Hindi masyadong pinalakpakan ngunit natuwa ako sa kuwento
niya na may insidente daw ng stand off sa Spratlys: "Tinapatan
daw ang mga marino natin ng kanyon. Ang ginawa nila, pumutol
ng puno ng niyog, pininturahan ito ng itim, saka itinutok sa kalaban."
Ganyan ang Pinoy, resourceful.
Nagpapasalamat talaga ko na ganun lang kahaba ang kanyang
SONA na nang i-printout ko ay umabot lang ng 14 na pahina.
Kasi sa haba na yan 18 na beses niyang sinabi ang salitang ‘wangwang", ang na simbolo ng pagmamayabang at walang malasakit sa
taumbayan. Kung humaba pa yun din as maraming salitang "wangwang" pa ang marining natin.
Tatlong beses siyang umubo. Ganyan daw kasi kapag naninigarilyo.
Nagpapasalamat din ako na hindi na sinali ni PNoy kanyang
lovelife o yung kawala nun katulad ng ginawa niya maraming beses sa ibang okasyun.
Para sa akin kasi, wala kong paki-alam kung may asawa siya o
wala basta ayusin lang niya ang pamamalakad ng bayan.
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By Dr. Leto Tigley
Maria Aragon, new Pinoy pride!
Congratulation to J and P Pilipino Store in
Kitchener for their new location. So, they are
now in downtown and most of the Filipinos
can enjoy now for its availability. Philippine
Courier, as usual can be found in this store
monthly. We appreciate the kindness of Mon
Datol, Publisher and Editor in Chief of this
prestigious Newspaper for serving our far
flung region with no cost of return.
August 27, Saturday would be a great day
for the Carolinians and the Maroon & Gold of
Toronto and its suburbs. USC, or Carolinians,
has their President Zeny Uy and CIT aka
Maroon & Gold, with their many past presidents, but none recently, ventures another
try making all Cebuanos to unite a new
community. If you speak the language, then,
you are wanted and a “Warrant of Arrest” is
issued to be part of this long, long dream. On
that day, there will be Picnic and Pot Luck is
commonly the required process. If you are on
diet, then, bring your own menu. Just don’t
forget to bring water to protect you from heat
exhaustion or stroke. The venue would be at
Centennial Park, Mississauga.
Manny Pacquiao, if not busy, will be
there. But surely Fr. Ben Ibcas will do the
invocation. If you want to ask more information, just send them to their E mail Address:
[email protected] ; chris.vasquez@
sympatico.ca
I was very impressed about the visit of the
new royal couple: The Prince William, who is
the duke of Cambridge and Kate Middleton,
the duchess of Cambridge. The guy is so
humble and the lady looks like no shade of
hypocrisy in her face, a true commoner. It
seems like the handsome and the beautiful
were there. But what is most proud for us
Filipinos was Maria Aragon, the Filipina girl
who sang the National Anthem of Canada.
There, we can say, that all of us should be
proud of. She is now in the Philippines and
a proud member of the Kapamilya sa TFC. I
believe she will reap more accolades in our
home country. After all, she has an international color on her name now. She can sing
and she can dance, a talent needed for a
versatile entertainer. Congratulations to her
parents.
The ugly history of the past nine years
of Ex President GMA is gradually unfolding every minute, hours or day. It makes us
excited to know more about the happenings
because life in our country needs a determined leader with integrity to resuscitate our
lost economy. And it is vital that the basic
part of it should be uncovered. “Kung walang
korap walang mahirap” the cry of President
Noynoy Aquino III, is now sailing towards
the sunny end of success. The Ombudsman,
Merceditas Gutierrez, who had covered up
all corruption issues in her terms, was about
to be impeached and to break the impact; she
tendered her resignation, a first base win of
PNoy in his first year in office. GOCC, an
entity owned by the government, was found
to have abused their capital and its income
and most of the resources are siphoned to
their individual needs and interest. They did
not follow the rule as they appropriate for
themselves, gargantuan salaries, side incentives and allowances, much bigger, extremely, than our Present President. They have
mansions in almost all international locations. In short, they are one of the recipients
of the demonic policy of “madam pandak”
GMA. The deceased General Angelo Reyes,
who had been mentioned many times as one
of the recipients of the pabaon in AFP was
grilled by the Senate of his participations
of corruption in the military. When he was
about to sing out the maladies, allegedly in
the evening, he was called by the Pandak and
was warned and in the following day due to
anxiety and lack of sleep, he lost his morale
and shot himself in front of his mother’s
grave. And now, the mafia in the AFP is now
open to the public, and million to billions of
our money were found to have lost to their
pockets.
Now here’s the LWUA, administered
as chairman by ex-congressman Prospero
Pichay, known to be the right hand of GMA.
He ran the entity as if it is his private corporation. He appropriated a large amount of
money to buy a bankrupt bank, in spite of
being disallowed by its charter. He ran the
bank like it is his own. And now he is shouting to the whole world that he is harassed
or persecuted. The ombudsman dismissed
him with no benefits and bar to work in the
Government for life. He is also sued for tax
evasion by the BIR; he is the 57th uncovered
tax evader. His unpaid tax is pegged at 32.5
million pesos. Mikee Arroyo with his 75 million is one of them too.
And there is a PCSO scandal where a
large amount of budget, more than half a
billion, was appropriated for promotions and
advertisements. A multi-million appropriation for ghost intelligence approved and was
disbursed on two elections in 2007 and 2010.
And an immoral appropriations for SUV’s
for the seven bishops known as pajero bishops, who were much closed to her. And she
gave a Montero to a bishop of Butuan who
showed to her their Hitleric allegiance by
asking Pnoy to step down just earlier. All of
these have an imprimatur of the Pandak.
A sudden turn of events unfolded anew
when Zaldy Ampatuan, with no pressures,
crowed like a roaster that in 2007, GMA
instructed them to cheat for Senator Zubiri.
The instruction is to zero three senators,
Aquino, the president now, Peter Cayetano
and Ping Lacson. The main reasons, Aquino
is potential to become President, Peter
Cayetano can not be relied as an ally and
Ping Lacson, a perpetual Critic to her. And
a fugitive election supervisor, Atty Lintang
Bedol, burst into the scene and corroborated
the incantation of the suspended ARMM
Governor that the instruction to cheat came
from the first couple, mainly Miguel Arroyo.
So, all the election paraphernalia were all
fakes, and they changed it with prepared
results. Most of those were under the close
supervisions of Garcillano. Bedol also implicated Garcillano about the cheating in 2004
Presidential Election where Panday - FPJ
won. And more so, we have NFA scandal,
Fertilizers scam and NBT ZTE scam, which
we can not elucidate for lack of space now.
Now, that we are clearing and cleaning our
country, I am very proud to be a Filipino.
Transparency, honesty, and integrity, for the
whole year, President Benigno Aquino III
achieves it.
By July 31, at the backyard of Dolping’s
home, again we will have the Fiesta Barili.
All friends are invited, especially, Mon Datol,
Tenny Soriano, and Ricky Caluen. As usual,
after the prayer will be foods, and then, the
“kantahan sa mga Barkada”. Come and join
with us.
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Philippine Courier
On West Philippine Sea…
‘What is ours is ours’ – Pres. Aquino
PNoy also appoints retired Supreme Court (SC) associate justice Conchita Carpio-Morales as the new ombudsman in his second State of the Nation Address.
MANILA, Philippines (July 26,
2011) - President Aquino reiterated the
Philippines’ foreign policy with regard
to the country’s decades-old jurisdiction
over Recto Bank in the West Philippine
Sea, which is now being claimed by
China.
“Our message to the world is clear:
what is ours is ours. Setting foot on Recto Bank is no different from setting foot
on Recto Avenue,” he said in his second
State of the Nation Address (SONA) before a joint session of Congress Monday.
While Aquino did not mention
China, it was an obvious reference to the
Chinese. “We do not wish to increase
tensions with anyone, but we must let the
world know that we are ready to protect
what is ours.”
Aquino said the government is also
studying the possibility of elevating the
case on the West Philippine Sea to the
International Tribunal for the Law of the
Sea, to make certain that all involved nations approach the dispute with calm and
forbearance.
Aquino said it is about time that
state forces respond to threats in our own
backyard, particularly because enhanced
security in keeping the country safe from
foreign intruders is already underway
with the military’s acquisition of a new
warship.
“At times I wonder if the stories about some of our past standoffs are true - that when cannons
were aimed at our Marines, they
could only reciprocate by cutting
down a coconut tree, painting it
black, and aiming it back,” he
joked.
He said the country might
acquire more vessels in the future
in addition to helicopters and patrol craft, and the weapons that the
armed forces and the police will
buy in bulk to get a significant discount.
President Aquino had ruled
out bilateral talks with China over
the disputed oil-rich Spratly islands, insisting there is no other
forum to settle the issue but the
United Nations tribunal that has
authority over the law of the sea.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert
del Rosario told Chinese officials during
his recent visit to Beijing that the West
Philippine Sea issue is best left to the
decision of the UN tribunal, but the Chinese government rejected the idea.
“China always maintains that the
South China Sea dispute should be resolved through direct negotiations between directly concerned countries,” foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei told
reporters in Beijing.
Aquino, who is scheduled for a
state visit to Beijing either late August or
early September, said, “We want to establish first precisely who is in the right
in terms of the definition of the rights imbued under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.”
The tribunal is an independent judicial body established by UNCLOS, the
United Nations Convention on the Law
of the Sea, to handle disputes.
“So where do you go? You have to
go to the body where everybody is a signatory practically to, and that is the UN,
and specifically the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea,” he said, adding that he will raise this issue when he
visits China this year.
Hong Lei said the Spratlys row
should also be dealt with according to
“recognized international laws.” The
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Spratlys are being claimed in part or in
whole by the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan.
Del Rosario said he pointed out that
the Philippines’ claims over parts of the
West Philippine Sea, including the Spratly islands, were “based on international
law, specifically UNCLOS”.
Chinese officials, however, said
their claims were based on “historic
rights.”
The Philippines and Vietnam have
in recent months accused China of taking increasingly aggressive actions in
staking its claims in the disputed waters,
including an incident where the Chinese
allegedly fired on Filipino fishermen.
In April, the Philippine government
lodged a formal protest at the United Nations over China’s claims.
Carpio-Morales
named new Ombudsman
President Aquino also named the
other day retired Supreme Court (SC) associate justice Conchita Carpio-Morales
as the new ombudsman in his second
State of the Nation Address.
“When the new Ombudsman, former Supreme Court Justice Conchita
Carpio-Morales, takes office, we will
have an honest-to-goodness anti-corruption office, not one that condones the
corruption and abuses in government,”
the President said, receiving one of the
loudest and strongest applause when he
made the announcement as part of his
speech.
“I expect that this year, we will
have filed our first major case against the
corrupt and their accomplices. And these
will be real cases, with strong evidence
and clear testimonies, which will lead to
the punishment of the guilty,” he said.
Carpio-Morales was the one who
administered Aquino’s oath of office and
was chosen over three other names submitted by the Judicial and Bar Council,
including Justice Undersecretary Leah
Armamento, Presidential Commission
on Good Government Commissioner
Gerard Mosquera and former justice secretary Artemio Tuquero.
She will replace Merceditas Gutierrez, who had been closely identified with
former president and now Pampanga
Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Gutierrez was impeached by the
House of Representatives mainly due to
complaints that she failed to act on various corruption cases involving the past
administration.
Arroyo had openly opposed the
appointment of Carpio-Morales as ombudsman, saying as SC justice, she never
voted in her favor in almost all cases.
A native of Paoay, Ilocos Norte,
Carpio-Morales brings with her 42 years
of legal experience in the executive and
judiciary, with special interests in anticorruption and human rights.
Enrile cites weak AFP
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile
meanwhile said that there is really a need
to prioritize the modernization of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
to boost its ability to defend the
country’s sovereignty against China over the West Philippine Sea.
Enrile, a former defense minister during the Marcos regime,
said the AFP does not have the capability to defend the country from
invaders.
“The rift with China over our
territorial claims in the West Philippine Sea is a wake-up call. While
the issue must be settled diplomatically, the incident showed us how
lacking our armed forces are in
terms of military materiel and equipage,” Enrile said.
“We have no decent military
might to speak of, not even to defend our own territory. This sad
state of affairs must also be addressed immediately,” the Senate
president added.
Meanwhile, Mayor Eugenio
Bito-onon of the municipality of Kalayaan in the disputed Spratlys said the
troops stationed in the disputed area are
helpless in enforcing our maritime laws
in the area.
Bito-onon said troops based at
Pag-Asa island, the biggest Philippineoccupied islands in the Spratlys, could
not stop the massive destruction of corals and illegal fishing by foreign fishermen and unmarked vessels believed to
be owned by other Spratlys claimant
countries.
He said that until the UNCLOS is
respected in the disputed area, the Filipino troops couldn’t do anything.
“We could not just drive away
poachers who’ve been engaged in the
massive destruction of our coral reefs
and other marine resources around the
island because the waters around here is
still the subject of claims by other Spratlys claimant-countries,” Bito-onon said.
Bito-onon was referring to the regular presence of unmarked vessels just
four or six kilometers away from PagAsa island.
Former leaders were satisfied
Former President Fidel Ramos said
Aquino’s SONA “was better” than last
year’s. “But we need to move faster because, although he (Aquino) show it, we
are already at the bottom in the whole of
Southeast Asia and in the whole Asia-Pacific region,” Ramos told reporters. “We
need to work now,” he added.
Former President Joseph Estrada
also commended Aquino for his “clear”
SONA. “We need to give PNoy time in
restoring faith in government because of
the immeasurable and insurmountable
acts of corruption of the past administration,” Estrada said.
The Black and White Movement
renewed its support for Aquino’s yearold government but said it needs to know
the President’s vision.
“We want to know what his vision
is. He needs to spell it out,” group leader
Leah Navarro told reporters. “Where
does this government want to take us?”
Navarro said while the government
had been coming up with tag lines like
“Daang Matuwid” or “Kung Walang
Corrupt Walang Mahirap,” it has yet
to lay down plans on how it plans to
achieve it.
AFP all praises for P-Noy
Meanwhile, the military yesterday
called President Aquino “a good planner” and is optimistic that he would remain supportive of the armed forces’ capability upgrade program.
Armed Forces of the Philippines
(AFP) spokesman Commodore Miguel
Rodriguez said they are inspired by
Aquino’s vision for the country as well
as his drive to implement reforms.
Rodriguez said Aquino has given
them direction through the internal security plan Bayanihan, which seeks to curb
armed conflict through development.
“We also have a clear marching order to step up reforms. He brought back
the honor and commitment of soldiers.
The soldiers become more enthusiastic
under his term,” he said. Rodriguez said
they are confident that through Aquino’s guidance, the internal conflict with
armed groups would eventually come to
an end.
“We are optimistic that we will finally put an end to internal strife. We are
considering the primacy of peace process. We’re making inroads in the peace
negotiations with CPP (Communist Party
of the Philippines) and the MILF (Moro
Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),” he
said.
Rodriguez said the AFP would remain supportive of Aquino’s development programs.
“We’re looking at being able to
contribute to the development of the
countryside especially in conflict areas,”
he said. – Christina Mendez, Jess Diaz,
Aie Balagtas See, Jose Rodel Clapano,
Alexis Romero
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Philippine Courier
Stars of the Month
By Ores Ting
10-Year Multiple-Entry Visa
to Canada now in effect
TORONTO,
Ontario
--(Marketwire - July 20,
2011) - Improvements
to make it easier to visit
Canada are coming soon,
announced the Honorable
Jason Kenney, Minister
of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism.
A new ten-year multipleentry visa will make applying more efficient for
applicants and better use
government resources.
Ligaya Dulce
Friends call her “Gay” or “Guy” for Ligaya but she prefers the latter,
because being called “gay” nowadays means something else. How true indeed!!
But I would rather call her by her real name “Ligaya” – which
simply means in English: happy or happiness. She is a person with a positive outlook in life. Always with a smile on her face.
But with eleven siblings in the family, according to Ligaya, everything was a struggle; and life was a challenge for what one can imagine or
hope and dream . It is just matter of time to say I finally made it!!
From an early age, Ligaya admired her dad as a strong loving
man; proud that her father- a guerilla fighter brought honors and accolades
to the family when the war ended. She noted “matapang ang tatay ko pero
napakabait sa pamilya”.
While growing up in the Philippines, she enjoyed helping her
mother in the kitchen and developed a talent for preparing excellent meals,
which she continued to do throughout her life. She eventually became
known in community as the “chef”. She makes the best Cassava cake too!
Then, she migrated to Canada in 1978, got married to Tony and
now a proud mother of two teenage daughters, Mariel Nichol and Leanne.
Currently employed at the Canadian National Institute for the
Blind (CNIB), she is responsible for the recording and duplication of reading materials for people with visual impairment. She worked at the CNIB
for over 22 years now.
She is active in the community doing volunteer work, raising
funds, and assisted in getting donations to help those people affected in the
Philippines during the worst flooding the country had.
Her success in life is a reflection of how she learned to sacrifice and
persevere. She is humbled by what she has accomplished and proud to be
given the opportunity to be in the company with the rest of her kababayans
who achieved success in life.
As what Ralph Emerson said, “Hitch your wagon to a star”.
(For Star of the Month inquiries, pls. call Ores Ting@ 416-546-9391)
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p Internationale
"More applications and
higher expectations mean
that Citizenship and Immigration Canada needs a
more responsive and flexible processing system,"
said Minister Kenney. "To
achieve that, the Department is providing applicants and staff with the
right tools to deliver on
those expectations."
Immigration Minister Jason Kenny
Citizens of certain countries require a
visa to come to Canada temporarily.
Currently, the maximum validity period of a multiple-entry visa is five years.
However, increasingly, countries are issuing passports which are valid for ten
years. In light of this, CIC is changing
its policy for visa issuance. Where applicants apply for multiple-entry visas,
they may now be issued to the maximum validity according to the length of
the passport validity (up to ten years,
minus one month).
This practice, already recommended for
parents and grandparents with sponsorships in process, may now be extended
to other clientele, such as business visitors.
As Canada is becoming a preferred
destination for visitors and business
travelers alike, CIC continues to balance the need to facilitate this travel
while responsibly managing our borders. We will increasingly focus attention on applications with the greatest
potential for threat and vulnerability,
while streamlining low risk cases. Further limitations on validity may apply
on a case-by-case basis.
The ten-year visa will be an option
available to more low-risk travellers who are citizens of visa-required
countries. As of Monday, the technical changes needed to issue it were in
place.
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The Philippines' MMFF Best Actress and popular comedianne Miss
AiAis delas Alas takes time out in the PCCF Meet & Greet held at the
Max's Restaurant and reads The Philippine Courier with gusto. Photo by
TPC's MonD.
July 7 - Aug. 6, 2011
Philippine Courier
‘Ghost delivery?’
By Mon Datol
TORONTO – Do you believe in
ghost? Either way, read this story
because what happened here could
also happen to you in the near future.
A Filipina caregiver living and
working at the Wilson/Bathrust
area sent an email to this newspaper last week and eventually called
this writer to air her grievances
over the alleged failure of a doorto-door agency to act accordingly to
her complaint that her three boxes
sent to her family in Caloocan City
in the Philippines were allegedly
opened, re-do and ‘allegedly looted’
of several items.
Elenita Moreno, a nanny for four
years now in this city, claimed her
two big boxes and a small one she
sent to her family in Caloocan City
in May this year and received by his
father Santos Moreno only last July
7, were opened and ransacked of
several can goods, tooth paste, bath
soaps, coffee, chocolates, panties
and 6 pcs. of Lazenza bra.
‘I was really devastated hearing
from my children that they only
received a few chocolate bars and
that my daughter could not find the
6 pcs. of Lazenza brassieres that
she personally asked from me,”
Moreno, a widow, tearfully told this
writer during an interview.
Moreno, who said she send boxes
to her family twice a year (May
and December), already received
complaints from her children of receiving few chocolates bars from
her previous boxes sent, but, ignored her children ‘whining’ and
just promised them of sending more
goodies the next time around.
‘I called Atin Ito delivery agency
immediately after I talked to my
children and asked them to investigate what happened to my boxes,
but, the one who answered me said
they could not do anything since
my father who received the 3 boxes
signed the delivery receipt that all
the boxes were delivered in good
condition,” Moreno narrated.
Atin Ito owner Eusebio Corpuz,
meanwhile, told this writer in
a phone interview that it is not
true that they did not investigate
Moreno’s complaint as evidenced
of the documents Corpuz emailed
this writer stating that Corpus immediately asked their warehouse
administrative staff in Pasig City
to investigate Moreno’s complaint of losing several items in
her three boxes.
Corpuz also sent this writer photos of the 3 boxes Moreno sent
to her family in Caloocan and
received by her father Santos
Moreno still visibly intact with
all those ‘Fragile Tapes’ wrapped
around the 3 boxes Elenita Moreno admitted to this writer that she
is the one who put all those tapes
in all the 3 boxes.
“Buntis (bulging) ang mga boxes
ko ng ipinadala ko, pero, tingnan
mo sa photos, patag na patag, di
ba?” Moreno pointed out.
“Lahat ng mga boxes, kapag
ipinasok na sa container van ay
patong-patong na at sa bigat ng
mga boxes at talagang mapapa-
tag kahit na gaano ‘kabuntis’ ang
mga kahon,” Corpuz explained in
answer to Moreno’s claim.
“Ayokong maghinala rin, pero,
marami na akong tinanggap na
complaints tulad ng sa kaniya,
(Moreno) nuong araw pa at nagbabayad ako nuon kahit na hindi
napatunayang nawalan nga sila
ng mga items sa kanilang mga
ipinadalang kahon para huwag ng
humaba pa ang usapan,” Corpuz
said.
“Pero, hindi na ngayon. Sinasabi namin sa mga customers
namin to read carefully the agreement na hindi kami responsible
sa kanilang mga boxes kung
mawawalan ito ng items dahil
kung sa palagay nila ay nabawasan ang laman ng mga boxes
nila ay HUWAG nilang tanggapin
at huwag pirmahan ang resibo ng
delivery. Babayaran lang naming
sila KUNG HINDI nai-deliver
‘o nakarating sa kanila ang mga
boxes na galing sa kanilang mga
kamag-anak dito sa Canada,”
Corpuz further explained.
Moreno, however, said she
doesn’t ask for payment for the
lost items and only ask that her
complaint be investigated and
Atin Ito management to do something to prevent occurrence of
similar issue in the near future.
“Sana napakinabangan ng kung
sino man kumuha ang mga nawala sa boxes ko,” Moreno said.
Corpuz also send this writer the
affidavit executed by the driver
and delivery man of the boxes
in questioned where the driver
strongly denied ‘charges’ that
they allegedly ‘looted’ any box
they delivered in Metro Manila.
“Iniimbestigahan namin ang lahat
ng reklamo at never kaming tumalikod sa anumang reklamo ng
aming mga customers,” Corpuz
said. “Wala po kaming magagawa kung hindi na magpapadala
sa amin si Ms. Moreno,” Corpuz
added.
Moreno, meanwhile, said she
learned a lot now in sending
boxes to her family in the Philippines, and the foremost is to find
a new door-to-door agency.
Now, it’s you our dearest readers,
who decide if there’s a ‘ghost delivery’ in this issue.
Ducky Paredes, from page 7
CamSur’s Sangguniang Panlalawigan;
and its provincial chapters of the Mayors
League, Provincial Councilors’ League and
Association of Barangay Captains all oppose
the division of CamSur.
In fact, elective officials in the Partido
districts–which cover Iriga City and 11 municipalities– are evenly divided with an almost even number of mayors supporting and
opposing HB 4728.
Even Rep. Salvio Fortuno, whose district
is included in the proposed Nueva Camarines, expressed his dismay over the inclusion of the municipalities in his district without being informed by Fuentebella on this
balkanization move.
Business executives are just as riled up
as Fortuno and local elective officials, with
officers of the local Chamber of Commerce
warn legislators that the province could
lose its competitive edge as the Philippines’
ecotourism capital–on the back of its worldclass CWC and now-internationally famous
Caramoan Islands–should Congress pass
a bill chopping CamSur into two separate
provinces.
The chamber’s chairman and past president Butch Figuracion and its vice president
Roger Peyra note that the split-CamSur
move disturbs the existing tourism plans of
CamSur, which has proven to be highly successful formula as shown by its current status as the country’s No.1 tourism hub.
The Local Government Development
Foundation agrees with the German foundation Konrad Adenauer Stiftung on the consolidation, rather than the fragmentation, of
existing local government units: "Bills in
Congress proposing to break provinces ultimately will lead to the creation of much
weaker provincial governments or local
government administrations. Forty-five up
to fifty-five percent (45%-55%) of its annual
budget are likely to be allocated for personal
services normally characterized by a bloated
local government bureaucracy."
This study notes that it would cost a total of P789.65 million based on 2005 prices,
just to create a new province. Factoring in
inflation, the study’s conclusion means that it
would cost some P1.4 billion to put up a new
province based on 2011 prices.
Considering that CamSur ain’t broke–to
paraphrase an American saying–why spend
P1.4 billion to fix it?
***
Readers who missed a column can access www.duckyparedes.com/blogs. This is
updated daily. Your reactions are welcome at
[email protected]
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Global News
Insanity ruling not
likely in Norway
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- It's unlikely
that the right-wing extremist who admitted killing dozens in Norway last
week will be declared legally insane
because he appears to have been in
control of his actions, the head of the
panel that will review his psychiatric
evaluation told The Associated Press.
Afghan official: Kabul
Bank scam involved up
to 40
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- As
many as 40 people were allegedly involved in scams to bilk hundreds of
millions of dollars from the Kabul
Bank, and nearly half the cases will be
sent to the Afghan court system next
week, a top Afghan prosecutor said
Sunday.
Mexico says a top
Juarez cartel figure
captured
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A key drug
cartel figure who acknowledged ordering 1,500 killings has been captured in
northern Mexico, federal officials said
Sunday.
Congress closing
in on a deal to avert
US default
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S.
Senate plunged on Sunday into what
many lawmakers and the White House
- and millions of Americans coast to
coast - hoped would be an all-but-decisive last-minute effort to raise the nation's debt ceiling and defuse a crisis
that still could lead to an unprecedented government default....
States ponder: What
happens when the
money stops?
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- As gridlocked Washington edges toward default, states staggering out of the last
recession are preparing for the worst:
The federal piggy-bank that helps them
pay for health care, jobless benefits,
road building and schools could run
out of cash....
AT&T to throttle
data speeds for
'unlimited' hogs
NEW YORK (AP) -- AT&T Inc. said
Friday that it's going to start limiting
speeds for the 5 percent of its customers with "unlimited" data smartphone
plans who clog the airwaves the most.
Extremists flocking to
Facebook for recruits
LONDON (AP) -- When the English Defense League sprang to life
Balitang
Kutsero
By Perry Diaz
‘Hello, Zaldy’
Zaldy Ampatuan got a call
after he spilled the beans on
ex-prez Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The conversation went
this way:
Gloria: Hello, Zaldy.
Zaldy: Who’s this?
Gloria: This is Gloria. Remember me?
Zaldy: Oh, hi, ma’am. Of
course, I remember you! How
can I forget you? You still owe
me P20 million!
Gloria: Hoy, tawad na lang,
okay?
Zaldy: Anong tawad! You
must pay what you owe me,
ma’am! I delivered you the
presidency in 2004! That’s
worth more than P10 million.
You should pay me P100 million instead.
Gloria: Okay, okay, I’ll increase it on one condition.
Zaldy: What condition?
Gloria: Don’t testify against
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two years ago, it had fewer than 50
members - a rough-and-tumble bunch
of mostly white guys shouting from a
street corner about what they viewed as
uncontrolled Muslim immigration
Samsung second
quarter profit
slides 18 percent
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Samsung's net profit slid 18 percent in the
second quarter as weakness in semiconductors and liquid crystal displays
countered the electronics giant's growing strength in smartphones.
From jail to Jets,
Burress finds a new
NFL home
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stuck in prison and his NFL career derailed, Plaxico Burress insisted he'd be back one
day....
Yani Tseng wins
Women's British Open
by 4 strokes
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) –
Twenty-two-year-old top-ranked Taiwanese Yani Tseng won the Women's
British Open for the second straight
year, beating Brittany Lang by four
strokes Sunday and becoming the
youngest woman to capture a fifth major title.
Keep your faith in me, my loyal
friend.
Zaldy: I think the only way
for me to get out of prison is to
strike a deal with P-Noy; that is,
my testimony for my freedom!
Gloria: Can you trust P-Noy?
Zaldy: Who else can I trust?
Gloria: Listen very carefully,
my dear friend. As soon as you
promise not to testify against me,
I’ll deposit $1 billion – that’s one
billion US dollars! – in a bank in
Beijing. And another $1 billion
after I’m cleared, okay?
Zaldy: Bank in Beijing? Why
Beijing?
me, okay?
Zaldy: Huh? No way! First
you promise me P10 million if
I delivered Mindanao to you
in
2004. Then you promised another P10 million if I delivered a 12-0 victory to your
senatorial candidates in 2007.
That’s worth at least another
Gloria: Basta, akong bahaP100 million. You never paid
me and now you don’t want me la. I got a sweetheart deal with
to tell the truth about what hap- some powerful people in China a
few years ago. I got a big tongpened? Naloloko ka naba?
pat on an energy project I signed
Gloria: Ikaw naman, relax when I was still prez.
Zaldy: Aha! So what Jun Lo
ka lang. I’ll make you a billionaire when this is all over. were saying all along was true
Zaldy: Relax? I’m detained in then! Corrupt kang talaga, Glothis stinking cell 24/7 and you ria!
And you can’t even pay me
want me to relax?
my tong-pat for the dagdag-baGloria: Kunting sacrifice was operation I did for you in
lang pare ko and everything 2004 and 2007. If I didn’t pull
will be okay. I’ll make you a that stuff, FPJ would have won
the presidency in 2004!
very rich man, my friend.
Zaldy:
Rich man, bah!
Gloria: That’s past, Zaldy.
What good is your money if I’d
They can’t undo my election.
be in prison for life?
Let’s move on. Here’s the plan.
Gloria: I’ll think of some- Are you listening?
Zaldy: Huh? Uh… Yeah,
thing to get you out of prison.
US dominates world
championships
with 16 golds
SHANGHAI (AP) -- Michael
Phelps kept telling everyone he wasn't
in shape at the world championships.
Winning seven medals, including four
golds, didn't change his mind.
‘Cowboys & Aliens,'
'Smurfs' tie
for No. 1 spot
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Little blue
Smurfs and not-so-little green men
from space are in a photo finish for the
No. 1 spot at the weekend box office.
Angelina Jolie in Bosnia for film festival
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina
(AP) -- Angelina Jolie attended the
closing ceremony of the eight-day Sarajevo Film Festival in Bosnia's capital
Saturday and organizers presented her
with a special award for bringing attention to refugees from the country's
1992-95 war.
Kings of Leon vow
to redo 'too hot'
Dallas show
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Kings of
Leon are promising to make it up to
their Dallas fans after canceling a show
because their lead singer complained it
was too hot to perform.
yeah, I’m listening. Go ahead.
And, please speak a little louder
cuz my hearing is getting bad.
Gloria: Okay, the plan is for
Mike and I to leave the country
in a few days. Nobody knows
where we’re going but I’ll tell
you cuz I trust you. Got that?
Zaldy: Go ahead, I’m listening. Where are you going?
Gloria: We’re going to Portugal. We bought a large estate on
the coast. Beautiful place!
Zaldy: But why Portugal?
Why not Spain… in Costa del
Sol. Fantastic place!
Gloria: Listen, idiot! Spain
has extradition treaty with the
Philippines. Portugal doesn’t.
Got that?
Zaldy: You called me an idiot?
Gloria: That’s better than retard, right? He he he…
Zaldy: Retard, ha? You know
what, Gloria?
Gloria: Yes…
Zaldy: When you called I
was talking to somebody on the
phone. I put her on conference
call with the two of us, so she
heard everything you said. She’s
right here.
Other person: Hello, Gloria.
Remember me? You appointed
me as chairwoman of the Human
Rights Commission, remember?
Gloria: Hoy, Leila! It’s
you! It’s you! You’re Leila de
Lima! We should get together
and
reminisce the good old
days. You were good in that
commission. I’m very proud of
you, my loyal friend.
Leila: Gloria… as you know,
I’m the Secretary of Justice now.
Gloria: Umm… yeah…
Leila: Well, Gloria, my job
is to prosecute you for tons of
plunder cases, not to mention the
2004 and 2007 election fraud
that you did.
Gloria: Leila, I’ll make you a
deal. What’s your price?
Leila: You can’t buy me, Gloria. I’ll come and get you. And
as of today, I have put a hold
order on your travels. You’re
not going to leave the country.
And I got you on tape this time.
Thanks to you, Zaldy.
Zaldy: Anytime, Leila.
Leila: Oh, by the way, Gloria,
I just want you to know that PNoy signed the appointment of
retired Justice Conchita CarpioMorales as the next Ombudsman.
Zaldy: Yeah, start praying,
Gloria. He he he…
Gloria: *Mga walang hiya!* ([email protected] )
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Business
Edited by: Miguel Caducio
US default would have far-reaching impact – IMF chief
NEW YORK (July 28, 2011) — A default or significant credit downgrade in the
United States would be a "very very serious event," IMF chief Christine Lagarde
said on Tuesday, warning it could have farreaching consequences for the world.
The International Monetary Fund's
managing director also pressed Greece to
quickly implement rescue measures and a
privatization program to keep its economy
afloat.
"The clock is really ticking. And people
have to really find the appropriate solution," she said of US deadlocked talks on
raising the US debt ceiling by an Aug. 2
deadline. "Default would be terrible for
the United States and for the economy at
large," Lagarde told the Council on Foreign Relations.
She called on the United States to develop a credible fiscal adjustment plan to
address its public debt but cautioned that
near-term budget cuts could undercut an
already sluggish economy.
"The United States could face another
jobless recovery. That is why we've advised against fiscal consolidation that is
unduly hasty — even as we stress the importance of getting a fiscal consolidation
plan agreed soon," she said.
Her warning on the dangers of not raising the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling by next
week came as the dollar fell across the
board after US President Barack Obama
gave no sign of a breakthrough in deadlocked talks in a televised speech late on
Monday.
The Obama administration has warned
that next Tuesday the government will run
out of cash to pay all its bills, raising the
prospect that it could default on its debts.
"An adverse shock in the United States
could have serious spillovers on the rest of
the world," Lagarde cautioned.
An IMF report on the US economy on
Monday warned that if the debate over the
debt ceiling dragged on it could further
slow the US economy and tip it into another recession.
Lagarde also urged European leaders
to quickly implement measures agreed at a
recent EU summit to tackle the euro zone's
debt problems and to strengthen economic
governance. — (Reuters)
In Canada, Prime Minister Stephen
Harper pulled no punches Wednesday, describing the U.S. debt crisis as “very bad”
and a product of a "difficult" political process in Washington.
After marking the 58th anniversary
of the Korean War Armistice Wednesday,
Harper said American leaders have their
work cut out for them as they struggle to
find ways to meet the country’s financial
responsibilities while searching for ways
to slash the $14.3 trillion federal debt.
“Canadians should understand that part
of the reason Americans are having such
trouble dealing with this is that the U.S.
debt and fiscal situation is extremely difficult. It is very bad and the United States
faces very difficult choices,” he told reporters.
Despite that, Harper said his Conservative government is confident that Canada’s
largest trading party can put its fiscal house
In a televised speech on Monday, U.S. President Barack Obama said congressional leaders
must produce a compromise that can reach his desk before the Aug. 2 deadline. (JIM WATSON/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
back in order.
“Obviously the (political) process in
the United States is a difficult process at
the best of times,” the prime minister said.
Harper said Canada’s fiscal situation is
significantly better but added his government just the same is committed to taking
“some difficult actions” over the next two
years to ensure “that we stay on track and
we balance our budget and we don’t see
anything like the kind of situation we have
in the United States.”
The Harper government is proposing
to cut federal spending by $11 billion over
four years and balance the books by 2015.
While Harper put on a brave face, others are concerned with what affects the
U.S. situation might have on Canada. (CP)
Coco exports seen to grow further
MANILA, Philippines (July
30, 2011) - Coconut exports are
expected to grow further in markets where the Philippines has
preferential trade agreements
with because of the zero tariff,
the United Coconut Associations
of the Philippines (UCAP) said.
“The elimination of tariffs under these trade agreements helped
further boost the market access of
low-to-medium moving coconut
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products,” Yvonne T. Agustin,
executive director of UCAP said.
UCAP is a confederation of
associations and organizations involved in the various activities of
the Philippine coconut industry.
2010. In 2010, total exports of
coconut reached $1.5 billion and
accounted for 20 percent world
market share, the highest among
key sectors identified in the Philippine Export Development Plan
(PEDP).
Industry reports show that exports of coconut products have
been consistently rising with
an average growth rate of eight
percent over the period of 2007-
“These trade agreements level
the playing field for Filipino exporters with our other neighboring countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand,” said Marco
C. Reyes, group product manager
of HanCole Industries Ltd., a
company that exports vegetable
oils, surfactants, oleo-chemical
derivatives and other derivatives
from coconut to Japan, China,
Australia, Europe and North
America.
In 2010, three-fourths of Philippine coconut exports revenue
went to markets where the Philippines has free trade agreements
with, namely ASEAN, China,
Korea, Japan, Australia and New
Zealand. In the first quarter of
2011, the Philippine coconut shell
charcoal exports to Japan has already accounted for 60.7 percent
of total market share while total
glycerin exports accounted for
69.8 percent, both figures based
on volume. This is a remarkable
increase over 2010’s total market
share in Japan of 57.5 percent and
56.8 percent, respectively.
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IT BUZZ
AROUND
By Miguel Caducio
I am not surprised at all of the report that Asia-Pacific consumers are the
world's most prolific online shoppers and
many rely on Internet reviews when making purchases, a research firm Nielsen
published recently.
Well, the firm said 35 percent of consumers in the region used over 11 percent of their monthly spending to make
online purchases, compared to a global
average of 27 percent of consumers with
the South Koreans considered the heaviest online buyers in Asia, with 59 percent
directing more than 11 percent of their
monthly spending to online purchases,
followed by 41 percent in China, Nielsen
report continued.
Furthermore, 31 percent of Asian consumers use between six and 10 percent of
their monthly shopping spending to buy
items online.
"Consumers in the Asia-Pacific region
are the world's most prolific online shoppers," Nielsen said.
More Asia-Pacific consumers also intend to buy online in the next six months
than those from other regions, with South
Koreans and Chinese the most likely to
make such purchases. Among the purchases consumers in the region are likely
to make in the next six months are books,
clothing, accessories and shoes, airline
tickets, electronic equipment and hotel
reservations.
Asians are world's most prolific online shoppers
Technology and the Internet will very
likely fundamentally change how and
where shoppers spend their money and
interact with retailers reported Pete Gale,
a managing director at Nielsen's Retailer
Services. Gale added that they are seeing a strong trend in markets like Korea,
where a significant population of online
shoppers buy essentials such as groceries, cosmetics and nutrition supplies over
the Internet.
Nielsen said opinions posted online
were important in customers' decisions
to buy products such as electronics, cosmetics, cars, software and food. It added
that Asia-Pacific consumers were also
the most likely to share dissatisfaction at
a product on the Internet compared with
consumers elsewhere.
"The increasing accessibility of the
Internet and the incredible popularity of
social media and online discussion forums mean today's brands have nowhere
to hide," said Megan Clarken, Asia-Pacific managing director at Nielsen's online division.
Nielsen added that in June, social
media such as Facebook and Twitter
or blogging sites had become powerful
tools influencing what people buy and
urged businesses to embrace the trend.
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In the Philippines, the Aquino government’s anti-red tape campaign gets a big
boost as the Bureau of Internal Revenue
(BIR) signed up as the first government
agency to be interconnected with the Citizen’s Helpline or Call Center ng Bayan
(CCB).
Civil Service Commission (CSC)
Chair Francisco T. Duque III, National
Computer Center (NCC) Director General Angelo Timoteo M. Diaz de Rivera
and BIR Commissioner Joel L. Tan-Torres signed a Memorandum of Agreement
(MoA) last May 26 at the BIR National
Training Center marking the BIR’s participation in the project. “Today’s signing of the MoA gets us closer to the
goal, which is to provide fast and reliable support via the CCB. This system
was devised to save clients the time and
frustration of being given the run-around
by providing their needed information or
assistance at the soonest time possible,”
stated Duque during a press conference
held after the MoA signing.
The Citizen’s Helpline or CCB is a
24/7 contact center facility intended to
address the concerns of the general public via voice call, short messaging service (SMS), fax, e-mail or the Internet.
It shall be the means for citizens to air
their complaints or request for information and assistance, and get corresponding action or feedback in real time.
The pilot stage of the project will
start in the third quarter of 2010. Agencies identified to undergo the pilot run
are BIR, Philippine Health Insurance
Corporation and Department of Health.
The CSC is the lead agency for the implementation and interconnection of the
citizen’s helplines, with technical assistance from NCC which acts as the Project Manager of the CCB Project.
Under the MOA, the NCC has a oneyear funding for the network, software,
hardware and technology, and the corresponding technical expertise in the pilot
run of the Citizen’s Helpline.
The CSC will then gather pertinent
data and information as input to the Central Knowledge Database which will be
utilized by the CCB agents. These data
will be used as tool to respond to the concerns of the public. It may also serve as
basis for the issuance of corresponding
performance report to the pilot agencies
on its efficiency and effectiveness in responding to calls based on the reports
generated by the System. The BIR on
its part shall extend its existing contract
center infrastructure, call center agents
and pertinent contact information of BIR
officials and employees, and services.
The CCB is in line with the implementation of the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007
and Administrative Order (AO) No. 241
which provides the establishment and interconnectivity of government help lines
to current and future public assistance
systems to improve the delivery of services to the public and cut red tape.
Association of Filipino Canadian Accountants (AFCA)
P.O. Box 55303, 300 Borough Drive, On Scarborough M1P 4Z7
www.afcatoronto.com
Affiliated with the National Council of Philippine American Canadian Accountants (NCPACA)
Cordially invites members and non-members to its
2nd PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONVENTION
September 10-11, 2011
Qssis Banquet Hall
3474 Kingston Road
Toronto Ontario
M1M 1R5
The 2nd Professional Development Convention offers 12 CPE credit hours and hot topics to the
Accounting Profession. It is also about networking – knowing and learning from others. Take
advantage of this convention.
For further details please contact the following Committee members or visit AFCA website
(www.afcatoronto.org) to secure registration form.
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York Central Hospital Receives Approval to Build New Hospital in Vaughan
Vaughan, ON. – Today it was announced
that York Central Hospital has been approved to build a new hospital in Vaughan.
The Honourable Deb Matthews, Minister
of Health and Long-Term Care made the
announcement alongside Greg Sorbara,
MPP for Vaughan.
• Access to Acute Inpatient and Intensive
Care Beds;
Today’s announcement confirms the approval of a new hospital for Vaughan in the
provincial infrastructure plan. Under the
leadership of York Central Hospital, the
new hospital in Vaughan will be publicly
owned, publicly controlled and publicly
accountable. The new hospital in Vaughan
will be part of York Central Hospital’s twohospital model for health care services and
will ensure people living in the rapidly
growing communities of Southwest York
Region, including Vaughan and Richmond
Hill, have access to high quality, state-ofthe-art health care, closer to home.
• 80 per cent single acute care patient
rooms for superior infection prevention
and control; and,
This announcement follows York Central
Hospital’s project milestone in April, when
its Stage 1 Proposal was delivered to the
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
as part of the government’s capital planning process. The proposal outlined York
Central’s plans to create a Major Regional
Health System for Southwest York Region,
with a new hospital in Vaughan at Jane and
Major Mackenzie as well as further development at the existing York Central Hospital on Trench Street in Richmond Hill.
The hospitals would also operate alongside
community-based locations and will be
linked to a regional network of providers.
Planning is underway for a new hospital in
Vaughan that will offer:
• A state-of the art Emergency Department
• New Modern Surgical Services and Operating Rooms;
• Technologically Advanced Diagnostic
Imaging;
• Specialized Ambulatory Clinics;
• A flexible design to permit adaptation
over time as new thinking and best practices emerge.
The new hospital will be enabled by an
efficient organizational structure with a
single governance, administration and
medical staff as part of the two-hospital
model. York Central Hospital is currently
undergoing a rebranding exercise to represent our expanded mandate as a new major
regional health system.
Quotes
“We are working with our community to
develop a new brand for York Central Hospital that will better communicate our expanded mandate to create a Major Regional
Health System including the building of a
new hospital in Vaughan and further development of the existing Richmond Hill hospital site,” said Dina Palozzi, Chair, York
Central Hospital Board of Directors.
“I am delighted to have the government’s
support for our vision of creating a Major Regional Health System by approving
our organization to build a new hospital
in Vaughan. The new hospital will benefit
the citizens of Vaughan and all of Southwest York Region,” said Altaf Stationwala,
President and CEO of York Central Hospital.
“Achieving our hospital approval is an ex-
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tremely important milestone for our community. This muchneeded investment will
improve local access to quality health care
for our residents. I'd like to thank the people of our community, the City of Vaughan,
and the many devoted volunteers who have
contributed so much of their time and energy to our hospital project. While we still
have important work to do, today's announcement gives us reason to celebrate
what we have worked so hard to achieve."
- Greg Sorbara, MPP, Vaughan
“I know how important this new hospital
is to the people of Vaughan and I’m proud
to see it move forward. For Vaughan and
area-residents, new hospital services not
only mean faster and easier access to high
quality health care services much closer to
home, but also greater peace of mind.”
- Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and
Long-Term Care
“I want to thank the province for taking this
important step and thank the community
for its unwavering support of our goal to
build a hospital in the City of Vaughan. Today’s announcement is an example of how
different levels of government can work
together with the community to improve
health care services in our city. I want to
personally thank everyone involved in this
process for their hard work, commitment
and dedication. In the coming months and
years, discipline, cooperation and focus
will be required to bring this project to fruition. The City of Vaughan and its citizens
are up to the task. Today's announcement is
great news for Vaughan!"
-Maurizio Bevilacqua, Mayor, City of
Vaughan
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Entertainment
Edited by: Ross D. Tierra
Dance to the beat of life with …
GMA Pinoy TV’s ‘TIME OF MY LIFE’
MANILA - Known for producing
groundbreaking programs, GMA Network introduces yet another unique
and innovative show on TV. On August
3, the very first ‘Pinoy danserye’ titled
“Time of My Life” premieres on GMA
Pinoy TV, the network’s flagship international channel.
ward to seasoned actors Jean Garcia,
Raymond Bagatsing, and Cherie Gil
showing off their dancing talent.
“Time of My Life” features three of
Starstruck’s most talented discoveries
who have all matured in their craft –
Kris Bernal, Rocco Nacino, and Mark
Herras. Viewers should also look for-
Completing the cast of the ‘danserye’
are reputable actors Ms. Caridad Sanchez as Lola Becky, Rez Cortez as
Douglas, Samantha Lopez as Lucinda, Geleen Eugenio as Janet, Joshua
A story about family, love and dreams,
“Time of My Life” will inspire viewers
to take hold of their loved ones as they
work hard for their aim in life.
Zamora as Mario, and Ronnie Henares
as Vernon.
“Time of My Life” also showcases
young talents who form the two dance
troupes. The Elite Crew are Steven
Silva as John, Enzo Pineda as Donnie,
Diva Motelaba as Lally, Yassi Pressman as Terry, and Myra Carel (Jump In
1st runner up) as Paula. On the other
hand, Motion Masters is
composed of Ryza Cenon as Rochelle,
Sarah Lahbati as Pia, Sef Cadayona as
Harry, Mayton
Eugenio as Amera, Ken Chan as Rudolph, Teejay Marquez as Chicho, and
Renelee Asilum (Jump In grand winner) as Cynthia.
The Kapuso Network's ‘danserye’ is
based on the original concept created
for GMA Television by Senedy Que
with head writer Des Garbes Severino, choreographers Miggy Tanchanco
(modern), and Donald Balbuena (ballroom), and directors Mark Reyes (musicals) and Andoy Ranay (drama).
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Unstoppable – A Super Show!
TORONTO – Two great artists, two
queens in their respective genre - comedy
and concert acts - lots of laughter and musical entertainment, what a night!
Still voluptuously sexy despite her age,
Pops Fernandez first enthralled the audience with her rendition of Carpenters’
songs. Followed by Ai Ai de las Alas
“green” monologue and audience participation: you could hear guffaws from the
people watching the show.
Pops and Ai Ai did an excellent duet
of beautiful Filipino love songs. Ai Ai
can sing to the surprise of the audience.
Her medley of “Journey” songs was remarkable. But not to be outdone, Pops’
interpretations of Michael Jackson’s
hits really made the huge crowd stood and
dance to the tunes. Just superb!
Overall, Ai Ai and Pops provided a good
match. It was worth the time! It was worth
the money! And kudos should go to JREM
producers Rene and Neneng Maalihan for
bringing again in Toronto quality show the
like the ‘Unstoppable’ of Miss Aiai delas
Alas and Miss Pops Fernandez. (Photos by
STUDIO75 Productions)
Harry Potter’ beats ‘The Dark Knight’ with record $168.6M opening weekend
LOS ANGELES, California (July 18, 2011) — The
boy wizard has vanquished
the ‘Dark Knight’ with a record-setting magic act at the
weekend box office.
Warner Bros. estimates
that “Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
took in $168.6 million domestically from Friday to
Sunday. That beats the previous best opening weekend of
$158.4 million, also held by
Warner Bros. for 2008’s Batman blockbuster “The Dark
Knight.”
The studio had not yet
released international numbers for the full weekend, but
“Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
has been working the same
charms since it began rolling
out overseas Wednesday.
Through Friday, the film
had taken in $157.5 million
internationally, putting it on
course to become the franchise’s first billion-dollar
worldwide hit.
“This will be the biggest
‘Harry Potter’ by far,” said
Dan Fellman, head of domestic distribution at Warner
Bros. “A billion dollars is definitely going to happen.”
The current franchise high
is $974.8 million worldwide
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for the first film, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”
10 years ago.
“Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
does have the advantage of
3-D screenings, which cost
a few dollars more than 2-D
shows. Because of the higher
3-D price, plus regular inflation, “Deathly Hallows: Part
2” sold fewer tickets than
“The Dark Knight” over
opening weekend.
The “Harry Potter” finale
also set a record for best opening day domestically Friday
with $92.1 million, nearly $20
million ahead of the previous
high for “The Twilight Saga:
New Moon” two years ago.
Other records for “Deathly
Hallows: Part 2: best domestic gross for debut midnight
shows at $43.5 million, topping the $30 million for last
year’s “The Twilight Saga:
Eclipse”; best domestic opening in huge-screen IMAX
theatres with $15.5 million,
surpassing the $12.2 million Rupert Grint, left, Daniel Radcliffe, centre, and Emma Watson attend the New
for last year’s “Alice in Won- York premiere of "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2."
derland”; and best worldwide
The weekend’s other new mation style of earlier adaptaIMAX debut with $23.5 mil- had been No. 1 the previous
lion, beating the $20.4 million two weekends, slipped to sec- wide release, Disney’s ani- tions of A.A. Milne’s beloved
for “Transformers: Dark of ond-place with $21.3 million mated family flick “Winnie storybook characters, “Windomestically. It remains the the Pooh,” got swamped by nie the Pooh” pulled in just $8
the Moon” two weeks ago.
Paramount’s third “Trans- year’s top domestic hit with “Harry Potter” mania. A re- million domestically, finishturn to the hand-drawn ani- ing at No. 6.
formers” blockbuster, which $302.8 million.
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PIDC ‘Mabuhay Philippines’ …
By Mon Datol
Top Pinoy couturiers shake T.O.!
TORONTO (July 25, 2011) – Three
of fashion industry’s brightest designers
– Renee Salud, Shanon Pamaong and Diwata East – brightened up the relatively
moody atmosphere inside the vast Metro
Convention Center this city last Saturday
with a no-nonsense, non-stop display of
exquisite creations showed off by Filipino-Canadian mannequins that awakened
sleepy heads who earlier showed uneasiness over a very dragging activities at the
halls.
The most awaited and talked-about
PIDC fashion show, chaired by Norma
Carpio who was also instrumental to
the successful Centennial (100th Year)
Celebration of the Philippine Independence Day in 1998 at the Canadian National Exhibition Place, was sponsored
by World Financial Group headed by its
President Richard Williams and VP Agnes Miranda and Imperial Travel.
The presentation entitled “Romantic
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Philippines” showcased the Philippines
not only as a vacation destination for Canadians and Filipinos in North America
but also as a ‘honeymoon’ and/or wedding destination through fashion and audio visual presentations.
Featured designer Shanon Pamaong
was a former Toronto-based stylish, then
Paris-based and now is back in Manila
where he is a participant of the annual
Philippine Fashion Week. In 2007, he
was awarded by Hewlett-Packard as the
Best Original Filipino Designer from
among the more than 100 fashion week
contributors. In 2003, he founded and
until now is the director-general of the
Philippines’ biggest and best fashion
school – the Fashion Institute of the Philippines.
Fashion icon Renee Salud is not
only a name in the fashion industry in
the Philippines but also in cities abroad
where he shows his Filipiniana-inspired
collections using indigenous Philippine
materials like piña, abaca, etc. to Filipino
and foreign audience giving him the title
“Ambassador of Philippine Fashion”.
Diwata East is a new name in Philippine-fashion circle but an old-hand in
Toronto’s fashion industry and is known
as the designer of Miss Toronto pageant
winners that include daughter Samantha
East. Diwata also specializes in Philippine-designed Barongs and Ternos being
worn by Filipiniana dancers here in Ontario.
The more than an-hour-long show
was directed and choreographed by Raymund Villanueva, one of the Philippines
top fashion directors and a director of
Philippine Fashion Week. Raymund is
also the consultant and official trainer
of the Binibining Pilipinas candidates.
His expertise in training models, beauty
contest participants and title-holders was
shared to all PIDC beauties, title-holders
and all the participating models in this
show.
Meanwhile, Teri Agpoon captured
the 1st ABS-CBN TFCKat Talent Show
in Canada by besting five other talented
finalists and pocketed the top purse of
$3,000 and a trip to USA as part of ABSCBN USA Tour Caravan. The other finalists were singers Inah Canlapan, AJ
Libramonte, Genesis Ann Ruiz, ballet
dancer Nicole Samantha Huff and hiphop individual dancer Axel Villamil.
Pinoy entertainers led by John Lloyd
Cruz, Jericho Rosales, Billy Crawford,
Jed Madela, Vina Morales, Kaye Brosas, and Angeline Quinto were wildly
received by the boisterous crowd which
stayed until the curtains finally rolled
down the stage and production director Direk Deo Moreno shouted ‘Packup guys, the Show is Over.’ (Photos by
TPC’s Miguel Caducio, Larry Torres and
Eugene Deocareza)
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Comedian gets P3M per concert
MANILA —Vice Ganda is reportedly
the highest paid concert performer
now in the Philippines after he was
paid P3-million in
his latest show in
Araneta Coliseum
which was filled
to the rafters
when the former stand-up
comedian
held his
second
major
solo
show recently.
Vice Ganda allegedly demanded an
additional P1-million after the show
producers failed to get Miss Sarah
Geronimo as Vice’s special guest,
thus, the additional payment that was
granted by the producers.
The “Gandang Gabi Vice” TV show
star is also is also receiving good reviews for his witty and funny antics in
his debut TV show.
His skyrocketing talent fee, however,
could backfire and stall producers
from getting his services thinking if
they could recoup their investments.
Vice Gand’s manager Ogie Diaz believes otherwise and said several productions are keenly waiting for Vice’s
free time to get the comedian’s services in local and international shows.
Ariel Rivera plans to migrate to Canada
MANILA, Philippines (August 1,
2011) - Singer-actor Ariel Rivera confirmed on Sunday that he has plans to
bring his entire family to Canada and live
there permanently, but was quick to add
that it won't happen anytime soon.
"Yes, pero matagal pa 'yon. We are not
even sure it if it's going to happen because
the original plan was when my kids are in
college na. Right now they are in Ateneo,
Grade 5 and Grade 6 so malayo pa 'yan if
ever that's going to happen," Rivera, hus-
television series "Mula sa Puso," is about
to end.
"You know, we love each other on the
set. After our work day, we are all sad kasi
patapos na. We are sad na matatapos na.
It's been a part of our lives," he said.
"You see the best and worst part of everybody on the set."
"Mula sa Puso" is set to air its final
episode on August 12. Rivera thanked all
those who have watched the show since it
premiered 5 months ago.
Ariel Rivera
Vice Ganda
band of actress Gelli de Belen, said in an
interview on "The Buzz."
Meanwhile, Rivera said he feels sad
that his show, the remake of 1990s hit
"Sincerely, thank you not only from
me po pero from the staff, utility stars,
lahat kami nagpapasalamat sa inyo na sumusuporta sa amin," he said.
Caducio is new FARH president
RICHMOND HILL, Ontario – Miguel Caducio has
been elected new president
of the Filipino Association of
Richmond Hill (FARH) July
9 replacing founding president Rubi Talavera during
the organization’s annual picnic held at the Sunset Beach,
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Lake Wilcox along Bayview
Road, Richmond Hill.
Other elected officers and
members of the Board were:
Conrad Caiyod (VP); Mabel D. Bello (secretary); Hazel Herardo (asst. secretary);
Nanette Tambo (treasurer)
and Susan Tambo (auditor).
Members of FARH Board are:
Francis Datol, Mely Claudio,
Flor Hopkins, Anita Bugarin,
Anita Agustin, Gina Montojo,
Jocelyn Fernandez, Beth Caritativo and Rubi Talavera. Advisers are Mon Datol and Alex
Decelis.
Richmond Hill MPP Dr.
Reza Moridi was FARH
special guest and made an
encouraging speech as he
congratulated the new set of
Filipino association.
Caducio also announced
the induction of the new officers would be held during
FARH’s annual Halloween
Party on October 29, 2011
at the Masonic Hall in Richmond Hill. Consul general
Pedro Chan has been invited
to grance the occasion and induct the officers into office.
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Aida and Jason exchange ‘I Do’s’
Jason Bryum finally made his vows to marry his love Aida Barcella in solemn church wedding ceremonies July 16, 2011with a
lavish reception held at the North Memorial Community Hall located at Nathan Philip Square at North York, Ontario where
not less than 150 guests came to greet the newlyweds. A short program emceed by Mimi Laurente was held where the father
of the groom made a wonderful speech accepting Aida to their family. Here are some photos of the affair courtesy of TPC’s
MonD and Miguel Caducio.
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Sports
Edited by: Laurence Tierra
Donaire back in ring October – Arum
PROMOTER Bob Arum wants a bigticket fight for Nonito “The Filipino
Flash” Donaire Jr. in October, possibly
against the winner of the Showtime
bantamweight tournament between
Abner Mares and Joseph Agbeko.
Arum, the chief executive of Top Rank
Promotions, said another option is for
Donaire to go up in weight to challenge
Top Rank-promoted World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight
titlist Jorge Arce of Mexico.
Donaire, 27, has a record of 26 wins, 18
of them by knockouts, against a single
loss. A puncher-boxer, he has not lost
a fight in 10 years and has won nine of
his 10 last fights by knockouts.
“There’s a whole lot out there for this
kid,” Arum told Lem Satterfield of
RingTV.com, the Internet sister company of Ring Magazine.
He said he would have a clearer picture on the next ring assignment of
Donaire, who has officially returned
to Top Rank with a joint statement this
month by the Filipino American world
SPECTATOR
bantamweight champion champ
and Top Rank president Todd duBoef.
“Nonito’s situation, hopefully,
will be resolved early next week
when we have these meetings,”
Arum said. “But we want Nonito
to fight in October, because he is
planning to have a church wedding in November. So we want to
get this fight in before that date.”
Donaire has not fought since
winning the World Boxing Council and WBO bantamweight belts
from Fernando Montiel of Mexico on February 19 at the Mandalay Bay Casino Resort in Las
Vegas.
Arum said Donaire fighting the
winner of Mares-Agbeko would
enable his fighter to fulfill his dream
of unifying the bantamweight belts
by adding the International Boxing
Federation should he win that planned
match.
The Hall of Fame promoter was ar-
ranging a similar title unification match
for Donaire against World Boxing Association bantamweight titlist Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno until Donaire
signed up with Top Rank rival Golden
Boy Promotions, a seeming misstep
that derailed that fight.
“[Donaire] is very, very confident and
he feels that he can fight anybody up
through 126. But we’re not going to
rush him to 126. We’ll fight him at 118,
and then, 122,” Arum said.
“The 126-pounders will be there. But
I wouldn’t be surprised if he winds up
fighting as a lightweight eventually,”
he added.
Gulf Air could be in hot water over PBA fiasco in Dubai
By Al Mendoza
IF I read his mind, PBA Commissioner Rudy Salud will sue Gulf Air
for breach of contract arising from the
cancelled flight of confirmed tickets of
18 players and staff of Talk ‘N Text in
the Philippine Basketball Association
(PBA).
As I writethis, Gulf Air has kept
mum on a letter from Salud on July 4
demanding explanation why the TNT
crew and players were bumped off in
their return flight from Dubai to Manila
late last month.
TNT played two games in Dubai as
part of the PBA’s corporate social responsibility of
bringing entertainment to our Overseas Filipino Workers.
TNT lost to B-Meg in Game 1 before
venting its ire on Barangay Ginebra to
win Game 2.
Legions of Pinoy workers in Dubai
and from surrounding Emirate areas
packed the coliseum in a big break from
work as they savored every minute of
PBA-style basketball the razzmatazz
way.
On their return flight for home, the
entire delegations of B-Meg and Ginebra were able to get their assigned seats
but not the TNT Team – save for TNT
coach Chot Reyes and assistant coach
Mike Jarin.
Commissioner Salud had wanted to
stay behind to be with the stranded TNT
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delegation but
unfortunately, Salud had been
checked in already and held a boarding
pass. His luggage had also already been
loaded and it was almost next to impossible to unload his belongings.
“This is a lesson for all of us in the
PBA staff,” said Salud. “In the future,
we will be the last to check in, making
sure that everybody’s checked in before
any PBA staff could startchecking in.
This will never happen again under my
watch.”
The stranded TNT entourage and personnel were able to board their plane
only the next day after paying their own
new tickets. Their confirmed tickets the
day before were totally ignored to the
chagrin of from Salud down to the water boy.
“Central issue here is, the canceled
tickets were confirmed,” said Salud
when I had the rare chance to have an
evening beer with him. “We are still
awaiting an explanation from Gulf Air
in writing before we could proceed with
our next moves.”
It marked the first time this major
snafu had happened to an out-of-town
trip for the PBA.
It was really quite strange, if not totally bizarre, why a confirmed ticket
had be to cancelled at the airport – while
you are trying to check in and ready to
board your plane.
It turned out the confirmed tickets
had yet to be paid by the promoter of
the PBA games in Dubai.
It was learned that a certain Ramon
Pizarras, based in Dubai, did not pay the
tickets. Pizarras promoted the games in
Dubai.
“We have also written Mr. Pizarras
to explain his side of the matter,” said
Salud.
Obviously, Pizarras had a good credit standing with a travel agency that
booked the tickets, assuring the entire
PBA delegation of tickets already paid
before leaving Manila for Dubai.
Why Gulf Air acceded to this set-up
boggles the mind since it is common
knowledge that you don’t get hold of a
confirmed ticket unless it is paid.
“That’s a super valid observation,”
said Salud, who vowed he’d not stop
until he “got to the bottom of all this.”
Salud said the next time the PBA
goes out of town, the PBA will handle
everything – from ticket purchase to hotel booking and practically all matters
involving money.
“Sad as it is,” Salud said, “this will
not stop us from presenting more PBA
games in the future to our OFWs situated anywhere in the world (including
Canada). It is to them that we continue
to pursue our desire to provide them entertainment, PBA-style.”
He acknowledged “with humility that
the Dubai debacle should be a learning experience and must prod the PBA
to institute radical reforms in its future
jousts overseas.”
To prove his point, Salud said he
has started convincing the PBA Board
of changes happening in the league
“ASAP” as he pointed out he wanted
to erase the bitter memory of the Dubai
disaster.
“I swear this will not happen again
under my watch,” said Salud. “I’m
sticking my neck out on this and if it
would cost me my job if only to prove
my point, so be it.”
Along this line, Salud has also written
the travel agency to solicit “more solid
proof” so that the PBA could build a
strong case against all those responsible
for the mess brought upon the league.
“In the meantime,” said Salud, “let’s
continue with the task at hand as we
proceed with the games during the remaining conference of the season. Let’s
move on.”
TNT, despite the humiliation in
Dubai, is hell-bent on capturing the
third conference to complete only the
fourth Grand Slam feat in the PBA after
Crispa, Alaska and San Miguel Beer.
Good luck, coach Chot.
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Pinoy teen Canada's bet in intl chess tilt
TORONTO - An 18-year-old Filipino
will represent Canada at the World
Youth Chess Championship in Brazil
this November, after topping the Canadian Youth Chess Championship held
in Richmond Hill, Ontario, north of this
city, earlier this month.
funds for his trip to Brazil.
“Sana ho matulungan kami [ng] ating
mga kababayan para sa travel costs to
Brazil at makabili ng laptop for Loren
to use for chess game analysis of his opponent," said Melchor, Loren’s father.
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Mel Laceste and his
wife, Maria Teresa,
greeting their victorious son, Loren, as
he arrives at YVR
on July 11 after
winning the
Canadian Youth
Chess Championship held July 6 – 9
in Richmond
Hill, Ontario.
(Photo: Capilano U)
Loren Laceste bagged the championship less than two years after he and his
family settled in Canada from Santo Tomas town in La Union province in the
Philippines.
“It was the toughest I’ve played so far,"
Loren said of his latest win over international master Arthur Calugar, according to an article posted on Philippine
Asian News Today.
One of the challenges waiting for Laceste, who recently graduated with honors from Carson Graham Secondary
in North Vancouver, is raising enough
The Game
of My Life
Melchor, a custodian at Capilano College in Vancouver, said he taught Loren
to play chess when he was young.
He said his son is now training for his
next matches by playing chess online,
and will play tune-up matches in British Columbia tournaments at the end of
July and at Thanksgiving.
The elder Laceste can be reached via
email at melchorlaceste@rocketmail.
com or by phone at 604-339-4079.
(PNT)
The future of the Azkals
By Bill Velasco
The eye-opening loss of the Philippine Azkals to the much higher-seeded
Al-Asraq of Kuwait in the World Cup
qualifiers served as a proper, albeit bitter gauge of the development of football
in the country. True, at times it seemed
like adolescents playing against adults,
but let’s not be too disheartened. This
is literally Year One of a developmental process that is teaching the Filipino
sports fan to be patient.
“Disappointed, of course,” was how
Azkals media bureau chief Rick Olivares described the feeling of the team
after the match. “They knew it would
be tough. Before the match, the players
talked about it, and they said they were
doing it for the people; they would go
all-out, no matter what.”
Most people did not realize how seriously the Kuwaitis took the match,
despite being up 3-nil from the first
match. They made five line-up changes – which was unusual, which begot
a very open match. The visitors were
even disappointed with how spirited
they allowed the Filipino players to be
on their home turf. But they took the
match to heart.
“When you’re playing a far superior
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team, it doesn’t matter where you’re
playing,” Olivares continued. “Whether it’s a home pitch or an away pitch,
they’ll find a way to score goals. When
another team prepares for you, they
take it to another level. We saw this in
the Suzuki Cup against Indonesia.”
Mental lapses on the part of the Azkals allowed the Kuwaitis to score their
first goal early in the second half and
tie the score.
“The players lost focus for a moment, and they paid for it,” elaborated
Bob Guerrero, who commentated on
the match for ABS-CBN. “The second
goal was forgivable.”
The Kuwaitis were privately generous in their praise of the Azkals, repeatedly reminding them to learn from this
experience. One point they made was
that when they qualified for the World
Cup in 1982, they did it purely with
homegrown players. But they wished
the Philippine program luck.
“Right now, it’s impossible to field
a competitive line-up without them,”
Guerrero says. But in the next years,
when we field a starting line-up, half
of the players will be Fil-foreigners,
half will be homegrown. We want to
grow the game here, play more games
in front of a home crowd. Some of the
Kuwaiti players have played more than
100 international matches, and they’re
only in their mid-20’s.”
But that would also mean playing
together more, which the Fil-foreigners have not entirely been able to do.
FIFA’s schedule for major international matches does not overlap with
bigger club competitions (particularly
in Europe) but in some of the smaller
leagues and second-tier tournaments
like the ones Stephan Schrock and
Manny Ott play for in Germany, club
teams may be reluctant to release players for national team outings in smaller
tournaments.
The good news is that there are more
tournaments in the works. After the
team takes a two-week break, team
management will convene to decide
the next matches. One local sponsor is
willing to pay for a short tournament in
October, and a four-nation invitational
is also on the drawing board, similar to
the Asian Five Nations competitions
in rugby. The United Football League
is also expanding, and this will give
younger players a career to aspire for.
Thousands of players take up soccer
in grade school and high school, but
either stop or change sports because
they don’t see a future in it. That has
changed with the attention the Azkals
have brought to the game, which hope-
fully will not wane while the team matures.
There’s more attention on football.
More parents are getting their kids
into the game,” Guerrero says, with a
warning. “We shouldn’t just look for
the next Phil Younghusband or Neil
Etheridge. We should look for the next
Chieffy Caligdong and Ian Araneta.
They are the ones who are going to take
the game higher. This is a long process
but we’ve come very far already.”
Indeed, there are some new football fans who have shown resentment,
claiming they were taken for a ride. But
the fact is that football, like many other
sports, takes time to gestate. The fact
of the matter is we drew blood against
a team among the top 100 in the world.
We have players who barely play each
other, and a coach who has had less
than a year on the job. In spite of that,
the Azkals have never faltered, and
have taken Philippine football higher than it ever has gone. And despite
the outcome, the home match against
Kuwait was an impressive, enjoyable
show.
It’s time we, as fans who love highscoring, instantly gratifying sports like
basketball, boxing and billiards, to also
grow up along with the Azkals, who
find themselves fighting lions of the
game, and never backing down.
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Viloria wins 3rd world title
By Ronnie Nathanielz
Philboxing.com
HONOLULU, Hawaii (July 18, 2011) Former two-time world light flyweight
champion Brian Viloria fulfilled his dream
of winning a third crown by scoring a
unanimous twelve round decision over
hard-hitting Mexican champion Julio Cesar “Pingo” Miranda before a cheering
throng of supporters at the Blaisdell Arena
here Sunday night.
Viloria stunned Miranda in the opening
round when he dropped him at 1:04 of
Judge Robert Hoyle scored it for Viloria by
a wide 117-110 margin, Ruben Garcia of
Texas had it a much closer 114-113 while
Tamotsu Tomihara had Viloria the winner
115-113.
Despite being dropped in the opening
round Miranda fought back and tried to
bully Viloria who often engaged the tough
Mexican with a fearsome knockout record
in furious exchanges, never backing off.
However, Viloria listened
to his corner-man Ruben
Gomez and used his ring
savvy to pile up points with
a stinging left jab and flurries to the body in an effort
to wear down Miranda who
appeared lean after having
to reduce two pounds to
make the 112 pound weight
limit on Saturday..
After losing a 10-8 opening
round Miranda came charging back in the second but
Viloria was unfazed and
nailed the Mexican with
some hard body shots.
the round with a perfect right followed by
a cracking left hook that saw referee Joe
Cortez gives the champion a standing eight
count.
All three judges in the fight telecast by
ABC 5 in Manila, Philippines, scored the
fight for the Filipino whose parents are
from Ilocos Sur but who grew up in Waipahu and represented the US in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
It was Viloria’s first appearance at the
Blaisdell Arena since he successfully defended his IBF 108 pound title against
Jesus Iribe of Mexico in a twelve round
unanimous decision on August 29, 2009.
It was Miranda’s fourth defense of the title
he won by a 5th round knockout over another Filipino Richie Mepranum.
Miranda caught Viloria flush on the face
that rocked his head back a couple of times
but every time
Miranda
tried
to put the pressure on, Viloria
used his excellent footwork and
speed to good effect.
The
champion
used his elbow
in round six and
also caught Viloria with a low blow which
referee Joe Cortez apparently didn’t see
before the challenger hurt Miranda with
an excellent combination as he pinned him
against the ropes.
Viloria caught Miranda with another solid
body shot that sent the champion against
the ropes before connecting with several
combinations that had Miranda in trouble
in round seven.
The crowd rose in unison as Viloria who
is a favorite in Hawaii landed three solid
rights in round nine even as Miranda continued to press the action hoping to catch
the challenger with one big punch. But
Viloria proved to be too smart and went on
to deservedly win his third world title.
In a post fight interview immediately after
the fight and before the official press conference the newly crowned champion told
the Daily Inquirer “It was my speed and
better foot movement and the body shots
which took a lot out of him. He was frustrated and tired towards the end.”
On the undercard super featherweight
Michael Farenas and light flyweight Denver Cuello made it a clean sweep for the
Philippines. Cuello dropped Puerto Rico’s
Omar Soto (15-7-1, 6 KO’s) innumerable
times before the referee called a halt to the
mismatch in 56 seconds of round two to set
Cuello in line for a possible world title shot
behind a record of 26-4-6 with 16 knockouts.
Farenas suffered a nasty cut above his
right eyelid in the opening round against
Mexico’ Fernando Beltran Jr in an accidental clash of heads but some solid shots
to the body and head somehow appeared
to negate the workmanlike performance of
Beltran (35-5-1, 19 KO’s) with the judges
scoring the fight for Farenas (31-3-3, 26
KO’s) by a split decision.
Two judges based on what the ring announcer said scored the fight for the Filipino in a battle of southpaws 78-74 and 7875 while the third judge scored the fight for
Beltran who appeared to have done enough
to win 80-76.
The decision in favor of Farenas was
roundly booed by the fans while both Beltran and his trainer could only shake their
heads in disbelief. (Photo Credit: Greg
Honda / BoxingScene.com)
Pacquiao steals show at NBA All Star vs Smart Gilas Pilipinas Game
MANILA - In a once-in-a lifetime opportunity for Filipino fans as well as its
players, they get the chance to see Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose,
Chris Paul and company play against the Philippine National Team Smart Gilas
Pilipinas in an exhibition game held on July24, 2011 at the Araneta Coliseum.
It was a competitive game won by the visitors, 98-89.
In the 4th quarter, there was a massive commotion when pound-for-pound king
Manny Pacquiao arrived at the arena.
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While the Filipinos were awestruck by the NBA superstars, the same could be
said for the visitors as they surrounded Pacquiao when he stepped onto the game
floor.
Pacquiao talked with Kobe (his co-endorser for the Nike AW77 Hoodie) and
Chris Paul playfully challenged him to a game of boxing.
If Pacquiao the basketball player played, it would have brought the arena down
even more.
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Community Potpourri
CAMILO’S DAY: Camilo Olaer (standing) celebrated his birthday July 23, 2011 with a simple
gathering in his and wife Josie Olaer (sitting left) home in Toronto with some of his relatives
and friends that include (from left) Cora De Perio, Sir Knight Nestor De Perio, Gilda dela Rosa,
Deputy Grand Knight Rolando dela Rosa, members of The Knight of Columbus St. Patrick MOMMY NORMA IS 61: A birthday celebration of Mrs Norma Lorenzo for her 61st birthday at her
Council 1272.
home in Brampton with family and close friends. (Photo taken by R. Abrenica)
YENG's DAY:
Ross 'Yeng' D.
Tierra (right)
with
hubby
Laurence and
children (left)
Iyam Lauren
and Yumi Lara
in a happy family portrait after
having a dinner at Max's
Restaurant in
Vaughan
in
celebration of
Yeng's July 30,
2011 birthday.
(Photo by Papa
MonD)
MOMMY ROSING DAY: Mrs. Rosita 'Mommy Rosing' Tambo of Richmond Hill (right) celebrated her
birthday July 22, 2011 and children Eddie, Susan
and Caloy with their respective family, tendered her
a party for family and friends at Eddie and Nanette's
home where abundant Ilokano foods, delicacies
were served. At left is Mommy Rosing best friend
Ms. Linda Fernandez, also from Nueva Viscaya.
DR. BELLE'S MOMENT: One of the most revered Filipino pioneers in Toronto, Dr. Belle Tumbokon of Belle Optical, turned
another blessed year July 25, 2011 with a simple dinner with
kin in her home. Happy, happy birthday, Belle! (from TPC staff)
HAZEL'S DAY: Veteran journalist Hazel Dacanay
turned another colorful page to her already exciting book July 20, 2011 and celebrated her natal day
with gigs with kin and close friends. More blessed
years to you, friend!
SHERYL TIME: 'Anghel
ng Tahanan' candidate
Sheryl dela Pena celebrated her birthday July
25, 2011 with a simple
family dinner in their
home in downtown Toronto
NANAY PACING IS 8O YEARS OLD: Nanay Pacing Estoesta (with gray
hair) celebrated her 80th birthday on July 24, 2011 . Her Teng Lamarca
and Alving Estoesta together with the senior members of the congregation of Friends of Jesus Christ Canada attended the get-together social
event as shown in the pictures taken by Romy Zetazate of St. Jamestown News Service.
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Another well-attended annual BBQ Party for MP Reza Moridi
Residents of the town of Richmond Hill came in droves and filled every available space at the huge Richmond Green Hall located at Elgin Mills corner Leslie St. and enjoyed the sumptuous
hamburger sandwiches, cold drinks and bottled water prepared by RH MP Reza Moridi and his platoon of volunteers headed by his lovely wife Pari and ably supported by his secretary Ms. Glory
Rezzler. Not less than 3,000 people lined up for the 3rd annual BBQ gathering starting at 10 am up to 3 p.m. and received the packet, then, enjoyed the program participated in by the different
RH associations which performed on stage to the delight of the very appreciative crowd. 14-year-old Nicole Celeste Datol Bello was the Filipino community’s representative and sang two lovely
songs as the curtains rolled down amid thunderous applause from the crowd. Here are some photos of the event courtesy of TPC’s MonD.
Fil-Can sports 2011 pageant begins
After the opening of its 2011 men and women volleyball
competition first week of July, the Filipino Canadian Sports
Association (FIL-CANSA) unwraps its beauty pageant July
24 with the Little Miss Fil-Can, Miss Teen Fil-Can and the
regular Miss Fil-Can 2011 crowns at stake in the Finals set
August 23 at the Earl Bales Park Hall. Here are some photos of the early contestants during their rehearsal with FilCan officials Rowena Roque, Malou Gines, Karen Victoria,
Larry Fisher and Vivien Paderan courtesy of TPC’s MonD.
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Joke Time
Ni Edgar Bello
Manny many jokes
Si Manny sa imbitasyon ni PGMA
sa isang hapunan...
GMA: "I`ll have Swiss steak and French
Fries", order si GMA sa waiter.
Waiter: And you, Sir?
Manny: The same, give me sweepstake and
first prize, too
***
Manny: Honey, buksan mo na yung sweets.
Jinkee : Lambing mo talaga. mwah !! nasan ang sweets honey?
Manny: Yung sweets ng ilaw, di ako
makakita… ang dilim!!
***
Jinkee: Manny, kung magka-kaanak ulet
tayu anu magandang name?
Manny: Hmm. Eh di combine na lang
name natin…
“MANKY”
***
CHAVIT: Manny, paki-acknowledge naman si First Gentleman, late dumating, hayun kadadaan lang tabi ng ringside.,
MANNY: I wud like to acknowledge da
ARRIVAL OF DA LATE 1st GENTLEMAN WHO JUST PASSED AWAY.
***
PINOY, eh.
Ano kadalasan ang sinasabi kapag nautot?
American: Excuse me.
British: Pardon me.
Pinoy: NOT ME!
***
Sinong bading?
Juan: Pare balita ko bading ka daw. totoo
ba?!
Pedro: Pare, Mga chismax lang ‘yun galing
sa Pare, Mga chismax lang ‘yun galing sa
mga chuvanes na walang magawa sa mga
chenilyn nila…. chura nila! hmpf!
***
Tattoo
BOGART: Pare, lagyan mo nga ako ng tattoo!
GREG: Bakit naman?
BOGART: Napapagkamalan kasi akong
bading.
GREG: Ganu’n ba? Sige. Saan mo gusto?
BOGART: Sa kilay para mukhang suplada.
IQ ni Nanay ..
JUNIOR: Inay! Bibili po ako ng HIGH
CAKE! Pengeng pera!
INAY: Hindi ‘yun HIGH CAKE, anak…
HOT CAKE ‘yun!
JUNIOR: Kahit ano pa siya, penge na lang
po ng barya!
INAY: Sige! Kumuha ka na lang doon sa
SOLDIER BAG!
***
Sa pampasaherong jeep…
ANALYN: Mare, di ba, sa Gen. Tinio ka?
Bakit lampas ka parati kung bumaba?
MARISSA: Naku, mare… umiiwas lang
ako sa disgrasya! Ha¬yan… malapit na
ako… pakinggan mo!
DRIVER: (pasigaw) ‘Yung bababa, KANTO TINIO na!
***
Ano ba ‘yannnn?
Kabagyo-BAGUIO ka dito sa MANILA,
dami mo nang ginagawang CALOOCAN.
DAGUPAN kita, eh! Baka mahILOILO ka,
magsumbong ka sa TAGAYTAY mo!
***
Li’l whisper …
I found out that the most important and
most intimate feelings you can tell a person
are expressed through fewer words:
“Will you go out with me?”
“I’ll be there for you.”
“I care for you.”
“I love you.”
“Take care.”
“Hubad!”
***
PANATANG KAIBIGAN
- Iniibig ko ang aking tropa, ang tumanggap sa aking kalokohan.
-Tagapunas ng aking luha.
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‘Kalag-Luksa’
Kinfolk and friends of the late Auntie
Anecita Rausa led by nieces Josie Rausa and Nancy Lundy observed her 1st
death anniversary July 22, 2011 with
a novena and prayers for the departed
at the Nyren Salon of very close friend
Erena Garcia, who also prepared and
served diner for the relatives and friends
thru the help and assistance of Ms. Cris
Bustos, Ligaya, Alex and Bing. Here are
some photos of the ‘Kalag-Luksa’ observance courtesy of TPC’s MonD.
- Ako’y kanilang tinutulungan na maging
malakas, masaya at mas maligaya kahit
wala akong
pakinabang.
- Bilang ganti ay ibibigay ko ang aking tiwala. Ililibre ko sila ng kwek-kwek kapag
ako’y yumaman.
- Susunduin ko sila pag ako’y may kotse.
Tutuparin ko ang mga pangako ko, huwag
lang ang pagbabayad
ng mga utang.
- Sisipain ko ang sinumang umaway sa
kanila, sa pigi, sa hita at sa mukha.
***
WORDS TO LIVE BY:
Iwasang maglaro ng computer kung wala
ka namang computer.
Kung may computer, iwasan pa ring
maglaro kung hindi ka naman marunong
mag-computer.
Kung may computer at marunong magcomputer, iwasan pa ring maglaro ng computer dahil sayang… mahal ang kuryente!
***
Breastfed baby
Ayon sa isang pag-aaral, kapag breastfed
ka, mas close ka sa nanay mo.
Kaya sa tingin ko, bottlefed ka.
Kasi, mas close ka sa bote… ng Red
Horse, Strong Ice at San Mig Light.
***
Txt mania
Di ba, nakakasawa sa umaga ang txt na
puro “Gud AM.” “Mzta na?” “Kain kna.”
“Gawa mo?”
Para maiba naman… “Pakagat nga kahit
sa lips lang!”
***
GREAT!
GREAT PERSON, ikaw ‘yan.
GREAT FRIEND, ikaw uli ‘yan.
GREAT LOOKS, sa ‘yo talaga ‘yan.
GREAT HEART, sa ‘yo pa rin ‘yan.
GREAT TASTE… sobra ka na! Kape na
‘yan!
***
Mahal ka ..
Kapag nagmahal ka, huwag kang pakasiguro na ganu’n din siya.
Huwag mong isipin na sa ‘yo lang siya.
Huwag mong akalain na totoo siya.
Dahil baka hindi mo alam, mahal ka lang
niya pag may datung ka!
***
Bangus
Q: Ano ang sabi ng bangus nang mamamatay na siya?
A ’m daing!
Q: Ano ang sabi ng isda nang hiwain siya
sa gitna?
A: I’m tuna (two na).
***
Flor
Nagalit si Juan dahil puro FLOR ang ipinangalan ng misis niya sa triplets nila.
Juan: Paano mo ngayon tatawagin ang
mga bata?
Misis: Ang dali… 1st Flor, 2nd Flor at 3rd
Flor
***
First time …
Sa loob ng isang motel:
Ko-iks: O, Kathie !!! Nanginginig ka, ah
…
Kathie: Pasensya ka na, kinakabahan ako,
eh...
Ko-iks : 1st time mo ba?
Kathie: Yah….
Ko-iks: Ang dilim, ah, teka, asan ba ang
switch mabuksan nga ang ilaw..
Kathie: Dyan, sa uluhan ng kama.....
***
Ang bata …
Mommy- Anak bakit ba ayaw mong mag
paligo ke yaya, ha?
Anak- Ayaw ko po, mommy. Kasi nung
pinaliguan ni YAYA si DADDY kanigat
ung Bird!
Sakit-sakit. Pero ‘di sigaw dadi.
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Metro
Edited by:
Maria Isabelle D. Bello
MP Menegakis highlights new children’s arts tax credit
Richmond Hill, Ontario, (July 27,
2011) - Richmond Hill MP Costas
Menegakis today highlighted the Children’s Arts Tax Credit as a great way
to support future artists and provide
tax relief for families.
“The Children’s Arts Tax Credit
will help families across our country to involve their children in arts
programs, music lessons and much
more,” said Mr. Menegakis. “This tax
relief is good news for Richmond Hill
and I urge all families with children
involved in qualifying programs to
take advantage of the tax credit.”
The new tax credit will provide a 15-per-cent non-refundable tax
credit on up to $500 in eligible fees for
programs associated with children’s
artistic, cultural, recreational, and developmental activities.
Qualifying expenses for 2011
and future years will be counted for
children who are under age 16 at the
beginning of the tax year. For children
eligible for the Disability Tax Credit,
an additional $500 amount will be
provided and the age limit extended
to 18.
Eligible programs must be ongoing (a minimum of once a week for
at least eight weeks, or five consecutive days), supervised and suitable for
children. Programs must include activities that; contribute to the development of creative skills or expertise in
artistic or cultural activities, focus on
the natural environment, help children
develop and use particular intellectual
skills, teach interpersonal skills, or
provide enrichment or tutoring in academic subjects.
As part of the next phase of
Canada’s Economic Action Plan, the
Children’s Arts Tax Credit, along with
many other measures, aims to lower
taxes for Canadian families. It also
builds on the popular Children’s Fitness Tax Credit, also introduced by the
Conservative Government.
For more information on the Children’s Arts Tax Credit, please visit
www.cra.gc.ca/artscredit<http://www.
cra.gc.ca/artscredit .
Richmond Hill MP Costas Menegakis
Jack Layton temporarily
steps down to fight Big C
OTTAWA (July 25, 2011) - Jack
Layton is temporarily stepping down
as New Democrat party leader to undergo treatment for cancer.
"I"m going to fight this cancer now
so I can be back to fight for families
when Parliament resumes," Layton
stressed.
"I have a new cancer, non-prostate
cancer, that’s going to require further
treatment," Layton, who looked and
sounded weak, told a news conference in Toronto Monday afternoon.
Layton also said he already asked
NDP president Brian Topp to consult
with the parliamentary caucus and
convene meeting of federal council
to appoint an interim leader.
THE ROVING EYES
By Maria D. Bello
Former Philippine President Ferdinand E.
Marcos was reported to have died of lupus
with complications on his liver, and many
more had reportedly suffered and died of
this malignant illness without ‘seeing any
light’ of putting an end to their miseries.
However, Health Canada found a potential cure to lupus, which is presented here in
an article I’ve surfed. Lupus is also dissected
in this article, thus, we will have a clearer
glance on what kind of disease is this.
It’s known as “the disease of a thousand
faces” and for good reason — lupus can affect so many divergent areas of the body that
no two people are afflicted with exactly the
same symptoms, posing a challenge for doctors trying to tailor an individual’s treatment.
Now, for the first time in almost 50 years,
Canadians with systemic lupus erythematosus have a potential new treatment option
with Health Canada’s approval of the drug
Benlysta (belimumab).
Lupus is an autoimmune disease which
affects an estimated one in every 1,000 Canadians, nine out of 10 of them female, with
age of onset typically between the late teens
and early 40s.
While the exact cause hasn’t been pinned
down, it’s known that the potentially deadly
disease is the result of the immune system
having gone off script, as it were.
“The immune system, rather than acting
as a protector, in these people it actually
turns on itself and acts to injure,” said Dr.
Murray Urowitz, a Toronto rheumatologist
whose research focuses on the disease. “So
July 7 - Aug. 6, 2011
First new drug approved for lupus in 50 years
patients produce antibodies — proteins —
against various constituents of their own
body.”
When those antibodies react with different tissues — and that can include the skin,
joints, heart, kidneys and brain — it ignites a
process of inflammation, Urowitz said Tuesday. “Lupus is an inflammation, like a little
fire that begins in many organs in the body.”
People with lupus feel lousy much of the
time, with the extreme fatigue and the achiness reminiscent of a nasty flu. But depending what organs are also affected, patients
can suffer a host of other symptoms: “If it’s
the brain, they could have psychosis, cognitive disability — not being able to think
clearly — or they could have seizures,” he
explained.
Inflammation of the heart lining can
cause severe chest pain, while inflammation
of the kidneys can lead to renal failure.
Rowena Rodriguez of Toronto was just
19 and about to start her first year at Ottawa’s Carleton University when she began
experiencing severe joint pain and spiking
high fevers; much of her hair fell out and
30 pounds dropped off her five-foot-two,
115-pound frame in three weeks. She also
developed lupus’s tell-tale butterfly-shaped
rash across the bridge of her nose and both
cheeks.
Despite her symptoms, several doctors
dismissed her symptoms as flu. But after
months in the hospital with myriad symptoms, Rodriguez was finally diagnosed with
lupus.
Because some of the medications she
takes suppress her immune system, she has
had excruciating shingles four times and
now is suffering painful nerve damage in
much of one leg.
“You really feel like you’re constantly at
war with yourself,” Rodriguez explained.
“Your body becomes like a battlefield.”
Standard treatments range from antiinflammatory pain killers like ibuprofen to
potent but often toxic corticosteroids and
medications to suppress the immune system. While their mechanism of action isn’t
well understood, antimalarial drugs can also
be effective in tamping down the effects of
lupus in milder cases.
“All of those treatments taken together
have actually resulted in significant improvement in patients with lupus,” said
Urowitz. But a significant group of patients
do not respond or can’t tolerate their sideeffects. “And that’s the group of people that
we are always trying to find something new
for.”
Benlysta, developed by Human Genome
Sciences and jointly marketed with GlaxoSmithKline, targets a protein called BLyS
(B-lymphocyte stimulator) that nurtures the
cells that make the antibody underlying the
inflammatory response seen in lupus.
“So we’re not wiping out the whole immune system; we’re targeting one particular
part only,” he said. “That was the innovation.”
The injectable drug is intended to act as
an adjunct therapy for patients who are see-
ing too little benefit from other treatments,
he said. “So it’s not a cure, but it’s an added
treatment.”
So far, Benlysta is indicated for patients
with milder disease: it has not been evaluated in subjects with severe kidney or central nervous system inflammation, although
such clinical trials are planned, says its
maker.
But even for milder cases of lupus, the
medication has had a lukewarm response
in some quarters. While a committee of the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration backed
approval of the drug last year, some of the
panel’s 15 members voiced reservations
about its effectiveness.
The drug is designed to treat flare-ups
and pain caused by lupus, but experts said it
worked in only a subset of patients and was
not effective against the deadliest forms of
the disease.
Still, the executive director of Lupus
Canada welcomed Benlysta’s approval in
Canada.
“Lupus is a really a life-altering, lifethreatening diagnosis for people,” said Catherine Madden. “We haven’t had a new medication or therapy available for people living
with lupus in almost 50 years.
“While it isn’t going to be a sort of onesize-fits-all for all patients with lupus, we’re
certainly hopeful that it’s a new opportunity
to add to the paradigm of treatment.” (By:
Sheryl Ubelacker of theTHE CANADIAN
PRESS)
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Government allots P2 billion for OFWs displaced by 'Saudization' policy
MANILA, Philippines - Overseas
Filipino workers (OFWs) who stand
to lose their jobs in Saudi Arabia as a
result of the “Saudization” policy can
avail of business loans out of the P2
billion re-integration program of the
government.
Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration (POEA) administrator lawyer Carlos Cao in yesterday’s
“Balitaan sa Aloha Hotel” forum said
returning OFWs from Saudi Arabia
can secure loans from P300,000 to P2
million with no collateral although a
7.5-percent interest will be charged.
Cao said borrowers will be given training on financial literacy and basic production, marketing, accounting and
bookkeeping and the whole gamut of
helping them shepherd this entrepreneurial ventures until it becomes viable
and sustainable.
Saudi Arabia.
He said the government also has micro-financing programs for OFWs involved in household services in Saudi
Arabia, called the “Balik Pinay, Balik
Hanapbuhay” program.
Nicon Fameronag, labor communications director of the Department of
Labor and Employment (DOLE) said
Philippine labor officials in Saudi
Arabia were also asked to make representation with the Saudi Ministry of
Labor, employers and other stakeholders to ensure those to be displaced can
transferred to other companies without
going back to the Philippines.
Saudi still top choice for OFWs
The planned “Saudization” policy
however failed to dampen the desire
of most Filipino workers’ to work in
Local recruitment industry reported that there has been no drop in the
number of Filipinos applying for employment in the Kingdom despite
the impending implementation of
“Saudization” policy.
“We have not seen any effect yet and
the number of applicants has not been
affected until this time because many
still need jobs,” recruitment leader Lito
Soriano disclosed.
According to Soriano, Saudi Arabia
remained the top market for Filipino
workers seeking employment abroad
followed by another country in the
Middle East-United Arab Emirates
(UAE).
OFWs are being deployed to Saudi
Arabia annually while about 40,000
are seeking employment in UAE.
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz
meanwhile said the government has
started an accounting of OFWs who
are likely to return home soon as a result of the “Saudization” policy.
Baldoz said concerned Filipino workers were asked to register with the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO)
to enable government agencies to immediately provide them the necessary
assistance.
An estimated 100, 000 OFWs could
be affected by Saudization, but Baldoz said they could get the exact figure
once the policy has taken effect. – Sandy Araneta, Mayen Jaymalin
He said around 80,000 highly skilled
Missing Canadian found dead in Cebu — police
MANILA, Philippines (July 17, 2011)
- Cebu police yesterday said they had
found the body of a missing retired Canadian missionary and arrested a familyof-three who owned the farm where the
corpse was buried.
The decomposed remains, thought to
be of Darcy Hans Rentenberg, 53, were
sent for a post mortem examination to
determine the cause of death, said Michael Codaste, a murder squad detective
in the central city of Cebu.
Rentenberg’s landlord reported him
missing on July 5, 10 days after he left
his flat in nearby Mandaue city on his
motorbike and failed to return, Codaste
said, reading from a police report.
“We have three suspects in custody,”
Codaste said, identifying them as Rentenberg’s 46-year-old Filipino former assistant during his missionary work, the
ex-aide’s wife and their 17-year-old son.
Police looking for the missing Canadian visited the former aide’s farm on
the outskirts of Cebu last Thursday and
found a concealed grave beneath a pig
pen, Codaste said.
The family fled the property during
the search but were arrested at a nearby
village a few hours later, he said, adding that they were being held on suspicion of causing the Canadian’s death and
concealing his body.
Police said Rentenberg had been involved in missionary work in the Philippines from the 1980s and chose to live
in the area at the end of his assignment.
They said they did not have the name of
his mission.
Canadian Foreign Affairs and International Trade ministry spokesman Alain
Cacchione said: “The Canadian Embassy in Manila is in contact with the local
police authorities to gather additional
information.”
“Due to the Privacy Act, no further information can be provided,” he added.
The Canadian Embassy in Manila was
closed for the weekend. (AFP)
(416) 755-0909
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Multiparty for July birthday celebrants
Mommy Rosita Tambo (July 22) and son Eddie (July 16), with relatives Jocelyn Fernandez (July 21) jointly shared birthday celebration with family and close friends in a gathering at Eddie Tambo’s Richmond Hill residence July 16; while Josie Velasco-Lucena (July 24) and Maricel jointly held their birthday party July 24 at the Lucena backyard with
similar delectable Filipino foods and delicacies on the table for the taking. Here are some photos of the affair theur the lenses of TPC’s Miguel Caducio.
Pacquiao, Dominguez to trade places in 2013
SARANGGANI,
Philippines - Gov. Miguel Rene
Dominguez and Rep. Manny
Pacquiao have formalized their
political alliance by agreeing to
trade positions in 2013.
During a recent meeting at
the farm of Paquiao in Malungon, all seven town mayors
of Sarangani also backed the
union between erstwhile political rivals who fielded separate
full slates during the 2010 local
elections.
In a text message, Dominguez said “we both agreed to
swap positions.”
Dominguez is on his third
and last term and would have
to contest Pacquiao for the lone
congressional seat of Sarangani
to keep his political career alive.
Pacquiao is on his first term
and is still eligible to run for
two re-elections but his still active boxing career has forced
him to skip sessions and has
been unable to personally keep
track with the deliberation at the
House of Representatives.
Pacquiao is believed to be
eyeing a higher position and his
American promoter has floated
a possible run at the presidency.
But he won’t be eligible for
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the Philippine Senate in 2013
and will have to wait until 2022
to be able to run for the presidency under Philippine election
laws.
Dominguez, however, said
“the governorship will be a
good training ground to serve
his people directly. “It will
also be a good training ground
for him for his future political
plans.”
Pacquiao lost in his first foray into politics in 2007 when he
challenged then Rep. Darlene
Antonino for a seat in the House
of Representatives representing
the First District of South Cotabato.
He reportedly spent more
than P140 million (US$2.5m at
2007 exchange rate) in losing to
Antonino who is now the mayor
of General Santos City.
In 2009, he transferred his
residence to Sarangani which
allowed him to run against the
Chiongbians, an old political
family responsible for the creation of the province in 1992.
Pacquiao and his slate won
by landslides, winning five of
the town mayoralty races.
His People’s Champ Movement (PCM), established as a
Gov. Migs Dominguez (right) and Rep. Manny Pacquiao formally joined hands.
(FOTO BY COCOY SEXCION)
local party for the elections, also
won majority of the seats of the
provincial board but failed to
unseat Dominguez and his vice
governor Steve Solon.
Pacquiao, however, ran a
high-finance campaign that cost
him more than US$6 million,
according to a foreign journalist
who covered his campaign trail.
It was not immediately made
clear which local party will
survive in the union between
Dominguez and Pacquiao.
Pacquiao’s PCM was allied
to Manny Villar’s Nacionalista
Party while Dominguez’s SARRO supported the candidacy of
Lakas’ Gilberto Teodoro.
Dominguez was appointed
Lakas national president but
resigned shortly before May 10
elections.
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FACES
By Miss Rubi Talavera
So, has the heat bothered you yet?
To escape completely, why not take a
cruise with me to the Baltic Sea?
Let’s explore Denmark, Germany, Finland, Russia, Norway, Estonia together!
I’m leaving first week in August and returning end of the month. C’mon, it will
be fun.
Next issue, I will share our adventures in
this column.
Meanwhile, congratulations and birthday greetings to the following:
Vince and Juliet Masongsong – they delighted us with a luncheon at the Markham
Federation (MFFC) during our Thursday
seniors’ recreation program. Then they
continued the celebration with an intimate
coffee-after at Jean and Vic Todas’ home
in Scarboro, where we got a tour of the
newly built two level deck, complete with
evening lights and a mahjong table. A new
game to learn! Happy birthday again Vince
SUMMER SIZZLERS!
and Juliet!
Carlos Comendador – the 35 year old
son of Bina and Tito Comendador. Bina
Comendador, known to many as Dr. Albina
Comendador, a top notch psychiatrist, is
also our line dance instructor. She has invited us to join in on the celebration of Carlos’ birthday. The hall, beaming with flags
from all over the world, was wonderfully
and warmly decorated. Among their guests
was Dr. Tessie Torres (we love this lady
physician, she thought I was only in my
40’s! bff ko na siya ngayon!!) . Tessie flew
in from Chicago just to join the party and
see her friend, Bina. Other guests included
Yoly and Panny Ladines, Dolly Bugayong,
Dr. Yolanda Cruz, Mel and Tino Caguiat,
Roy and Brenda Gutierrez. Birthday hugs
again, Carlos!
Darryl Cheung and Erin Luk – the young
couple got married at the St. Thomas
Church in Markham and held the reception
at the Paradise Banquet Hall in Vaugahn.
Darryl is the eldest son of our tennis and
golf buddies, Connie and King Cheung.
Congratulations to the newly weds and
best wishes in the years ahead! Thank
you, Connie, for inviting us. It was super
fantastic to see you and Joan after all these
years!!
A moment of prayer, please, for my mom,
whose birthday is on July 25th. Mommy
Pat, as she was known to all her friends in
Toronto, passed away in 1995. I still miss
you, Mom. Rest in Peace.
Kudos are in order for the newly elected
officers and directors of the Filipino Association of Richmond Hill (FARH). President Miguel Caducio was unanimously
elected as the new man at the helm. Now, I
can rest, and enjoy my senior life as I know
our FARH is in good hands. Here’s wishing you all the best in your future undertakings!
Anyone wishing to participate in FARH
activities, such as Casino Rama trips, (one
is scheduled on Saturday, August 27th), the
much awaited Halloween Dance on October 29th, and the New Year’s Eve Bash,
please contact Miguel Caducio at 416-2756093. You don’t have to live in Richmond
(Left Photo) Fr. Romeo celebrated his 10th year anniversary as a
priest with the Borromeo family and friends, Gina Montojo and Rubi
Talavera and Fr. Joel Pabilona.
Hill. As long as you are referred to FARH
by a member, you can join this association.
Halika sali na kayo!
On Sunday, July 18th, we joined the
fundraising Casino Rama trip sponsored
by the Gamma Epsilon Fraternity. On the
bus, we were glad to see long time friends,
Chuchie Punsalan and our favourite singer/
guitarist, Chito Sarabia. Thank you to Sonny and Gina Montojo for thinking of us and
inviting us. Needless to say, we had a very
profitable time, ha ha ha!
Last and certainly not the least, we
trekked over to Our Lady of Assumption or
OLA to everyone recently to join in on the
celebration of Fr. Romeo Tolentino’s 10th
year of priesthood. So many people, so
much food! We were delighted to see Naty
Hisle and hubby, Wolfgang, Father Joel
Pabilona, Gina Montojo, Mark and Mimi
Borromeo, Naomi Villadiego, Justin, Ryan,
Sidney and Geraldine Aquino, and Jun Enverga. Happy anniversay, Fr. Romy, and
bon voyage to Spain!
!Hasta la vista, amigos y amigas!
Long time no see! Naomi Villadiego (extreme right) is shown
here, gorgeous as ever, with Rubi Talavera and Mimi Borromeo.
Tuloy ang ligaya! Birlthday celebrant, Juliet Masongsong, continued the tete-a-tete with Rubi Talavera, Elsa Hung and Jean
Todas, at Vic and Jean's newly built deck.
A pleasure meeting new friend Dr. Tessie Torres from Chicago
(left) and friend from yesteryears Dolly Bugayong. Also shown
Attending Darryl Cheung and Erin Luk's wedding are tennis and golf above are standing UPian, Roy Gutierrez and his wife, Brenda
(seated).
buddies, Rubi Talavera, Connie Cheung and Joan Bryant.
Dr. Bina Comendador (left) threw her son, Carlos, a 35th birthday party, and friends
-- from left to right,Dr. Tessie Torres, Rubi Talavera, Yoly Ladines and Brenda Gutierrez
helped them celebrate. Carlos is in front enjoying the celebration.
Golf Buddies, Leann, Rubi and Joan show off their golf smiles
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Juliet and Vince Masongsong, jointly celebrated their birthdays at the Markham Federation of Filipino Canadians Centre (MFFC) recently.
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TICKLE ME!
By Chuchi Punzalan
Order in the courts
(These are from a book called Disorder
in the American Courts, and are things
people actually said in court, word for
word, taken down and now published by
court reporters that had the torment of
staying calm while these exchanges were
actually taking place.)
_____
ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
WITNESS: No, I just lie there.
_____
ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis,
does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it
affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you
give us an example of something you forgot?
______
ATTORNEY: Now doctor, "isn't
it true that when a person dies in his
sleep, he doesn't know about it until the
next morning?"
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the
bar exam?
______
ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the
twenty-year-old, how old is he?
WITNESS: He's twenty, much like
your IQ.
______
ATTORNEY: Were you present when
your picture was taken?
WITNESS: Are you shitting me?
______
ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?
WITNESS: Getting laid
______
ATTORNEY: She had three children,
right?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
WITNESS: Your Honor, I think I need
a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?
_______
ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death.
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was
it terminated?
WITNESS: Take a guess.
_______
ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS: He was about 20, medium
height, and had a beard.
ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?
WITNESS: Unless the Circus was in
town I'm going with male.
_______
ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of
your autopsies have you performed on
dead people?
WITNESS: All of them. The live ones
put up too much of a fight.
_______
ATTORNEY: ALL your responses
MUST be oral, OK? What school did you
go to?
WITNESS: Oral.
______
ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time
that you examined the body?
WITNESS: The autopsy started around
8:30 p.m.
ATTORNEY: And, Mr. Denton was
dead at the time?
WITNESS: If not, he was by the time
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I finished.
______
ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give
a urine sample?
WITNESS: Are you qualified to ask
that question?
______
And the best for last:
ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a
pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood
pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for
breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible
that the patient was alive when you
began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No .
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure,
Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he
could have been alive and practicing law.
_______
ASAWA 1st year masaya.
After 5 years: tanggalin ang A = SAWA
na
After 10 years: tanggalin ang S = AWA
na lang
Sa susunod na taon tanggalin an A =
WA na
_______
Home version of Who Wants to be A
Millionaire:
Husband: dear pwede ka ba ngayon?
Wife: de pwede, pagod ako!
Husband: Is that your final answer?
Wife: Final.
Husband: ok, can I phone a friend?
_______
Warning: Children playing outside the
car can cause accident...
...adults playing inside the car can
cause CHILDREN!!!
_______
Loveliness through the years:
1950s - Iniirog kita.
1960s - Iniibig kita.
1970s - Minamahal kita.
1980s - I love you.
1990s - Tara sa kwarto.
2000s - Pwede na rito.
_______
Mrs: Sa palagay mo mahal, ilang taon
na ako?
Mr: Kung titignan kita sa buhok 18
ka lang, kung nakatalikod 16 ka lang,
kung sa kutis 22 lang. Bale total ay 56
sweetheart.
_______
Duck Dictionary:
Maliit na duck - panduck
Tirahan ng maliit na duck - Pandacan
Mataas na duck - bunduck
Nagulat na duck - nasinduck
Photogenic na duck - kodak
Malaking duck sa Ilocos - duckil
Madaldal na duck - dakdak
Pantakip sa bibig ng madaldal na duck
- duck tape
Manggagamot na duck - ducktor
Musikero na duck – konducktor
_______
ERAPtions3…
Erap went to Starbucks...
Erap: isang kape nga!
Barista: decaf po ba?
Erap: (angry) aba op kors, alangan namang de plato!
_______
Suntok sa Buwan
Ni John Agustin
Dayaan sa 2004 presidential polls
Naging emosyonal sina Susan
Roces and anak nitong si Grace PoeLlamanzanares sa ginawang paghingi
ng paumanhin ni Police Sr. Supt. Rafael
Santiago dahil sa naging partisipasyon
nito sa dayaan noong 2004 presidential
elections.
“We would like to extend our apology to the Filipino nation, especially to
Madam Susan Roces for the error and at
this point we are trying to rectify,” ani
Santiago sa isang press conference na
ginanap nuong nakaraang Huwebes sa
Department of Justice (DOJ).
Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ay
humarap sa media si Santiago kasama sina PO2 Rudy Gahar, PO2 Alan
Layugan, Rodel Tabangin, Trifon
Laxamana at PO1 Norman Duco kung
saan isinumite ng mga ito kay Justice
Sec. Leila de Lima ang may 38 kopya
ng orihinal na election returns (ERs)
mula sa Maguindanao na pawang
kinuha umano nila nang isagawa ang
break-in sa Batasang Pambansa noong
Enero 2005.
“We know that our lives are at risk
here and that of our families and that
we are facing powerful people but there
will be no turning back. The truth shall
set us free,” giit ni Santiago.
Tutoo yan. The truth shall set them
free. Gagaan ang kanilang mga konsensiya sa ginawa nilang panlilinlang
sa sambayanang Pilipino. Biruin mong
sa palagay ng mga nakakarami, lalo
na sa Maguindanao, ay nanalo bilang
Pangulo ng Pilipinas si Fernando Poe,
Jr. nuong 2004 presidential election,
subalit, natalo dahil pinalitan nga ng
mga fake na ERs ang mga original na
ERs na posibleng naglalalaman ng malaking kalamangan ni FPJ kay GMA.
Hindi talaga kapani-kapaniwala na
mase-zero si FPJ sa Muslimland ng
Mindanao gayung hero worship ang
ibinibigay ng mga Muslims brads natin
ke ‘Da King’ di ba Ka Ramon? – (Korek
ka dyan, Johnny meyn… ed) ..
May istorya pa nga nuong araw na
sa isang movie ni Da King na kung
saan namatay sa ending ng pelikula si
FPJ, eh, nagalit ang mga nanunuod na
Muslims at pinagbabaril ang telon ng
sinehan! Magmula nuon, hindi na pinatay sa anumang pelikula si FPJ! Ganyan
kamahal ng mga Muslims si FPJ! Tapos,
mase-zero sa election 2004 sa Mindanao
si Fernando Poe, Jr? Malaking kalokohan yon, di ba my friend Acmad Ontil?
-0Hindi dapat tigilan ng COMELEC
at Department of Justice ang imbestigasyon sa nasabing 2004 election dahil
naglalabasan na ang mga taong involved
sa ginawang ‘pandaraya’ sa natalong si
FPJ. Dapat ring ipatawag si Garcilliano,
ang Comelec official na tinawagan ni
GMA para masigurong hindi bababa sa
1 milyong boto ang lamang niya ke ‘Da
King.’
Si ‘Hello Garci’ lamang ang solidong ebidensiya sa direct participation
ni GMA sa nasabing dayaan umano sa
2004 presidential polls.
At hindi rin tamang sabihin na
walang participation sina GMA at
asawa nitong si Mike Arroyo dahil sila
lamang ang direktong makikinabang sa
panalong muli ni GMA bilang pangulo
ng Pilipinas.
Bakit? Kikilos ba ang kahit sino at
itataya ang propesiyon at buhay kung
walang kapalit na sandamakmak na pera
at magandang puwesto sa gobiyerno?
Mandaraya ka ba para ipanalo si GMA
for nothing? Tell it the the marines,
people!
-0Dapat ng magkaruon ng closure ang
2004 presidential election. Kung nadaya
si FPJ ni GMA, ibigay ang karangalan
ke ‘Da King’ kahit patay na ito at ilagay
sa pedestal sa Malacanang ang kaniyang pangalan at litrato bilang Elected
President in 2004 at tanggalin ang
name and foto of GMA in the halls of
Malacanang Palace, AT, ibalik sa kaban
ng bayan ang LAHAT na tinanggap na
sweldo at benepisyo ni GMA bilang
isang FAKE na Presidente ng Pilipinas.
Sana bago matapos ang termino ni
PNoy ay maresolba ang ‘panadaraya’
umanong naganap nuong 2004 elections, at ng makita na natin ng maliwanag ang Daang Matuwid na pinapangarap
ni President Benigno ‘Noynoy’Aquino
III. Sana nga po, Lord.
-0Php5.6-Bilyong budget para sa linissquatters sa Metro Manila? Wow! Tila
seryoso ang kasalukuyang administrasyon ni PNoy na linisin ang mga squatters, ah, lalo na ang mga nakatira sa
mga tinatawag na “danger zone” tulad
ng estero, tabing ilog at iba pa matapos
laanan ang mga ito ng 5.6 bilyongpisong pondo para sa kanilang relokasyon.
Ito ang isa sa mga nila¬laman ng 2012
General Appropriations Act na nagkakahalaga ng P1.816 trilyon na isinumite
ni Pangulong Aquino at nakatakda ng
pag-usapan sa Kongreso sa susunod na
linggo. At base sa nasabing proposed
budget ay ililipat sa mga ligtas na lugar
ang mga pamilyang nakatira sa mga
estero, tabing ilog at gilid ng kalsada
lalo na sa Metro Manila.
Ayon sa statistics, sa ngayon ay may
14,132 pamilya ang nakatira sa mga
estero sa Metro Manila: 11,340 sa tabi
‘o gilid ng mga daan, 67,949 sa mga
waterways, 14,702 sa mga transmission lines, 2,821 sa mga tabi ng airport
at 16,506 sa mga dumpsites, MWSS at
mga palengke.
Subalit malapit na umanong mawala
ang mga ito sa kinatitirikan ng kanilang
barung-barong dahil ililipat na sila sa
mga resettlement centers ng gobyerno sa iba’t ibang lugar sa labas ng
Metro Manila, dahil bahagi rin umano
ito ng pangako ni Pangulong Benigno
“Noynoy” Aquino III na bigyan ng
maayos na tirahan ang mga mahihirap
na kababayan.
Bukod sa nasabing pondo, naglaan
din ang Aquino administration ng P500
milyon para bilhin ang mga lupang
kinatitirikan ng mga squatter na hindi
nabibilang sa danger zone. Bibilhin na
lamang umano ng gobyerno ang mga
lupang ito na ilegal na inokupahan ng
mga tao at saka ibibigay sa mga nakatira
rito upang hindi na sila mademolis ng
mga may-ari ng lugar. Napakanda ng
planong ito ni PNoy! Gaganda na ang
Metro Manila kapag nawala na ang mga
iskwaters na siyang ‘sore-eyes’ ng Pinas
sa buong mundo. Aabangan po natin ito.
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Estilo Royale opens golden gate to 7th heaven
No less than the acknowledge Toronto’s Concert Queen Jenifer Camacho, entertainer par excellent, model and endorser of quality products,
cut the ribbon that finally unwrapped the mystery that shrouded Estilo Royale as the Numero Uno direct-selling company of gold-layered
jewelry from Brazil and now is the exclusive distributor for Canada
of SKILLUS, one of the world’s top producers of quality gold layered
products sold in over 170 countries worldwide.
Owned and operated by highly successful business couple Arnold and
Marissa Fajardo, Estilo Royale, Inc. (ERI) new Head Office is located
at 1601 Birchmount Rd., Unit 4, Scarborough, Ontario where hundreds of pieces of gold-layered jewelry of varying styles and sizes are
on display for everyone to choose and acquire afterwards.
July 7 - Aug. 6, 2011
Arnold Fajardo, President and CEO of ERI, said they are encouraging people of all walks of life, young and adults, workers and entrepreneurs, regardless of training and education to join them in building
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Encore for Studio Six!
Studio Six Productions did it again. Got all audience screaming "More, more" for an OPM Musical Comedy titled ‘Manila, Manila’ presented at the Mississauga Celebration
Square last July 30. The festivities started at noon and ended up at twelve midnite. It was well attended and people are hoping that this will be a yearly activity in Mississauga.
Studio Six Productions of ‘Manila, Manila’ is composed of Josie de Leon, Rolly Gatchalian, Ruth Morales, Alvin Alba, and John Alix and produced by Chat de Leon-Bautista.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Across
1 Gambling game
5 Pixies
9 Furious
14 Clouds (tagalog)
15 Lather
16 Sensible
17 Hunted animal
18 Opposed
19 Philippine super heroine.
20 Manuel Marquez drinks this during
his training.
22 Breath mint
24 Peeper
25 Puckers
27 Solid
31 Restaurant
32 Resort hotel
34 Cow speak
35 Realm
38 Clod
40 Banana leaf encased delight.
42 Capital of Lithuania
44 Licensed practical nurse
46 Period
47 Revises
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48
50
51
52
55
57
59
61
64
66
68
71
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
Task
Wager
Scarlet
Former USSR's secret police
Cry like a cat
Star __ (tv show)
Setting
Halloween mo.
Infer
Release
God
Sham
Land measurement
Dupery
Cab
Profit
Small money units
Old
Expression of pain (tagalog).
Down
1
2
3
4
5
Musical composition
Wing shaped
Synthetic fabric
Start
One (tagalog).
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63
65
67
68
69
70
72
6 Expos’ fan’s city
7 Fish Sauce.
8 Herbs
9 Tagalog for fish.
10 Pacman's coach.
11 Reduced (abbr.)
12 X
13 Epoch
21 Environmental protection
agency (abbr)
23 Teaspoon (abbr.)
26 Unidentified flying object
28 Capital of Jordan
29 Cook with dry heat
30 Beneficiary
31 Tilt
33 Poisonous snake
35 Forestall
36 Traveler
37 Omit
39 Star of Panday (abbrev)
41 Thirsty (tagalog)
43 Question
45 Name as candidate
49 Stinger
53 Kapuso.
54 Capital of Guinea-Bissau
56 French "yes"
58 A German soldier (slang)
60 Place
61 Movie award
Pope's governing organization
Tiny
Ceases
Heroic tale
Kapamilya.
Wrath
Beige
Modern
Solution to June 2011 issue
Its derivation is easy to trace: the
Old English word was niwes, from
niew, meaning
“new”.
WORD WATCH
Titillomania (tit’i low-may-ni-a):
the uncontrollable compulsion to
scratch.
HABLA,
TAGALOG?
SOUTHPAW
Q. Why is a left-handed person
called a “southpaw?”
A. The term was first applied to
American baseball pitchers. Most
baseball fields are laid out with the
home plate toward the west so that
the sun will not be in the batter’s
eyes. Thus the pitcher faces west and
his left hand, or paw, is towards the
south.
Name Game. Original names of
southern Philippines cities: Buklod
(Bacolod); San Miguel
(Cebu); Vergara (Davao); Caraga
(Surigao); Kankabatok (Tacloban).
Ooops! Some people, reporters mostly, like to believe that he word news
is an acronym for north, east, west,
south- the four points of the compass
from which all news comes. This is
incorrect.
Hundreds of Sapnish words have
Tagalog roots. Examples: acharra
(Atsara); banguerra (banggera); barrumbado ( barumbado); bucayo (bukayo); caua (kawa); cascasero (kaskasero);
Panciteria (pansiteria); quizame
(kisame); salacot (salakot); tampipi
(tampipi); tinapa (tinapa);
Tulisan (tulisan).
Q. Which language has the biggest
vocabulary?
A. English, with about 490,000
words plus another 300,000 technical terms. It is doubtful,
However, if any individual uses
more than 60,000 English words.
The most frequently used words
in written English are, in order: the,
of, and, to, a, in, that, is, I, it, for, as.
WORD WATCH
Xenoepist (zen-ow’e-pist) : someone
who speaks with a foreign accent.
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